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.

never help

his lies because I wanted to be

his child.” She said, and I paid

information about my dealings? Why were you helping him to spy on me!!!” I yelled at

whether it

I hated her.

her, and she bowed her head in

angry, I wanted her to be innocent but hearing her admit it broke

Black began to growl.

the bed, went on her knees and bore her neck to

had no choice,

the only way

was what he

ordered me to make sure

up for it, but he

he wanted to know everything you

and that he should take it up with

found out that he had people in your ranks and working in the pack that was on his payroll, and he was on the

if I chose you, he would kill us, and

think of my babies and

hate me, but I love

knew he would do

he wanted to have your itinerary and know

planning anything serious, so I agreed, and I have been doing

Kyle

always around or awake during those times, and I

the east from you, I

I swear, Leo.

thought he was just

was just trying to

curiosities,” She said, and I knew she was sincere, but

lot of false information, too; that is why he

He figured it out.

been

scared,” She said,

information?” I

were communicating with Volkov and Tamia

I said no.

if you would be

did not

nothing to do with the east, so I lied Leo, and he was mad,” she said and looked

began to fall, and I could feel her

“Please help me.

children and never

Please, Leo.

swear I will disappear

she said, and

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

I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt without exposing

could tell you without telling you what he had been

was afraid,” she

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