Shadows of Destiny

Chapter 138

The moment we stepped outside, I exhaled.

“What would you like to speak to me about, Tamia?” he asked gently, and I looked at him.

“First of all, I want to congratulate you.

I heard of you and Susan, and I am happy for both of you,” I said; he nodded and looked away.

“I heard a rumour that I want to confirm with you, Devin, and I need you to be honest with me.

To start with, I know you did not face Sylvester during the legendary war.

I know it was Dominic, but I have kept your secret.

I am telling you this so you know you can trust me,” I said, and he chuckled.

“I knew you figured it out.

There was no way you would be close to Volkov and not know that fact,” he said, and I smiled.

“What do you want to ask me?” He asked, and I sighed.

“It is about your encounter with Lord Maurice Volkov,” I said, and his expression became serious.

“Nothing serious, Devin.

Nothing bad; I just want to clarify, please,” I said, and he nodded reluctantly.

“I do not want trouble.

The Volkovs and I have buried the hatchet.

Do not resurrect an old issue, Tamia,” he warned me, and I nodded.

“I do not intend on doing that, Devin.

I just want to know the truth about something.

Please, I hope it is not too much to ask,” I said to him, and he sighed.

“Very well, I am listening, Tamia,” He said, and I nodded.

“I heard you got a tip from an anonymous person in the form of a letter telling you where Maurice Volkov would be and his reasons in Pridewood,” I started.

“According to this rumour, the person gave details of his Alias and his purpose there,” I said, and he frowned at me.

“Where did you hear that from?” he asked me, and I nodded.

“Late Jenny,” I said, and he balled his fist.

“What was her gain with that magnitude of lies? I did receive a letter like that, but I ignored it.

I did not attack Maurice because of the letter.

Jenny is full of shit.

I have kept what happened that day in my heart, and I do not want to speak of it,” he said, and I frowned at him.

“What do you mean by that?” I asked, and he shrugged.

“Nothing, Tamia, just ignore those rumours.

It is a lie,” he said, wanting to walk away, but I held his hand and stopped him.

“Please, Devin, I need to know what happened that night,” I said with desperation, and he frowned at me.

“What is it to you? How does this affect you?” He said defensively, and I did not know what to say.

“You need to tell me why you want to know what happened badly, or else my lips are sealed, Tamia; you do not expect me to divulge anything to you while you hold back.

These are things on which my reputation was built.

You do not expect me to just let tell you.

At least tell me why you want to know,” he said, and I looked at him.

“Will you tell me if I tell you?” I asked him, wanting a genuine answer.

“If you promise to keep my secret, I will,” He said, and that wasn’t good enough, especially if I needed him to come forward for Stephanie’s sake.

“What if someone’s life is on the line for it? Would you speak up?” I asked, and he shook his head.

“I can’t destroy my reputation for anyone,” he said, and I pleaded with him.

I did not know tears were streaming down my cheeks until I felt the coolness.

I was terrified for Stephanie and Sylvester.

I did not want Sylvester to be in a situation where he would have to condemn his mother.

The blackmailer was sick.

“Tamia,” Devin said, suddenly worried because of my tears.

you in trouble because of it?” he asked me gently,

am not, but someone dear to me other than Sylvester is,” I told him, and he frowned

is being blackmailed; they claim that the letter was written by her and

said she sent

only parent figure in my life; everyone knows I have been an orphan

anything bad

been through

Devin, please.

me that would not make that

will be forever

said, beginning to weep because I

He asked me, and I shook my

with already,” I

have had this reputation for years,” he

you will

is happening now, you will

need your

prove otherwise, she will

treason and sentence her

Devin, and you will not

it is not hurting anyone, but if a life is hanging in the balance, then

I said,

she the one that wrote the letter?” He

she wrote the letter,”

and I knew I had to be

this fated, took her family’s seat from her and tried to gift

just wanted to

He

is all I

not like

time with him made me realise

He isn’t over-privileged.

he had it

constantly being in a battle to maintain power and peace is a shitty

realise that he is nothing

a harem and

with you and Leo was tragic, but you deserve all the love you

had a chance thinking I had all the

gave birth to the

between that, let alone destroy the joy the goddess

will tell you everything that

for the sake of the happiness I was

I thanked him.

got the letter quite alright and

how it got around that I got a letter; I guess a

Jenny’s son is

asked myself severally how Jenny could get

she have someone in the south? I had thought it was a way of keeping an eye on her enemies, but Devin made it make sense

influential person behind Jenny’s son had been planning this all

was a fool and might go down like the

I did not know what to think,

arrived at Danes Inn in Pridewood secretly with his

had cleared out

man that ruined my family was on my turf, and I

decided to visit the

went alone to

got there,

no one at the exit and

like what

no

was lying dead on the

and northern cocktail, so I figured

the guard,

soul, but the light

have told the staff to excuse

money anyway, so

let myself in, and that was when

commit a crime in my territory, I followed the scent, and it led me to a

Orlov partially shifted

marks all over his

could

also reeked of the northern cocktail and some illegal

and moved through the

saw Lucas Sidorov on top of Maurice’s dead body, stabbing him continually with a silver blade, he

shifted and reeked of the northern cocktail and

not

I attacked Lucas immediately.

already wounded and compromised; aiming for the kill, he surrendered and bore

no choice but to

looked at the mess, and he was in

me never to

to claim the death

I would be lord if

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