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.

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

He shrugged.

party. He is my cousin. We see his Luis Ivanov. Neutral

said and

supposed to be on any team, so I am surprised he

fucking?" He asked Joan, and she did not seem to like how he put the question, but she had no choice but

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

the other one. If it is the Ighor in Hayland, we can catch him, but the other one has been missing for years." Erik asked,

were hugging, so all you will see is his back. I took a

for me," Erik said, and she requested her

Kappa searched her handbag and went

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

one. The son of a bitch. Now I know how Yuri found out about AgK32,"

intense that

all now," I told Erik,

was coming to the north," he confessed,

unknowingly

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

him to help me mobilise some Stepanovs to join my warriors based on my discussion with you, Leo. I told him that if the King gave us what we wanted, we could use the army to push Yuri back for peace's sake. Had I known Yuri had bought him over,

gone to him to help us gather a Stepanov Army to help us push

were the odds that he would know Ighor was a two-faced

bastard, we need to alert Jake, and we need to secure Stepanie because

hearing is now dismissed," I

The North might undergo a brutal, aggressive attack by

prisoners?" Bryce asked me, and I looked up

and there was fear in

connected the

underground prison, for now," I said, unable to think of anything other than the Volkov

the top of the building to board the

quickly, and some of us were

for urgency, and we all knew

Andrew was utterly speechless.

clue of anything we

for wanting us to team up with Yuri;

you been able to reach mother?" Sylvester asked

Has anyone called him?" David asked, and Marcel

waiting for him to

to start evacuating the people of Brighton. He said

were as

Their children weren't safe.

think they can successfully abduct your mother?" Tamia asked Sylvester, and he could

the location

don't,"

would never do anything that will hurt Stepanie. They will die first before giving out the

move them now, they will be exposed. I say we catch Ighor and send troops to Brighton from the east to defend them," Amelia said,

Kyle are occupied with tracing out the people that were abducted," I argued, and she

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