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.

gun there?” I

under lock and

just wanted her to be comfortable because

can’t rule out the part where she

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

the files?” I asked her, and she

going to leave that bit for you,” She

drive would need

whole day figuring out the

out our plan, and then we will arrest the remaining

by then,” Tamia said, and as hard as it was to admit, she had spoken

was so little we could do between

did you get her to give it to

like us, trying to survive

Leo isn’t willing to give her a chance,” She said, and I knew she felt bad

“Let’s not conclude.

Leo’s mate, and he knows her

rule out that she had all the opportunity to come clean about her father’s schemes to her mate, and

wouldn’t have been able to do

and you know

might like peace, but he isn’t a

there is more to their

his wolf

never seen something like it where fated

rare it may be, fated mates don’t

Leo’s wolf detests her.

even want to

where it takes them, but I doubt there would be reconciliation

and buttoned up the rest of my shirt

when we got to the

with David and his family, I was glad she had decided to try to know the

with us, and I suspected

not bring it up but

us, and I deliberately thanked Leo for letting his

trust her, and the feeling was

just wanted peace so we could get on with our

did not like that I referred to Amanda as his

was, whether he liked it or

to forget his role in messing his marriage up and blame it on the

was glad Tamia was out of their

daughter has been brought

doesn’t know what is happening

Her brother brought her.

to the mansion immediately,” Jake Brighton said, and I knew it was a

Donald to bring her

it seem like we

care of.” I said, and though it

to our activities

have to take a back seat even though I wanted to punish her for poisoning Tamia and almost killing her and my unborn

went quietly, and

protested, claiming he wanted to rest because of our

I decided