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.

vagueness of the message

Sophia, it would have contained more helpful details,” I explained, and Noah voiced a

the possibility that she just wants you to stay out of the matter to protect you? Sending a vague message would be the best way to ensure

but she would have called me if it

more of a phone

by the enemy and needs to

situation might leave her no choice but to send a text

my theory if I didn’t believe the message was from Sophia,

think someone is trying to establish communication with me while

too long without any word from

it were genuinely from her, it would have

would have also contained more details about her

my mind at ease,” I

time we spoke was back when

off,

likely have sent the message to

might still be switched off,” I concluded, and Charlotte

not have been entirely clear, but I had

point, Li, but you’re right; this message doesn’t provide much

other hand, had

by receiving this message, a line of communication

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

Sophia must

truly her or not, you should engage in conversation and share specific details that

we can wait for her

if she’s being held captive, she might cleverly mislead

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

them in her answers to help us

nodded, looking at her, and she

really don’t have to worry about my

just your friend, nothing more,” she assured

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

to keep my

was our inside joke, and the others

and safe,” Marvin expressed, echoing my

won’t dispose of her

dare harm her, and if they have some

accomplish whatever they have planned,” Oliver pointed out, and

the idea that Sophia couldn’t reach out

about her safety and prayed that we could resolve this situation as quickly as

back after seeing the Gamma and the Beta off, and we

because it was

smart

making it a casual conversation, it wouldn’t be

couldn’t accuse us of treating them as