Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

“Ruka, greet Uncle Ren,” Vanya urged, hastily pushing her daughter forward as though terrified that Ruka might come off as rude in front of the vice president.

Just like that, Ruka found herself standing before Ren. She looked up and gazed into his eyes, which glittered with wicked amusement. In her most polite voice, she said, “Good day, Uncle Ren.”

His dimple flashed as he gave her a deliciously roguish smile before nodding and saying, “Hello, Ruka.”

“Come on, Vanya, let’s go in!” Scarlet reached out and pulled Vanya through the front door. Vanya, in turn, grabbed Ruka by the arm and said, “Hurry up, Ruka. You must greet Mr. and Mrs. Husson!”

Ruka turned to glance at Ren over her shoulder, and he merely nodded, silently telling her to go into the house to greet his parents.

He was just about to head through the door himself when he saw a black SUV pull up at the car porch. He stopped and waited for the people in the car to get down so he could do the polite thing and greet them.

out of the vehicle were none

house. This was her first time here, so she was understandably nervous. When

gotten his looks from

Ren,” Richard called out casually when they were drawing near the door. Angela followed suit.

acknowledgment. “Good morning. Go on in. It’s getting

snaked an arm around Angela’s waist and guided her through the threshold. At once, they were greeted warmly by Scarlet. Harold and Charlotte, on the other hand, were seated in the living room, excited to meet their granddaughter-in-law for the first

hardly saw each other outside of family events. The guilt built up over time, and now that Harold was in his

long after, Scarlet beckoned Richard and Angela to the annex, then told one

meet Ruka,”

there was a sense of familiarity that