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

is still under

just wanted her to be comfortable because of

the part where she fed her

almost succeeded.” She said, and I understood

checked the files?” I asked her, and she

that bit for you,” She said,

drive would

have to spend a whole day figuring out

carry out our plan, and then we will arrest the remaining people some other

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

was so little we could do between tonight and

to you?” I

us,

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

“Let’s not conclude.

he knows her

that she had all the opportunity to come clean about her father’s schemes to

wouldn’t have been able

your ex, and you know him better

but he

more to their problem, but I

wolf

never seen something like it where fated mates are

rare it may be, fated mates

Leo’s wolf detests her.

not even want to speak

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

my pocket and buttoned up the rest of my shirt before we headed

my mother was absent when we got to the

dinner with David and his family, I was glad she had decided

with us, and I suspected

not bring it up but

the drive Amanda had given us, and I deliberately thanked Leo for letting his mate help us even

not to trust her,

peace so we could get on with our

not like that I referred

she was,

forget his role in

was out of their

daughter has been brought to

doesn’t know what is happening

Her brother brought her.

if she should be brought to the

to bring her

we are having

taken care of.” I said, and though it was eight thirty, I knew they could

looking forward to our

though I wanted to punish her for poisoning Tamia and

dinner went quietly, and

he wanted to rest because of

was when I decided to