The Dark Side Of Fate by Karima Sa'ad Usman

111 I Will Tell It All

~Tamia~

Linda and Avery were stunned by my revelation. They, too, had done the math, and I could see their surprise build up to rage.

"People died during that attack," Linda said, sounding angry.

"I knew Kyle was a douchebag, but what Ramsey did was wrong. He framed him for it, making everyone mistrust the guy, and then he divided the east in the process. I wonder how Kyle got out of the mess. All that waste because he wanted to get Anika into the Volkov estate," she said and then looked at me.

"Do you think Amanda is in on it?" She asked me with anger in her eyes. She already hated Amanda. This would make it worse.

"I do not know if she was a willing participant," I said, and Avery growled.

"Maybe they were hoping Leo would give her as tribute, too, so she would get in," She said, and I shook my head.

"I doubt if that would have been her purpose. She was most likely to keep an eye on Leo. It was a good plan. They would get Anika into the Volkov estate. Hopefully, she will be in the harem and get some information. While Leo, Max and Kyle would give us as tribute giving Amanda room as head luna of the east. After all, we were the ones that teamed together to unseat Ramsey as the eastern leader, so it would serve as sweet revenge," I said, and Avery growled.

"He was a good-for-nothing leader and had caused too many deaths. Someone had to remove him," Linda said because, just like my parents, her parents were killed by the bastard. No one talks of it because our parents were executed as traitors, but we all know the truth.

"So you mean this man did all this for revenge and to get Anika into the north?" Avery asked, and I nodded.

"They were hoping Sylvester would be like his father. Anika is pretty, and she is a virgin. All she had to do was impress him during their fuck sessions, and she was in. Unfortunately for them, our men are decent, and we came along with the package spoiling their chances, so they had to find another way.

They had to become informants and maybe recruit more people within the estate for the cause, like Sofia, Lilly, and others. They would tell us once we were done with them," I said, and Avery sat down because she was sweating.

I went to get shorts and a t-shirt from the closet to change.

"Bring us something similar. I want to get my hands dirty, and I can't do it in a dress," Linda said, eager to question the women we caught and Liam's mother, Amy.

I went through my things in the closet and got some new shorts I did not wear for them to choose from. I did the same with the t-shirts and exited the closet, bringing them the clothes.

I laid them on the bed and asked them to choose. I began to strip my clothes to change into what I wanted.

"What would be his gain in all this?" Linda asked, curious as to why Ramsey would go to this length. She was also right to ask. If revenge was all he wanted, all he had to do was run circles around our exes and have us disgraced and exiled, but somehow I knew ruining us was an extra benefit to his plan.

Ruining Sylvester was Ramsey's plan, and I knew our parents were murdered for the same reason.

He might have restarted the failed take-over in a subtle but more deadly manner.

Knowing the western leader that led the uprising back then was dead, I wondered who he was working for now or if he was the original mastermind.

They were planning to overthrow the Volkovs. I did not know what Ramsey would have received as payment for his loyalty and diligence. There was no way he would be lord because there were many more prominent people in our world. He had to be under someone else's command, so he had to have a benefit to be this diligent and meticulous.

"There is no way Ramsey would be lord, so he has to have a bigger benefit in this," I said, putting on the shorts.

"I guess we will find out. First, we will deal with Amy," Avery said. I nodded.

Anika would have to be saved for the last because I needed to know what motivated Ramsey. I also hoped Leo and Devin would help Sylvester.

When I finished dressing up, I linked Sylvester.

"How is it going?"I asked him.

"They are on board," he replied, and I could feel his relief because the mark on my inner thigh tingled.

"Long live the king," I linked him back, feeling joy bubble to the surface.

"So, did Liam catch anyone?" He asked, and I nodded.

"Ramsey's niece, Anika and a western Luna, Olga," I replied to him, and he was silent. Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

"That is great," he finally responded.

"By the way, Leo requested I lock up Amanda; I had them put her in a room because she is pregnant and almost due. I do not know if you would like to question her," He said, and I was shocked that I gasped. Avery and Linda looked at me immediately, worried about my reaction.

"Why?" I linked Sylvester back.

"Well, let's just say everything we suspected was true. She claimed she was afraid for her life, but Leo won't have it. I think I will let you talk to him. Will you be up for it?" he asked me, and I did not know how to tell him how I felt. Not wanting him to think I still had feelings for Leo, I responded quickly.

"Sure, I will see him tomorrow. Today will be busy. We have three women to question." I said

"Amy?" He asked.

"Yes, Amy," I replied, and he wished me luck. He also made me promise that I won't get too excited because of my condition. I let him get to it, and I put on my shirt.

"What made you gasp?" Linda asked, and I looked at her.

"Leo asked Sylvester to lock Amanda up. She was working for her father," I summed up, and Linda smiled.

"Sweet justice. I know Amanda isn't Rebecca, but I am gloating now. That bitch deserves everything coming to her," She said, and Avery laughed in support.

"Once we are done for the day, I will pay her a visit," Avery said, smiling. I honestly did not want to be in Amanda's shoes at the moment, but she wasn't my problem.

We finished dressing up and headed for the dungeons.

Wilson told me he had arrested Anika and Olga, and they had also prepared Amy for questioning, and I thanked him.

We got to the cell where we would question Amy, and she was looking confused and tired.

"Lady, Volkov," she said to me. Her tone made it seem like there was a mix-up.

I pulled a chair and sat in front of her.

Her hands were chained to the table, and she was wearing her underwear. I had told them to strip and chain her hand to the table to make her uncomfortable.

Avery and Linda pulled chairs, and I looked at the woman.

Liam also looked like her. He had her brows and lips.

"Head Luna of the north," I said, and the woman blinked away her crocodile tears.

"Do you know why you are here? Do you know why Christian gave you up?" I asked her, and she shook her head, looking very afraid.

"Where is your son, Liam?" I asked her and her eyes widened.

"He was kidnapped by some terrorists in Gad," she said, quickly reiterating what her husband had told us before he found out the truth.

"What about his roommate, Elaine?" I asked her, and she shook her head.

"I do not know. She is an orphan, so we could not track her down," she said, and I sighed. Then looked at her.

"I will start from the top again, Luna, and this time, I want you to be honest with me," I told her, and she began to weep.

"I have answered your question and told you what I know. If you do not believe me check my email, you will see the email my son's kidnappers sent to me. I do not know anything about Elaine. Since my son went missing, she had been missing too. Maybe something has happened to her; I cannot tell. I just pray it is otherwise," She said with tears flowing freely.

"Very well, Luna," I said, standing up.

"I see you do not want to do things the easy way. I guess we will have to take the hard route," I said and looked at her.

"Life is precious, don't you agree?" I asked her, and she nodded quickly.

"If you are honest with me, I won't kill you, but if you are not, I will have them execute you, and nothing will happen. Your husband has given his consent. I need you to buy your life back with the most useful information you have," I told her, and she frowned at me.

"Very well, Amy. Liam is in my custody and has told me many disturbing things, which checked out," I said; fear crept into her eyes, and I saw doom written on her face.

"His information was so good that I let him use it to buy his life back. I am offering you the same opportunity," I told her, and she swallowed.

"Before you start, I want you to tell me why you got an underage boy involved in this," I said, and her face hardened immediately.

It was as if a switch had gone off.

Amy did not want to pretend anymore. Which was great.

"I see you are being yourself now," Avery said, laughing at the woman, and I studied Amy.

"Why did you expose Liam like that?" I asked her, and she looked at me.

"Can't you see Volkov and his officers are sick? Look what they did to your region. They have been doing it for years. All we want is a government that we will have a say in, not tyranny," She said, and I did not want to tell her she is yet to see tyranny.

"So you will overthrow a lenient lord to install a false king?" I asked, and putting it the way I did, made her sound stupid.

"It is for the greater good," She said with her nose in the air.

"So what do you think would have happened to Liam?" I asked her.

"He would have become a fine governor of the north," she said, and I shook my head, laughing at her stupidity.

"I guess you do not know what happened to your son." I said and looked at her. She still had a look of pride and defiance in her eyes, and I wanted to slap her, but what I was about to tell her would hurt her deeply.

"Your son wasn't only observing. Elaine made him collect a transfer that blew his cover, and they tried to kill him. Even while locked in our dungeon, they have tried using their members working the estate to execute him. I doubt your king planned on sharing his victory with your family. You were just pawns. If you think I am lying, I will have them bring him here to tell you how we saved his life," I said, and tears began to stream down her cheeks. She knew I wasn't lying; I had no reason to. She felt betrayed.

"Those bastards promised nothing would happen to him," She said and began to weep.

"What do you expect from terrorists?" I asked her, and she looked at me.

"Let me see my son, and I will tell you everything I know. I do not care if I die, but I want you to get Ramsey Richford for helping the king to put a target on my son to cover their track. They were not to make him active," she said, and my heart soared at what she had said.

It was apparent that we had found Ramsey's coffin.

Destroying the bastard would be easier than I thought.

Amy was angry, but I could not pity her because she endangered her son's life. No matter how strongly she believed in the cause, hated Volkov, or thought she was helping our world, her duty was first to her family before anything. It was her duty to care for her son and protect him. Exposing Liam the way she did showed she had no business being a mother.