The Dark Side Of Fate

~Leo~

We arrived at a run-down small warehouse. It did not look like anyone lived in it, but I knew it was more than what it looked like on the surface. We shifted back to our human form and wore our clothes. David seemed excited about the mission.

“I am itching to beat this bastard up,” David said, and Devin laughed.

“You don’t know how I feel right now. I am sure the douchebag had a hand in the shooting. Must have stolen the shit from Erik,” Devin said, and I knew his near-death experience played on his mind.

I could understand Devin’s rage. It had only been yesterday. He would have died, leaving Susan alone and marking the end of his lineage. It was alright for Devin to have a go at him.

” Please allow me to lead his questioning. When he becomes stubborn, we can exert force. I need to know why,” Erik said, and as much as I did not want to agree, Sylvester said it was okay.

‘As long as you do not interfere when we decide to mess him up,” Marcel said, and we all laughed.

The ten of us walked into the warehouse. Ready to do damage. There was no point coming with warriors. There were already ten of us, and Bryce had his men there, too, so we were okay and ready to fight if there was to be an attack.

We walked in, and I was surprised that the warehouse looked as ordinary as it looked outside. It had tungsten bulbs. A few wooden chairs and a table.

Bryce was there with six men, and a man with brown hair was sitting on the chair. His hair was a bit clammy, meaning he had been drugged. 1

I could not blame Bryce for drugging him. Stepanovs were immune to Silver. Drugging them was the only way to subdue them.

“Can he speak?” Sylvester asked Bryce, noticing the man’s state, and Bryce saluted the king and the rest of us.

He saluted all the lords, including me. I had forgotten I was a lord until he called me Lord Albert instead of Councilman Albert.

“He tried to give us a hard time, so we had to administer medication,” Bryce explained, and Sylvester told him it was okay.

We all grabbed a chair and sat in a circular formation, putting Ighor in the centre. Bryce stood beside him. It was necessary because the drug would wear off eventually. Now that we were around, there would be no need to administer another dose. There was no way he could escape us.

“I found him at the airport heading back to Mountain. I think he was returning to Hayland and not Cain as Joan had claimed,” Bryce said, and I heard Ighor slur a curse.

” fucking whore,” were his words.

I wanted to laugh because that wasn’t an insult. It was the actual situation between him and Joan.

“Ighor, how could you allow yourself to get caught up in this shit?” Erik asked him, sounding very emotional.

“How can you allow yourself to be used against your family?” Ighor slurred, and Erik got off his chair and approached Ighor.

“What happened to being peaceful and searching for freedom?” Erik asked him, and Ighor looked up at Erik and smiled. I could see signs of the drug wearing off.

peace. You have to fight for it,’ he said, and Erik shook his

slaughtering innocent people,’ Erik

like they slaughtered our people,” Ighor replied with a bit of

the people in the east and south atone for the crime against us?” Erik

the people agreed with Dimitri, and they buried his crimes,” he said, and Erik

them and prove that Dimitri had a point all these years? Yuri’s actions show that Gregory and Dimitri were right all along. How does that

traitor,” he said, and Andrew

I did not know your hands were this dirty?” Andrew said, and Ighor

avenge your father. You are a

true heirs of our family isn’t treachery. My father attempting to murder Uncle Erik for no just cause is treachery. If your perception of right and wrong is flawed,

need any more convincing that he was on our side. Indeed the man was misguided by his father and lack of accurate information. I was glad we

He

your King, Ighor Stepanov?” he asked, looking at Ighor,

pregnant wife,’ Ighor said,

you if she was there,” he said, and Ighor frowned. I realised he had only said that to aggravate

from his chair and went o

he punched him hard in the face. I saw blood, but instead of pain,

like your kind,’ Sylvester said and went to stand behind Ighor. We were all attentive. I knew whatever

you to give me a location leading to Yuri, Ighor. Then I might let you remain whole,” Sylvester said, and

arm out of

done. He hit his upper arm, breaking Ighors Humerus into two.

and Dominic joined Sylvester. I guess he linked them. David

tough man like you could

can still heal that arm once, but it is off; there is no putting g it back. All we need is Yuri’s location, ” David asked him, and he shook his head even though

Ighor down. Marcel and Theodore Placed his broken arm on the table, and Sylvester shifted his hands into

a very bloody and brutal questioning. It was dark and mean,

method on an enemy

placed Ighor’s hand on the table,

not watch, but the rest of us did. Erik must have really cared for his

and wait for a peaceful resolution. You will give me what I want, or I will tear you limb by limb,” He said and, without warning, landed a hit on Ighor’s lower arm crushing his

immediately. The arm looked like something a

to go, Ighor. You know Yuri would

did not flinch and did not look like he felt

indeed

wondered how Tamia stole his

took a couple of deep breaths to control myself. I had learned a few

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