The Dark Side Of Fate

83 A Clearer Picture

~Leo~

My mouth was dry, so I drank the water and composed myself, ready to listen to the rest. I dared not interrupt.

"Because of this progress, there was a law that we would only mate with Alphas to have strong alphas in our bloodline like the Volkovs.Although Patrick died before his grandchildren from Rudolph got their wolves Sophia lived long and tried to ensure they married Alphas.Sophia passed away, and Rudolph he focused on his son and his grandchildren and ensured they continued doing so as his parents wanted.That was why everyone in our lineage mated with an alpha.All except you, Leo." He said, and I remained fixed in my chair.

I was glad that Sophia was a distant cousin of Amelia's ancestor, or else it would have been weird.I held my tongue and listened.

My father told me about Gregory and Adrian's agreement, how Gregory had broken that agreement, and everything that Dimitri did to wipe out the Volkovs.He said the story the exact way everyone that knew it narrated it.

"When the Stepanovs had to flee from the North, our family and the Sullivan Family helped them escape,"He said.

I was surprised by how the Sullivans got into the story.

"Are the Sullivans the same Sullivans that moved to the North and had an issue with Maurice?" I asked my father, and he nodded.

' Yes, they are the same Sullivans.They were the descendants of the beta son the Stepanov abandoned.The boy and his mother moved to the South to settle down, and that was when they adopted that last name just like we adopted Albert.The Sullivans are Stepanov descendants, while we are Volkov descendants with Stepanov genes," My father explained.

That made a lot of sense why Susan recovered from silver so quickly.

Things had just gotten complicated.

Susan was a distant relative of mine.But Sylvester was a closer relative because Patrick was his ancestor.

"My father and Grey Sullivan's father ensured the Stepanovs could settle and find homes in the East and South.My father had many businesses then, but he spent all his money making sure Dimitri did not win, even though Dimitri was more of our relative than the Stepanovs.The Sullivans did the same in the South.Before my father passed away, he told me to work with the Stepanovs and always ensure they were fine.I was to keep their secret and ensure they were protected.Grey Sullivan and I worked with the Stepanovs, Erik, Yuri, Ilya and Mikhail to ensure they were fine.Yuri then had a bright idea of starting a family group of all the Stepanovs to help revive the bloodline and start our lives instead of hiding in the dark.

Grey and I refused to join because we didn't think it was a wise idea, and we saw it as corruptible because Yuri wasn't a nice guy.Yuri also had reservations about me because I was a Volkov.By then, they had money and did not need us anymore.

The only reason they remained dependent on us was that they could not mix thoroughly because of their apparent features, so they often asked us for help with certain things, and we would help when we could.

Maurice found some transfers and investigated Grey and Nicolas Sullivan.

He had suspected an underground network like a cult was after his Lordship but could never prove it.I did not know that was what Yuri was doing then.I honestly thought Maurice was paranoid.

and Gavin were hot on Yuri and Erik's trail because of the uprising against

were a part of it, but he did not know they were Stepanovs because

you wouldn't feel your wolf when you try to shift beside them." My father said, and I remembered what Casper said about his inability to feel his wolf when

beta could not feel his wolf when he was with the two of you?" I asked, and my mother laughed and showed me a bracelet that looked like a

a radioactive silver emitter.It works when wolves are in close proximity.Once turned on, everyone would lose connection to their wolves except the

brilliant.My father cleared his throat to get us back to the discussion, and I focused my attention on

family group.The problem with the group was that once you were in, you had to seize communication with the outside world.The wave of the uprising hit us, and Ramsey sacrificed the Riverstorms for it because they ratted him out.Martha

need to understand.Had we spoken up on their behalf, we would have had to expose our family, and Maurice would not have pardoned any of

was

knew they would come to Mountain, and we wanted you to be safe, so Martha and I agreed to

East.Yuri tried to convince me a few times to ask you to join, but I refused.I let him know a deal was a deal.He would often drop it.Something happened two years ago, and then he and Erik split up.They both had different agendas.Erik wanted to avenge what was done to the Stepanovs and restore his family's name and freedom; Yuri wanted to be Lord.They argue about it, and the cult became divided." He said, and I knew that was about when he said they locked him

you on?" I asked him, and

hand in.He never forgave the man for it.Erik and Yuri went about their businesses with none disturbing each other.They teamed up with a council member to help bring down Sylvester.I later discovered The councilman was the person they teamed up with to help destroy Maurice in the past.The very uprising that claimed innocent lives.I did not witness the outcome of the second uprising, but I learned it

Andrew because he made me nervous.He was in my settlement and knew my friends

Andrew Petrov?" I asked, and he frowned

you know that name?" He asked,

on the run," I said, and my

feeding someone outside the cult information about their activities, and I heard he worked against Erik by preventing him from getting the daughter of the true Stepanov heir. He wants her to be mated to his son

father said, and I realised

anyone?" I asked him, still

your close relationship with the Volkovs.Eriks wants you too; Grey told me Erik sent some men to kidnap you from here, but you survived the attack somehow.He wants to sample your genes because you are the only Alpha other than me with Stepanov's silver genes.He said Erik had run several silver tests on you, and you had passed where I had failed, so he wants to capture you.While Yuri wants to use you

left her.I could not believe it was me they wanted.It also meant the people who tried

slightest surprised about all your father has told you," My mother said, observing my

am shocked to discover I am a Volkov descendant with Stepanov genes.It is a bit shocking, but the other things were expected

packs and wiping out people that refuse to leave their land or submit. Erik sent his men to the North to attack me and the Lords on our way back from the Calyman's party..."

father asked with rage, and I wondered why he hated the

one of Yuri's people. I doubt Erik was the one that attacked you." My father

for Yuri, so if you and the Lords were attacked on your way back from a party, it was Yuri's doing.The bastard isn't even the heir.If truly he is fighting a just cause, Louis's children should be up for Lordship.I learned that the Volkov had

needs to demand is for Lordship for Louis's children and their family's name to

is just a greedy