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.

abandoned you at home most of the time and left you

than one Luna

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

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

this

to Cain Island when she realised

exposed her father’s lies when he tried to force her

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

could let go without

would have set

claimed she did it because her father said

said,

deception,” Avery continued, “just like the women that

continued her deception after you had

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

is almost as if she

she fed him lies? Was that really necessary? She did not need to lie to anyone; All she had to do was tell Leo

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

the truth and continued

died in

we

bitch give herself up to be taken as tribute? Why did you have to do it? I bet she hoped

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

the chair, a bit weak in the knees because they had opened fresh

I say I forgive Amanda and Leo,

and he betrayed me for a total

my first in almost everything,

does

tears because this wasn’t the

agree with both

weird that she did not give Leo the

was she playing at?”

all fails, she will pretend to be on the

answer was, it was

can’t hold the bitch here

her back to the east, and then they would

little; we might get something that we can pin on the

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

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

I am just thinking.

been too wicked to you, Tamia, for her to

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

on the laptop, and Linda frowned

that Sylvester’s?” she

do not think connecting Amanda’s drive to

spyware in it,” she said, and

that is not connected to the internet and that

she gave you the

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

just saying,” she said, finishing her sandwich,

careless? I was very grateful

guess that questioning and critical thinking had slowed

Wilson to get me a laptop that wasn’t

was glad Sylvester left

started off on the wrong foot because of the slap, he has been respectful