Shadows of Destiny

Chapter 48

Lying Tongue, Truthful Eyes.

~Tamia~ I could feel Sylvester’s uneasiness about my trip to the western village.

I did not know how to tell him I could never leave him.

After our discussion, he insisted that we visit Larry.

He wanted to get to the bottom of the matter, and I needed to figure out how to stop him from wasting his time.

I was feeling nauseous, so I went to the bathroom to throw up my stomach’s content.

Sylvester rushed to the bathroom, a bit worried.

He carried me to the shower and turned on the water while he took off my clothes.

“I noticed you were slightly warm last night but didn’t think much of it.

Now you are burning up.

What is happening?” he asked me calmly, and I could see he was fighting every fibre of his being from acting out.

“It started after we had tea and biscuits yesterday afternoon.

I threw it all up and felt better, but the nausea is back,” I managed.

The water was soothing, and I wanted to stay under it.

“Who served the snacks?” He asked, and I knew what he wanted to imply, so I shook my head.

“I doubt they did anything to the food, darling.

I made the person that served it taste it,” I said, withholding the person’s name, and he was silent.

Once I was calm, he carried me to the bed.

“You can’t go to Brighton tomorrow in this condition,” he said, and I smiled because I was already feeling better.

“Nice try, Alpha,” I said and touched his nose.

He did not smile.

Let me call the doctor?” he said, and I knew how important going to Brighton was, so I shook my head and sat up, pretending to be strong.

“I feel better.

You will be wasting your time.

I believe the stress caused it, and something might have irritated my stomach from breakfast.

Come on.

Let us visit Larry.” I said, and he frowned at me for a bit before finally accepting.

We got dressed and left the room.

The moment we walked past Stephanie’s room, I became nervous.

“Where do you think your mother went to?” I asked, and Sylvester shook his head.

“I do not know, and honestly, I can’t be bothered.

No matter who she brings to plead with me to let Dominic go, I won’t listen.

Sadly, she does not understand the gravity of Dominic’s offence,” he said, and I touched his hands.

1 “I do not think your brother did it, Sylvester.

I believe him.

He is too proud to beg like that.

Someone wants him to take the fall.

We need to question Bryce, not Larry, and you must ensure the council does not get their hands on Dominic.

If they do, he would be found guilty.

I doubt they would go through the stress of finding the truth.

See how they handled the matter that concerned you.

They did not do any investigation to figure out what was going on.

They tried to blame you for the crime.

the Volkov family and want you to step down by all

let them lay their hands on him.” I said, and he pulled me close

knew you meant well, ” he said and

into my eyes

not get your hopes up,

might disappoint you,” he said,

a Jeep was waiting

Stephanie’s trip did not sit well with

was

was extreme, and I knew it had to

the woman would blame me for

to keep her son at home, and I might have said some things that scared her, but

troubled, and so was

a good enemy

and I knew she couldn’t make him change his mind about me, I did not want

good times we had had with Stephanie and wondered if she had been pretending all

it, though, because she seemed

do with Dominic,

Northern prisons, and to my surprise, Sylvester asked to see Bryce

asked him, and he shook

us to see Bryce first, and then we can check on Larry,” he said, smiling, I was troubled, and so was

a good enemy to

her, and I knew she couldn’t make him

had with Stephanie and wondered if she had

though,

has to do with Dominic, and I

my surprise, Sylvester

I asked

see Bryce first, and then we can

he was stressed and worried, but he hid

easy knowing that faceless and nameless people were plotting

just hope he handles

led to an

smell of the disinfectant they used to clean the place filled my nose,

showed any sign of sickness, Sylvester won’t allow me to

a glass of cold water?”

him, so he won’t think anything

I whispered, and

were in the room, and

figured that wa for the

the fre chairs

water came, and it

made me feel

was ushered in a few minutes

him to

until Sylvester ordered

warned the man, and he

how Dominic sent you

and

ordered the man I went to stand beside

tell the truth, but I needed

to come to the

handed the document to me and told me that his eminence wanted me to carry out the

pay development tax, and if they refuse, I should use force.” he

one that asked you to request development tax from Brighton too?” Sylvester asked, but I doubted that was

from the council”, he said,

to gauge his

told the truth and compare it to his

his dealings

Sylvester was a master.

how

the time and day you went to the estate?” Sylvester asked,

the evening, and I went there

happened five days ago,” he said, and Sylvester was satisfied,

right, Tamia; he is lying, Sylvester linked

This wasn’t Sylvester’s duty.

him higher than

would normally send Kappa William

his brother to

had figured out the man was lying, Sylvester’s conviction was not enough to free

still ask for him

It wasn’t enough.

did not only have

to

receive the order from Dominic Volkov,” I said, summarising his explanation, and

to back

might be seen as something made under

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