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.

staying in Hayland," Erik said,

He shrugged.

comes across as a neutral party. He is my cousin. We see his Luis Ivanov. Neutral

and

on any team, so I am surprised he is on Yuri's team

two been fucking?" He asked Joan, and she did not seem to like

years now. We met at Yuri's house in Grizlo," She said,

lives in Hayland. It is either him or the other

taking photos, but there is one I took of him when we were hugging, so all you will see is his back. I took a selfie of

Erik said, and she requested

searched her handbag and went

her phone until he got to the picture she wanted to show us. He brought the phone to Erik, and

I know how Yuri found

It was so intense that I knew there

told

was coming to the north," he confessed, and I ran

unknowingly

else did you tell him?" I asked

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

fault him at all. I had gone to him to help

that he would know Ighor was a two-faced bastard? "Increase the security at the airports and

we need to secure Stepanie because she

is now dismissed,"

your Various estates. The North might undergo a brutal, aggressive attack by these people," I warned the nobles, and they began to move faster than they were

and I looked up at Sylvester and Tamia

standing, and there was

had connected

unable to think of anything

top of the building

quickly, and some of

was a need for urgency, and we all

Andrew was utterly speechless.

he had no clue

much for wanting us to team up with Yuri; we would have fallen into

reach mother?" Sylvester asked Dominic, and he

about Jake? Has anyone called him?" David

for him to

him to call me when he returns. I have told his son Donald to start evacuating the people of Brighton. He said they have no bunkers

Tamia were as white as

Their children weren't safe.

mother?" Tamia asked Sylvester, and he

they take her, they can use her to force Jake's cooperation and also try to get the location of our children

you don't,"

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

be exposed. I say we catch Ighor and send troops to Brighton from the east to defend

out the people

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 already taken with Sean on his side