Lucian's POV: "Mother," My mother raised her head up from her cup of tea and turned to me, her eyes sizing me up. I walked into the room and shut the door behind me. "I heard a commotion. What is going on around here?" Ever since my father was....out of the picture, I haven't seen much of my mother. She was still wearing a black gown, probably still mourning him. Although her eyes were dry and clear, not like someone who had been crying. She sat in the piano room, calmly sipping tea. "The children, we found them." I said. Her eyes widened. "Your children? Diana was pregnant for you?" I narrowed my eyes. She didn't sound ecstatic at all, if I had to guess i would say she sounded a bit...worried. "I told you already, mother. Did you forget?" That day in the forest when I buried my

