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,

still under lock and

just wanted her to be comfortable because

can’t rule out the part where

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

checked the files?” I asked her, and

you,” She said, and I was too eager

drive would need

day figuring out the information

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

said, and as hard as it was to admit,

was so little we could do

to give it to you?” I asked

she is like us, trying to survive

Leo isn’t willing to give her a chance,”

“Let’s not conclude.

he knows her

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

wouldn’t have been able to do anything

and you know him better

peace, but he isn’t a weak

to their

wolf

seen something like it where fated

may be, fated mates

Leo’s wolf detests her.

not even want

where it takes them, but I doubt there would be reconciliation

pocket and buttoned up the rest

absent when we got to

was having dinner with David and his family, I

with us, and I suspected he had

did not bring it up but let it

Leo for letting his mate help us

warned us not to trust her, and the feeling was

so we could get on with

not like that I referred to

was, whether he liked

guy to forget his role in messing his marriage up and blame it on

was

daughter has been brought to

know what is happening

Her brother brought her.

if we would be arresting her or if she should be brought to the mansion immediately,” Jake Brighton said, and I

to bring

like we

care of.” I said, and though

was looking forward to our activities in

wanted to punish her for poisoning Tamia and almost killing her

and I

protested, claiming he wanted to rest because of our activities the next

decided to explain something to