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.

can’t have freedom with peace. You have to fight for

cost? Yuri is going about slaughtering innocent people,’ Erik said,

Ighor replied with a bit of

the people in the east and south atone for the

The council representing the people agreed with Dimitri, and

sheltered and protected us? Is it okay to murder them and prove that Dimitri had a point all these years? Yuri’s actions show that Gregory and Dimitri were right

said,

lot of respect for you, Uncle. I did not know your hands were this dirty?”

right now. You could not avenge your father. You are a bloody traitor. First, you worked against Yuri

cousins, the 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, mine isn’t. Yuri is killing innocent people and has to be stopped.’ Andrew said with a bit

misguided by his father and lack

He did not hide behind his minions. He is here with us.” Alexei said, looking

looking at Ighor, and Ighor looked in his

Valley fucking your pregnant wife,’ Ighor said, laughing, and Alexei joined

he said, and Ighor frowned. I realised he had only said that to aggravate

up from his chair and

in the face. I saw

were all attentive. I knew

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

his arm out of the socket, leaving

wasn’t done. He hit his upper arm, breaking Ighors Humerus into two. The bone

David and Dominic joined Sylvester. I guess he linked

tough man like you could

All we need is Yuri’s location, ” David asked him, and he

and David held Ighor down. Marcel and Theodore Placed his broken arm on the table, and

and brutal questioning. It was dark and mean, and

method on an enemy

the table, and Ighor was

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

do things like this, but you leave me no choice. My family and friends are in danger; my people are being killed. I can no longer sit and wait for a peaceful resolution. You will give me what I want, or I will tear you limb by limb,”

it. Everyone let Ighor go immediately. The arm looked like something a tire had flattened in the crushed places.

three more limbs to go, Ighor. You know Yuri would not care what happens to you. Where is your cousin?”

and did not look like he

was indeed a

wondered how Tamia stole

deep breaths to control myself. I had learned

the National Theatre of Arts and Culture. The underground conference hall has been reserved for us for eleven at night. Password, Evolution is stronger than death and the Stepanov coin,” he said in