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

along with his lies because I wanted to be free

his child.” She said,

information about my dealings? Why were you

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

I hated her.

you do it?” I asked her, and she bowed her head in

and as much as I was angry, I wanted her to be innocent but hearing her admit it broke

Black began to growl.

on her knees and bore her neck to

no choice,

only way I could keep

know that was what he was doing

me to make

weren’t up for

he wanted to know everything you did from

him I couldn’t do 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 that was on his

if I chose you, he would kill us, and he would

to think of my babies and

hate me, but I

what he was capable of; I knew he would do it with ease

wanted, and he said he wanted to have your itinerary and know your private discussions with Max

serious, so I agreed, and I have been doing so diligently,” she

with Kyle

why she was always around or awake during those times,

he was trying to take the east from

I swear, Leo.

he was

thought he was just trying to be informed and

his curiosities,” She said, and I

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

He figured it out.

been avoiding

scared,” She said, and I

false information?” I

asked me if you were communicating with Volkov and Tamia because of

I said no.

when he asked if you would

was why I did not

was off he would ask me such questions because it had nothing to do with the east,

fall, and

“Please help me.

will go away with my children and never bother you

Please, Leo.

will disappear and never

she said, and I looked at

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

I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt without

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

was afraid,” she confessed, and

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