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.

there?” I asked, and she

under lock and

her to be comfortable

can’t rule out the part where

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

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

leave that bit for you,” She said, and

drive would

spend a whole day figuring out the information on

out our plan, and then

Tamia said, and as hard as it was

was so little we could do between tonight and the

it to you?” I asked her,

claims she is like us, trying

her a chance,” She said, and I knew she felt

“Let’s not conclude.

and he

the opportunity to come clean about her father’s schemes to her

able to

your ex, and you know him

but he isn’t a weak

their problem, but I doubt Leo wants her

wolf hates

have never seen something like

be, fated mates

Leo’s wolf detests her.

want to speak her

I doubt there would be reconciliation

up the rest of my shirt before we headed

noticed my mother was absent when we got to the

learned she was having dinner with David and his family,

suspected he had not

did not bring it up

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

not to trust her, and

so we could get on with

like that I referred to Amanda as his

she was, whether he

his role in messing his marriage up and blame

was

been brought

know what is happening

Her brother brought her.

if she should be brought to the mansion immediately,” Jake Brighton said, and I knew it was a

to

we are having a

care of.” I said, and though it

to our activities in

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

quietly, and I advised Dominic to try and see

claiming he wanted to rest because of our activities the next

when I decided