The Dark Side Of Fate

To Sam Street ~Liam~ I felt uneasy about how to handle sharing and discussing the text message.

I worried that mentioning Sophia might trouble Josephine, even though I knew she was resilient.

But I also feared that it could set back the progress we had made so far.

Instead of announcing the text to everyone, I decided to talk to Josephine first.

“Hey,” I said, linking her, and she turned to face me, her brow furrowing.

I expected this reaction, as linking in close proximity was reserved for private discussions.

“I want to show you something,” I said, handing her my phone with the text message.

She took the phone, read the message, and then returned it to me.

“The team should know,” she linked back, and I observed her carefully.

“It wouldn’t bother you?” I asked to be sure.

I was still new to this relationship thing and didn’t want to make any mistakes.

“Not at all, Liam.

We had our discussion this morning, and I’m confident that Sophia’s name won’t bother me anymore.

I promise,” she said with a smile and playfully punched my shoulder.

“I’m not that petty or jealous, Li,” she laughed, and I felt relieved.

“Attention, everyone; Li has something important to share,” Josephine declared, and a chuckle escaped me.

All eyes were on me, and I cleared my throat before speaking.

I put on a serious demeanour because the situation warranted it.

If they had Sophia’s mother’s phone, there was a possibility that something significant had occurred, and their circumstances might have altered.

Navigating through this with limited information wouldn’t be a simple task, but we must exercise utmost caution.

“I just received a text message from Sophia’s mother’s line, the same line she used to communicate with me,” I explained, passing my phone around so they could read the message.

“The last time she spoke to me, it was through Charlotte’s phone, as I hadn’t recovered my line back then,” I added.

Marvin was the first to ask a question.

“So why is she asking us not to search for her?” he inquired.

“That’s precisely my point.

If it were truly Sophia, she would have called instead of sending a text message.

the message

more helpful details,” I explained,

she just wants you to stay out of the matter to protect you? Sending a vague message would be the best way to ensure you have nothing to work with,” he suggested, and I nodded, understanding

but she would have called me

messages; she’s more of a phone person,” I explained before

surrounded by the enemy and needs to secretly communicate with

might leave her no choice but to send a text message, Li,” he

to share my theory if I didn’t believe the message was from

establish communication with me while pretending to

any word from

were genuinely from her, it would have been sent

would have also contained more details about her well-being before asking me to

want to put my mind

last time we spoke was back

of this message seems off, as

likely have

risk sending a message to a line that might still be switched

entirely clear, but I had

you’re right; this message doesn’t provide much information,” Charlotte acknowledged, stating

on the other hand, had a different

receiving this message, a line of communication has been opened between

to interact with ‘Sophia’ and see where it leads us,” she suggested, using air

posing as Sophia must have a

if it’s truly her or not, you should engage in conversation and share

wait for her

she might cleverly mislead

we’re searching for her, and her captors might have informed her

mislead them in her answers to help us uncover what’s really going

looking at her,

have to worry about my feelings when it comes to

just your friend, nothing more,” she assured

too,” she added, but I could sense that

managed to

unease, but it was our inside joke, and the others remained oblivious to

she’s still alive and safe,” Marvin expressed, echoing

won’t dispose of her

dare harm her, and if they have some

until they accomplish whatever they have planned,” Oliver pointed

but the idea that Sophia couldn’t reach

deeply concerned about her safety and prayed that we could resolve

and the Beta off, and we remained on high

because it was clear

a smart move

directly conducting the questioning and making it a casual conversation, it wouldn’t be considered an official

way, they couldn’t accuse us of