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.

you at home most of the time and left you to attend serious

could admit more than one Luna or

those meetings, and he had to say no because

us have come a long way, Tamia, and the goddess has smiled on us again, but we should not forget our

this far.”

have gracefully walked away from that party and returned to Cain Island when she realised her fated was already

exposed her father’s lies when

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

could let go

he would have

perfect marriage and claimed she did

Linda said,

continued, “just like the women

deception after

all to herself, and she knew what her father was doing, yet she did not

if she wants

She did not need to lie to anyone;

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

and continued to allow Ramsey

died in

we would have ended up? They

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

Avery said, and I knew both she and

the chair, a bit weak in the knees because

Amanda and Leo,

and I were best friends, and he betrayed me for

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

does not go

fought my tears because this

with

it was weird that she did not give Leo the drive after

she playing at?” I asked, and Avery

if all fails, she will pretend to be on the winning side,” Linda said, and we

the answer

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

the east, and then they would solve their matter there.” Linda said, and I nodded, knowing that

something no matter how little; we might get something that we can pin on the

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

her to prison and take the babies from her when she gives

I am just thinking.

she has been too wicked to you, Tamia, for her to go

to implicate her, we

laptop,

Sylvester’s?” she asked,

connecting Amanda’s drive to that laptop

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

is not connected to the internet and that has nothing on it to monitor

that she gave you the drive instead

if it is all part of the plan? After all, that was what Lilly

just saying,” she said, finishing her sandwich,

have been so careless? I was very grateful to Linda

questioning and critical thinking

linked Kappa Wilson to get me a

was glad Sylvester left Wilson

has been an asset, and even though we started off on the wrong foot because of the slap, he has been respectful and