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.

you at home most of the time and

Leo could admit more than one Luna or replace

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

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

us this far.”

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

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

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

you, she could let go without

have set her up wherever

a perfect marriage and claimed she did it because her

said, rolling her

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

continued her deception after you had

what her father was doing,

is almost as if she wants her

need to lie to anyone; All she had to do was tell Leo the

reason she may have, she didn’t tell him

on to the truth and continued to allow Ramsey

in

so nice? Do you know how we would have ended

as tribute? Why did you have to do it? I

caught,” Avery

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

forgive Amanda and Leo, my heart couldn’t let

and he

in almost everything, relationship and friendship-wise, and he

like that does not go

my tears because this wasn’t

agree with both

I discussed it, and we felt it was weird that she did not give Leo the drive after

at?” I

be on the winning side,” Linda said, and

funny as the answer was,

can’t hold the bitch here

would solve their matter there.”

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.

prison and take the babies

I am just thinking.

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

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

the laptop, and

that Sylvester’s?” she asked,

do not think connecting Amanda’s drive to that

she said, and it did not

to the internet and that has nothing on it to monitor or

baffled that she gave you the

that was what

finishing her sandwich, and

have been so careless? I

critical thinking had slowed

get me a laptop that

Sylvester left Wilson

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