Fate's Dark Side Chapter 380

"Are you in trouble because of it?" he asked me gently, and I shook my head.

"No, Devin, I am not, but someone dear to me other than Sylvester is," I told him, and he frowned at me.

"Stephanie is being blackmailed; they claim that the letter was written by her and caused Maurice's death. They said she sent it to you. She is the only parent figure in my life; everyone knows I have been an orphan for a long time. I do not want anything bad to happen to her. She has been through a lot. Devin, please. If there is anything you can tell me that would not make that letter admissible, if a hearing should occur would be kind.

I will be forever indebted to you. Please, Devin, I am begging you," I said, beginning to weep because I was out of creative ideas.

"Does your mate know about this?" He asked me, and I shook my head.

"He has a lot to deal with already," I lied, and he sighed

"Tamia. I have had this reputation for years," he said, and I nodded.

"Please, Devin, I believe you will be known for greater things. With all that is happening now, you will be known for greater things.

Please, I need your help to help Stephanie.

If we can't prove otherwise, she will die.

They will try her for treason and sentence her to death.

I know you are a good man, Devin, and you will not want something like that on your conscience.

It is okay to maintain your story if it is not hurting anyone, but if a life is hanging in the balance, then you know the right thing to do. Please," I said, and he sighed.

"Was she the one that wrote the letter?" He asked, and there was no point lying.

"Yes, she wrote the letter," I said.

"Why?" he asked me, and I knew I had to be careful.

"He murdered her entire family, made her serve this fated, took her family's seat from her and tried to gift it to his son. The abuse was intense, and she just wanted to breathe," I said, and his eyes faltered.

"He did all that?" He asked, and I nodded.

"Much worse than that, but that is all I can say," I told him, and he nodded.

"I did not like Sylvester. I always believed he was overprivileged, but my time with him made me realise I was wrong. He isn't over-privileged. If anything, he had it worse.

Having to always watch his back and constantly being in a battle to maintain power and peace is a shitty life that I do not wish on anyone.

I also realise that he is nothing like his father.

He does not keep a harem and take people's wives. What happened with you and Leo was tragic, but you deserve all the love you are getting now. I was too slow when I had a chance thinking I had all the time in the world. My procrastination gave birth to the love between you two. I will never want to come between that, let alone destroy the joy the goddess has put in your life. Because of that, I will tell you everything that happened with Maurice.

If ever it comes to 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 taking you away from Leo," he said. I thanked him.

"I got the letter quite alright and dumped it. I do not know how it got around that I got a letter; I guess a mole might have picked it up back then. Which means this uprising bullshit is a spillover from Maurice's time, and Jenny's son is a stupid pawn," He said, and he made all the sense in the world.