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.

of the time and left you

admit more than one

those meetings, and he had to say

us have come a long way, Tamia, and the goddess has smiled on us

brought us this far.” Linda said

walked away from that party and returned to

her father’s lies when he tried to force her into your

if she did not dare to do so, she should have rejected Leo and stayed out of the way of your

she could let go without

have set her up wherever

she did it because her father said

said,

“just like the women that took

continued her deception after

to herself, and she knew what her father was doing, yet she

is almost as if she wants her father

to lie to anyone; All she had to do was tell Leo the truth, Tamia, and

reason she may have, she didn’t tell him the truth, and that is the most painful part

to the truth and continued to allow Ramsey to

in that

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

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

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

on the chair, a bit weak in the knees

how much I say I forgive Amanda

best friends, and he betrayed me for

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

does not

this wasn’t the

with

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

playing at?” I asked, and Avery

will pretend to be on

the answer was,

Theo told me we can’t hold the bitch here for long if

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

something no matter how little; we might get something that we can pin on the bitch and deal with her, pregnant

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

sentence her to prison and take the

I am just thinking.

you, Tamia, for her to go scot-free,” Avery said, and I

we will have to let her go soon,” I

on the laptop, and Linda

she

not think connecting Amanda’s drive

spyware in it,” she said, and it did not

connected to the internet and

she gave you the

it is all part of the plan? After all, that was what Lilly was doing for them here

finishing her sandwich, and

careless? I was very grateful to

questioning and critical thinking had slowed me down

Kappa Wilson to get me a laptop that wasn’t

was glad Sylvester left Wilson for

has been an asset, and even though we started off on the wrong foot