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,

is still under lock

just wanted her to be comfortable because of

rule out the part where she

the man almost succeeded.” She said, and

you checked the files?” I asked her, and

She said, and I was

drive would

would have to spend a whole day figuring out the

and then we will arrest

then,” Tamia said, and as hard as it was to

little we could do between tonight and the next

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

she is like us, trying to

to give her a chance,” She

“Let’s not conclude.

mate, and he knows her more

come clean about her father’s schemes to her

wouldn’t have been able to do anything to

you

but he isn’t

their problem, but I doubt

wolf hates

never seen something like it where

rare it may be, fated

Leo’s wolf detests her.

want to speak her

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

buttoned up the

my mother was absent when we

his family, I was glad she had decided to try to

with us, and I suspected

did not bring it up but

and I deliberately thanked Leo for letting his mate help us even though

to trust her,

wanted peace so we could

also noticed Leo did not like that I referred to Amanda

precisely what she was,

to forget his role in messing his marriage up and blame it

glad Tamia was

been brought to

what is happening

Her brother brought her.

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

to bring her

like we are having

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

forward to our activities in

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

and I advised Dominic to try and

claiming he wanted to rest because of our activities the next

when I decided to