Shadows of Destiny

The Dark Side Of Fate By Karima Sa’ad Usman Chapter 257

Fishing Them Out

~Leo~

Max and Kyle were very diligent in organising my warriors.

I arrived there with Marcel, Theodore, David, Devin, My father, and Sylvester.

We needed everyone with a command on deck.

I knew what I would do violated their rights, but these were desperate times that called for desperate

measures.

Over five hundred men gathered in the open as per my orders, and I stood on the elevated ground to

address them.

They all bowed to honour the King and then went on their knees.

“Rise!” Sylvester ordered, and they got on their feet. I was glad he wasn’t the type to bask in the glory.

This wasn’t the time for reverence. Besides, it would be pointless if they were traitors. At the end of it

all, Sylvester’s reign was indeed in jeopardy.

I cleared my throat to speak to them.

Casper brought a microphone, and I wanted to laugh when I collected it. I had never addressed this

vast number, maybe eighty people at a time, but five hundred plus was a large number.

I beat the head of the microphone, and David laughed, seeing that the device felt alien in my hand.

“I know you all wonder why you have been called out here today,” I said, and they were silent.

“Well, yesterday, our Nitric plant was set ablaze, and this is a crucial moment for this kind of atrocity to

happen,” I said, and everyone was silent.

“I find it disturbing that the place went in flames at a crucial time like this, knowing well that we need

Nitric acid to combat those things,” I said, focusing my attention on them.

“None of the people we fought survived the attack, and everyone on my team has something critical to

lose if our enemies win; that means the arsonist and/or the informant is among you,” I said, and they

began to murmur.

“Silence!” David ordered them, and they all held their tongues.

“I will allow the perpetrators to confess now. If you confess and step out, I will tamper judgement with

mercy, but if you make me fish you out, I won’t be merciful. We should spend this time planning other

things. Instead, we are out here talking to all of you. If you know you are part of the traitors, spare your

time now and step out. I won’t be furious, but if we have to commend the truth out of you, then you will

be sorry,” I ordered, and they were shocked by my words.

“The King and the council make the laws, and we are making command in an interrogation legal for the

duration of this investigation. Now, I will state again before we start the questioning; step out!” I said,

and everyone was silent.

With that, Max divided them into twenty Lines. Making each line twenty-five warriors each. It would be

tedious, and I swear to deal with whomever we catch.

I started with Casper to be sure he was in the clear. He did not fight my command, and he replied

quickly. I was relieved and proceeded with confidence. My Gamma and Delta were next, and once they

were all in the clear, I moved to the warriors.

It wasn’t long before we had started with the warriors when one of the kappas, James, stepped out

immediately.

“I might have caused it, Alpha,” he said, and everyone was silent.

‘What do you mean by might?” I asked with my command, and he did not fight it.

“Alpha Gordon of Hayland was in town yesterday. I saw him when I went to get supplies to deliver to

the plant. I was heading to the plant, and he asked me where I was going. I told him I was to deliver

some things to the plant. He asked me why, and I told him what we used it for. I didn’t think much..” he

said, and I punched him before he could finish the statement.

He fell, and I knelt over him and continued to punch him. Marcel and Theodore rushed to lift me off him.

“How could you be stupid, kappa? How could you divulge my secret to another alpha? Did I permit you

to tell anyone?” I asked him, and he shook his head, tears streaming down his cheeks. He was in pain.

“I am sorry, alpha. I didn’t mean anything by it,” he said, and I shook my head.

“Lock him up. He is high-risk. We cannot have him telling people our secrets,” Kyle said, and I agreed,

then looked at Casper.

“Go with Alpha Max and officially arrest Alpha Gordon. Go with warriors. Tell him he is under arrest by

order of the council,” I said, using my official power for the first time, and Casper nodded to get to work.

I dismissed the rest of the warriors, and they left.

I could see relief in their eyes.

When they dragged Kappa James away, I felt rage in me.

He was lucky I was stopped, or I would have killed him.

He had hurt me badly.

We could source Nitric Acid elsewhere but might not get enough if an army comes for us.

We had to visit Erik quickly while we still could.

We headed back to the pack house, and Sylvester was silent. I guess he was processing the matter.

I wouldn’t blame him. There were too many enemies everywhere. We did not know whom to trust and

what to do. It was sad. We had to rely on enemies to get ahead, which was disheartening.

I prayed to the goddess that we would get through this.

If only I knew where Yuri was, I would have hunted and killed him, but how do we defeat a man who

refused to come out of the shadows?

We moved toward the Packhouse quickly, and my father tried to calm me down.

“When are the Sullivans arriving, because I would like to start preparing for my trip to visit Erik?” I told

him on our way back.

“They should be here by now,” He said and caught up to me, then stopped me. He placed his hands on

my shoulders and looked into my eyes.

“No one ever wins with rage, Leo. I need you to be calm. You have this under control. If Yuri believed

he could win, he would have come for you already. You need to relax, Leo. ” he said, and I tried to

inhale and exhale.

“Besides, you can’t go to Hayland until Erik says so. He, too, is in hiding, and the alpha of Hayland is

tainted. We have to wait until we have got him out of the way before we proceed.” He said, and even

though he was making a lot of sense, I could not get over the fact that we weren’t in the lead. Whether

we liked it or not, Yuri still set the pace, and it wasn’t in our favour.

“I have heard, Father,” I said, and he nodded.

“Let us take this, a step at a time. Let’s pick the traitor up and question him. We need to know what is in

his head before we know what to do. Whatever he knows will help us. Everyone we have caught so far

has left us with a clue, he won’t be different, Leo, but I need you to be calm about it, please, Son,” He

said, and I nodded.

He grabbed my head and placed my forehead against his. I breathed in and exhaled.

“You are Alpha, and Alphas do not lose their cool,” He said, and I relaxed. He understood what was

happening to me. I was getting tired.

Being caught in the middle of the crossfire was difficult.

I was just lucky to have a chance to push back.

Devin did have this opportunity.

However I managed the situation would determine if my friends would get their homes back. It was

crucial that I maintained a level head and tried to solve the case.

I stepped away from my father and headed to the Packhouse. I got there, and everywhere was silent.

I tried to link Amelia but met silence.

Remembering how pale and tired she was in the morning, I sprinted up the stairs and headed to my

room. I looked around, and she wasn’t there; I decided to Link my mother. I was lucky.

“Mother, where is Amelia?” I asked her.

“Your mate is in the clinic; she almost collapsed, and Claudia said she should be tested. We are at the

clinic now,” she said, and I started heading out.

“I am on my way there; tell her to hold on,” I said, rushing out.

“Relax, Leo, she is fine. She is just pregnant, that’s all,” she said, and I froze. I stood still at the

entrance and did not know what to do or what to say.

“We will be heading back home now. She would need to get some rest. She hasn’t been sleeping well,”

my mother continued, and I could not speak; tears of joy and relief were streaming down my cheeks.

It had finally happened to me.

Something I thought would never be mine.

The goddess had finally blessed me.

My heart went from burdened to flying. It soared, and I blessed the goddess. I fell on my knees outside

and wept.

I had never felt so complete in my life. Finally, I would have children of my own.