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 do

went along with his lies because

his child.” She said, and I paid

Why were you helping him to

whether it was true or false, would make me feel sorry

I hated her.

asked her,

as I was angry, I wanted her to be innocent but hearing her admit it broke my heart and made me feel

Black began to growl.

the bed, went on her

no

way I could keep

was what he

make

up for it, but he

told me he wanted to know everything you did from

do that and that he should take

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

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

of

hate me,

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

wanted to have your itinerary and know

serious, so I agreed, and I have been

discussions with Kyle and Max at my

was always around or awake during those

the east from you,

I swear, Leo.

was just being

just trying to

I just thought it was one of his curiosities,” She said, and I knew

too; that

He figured it out.

have been

She said, and

false information?”

with Volkov and

I said no.

if you would be coming to the

why I did

with the east, so I lied Leo, and he was mad,” she said and looked at me with complete

and I could feel her

“Please help me.

my children and never bother you if you

Please, Leo.

I will disappear and never trouble

said, and I

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

believe her, I wanted to give her

I could tell you without telling you what he

she confessed,

I asked her, and