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

one Luna or

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

have come a long way, Tamia, and the goddess has smiled on us again,

has brought us this

gracefully walked away from that party and returned to Cain

when he tried to

and stayed out of the way of your marriage when they brought her to your home; she is an Alpha

you, she could let

is rich; he would have set

perfect marriage and claimed she did it because her father said

Linda said, rolling

“just like the women that took those

deception

Leo all to herself, and she knew what

she wants

to lie to anyone; All she had to do was tell Leo the truth, Tamia, and she

him the truth, and that is the most painful part of all

to the truth and continued to allow Ramsey to

in that

you know how we would have ended

didn’t the bitch give herself up to be taken as tribute? Why did you have to do it? I bet she hoped you would shift,

is only crying now because she got caught,” Avery said,

and sat on the chair, a bit weak in the

Amanda

and he

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

that does not

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

with both

discussed it, and we felt it was weird that she

playing at?” I

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

answer was, it

me we can’t hold the bitch here for long

and then they would

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

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

the babies from her when she gives

I am just thinking.

she has been too wicked to you, Tamia, for her to go scot-free,” Avery

would like that too, but unless someone says something to implicate her, we will have to let her go soon,” I said, and we were all

turned on the laptop, and Linda frowned

she asked, and

Amanda’s drive to

it,” she said, and it did not cross

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

baffled that she gave you the drive

it is all part of the plan? After all, that was what Lilly was

saying,” she said, finishing

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

guess that questioning and critical thinking had slowed me down

get me a

Sylvester

we started off on the wrong foot because of the