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 suggests

have contained more helpful details,” I explained, and

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 his

would have called me if it

she’s more of a phone person,”

the enemy and needs

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

didn’t believe the message was from Sophia, giving

is trying to establish communication with

long without any word from her,

it would have been sent to

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

put my

last time we spoke was back when we were in

off, as if

she would likely have sent the message to Charlotte’s phone to ensure

message to a line that might still be switched off,”

have been entirely clear, but I had a gut feeling that

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

on the other hand, had

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

with ‘Sophia’ and see where it leads us,” she

Sophia must have

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

can wait for

she might cleverly mislead her

knows we’re searching for her, and

them in her answers to help us

nodded, looking at her, and she smiled in

about my feelings when it comes to

your friend, nothing more,” she assured

male friends too,” she added, but I could sense that Alex wasn’t entirely comfortable

to

noticed my momentary unease, but it was our inside joke, and

safe,” Marvin expressed, echoing my biggest

dispose of her

is working for them, they won’t dare harm her, and if they have some ulterior motive

accomplish whatever they have planned,” Oliver pointed out,

comfort, but the idea that Sophia couldn’t reach out to me when she wanted,

about her safety and prayed that we could resolve

the Gamma and the Beta off,

because it was clear that Justin had cleverly left us alone with the officers to

was a smart move on

it a casual conversation, it wouldn’t be

way, they couldn’t accuse us of treating