Chapter 124


    Chapter 124 – ~Tamia~


    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 sh 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’sptop, 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 juste looking for me.


    “On my way to Avery’s room,” I replied.


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    “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 toplete before Sylvester returns,” I


    confessed, and she was silent a bit before responding.


    “Very well then, I will see youter,” She said, giving up, and I was d 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 theptop, and I giggled.


    “No, Linda. We are going through the sh 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. They


    abandoned you at home most of the time and left you to attend serious meetings only. If Leo could


    admit more than one Luna or rece you, he would have. We all knew how she was eager to attend


    those meetings, and he had to say no because you were the strategist,” she said and stood up.


    “The three of us havee a long way, Tamia, and the goddess has smiled on us again, but we should


    not forget our enemies and the pain of our past. It is what has brought us this far.” Linda said and


    looked at me.


    “Amanda should have gracefully walked away from that party and returned to Cain Ind when she


    realised her fated was already happily married. She should have exposed her father’s lies when he


    tried to force her into your home. And if she did not dare to do so, she should have rejected Leo and


    stayed out of the way of your marriage when they brought her to your home; she is an Alpha breed,


    Tamia. Unlike you, she could let go without his consent. Leo is rich; he would have set her up wherever


    she wanted. She ruined a perfect marriage and imed she did it because her father said so. Please,”


    Linda said, rolling her eyes.


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


    us. Amanda continued her deception after you had left. She had Leo all to herself, and she knew what


    her father was doing, yet she did not tell Leo. It is almost as if she wants her father to seed.


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


    do was tell Leo the truth, Tamia, and she didn’t. For whatever fucked up reason she may have, she


    didn’t tell him the truth, and that is the most painful part of all this. She held on to the truth and


    continued to allow Ramsey to seed. People died in that attack. What if our men weren’t so nice? Do


    you know how we would have ended up? They were going to kill Leo, you say. Why didn’t the bitch


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


    and get killed in the process. She is only crying now because she got caught,” Avery said, and I knew


    both she and Linda were right.


    I sighed and sat on the chair, a bit weak in the knees because they had opened fresh wounds. No


    matter how much I say I forgive Amanda and Leo, my heart couldn’t let the pain go. Leo and I were


    best friends, and he betrayed me for a total stranger. He was my first in almost everything, rtionship


    and friendship-wise, and he betrayed me. Pain like that does not go away. I fought my tears because


    this wasn’t the time to break down.


    “I agree with both of you. Sylvester and I discussed it, and we felt it was weird that she did not give Leo


    the drive after he confronted her. What was she ying at?” I asked, and Averyughed.


    “Last resort, if all fails, she will pretend to be on the winning side,” Linda said, and weughed. As


    funny as the answer was, it was true.


    “You know 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 her directly to anything. Leo would have to send her back to the east, and then they would solve


    their matter there.” Linda said, and I nodded, knowing that bit too.


    “The arrests might yield something no matter how little; we might get something that we can pin on the


    bitch and deal with her, pregnant or not. I do not care. She deserves to suffer. Maybe sentence her to


    prison and take the babies from her when she gives birth. I am just thinking. But she has been too


    wicked to you, Tamia, for her to go scot-free,” Avery said, and I appreciated their support.


    “I would like that too, but unless someone says something to implicate her, we will have to let her go


    soon,” I said, and we were all silent.


    I turned on theptop, and Linda frowned at me.


    “Is that Sylvester’s?” she asked, and I nodded.


    “I do not think connecting Amanda’s drive to thatptop is wise. What if there is spyware in it,” she said,


    and it did not cross my mind.


    “You need a nkptop, one that is not connected to the inte and that has nothing on it to monitor


    or copy. I am still baffled that she gave you the drive instead of Leo. What if it is all part of the n?


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


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


    How could I have been so careless?


    I was very grateful to Linda for her wisdom. I guess that questioning and critical thinking had slowed me


    down mentally.


    I linked Kappa Wilson to get me aptop that wasn’t used for anything serious. I was d Sylvester left


    Wilson for me. The Kappa has been an asset, and even though we started off on the wrong foot


    because of the p, he has been respectful and efficient. I wouldn’t change him for anything.


    “Yes, Luna. I will bring one to you now.” He said, and I rxed.


    Food was brought, and we ate while we waited for Kappa Wilson to get theptop I requested.


    “Our wedding is fast approaching, and we have not decided what to wear,” Avery said, sounding


    worried.


    “I hate this uprising group. They are a pain. We should be receiving beauty treatments and having the


    wedding nned, but as things are looking, it would be rushed, thanks to those bastards,” Linda said,


    and I felt the same way.


    Although Sylvester and I did not need the blue moon ceremony to im each other and be connected,


    we still wanted to experience it and be a part of it. It was a fantastic feeling. Our wolves and us would


    have ceremonies, and people would witness our deration of love and union as we im each other


    under the particr moon. But these bastards were upying our nning time. I didn’t want it


    rushed, so I thought of an idea.


    “How about I have Katya, Stephanie, and Nicole n it? Katya will be getting married on that day,


    Nicole is looking for something to do, and Stephanie has been boredtely. We can ask them to do it,


    and we would just worry about our dresses.” I said, and Linda smiled.


    “That is very smart. I hope your sister-inw won’t mind and Stephanie would willingly oblige because


    we both know how the woman is. Shees off as unstable sometimes,” Linda said, and I knew


    Stephanie gave that vibe, but I knew she wasn’t unstable. Yet, I could not defend it because I knew


    Stephanie’s secrets, and Sylvester and I vowed not to tell anyone of the demons that haunted the


    woman. As things were, it was clear that it would soon be out in the open, but I was hopeful we would


    nail the bastards before all that happened.


    “I understand, but I am sure she would love to do it,” I said, and Linda nodded.


    Wilson soon brought theptop, and I connected the drive to it.


    On it was a folderbelled Files. Inside that folder were other folders marked Desktop, downloads, and


    documents.


    We went through them, and they all had just one file. Each had a document file of lists of names. The


    one in the downloads was from an email, while the others were screenshots of a folder. The information


    wasn’t coherent initially, but it soon made sense. By the time we finished going through the drive, we


    had found over eighty names of the members of the uprising.


    We didn’t even have that number of names. The people we arrested were about thirty-forty altogether,


    eighty names of which we already knew twenty-seven on the list was a huge break.


    Amanda really had in for her father. The sad part was their aliases weren’t there, so we did not know


    who the king was and if he was among them. I would have to have Leo question her about the king


    before he decides what he would do to her. So far, Amanda has cooperated and has no direct link to


    anything. We had nothing to hold her with, we would be viting her rights by holding her in the North.


    Unless Leo decides to take her to the east and deal with his problems there, there was no reason to


    hold her.