Chapter 280: 118 Off To The Warehouse


    ~Leo~


    The news of Ighor''s arrest was like music, and I could feel the relief in the air.


    We quickly went to change our outfits into something morefortable. I could not wait to get my


    hands on the bastard.


    To think he was under my nose all the while made me feel deceived.


    Who would have thought Hand would be home to so many Stepanovs.


    "You need to be calm," Amelia said, and I looked in her direction. She had taken her clothes off


    completely. All she had on was her underwear. I looked at her t tummy and realised it won''t be


    just us in a few months. We needed to end this so we could move on and prepare for our future.


    I walked to her and held her in my arms. I kissed her neck and breathed her in. I needed some


    calmness and peace, and she offered it.


    I felt her wrap her arms around me and rx in my embrace.


    "I need you to be calm," she repeated.


    ''I am calm, Moonlight. I am calm," I said, assuring her of my state of mind.


    "Casper will be fine, and we will win this. I believe in our team," she said, repeating Devin''s words in


    the car before they shot at us.


    "I need you to be safe," I said, speaking my fears.


    "We won''t be around each other much in the days ahead. Our mission might take us to different


    ces. I need you to remember I need you." I said, and she broke the hug and looked into my eyes.


    "I need you to remember that too, Leo. Do not get emotional and careless," She said with tears in


    her eyes.


    "I would be lying if I said I wasn''t afraid, but I am. I am distraught. Do not get emotional. Casper will


    be fine. I need you to be sharp for us. We are the ones under fire, not Sylvester or the northern


    lords. You, me, Devin and Susan. We are the ones caught in the mess. I need you to remain sharp


    and focused," She said pleadingly, and I bent to kiss her lips. There were no words I could say to


    assure her that I would put her first.


    "I will always put you first, Moonlight. Always," I said.


    I held Amelia for a while, then let go and slipped into somethingfortable for the trip to the


    warehouse.


    "I wish we coulde. I would have loved to take out my frustration on Ighor," Amelia said, wearing


    a silk bedroom robe.


    I smiled at her.


    "Do not worry; there will be plenty of key yers for you to y with before sentencing. Joan seems


    like a good candidate, don''t you think?" I asked, and her eyes widened.


    I watched a smile creep onto her face.


    "Is Sylvester going to let her live?" She asked, and I shook my head.


    I knew he meant what he said when he said he wouldn''t take prisoners.


    I doubt he would make an exception.


    Too many people had lost their lives for anyone caught in the mess to be spared. The only mercy


    was he might make it quick, but I doubt Tamia would allow that.


    "I can''t wait," She said and went to lie down. I went to her side of the bed, opened her robe, and


    then bent to kiss her lower belly. She giggled and ruffled my hair a bit.


    "Have fun," she said when I looked at her. I kissed her again and then left the room.


    I felt light and ready. I was also hopeful that this whole thing was about to end.


    I joined everyone in Sylvester''s lounge. We were all waiting for Alexei to join us.


    Alexei joined us fifteen minutester, and it was time for us to leave.


    "Are we going by road?" Devin asked, obviously traumatised by the incident, and Sylvester shook


    his head.


    "We did not have that luxury of time. The helicopter will do, but we will be using a smaller one this


    time." He exined, and I was d because I doubted I wanted to go through that road too.


    The dead driver remained in my head, and I hoped I would not need therapy to get over it. Being at


    war was different from being shot at.


    One is expected, and the other catches the victim unaware. I did not want to be in that situation


    again.


    We were heading out when Erik joined us at the door.


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    "You can''t leave without me?" He said, and I frowned at him.


    "udia, Nelson and my assistants are helping with the purchase and set up. It won''t be ready


    today. I might as well help while they are busy getting things together. Besides, I will need to give


    you all something for the rash that you will have in two hours," he said, and I hadpletely


    forgotten about the side effect of the meds he gave us. It was too bad that we did not need it, but


    there was no harm in being extra careful.


    "What if they attack us on our way there or elsewhere?" Marcel asked him, and Erik nodded.


    "It will still work. The effects will wear off tomorrow, but the rash wille today," Erik said, and


    Devin grumbled.


    "Hope you will be able to create something more permanent," Devin said, and Erik shook his head


    while we headed out of the building.


    "That would be impossible, Devin. For something like that to be permanent, it has to be part of your


    DNA. Meaning your resistant cells have to form at the point of conception. What we are doing in


    introducing temporary artificial cells that would replicate the effect of the original for a few hours and


    expire," He exined, and I doubted anyone was paying attention. We were all rushing towards the


    small Heliport on the property.


    "It also wares off in Alphas faster than others," Erik said, and Devin looked at him. We were walking


    very fast.


    "Well, that is also the very reason why we do not have Alpha genes. The alpha genes neutralise it.


    When creating Stepanov armies, we looked for people that did not have alpha genes to reproduce.


    It was the only way to ensure the experiment''s sess," He said, and we arrived at the Heliport.


    The helicopter we would use was already waiting, so we just got in.


    Erik tapped my shoulder while we got into the helicopter.


    "That is why I am studying his DNA," he said, and I knew he was referring to me.


    "Really?" Sylvester said, rxing in the helicopter and strapping himself in. Everyone was doing the


    same.


    "Yes. Leo has the gene, which is very active but seems to have triggers. It is not always active as in


    a normal Stepanov; it needs something to trigger it. Silver, Dopamine, serotonin, Oxytocin,


    adrenaline. Once those chemicals are introduced, the genes arepletely active, and then it goes


    dormant again. Somehow the Albert bloodline has evolved the Alpha genes helping it coexist with


    the Silver-resistant genes. But they aren''t fast orpletely immune like us. But they have a higher


    chance of surviving silver attacks than ordinary werewolves," He said, and the helicopter lifted into


    the air.


    "When all this is over, I want to take more samples, Leo. So I can run experiments." He said, and I


    shook my head immediately. I doubted there would be an end to it.


    "Cherish what you have, Erika; there won''t be anymore," I said, and everyone started tough.


    Erik punched my upper arm, and it really hurt, but I couldn''t stopughing. Erik dressed as Erika


    remained engraved in my mind.


    "So what would we do to this Ighor guy?" y asked after being silent for a while.


    "I don''t know; maybe Andrew can tell us since he was hell-bent on getting us on Yuri''s team," Devin


    said, looking at Andrew, who was embarrassed.


    "If I knew all this, I wouldn''t have suggested it. I am d neither of you listened to me. I am really


    ashamed right now," He said, and I noticed we had made him very ufortable.


    The guy knew no one trusted him, it was good enough to keep him on his toes, but everyone


    needed to be in high spirits because we did not know the kind of mind games Ighor was capable of.


    If he could Fool Erik the scientist for so long, then he was very good at whatever he did.


    "Have you called your grandfather-inw?" I teased Andrew, and he frowned.


    I knew he had no clue what I was talking about.


    "Timothy. Did you call Timothy? I heard you have been checking on Mirabel since she was


    hospitalised," I said, and he bowed his head.


    He behaved like someone that had been caught, and it was cute. Feelings did that to people. I did


    not know if it was love, but something was there.


    “Andrew likes Mirabel?” y said and looked at his cousin.


    "Is that where you have been going at night. No wonder you smell like the hospital sometimes,"


    y said, and Andrew looked up with a weak smile.


    "Busted; now, can we please drop it?" he said, and Iughed.


    "She is fine," I told him, even though I could not tell. I knew that If anything had gone wrong,


    Maxwell would have told me. No news was good news.


    I could see relief in his eyes, and I realised his silence was partly because he was worried for her.


    "Do you n to settle down with her? Maybe court her?" I asked him, knowing Timothy was


    desperately looking for a mate for her. He nodded immediately.


    "Well, Timothy would be delighted. He has been looking for a suitor for her for a while now. I hope


    she will like you," I said, and he smiled at me.


    "She will," he said confidently, catching everyone''s attention. I found it off too.


    "That is some confidence you got?" Sylvester said,ughing at him, and I did not want to press him


    any more than I already had.


    Our conversations let time pass effortlessly, and soon wended in a clearing in the woods.


    What were the odds that there would be a ce tond? I thought we would have to jump down. I


    guess this ce was reserved for things like this. One could never know the extent of resources


    Sylvester has.


    "We must walk a bit before we get to the warehouse. There is no clearing tond close to the ce.


    That is why wended here. Running there in wolf form will be faster," Sylvester said, taking off his


    clothes, and I guess my observation was wrong. I stand corrected.


    We removed our clothes, shifted, and held our clothes in our mouths. Sylvester, Marcel and


    Theodore led us through the wood, and we followed. We were a pack of giant wolves running


    through the forest. It was a fun experience.