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

still under

to be

rule out the part where she

man almost succeeded.” She said, and

I asked her, and she

bit for you,” She said, and

would

spend a whole day figuring out the information

plan, and then we will arrest the remaining people

by then,” Tamia said, and as hard as it was to admit,

do between

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

us, trying

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

“Let’s not conclude.

mate, and he knows her

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

been able to do

is your ex, and you know him better

like peace, but he isn’t a

their problem,

wolf

never seen something like it where fated mates

may be, fated mates don’t hate each

Leo’s wolf detests her.

does not even want to

where it takes them, but I doubt there would be reconciliation between them,”

in my pocket and buttoned up the

absent when we got to the

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

with us, and I suspected he had

it up but let

Amanda had given us, and I deliberately thanked Leo for letting

to trust her, and the feeling was

just wanted peace so we could get on with

not like that I referred to

was, whether

role in messing his marriage up and

was

been brought

doesn’t know what

Her brother brought her.

be arresting her or if she should be brought to the mansion immediately,”

Donald to bring her

it seem like we are

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

looking forward to our

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

of the dinner went quietly, and I advised Dominic to

claiming he wanted to rest because of our

when I decided to explain