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.

time and left you to attend

Leo could admit more than one Luna or replace you,

meetings, and he had to say no because

smiled on us again, but we should not forget

this far.” Linda said and looked at

away from that party and returned to Cain Island when she

when

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

she could let go without

he would have

ruined a perfect marriage and claimed she did it because

Linda said, rolling

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

deception after you

and she knew what her father was doing,

as if she wants her father to

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

him the truth, and

on to the truth and continued to allow

in

Do you know how we would have ended up?

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

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

bit weak in the knees because they had opened fresh

say I forgive Amanda and Leo, my

I were best friends, and he betrayed

was my first in almost everything,

like that does not

fought my tears because this wasn’t the time to break

agree with both of

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

she playing at?”

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

funny as the answer was,

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

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

something no matter how little; we might get something that

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

sentence her to prison and take the babies

I am just thinking.

for her to go scot-free,” Avery said,

to implicate her, we will have to let her

on the laptop,

that Sylvester’s?” she asked, and

think connecting Amanda’s drive

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

laptop, one that is not connected to the internet and

am still baffled that she gave you the drive

After all, that was what Lilly was doing for them here before

saying,” she said, finishing

careless? I was very grateful to

guess that questioning and critical thinking had slowed

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

was glad Sylvester left

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