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.

jumped the gun there?” I asked, and

is still under

just wanted her to be

can’t rule out the part where she fed her father

not, the man almost succeeded.” She

I asked

to leave that bit for you,” She said, and I was too eager to check

would need

whole day figuring out the information on

then we will arrest the remaining people

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

do

to you?”

is like us, trying to survive her

a chance,” She said,

“Let’s not conclude.

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

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

wouldn’t have been able to do anything

and you know

peace, but he

their problem, but I doubt Leo wants her

wolf

have never seen something like it where

fated mates don’t hate each

Leo’s wolf detests her.

does not even want to speak her

survive this and see where it takes them, but I doubt there would be reconciliation between them,” I said, and she

buttoned up the rest

mother was absent when we got to the

his family, I was

I suspected he had not checked on

not bring it up

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

not to trust her, and the feeling was

peace so we could get on with

that I referred to Amanda

was, whether he liked it

to forget his role in messing his marriage up and blame

was glad Tamia was

daughter has been brought to

what is happening

Her brother brought her.

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

Donald to

like we are having a

I said, and though it was eight thirty, I

was looking forward to

a back seat even though I wanted to punish her for poisoning Tamia and almost killing her and

and I advised Dominic to try

claiming he wanted to rest because of our activities the

I decided to