Fate's Dark Side Chapter 346

"I do not trust her information," I said, glancing through the document. None of them seemed surprised, and I was glad we were on the same page.

"Well, we still can't link her to the events, and everyone is singing the same song where she is concerned. They claimed she fed her father lies, and he put a target on her," Sylvester said, and I shook my head.

"You all do not know Amanda like I do. She had all the opportunity to come clean to me but held it," I said, and Devin shook his head.

"You were not easy to be with, Leo. I saw you in the east. You did not seem approachable. She might have been scared of your reaction and chose to handle it the best way she could," he said, making a valid point, but something did not sit well with me about her still. I felt it was odd.

"I am just uncomfortable letting her off the hook," I said, and Theodore sighed.

"Well, the north has to let her go. We can't hold her here. She has fulfilled all obligations. She has confessed and cooperated. According to our laws, she is free. It would have been a different case if we could link her to these people as actively among them. We have to let her go today, Leo," he said, and I looked at him in shock, then looked at Sylvester, who nodded.

"We do not want anything to work against installing me as king. Holding a pregnant Luna prisoner after she has confessed and cooperated might be seen as tyranny, and that could make the council try to push back longer than we can afford. Of course, they won't win, but it would unnecessarily prolong the situation. We need to strike once and hit hard. So I will advise you to figure out what you want to do with your mate today so we can move on to more pressing matters, like figuring out who this king is. Sixty per cent of the people on this list are from your territory, Leo. You still have a lot of work to do to keep your place clean." Sylvester said, and I was a bit angry. I did not want Amanda to go scot-free for all she did to me.

"I know you have scores to settle with your mate, but it is between you two now. I cannot be involved." Sylvester added gently, knowing exactly how I was feeling, and I decided to do the right thing.

"I will deal with it now, but please, I want to be a part of the questioning," I told them. They laughed.

"We won't question anyone until Sylvester is king. They all demand to be brought before the council before they speak, so we can't question them. There is a possibility they would go free if we allow it. It will be a shocker when Sylvester is made king, and they have to answer to him," Theodore said.

Stalling their questioning with the council is the fastest way to make Sylvester king, and we all knew it. The council will send Sylvester a summon, which he is meant to ignore. Then the four leaders would be asked to come to the council and vote that Sylvester steps down for blatantly refusing to see the council and violating rights.

During the voting session, we would push forth our agenda and demand he be made king because the current situation is not helping us. For whatever reason we choose to come up with, however stupid it may be, we would just unanimously agree that we want a king and not a lord anymore.

After a long debate between the council members and us, the top families would be asked to choose sides. We knew what the top families would decide, championing our proposal.

After the top families side with us, the council would have to back down. This process might take a day or two, pending when the council chooses to act between summoning Sylvester and us.

I knew dealing with Amanda's issue was essential so we could focus on the problem at hand. She was more of a distraction and liability.

I excused myself to go deal with my problem.

I moved through the hallway, and when I got to the room that Amanda was being held in, a Kappa came to open the door for me. I walked in, and she was sitting in the chair reading a book. She looked at me, and there was fear in her eyes.

"Leo," she said, and Black growled at her.

"It is alpha to you!" I said, and she averted her gaze.

"I guess you have not forgiven me yet," She said, putting down the book and standing up.