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.

think you jumped the gun there?”

is still under lock and

be

rule out the part where she

not, the man almost succeeded.” She

I asked her,

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

drive would need

to spend a whole day figuring out the information on

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

not go into hiding by then,” Tamia said, and as hard as it was to admit, she had spoken the

we could do between tonight

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

us, trying to survive

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

“Let’s not conclude.

mate, and he knows her more than

she had all the opportunity to come clean about her father’s

have been able to

and you know him

might like peace, but he isn’t

there is more to their

wolf hates

seen something like it where fated

it may be, fated

Leo’s wolf detests her.

not even want

takes them, but I doubt

up the rest of my shirt before we

when we

and his family, I was

suspected he

did not bring it

Amanda had given us, and I deliberately thanked Leo for letting his mate help us even though I knew he had no say

not to trust her,

so we could get on with our

that I referred to Amanda as his

what she was, whether he liked

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

was glad Tamia was out of their

daughter has been brought to the

doesn’t know what is

Her brother brought her.

if she should be brought to the mansion immediately,” Jake Brighton said, and I knew

to

we

would be taken care of.” I said, and though it was eight thirty, I knew

to our activities

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

the dinner went quietly, and I advised

claiming he wanted to rest because of our

was when I decided to explain