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 and

to be comfortable because of her

can’t rule out the part where she fed her father

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

files?” I asked her, and she shook

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

drive would need

would have to spend a whole day

and then we will

Tamia said, and as hard as it

so little we could do between tonight and the next

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

claims she is like us, trying to survive

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

“Let’s not conclude.

and he knows her

she had all the opportunity to come clean about

been able to do

and you

but he isn’t a

there is more to their problem, but I doubt Leo

wolf

something like it where fated mates are

may be, fated mates don’t

Leo’s wolf detests her.

even want

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

put the drive in my pocket and buttoned up the

mother was absent when we

having dinner with David and his family, I

I suspected he had not

bring it up but let

the drive Amanda had given us, and I deliberately thanked Leo for letting his mate help us even though I knew he had

not to trust her, and the feeling

wanted peace so we

did not like that I referred to

was precisely what she was, whether he liked it or

role in messing his marriage up and blame

glad Tamia was out of their

daughter has been brought to

know what is

Her brother brought her.

should be brought to the

Donald to bring

we

of.” I said, and though

looking forward to our

even though I wanted to punish her for poisoning Tamia

and I

wanted to rest because

I decided to explain something