Fate's Dark Side Chapter 326

That was the opportunity he needed to give me off as tribute and get rid of the three of you so that Amanda could run things in the east. Still, my cousin is stubborn, and she did not do what he wanted.

This thing is bigger than all of us, and the people are powerful. I am just taking orders from my uncle," she said, and I figured we knew everything she would tell us.

"You have nothing useful to tell us? Like who the king is?" Linda asked her, and she shook her head.

"We do not know who the King is, but I can give you the names of the council members in exchange for a lesser punishment," Annika said, negotiating for herself.

"Me, too," Olga said, and I was surprised at how quickly these women gave up.

"What was your gain in all this?" I asked them, and Annika bowed her head.

"I had no choice, Luna. My parents are dead, and I depend on my Uncle. I had to do as he said, or I will be alone." Annika confessed, and her reason was plausible.

"What about you, Olga?" Linda asked.

"I just wanted revenge for my mate," she said, and I realised they would not gain anything from this.

"Very well, I will give you all softer penalties if you can tell me the council members in this thing and prove it," I said, and Avery looked at me.

"I do not care about people outside the council. I need to know the council members that are part of the organisation," I said and looked at Annika.

"You seem to be close enough to your Uncle to know his associates. I need you to give me names," I said, and she nodded quickly, eager to please and sell her bully uncle to save her life.

"They used to visit us secretly. The activities started three years ago," she said

"I do not know their names, but if you can call it out, I could remember the sound from memory," Annika said, and I pulled out my phone because they were nine council members, and I did not know all their names by heart.

"Vino Lawrence?" I asked, and she shook her head.

"Larry McMillian?" I asked, and she shook her head, so I called a known member's name to see if she was lying to me.

"Jacob Ma..." I started, and she nodded before I could finish the sentence which meant she was being truthful.

"Joan Clayman?" I asked, and she shook her head.

"Pamela Rivers?" I asked, and she shook her head.

I felt a tinge of disappointment because I wanted that bitch to be guilty. I still thought she was. Maybe Annika did not know all their names.

"Lucas Vanhill," I asked the quietest person on the council, and she shook her head.

"Gaston Wayat," I said, and she frowned a bit and nodded.

"Neil Peakman," She said quickly, which was the next name I would call.

"I remember him, Neil Peakman," She said.

"Uncle said he is reticent in the council and makes no sound, but he passes all the orders before the council leader signs them. He was the one who connived with Jenny Lawrence to murder Louis Lawrence, head of the council, Vino's father. I think they hate Vino Lawrence too. He might be on their hit list," She said and sighed. Though the information was fragmented, I planned to piece it together.

"I will give you the password to my computer and email so you can piece together the information on your own, Luna. Please, I want you to reduce the sentence for my cooperation." She said quickly.

"Not yet, until your information checks out," Avery said, and Annika agreed. Her confidence let me know she wasn't lying, but they would still crosscheck to be sure.

"It will check out alright. I am not a liar like that Lilly girl. You know she doubled-crossed you, right? She told them you were on to them, so they changed strategy," Annika said, and I realised she wanted to cooperate.

I doubted it had anything to do with reduced sentencing. She wanted her uncle to get caught.

"It seems to me you want us to catch your uncle," I told her, and she bowed her head.

"I am tired of the man, Luna. Locking me up in a cell for the rest of my life will be freedom compared to this. I am tired of everything, and I doubt what they are peddling is what they are planning," she said, and Olga exclaimed and asked her what she meant by that.

Annika began to laugh.

"They claim every pack will be free yet want to install a King. Do the math, Olga, and stop being dumb." She said and chuckled.

The girl was mentally unstable, and I felt genuinely sorry for her.

Realising there was nothing more to learn from them, Avery, Linda, and I left them and returned to my wing.

I planned on resting before I visited Amanda.

I told the additional names to Sylvester, and I could feel his shock.

The council members that were mentioned came as a shocker to him, but the baffling part of all this was that we were still yet to get the name of this king. It would have been nice to pick the king up along with the others tomorrow night, but as things were looking, we would just have to go after the names we had and hope that the king and the rest would rear their heads.