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 him do

went along with his lies because

than being his child.” She said, and I

about my dealings? Why were you helping him to spy on

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

I hated her.

asked her, and she bowed her head in

angry, I wanted her to be innocent

Black began to growl.

on her knees and bore her neck to

had no

only way I could keep you

did not know that was what he was doing until

ordered me to make sure we got

weren’t up for it, but

to know everything you did from then

and that he should take it up with you, but he did not find

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

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

to think of

me, but I love

without number what he was capable of; I knew

he said he wanted to have your

so I agreed, and I have been doing so diligently,” she said, and I felt like a

serious discussions with Kyle and Max at my

she was always around or awake during those

he was trying to take the

I swear, Leo.

was

was just trying to be informed and

thought it was one of his curiosities,” She said, and I knew she was sincere, but

fed him a lot of false information, too; that

He figured it out.

have been

She said, and

information?” I asked

you were communicating with Volkov and

I said no.

asked if you would be coming

why I did not

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

to fall, and I could feel

“Please help me.

go away with my children and never bother you if you rescue

Please, Leo.

I will disappear and never

said, and I looked at

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

give her

could tell you without telling you what he

afraid,” she confessed, and

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