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,

is still under lock

to be comfortable because of

can’t rule out the part where she

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

checked the files?” I asked

leave that bit for you,” She said, and I was

would

to spend a whole day figuring

then

then,” Tamia said, and as hard as it

do between tonight and the

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

claims she is like us, trying

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

“Let’s not conclude.

he

come clean about

wouldn’t have been able to do anything

your ex, and you know him better

might like peace, but he isn’t a

is more to their

wolf

seen something like it where fated

be, fated mates don’t hate

Leo’s wolf detests her.

want to speak her

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

the drive in my pocket and buttoned up the rest of my shirt before we headed

absent when we

and his family, I was

suspected

it up but

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

warned us not to trust her, and the feeling

just wanted peace so we

also noticed Leo did not like that I referred to

was, whether he

role in messing his

glad Tamia was out of their

daughter has been brought

what is

Her brother brought her.

or if she should be brought to the mansion immediately,” Jake Brighton said, and I knew it was a difficult thing to

Donald to bring her

seem like we

though it was eight thirty, I knew they could arrive before

forward to our activities in

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

dinner went quietly, and I advised Dominic to try

to rest because of

when I decided