Chapter 212 -50 More On The Matter (Book 2)


    ~Leo~


    Alexei had dropped a bomb on me, and I remained fixed in my seat. I stared at his moon-coloured


    eyes and saw the resemnce with my Amelia.


    Everything he had told me was bugging me, and I felt beads of sweat on my forehead.


    We had all thought this uprising bullshit was over, but we had just scratched the surface.


    Lord Lucas Sidorov had insisted that the uprising was too big for Larry to have orchestrated


    singlehandedly.


    Even Larry had bragged about us having more to deal with during his sentencing, but we had


    brushed it aside because we wanted to close the matter. We wanted our happily ever after so


    severely that we disregarded Larry''s words.


    We should have taken him seriously and epted everything he said thoughtfully.


    I knew it didn''t add up when Larry wanted to kill all of us with silver dust when we busted into his


    apartment in Gad. He had wanted to end his life.


    It was odd to see someone that had done so much in the bid to install himself as King want to


    carelessly throw his life away like that. He must have figured his life was forfeit since we had caught


    him and decided to die and take us along.


    I was d that he was still alive in prison. He had refused to die, so it might be to our benefit.


    I looked at Alexei, and he just remained quiet on the chair.


    I leaned forward to ask more questions.


    "Do you know the location of this cult?" I asked him, and he shook his head


    "They move asionally but are between the east and south. These were the regions they ran to


    when Dimitri was after their life," he said, and I did not feel safe. If I had those things lurking in my


    territory, they could strike anytime.


    I had a lot of questions for Alexei.


    I took out my phone and searched for the photo of the coin.


    Finding it, I showed it to Alexei.


    "Do you know what this is?" I asked him, showing him the coin''s image, and he nodded.


    Then reached into his pocket and brought out a replica. His was old, but it looked the same.


    "This belonged to my father. He gave it to me, so I will not forget my heritage." He said, and I dared


    not reach for it because it was silver.


    I also noticed the ease he used to take it out, and that was how I knew he had truly cheated Max,


    but even if he did not cheat Max, he would have won.


    Seeing Amelia''s fast speed, I knew her brothers would be the same.


    "It is our family insignia," He said, and I already knew that; I just wanted to be sure.


    "What about this?" I said, showing him the picture of Amelia taking something from a disced


    man. He frowned, and I scrolled to the image of the writing on the back of the picture.


    "Do you know who did this?" I asked, and he shook his head, meaning it was a red light.


    "I will have to ask y because he keeps an eye on her too. Please send me the photos," he said,


    and I nodded.


    "So Max wasn''t lying about you cheating, was he?" I asked, and he sighed and looked at me.


    "You have to know it was necessary," he said, and I sighed.


    "Just answer the question," I said, and he reluctantly nodded.


    "I needed it over quickly and did not want him dead. He would have fought to the death, and it


    wasn''t worth it," he exined, and I nodded.


    "So, what are Amelia''s special abilities you do not possess?" I asked, and he sighed.


    "Well, to start with, she can shift fully with silver in her system. It takes longer, but she can do it if


    she tries. I learned from our cousin that she had shifted and wounded a Kappa for attempting to


    take advantage of her. He said the bastard had used silver to weaken her, and she had taught him a


    lesson.


    She heals faster than us, even with silver in her system but not as fast as a wolf without silver. She


    is also faster and stronger.


    We have the same abilities but are a bit slower and have limits.


    Amelia doesn''t have limits like us, and that is because her mother was a Beta with Stepanov''s


    distant genes.


    So it made her more enhanced than us.


    That has also given Erik Kozlov the idea that mating with her will produce great heirs," he exined,


    and I was pissed.


    "Well, that option is closed. She is my mate, and we have imed each other," I said.


    Alexei wanted to say something but held his tongue. I could see he was guarding his words with


    me.


    "Come on, say it," I said, and he sighed.


    "Erik doesn''t care about things like that. The bastard believes the Stepanovs are superior," he said,


    and I could understand the Erik guy being a psycho.


    Alexei just indirectly told me that Erik would disregard my im.


    I wanted to see him try.


    I do not mind cheating to kill the bastard. But no Northern royalty will take the woman I love from


    me. Sylvester took Tamia, and now the moon has blessed me with Amelia. I will die first.


    "So what is the deal now?" I asked him, wanting to know his angle and take in this.


    "I do not know their ns and am still trying to figure it out. They snatched ab technician and


    Amelia''s blood sample to do goddess-knows-what.


    Erik tends to deceive himself sometimes. He believes he is an Alchemist and that the talent is


    innate. I know he studied biochemistry, but I doubt he can pull off the level of expertise our


    ancestors pulled off.


    He did not want anyone to know our secret, so they snatched the sample and technician, and both


    were burned to death at the western borders. The King is wasting his time searching for them," he


    said, and I was shocked.


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    I know their family''s right was stolen, but this was extreme.


    Looking at the entire thing, he wouldn''t have been lord even if it had followed the natural order.


    It would have been between Alexei and y. What was the guy''s deal? Now I respected the


    Volkovs for only letting the person in the line of session bear thest name.


    It was to ensure family members don''t get delusional.


    If not, I doubt the Sidorov, Balyeavs, and Orlovs would not have dragged the lordship and kingship


    with Sylvester.


    Even Dominic, David and Vino have assumed their positions and epted that the crown belongs


    to Sylvester and maybe Liam in the future.


    "Is there beating this Erik guy?" I asked Alexei, and I could see worry in his eyes.


    "They are immune to silver. I am afraid there isn''t. We can go to war with them, but everyone other


    than my siblings would have to find a way to protect their airways and skins froming into


    contact with silver, or they would not stand a chance. We are faster and stronger, but we can only


    kill many of them before they overwhelm us.


    I want to protect my sister and keep the borders safe to stop them from expanding, but they are


    getting bolder. As things are, it won''t be long before they attack y and me and overrun the east


    and south if that is their n.


    Our cousin, Andrew, ns to join me in Hill Valley to seek asylum. I am sure he will tell us more


    when he arrives," He said, and I sighed because that was a good n. I had plenty of questions for


    Andrew.


    "Would you like a drink?" I asked him, and he smiled.


    I pointed at my cab, and he got up to fix himself one.


    I did not know if I should let him meet his sister, but I had to trust my instincts.


    I watched him pour himself a ss of scotch.


    There was peace about the guy that let me know I could trust him. Taking him to my house will be a


    bad idea because of Max. I would have to find a way to exin things to Max.


    "What will you do when all this is over, and we survive by miracle because these folks are


    invincible?" I asked, and heughed and took a gulp of his scotch.


    "I n on returning Hill Valley to Max. Alia and I will move back to the north. Hopefully, the King


    would reinstate my family''s history and Legacy, and we won''t have to hide away.


    However, even though one of us should be ruling, I can tell you y and I aren''t interested in being


    King.


    A lordship in the north is more than enough. We both want a quiet life. Sylvester can continue being


    King. The agreement between our great grandfathers was for lordship and not kingship.


    As a Stepanov and a descendant of Adrian Stepanov, father to Adrik Stepanov, we have no im to


    the kingship because we have no hand reinstating it," He said. His eyes showed he meant every


    word.


    I could see why Alia fell in love with Alexei. He was a man of honour, and he did not seem the type


    to lie to himself.


    If the other Stepanovs were like this, we would not have had any issues.


    "Would you like to meet your sister?" I asked him, and he looked at me.


    "I would love to, but I do not know if she would like to meet me," he said with worry in his eyes.


    Knowing my mate was easygoing, I knew he had nothing to worry about.