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.

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

under lock

be comfortable because of

rule out the part where

man almost succeeded.” She said, and I

files?” I asked her,

bit for you,” She said, and I was too

would

have to spend a whole day figuring out the

then we

is if they do not go into hiding by then,” Tamia said,

little we could do between tonight and the next

give it to you?” I asked her, and her

she is like us, trying to

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

“Let’s not conclude.

mate, and he

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

have been able

your ex, and you know

peace, but he isn’t

their problem, but I doubt Leo wants

wolf hates

have never seen something like it where fated mates

fated mates don’t hate

Leo’s wolf detests her.

even want to speak

it takes them, but I doubt there would be reconciliation between them,”

the drive in my pocket and buttoned up the rest of my

when we got to the

learned she was having dinner with David and his family, I

was with us, and I suspected he had not checked on

not bring it up but

us, and I deliberately thanked Leo for letting his

us not to trust her,

just wanted peace so we

did not like that

precisely what she was, whether

to forget his role in messing his marriage up

Tamia was out

been brought to the

doesn’t know what is happening

Her brother brought her.

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

to bring

we are

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

looking forward to our activities in

I wanted to

and I advised Dominic to try

he wanted to rest because of our activities the next

I decided to