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.

the time and left you to attend serious

could admit more than one

to attend those meetings, and he had to say no

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

what has brought us this far.” Linda said and looked at

away from that party and returned to Cain Island when she realised her

exposed her father’s lies when he tried to

rejected Leo and stayed out of the

could let go without

have set her up wherever she

and claimed she did it

Linda said, rolling her

continued her deception,” Avery continued, “just like the women that took those

her deception

to herself, and she knew what her father was

if she wants her father

to anyone; All she had to do was tell Leo the truth, Tamia, and she

may have, she didn’t tell him

truth and continued to allow Ramsey

died in that

how we would have ended up? They were going to kill Leo,

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

crying now because she got caught,” Avery said,

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

I say I forgive Amanda and

I were best friends, and he betrayed me for a total

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

does not

this wasn’t the time to

with

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

she playing at?” I

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

funny as the answer was, it

is that Theo told me we can’t hold

would have to send her back to the east, and then they would solve their matter there.” Linda said,

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

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

take the babies from her when

I am just thinking.

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

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

the laptop, and Linda frowned at

she asked,

connecting Amanda’s

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

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

that she gave you the drive instead of

all, that was what

am just saying,” she said, finishing her sandwich, and

could I have been so careless? I

that questioning and critical thinking

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

was glad Sylvester left

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