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

still under lock

her to be comfortable because

out the part where she fed her father

or not, the man almost succeeded.” She

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

you,” She said, and I was too eager to check it

drive would need

have to spend a whole day

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

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

do between tonight and the next

to

us, trying to survive

Leo isn’t willing to give her a chance,” She said, and

“Let’s not conclude.

and he

had all the opportunity to come clean

been able

is your ex, and you know him better than

might like peace, but he isn’t

more to their problem, but I

his wolf

something like it where

fated mates don’t hate each

Leo’s wolf detests her.

not even want to

survive this and see where it takes them, but I doubt there

up the rest of my shirt before

absent when we got to the

family, I was glad she had decided

I suspected he had

it up

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

to trust her, and the feeling was

just wanted peace so we could get on with our

noticed Leo did not like that I referred to Amanda as his

precisely what she was, whether he liked it or

his role in messing

Tamia was out

been brought to

doesn’t know what is happening

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

Donald to bring

it seem like we are having a

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

looking forward to our

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

dinner went quietly, and I

he wanted to rest because of

when I decided to explain something to