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 and left

one Luna or

meetings, and he had to say no

on us again, but we should not forget our

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

walked away from that party and returned to Cain Island when

exposed her father’s lies when he tried to

not dare to do so, she should have rejected Leo and stayed out of the way of your

she could let go without his

have

ruined a perfect marriage and claimed she did it because

said,

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

deception after you had

knew what her father was

is almost as if she

him lies? Was that really necessary? She did not need to lie to anyone; All

didn’t tell him

truth and continued

in that

weren’t so nice? Do you know how we would have ended up?

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

now because she got caught,” Avery said, and I knew both she and Linda were

the chair, a bit weak in the knees

I forgive Amanda

best friends, and he betrayed

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

like that does not go

my tears because this wasn’t the time to

with both

we felt it was weird that she did not give

at?”

be on the winning side,” Linda said, and

as the answer was,

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

the east, and then they would solve their matter there.” Linda said, and I nodded, knowing that bit

matter how little; we might get something that we can pin on the bitch and deal

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

sentence her to prison and take the babies from her

I am just thinking.

her to go scot-free,” Avery

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

laptop, and Linda frowned

that Sylvester’s?” she

not think connecting Amanda’s drive to that laptop is

it,” she said, and it

blank laptop, one that is not connected to the internet and that has nothing on it to

still baffled that she gave you the

the plan? After all, that was what Lilly was doing for them here before the two-timing, two-faced bitch got

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

I have been so careless? I was very grateful to Linda for

guess that questioning and critical thinking had slowed me

to get me a laptop

Sylvester

has been an asset, and even though we started off on the wrong foot because of