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

along with his lies because I wanted

a mistress was better than being his

feed him information about my dealings? Why were you helping him

her story, whether it was true

I hated her.

I asked her, and she

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

Black began to growl.

her

no

the only way I

know that was what

make sure we

knew you weren’t up for

told me he wanted to know everything you

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

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

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

of

me,

I knew he would do it with ease and get away with it as always,” she

he wanted, and he said he wanted to

you were planning anything serious, so I agreed,

serious discussions with Kyle and Max

why she was always around or awake during those times, and I now

was trying to take the east from you,

I swear, Leo.

thought he was just being

was just trying to be informed and

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

of false information, too; that is

He figured it out.

been avoiding

She said, and

false information?”

communicating with Volkov and Tamia because of the things discussed at

I said no.

asked if you would be coming to

I did not follow you

because it had nothing to do with the east, so I lied

began to fall, and I could feel her

“Please help me.

my children and never bother you if you rescue

Please, Leo.

disappear and

she said, and I

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

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

was no way I could tell you without telling you what he had

was afraid,” she confessed, and I

I