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.

think you jumped the gun there?” I asked,

still under lock

to be comfortable because of her

can’t rule out the part where she

not, the man almost succeeded.” She

the files?” I asked her, and

She said, and I was too

drive would

would have to spend a whole day figuring out

then we

not go into hiding by then,” Tamia said,

so little we could do between tonight and the

get her to give it to you?” I asked

she is like us,

give her a chance,” She said, and I knew she felt bad about

“Let’s not conclude.

and he knows her more than

all the opportunity to come clean about

been able to do anything to

your ex, and you know him better

but

am sure there is more to their problem, but

his wolf hates

like it where

fated

Leo’s wolf detests her.

want to speak her

this and see where it takes them, but I doubt there

buttoned up the rest

absent when we got to the dining

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

with us, and I suspected he had not checked on

not bring it up but

discussed the drive Amanda had given us, and I deliberately thanked Leo for letting his mate help us even though I knew he had no

us not to trust

wanted peace so we could get on

not like that

that was precisely what she was, whether he liked it

forget his role in messing his marriage up and

was out of

been brought

know what is happening

Her brother brought her.

if she should be brought to the mansion immediately,” Jake Brighton said, and

Donald to

like we are

care of.” I said, and though it was

forward to

to punish her for poisoning Tamia and almost killing

dinner went quietly, and I advised Dominic to try and see

claiming he wanted to rest because of our activities the

I decided to explain