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.

there?” I asked, and she shook her

still under

be

out the part where she fed

they were lies or not, the man almost succeeded.” She said, and I

asked her, and she shook her

for you,” She said, and

drive would

day

and then we will arrest the remaining

then,” Tamia said, and

so little we could do between tonight and the next

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

like us, trying to survive her

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

“Let’s not conclude.

is Leo’s mate, and he knows her more than

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

been able to do anything to

ex, and you know

but he isn’t a weak

am sure there is more to their

wolf

like

rare it may be, fated mates don’t

Leo’s wolf detests her.

even want

them, but I doubt there would

my pocket and buttoned up the

was absent when we got to

I learned she was having dinner with David and his family, I was glad she had decided to try

suspected he

not bring it up but let

the drive Amanda had given us, and I deliberately thanked Leo for letting his mate help us even

not to trust her, and

we could

that I referred to Amanda as

precisely what she was, whether he liked

easy for the guy to forget his role in messing his marriage

was

daughter has been brought to the

doesn’t know what is happening

Her brother brought her.

be brought to the mansion immediately,” Jake Brighton said, and I knew it was

to

seem like we are

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

looking forward to

would have to take a back seat even though I wanted to punish her for poisoning Tamia and almost

rest of the dinner went quietly, and I advised

protested, claiming he wanted to rest because of our activities the

was when I decided to explain something