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

Leo could admit more than one Luna or replace you, he would

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

three of us have come a long way, Tamia, and the goddess has smiled on us again, but we should

has brought us this

should have gracefully walked away from that party and returned to

her father’s lies when

so, she should 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

have set her up wherever

claimed she

said, rolling her

Avery continued, “just like the women

deception after

had Leo all to herself, and she knew what her father was doing, yet she did

she wants her

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

whatever fucked up reason she may have, she didn’t tell him the truth, and

on to the truth and continued

in

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

you have to do it? I bet she hoped you would shift, fight and get killed in the

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

the chair, a bit weak in

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

were best friends, and he betrayed me for a total

almost everything,

like that does not go

my tears because this wasn’t the time to

agree with

felt it was weird that she

was she playing at?” I

fails, she will pretend to be on

answer

told me we can’t hold the bitch here for

have to send her back to the east, and then they would

might yield something no matter how little; we might get something that we

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

and take the babies from

I am just thinking.

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

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

on the laptop, and

Sylvester’s?” she asked, and I

Amanda’s drive to that laptop is

she said, and it did not cross

connected to the internet and that has nothing on

still baffled that she gave you

what Lilly was doing for them here before the two-timing, two-faced bitch

said, finishing her

I was very grateful to

guess that questioning and critical thinking had slowed

a laptop that wasn’t used

glad Sylvester

even though we started off on the