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

lies because I

better than being his child.” She said, and I paid

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

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

I hated her.

asked her, and she

wanted her to be innocent but hearing her admit it broke

Black began to growl.

her knees and bore her

had no

was the only way I could keep you

know that was what he was

ordered me to make

weren’t up for it,

know everything you did

couldn’t do that and that he should take it up with you, but he did not find it

in the pack that was on his payroll, and he was on

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

of

hate me, but

knew he would do it with

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

anything serious, so I agreed, and I have been

discussions with Kyle and Max at

around or awake during those times, and

trying to take the east from you, I wouldn’t

I swear, Leo.

was just being

he 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

lot of false information, too; that is why he

He figured it out.

have been avoiding

She said,

false information?” I

communicating with Volkov and Tamia because of the things discussed at the

I said no.

when he asked if you would be coming to

was why I did

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

to fall, and

“Please help me.

and never bother you

Please, Leo.

swear I will disappear and never trouble

said, and I

this? Was that why you were acting weird since you

believe her, I wanted to give her the

way I could tell you without telling you what he had

she confessed, and

I asked her, and she