ttle fingers pointing at every passing street sign. But once they arrived and settled in, Th
y the window, staring out into the tr
small face carefully blank. "Just
mped in awkwardly. "Yeah, we... um... we
Thira raised an eyebrow but said not
arded gates, it felt peaceful yet imposing. The ceilings were high, the floors dark poli
n the living room, the triplets ran through th
ut like soft petals. "It's beautiful, Mummy," she
clean glass, staring at her reflection on the
owels for the pantry shelves. He
do this?" she whispe
tly taking the glass from her hand. "You've already
unshed tears. After a silent moment, she
her voice steadier. "I want the
ws onto their fresh beds and stacks of unopened boxes. Kai sat
from his desk. "W
ai replied calmly, not looking up.
lifted her head. "Do you think
. Niko blinked. "Wait... what if
d slightly. "Alm
. On the screen was a photo of Riven Dax, standin
His ears... they're shaped l
dn't waver. "
f he's our dad. He's just Candidate 1," she said cal
nt agreement. Their miss
his suitcase closed. Thira stood nearby, helping Kai adjust his backpa
ghtly. Elara clung to him for a moment
come back soon?"
, pressing a kiss to her foreh
stood. "Can I still message yo
uffling Kai's hair
tightly, her cheek resting against his c
quietly. "But this
ir new school while Thira prepared
s. The marble floors reflected her heels with every step, and the tall glass walls rose endlessl
olding a clipboard. "Welcome. I'm Julius
quiet, sleek hallways lined with minimali
ble, flipping through a proposal file. When J
s is Miss Thi
r face, her eyes, her dark hair - something about her cut through him
ood, and extended a hand.
ch light but confident. "Tha
team," he said, his voice re
a's eyes scanned the polished table,
end sat Vel
f Thira's name. Her eyes widened, and
, a faint cold smile
ub Altere?" Vela his
ghtly. "Not since you res
anger before she smoothed her expression a
ntly. His gaze moved between b
e said abruptly. "Miss Calderon,
, his mind buzzed with questions about Thira's
lara suddenly s
Thira, wrapping her small arms around her waist. Two boys followed, identical except
hem walk
he has triplets? She's married? He frowned s
dn't understand, but his face re
office, Elara pulled out her small pink tabl
uickly with
is Candidat
ission
vidence to prove
orking
up with a quiet smile. The
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