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.

abandoned you at home most of the time

Leo could admit more than one Luna

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

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

this far.” Linda said and looked at

should have gracefully walked away from that party and returned to Cain Island

have exposed her father’s lies when he tried to force her into

stayed out of the way of your marriage when they brought her to your home; she is an

she could let go

would have set her

marriage and claimed she did

said, rolling her

her deception,” Avery continued, “just like the women that

her deception after

knew what her father was doing, yet she

she wants her father to

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

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

on to the truth and

died in that

we would have

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

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

sighed and sat on the chair, a bit weak in the knees because they had

much I say I forgive Amanda and Leo, my heart

were best friends, and he betrayed me

my first in almost everything,

like that does

because this wasn’t the time to

with

it, and we felt it was weird that she did not

playing at?” I asked, and Avery

all fails, she will pretend to be on the

as the answer was, it

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

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

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

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

and take the babies

I am just thinking.

her

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

turned on the laptop, and Linda frowned at

that Sylvester’s?” she asked, and I

think connecting Amanda’s drive to that

spyware in it,” she said, and it did

laptop, one that is not connected to the internet and that has

baffled that she gave you the drive instead

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

said, finishing her

so careless? I was very grateful to Linda for her

critical thinking

me a laptop that

Sylvester left Wilson for

even though we started off on the