Chapter 259: 97 What They Know


    ~Devin~


    I knew it would be hard for Susan to unite with her parents, so I supported her. I had sentiments and


    did not trust them, but I could not show them.


    Susan was already beating herself up about everything her family members had done; the least I


    could do was ease her mind.


    It wasn''t great to have rtives that were viins, and we did not know where her parents stood. We


    were unsure if we could trust them, but I would hold Susan''s hand through it all.


    N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    I would have loved to continue the chat with them and maybe get to know them and decide whether


    they could be trusted, but time wasn''t on our side. The Nitric nt was gone, and Leo was sourcing


    Nitric acid from everywhere. I learned people were already delivering the quantities they had, but I


    doubted it would be enough. We also had a meeting with Erik. We weren''t sure how that would go,


    but we needed information to be clear on what to do.


    I had no choice but the cut the entire reunion short and head straight to the point. Yuri could be


    nning an attack, and it would be messed up if we were caught up in a reunion dealing with


    personal feelings when he descended on us.


    The kappa at the door had helped me link Leo, and I knew everyone wasing to the living room.


    I held Susan''s hands and stroked them gently to help her rx.


    I knew she had mixed feelings, and I hoped she could deal with itter.


    I hated seeing her suffer emotionally especially knowing what I now know about her mental health.


    It was my duty to ensure she was protected and happy always.


    Sylvester was the first to walk in, and everyone stood up to greet him. Followed by Marce,l


    Theodore, Leo, Dominic, David, Vino, y, Andrew, Max, Kyle and thedies, all except Amelia,


    Katya, and Avery.


    I could see the shock on the face of the Sullivans when they saw all of us. They were not expecting


    this much. It also meant that the Alberts did not tell them much. I wondered why Richardo would


    withhold information from them. I nned to ask him.


    Richardo and Martha walked in, and Grey and Reba stood up to greet them.


    "Martha," Reba said and hugged Martha. Grey and Richardo shook hands and hugged.


    It was clear they had bothe a long way. It was apparent they had been through a lot together.


    "I am d you made it here safely, Ricky," Grey told Ricardo, and Richardoughed.


    "You too," he said, and they bothughed.


    Sylvester was patient enough for the friends to exchange pleasantries before he cleared his throat


    to catch their attention.


    "So what are Yuri''s ns," Sylvester asked immediately. He wasn''t ying, and he wasn''t wasting


    time. He was serious, and he meant what he was saying.


    Grey looked at Richardo, and Richardo nodded that it was okay.


    "First of all, my wife and I pledge our allegiance to you. To serve you until the day we die. We also


    ask that when all this is over, you release us to live in the South under our true Alpha, Devin


    Corrigan," He said, and I was shocked.


    "Yes, Devin, The Sullivans are Stepanovs of the south, and we serve your family and not the north,"


    He said, and I knew his anger towards Maurice was still there.


    I couldn''t me him.


    Maurice got to raise his children while they had to run away from theirs. I am sure they knew


    Nics had to bring Susan to the South to protect her from Maurice. It was normal that they would


    not want to serve Sylvester. I wondered why they were helping.


    "If you have this much anger against the Volkovs, why are you here to help?" I asked, not wanting


    to ignore the elephant in the room. It was clear that the man did not like the Volkovs.


    "I admire Sylvester. He is the redemption the Volkov lineage needed. Yuri is scum, and we cannot


    let someone like him take over our world. It would be worse than Dimitri and Maurice. Those two


    would be great rulerspared to the scum. He is driven by greed and a thirst for power. His


    appetite keeps growing bigger, and his thirst can never be quenched. He needs to be put down for


    the sake of peace." Grey said confidently, and I was partiallyfortable with him.


    "So what are his ns," Leo asked, sounding a bit impatient.


    I did not me him. He and Theodore had a trip to make, and he and his mate just found out they


    were expecting. Under normal circumstances, Leo shouldn''t make that trip, but I knew he was the


    one Richardo arranged the meeting for, so it would be pointless that someone else goes in his


    stead.


    "That bastard is sick. He ns to take it all, and Sean is helping him," Grey said, and Leo mmed


    his fist into his palm.


    "I knew it. I knew that bastard could not be trusted. All the takeovers in the west, all the disced


    people. That bastard. What is his gain in all this?" Leo asked.


    "Lordship. Sylvester elevated you and Devin''s status, but he got nothing besides being head Alpha


    of the West. He seems to believe he deserves more," Grey answered.


    "Yuri has promised a lot of people power." He said and sighed.


    "Yuri has help from Joan yman, Alpah Gordon of the East, and all the alphas of the South. Three


    alphas of the west, " Grey said and looked at Sylvester.


    "Alpha Christian Zakharov of the north is next on his list. We do not know if there is a way to warn


    them. Yuri ns to pull down Sylvester''s support. That is, take out Leo, Devin, Christain, and The


    rest of the council and buy off some of his Kappas.


    So far, Bryce Golubev has beenplicated, and the head Kappas in the king''s guard has been


    loyal to a fault, so we do not know what Yuri wants to do. Bryce and the Kappa are imprable.


    Yuri nned to make it seem like it was Erik so Sylvester would go after Erik, and he could swoop


    in for the kill.


    Erik has better warriors than Yuri, so Yuri ns to make Sylvester go for Erik. He would assist Erik


    in pushing back, swooping in for the kill since his men have been unable to infiltrate your security


    and get close enough to do damage.


    It was a brilliant idea, but what he did not expect was that the true Stepanov heirs would be on your


    side.


    He is afraid of Alexei and y. He is also trying to frame a western Alpha named Jake Brighton if


    he cannot buy him over.


    Jake is important to Yuri because he is close to Lady Stephanie. I do not know his ns for Jake,


    but I know he was nning to reach out to him.


    One thing I know about Yuri is that he does not y fair. He would always find a way to force your


    hand, so Jake evacuating hisnd and going under is the best option for now," He said, and his


    exnation of Jake wasn''t clear.


    "So, what do you suggest?" I asked him, and he exhaled as if he held his breath while he spoke. He


    looked at Sylvester.


    "There are Stepanovs that will willingly fight on your side, Sylvester. They know Yuri is sick in the


    head, and they are tired of his bullshit. But they want their family names restored and Stepanovs to


    have lordship and head a region. That is all they want." He said, and Sylvester looked at him.


    "How do I know I can trust them?" Sylvester asked, and Grey sighed.


    "Because Yuri is also after their lives. All hundred and sixty of them. They are pure Stepanovs


    descendants. He is after them because they disagree with his agenda. Like Erik, he is after their


    lives, and they will willingly help put him down." Grey said, and Ricardo nodded.


    "So why haven''t they gone after him? They have a good number," Tamia asked.


    "They do not have the numbers to go head-on with Yuri, and they have been unable to infiltrate his


    circle. Moreover, they are unwilling toe out of hiding because of Dimitri''s decree. There are


    Stepanovs that still live in fear of that decree and are hiding from it. Yuri and his group have been


    the only bold ones. There is no way they would fight without drawing attention to themselves. If a


    war has to happen, they will need more than their numbers to seed," Grey exined, making


    some sense there, but I wasntfortable still. Call me suspicious, but I have been through too


    much to be trusting.


    "Let us investigate this first before we jump to conclusions," David said, finally speaking, and I


    agreed with him.


    The best way to know if we are on the right track was after Leo''s meeting with Erik.


    Whatever happens, we would decide whether we can trust the Sullivans, if their information is


    urate and their n is viable.


    Although it was clear from the silence that all of us were thinking that way, we were not going to tell


    them or discuss it with them; it was something we would discuss in private when the Sullivans and


    Alberts were busy catching up, far away from where they could eavesdrop.


    We were still talking when Richardo received a call. Once it ended, I knew what had happened. Erik


    had reached out, and the meeting had been set. I wanted to follow Leo to this meeting, and I


    nned to insist.