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.

you jumped the gun there?” I asked, and

is still under lock

her to be comfortable because

rule out the part where she fed her

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

you checked the files?” I asked her,

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

would

spend a whole day figuring out the

and then we

hiding by then,” Tamia said, and as hard as it

little we could do between tonight and the next

to give it to you?” I asked her, and her smile

is like us,

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

“Let’s not conclude.

Leo’s mate, and he knows her

all the opportunity to come clean about her father’s schemes to her mate, and she kept

have been able to do

ex, and you know him better

like peace, but he isn’t

is more to their problem, but I doubt Leo wants her

his wolf

have never seen something like

may be, fated

Leo’s wolf detests her.

does not even want to speak

but I doubt there would be reconciliation

put the drive in my pocket and buttoned up the rest of my shirt

my mother was absent when

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

suspected he had not

not bring it

for letting his mate help us even though I knew

warned us not to trust her, and the

peace so we

that

precisely what she was, whether he liked it

to forget his role in messing

glad Tamia was out

has been brought to

what is happening

Her brother brought her.

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

to

seem like we are having

care of.” I said, and though it was eight thirty,

looking forward to our activities

to

quietly, and I

to rest because of our activities

was when I decided to explain