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.

gun there?” I asked, and she

is still under lock and

wanted her to be

rule out the part where she fed

not, the man almost succeeded.” She said, and I

asked her, and she shook

She said, and I

would need

have to spend a whole day

still carry out our plan, and then we will

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

was so little we could do

to give it to you?” I asked her, and her

is like us, trying to survive

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

“Let’s not conclude.

mate, and he knows her more

rule out that she had all the opportunity to come clean about

wouldn’t have been able

your ex, and you know him better

might like peace, but he isn’t

to their problem,

his wolf hates

seen something like it where fated

may be, fated mates don’t hate each

Leo’s wolf detests her.

want to

doubt there would be

drive in my pocket and buttoned up

was absent when we got

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

suspected he had

it up but let it

Amanda had given us, and I deliberately thanked Leo for letting his mate help us even though I knew he had

us not to trust

peace so we could get on with our

noticed Leo did not like that I referred to

what she was, whether he liked it

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

Tamia was out of their

daughter has been brought to

doesn’t know what

Her brother brought her.

arresting her or if she should be brought to the mansion immediately,” Jake

Donald to bring her

like we are having a

of.” I said, and though it was eight thirty, I knew they

looking forward to our

seat even though I wanted to punish her for poisoning

and I advised

wanted to rest because of our

when I decided to