The Dark Side Of Fate
She said, and I nodded.
"Only the heir to the throne, or lordship, whatever be the situation at the time, can bear Volkov as their last name. The others would take their mother's surname hence why there is only one line bearing Volkov as their last name. For example, Dominic was allowed to bear Volkov because they contemplated making him Lord then, but now that your hubby is King, Dominic is a Balyaeve.
He and his children will not bear Volkov because they are not in the line of succession. Hence why David is a Pavlischev, and Vino will remain a Lawrence," she explained, and I already knew that part.