Agent Ward was left utterly speechless.
He could not believe his ears, he was dumbstruck. The bloody Demon King??…..Well lookie here….The fvck?? …..WHAT? ....WHAT?
And he is willing to help in anyway he can to bring these people to justice, simultaneously bringing the people to justice that was responsible for the death of his wife and unborn child???
HELL YEA!! Where do I sign he thought, looking up to the ceiling and thanking the heavens. Agent Ward was truly ecstatic that things were lining up in his favor. But, he suspected this was just the calm before the storm.
He was not fooled, he knew something was ahead, he knew the danger he was hunting.
And in that case he will take all the help he can get in The Demon King.
Gathering himself and playing it cool he says, "Mr. Demon King, ah Sir….."
"Call me Zaconian." Adonis offers with a slight but gentle smirk after hearing Agent Ward struggle with how to address him. This was nothing new.
Humans upon meeting him or speaking with him the first time always struggle with how to address him. They did not want to offend him in anyway.
Silence...
"As in the banks???" Agent Ward breathes out, almost a whisper into the phone on his end, as if he was asking himself the question.
"Yes, as in the banks." Of course Adonis heard him clearly.
More silence…..
Adonis side smirk, this always happens as well, he gives agent Ward the time for him to come to terms with that bit of information.
Ok, Agent Ward was at a lost for words yet again. Reaching in his shirt pocket he took out a small handkerchief and swiped it over his forehead.
Thoughts flew through his mind, the wheels already turning. The Demon King truly has reach and was beyond capable on so many levels.
These banks have been around for generations and he understood clearly why that is and the depths of this man's wealth.
Also he was certain the Demon King had countless other businesses. His mind raced.
Agent Ward was very impressed, intrigued even.
He could almost taste the retribution. However of course he didn't want to get ahead of himself, but he had to admit, he was getting more and more confident as time went by.
"Ookkaayyy!…..So….um…..yea….sure I can use a little outside help on this one."
Agent Ward snaps out of his stupor and jumps right in to sharing about the people he's after—the ones also responsible for the death of Diviya's adoptive parents as well as his family —, that they have their hands in everything out in the human world.
It's just really embarrassing how corrupted law enforcements have gotten. Back in the early two thousands, corruption was something still actively pursued and dealt with.
Those found guilty will lose their jobs and be disgraced. Some even do jail time, depending on how in-depth the corruption.
Now, it's like not one soul even bat an eye at the word corruption anymore, they could not even be bothered to investigate blatant suspicious activities either.
We're in a time where you just can't trust your own partners. Scratched that, we're in a time where you have yet to receive a partner that has not been corrupted.
Agent Ward also knew it still have a hand full of decent law enforcers out there, it's just he knew they live in a time where the corrupted outweighed the ones that are not.
And that made it difficult to trust anyone.
Nevertheless he personally vowed to play by the law through and through. Of course bending it from time to time to get the job done. But that is as far as it goes.
Now Agent Ward had no one he can trust. No allies. Not even the lawyer who helped him with Diviya. Because Agent Ward knew his type, if it were anyone else he was sure he would have gotten a hard time dealing with the lawyer.
Thankfully, it just so happens that the lawyer had his own vested interest in seeing this through.
Adonis had listened to all Agent Ward had to say and he was ready to get the ball rolling on this. He was happy to offer his assistance in anyway he can. HE had a vested interest in this.
"I have a contact in that particular organization that I believe I can get close to, maybe that will help lead to the ones responsible for Diviya's parents." Adonis chimes in and continues…
He was relaxing back in his chair and the glint in his eyes shown brightly as they were locked on Diviya's, who's was intently looking at him as he spoke to Agent Ward.
Her forehead crease slightly and her head was tilt a bit to the right as she look at Adonis.
"I will keep open communication with you on this." Adonis says.
Agent Ward had no objections whatsoever, plus he had some leads he wanted to run down here as well in the mean time.
He then asks about Diviya and explains that he tried calling her a couple of times.
"Oh she is right here", and he gave the phone to Diviya, and she took it.
"Hi Agent Ward, how are you?
He chuckles, "I should be asking how you are kiddo."
Adonis had tensed at the change in Agent Ward's tone of voice towards Diviya and that chuckle? He was just about to shift uncomfortably when he heard kiddo. He stops mid shift.
Adonis in turn felt like he could chuckle at himself. Seems Agent Ward doesn't see Diviya in THAT way.
His beasts relaxed.
The words 'bank account' brought him back to reality.
Agent Ward was asking for her bank account number to transfer some insurance funds, plus he told her he had a letter for her from her parents that he had gotten from the family lawyer.
Adonis offers to open an account for Diviya at his bank, he would have opened one already had he had the time. She was Queen to be.
She has access to the funds and the responsibilities that goes along with it. Beside it was entitled to her as Queen of all magical beings and he also offers to make arrangements to retrieve the letter.
Diviya agreed, she was relieved and happy to have the assistance in the retrieval of the letter and arrangements at the bank.
Agent Ward, Adonis and Diviya wrap things up and agrees to keep in touch.
Diviya and Ward had said their goodbyes and right this second, Diviya was so happy and thankful and yes relieved! Her emotions shown on her face and her eyes glistens slightly as she struggle to keep a tear from escaping her lids.
She felt extremely surprised and happy in that moment with the thought of a letter from her parents.
Like their final words to her.
Like she can hear from them again, one last time as she had no idea that the last time that she saw them would really be the last time she saw them alive.
The minutes on the clock on the right wall, ticked by rapidly and it was almost time to head to the execution Adonis had said while he was now sipping on his glass of blood. And Diviya wonders how two hours can go by in ten minutes.
Coming down from her high, she was thankful to Adonis for how he has been so caring towards her thus far and helpful.
However she would continue to observe him, as she did not know much about him. The internet barely had information about him, she had checked back then during her history studies.
Nevertheless he has been sweet and honest so far and now she wanted to open up to him a bit.
Be open with him she thought, she felt she should, thinking that Adonis took the time and explain about his situations and was open with her.
Plus she recalls how irk she was at Cathia for attempting to touch her mate.
She imagines it was hard for Adonis having Michael be with her yesterday and so she just wanted to ease his mind a bit.
Diviya reached out over the table and touched his hands and she thanks him whole heartedly for assisting her then she went on to say, "ok so completely unrelated."
She sits back and got comfortable again while she looks at Adonis' handsome face, "I just wanted to let you know that I have actually heard a bit about the council and a few things on my tour yesterday with Michael."
Adonis felt a fit of jealousy raging in him instantly, just at the mention of this.
Wow seems like they really had heart to hearts yesterday. Earlier on this morning Michael had called Adonis and told him about his and Diviya's conversation about herself and what she is and he suggested that she need to train.
Now this?? What else have they been talking about huh?
Diviya just continues to talk about her day oblivious to Adonis' turmoil.
Though rationally Adonis knew somewhere far in the back of his mind that it shouldn't be a big deal if a female have a male friend.
But hey they struggle with that in the human world, so yea in their world that can be very dangerous for the 'friend.'
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