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.

home most of the time and left you

could admit more than one

those meetings, and he had to say no because you were the strategist,” she said and stood

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

us this far.” Linda said and looked at

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

should have exposed her father’s lies when he tried to

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

could let go without

have set her up

ruined a perfect marriage and claimed she did

said, rolling her

“just like the women

her deception after you

and she knew what

as if she

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

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

held on to the truth and continued to allow Ramsey to

died in that

so nice? Do you know how we would have

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

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

sighed and sat on the chair, a bit weak in the knees because they had opened

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

and he

my first in almost everything, relationship and friendship-wise, and he betrayed

like that does

my tears because this wasn’t the

agree with both of

we felt it was weird that she

she playing at?” I asked, and

fails, she will pretend to be

the answer was, it was

Theo told me we can’t hold the bitch

would have to send her back to the east, and then they would

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

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

to prison and take the babies from her when she gives

I am just thinking.

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

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

turned on the laptop, and

Sylvester’s?” she asked, and

connecting Amanda’s drive to

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

a blank laptop, one that is not connected to the internet

baffled that she gave you the drive instead of

the plan? After all, that was what Lilly was doing for them here before the two-timing, two-faced

she said, finishing her sandwich,

been so careless? I was very

that questioning and critical thinking had slowed

Kappa Wilson to get me a laptop

glad Sylvester left Wilson for

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