Chapter 79
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]
Lena, despite her busy schedule, insisted on going back to the house to see Devon and Diana once again. After I studied all the information in the folder that was assigned to me, I made sure to tell Lena that I would give her a result within the week.
She asked her driver to drive us back to the family compound and used her red SUV. As I watched our way back, I didn’t expect to miss the place as I saw the tall roadside pine trees and their amazing scent that made me close my eyes. It smelled like home. It was the smell of the place I cherished for years before I left to escape the misery I thought would never end.
But it did. Dominic was a storm that turned my life upside down, and yet that same storm brought clarity to what I really wanted in life—what I wanted to become and the person I wanted to be with. It was something I never expected after everything that happened. All of it felt as if it was a dream. And being with Lena in her car felt as if those awful things never really happened. Despite all of it, though, the twins were the most beautiful thing that happened between that storm. And I was willing to go through all of it over and over again if it meant I could have Devon and Diana.
As we arrived, Lena noticed a familiar face and uttered in surprise. “Ethan? What is he doing here?”
Ethan?
I looked out of the window and saw my friend waving at us with a huge smile on his face. It had been a while since we last saw each other, and I was excited to know how he had been.
As soon as the driver parked the car, I hopped out and gave Ethan a tight hug. He embraced me back, lifted me to the ground, and whirled me gently as we both laughed; both were delighted to see each other again.
“I am so glad you finally decided to move here, Sam. You have no idea how this makes me happy. At least here I can visit you anytime without worrying about Moonstone people tackling me down to the ground.” Ethan laughed and patted my head, just as he used to when we were in the training camp.
“Don’t say that, Ethan.” I shoved his hand away with a smile and pouted my lip. “Moonstone people are not really that bad. They are just cautious with you, Silver Crescent people, for being too controlling and arrogant.”