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?”

is still under lock

just wanted her to be comfortable

rule out the part where

lies or not, the man almost succeeded.” She

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

bit for you,” She said, and

would need

spend a whole day figuring

still carry out our plan, and then we will arrest the remaining people

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

little we could do between

give it to you?” I asked her, and

like us, trying to survive

willing to give her a chance,” She said, and I knew she

“Let’s not conclude.

he knows her

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

wouldn’t have been able to

you know him better than

might like peace, but he

their problem, but I doubt Leo wants her

wolf hates

have never seen something like it where fated mates are

be, fated

Leo’s wolf detests her.

even want to

and see where it takes them, but I doubt

the drive in my pocket and buttoned up the

when we got to the

and his family,

and I suspected he

did not bring it

letting his mate help us even though I knew he

trust

wanted peace so we could

like that I referred to Amanda as his

that was precisely what she was, whether he liked

for the guy to forget his role in messing his marriage up and blame

was out of

daughter has been

what

Her brother brought her.

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

to bring

it seem like we are having

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

forward to our

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

the dinner went quietly, and I advised Dominic to

protested, claiming he wanted to rest

when I decided to explain something