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.

the gun there?” I asked, and she

still under lock

just wanted her to be comfortable

part where she fed

not, the man almost succeeded.” She said,

you checked the files?” I asked her, and she shook

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

drive would need

spend a whole day figuring out

will still carry out our plan, and then

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

little we could do between tonight and the

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

us,

give her a chance,” She said, and

“Let’s not conclude.

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

to come clean about her father’s schemes to

have been able to

is your ex, and you

like peace, but he isn’t a

is more to their problem,

wolf hates

something like it where

be, fated mates

Leo’s wolf detests her.

even want to speak her

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

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

my mother was absent when we got to

with David and his family, I was glad she had decided to try to know

with us, and I suspected he had not checked on

it up but let

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

trust her, and

wanted peace so we could get on

noticed Leo did not like that I referred to

what she was, whether

in messing his marriage up and

was out of

been brought to the

know what is

Her brother brought her.

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

to

it seem like we

I said, and though it was eight thirty, I knew they could arrive

looking forward to our

I wanted to punish her for

rest of the dinner went quietly, and I advised Dominic to try and

he wanted to rest because of our activities

I decided to