The Dark Side Of Fate by Karima Sa'ad Usman novel Chapter 284

~Sylvester~

I was glad about how Ighor's questioning had gone. Honestly, I did not have the patience to ask and wait for him to feel generous enough to answer. Left for me, I would have finished him off at the warehouse, but since he needed to correspond with Yuri so they would not suspect their meeting had been compromised, I had no choice but to let him live in the meantime, but Sean and Joan were definitely going to be hanged.

I did not care if the Claymans were nobles; the fact that Joan could jeopardise lives to hide her shame was sick, and she did not deserve to live. She was lucky I had abolished the law that punishes an entire family and clan for the crime of its member. If not, the whole Clayman household would have been hung.

I decided to not only hang Joan but demote the Claymans from their noble status so they wouldn't have room to work against me again. They would only be useful to my enemies if they were in the system.

When we were ambushed in the woods, I was worried that we had been compromised and that Yuri knew we had caught Ighor, but when Melvin told me they were after Erik, it put my mind at ease.

I was also amazed at the wealth of resources and gadgets they had. The devices were courtesy of Erik, but it was still in their possession regardless, and they were willing to use them. I knew I would need Erik to tell us everything he had created that could be used against us. Especially things that were stolen from him. It was essential.

We waited in the lounge for Levi and Wilson to bring the files they got from Larry's house. Leo's good news about his beta and the eastern Alphas had put our minds at ease.

I knew Leo wasn't in his full capacity and his mind was divided, but I could see the relief now that Maxwell had helped solve the problem in the East.

I prayed Kyle would be safe in the West. I could understand why the three of them remained close despite having nothing in common. They might have been shitty husbands and douchebags to their mates, driven by the mate bond, but they were loyal friends, and their devotion was true.

Maxwell risked his life over something that did not concern him, and so is Kyle; neither hopes to regain their packs, yet they are still helping their friend and others preserve theirs.

It was a pity they fucked up their marriages; I hoped fate would give them a second chance because I knew they would not fuck it up.

While we sat silently, I thought of all Erik had said about the Stepanovs. However, I was still uncomfortable about using his people. He could not tell who was for him or against him, and most of them seemed to buy into Yuri's idea.

What would stop them from telling Yuri our plans and attacking us? It was a risky situation.

After using the Agk32 to fight in the woods, I was confident in what the medication could help us achieve. However, the effect wasn't permanent; it evened the playing field, which was all we needed. We needed their abilities so they would not use them against us. I was sure we would fair well with our warriors.

"Erik, I noticed I could not really use my command effectively in the woods, is there a reason for it," David asked Erik a crucial question. I realised that question had been dancing in my mind, but too many things were piled up, and it skipped my mind.

I also noticed my command was almost nonexistent. It was there, and I could use it a bit, but I needed a lot of effort, and there was a time during the battle I couldn't feel it.

"Did you not feel the weakness, Leo," I asked, seeing he had unbelievable speed and strength during the battle. He was the only alpha with Stepanov genes in our midst.

He looked confused and shook his head.

"I did not try to use it, but I did not feel different," he replied, confused. Since he did not try to command anyone, he would not know.

"Command Dominic," David told Leo, laughing.

Dominic did not find it funny, but besides the Stepanovs in our midst, Dominic was the only one that did not have alpha genes.

The Stepanov Deltas were also like Alphas, so Dominic's genes were inferior to theirs.