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.

help

because

a mistress was better than being his child.” She said, and

were you

mad that she would think telling me her story, whether it was true or false, would make me

I hated her.

asked her, and

no choice Leo,” she confessed, and as much as I was angry, I wanted her to be innocent but hearing her

Black began to growl.

the bed, went on her knees

no

the only way

not know that was what he was doing

to make sure we got

you weren’t up

to know everything you

couldn’t do that and that he should take

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

he would kill us, and he would not need to raise

had to think of my babies and you,

hate me, but I love

had shown me times without number what he was capable of; I knew

what he wanted, and he said he wanted to have your itinerary and

think you were planning anything serious, so I agreed, and I have been

serious discussions with Kyle and

always around or awake during those times,

the east from you, I wouldn’t have helped

I swear, Leo.

he was just being

he was just trying to be informed and

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

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

He figured it out.

have been

She said,

information?” I asked

with Volkov and Tamia because of the things discussed

I said no.

you would be coming

why I did not follow

it was off he would ask me such questions because it had nothing to do with the east, so I lied Leo, and he was mad,” she said and looked at me with complete fear in

fall, and

“Please help me.

and never bother you if you

Please, Leo.

will disappear

said, and I looked

were acting weird since you arrived?” I asked her, and

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

you without telling you what he

she

anything of his plans?” I asked