~Tamia~

I could not believe the wealth of information Dominic had locked in his heart.

I could see Sylvester’s disbelief too.

Dominic’s erratic behaviour made a lot of sense. It was an outlet for his trauma.

“Why did you go to war for him?” I asked because I could not hold my tongue.

“Because Devin laid claim on my brother’s seat. I couldn’t have it. I did not try to kill Devin because he killed our father. I was trying to protect you, Sylvester. Everything I have done is to protect you. I believed everything Larry told me about you being unable to lead and might fall victim to our enemies soon because you will be a point of target. I thought if you stepped down and I took over, they would focus on me. When I got set up, I realised I was wrong and that Larry was a bastard hence why I do not talk to him anymore,” He said and then looked at me.

“I did not trust your intentions, Tamia. I hated that you had blinded my brother. When I heard you were affiliated with Devin, I began to suspect Devin had sent you to do a job in the north. That was why I did what I did. But you proved yourself, and now you carry a Volkov in you, and I have seen you stand by my brother through thick and thin. There is no way all this will be pretence. I have watched you. I thought you might sneak off to see Devin. I know you met him in Brighton, an informant told me, and I was ready to laugh at Sylvester when you did not return, but you proved everyone wrong. I do not know what transpired between you two that left him broken, but you came home. That was enough for me to know you had nothing to hide,” He said and bowed.

“I am sorry we had a rough start, and I cannot promise you I will be pleasant because I know I can be annoying, but I will never work against you or my brother,” He assured me, and I smiled at him. I was glad I told Sylvester the truth about Devin. If not, I would have been in trouble now.

“So now that my brother has rejected his fated for your sake, I hope you won’t leave him if you ever find yours,” he said with worry and concern in his eyes. I could genuinely see why Stephanie was protective of him. He loved to a fault, and he had a large heart.

“She already rejected her fated for me, Dominic. She did it before she even found out she was pregnant,” Sylvester told him, and I felt heat rise to my cheek.

“What? Who was it?” He asked.

“Devin Corrigan,” He said, and Dominic cursed.

“Fuck fuck fuck!!” He said, looking at me.

“Was that what happened in Brighton?” He asked me, and I nodded.

“Oh fuck! How did you do it, Tamia? You left that man a broken shell. My informant said he cried.” Dominic said, and I felt sorry for Devin.

“You did not have to. All you had to do was leave with him, and yet you took the jet back to the north and came back to my brother,” he said, and I was speechless.

“Thank you,” He said with a breathy voice.

“Thank you for choosing Sylvester. It means a lot,” he said, and Sylvester touched his hand.

“No one should know this,” Sylvester told him, and Dominic nodded.

“My lips are sealed.” He said, “at least that is something I am good at,” he added, and we laughed.

As morbid as the joke was, we laughed.

“I guess I will see you at the games. We will all be staying in the house in Lucland,” He said, and Sylvester nodded.

Dominic left us, and it felt like I was still holding my breath.

“I can’t believe it. He knew Alissa,” I said, and Sylvester was silent. He was stunned.

I could understand his shock. Stephanie never went into detail about the things she endured. She was light about it. I could understand. Witnessing the event had broken Dominic; she might not have wanted Sylvester to be broken too.

happened,” I told him, and Sylvester wiped away a lone

him to calm

to find out that most of the things

You have me,” I said and hugged him

around me and breathed

that, I realised he had a different

and I

said, and he gently broke

is that?”

woke up,”

distinct scents instead of our normal, natural scent enhanced by our body wash and

be late,” I said, not wanting us to read meanings into

waiting. We got inside, and I

been waiting for thirty minutes,” She complained,

didn’t make you wait longer,” I teased, and everyone laughed because it implied Sylvester and I was making love while

left for Lucland in high spirits. I could not wait to see what

to the

to begin, everyone was lined outside the gate that

rolled out for us as we exited the Limo. Dominic and Glenda had already arrived, and I could swear I saw murder in the woman’s eyes when she looked at me, but I ignored

and cut the ribbon, and everyone cheered, and we entered the

or an arena. It

where we would play Croquet, but I knew it would be fun. There were mini carts that were made available for us to move about the place

sure Sylvester must have organised it because of Linda and me. I could see

field, and the list of teams was rolled out on the

western Polo strikers were going against the Eastern Bulls. I checked the player’s list, and it

I checked the list

three

the matches,” I heard the commentator announce,

our booth, which was cosy

and I realised Theo was going to give Linda her wish and beat the crap

began, and we watched from our booth. Sylvester’s game would

grinning from

happened?” Marcel

It was clear they did not know how this worked because they forgot that it only meant they were to add another sport to the list so

Marcel laughed with anticipation and likewise Sylvester. They were not going to play to win. They were going to play to kick their arses.

the eastern bulls, and the southern sharks won against

If they lose, they are out completely. We moved from the polo section to watch the rugby, and we enjoyed the match. I could only imagine what would happen to Kyle and Max. I was sure by now they would know our men were after them because Theo had deliberately signed them up for rugby to get a

ended, and we

their arses whooped, and the

teenagers, and

wasn’t the same drunken depressed woman I knew in the east. She was a different person, and

the house, and

night we would have dinner with Stephanie and Dominic. I wasn’t worried because we had bonded at

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