We arrived at the estate, and I was eager to see Sylvester, but none of them was home; neither he nor Marcel nor Theodore. Linda came to receive us, and we went to my room. By then, it was evident that I was ill. "What happened to her?" I heard Linda ask Avery while she used a cold towel to bring
~Sylvester~ When Theodore interrupted my speech at the northern council conference, I knew something serious had happened. I politely excused myself. I went to him. I could hear people murmuring, but soon, Marcel took over, and they were silent. That was why it was best I wrote my speeches. He j
"Do not say that, Sylvester. I gave birth to both of you. I threatened to disown him if he went for the hearing. That was why he stayed. I also say hurtful things to Dominic, but I have to feel sorry for him. He is the older of you two, yet he has nothing, no position, no charge and respect. Things
"Maurice had her locked up in the dungeon, and one drunken night, he went to her cell and took her life," she said, and I was stunned. "What he did was against the law. Ava was supposed to stand trial for her crime, slave or not. But he acted on impulse, and we swept it under the carpet. No one kne
~Tamia~ Everyone was elated by the news except for Sylvester. I could see he was happy, but he squeezed my hand gently. "Thank you, doctor, but why is she ill? Linda is pregnant, and she isn't ill," He said, and I could understand his reaction to the news. "People experience pregnancy differently
"Your mother hates me, Sylvester. What if she interferes?" I said, and he shook his head. "My mother doesn't hate you, and she can never make me do anything I do not want to do," He said and lifted my hand and kissed it. "This is it," he said, pulling me close to kiss him. His lips felt so good o
"It's okay, darling. It's okay. You didn't do anything wrong. You did not betray me. You did something most people are incapable of; you honoured me and kept your promise," He said and sucked the soft spot of my neck. "You have nothing to be ashamed of. You and Kaira have nothing to be ashamed of,"
~Tamia~ "That went well," Kaira said, purring in my head as Sylvester walked to the bathroom naked. I stared at his chiselled body, and it made me groan. How could someone be carved so perfectly? Tight butt cheeks, define calves. His muscles flexed, and his tattoo was masterfully done. "How did w