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

one Luna

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

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

has brought us this far.” Linda said and looked

that party and returned to Cain Island when

exposed her father’s lies when he tried to

and stayed out of the way of your marriage when they brought

let

rich; he would have set her up wherever she

claimed she did it

Linda said, rolling

continued, “just like

her deception after you had

herself, and she knew what her father was doing, yet she did not

if she wants her father

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

fucked up reason she may have, she didn’t tell him the truth, and that is the

held on to the truth and continued to

died in that

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

the bitch give herself up to be taken as tribute? Why did you have to do it? I bet

caught,” Avery

a bit weak in the knees because

matter how much I say I forgive Amanda and Leo, my

were best friends, and he betrayed me

my first in almost everything, relationship and

like that does not go

because this wasn’t

agree with

weird that she did

was she playing at?” I asked, and

resort, if all fails, she will pretend to be on the winning side,” Linda said, and we

answer was,

is that Theo told me we can’t hold the

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

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

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

sentence her to prison and take the babies from her when

I am just thinking.

wicked to you, Tamia, for her to go scot-free,” Avery said,

someone says something to implicate her, we

the laptop, and Linda frowned

Sylvester’s?” she asked, and

Amanda’s drive to

it,” she said, and

connected to the

that she gave you the drive instead of

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

saying,” she said, finishing her sandwich, and I felt

so careless? I was very grateful to Linda for her

and critical thinking had slowed

to get me a laptop

glad Sylvester left Wilson

Kappa has been an asset, and even though we started off on the