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

is still under lock and

just wanted her to be

the part where she fed her father

or not, the man almost succeeded.” She said,

files?” I asked her, and she shook

She said, and I was

would need

whole day figuring out the information

out our plan, and then we will

is if they do not go into hiding by then,” Tamia said, and as hard as it was to

we could do between tonight

it to you?” I asked

us, trying to

Leo isn’t willing to give her a chance,”

“Let’s not conclude.

is Leo’s mate, and he

she had all the opportunity to come clean

able to do anything to

you know him

peace, but he isn’t a weak

there is more to their problem, but I

his wolf hates

seen something like it where

it may be, fated mates don’t

Leo’s wolf detests her.

not even want to speak

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

buttoned up the rest of my shirt

absent when we got to

having dinner with David and his family, I

us, and I suspected he had not checked

it up but

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

to trust her,

peace so we could get on

also noticed Leo did not like that I referred to

was precisely what she was, whether he liked

his role in messing his marriage up and blame it on

glad Tamia was

daughter has been brought

know what is happening

Her brother brought her.

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

to

we

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 and almost killing her and

and I advised

to rest because

was when I decided to