"He accused Sylvester of increasing taxes for poor people, and sending soldiers to attack people that couldn't pay. Who does that to his blood? Does he not know that the entire Volkov family will lose the Lordship if Sylvester falls?" I asked her, and she was still stunned. "Dominic is your son, an
"It has come to our attention that you ordered soldiers to attack the Brighton Pack in the western borders because they could not pay up. You know these people are farmers and can't afford the development tax. Yet, you ordered an attack on them," She said, lifting a paper that I was sure had Sylvest
~Sylvester~ What Tamia did blew me away. She fearlessly came to my defence and put the council in their place. I was blessed. I looked at Dominic's box and was grateful that he did not come. The hearing would have been difficult if he had shown up. Of everyone, he was the only one that could disre
"I looked at Larry, who was equally shocked, but I could not believe his reaction. They could have planned it. He could have as well been the mastermind and planned it with my brother to be the fall guy. I I looked at him and let my eyes linger on his. "I have no hand in this, Lord Volkov," he sa
~Tamia~ I was afraid of the outcome of the confrontation. How can everything switch suddenly? The woman claimed I threatened her; I did not remember doing that. I just warned her that Dominic shouldn't be in my bad books. From the look in Sylvester's eyes, I knew I had overstepped, and I was wo
"I would have lost the seat today. If they could prove that I committed those crimes, the Volkov family would no longer be in charge. Are his feelings worth all that?" He asked her, and she began to weep and went to her knees. "You know he didn't do this. He is not smart enough to pull something li
I wished he would sink his teeth into my flesh at that moment and claim me. I wanted to be his forever and prove Stephanie was wrong. He did not just have them, he had me, too, and the children we would have in future... He had my love, heart and my life, and I know it was enough, just as he was e
~Tamia~ Avery and Linda arrived in my room a few minutes after they had linked me. They sat on the couch while I dressed up in Sylvester's clothes. What happened with his mother baffled me, and I was nervous about what to expect from the woman. The switch was disturbing, and somehow I knew it wo