Shadows of Destiny

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.

of it?” he asked me

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

letter was written by her and caused

said she sent it

figure in my life; everyone knows I have

do not want anything

been through a

Devin, please.

is anything you can tell me that would not make that letter admissible, if a hearing should occur would

will be forever indebted

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

He asked me, and I shook

a lot to deal with already,” I lied,

have had this reputation for years,”

believe you will be known for

is happening now, you will be

need your

we can’t prove otherwise, she will

treason and sentence her to

good man, Devin, and you

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

I said,

that wrote the letter?” He asked, and there

wrote the letter,” I

I

her serve this fated, took her family’s seat from her and

abuse was intense, and she just wanted to breathe,” I said, and his eyes

He asked,

than that, but that is all I can say,” I told him, and he

not like

believed he was overprivileged, but my time with him made

He isn’t over-privileged.

he had

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

also realise that he is nothing

keep a harem

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

a chance thinking

birth to the love

that, let alone destroy the joy the goddess has put in

will tell you everything

of the happiness I was meant to give you that day at the dinner party by taking you away from

I thanked him.

the letter quite alright and dumped

do not know how it got around that I got a

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

could get her hands

south? I had thought it was a way of keeping an eye on her

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

might go

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

at Danes Inn in

out the

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

to hold it in any longer, I decided to visit the Inn in the dead of

alone to

there, it

was no one at the

was nothing like what I had seen

no one

hefty guard was lying dead on the floor at the

and northern cocktail, so I figured he might have

than the guard, there

a soul, but the light was on,

figured Maurice might have told the staff to excuse

had lots of money

that

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

ajar, and I saw Gavin Orlov partially shifted and

marks all over

was no way he could have survived with silver in

reeked of the northern

aggressive sounds and moved through the living

continually with a silver blade, he held it in his claws, and his

shifted and reeked of the northern cocktail and other

did not

I attacked Lucas immediately.

strong but already wounded and compromised; aiming for the kill, he

choice but to

looked at the mess, and he

with me never to tell

to claim the death

be lord