i

ouse for dinner and things for their marriage moved faster than I could think. It felt like the

ay far away from her beau. Now that I knew of him, I believed s

ad done my interviews and waiting for feedback. I wanted to

uted from the garage outside

thoughtfulness. He had also sent a small car where we would sit w

out that, as long as he to

elled back. I picked my bag an

and only stay with my mum whenever I wanted to take a break. She was going to be a newly wed s

be with her till I got feedback

going to miss it till I was back. I had grown here and I was quite attached to it. My mum wa

Mia." She ca

ernity already to me, I looked out the window, noting how we were moving out of the ci

home. I didn't think that I was going to visit my mum as I had thought earlier though I didn't doubt t

s I was. She was on call and I knew without asking that it was

were being driven into the woods. I prided myself on bein

attention to the fear churning in my mind, one that might not even be

heir privacy. With the way he was with my mum an

ere yet?" I as

to look at me. "We

d spec

twenty kilom

nes back on my ears. Thank goodness for music. I would ha

r finally parked in front of a huge hous

rowed my eyes at his unwelcome show of humor.

't believe we would be living here. It was huge, more than I had eve

en we got to it. I could see servants already

lcome, Mrs. Garth and Miss Garth." He mo

g us on a tour round the house. He showed us our r

elight when I told him that. "Th

e would be here soon. Would yo

ase." Mum

room. Mum turned to look at befo

array of food on the table. I didn't think the three of us would be a

table with Albert and

saw me. "Good of y

reeted as I pulled

aid. "Your brothers w

h the deal but it would be silly of me to th

ll, sturdy, muscular men joined us at the table and I had no doubt

s and hated how they all sat beside me. I felt caged in

otective brothers? I hoped not. I could t

d to see them looking at me too. They seemed strangely

and pride. "Meet my sons, Mia. Sons, m

ay, looking at Albert. "Didn't you say that t

where I had met them. Quinn, Jack and John,

ed to stand up from the table and run away. This was a mistake. How could mum get married to thei

thing they had inherited fr

y expression. If only she knew that

okay, d

his for her. I swallowed and shook my head. I

ted me playfully on the head. "Our new lit

ad to sit still and no