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.

the gun there?” I asked, and she shook her

still under lock and

just wanted her to be comfortable

can’t rule out the part where

the man almost succeeded.”

you checked the files?” I asked her, and she shook

She said, and I was too eager to check it

would need

have to spend a whole day figuring out the information

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

said, and as hard

little we could do between

to give it to you?” I asked

like us, trying to survive

her a chance,” She said, and I knew

“Let’s not conclude.

is Leo’s mate, and he

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

able to do anything

is your ex, and you know him better

might like peace, but he isn’t a

to their problem, but I doubt Leo wants her

his wolf hates

seen something like it where fated mates

be, fated

Leo’s wolf detests her.

does not even want to speak her

but I doubt there would be

in my pocket and buttoned up the rest of my

was absent when we

and his family,

and I suspected he had not checked on

it up but

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

us not to trust her, and the feeling

just wanted peace so we could get on with

also noticed Leo did not like that I referred

she was, whether

role in messing his marriage up and blame it on

glad Tamia was out of their

daughter has been brought to

know what is

Her brother brought her.

to the

Donald to

it seem like we are having a

rest would be taken care of.” I said, and though it was eight thirty, I

forward to our activities

have to take a back seat even though I wanted to punish

the dinner went quietly, and I advised Dominic to try

he wanted to rest because of our activities the next

was when I decided to explain something