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.

at home most of the time

than one Luna or replace you,

those meetings, and he had to say no

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

this far.” Linda said and looked at

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

when he tried to force her into

do so, she should have rejected Leo and stayed out of the

she could let

is rich; he would have set her up wherever

and claimed she did it because her father

Linda said, rolling her

continued, “just like the women that took those douchebags from

deception after you had

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

is almost as if she wants her father to

really necessary? She did not need to lie to anyone; All she had to do was

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

truth and continued to

in that

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

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

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

sat on the chair, a bit weak in the knees because they

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

I were best friends, and

in almost everything,

like that does not

fought my tears because this

with

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

was she playing at?”

pretend to be on the winning side,” Linda said, and

the answer was, it was

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

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

no matter how little; we might get something that

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

take the babies from her when she

I am just thinking.

for her

like that too, but unless someone says something to implicate her, we will have to let her go soon,” I said,

turned on the laptop, and

Sylvester’s?” she asked,

think connecting Amanda’s drive to that laptop

there is spyware in it,” she said, and it did not cross my

that is not connected to the internet and that has nothing

still baffled that she gave

plan? After all, that was what Lilly was doing for them here before the two-timing, two-faced

saying,” she said, finishing her sandwich, and I felt

so careless? I

critical

to get me a laptop that wasn’t

was glad Sylvester left

off on the wrong foot because of the slap,