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.

the time and left you

could admit more than one Luna or replace you, he would

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

the goddess has smiled on us again, but we

brought us this far.” Linda said and looked

should have gracefully walked away from that party and returned to Cain Island when she realised her fated was already happily

should have exposed her father’s lies when he tried

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

let go

is rich; he would have set

a perfect marriage and claimed she did it because

said, rolling her

Avery continued, “just like the women that took those douchebags

continued her deception after you had

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

she wants her father

lies? Was that really necessary? She did not need to lie to

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

on to the truth and continued

died in that

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

she got caught,” Avery said, and

on the chair, a bit weak in the knees

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

I were best friends, and

first in almost everything, relationship

that does not go

this wasn’t

with both of

weird that she did not give Leo the

playing at?” I asked, and Avery

to be

answer

me we can’t hold the bitch here for long if we

to the east, and then they would solve their matter there.” Linda

might yield something no matter how little; we might get something that we

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

prison and take the

I am just thinking.

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

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

on the laptop,

Sylvester’s?” she

do not think connecting Amanda’s

there is spyware in it,” she said, and it did

is not connected to the internet and that has nothing on it to monitor

am still baffled that she gave you the

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

saying,” she said, finishing her

could I have been so careless? I was very grateful

questioning and critical thinking had slowed me

linked Kappa Wilson to get me a laptop that wasn’t

was glad Sylvester

asset, and even though we started off on the wrong foot