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.

at home most of the time and left you

could admit more than one Luna or replace you,

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

the goddess has smiled on us again, but we

is what has brought us this far.” Linda said

have gracefully walked away from that party and returned to

when he tried to force her into your

so, she should have rejected Leo and stayed out of the way of your marriage when they brought her to your home; she is an

she could let go without his

he would have set

a perfect marriage and claimed she did it because her father

Linda said,

continued, “just like

her deception after

Leo all to herself, and she knew what her father was doing,

almost as if she

She did not need to lie to anyone; All she had to do was tell

have, she didn’t tell him the truth, and that

and continued to allow

in that

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

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

caught,” Avery said, and I knew both she and

on the chair, a bit weak in the knees

much I say I forgive Amanda and Leo, my

I were best friends, and

in almost everything, relationship

like that does not go

fought my tears because this wasn’t the time to

with both of

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

she playing at?” I asked,

to be on the

as the answer

painful part of all this is that Theo told me we can’t hold

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

little; we might get something that we can pin on

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

and take the babies from her when

I am just thinking.

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

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

turned on the laptop, and Linda

Sylvester’s?” she asked, and

not think connecting Amanda’s drive to that

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

one that is not connected to the internet and that

gave you the drive

After all, that was what Lilly was doing for them here before the

am just saying,” she said, finishing her

I was very grateful

critical thinking had

get me a laptop

glad Sylvester left

even though we started off on the wrong foot