The Dark Side Of Fate by Karima Sa'ad Usman novel Chapter 260

~Leo~

I could not believe Sean was a bastard.

Had we known he would betray us like this, we wouldn't have opted they give him head Alpha of the West.

It seemed right then because we needed the four regional alphas to agree to the kingship. Little did we know it would be a move we would regret.

I had suspected him when there was a high inflow of displaced people in the East and South. Every time the council reached out to him, he would have a logical explanation for it.

He would say they were packs belonging to alphas hanged for treason.

He would suggest that the pack members did not like the new alpha and decided to leave.

It did not corroborate what the people said, but how would we know? I had a region to run, Devin had a region to run, and the council had their hands full. The Royal family also had their hands full trying to balance Larry's stunt's financial and economic effects. We were too occupied to dig deep, and he took advantage of it.

What I did not understand was why he would think he deserved more. If anyone deserved more, it was Christian. He was with us through it all, even at the expense of his wife and son. Sylvester had forgiven their crimes for his sake, and Christian was content with it. Why would Sean think that way? He was a greedy bastard, and we made a terrible mistake by trusting him.

I noticed my father talking on the phone, and I did not need to guess whom he was talking to. I knew Erik had finally reached out. It made me nervous. I doubted I wanted to see the man based on trust alone. I did not know what to expect, and the fact that Amelia was pregnant made it more difficult. It wasn't like she was sick or something, and it wasn't like she needed me. I just wanted to be with her. I guess it was the excitement of it all.

"I hope we can trust the two of you," I finally spoke, looking at Grey and his wife.

"Our history with your family has not been great, with Susan being the exception. I would not trust you until you give me a reason to. It isn't personal, but I hate being played. If you say you are on our side, then you better be. There is too much hanging in the balance; another betrayal would be too much. It is not personal.

I do not trust my parents either. I haven't seen them in almost seven years, and a lot has changed within those years for anyone to remain the same.

I dislike pretending, so I am stating it out of respect. I hope I am clear," I said, and everyone was silent.

I knew no one expected me to be that blunt, but I had too much to deal with that I did not have time to investigate them or watch my back all the time.

I needed them to assure me with their actions that I would not need to watch my back where they were concerned.

"We have sworn our allegiance to the King. That should be good enough, but if you want us to prove it, I implore you to give us a chance. You should know that we have personal stakes, just like your parents. They have you and your mate to worry about, and we have our daughter and her mate to worry about. Susan is our only child and the only family we have left. We will be damned to want to ruin her life and happiness." Grey said, making much sense, and I nodded.

"Good enough for me. But I will still be watching," I said, and David laughed.

"We will all be watching. We shouldn't have to pay for a crime our great-grandfather and grandfather committed. Even our father had no hand in this, and I will come to my father's defence on this," David said, looking at Grey, who was slightly annoyed.

"Whether you like it or not, Beta Sullivan, there was an uprising, and your family was smack in the middle. They did it twice. The real person you should blame for depriving you of spending time with your daughter and forcing you into hiding is your brother Nicolas, not my father.

My father did nothing wrong by trying to hunt down and eliminate the threat.

If my father was evil, he should have wiped out your entire family. The law calls for it if you have been accused of treason, but he spared your brother, niece and daughter.

That has to account for something.

He let her grow up there and date his son, his heir, and only asked them to leave when he felt his secret was exposed.

He could have still killed your brother, daughter and niece for it, but he allowed Nicolas to move away with Susan, whom he believed had the knowledge of his secret and allowed your niece Glenda to continue living in the north.

You can't come here and try to paint my father as an evil man because he wasn't. He wasn't anything like his father or his grandfather. He was just a careful man with sentiments," David said. I had never seen him angry before, but I guess what Grey said about Maurice got to him, and he was right.

The law did state that if found guilty of treason, the entire family should be wiped out. It was Sylvester that recently abolished that law. Maurice did make an exception for the Sullivans. David was right.

We all stared at Grey, waiting for him to say something, but he was speechless.

"Even now, your family is still smacked in the middle of treason because of the massacre in Pridewood. Talk of being overprivileged," Dominic said, a bit annoyed, and I knew I had to calm the situation.