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

more than one Luna or replace you,

she was eager to attend those meetings, and he had

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

is what has brought us this far.” Linda

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

when he tried to force her into your

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

you, she could let

is rich; he would have set her up wherever she

she did

said, rolling

continued her deception,” Avery continued, “just like

continued her deception

all to herself, and she knew what her father was

as if she

Was that 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 continued

died in

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

as tribute? Why did you have to do it? I bet she hoped

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

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

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

and I were best friends, and he

almost everything,

does

my tears because this wasn’t the time to break

agree with

discussed it, and we felt it was weird that she did not give Leo the drive

at?” I asked, and

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

answer was, it was

can’t hold the bitch here for long if we

then they would solve their

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

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

to prison and take the

I am just thinking.

wicked to you, Tamia, for her to go scot-free,” Avery

that too, but unless someone says something to implicate her, we will have

the laptop, and Linda frowned at

that Sylvester’s?” she asked, and I

do not think connecting Amanda’s

she said, and it did

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

she gave you the

all, that was what Lilly was doing for them here

just saying,” she said, finishing her sandwich,

so careless? I was very grateful to Linda for her

guess that questioning and critical

Kappa Wilson to get me a laptop that wasn’t used for anything

was glad Sylvester left Wilson for

and even though we started off on the wrong foot because of the