Chapter 20: Chapter 20

A pearl encased inside an oyster, deep inside the ocean is always precious but its value decreases when its extracted, ripped apart from its source and tossed from one palm to another.

Karma was the personification of a pearl once, she had endured what others would not even had a small idea of, pain and pleasure, it was like a drug to her, the more Karma endured the lethal her brain became.

The pressure of the world throwing stones at her dignity and the constant battle to herself where she hated her soul to the extent to stop looking into the mirror, she sure had come a long way. Now she loved herself and that too tremendously, why?

Maybe the answer was because she had understood in her lonely journey that no matter what happens there would always be a person for you and that was your owns, so she did not saw any point in hurting her heart and her body when the body and mind itself made her invincible.

Previously she had developed deep settled hatred for her destiny but now if someone ever enquired about it, that what had happened than Karma would laugh generously...life was like a continuous cycle and change was unquestionable so rather than despising life she accepted it and what she could not accepted.....ofcourse she changed it or rather changed that person' s life to hell.

That pain had gave her an identity, a weapon and after so many years Karma had used the same trick which the destiny played with her on Alaric. She had made the pearl slowly slip out of the oyster and right into her palm.....ready to be crushed.

It was almost comical how in the eye of the storm the whirlwinds are the mightiest yet the most enigmatic and quiet. She had thrown a bait and unknowingly Cassius had obliged to bring his son out in the open admist the strong and dark webs that Karma had woven all these years.

"What do you wish to get out of this Miss Develle? Knowing that your sister is interested in Alaric it might be that you only want to save him after-all the blood remembers the blood first."

In dark green coat made up of the most expensive of the leathers, General Daren was seated, the army chief of the nation was watching the young woman with sharp eyes who was mostly battle and wars to make a single mistake and that would be last mistake of her successful carrier.

Generals who previously praised Karma were now angered from her deal but they soon realized that the woman was no small deal, she was a prodigy which held the aristocrats in her pocket so she was neither creating a fuss nor joking.

The government comprised of various officials who were respected throughout the nation for their magnificence and loyalty but even the most loyal of dogs do sometimes bite. There only regrets was that some had been overtly expressive in bed and while having sex, gave a small part of their life happenings to the prostitutes whether male or female it did not matter.

Even if the information was to be shouted by those who had absolutely no power over their own dignity ,forget about in the constitutional assembly who would believe them, so the arrogance made them talk comfortably but unknown to those Alaric had moved his chess piece long ago.

If they would not free him, he would not let them survive either.

"Mr Forester, I am absolutely no saint, I need to clarify that to you,my sister sure likes Mr Alaric Lockwood but in all honesty I don't like him and certainly do not deem him worthy enough to be with her.

Moreover we are no short of extravagance or money ourselves, Violet is naïve but she is extremely talented, what more is that she is rich and does not need a criminal to depend upon but let me tell you my main motive, as you must know that I have joined the secret services just two years back at just the age of seventeen, it must be extremely clear that I value monetary and power above all.

Terminating and exposing a drug racket is no joke, the government will reward me heavily and same would be done for you, moreover I am quite bored with the finance department, I wish to be a part of Strategic Alliance and Military warfare. "

"One thinks that the lady is quite delusional, people that are much more gifted than you are working in that department, you being so young are quiet unsuitable." General Marsias replied stiffly, in truth the officers were very wary of Karma, nobody wanted her in the place of excessive power, they have seen how she had dealt with the group of mafias involved in human trafficking once.....for a female to be this brutal...it was a matter of serious concern.

Although they believed that the girl would help them and would save their soul which was being sucked from the constant blackmailing from Alaric but Karma was not a force one should reconcile with. If she was determined to bring them down, even Alaric would fade in comparison.

Because Karma was unstoppable, Alaric was not.

The man in all honesty was no fool, he maybe belonged to the lineage of the most disgusting of beings but his intelligence was truly something one had to envy .Alacric had always underestimated Karma and thus Karma had an edge over him but with his mouse like smell he could always sense ones thoughts.

But the second he commit his first mistake Karma was there to sip wine and watch the show...too much confidence and intelligence exceeding certain limits were never considered to be good. He held the reins of those officials and unknown to him Karma hold the strings of his fate like a puppet.

"Before take any decisions sirs, I would request you to have a look at this. Remember the files are encrypted and have the infinity seal, thus indicating that no one had opened them....so certainly I can only give a wild guess and suggest that these might be important to you, I have myself extracted them from Alaric's database and wiped all your information from there......have a look."

The information Alaric collected to Blackmail them, Karma retrieved the same information and gifted it to the Generals. The men who have fought wars and have been stone all their lives trembled watching the shadow guards standing behind the regal female who had send them their life secrets on their respective devices and as promise it was indeed sealed thus not opened by her or anybody else.....safe.

Who was Karma Develle? The information they have tried to retrieve for years this female threw it on their faces as if it was the most unimportant thing for her, something that could shake the foundations of the nation solve various murders was insignificant to her.

General Matthias sweated from top to bottom.

"Miss Karma are you certain, this isn't a small thing...its too dangerous."

The enemy of and enemy was always an ally and the golden haired beauty knew how to make people dance at her fingertips.

"The judges, the court and the many more, they would not be happy, this person is too vicious-"

"One can follow only one's heart officer, the man is not important at all, the most important thing is the drug empire running in his name. As I said, raid his home and you will have everything that you will ever want to impress those who will be a little angry at first, send your best agents.....a thing more."

She smiled like the enchantress she was making the heart of the five onlookers almost stop.

"..This is the map of their home."

Karma wanted to laugh, watching their faces, of course the locations for the drug cartles ,brothels and secret were marked making them watch her incredulously to which she replied with a silent smile. Violet had prepared the downfall and Karma was just executing it.

The only thing protecting the monster was his home, the capital of drug empire and due to that he had lived for so long in luxury and peace. It was almost impossible to infilterate their mansion but Karma had waited like the tigress in the woods disguising herself to lure the prey out.

"We accept to be by your side Miss Develle, you are sure the perfect match for the young General?"

Karma frowned for a second, the young general?

"May I know whom the old sire is referring to?"

"Don't be shy Miss Develle, of course it is your fiancée, the strategist for the nation's military and the general of nation's army Mr Alistair Aresnal."

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