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 she shook her

under lock

her to be comfortable because of her

part where

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

files?” I asked her, and she

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

drive would need

spend a whole day figuring out the information on the

our plan, and then we will arrest

by then,” Tamia said, and as hard as it was to admit, she had spoken the

could do

did you get her to give it to you?” I

us, trying

chance,” She said, and I

“Let’s not conclude.

mate, and he

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

been able to

ex, and you know him

peace, but he isn’t a

their problem, but I doubt Leo

his wolf hates

never seen something like it where fated mates

rare it may be, fated mates don’t hate each

Leo’s wolf detests her.

does not even want to speak

and see where it takes them, but I doubt there would be reconciliation between them,” I said, and

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

mother was absent when we got to

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

I suspected he

bring it up but let it

Leo for letting his mate help us even though

warned us not to trust her, and the feeling was

we could get on with

also noticed Leo did not like that I referred to Amanda

that was precisely what she was,

was easy for the guy to forget his role in messing his

glad Tamia was

daughter has been

know what is happening

Her brother brought her.

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

Donald to bring her

it seem like we are

I said, and though it was eight

looking forward to our

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

dinner went quietly, and

rest because of our activities the

when I decided