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 left

Leo could admit more than one Luna or replace you,

she was eager to attend those meetings, and he had to say no because you

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

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

that party and returned to Cain Island when she realised her

exposed her father’s lies when he tried to force her into

dare to do so, she should have rejected Leo and stayed out of

could let go without

rich; he would have set her up

ruined a perfect marriage and claimed she did it

said, rolling

Avery continued, “just like the women that took those douchebags from

continued her deception after you

what her father

almost as if she

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

reason she may have, she didn’t tell him

to the truth and continued

in

so nice? Do you know how we would have ended up? They were going to kill Leo,

taken as tribute? Why did you have to do it? I bet she hoped you would shift, fight and get

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

weak in

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

were best friends, and he

in almost everything, relationship

does not

because this wasn’t the time to break

with

I discussed it, and we felt it was weird that she did not give

playing at?” I asked,

fails, she will pretend to be

the answer was,

me we can’t hold the bitch here for long if we can’t link her directly

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

matter how little; we might get something that we

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

to prison and take the babies from

I am just thinking.

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

to implicate her, we will have to let her go

turned on the laptop, and Linda

that Sylvester’s?” she asked,

Amanda’s drive to that laptop is

spyware in it,” she said,

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

that she gave you

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

finishing her sandwich, and I felt

could I have been so careless? I was very grateful to Linda

guess that questioning and critical thinking

a laptop that wasn’t used for anything

was glad Sylvester left Wilson

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