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.

at home most of the time and left you to attend serious meetings

one Luna or replace you, he

to attend those meetings, and he had to say no because you were the strategist,”

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

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

should have gracefully walked away from that party and returned to Cain Island when she realised her fated was already happily

her father’s lies when

do so, she should have rejected Leo and stayed out of the way of your marriage when

let go without

rich; he would have set her

and claimed she did

said, rolling her

“just like the women that

deception after you

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

she wants

to lie to anyone; All she had to do

may have, she didn’t tell him the truth, and that is the most painful

on to the truth and continued to allow

died in

if our men weren’t so nice? Do you know how we would have ended up? They were going to kill Leo, you

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

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

the chair, a bit weak in

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

best friends, and

my first in almost everything, relationship and

like that does

fought my tears because this wasn’t the time

agree with both of

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

playing at?” I

all fails, she will pretend to be on the winning side,”

funny as the answer was, it

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

east, and then they would solve their matter there.” Linda said, and I nodded, knowing that bit

yield something no matter how little; we might get something that we can pin on the bitch and deal with her,

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

the babies

I am just thinking.

she has been too wicked to you, Tamia, for her to go

says something to implicate her, we will have to

on the laptop, and Linda frowned at

she asked,

connecting Amanda’s

it,” she said, and it did

laptop, one that is not connected to the internet and that has nothing on

that she gave you

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

she said, finishing her

careless? I was very grateful to Linda

critical thinking had slowed me down

get me a laptop that wasn’t used for

glad Sylvester left

off on