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

could admit more than one Luna or

all knew how she was eager to attend those meetings, and he had to

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

this far.” Linda said and looked

returned to Cain Island when she realised

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

Leo and stayed out of the way of your marriage when they brought

could let go without

rich; he would have set her

a perfect marriage and claimed she did it because her father

Linda said, rolling

continued, “just like the women that took those douchebags from

her deception after you

had Leo all to herself, and she knew what her father

if she

fed 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,

she didn’t tell him the truth,

and continued to allow Ramsey to

died in that

weren’t so nice? Do you know how we would have ended up? They were going to kill Leo, you

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 and

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

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

how much I say I forgive Amanda and

were best friends, and he betrayed

almost everything,

like that does not go

tears because this wasn’t the time

agree with both of

it was weird that

playing at?” I asked, and Avery

pretend to be on

funny as the answer was, it was

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

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

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

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

the

I am just thinking.

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

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

the laptop,

that Sylvester’s?” she asked, and

connecting Amanda’s

it,” she said, and it did not cross

blank laptop, one that is not connected to the internet

she gave you

plan? After all, that was what Lilly was

saying,” she said, finishing

could I have been so careless? I was very grateful

that questioning and critical thinking had

get me a laptop that wasn’t used for

was glad Sylvester left

and even though we started off on the wrong foot because of the slap,