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,

Devin, I am not, but someone dear to me other

the letter was written by her and

said she sent

my life; everyone knows I have been an orphan for a long

not want anything bad

has been through a

Devin, please.

not make that letter admissible, if a hearing should

be forever indebted to

am begging you,” I said, beginning to weep because I was out of creative

mate know about this?” He asked me, and I shook my

has a lot to deal with already,”

this reputation for years,” he

will be known for greater

is happening now, you

I need your help

can’t prove otherwise, she will

will try her for treason and sentence

you will not want something

anyone, but if a life is hanging in the balance, then you

I said, and he

letter?” He asked, and there was no point

wrote the letter,”

me, and I knew I

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

just wanted to breathe,” I said, and his

He asked, and

worse than that, but that is all I can say,” I told

did not like

overprivileged, but my time with him made me

He isn’t over-privileged.

anything, he had

to always watch his back and constantly being in a battle to maintain power and peace

realise that he

does not keep a

tragic, but you deserve

too slow when I had a chance thinking I had all

to the

come between that, let alone destroy the joy

that, I will tell you everything

it that 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.

the letter quite alright

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

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

had asked myself severally how Jenny could get her hands

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

person behind Jenny’s son had

the bastard was a fool and might

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

arrived at Danes Inn in Pridewood

had cleared out

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

decided to visit the Inn in

went alone to avoid

there, it was

the

nothing like what I

no one

was lying dead

so I

than the guard, there was no

the light was on, and everything

Maurice might have told the staff to excuse

lots of money anyway, so it was

in, and that was when I smelled

commit a crime in my territory,

shifted and dead

claw marks

way he could

reeked of the northern cocktail and

aggressive sounds and moved through the living section to

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

and reeked of the

not need to

I attacked Lucas immediately.

compromised; aiming for the kill, he

choice

the mess,

to

claim the death and

said I would be lord if I claim

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