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.

most of the time and left you to attend serious meetings

admit more than one Luna

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

three of us have come a long way, Tamia, and the goddess has smiled on us again, but we should not forget our enemies and

this far.” Linda

party and returned to Cain Island when she

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

did not dare to do so, she should have rejected Leo and stayed out of the way of your marriage when they brought her to your

could let go without his

he would have set her up wherever

ruined a perfect marriage and claimed she did it because

said, rolling

her deception,” Avery continued, “just like the women

continued her deception

Leo all to herself, and she knew what her

as if she

to

him

to the truth and continued to

died in

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

up to be taken as tribute? Why did you have to do it? I bet she hoped you would shift, fight and get

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

a bit weak

matter how much I say I forgive Amanda and Leo,

I were best friends, and he betrayed me

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

like that does not

tears because this wasn’t the

with both

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

she playing at?” I asked, and Avery

to be on

as the answer

is that Theo told me we can’t hold the bitch

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

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

her to prison and take the babies

I am just thinking.

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

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

on the laptop,

Sylvester’s?” she asked,

not think connecting Amanda’s drive to that

if there is spyware in it,” she

not connected to the internet and that has nothing

gave you the drive instead of

was what Lilly was doing for them here before the two-timing, two-faced bitch

said, finishing

I was very grateful to

questioning and critical thinking had slowed

a laptop that

Sylvester left Wilson for

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