Chapter 298: 136 Six Days To Go


    ~Sylvester~


    Training after I had left Erik''sb was easy. I felt a weight off my shoulder. Although Jake wasn''t in


    the clear, I was hopeful. I did not want anything to happen to him because I knew he and my mother


    had something special.


    Now that we knew he was responding to treatment, I felt allowing my mother to see him would be


    okay. But I needed to speak with her about it to manage her emotions before I let her see him. I did


    not want to lose her should anything go wrong.


    "Leo, when will you be heading east?" I asked him while we were rounding up training.


    He put aside the silver-coated dumbells and moved towards me. He looked tired, and I knew all that


    was happening was overwhelming. I did not even want to look at Devin. He had been hit the most. I


    just hoped we would get everything back to normal by the time all this was over.


    "I will be leaving with everyone tomorrow," He said, and I frowned.


    "Everyone?" I asked, and he nodded.


    "Amelia, Alexei, y, Kyle, Devin, Susan and Gezel." He exined, and I wanted to plead with him


    to leave Amelia and Gezel behind, but it wasn''t in my ce. I could understand that he would want


    to spend every moment leading up to the main day with his mate. I could not rob him of that. We


    had six days to go, and we had to make the most of those precious moments.


    "I see. Gezel requested to be part of the battle, and I granted her request," I said, and he was silent


    a bit. I believe he was processing my words.


    "With all due respect, you shouldn''t have. Amelia is just meeting her for the first time. We do not


    know how the battle will go. Who will be her family if we fall? I believe in what we are doing, but we


    can''t be too careful. Her brothers are fighting with us, along with her cousins and uncle. Letting her


    mothere with us was wrong," He said, and I was taken aback by his response. He also had a


    point.


    Unfortunately, I wasn''t thinking in that regard and had already given my word. I couldn''t take it back.


    "Gezel did not seem like she wanted to hang around. Amelia had been distant. I suspected she


    wanted to die in battle, but I made her promise she would survive," I said, and even though it


    sounded stupid, that was the best exnation I could give.


    Leo deserved an exnation. He had been loyal and supportive. Shoving my decision down his


    throat would be wrong and insensitive of me.


    "That promise isn''t hers to make, especially knowing the calibre of people we would be fighting. The


    Stepanovs have trained and built their numbers for the purpose of war. Look at how equipped Erik


    is. The things we are using were originally created for them," Leo sighed.


    "I am not trying to be disrespectful, and I know you would have pushed back, but I am unhappy you


    said yes. Telling this to Amelia would be hard. She might seem detached from her mother, but I


    know she will try. It seems otherwise because she is focused on ending the issue with Yuri," he


    exined.


    "I am sorry, Leo. I meant no harm," I apologised, and he nodded, telling me it was okay.


    "I guess I am off to tell her," He said and smiled.


    "Try to get her to take a nap first. She is overworking herself. Tamia isining. A woman in her


    first trimester should be resting. She is putting her and the baby in danger by refusing to rest," I


    comined, and Leo''s eyes darkened a bit.


    "She promised she would catch some sleep. Where are they?" He asked me, and I used that


    opportunity to link Tamia to find out if they were together. We had only trained for two hours. If Gezel


    did not seed in making Amelia rest, she should be in Tamia''s makeshift studio in the delta wing


    of the mansion.


    "Is Amelia still with you?" I linked Tamia.


    "Passed out on the couch," Tamia said, and I rxed. I cut off themunication to ry the


    message to Leo.


    "She is in Tamia''s studio in the Delta wing, passed out on the couch. You should take her to your


    room unless you want Tamia to ask Wilson to do it." I said, knowing he would not like that oue.


    He shook his head immediately and moved away from me. He walked so fast that I could not help


    butugh.


    "What is with him? Marcel asked me, approaching me.


    "He doesn''t want Wilson to carry his mate to his bedroom," I said, and Marcelughed.


    "So Jake is responding to treatment?" He finally asked me on a serious note, and I nodded.


    "He isn''t in the clear yet, but at least they were able to formte something that worked," I


    exined.


    "I learned udia won''t have friends after this," He said, and I frowned at him, wondering where he


    got that story from.


    "Who told you that?" I asked, and he pointed at Vino.


    "He said udia is distraught that she had to be hard on her friends for security purposes," He


    exined. I looked at Vino, who was having a lengthy discussion with Andrew. Those two seem to


    be bing friends. I wondered if questioning Ighor helped them bond.


    "True," I confirmed.


    "She had to be tough because Thompson and Irene now have the form for AgK32. She isn''t only


    preventing them from selling out but also protecting them from being abducted. It is tough, love. I


    hope they understand when all this is over and forgive her because they really came through for


    her. She is also a very tough woman. Not once did she crack under pressure," Imended, and


    Marcel nodded.


    "Yes, she coordinates herself better than our mates. I guess medical school does that to you. I


    learned she was calm when she treated me in the hospital. I wouldn''t have believed it if I did not see


    how she handled Devin professionally, even though Vino''s life was also threatened. She is tough in


    that regard. Just the right match for Vino. He is too soft. I believe she would bnce him out,"


    Marcel said, and I agreed.


    "I want to go see my mother. I will reach out after. We must attend to somest-minute things before


    Leo leaves for his region tomorrow." I said, and Marcel frowned.


    "He is leaving tomorrow?" He asked. I could see that he wondered why Leo did not tell him.


    "Amidst the chaos, it must have skipped his mind. He has to return to organise his army. His


    warriors and the alphas of his region are our true allies, their loyalty has been tried and tested, and


    they have passed with flying colours. We need what he is bringing to the table, and he cannot leave


    Max to do his job. He is lord of the East now; it has to count for something." I said, and he nodded.


    "Are Alexei and y going to the West too?" He asked, and I shook my head.


    "The West is a bit unstable. Once Yuri is out of the way, we will know the traitors and the loyalists.


    Mind you, more than half of the western Alphas are Stepanovs in Yuri''s cult. Sean helped them to


    secretly gain ground there. Letting Erik, y and Alexei go to the West would be suicide.


    If Yuri had not had so much power there, he wouldn''t have acquired all that property and used it as


    meeting grounds. Gad has been an issue since the time of Larry. Erik will remain with us, while


    Alexei and y will return to the East with Leo. Alexei is yet to officially hand Hill Valley back to


    Max. He would have to add his contributions as Hill Valley''s alpha regardless of his new office," I


    said, and Marcel told me he understood.


    I left him and headed to speak to my mother. Hopefully, she was awake.


    I told udia that they should stop giving her sedatives. I knew my mother would be mad at me for


    my decision, but it was necessary. As much as I cared about Jake, she was my mother, and I could


    not lose her. I was selfish enough to ensure she remained should anything happen to Jake.


    I got to her room and knocked on the door. Katya asked me toe in, and I was d she was


    kind enough to remain with my mother.


    I entered the room. Though it waste afternoon, the sun shone bright, and the curtains were drawn


    apart to illuminate the room. My mother was sitting on the bed while Katya fed her oats. She did not


    seem interested in the food.


    "Good afternoon, your majesty," Katya greeted me, and I nodded.


    "Please excuse us, Katya," I ordered my sister-inw, and she put the bowl of oats down on a table


    and headed out of the room.


    My mother looked at me with lifeless eyes. She had also lost some weight. She slept a lot and ate


    little; she was bound to lose weight.


    "How are you feeling?" I asked and went to sit beside her. I took her hand in mine and massaged


    the back of her hand gently. I felt her growl a bit.


    "You kept me from Jake," She said and looked at me with teary eyes.


    "You did not allow me to say goodbye," She said with tears streaming down her face, and I shook


    my head immediately.


    "I will never rob you of that opportunity, Mother," I said, and she sniffled. She was heartbroken and


    scared.


    I touched her cheek gently and made her look at me.


    "I do not have a father, Mother. I could not afford to lose you too. Jake was in a terrible situation,


    and we did not know if he would make it, so we had to keep you away from the situation," I


    confessed, tears rolling down her cheeks. She was afraid; I could feel it.


    "They introduced a position that had no antidote into his system. We were not sure he would make


    it. We had been sustaining his life with Erik''s serum. We needed our medical staff and chemists to


    focus on his treatment. I did not want you to see him when he was deemed hopeless. I am sorry if I


    hurt you with my decision, but if anything happens to you, Dominic and I will feel it too," I said, and


    she nodded and bowed her head.


    "So how is he now," She asked, sniffling. I knew she was bracing herself for the worst oue, but


    I had good news for her.


    "Well, udia got her friends to help Erik and today, they formted a medication that is helping his


    health. Currently, he is not in the clear yet, but there is hope," I said, and she looked at me with


    hope in her eyes.


    "Seriously?" She asked me eagerly, and I nodded, and she smiled.


    I squeezed her hand tightly and arrested her attention so she could listen to me.


    "They are not sure he will pull through, but he has a fighting chance," I exined, and she nodded,


    telling me she understood.


    "Am I allowed to see him?" She asked me, and I knew the question wasing, so I sighed to tell


    her what I nned to tell her beforeing to see her.


    "Yes, you can, but you must promise me you will be calm no matter what happens. If he doesn''t


    make it, you will pick up the pieces and move on, for all our sakes. You will not break down, and we


    won''t lose you in the process," I said, searching her eyes, and she lingered a bit before nodding.


    I wrapped my arms around my mother, and she wept lightly. She knew I hade to prepare her


    for the worst, but I prayed deep down that Jake would survive.


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    I let her go and linked Katya to help her freshen up so she could visit Jake. I hoped her presence


    would motivate him better.


    I left the room and was heading to my office when I heard Erik in my head.


    "Your Majesty. The Stepanovs Elders are in the North to meet with you. They represent the ten


    families of our n. They are in the North to see you. I do not know where you would like to receive


    them," Erik said, and I wondered why some of the Stepanov Family heads would be in the North to


    see me.