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.

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

Devin, I am not, but someone dear to me other than Sylvester is,”

is being blackmailed; they claim that the letter was written

said she sent

life; everyone knows

do not want anything bad

has been through

Devin, please.

you can tell me that would not make that letter admissible, if a

will be forever indebted to

I said, beginning to

about this?” He asked me,

to deal with already,”

this reputation for

will be known

now, you will be known for greater

need your help

we can’t prove otherwise, she will

will try her for treason

are a good man, Devin, and you will not

to maintain your story if it is not hurting anyone, but if a

said, and

the one that wrote the letter?” He asked, and

wrote the

asked me, and I knew I had to be

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

wanted to breathe,” I

did all that?” He asked,

that, but that is all I can say,” I

not

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

He isn’t over-privileged.

anything, he had

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

he is nothing like

does not keep a harem

Leo was tragic, but you deserve

a chance thinking I had all the time

gave birth to the love between

alone destroy the joy the goddess has put in

of that, I will tell you everything that happened with

I have to speak up, I will do it for your sake, for the sake of the happiness I was meant to give you that day at the dinner party by

I thanked him.

quite alright and dumped

got around that I got a letter; I guess a mole might have

a spillover from Maurice’s time, and Jenny’s son is a stupid pawn,” He said,

Jenny could get her hands on the letter with her

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

son had been

a fool and might go

was really messy, and I did not know what to think, so

Inn in Pridewood secretly with his

out the Inn for

insulted that the man that ruined my family was on my turf,

longer, I decided to

went alone to

got there, it

was no one at the exit and at the

what I had

was no

was lying dead on the floor at

cocktail, so I figured he

guard, there was no

the light was

have told

lots of money anyway, so it

let myself in, and that was when

territory, I followed

and I saw Gavin Orlov partially shifted and dead with multiple silver stab wounds to his

marks all

no way he could

northern cocktail and

sounds and moved through the

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

and reeked of

not

I attacked Lucas immediately.

but already wounded and compromised; aiming for the kill, he surrendered and bore his neck to

choice but to

mess,

with me never to

convinced me to claim the death and that he

lord

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