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 left

than one Luna

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

has smiled on us again, but we should not forget our enemies and the pain of

what has brought us this far.” Linda said and looked

that party and returned to Cain Island when

when he tried to force her

dare to do so, she should have rejected Leo and stayed out of the way of your marriage when

let go without

is rich; he would have set her

a perfect marriage and claimed she did it because her father said

said, rolling

deception,” Avery continued, “just like the

deception

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

as if she wants her father to

She did not need to lie to anyone;

she didn’t tell him the truth, and that is the most painful part

to the truth and

died in

nice? Do you know how we would have ended up? They were going

the bitch give herself up to be taken as tribute? Why did you have to do it? I

because she got caught,” Avery said, and I knew

and sat on the chair, a bit weak in the knees

how much I say I forgive Amanda and

friends, and he

almost everything, relationship

does not go

because this wasn’t the time to

with both of

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

was she playing at?” I asked,

be on the winning side,” Linda

as the answer was,

know the painful part of all this is that Theo told me we can’t hold the bitch here for long if we can’t link her

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

yield something no matter how little; we might get something that we can pin on

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

to prison and take the babies from

I am just thinking.

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

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

on the laptop, and

that Sylvester’s?” she asked, and

think connecting Amanda’s drive to that laptop

spyware in it,” she said, and it did not

connected to the

gave you the drive

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

just saying,” she said, finishing her sandwich, and I

so careless? I was very

questioning and critical thinking had slowed

to get me a laptop that wasn’t used for anything

was glad Sylvester

though we started off on the wrong foot because of