Chapter Fifty Eight : The Change
The arrival of the Knights elders was not a quiet affair, but for the first time in the history of the estate, it was an arrival born of devotion rather than a demand for control.
Two weeks after the ultrasound had revealed the double blessing of the twins, a fleet of silver vehicles rolled through the iron gates of the estate. Alexander’s parents did not arrive as visitors; they arrived with trunks of linen, old leather-bound books, and a quiet determination that took both Alexander and me by complete surprise.
I was sitting on the terrace overlooking the blooming gardens, sipping a cup of warm ginger tea that Blessing had prepared to soothe my morning nausea, when the glass doors slid open.
Alexander’s mother stepped onto the stone tiles. She wore a
