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.

he asked me gently, and

but someone dear to me other

blackmailed; they claim that the letter was written by

she sent it to

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

anything bad to

been through a

Devin, please.

not make that letter

forever

begging you,” I said, beginning to weep because I

know about this?” He asked

lot to deal with already,” I lied, and he

had this reputation for years,”

believe you will be

now, you

your help to help

prove otherwise, she

for treason and sentence

a good man, Devin, and you will not want something like

your story if it is not hurting anyone, but if a life is hanging in

said, and

wrote the letter?” He

she wrote the

he asked me, and I knew I had to

her family’s seat from her and

just wanted to breathe,” I said, and his eyes

that?” He asked,

I can say,” I told him,

did not like

believed he was overprivileged, but my time with him made me realise

He isn’t over-privileged.

anything, he had it

in a battle to maintain power and peace is a shitty life

that he is nothing like his

keep a harem and take people’s

but you deserve

when I had a chance thinking I had

to the love between

want to come between that, let alone destroy the joy the goddess has put in

I will tell you everything that

sake of

I thanked him.

the letter quite alright and dumped

I got a

Jenny’s son is a stupid pawn,” He said, and he made

asked myself severally how Jenny could get her hands on the letter

in the south? I had thought it was a way of keeping

person behind Jenny’s son had been

fool and might go down like the rest

and I did not know what to think, so I shut down my mind to ponder

in Pridewood secretly with his

cleared out the Inn for

the man that ruined my family was on my turf, and I could not

decided to visit the Inn

went alone

there, it

no one at the exit and

what I

was no one

was lying dead on

of alcohol and northern cocktail, so I figured he

the guard,

a soul, but the light

Maurice might have told the staff to

of money

let myself in, and that was

a crime in my territory, I followed the

Gavin Orlov partially shifted and dead

deep claw marks

was no way he could have survived with silver

the northern cocktail and

aggressive sounds and moved through the living section to

with a silver blade,

were both partially shifted and reeked of the northern cocktail

not

I attacked Lucas immediately.

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

had no choice

at the mess,

never to tell anyone what

claim the

said I would be lord if I claim

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