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 asked, and

under lock

be

can’t rule out the part where she fed her

the man almost

asked her, and she shook her

to leave that bit for you,” She said, and

drive would need

have to spend a whole day figuring out the information on

our plan, and then

do not go into hiding by then,” Tamia said, and

so little we could do between tonight

to give it to you?” I

us, trying to survive

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

“Let’s not conclude.

Leo’s mate, and he knows her more than

the opportunity to come clean about

able to do anything

your ex, and you know

might like peace, but he isn’t a

sure there is more to their problem, but

his wolf hates

seen something like

rare it may be, fated

Leo’s wolf detests her.

not even want to speak

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

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

noticed my mother was absent when

his family,

I suspected he had not

it up but let

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

not to trust her,

we could get on

Leo did not like that

precisely what she was,

was easy for the guy to forget his role in messing his marriage up

was out of

has been brought

doesn’t know what is happening

Her brother brought her.

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

to

it seem like we are having a

be taken care of.” I said, and though

forward to

even though I wanted to punish her

rest of the dinner went quietly, and I advised Dominic

he wanted to rest

when I decided to explain something