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

Leo could admit more than one

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

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

has brought us this far.” Linda said and looked

from that party and returned to Cain

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

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

let go

would have set her up

perfect marriage and claimed she did it

Linda said, rolling

deception,” Avery continued, “just like the women

continued her deception after you

had Leo all to herself, and she knew what her father was doing, yet she did not tell

almost as if she wants

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

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

to the truth and continued to allow Ramsey to

in

know how we would have ended up? They were going to

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

she got caught,” Avery said, and I knew

weak in the knees

Amanda and Leo, my

and he

everything, relationship and friendship-wise, and he

that does

tears because this wasn’t the

with both

it was weird that she did

she playing at?”

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

funny as the answer

this is that Theo told me we can’t hold the bitch here for long

would

might get something that

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

her to prison and take the babies from her when she

I am just thinking.

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

we will have to let her go soon,” I

turned on the laptop, and Linda frowned at

that Sylvester’s?” she asked,

Amanda’s drive

spyware in it,” she said, and it did

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

still baffled that she gave you the

was what Lilly was doing for them here before the

just saying,” she said, finishing her sandwich,

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

and critical thinking had slowed me down

Kappa Wilson to get me a laptop

glad Sylvester left

started off on the wrong foot because of the slap, he