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 think you jumped the gun there?” I asked, and

still under lock and

wanted her to be comfortable because of

can’t rule out the part where she fed her father

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

files?” I asked her,

bit for you,” She said, and I was too

drive would need

spend a whole day figuring

our plan, and then

is if they do not go into hiding by then,” Tamia said, and as hard as it was to admit, she had spoken the

little we could do between tonight and

it to you?” I asked her, and her

us, trying to survive her

chance,”

“Let’s not conclude.

mate, and he knows her more

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

have been able to

and you

might like peace, but he

there is more to their problem, but I

his wolf

seen something like it where

be, fated mates don’t hate

Leo’s wolf detests her.

not even want to

doubt

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

was absent when we got to

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

I suspected he

did not bring it up but let it

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

not to trust

we could get on with our

did not like that

she was, whether

to forget his role in messing his

glad Tamia was out

has been

what is

Her brother brought her.

not know if we would be arresting her or if she should be brought to the mansion immediately,” Jake Brighton said, and I knew it

to bring

like we

taken care of.” I said, and though it was

to

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

rest of the dinner went quietly, and I advised Dominic to

claiming he wanted to rest because of our

when I decided to explain something