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 to attend

could admit more than one Luna or replace you, he

meetings, and he had to say

has smiled on us

this far.” Linda said

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

father’s lies when he

she should have rejected Leo and stayed out of the way of your marriage when they brought her to your home; she is an

could let go

have

ruined a perfect marriage and claimed she did it because

Linda said,

“just like the women that took those douchebags from

continued her deception after

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

is almost as if she wants her

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

him the truth, and that is the most painful part

to the truth and continued to allow Ramsey to

died in

weren’t so nice? Do you know how we would have ended up? They

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

got caught,” Avery said, and I knew both

sighed and sat on the chair, a bit weak

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

were best friends, and he betrayed

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

that does

because this wasn’t the

agree with both

it was weird that she did not give Leo the drive

was she playing at?” I asked,

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

answer was, it

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

east, and then they would solve their matter there.” Linda said, and I

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.

and take the babies from

I am just thinking.

for her

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

laptop, and Linda frowned at

she

think connecting Amanda’s drive to

there is spyware in it,” she said,

a blank laptop, one that is not connected to the internet and that has nothing on it to monitor or

am still baffled that she gave you the drive instead of

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

just saying,” she said, finishing her sandwich,

careless? I

that questioning and critical thinking had slowed

me a laptop that

was glad Sylvester left Wilson for

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