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 to attend

admit more than one

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

come a long way, Tamia, and the goddess has smiled on us again, but we should not

brought us this far.”

to Cain Island when she realised

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

not dare to do so, she should have rejected Leo and stayed out of the way of your marriage

you, she could let

have set her

and claimed she did

said, rolling her

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

continued her deception after you

herself, and she knew what her father was doing,

almost as if she

necessary? She did not need to lie to anyone; All

didn’t tell him the truth, and that is the most painful part

the truth and continued to allow

in that

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

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

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

weak

I forgive Amanda and Leo,

and I were best friends, and he betrayed me for

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

does not go

because this wasn’t the time to break

agree with both of

was weird that she did not give Leo the drive after he

playing at?” I asked, and Avery

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

the answer was, it

that Theo told me we can’t hold the bitch here for long if we can’t link

her back to the east, and then they would solve their matter

arrests might 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.

and take the babies from her when

I am just thinking.

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

would like that too, but unless someone says something to implicate her, we will have

laptop, and Linda frowned at

Sylvester’s?” she

do not think connecting Amanda’s drive to that laptop

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

gave you the drive instead of

After all, that was what

said, finishing her sandwich,

I was very grateful to Linda for

questioning and critical thinking

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

Sylvester left Wilson

on the wrong foot because of the