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.

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

He shrugged.

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

and

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

seem to like how he put the question, but she had no

house in Grizlo," She said, and

It is either him or the other one. If it is the Ighor in Hayland, we can catch him, but the other one

is his back. I took a selfie of myself hugging him. I do not know if it will help."

me," Erik said, and

handbag and went to

he got to the picture she wanted

I know how Yuri found out about AgK32," he gritted his

was enraged. It was so intense that I knew there was more to

it all now," I told Erik, and he seemed

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

was unknowingly

tell him?" I asked him,

if the King gave us what we wanted, we could

could not fault him at all. I had gone to him to help us gather a Stepanov Army to help us push

a two-faced bastard? "Increase

Stepanie because she knows where the children

is now dismissed," I said, and

brutal, aggressive attack by these people," I warned

prisoners?" Bryce asked me, and I looked up at

and there was fear in

had connected

for now," I said, unable to think of anything other than

top of the building

some of us were making phone

a need for urgency, and

Andrew was utterly speechless.

he had no clue of anything we had

up with

you been able to reach mother?" Sylvester

called him?"

am waiting for him to

he went horse riding and will ask 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 and nowhere to go right now. That is the biggest problem," Marcel

Tamia were as white as

Their children weren't safe.

can successfully abduct your mother?" Tamia asked Sylvester, and he could not

her to force Jake's cooperation and also try to get the location

say you don't,"

her grandchildren, and Jake would never do anything that will hurt Stepanie. They will die first before giving out the location of the children. Give them some credit," Amelia said, trying to be the

and send troops to Brighton from the east to defend them," Amelia said, and I shook my

tracing out the people that were abducted,"

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