Chapter 11 AURORA Mommy , are you coming home ? my son , Tristan , asked .

He looked so much like his father .

My heart ached with the sadness in his voice .

Not yet , sweetheart .

Next to me in the car , Holden reached over and patted my knee with one hand as he steered us over the winding roads with the other .

I squeezed his fingers for comfort .

But mommy , we miss you! said Seraphina , my little girl , calling my attention back to the bright screen .

Yeah , we miss you ! Tristan echoed .

Tristan had his fathers dark eyes , but he was blond though his blond was gold where mine was silver .

He was a strong , sturdy boy who cared about protecting me and his sister more than anything .

Seraphina was more petite than her brother and quieter , but just as brave and smart .

She had my moon pale skin and lilac eyes , but her fathers dark hair .

Id only been away from them two days , but it felt like too long .

I might be in Atlanta for months , and I hated that .

Chapter 11 But if I became Luna of High Alpine , no one would hurt us again .

Id be in control of my own destiny .

Wed be safe .

2/6 I miss you , too , I said .

But youre being good for Mrs.

Melville and Cousin Evander , right ? Mrs.

Melville was their nanny , and Evander DeVere was my 23 year old cousin who had become like a brother since .

rediscovering my true family .

Tristan sighed sadly and Seraphina said , Were being good .

I heard a low voice in the background , and Tristan tilted the phone so I saw Evander .

He sat next to the twins on the couch in my little cottage back home .

He had deep bronze skin a tousled sweep of black hair , and lilac eyes like mine .

Id heard my grandmothers maids whisper how handsome he was with his finely sculpted face and those light eyes fringed by black lashes , but to me , he was just Evander .

he said in his lightly accented English , winking

As always .

Mrs.

is spoiling them rotten and making

Mrs.

of both me and the twins practically since they were born , and Evander

didnt make being away from my babies any

11 Mommy …

and Seraphina exchanged glances , then didnt

I asked

over how much their

So serious .

,

voice again as he told the kids it was bedtime

, blowing kisses

Then Mrs.

them to brush their

, Evander lifted the phone

unease in the pit of my stomach

havent been sleeping since you

Mrs.

, but

when youre worried , Evander

makes me worried ,

uncanny

one of the

with a joke , but he didnt smile

be nothing

, I told him

let anything happen to the

to you

Melville .

he did smile a

No worries .

11 4/6 becoming

make sure the little

Thank you .

after that , Holden

pulled in behind us

me to come in ? Id hate to leave my fiancé alone when

Holden grinned .

my door and I took his hand

Thanks , Holden .

But no .

been a long

genuine disappointment on his face ? It

were

, he said , his voice going

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