The Dark Side of Fate

138 Meet The Stepanovs

~Sylvester~

I arrived in the small conference room in the mansion, and true to Marcel’s words, the visitors did not look like Stepanovs. They had extremely fair skin, but their dark hair and brown eyes made them look ordinary.

Alexei and Clay were there. They stood up when I entered the room, acknowledging my presence. They all bowed their heads, and the room was utterly silent.

“Please be at ease and sit down. Thank you for coming,” I thanked them and went to sit at the head of the table.

Marcel and Theodore were there. I linked Leo and Devin to join us. I also linked Gezel to come. She was very much a part of this meeting.

Hearing that Erik had already seen them, I didn’t bother to link him to join us.

“To what do I owe this visit?:” I said, and one of them sitting closest to me on my left cleared his throat to speak.

“I am Peter Zelenski,” He said, introducing the nine people he was with. It was surprising that none of them used Stepanov as their last name. I had to ask.

“Why are you not using your last name? I know you all are pure Stepanov family members, direct descendants of Adrian Stepanov, not just part of the clan,” I asked, and Peter sighed.

“With your pronouncement at the King’s hall, we can now publicly bear our names and stop disguising ourselves in public,” he said, and some of them smiled with relief.

“It is good to hear that. I am genuinely sorry for what my great-grandfather and grandfather did,” I said, and he shook his head.

“It is not your cross to bear, your majesty. We are just happy we could find common grounds,” He said, and it seemed he was the leader because no one else was speaking except for him.

“You have done right by Adrik and given him what he fought for,” He said, looking at Alexei and Clay.

“His grandchildren have been given the honour that was rightfully theirs. We are grateful for this.” He said, and I nodded.

“Thank you for showing your gratitude,” I said.

greet Leo. I could easily tell it

I would like to ask you what you all think of Yuri’s behaviour,” I

the Stepanovs, too?” I asked, and Peter

what Yuri did to the Corrigans?”

looked at the

have let him continue pursuing his madness as long as it does affect one of our own. Still, recently, we found out he had been behind significant Stepanov deaths. We even learned that he is after Erik. His own cousin. This has made us conclude that Yuri is mad, and we must stop him before he ruins everything. Installing himself as King of the South is outrageous, and we want you to know that we do not share the same views with him. We are content with what

asked, seeming impatient. I couldn’t blame him, really. We were all tired.

Alex in the West,” Peter said. Based on my calculations, the total number of warriors was Two hundred and fifty. That was a lot of silver-immune fast

and because of that, we do not know how to mobilise your group,” I told him,

room for Yuri to figure out our plan. Six days allowed him to make last-minute changes; I could not

what do you suggest, your majesty?” Peter asked,

those packs and placing your people in charge. Even though Stepanovs do not have Alpha, Beta and Gamma breeds, a Delta Stepanov can rule just as well. We will place Stepanovs there once we have

that love peace and want the development of our world,” I said, and he was

people will die. We have to note that most of the pack members are innocent people,” Peter said, and I was glad he went there because it meant he had a good

desperate measures, there will be casualties,” Devin

would make me seem like a heartless bastard, and it might make them change their minds about helping me if they

Yuri did to him

looked at me after hearing what Devin said

evil,”

safer way to end this. Although we are willing to fight if necessary, we will feel better if our men fight stubborn, heartless Stepanovs who

know you have been wronged, Alpha Corrigan, but you should try to be the bigger man in this. If

stood up. He raised his hands to plead with him to calm down. One fact remained certain: Stepanovs were still mainly Deltas, and Devin was an alpha; his mood was

calm down, Alpha Corrigan. We know you aren’t called Bane for nothing. You have been very considerate, but I will plead with you to have mercy. What happened in Pridewood is unforgivable. Wiping out an entire settlement just to gain grounds was cruel. What the others did in the West to the pack’s sharing borders

wronged mostly by Yuri. He sent Mikhail, his cousin, to murder Luis, his first cousin, so he could be the heir. He robbed the three of them of their parents,” He said, and just then, Gezel

she would walk in when he talked

wiped away her tears.

in a low tone, and he left his