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 to attend serious

could admit more than one Luna or replace you, he

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

and the goddess has smiled on us again, but we

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

party and returned to Cain Island when

exposed her father’s lies when he tried to force

she should have rejected Leo and stayed out of the way of your marriage when they brought her to

she could let go without his

he would have set her up wherever she

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

said, rolling

her deception,” Avery continued, “just like the women that took those douchebags from

her deception after

knew what her father was doing, yet

almost as if she wants her father to

necessary? She did not need to lie to anyone; All she had to do was tell Leo the truth,

she didn’t tell him the truth, and

to the truth and

died in

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

didn’t the bitch give herself up to be taken as tribute? Why did you have to do it? I bet she hoped you would shift, fight

is only crying now because she got caught,” Avery said, and I knew both she and Linda

chair, a bit weak in the knees because

how much I say I forgive Amanda

and I were best friends, and he betrayed me for

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

like that does not go

because this wasn’t the

with

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

at?”

all fails, she will pretend to be on

the answer was, it

can’t

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

matter how little; we might get something that we can pin on

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

her to prison and take the babies from

I am just thinking.

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

implicate her, we will have to let her go soon,” I said, and we

on the laptop,

she

not think connecting Amanda’s drive to that laptop is

it,” she said, and it did not

is not connected to the internet and that has

that she gave you the drive

all part of the plan? After all, that was what Lilly

she said, finishing

so careless? I was very grateful to

that questioning and critical thinking had

to get me a laptop that wasn’t

glad Sylvester

off on the wrong foot because of the slap, he has been respectful and