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 him

his lies because I

his child.” She said, and

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

would think telling me her story, whether it was true or false,

I hated her.

did you do it?” I asked her, and she

Leo,” she confessed, and as much as I was angry, I wanted her to be innocent but hearing her admit it

Black began to growl.

bed, went on her knees and bore

had no choice,

way

was what he was

ordered me to make sure

knew you weren’t up for

told me he wanted to know

that and that he should take it up with you, but he

found out that he had people in your ranks and working in the pack

would kill us, and he would not need

think of my babies and

hate me, but I love

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

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

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

with Kyle

around or awake during those times, and I now

trying to take the east from

I swear, Leo.

thought he was just being

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 was already

lot of false information, too; that is why he came

He figured it out.

been

She

information?”

Volkov and Tamia because

I said no.

you would

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

fall, and I

“Please help me.

children and never bother

Please, Leo.

swear I will disappear and never

said, and I

Was that why you were acting weird since you arrived?” I

to give her the benefit of the doubt

tell you without telling you what he had been

afraid,” she confessed, and

plans?” I asked