Shadows of Destiny

I was worried about the arrests, primarily because of the rumours about the gun assassination.

I did not know if it were the truth or a piece of false information to mislead us.

Anything was possible because the people were intelligent, and they were multiple steps ahead of us.

After Sylvester and the other men left, I knew we had to set some things in motion and reduce the workload.

Iris’s questioning would have to wait.

I was curious to find out what was in the flash drive.

Sylvester had asked a valid question, and I was tempted to ask Amanda, but I changed my mind.

No one trusted her intentions, and they all had valid reasons.

I needed to consult with my friends to figure out what to do.

Carrying Sylvester’s laptop, I took the drive from where Sylvester kept it in the closet and headed to Avery’s wing so we could check the content together.

We decided to have breakfast there because time was of the essence.

Since the information wasn’t encrypted, there was no need for a hacker.

We would just do well enough.

“Where are you?” I heard Stephanie’s voice in my head, and I honestly did not want to see her until I was done, but I knew she would just come looking for me.

“On my way to Avery’s room,” I replied.

“Nicole wanted us to have breakfast together.

I do not want to be there alone,” She confessed, and I giggled.

“You will have to.

I have been given a task which I have to complete before Sylvester returns,” I confessed, and she was silent a bit before responding.

“Very well then, I will see you later,” She said, giving up, and I was glad she was letting the matter rest.

I arrived at Avery’s door and knocked.

She answered, and I let myself in.

Linda was there eating a sandwich, and we all greeted ourselves.

“Doing some tech stuff?” Linda said, pointing at the laptop, and I giggled.

“No, Linda.

We are going through the flash drive Amanda gave us,” I said, and Avery rolled her eyes.

“You mean the snake because that is what she is,” Avery said, not wanting to give Amanda the benefit of the doubt.

Looking at it, nobody gave the woman the benefit of the doubt.

We all believed she was up to no good.

“You have to agree with Ave, Tamia,” Linda said.

“We were there, remember.

Leo took her everywhere; introduced her as his luna to people.

time and left you to attend serious

could admit more than one Luna or replace you, he

all knew how she was eager to attend those meetings, and he had to say no because you were

goddess has smiled on us again, but we should not forget our enemies and

us this

walked away from that party and returned to

father’s lies when he tried to force her

have rejected Leo and stayed out of the way of your marriage when they brought her to your home; she is

you, she could let go without his

he would have set her up

she did it because her

said, rolling

Avery continued, “just like the women

continued her deception after you

all to herself, and she knew what her father was

she wants her father

to anyone;

tell him the truth, and that is the most painful part of all

the truth and

died in that

so nice? Do you know how we would have ended up? They were going to

as tribute? Why did you have to do it? I bet she hoped you would shift, fight

crying now because she got caught,” Avery said, and I knew both she and Linda

chair, a bit weak in the knees because they

say I forgive Amanda and Leo, my heart couldn’t

were best friends, and he betrayed me for

my first in almost everything, relationship and friendship-wise, and

like that does

this wasn’t the time to break

agree with both

and I discussed it, and we felt it was weird that she did not give Leo the drive

playing at?” I asked, and

she will pretend to be

funny as the answer was,

the painful part of all this is that Theo told me we can’t hold the bitch here for long if we

would have to send her back to the east, and then they would solve their matter there.” Linda said, and

get something that we can pin on the bitch and deal with her,

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

and take the babies from her when

I am just thinking.

has been too wicked to you, Tamia, for her to go scot-free,” Avery said, and

but unless someone says something to implicate her, we will have to let her go

on the laptop, and

she asked,

connecting Amanda’s drive to that laptop is

is spyware in it,” she said,

one that is not connected to the internet and that has

gave you the drive instead of

was what Lilly was doing for

said, finishing her sandwich,

I have been so careless? I was very grateful to

questioning and critical thinking had slowed

me a laptop that wasn’t used

glad Sylvester left Wilson for

we started off on the wrong foot