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.

time and left you to attend serious meetings

one

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

of us have come a long way, Tamia, and the goddess has smiled on us again, but we should not forget our enemies and the pain of our

what has brought us this far.” Linda said

gracefully walked away from that party and returned to

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

out of the way of your marriage when they brought her to your

you, she could let go without

would have set her up

perfect marriage and claimed she

said,

“just like the

deception after

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

is almost as if she wants

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

fucked up reason she may have, she didn’t tell him the truth, and that is

and

died in that

know how we would have ended up?

as tribute? Why did you have to do it? I bet

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

bit weak in the knees because they had opened

say I forgive Amanda and Leo, my

and I were best friends, and he betrayed

everything, relationship and friendship-wise, and he

does

this

with

weird that she did not give

she playing at?” I

all fails, she will pretend to be

funny as the answer was, it

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

east, and then they would solve their matter there.” Linda said,

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

I do not care.

She deserves to suffer.

sentence her to prison and take the babies from her when

I am just thinking.

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

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

turned on the laptop, and Linda

Sylvester’s?” she asked,

not think connecting Amanda’s

there is spyware in it,” she

that is not connected to the internet and

that she gave you the drive instead

it is all part of the plan? After all, that was what Lilly was doing for them here before the two-timing, two-faced

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

so careless? I was very

critical thinking

linked Kappa Wilson to get me a laptop

was glad Sylvester left Wilson

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