Shadows of Destiny

~Sylvester~ Tamia woke me up from sleep, and I realised it was nighttime.

I must have fallen asleep while resting.

“Sleeping,” she teased, and I managed to sit in bed.

“Where are you going?” I asked, noticing she was in her casual outfit.

“You do not expect me to go to dinner in my nightwear,” she said, and I looked at the clock.

It was seven-thirty.

I managed to get off the bed to get ready for dinner.

“Were you with Nicole all the while?” I asked her while I changed my clothes because I had slept in the ones I had on.

“No. I went to see Amanda.

Learned a lot of things and then had tea with my friends.

Nicole joined us during tea, but they will have dinner in our former dining room.

I did not want awkwardness there, and besides, we have an operation to discuss,” She pointed out, and I nodded.

“What did you learn from Amanda?” I asked her, and she sighed.

“Well, for starters, I have a flash drive she claims has the names of all Ramsey’s associates,” she said, and I looked at her, leaving my shirt unbuttoned.

She showed me the drive in her hand and giggled.

“How?” I asked her.

“According to her and Annika, she has been lying to her father.

She knew he would find out soon, so she took an insurance policy to make sure he left her alone when he found out.

She hid it in Leo’s bag.

I sent Wilson to get the bag, and I asked Leo to hand it over to me.

This is it,” she said, grinning, and I buttoned up my shirt and went to her.

I took the drive from her while kissing her.

There was peace and giddiness in me.

“It is all strange.

Why didn’t she give it to Leo before he brought her here?” I asked her, and she shrugged.

“I thought as much, too, but right now, we need all the information we can get,” Tamia said, and I sighed.

“Can we trust what she has?” I asked Tamia, and she shrugged.

“Trust is a strong word when it comes to Amanda.

But we can check it out and see if she is telling the truth.

I also released her silver bracelet and had two maids attend to her,” she said, and I was a bit uncomfortable.

jumped the gun there?” I asked, and

still under lock

be comfortable

rule out the part where she fed her

they were lies or not, the man almost succeeded.” She said, and

asked her, and she

leave that bit for you,” She said, and I was too

drive would

would have to spend a whole day

out our plan, and then we will arrest the remaining

is if they do not go into hiding by then,” Tamia said, and as hard as it was to admit,

we could do between

you get her to give it to you?” I asked her,

us, trying

a chance,” She said, and I

“Let’s not conclude.

is Leo’s mate, and he knows her more

come clean about her father’s schemes to

wouldn’t have been able to do anything to

and you know him better than

like peace, but

more to their problem, but I

his wolf hates

seen something like it where fated mates

be, fated mates

Leo’s wolf detests her.

want

and see where it takes them, but I doubt there would be reconciliation between them,”

the drive in my pocket and buttoned up the rest of

noticed my mother was absent when we got to the dining

I learned she was having dinner with David and his family, I was

us, and I suspected he

it up but

deliberately thanked Leo for letting his mate help us even though I

warned us not to trust her, and the feeling

wanted peace so we could get on with

also noticed Leo did not like that I referred to Amanda

what she was, whether

forget his role in messing his marriage up and blame it

was

has been brought

know what

Her brother brought her.

we would be arresting her or if she should be brought to the mansion

Donald to

we are having a

and though it was eight thirty,

was looking forward to our activities

have to take a back seat even though I wanted to punish her

rest of the dinner went quietly, and I advised Dominic to try and

protested, claiming he wanted to rest because of our activities the next

I decided to explain