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.

there?” I asked, and

under lock and

just wanted her to be comfortable because of her

the part where she fed

lies or not, the man almost succeeded.” She

checked the files?” I asked her, and she

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

drive would need

have to spend a whole day figuring out the information

then we will arrest the remaining people some

into hiding by then,” Tamia said, and

was so little we could do between tonight and the

did you get her to give it to

claims she is like us,

give her a chance,” She said,

“Let’s not conclude.

and he knows

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 anything to

is your ex, and you know him better than

might like peace, but

am sure there is more to their problem, but I doubt

his wolf hates

seen something like it where fated

may be, fated mates

Leo’s wolf detests her.

want to speak her

but I doubt there would be reconciliation between them,” I said,

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

when we got to

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

I suspected he had not checked on

did not bring it up

had given us, and I deliberately thanked Leo for letting his mate help us even though I knew

to trust

we

did not like that I referred to

that was precisely what she was, whether he

role in messing his marriage up and blame it

Tamia was out of their

has been brought to the

doesn’t know what is

Her brother brought her.

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

Donald to bring her

seem like we are

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

forward to our activities in

take a back seat even though I wanted to punish her for poisoning Tamia and

the dinner went quietly, and I advised Dominic to

claiming he wanted to rest because of

decided to