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.

of them staying in Hayland," Erik

He shrugged.

Luis Ivanov. Neutral and peaceful. He planned not to take sides; now I know he

and

isn't supposed to be 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 how he put the question, but she had no choice but to

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

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

I took 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 will help." She said,

for me," Erik said, and she requested

handbag and went to

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

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

It was so intense that I knew there was

all now," I told Erik,

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

was unknowingly the

I asked him, feeling

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, I wouldn't have," he said,

could not fault him at all. I had gone to him to help

know Ighor was a two-faced bastard? "Increase the

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

is now dismissed," I

guard and increase your securities at your Various estates. The North might undergo a brutal, aggressive attack by these people," I warned the nobles, and they began to move

Bryce asked me, and I looked

there

connected the dots

I said, unable to

of

quickly, and some of

was a need for urgency, and we all

Andrew was utterly speechless.

had no clue of anything we had

with Yuri;

to reach mother?" Sylvester asked Dominic,

Has anyone called him?"

him to call back," Marcel

son said 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

Tamia were as

Their children weren't safe.

abduct your mother?" Tamia asked Sylvester,

the location of our children from them. I say we move the children," Linda said, and Amelia shook

don't,"

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

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

tracing out the people

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 and Stepanovs taking over Western packs. We did not know it," Amelia said, and we all looked at Andrew, who was