Chapter 102
Kathy's hand trembled slightly as she inserted the SD card into the slot, her mind racing with possibilities. The room fell into a tense silence as Kathy didn’t open the audio files.
She took a steadying breath, knowing she had to confess what they had done before anything else. Gathering her courage, Kathy finally spoke up, “Frances, before we go any further, I have to tell you something.”
Frances’s expression grew wary as Kathy began to speak, a sense of foreboding settling in her chest. She braced herself, already suspecting that whatever Kathy was about to reveal would not bring good news.
“Frances, I hope you won’t be angry with us,” he said, his voice barely above a whisper. I'm sorry, but Vanessa, Sarah, and I returned to the royal prison to see if anything was overlooked, and we discovered something. I chatted with Pete while Vanessa and Sarah talked to Kasey. Pete told me that Samuel, using Kasey as his pawn, had blackmailed him to obtain information about Maria and the baby. She wrote on the paper, handed it over to Pete, and then to Samuel, completing the task. Now Samuel knows that he has a granddaughter. From what I know, Samuel devised a plan with Pete's help to turn off the lights, unaware that a backup generator was keeping the camera running. I convinced a guard to let me see the call log, to check for anyone Samuel may have contacted.” Explain Kathy.
Sarah hesitated, then added, “Hold on, Kasey did tell us that Samuel mentioned ongoing overseas with his mate on a private jet.” She glanced at Frances, hoping this piece of information would help clarify Samuel’s intentions. “It sounded like he was planning something big, and the private jet was part of his escape or next move.”
“Let’s listen to the phone log because someone knows more about Samuel’s plan,” Vanessa suggested, her voice firm but anxious, as she glanced between Kathy and Frances. The group exchanged tense looks, realizing that the answers they needed could be hidden within those recorded calls.
Eager to unravel any hidden connections, Kathy leaned in, listening intently to every recorded conversation, searching for clues that might piece together Samuel’s scheme, projecting the call logs through the laptop’s speakers.
As the group listened closely, a new call began to play—Samuel’s voice, unmistakable and calm, spoke on the recording. Suddenly, another voice chimed in, one that made Kathy go rigid with shock. It was her father, Edward. The conversation unfolded with Samuel revealing to Edward that Kathy was pregnant, the words sending a jolt through the room. Then, as if the revelation wasn’t enough, Samuel continued, telling Edward that his ex-wife was still alive and had remarried, leaving the group stunned by the unexpected family secrets now exposed in the open air. Frances stops the audio.
“I can’t believe that Samuel told your father that your mother and the pregnancy, but we must listen more of audio,”
Frances pressed play once again, and the room filled with the muffled but deliberate voices of Samuel and Edward. It quickly became clear to everyone present that the two men were speaking in code, their words carefully chosen to prevent any guard from understanding the true nature of their conversation. But Kathy listened with unwavering focus, her keen mind already working to unravel the hidden meanings. She reached for a notebook and pen on the table, beginning to jot down phrases and patterns as the recording continued. For the next hour, she furiously documented keywords, cross-referencing their coded language with past events, until finally, Kathy deciphered every secret embedded in their speech.
Just as she finished breaking the code, Kathy’s cellphone rang, breaking the tense silence. She answered the call, her heart pounding with anticipation as everyone else waited to hear what news might come next.
Kathy’s grip tightened around her phone as she listened to Jack’s urgent update. “Miss Kathy, Anthony and Miles didn’t show up, guards went there to pick them up they don’t see the jet and even I try to call there. There was no answer,” he said, concern clear in his voice.
Kathy’s eyes widened, the implications of Jack’s words settling uneasily over the group. She glanced at the others, her mind racing through the possibilities—had Samuel’s plan already gone into motion? Had Anthony and Miles somehow in the sky? The tension in the room deepened, and Kathy struggled to maintain her composure as she replied, “Keep trying to reach them, Jack. If you hear anything, let me know immediately.”
Kathy lowered her phone, her voice trembling as she addressed the group. “Frances and Vanessa, I have bad news—Anthony and Miles are missing. They never came back to the Silverstone pack; they never made it there,” she said, her words hanging heavily in the air.
Kathypicked up the notebook from the table, her hands steady despite the tremor in her voice moments before. She skimmed the coded phrases she’d scribbled, her eyes darting from line to line. Suddenly, her expression shifted—she pressed her hand over the page, protecting what she’d just deciphered, realization dawning in her eyes. Kathyunderstood Samuel's plan, and the weight of that knowledge made her heart race. With a quiet, determined breath, she looked up at the group, ready to share what she had uncovered.
Kathy took a steadying breath and spoke, her tone low but resolute. “Everyone, my father sends Samuel money in an overseas account, and you won’t believe where he and Evelyn have been heading to,” she said, her voice trembling with the gravity of the revelation. The group leaned in, sensing the importance of what Kathy was about to say, their attention fully focused as she prepared to disclose the destination that tied all the threads together.
“Where to Katherine? Asked Sarah.
“Switzerland. And If I am right, Samuel got someone that he paid to kidnap Anthony and Miles,”
“That is impossible if he wants to kidnap those two, the pilot was heading that way in the first place but the men thought they were heading back to Silverstone pack,”
The pain overwhelmed Kathy, and she gasped, clutching her chest while Sarah witnessed the event. Blood suddenly gushed from Kathy's mouth and stained the floor red.
“Miss are you okay?” asked Sarah
“No, something is wrong with Anthony. I can feel it,”
“Wait, you can’t feel your mate’s pain, you’re not a werewolf or lycan,” said Vanessa, her voice tinged with confusion and skepticism. She looked at Kathy, searching for an explanation that could make sense of the bizarre occurrence.
Sarah shook her head in disbelief. “I told her same thing, but somehow she’s feeling Alpha Anthony’s pain. This proves Samuel must have gotten Anthony and Miles to Switzerland.” The room fell silent as everyone tried to process the strange connection and the implications of Samuel’s actions. Each person exchanged worried glances, realizing the stakes had just gotten higher.
“We can’t just go to Switzerland on a wild goose chase. We need to know where exactly what part Switzerland they are in,”
At that moment, a flicker of hesitation crossed Kathy’s face. She swallowed hard, then admitted quietly, “There’s something else I haven’t told anyone. I actually know someone in Switzerland—a close friend from years ago. I’ve been saving money for a while now, planning to visit, but I never mentioned it to my father or his new family.” Her confession hung in the air, adding a new layer of intrigue and possibility to their desperate search.
The sudden "WHAT!" echoed through the room, punctuated by gasps of shock.