Shadows of Destiny

Truths and Lies Part 2 ~Leo~ Amanda stared at me, and I could see a haunted look in her eyes.

Something that spoke of hidden pain.

It had always been there, but I was too occupied to question her about it, and I felt my hurt surpassed whatever inner turmoil she battling with, but here it was again.

The haunted look had resurfaced while deep in a conversation about her true intentions and the life her actions had forced me to live.

The haunted expression reared its head, and she looked broken.

Amanda sighed after taking a deep breath and looked at me.

“You do not understand my life, Leo; as fucked up as you feel this is, you are the best thing that has happened to me in a while, and that is why I hold on,” she said, and I laughed.

Gone were the days when those words touched me, but not anymore.

“I do not want you to hold on anymore, Amanda.

I want you to leave,” I said to her, and she bowed her head.

“Okay, I will leave in the morning,” she said, sounding resigned, and I laughed.

“Yes, you will, after you tell me everything you planned with your father.

How you helped him stage the attack that brought Volkov’s men on us, how you helped feed him information that wrecked and divided the east.

Information that made people doubt my leadership.

How you tried to help him take over the east again,” I said, and her eyes widened, tears falling from her eyes.

“Leo, I will never do that to you.” She said with fear in her eyes.

“I don’t believe you.

You lied against me in his favour; you lied against Tamia, so don’t you dare,” I said, and she shook her head.

“I can never help my father do anything, Leo.

I can’t.

I will never do it.

I never lived with him.

I always looked for a reason to live apart from him.

Did you ever ask me why?” She asked, and I did not care.

“He killed my mother before my eyes and would have killed me too had I not promised never to speak of it.

He stopped her heart with Silver because she was against something he was planning.

I can’t remember the detail, really, but I think it had to do with the massive attack in the east that claimed a lot of lives.

He stabbed her because she said she would write Maurice Volkov and report his conduct.

She called him a usurper, and he stabbed her.

The memory is still embedded in my head.

can never help him

along with his lies because I wanted to

a mistress was better than being his child.” She

you feed him information about my dealings? Why were you helping

her story, whether it was true or false, would

I hated her.

I asked her, and she bowed her head in

to be innocent but hearing her admit it broke my heart and

Black began to growl.

on her knees and bore her neck to

no

way

not know that was what he

ordered me to make sure we got

up for it, but

know everything you

that he should take it up with you, but he

in your ranks and working in the pack that was on his payroll, and he was on the payroll

if I chose you, he would kill us, and he would not need to raise a finger to do

of

hate me, but I love

times without number what he was capable of; I knew he would do it with ease and get away with it as always,”

and he said he wanted to have your itinerary and know your

much of it because I did not think you were planning anything serious, so I agreed, and I have been doing

serious discussions with Kyle and

was always around or awake during those times, and I now knew

he was trying to take the east from you, I wouldn’t have

I swear, Leo.

he was just

was just trying to be informed and

is a control freak, so I just thought it was one of his curiosities,” She said, and I knew she was sincere, but the damage

him a lot of false information, too; that is why

He figured it out.

been

She said,

false information?”

if you were communicating with Volkov and Tamia because of the things

I said no.

when he asked if you would be coming to the

was why I did

off he would ask me such questions because it had nothing to do with the east, so I lied

and I could feel her

“Please help me.

will go away with my children and never bother

Please, Leo.

will disappear and never trouble

she said, and

tell me this? Was that why you were acting weird since

not believe her, I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt without exposing

way I could tell you without telling you what

afraid,” she

you know anything of his plans?” I asked her,