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.

the vehicle were none

here, so she was understandably nervous. When she caught sight of the young and imposing man standing by the door, she instantly recognized him as Richard’s well-accomplished

magical of ways. While Richard had gotten his looks from his mother,

they were drawing near

as he nodded in acknowledgment. “Good morning. Go on in. It’s getting chilly

the threshold. At once, they were greeted warmly by Scarlet. Harold and Charlotte, on the other hand, were seated in

up, and they hardly saw each other outside of family events. The guilt built up over time, and now

then told one of the

Ruka,”

was the first time Ruka was meeting Scarlet’s son, but there was a sense of familiarity that made her feel at ease. She flashed him a smile and said, “It’s nice to meet you,