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?” I

is still under

wanted her to be comfortable because of her

can’t rule out the part where she fed

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

you checked the files?” I asked her,

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

drive would need

whole day

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

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

do between tonight and the

did you get her to give it to you?” I asked

us, trying to survive

give her a chance,” She said, and I

“Let’s not conclude.

Leo’s mate, and he knows

she had all the opportunity to come clean about

have been able to do anything

is your ex, and you know him

might like peace, but he isn’t

there is more to their problem,

wolf hates

something like it where fated

it may be, fated

Leo’s wolf detests her.

does not even want

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

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

my mother was absent when we

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

I suspected

bring it up but let

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

not to trust her,

just wanted peace so we could get on

not like that I referred to

was precisely what she was, whether he

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

Tamia was out of

been brought to

know what

Her brother brought her.

not know if we would be arresting her or if she should be brought to the mansion immediately,” Jake Brighton said, and

to bring her

like we

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

forward to our activities in

to punish her for poisoning Tamia and almost killing her and my

of the dinner went quietly, and I

rest because of our

when I decided to