Golden Veil by BelovedStranger

Chapter 218

Word Count: 100

Prompt from Stella Mira’s Soundtrack Challenge #14: Vulnerability

“I refused, so my Uncle—his brother—joined him. However, my Uncle returned, wounded, telling us all that they had been set upon by assassins, and my father killed.”

Akahito went quiet for a moment, and Kagome knew he was schooling his emotions.

“Two important people in my life had been taken from me almost simultaneously. I was distraught, so I did not see the signs before my mother, too, was killed.”

Kagome’s heart thumped painfully in her chest. She couldn’t imagine the loss he must have felt, continued to feel.

“Inconsolable, my Uncle came to me, wanting to help.”