The Dark Side Of Fate

Into Action

~Leo~

I wasn't the only person shocked by Joan's words.

The rest of the people in the hall were surprised too.

Had we not caught her, she would have remained silent.She was despicable.

"How do you know this? Do you attend their meetings? Where does it take place? How do you communicate?" I asked her, hoping to get information that would help me rescue Casper and all the people kidnapped in the East.

As things were, the East was vulnerable, and time was going.

Any information would help.

Joan shook her head and looked at me. Her eyes were swollen.

The silver cuffs on her wrist had stopped her from healing.

"So, how did you get the information?" I asked her, and her lips were quivering.

She did not want to say it; the only reason she didn't want to say it was that it could get her into more trouble.

"If you do not give us the source of the information, it won't be seen as credible," I said, and she began to weep.

She looked at Leah and then at the lords.

There was shame in her demeanour, and I braced myself for more shocking revelations.

"This financial issue has been a strain on my family. It was why Leah's father went missing. I believe he ran away so he wouldn't have to pay the debts. I have been trying to find other ways to keep up with our lifestyle," She said, and I did not have time for this.

"The source, Joan," I ordered her, tired of her roundabout approach. She was prevaricating on the matter, and time was of the essence.

"There is a member of the cult named Igor Stepanov. He is Yuri's cousin. He is also in the inner caucus. Many people do not know because he appears to be neutral most of the time, but he is a strong believer in Yuri's values, and Yuri trusts him a lot. He gives me a lot of money to go on a trip with him,"

She confessed, which was a subtle way of revealing her affairs.

"He pays you for a good time?" Devin asked, simplifying her words, and she shook her head.

She was ashamed.

"Not really, we are dating, but we aren't exclusive, and he helps me financially. He was the one I planned to join on Cain's island this evening. The reason I told His Majesty I was travelling. Well, he came to Lucland last yesterday. It was a sudden visit, and I had to go and see him. I am coming from his hotel. I heard him discussing the Brighton attack on the phone this morning when he thought I was sleeping," Joan said, and I was ecstatic about the news.

"Hotel name now!" I asked.

I wanted to pick this bastard up if he was still there.

We needed to question him. I suspect he had a hand in the attack last night. I was glad the broadcast was stopped before this, or he would have discovered he was caught.

"He isn't at the hotel anymore; he is leaving for Cains might have left already. He asked me to join him, but now that he must have seen I have been arrested, he won't be expecting me anymore. He is a cautious man." Joan said.

"Do you know his other addresses?" I asked her, and she shook her head.

have two cousins called Ighor. One of them staying in Hayland," Erik said, and I

He shrugged.

He is my cousin. We see his Luis Ivanov. Neutral and peaceful. He planned not to take sides;

and

to be on any team, so I am surprised

seem to like

met at Yuri's house in Grizlo," She said, and I noted that

you have a picture of Ighor because? We have two Ighors that are our cousins, but only one lives in Hayland. It is either him or the other one. If it is the Ighor in Hayland, we can catch him, but the other one has been missing for years." Erik

of him when we were hugging, so all you will see is his back. I took a selfie of myself hugging him. I do not know if it

me," Erik said, and

her handbag and went to

he got to the picture she wanted to show us. He brought the phone to

Now I know

intense that I knew there was more

now," I told Erik, and he seemed

told him I was coming to the north," he confessed, and I ran my fingers

was unknowingly

else did you tell him?" I asked him, feeling impatient, and he bowed

if the King gave us what we wanted, we could use the army to push Yuri

I had gone to him to help us gather a Stepanov

Ighor was a two-faced bastard? "Increase the security at the airports and seaports,"

to secure Stepanie because she knows where the children are. It sounded crazy, but the dots connected

is now dismissed,"

might undergo a brutal, aggressive attack by these people," I warned the nobles, and they began to move faster than they were

asked me, and I looked up

both standing, and there was fear

had connected the dots

unable to think of

of the building

some of us were making phone

need for urgency, and we all knew

Andrew was utterly speechless.

clue of anything we had

with

Sylvester asked

about Jake? Has anyone called

for him

his son Donald to start evacuating the people of Brighton. He said they

Tamia were as white

Their children weren't safe.

your mother?" Tamia

use her to force Jake's cooperation and also try to get the location of our children from them. I say we move the

don't," Amelia said

that will hurt Stepanie. They will die first before giving out the location of the children. Give them some

and send troops to Brighton from the east to

are occupied with tracing out the people

and rescue Brighton. Brighton will be our only safe passage to the South if war ensues between Yuri and us. I doubt he plans to come to the North. He seems okay with the West, East and South as his territories. Andrew did say it initially, only that he forgot to add the west to the number. The West was