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

is still under lock

just wanted her to be comfortable

out the part where she fed her

they were lies or not, the man almost

the files?” I asked her, and she

for you,” She said, and I was too

drive would

a whole day figuring out the information

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

into hiding by then,” Tamia said, and as hard as it was to admit,

so little we could do between tonight and

to

is like us, trying to

chance,” She said, and I knew she felt bad

“Let’s not conclude.

he knows her more than

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

have been able

and you know

peace, but

more to their problem, but

his wolf hates

seen something like it

rare it may be, fated mates

Leo’s wolf detests her.

does not even want to

and see where it takes them, but I doubt there would be

buttoned up the rest of my shirt before we headed

was absent when we got to the dining

and his family, I was glad she had decided to try

and I suspected he had not checked

bring it up but let

for letting his mate help us even though I knew

to trust

so we could get on with

that I referred to Amanda as his

precisely what she was, whether

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

glad Tamia was out of their

been brought

know what is happening

Her brother brought her.

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

Donald to bring

seem like we

care of.” I said, and though it was eight thirty, I knew they could arrive before

forward to our activities in

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

went quietly, and I advised Dominic to try and see

protested, claiming he wanted to rest because of our

was when I decided to explain