~Sylvester~
Tamia had done a number on Amanda by requesting a caesarean. It was as if all her defences had been stripped off entirely. When Tamia linked me to inform me that Larry was the king man, honestly, I took it as one of Amanda's lies.
I sent people to Larry's house, and they told me that the people in his house said he had travelled to Grizlo. I wondered what he was doing in Grizlo, but I was also a bit pissed that maybe I had been misled again. I wanted to take over the interrogation myself when I barged in and saw what they had done to the treacherous woman.
"Larry isn't at his house; he left two nights ago, according to his wife," I growled, angry that Amanda would have the effrontery to mislead us again.
"She claims he is in his apartment in Gad. They were to meet there." Tamia said, and I looked at Amanda. She had been crying.
Her face looked messed up, and I was sure Amanda did not know that her face was severely burnt. There was no way the silver burns did not hurt, but that wasn't my problem. She had fear in her eyes when she saw me. It was as if she had seen her worst nightmare.
I guess it had suddenly dawned on her that she would not get out of the mess this time. It had suddenly become her reality that they had failed, and their king had failed them.
"He has a small army there; he won't be easy to catch. He also locked someone up in one of the rooms. I don't know who, but he was planning to use the person as the fall guy, but I do not know if he plans to do it anymore," She said.
If Amanda's story checked out, it means I was right about Larry all along, and I should have kept him locked up when I arrested him the first time. He had created a lot of damage.
I did not understand why he would back Dominic up against me. He wanted Dominic to be Lord badly and did his best to make it happen. Unfortunately, his best wasn't enough.
Why not just recruit Dominic for his cause? I guess I will find that out when I lay my hands on him.
There was no way he would get away with corrupting so many people, wasting and ruining lives. There were people who would never see daylight again because of him, and some would be killed for being part of his group.
He hid well; he did not expect this to lead back to him.
"Secure her," I said to Wilson, and he moved to secure the prisoner.
We left the bungalow to head to the mansion and plan our attack in Gad.
I called Dominic and requested that they not return to the estate until we were done, and he agreed to remain at our house in Lucland. My wedding was in four days, so we needed to move quickly.
I called a quick meeting in my office and invited Devin and Leo.
Becoming a king was a wise decision because, as Lord, I would have had to run this by the council and prove my case against Larry, a member of the council.
There was no way I would win against him that way. Knowing we would only get one shot at this, I knew we had to be meticulous. Marcel still seemed out of it, so I needed to find out if he was up for the mission.
"Are you sure you won't sit this one out?" I asked him while we waited for Leo and Devin to join us, and he shook his head.
"We need to catch this bastard, Sylvester, and I won't sit it out. Our wedding is in four days. I can't let anything ruin it," he said with determination in his eyes, and just then, I realised that Tamia was right that we told them everything.
Tamia and I did not need the blue moon to bond, but we chose to wait to share the blue moon experience with them so they wouldn't feel left out. Being fated meant no more surprises.
As for them, they would have to look out for a fated since neither of them had found theirs yet. We honestly did not want to rub it in and wanted to partake in the romance of the Blue moon night.
Knowing all lovers who weren't fated bonded that night made it special. It was also called the Love moon.
Seeing how Marcel and Theodore took my secrecy and tried to blame Tamia for it made me decide not to keep things from them again.
"I need to tell you two something before Leo and Devin arrive here," I said, and they were attentive.
Leo and Devin already knew, but I did not want them to be with us in case my friends reacted badly to my confession. I exhaled and looked at Marcel and Theodore to build up the speaking momentum.
"Tamia and I do not need the blue moon to bond, but we chose to wait because we wanted to share the moment with the four of you," I confessed, and Marcel laughed. It was the first time I would see him laugh since we told him about his father. I did not know if it was a good thing or a bad thing.
"Congratulations, " Marcel said.
"It is good news," Theodore said with a broad grin, "I am honoured that you too, care about our feelings to wait, but it isn't necessary, Sylvester. Knight and Kaira must be going through a lot right now with you two holding back on each other," Theodore added, and I nodded.
"We can wait another four days," I said.
"You know what this means, right?" Marcel said, and we waited for him to speak.
"It means there is hope for us to remain with our mates unhindered. It also means nothing would happen if we rejected a fated that comes along. Sylvester fared well, and he isn't one bit weak or broken. I am sure we will be okay," Marcel said, and Theodore laughed.
"I can't wait to share the news with Linda. She has been worried about fate for a while now. This is indeed good news," Theodore said, and I was happy with how they took it.
I was also glad to get that out of the way.
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