90 Dinner Talks


    ~Leo~


    I heard Amelia enter the room. I was half asleep. Staying up to fight Inkabod had exhausted me,


    and I needed to catch up on my rest.


    I did not know if I hadid down for long, but the highlight on the curtains indicated the sun was high


    in the sky.


    Amelia went to the bathroom, and I had tomend her that she had the strength to shower after a


    long night.


    She joined me in the bed naked, and I figured she was too tired to wear anything.


    "How is Mirabel?" I asked, and she turned to face me in bed.


    "udia was able to stabilise her. She inhaled some silver. She is yet to wake up, but udia said


    she would be fine. She and Katya are watching her. The rest of us had to return to sleep. Staying up


    all night fighting is exhausting, Leo," sheined, and I pulled her close, chuckling.


    "Wee to the life of leaders," I said, and she grumbled.


    "I remember what you said about Tamia and Sylvester the first time we met," I reminded her, and


    sheughed.


    ''Honestly, I take it all back. It isn''t easy leading." She confessed, and I pulled her close for a kiss.


    We cuddled a bit and eventually fell asleep.


    I woke up and saw that it was six in the evening. We must have been exhausted. My tummy


    growled, but I wasn''t in the mood to go to the dining room. Everything had been fast-paced that it


    had finally caught up with me. I needed to breathe before I started thinking of visiting Erik. I was yet


    to figure out who would join me for the meeting.


    Amelia woke up and startedining of hunger, so I had no choice but to link Macy to set up the


    dining room so we could all eat together. I nned to scold Macy for the omega''s excess production


    of spring rolls. It was underwhelming to have before a battle.


    I also wondered how Mirabel was doing and if she was fine.


    Amelia and I freshened up quickly and headed to the dining room. To my surprise, everyone was


    already there, including my parents. Avery was already nibbling something, and it was


    understandable that she would be hungry.


    "Leo," Sylvester said, and I smiled and sat at the other end of the table with Amelia. We sat in the


    normal order.


    Food was served, and I used that opportunity to scold Macy about the spring rolls.


    "Why do you always have to serve us spring rolls? And one variety at that?" I asked her, and


    Sylvester and Marcelughed.


    "It is fast and easy to make, alpha. It is the only thing we can serve that won''t be messy and would


    be fresh," she said, and Amelia shook her head.


    "I will give you a list of things you can prepare that would serve the purpose," Amelia said, and


    Macy bowed.


    "Thank you, Luna. "She said and stepped back.


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    Amelia had taken over the staff effectively, and the people that once thought they could disrespect


    her genuinely feared her.


    I knew she had no qualms with Macy, but I noticed that many were afraid of her.


    "Brentwood members have reached theirnd," Kyle said, and I nodded with approval.


    "Do you think we should worry about who the informant was? I did not think anything serious would


    happen concerning Brentwood but finding out who tipped Inkabod off about us would be important."


    Kyle said, and Lindaughed.


    "We cracked that case in the van," She saidughing, and Tamia joined in; likewise, Amelia, Susan


    and Nicole. It was safe to say all the women in the van except for Mirabel, who was unconscious at


    that time.


    "And what did you crack?" Theodore asked Linda, kissing her hand. She looked at him while he did


    it and smiled.


    "Ameliae on," Tamia said, giving Amelia the floor, and she cleared her throat.


    Amelia imed there was no informant. ording to their theory, Inkabod figured it out based on


    patterns and events. It was known that Timothy reached out to me every time there was an issue,


    which was why he left his name and told Timothy when he would return.


    It was usible because it wasn''t the same trend.


    She also exined how Devin''s return to Greenville and the rehiring of Alice had made Inkabod


    suspicious.


    For someone that had lost his mate, it was suspicious behaviour. Some people must have seen


    Devin take Susan''s body from the ground and report to Inkabod since he had people stationed there


    to shoot.


    If Devin had returned and hired Alice, it meant Susan had survived and given her up.


    He also knew Alice would give up his name, and he knew he could not pass through Hill Valley to


    get to Mountain, so he used Timothy to lure us to Brentwood.


    I would have gone with my theory better, but the women''s theory exined why they would have


    over a hundred warriors instead of the usual twenty-five Andrew spoke off.


    If they had an informant, they would have had to travel quickly inrge numbers, and Alexei would


    have spotted them.


    When she finished, I did not know whether it was safe to ept the women''s theory. If they were


    right, we sent the pack members back to theirnd for nothing.


    "How about we do it this way," Sylvester said, looking at me.


    "Let us have apetition of theories," He said, and I frowned at him.


    "We torture the fuck out of Inkabod, and he would tell us what really happened; if our theory wins,


    the women would be in charge of the cooking for a week; if they win, we will be in charge of cooking


    for a week," he said, and Dominic disagreed.


    "No way, they are too smart for us to take that risk, and I do not know anything about cooking. None


    of us does," Dominic said, and we all startedughing.


    "Well, I do, but I doubt I can cook inrge quantities," Devin said, and we allughed.


    I must say, the women had a better theory than ours, but sometimes the simple answer is always


    correct.


    "Okay, let''s do this," Tamia said, and all the women agreed. All except Avery.


    "I do not want a week of experimental dishes," sheined, and we allughed because she


    had indirectly said they would win. I would love to see her take it back.


    "We finished our food, and I linked Casper to prep Inkabod for questioning.


    I doubted we would get much from him, but I hoped he would give us Yuri''s location or ns at


    best.


    I knew my parents said the Sullivans wereing, and they had a copy of Yuri''s ns, but I wanted


    to be sure I had all the information because other than that, my friends were the only people I


    trusted, and now that I found out that we were somehow rted, it made my circle tight-knit.


    "How are we going to torture this arsehole? He is immune to Silver," Tamiained, realising


    that our popr quick and easy methods might not work on them.


    "Oh, that''s easy. Shoot him up with Silver and inflict pain on him. We do not heal fast because of


    Silver," Andrew said, which was a brilliant idea. I nodded and smiled, eager to do something to


    Inkabod.


    "You have to let me at him," Kyle said, and I could see the fire of vengeance in his eyes.


    Inkabod had made him run away from hisnd disgracefully; I doubt Kyle would get over it.


    "You will have your shot at him, Kyle. That much I can promise you," Sylvester assured him,


    seeming yful.


    It was great that we were more rxed now.


    I believe winning the battle with Inkabod was what caused it.


    Before the fight, we thought we were hopeless and worried, but now, we knew we had a fighting


    chance, which alone was enough to lift our spirits.


    "Do you mind us being there, your majesty?" My father asked Sylvester, and Sylvester looked at


    me.


    "It is Leo''s turf, so it is up to him to decide," He said, and I nodded with gratitude.


    "I will like you there, Father, so we make sure we ask the right question, but it will be nice if you do


    not hold anything from us. I did not like that you did not tell us that some of them could withstand


    alpha authority," I said, knowing it pissed Sylvester off, and my father bowed his head.


    "Honestly, I knew it was messed up, but I did not want you overthinking it. Besides, the warriors with


    Inkabod aren''t pure Stepanovs; they are part of Erik''s first experiments and do not possess all the


    strong qualities of a Stepanov.


    The upper warriors are also Erik''s creations, but they were the next generation of Erik''s creations.


    So the gene is stronger in them.


    They are not as strong as the original Stepanovs, but they are a formidable force; that is why I am


    telling you so you can weigh the options wisely when you talk to Erik," My father said, and I


    understood his reasons. I hoped Sylvester understood his reasons too.


    "Where is the meeting taking ce?" I asked my father, and he sighed and put down his fork.


    "Hand. He chose Hand," he said, and I wasn''t surprised. Hand hade up a lot since this


    whole thing started. I wondered what was so special about the ce that it was always a choice.