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 shook

still under lock

to be comfortable because

the part

they were lies or not, the man almost

you checked the files?” I asked

She said, and I was too eager to

would

to spend a whole day figuring

plan, and then we will arrest the

hiding by then,” Tamia said, and

so little we could do between tonight and the

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

is like us, trying to

Leo isn’t willing to give her a chance,” She

“Let’s not conclude.

he knows her more

can’t rule out that she had all the opportunity to come clean about her father’s schemes to her mate,

been able to do

ex, and you

might like peace, but he

is more to their problem,

his wolf hates

have never seen something like it

fated mates

Leo’s wolf detests her.

even want to speak her

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

up the rest of my shirt

was absent when we got

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

and I suspected he had not checked on

bring it up but let it

for letting his mate help

to trust her, and the feeling

wanted peace so we could get on with our

that I

that was precisely what she was, whether he

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

was

has been brought to the

doesn’t know what is happening

Her brother brought her.

know 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 a

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

forward to our activities in

Iris would have to take a back seat even though I wanted to punish her for

went quietly, and I advised Dominic to try and

protested, claiming he wanted to rest because of our activities

was when I decided to explain something to