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.

think you jumped the gun there?” I asked, and she shook her

still under

her to be comfortable because of

rule out the part where she fed

the man almost succeeded.” She said, and

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

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

drive would need

would have to spend a whole day figuring

and then we will arrest the remaining

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

do between tonight

get her to give it to you?” I asked

she is like us,

chance,” She

“Let’s not conclude.

he

had all the opportunity to come clean about her father’s schemes to her mate, and she

able to do anything to

is your ex, and you know

like peace, but he isn’t a

am sure there is more to their problem,

his wolf hates

have never seen something like it where fated mates

it may be, fated mates don’t

Leo’s wolf detests her.

not even want to speak her

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

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

absent when we got to the dining

learned she was having dinner with David and his family, I was glad she

with us, and I suspected he had not checked on

not bring it up but let

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

warned us not to trust her,

wanted peace so we

like that I referred to Amanda as

that was precisely what she was, whether he

guy to forget his role in messing his marriage up and blame it on the

glad Tamia was out of their

has been brought to the

doesn’t know what is happening

Her brother brought her.

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

Donald to

seem like we are having

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

was looking forward to our

seat even though I wanted to punish her for poisoning

and I advised Dominic to try

rest because of our activities the

decided