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?”

still under

just wanted her to be comfortable because of her

out the part

man almost succeeded.” She said, and

asked her, and she

you,” She

drive would

whole day figuring out the information on the

carry out our plan, and then we will

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

little we could do between

give it to

claims she is like us, trying to survive her

Leo isn’t willing to give her a chance,” She said, and I knew she felt

“Let’s not conclude.

Leo’s mate, and he knows

all the opportunity to come clean about her

able to do anything to

and you know him

but he isn’t a

there is more to their problem, but I

wolf hates

like it where

fated mates

Leo’s wolf detests her.

even want

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

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

mother was absent when we got to

family, I was glad she had decided to try to

was with us, and I suspected he had not

not bring it up but let

had given us, and I deliberately thanked Leo for letting his mate help us

us not to trust her, and

we

noticed Leo did not like that I referred to Amanda as

what she was, whether he liked

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

was out of

daughter has been brought to the

what is

Her brother brought her.

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

to bring

like we are having

would be taken care of.” I said, and though it

looking forward to our

wanted to punish her for poisoning Tamia and almost killing her and my unborn

dinner went quietly, and I

he wanted to rest because of our

I decided to explain something