Shadows of Destiny

148 Preparing To Move In

~Sylvester~

Alexei took out his phone and called Peter. The man was more than happy to answer. It was as if he

was waiting for Alexei to call. Alexei put him on speaker so we could listen in on the conversation.

'My lord, we have been waiting for your call," Peter said enthusiastically.

“Our men are ready, but I do not think it is wise to move them from Gad right now," he said, and we

were attentive.

' Why is that?" Alexei asked, and I heard Peter sigh.

“I do not know if the information is accurate. But we got a call from Greenville that the coronation will

take place in two nights because Yuri is coming to do something in Gad tomorrow night," he said,

confirming the conversation Leo had eavesdropped on.

“How sure are you about this?" Alexei asked.

“Our informant in Yuri's team does not lie to us. I do not know what Yuri plans to do in Gad, but this

might be an opportunity to get him. We have two hundred and fifty men. I am sure we can do a number

on him. If that man isn't put down, he will ruin everything you and your brother have fought to restore.

We do not want enmity with the Volkovs, and that is what that bastard is striving to cause," Peter said,

genuinely worried for their clan.

“I understand, but I did not come prepared for that. Let us remain on course. Let's take back the West;

then we can move in on him in the South. Please send your men to check into the hotels around the

Landway Hotel.

I plan to go through the forest to invade Billworth.

The men should wait for my signal. I will let them know where to join me. They also have to be battle

ready just in case we get intercepted within the area," Alexei said, which was a brilliant way to lure

them to the Theather at the last minute.

Landway Hotel was five blocks away from the Lude mansion. It was brilliant. This method will ensure

our true allies get to us without being intercepted.

"Very well then, it is your call to make. I will send the order and have the team at your location of

choice. The ten team leaders will reach out to you. The family heads won't be joining the battle. I hope

you do not mind," He said, and Alexei nodded even though Peter could not see him.

"I understand," he said, accepting what Peter had said.

Peter tried to urge Alexei to stay in Gad so they could attack Yuri when he came around. Still, Alexei

was adamant about attacking Billsworth, so Peter dropped the matter respectfully, and they both hung

up.

"Now that that is out of the way, we have more warriors for the mission. I have told the two hundred and

fifty men I came with to administer the serum tomorrow at six in the evening.

It would give us time to fight before the rash sets in,’ Leo said, and I wondered what had happened to

the others.

"I thought you were coming with more than three hundred troops?" I asked Leo, and he nodded.

"I could only send seventy-five people at a time to avoid detection; I also had to make a last-minute

adjustment and send Max and Kyle with more warriors since Stepanovs would not be helping them in

the South, and they will be fighting to take over Greenville.

Lukman is aware, and he is the one that let us know we need a lot of warriors to do that, as most of the

southern Alphas have joined up with Yuri already," Leo explained. Understanding his point, I dropped

the matter. We spent the rest of the night surveying the place and eating canned food.

We took turns sleeping, making sure two of us were awake at a time. Leo had to sleep the most as he

would lead the battle. He would need a lot of mental strength to command everyone.

My men were about two hundred, making our total number seven hundred. I hope we will be enough. If

Yuri does not fall in the West, there will be a severe issue.

I kept what Tamia said close to heart, and I knew I wasn't only doing this for us but for our children's

future. Men like Yuri should not be allowed to live.

Morning came, and all the team leaders of the ten Stepanov families had reported to Alexei and Clay.

They gave them their coordinates, and Alexei instructed them to remain where they were and be battle

ready by evening.

He also instructed them to keep him informed from time to time.

I would lie if I said I wasn't nervous. I was anxious and afraid, but it was my duty. Every other person

fighting was there to help me. It was my kingdom and bloodline that they were trying to preserve. I had

to be brave.

We knew the meeting would occur once it was three in the afternoon, and weird-looking people were

trooping in and hanging around the Theather.

Suddenly there were security details and surveillance on the street, indicating someone important

would be coming.

Alexei told the Stepanovs warriors to be ready to join him anytime, and we began to position our men

too.

Seeing the number of Stepanovs in the area, I knew the battle would not be easy, but I wasn't fazed.

Not a civilian was in place. The only people that were civilians in the area were our men. The rest were

Steapanovs, and they were much. By five in the evening, our men were being chased away by the

Stepanov security details, who thought they were civilians to keep the area accessible. It was evident

that Yuri was on the way.

We kept Andrew by a Window to check everyone entering the theatre Building so we would know when

Yuri arrived. We needed to attack when Yuri arrived.

I was grateful to our mates for the darts because that was our best bet for weakening Yuri's

surveillance from afar.

My men were armed and ready from their various locations to shoot the darts when the time came.

We noticed that these were pure Stepanovs, so they would be harder to deal with than the people we

dealt with in Brentwood.

I could understand why my ancestor would cheat when he had to fight Adrik, these people weren't a

joke, and our alpha abilities would be useless with the Agk32 in our system.

I was grateful that Leo was with us.

He was our ace and our only means of coordinating ourselves.

It was clear the battle would be challenging because, seeing the calibre of people hanging around the

place, I knew getting directly to Yuri would be nearly impossible. We would have to kill our way through.

While I thought of it all, my heart was beating fast.

I stared at the clock and watched as the hour drew nearer and nearer. And once it was seven in the

evening, Andrew told us that Yuri had arrived and he wasn't wearing any disguise.

My stomach churned in those minutes, and we all administered AgK32. We planned to give them an

hour before advancing.

The moment it was time. I decided to call all my friends and brothers to speak to them.

They all looked confident and ready for battle. I was grateful to the goddess for them. They had made

my life easy.

“I want to start by appreciating all of you for your loyalty," I said and looked at Devin.

"The Corrigans never committed a crime against anyone, yet you were hit the most. I am sorry for this,

Devin. I appreciate that you remained loyal regardless and did not team up with my enemy. I will never

forget this, and I hope our friendship will remain after this," I said and then looked at Leo.

“Our story is a weird one. But regardless, we both navigated with grace and found happiness in the

process. You aren't only a friend but also my blood.

I appreciate you, Leo, for all you have done and still are doing," I said, thinking my words made him

uncomfortable. He didn't like the attention, so I moved on and looked at everyone.

“All of you could have walked away and chosen the easy way out, but here we are, fighting to preserve

the kingdom and our bloodline. Fighting to preserve peace and fighting for the future. The fact that we

are doing this as one gives me hope and the strength I need to push on as your King," I said and

sighed.

“I do not want any of us to lose our lives tonight. If you find yourself in a bad situation and there is an

opportunity to run away, please do. Your lives are more important to me than the kingdom and the

crown. I will gladly give it up so we can live," I said and looked at Dominic.

"You are the most stubborn of us. You might not be an Alpha breed, but you have proven your strength

and worth time and time again. There is nothing more to prove, big brother. Do whatever you must to

survive tonight," I said and looked at every one individually.

“I do not want a funeral after this. I want celebrations, weddings and childbirths. I want us to grow old

together and tell our children and grandchildren stories of our adventures together. Please put in all you

got but preserve your lives," I pleaded, and Dominic ruffled my hair as he used to when I was little.

"You can't get rid of me that easy, Litte brother," he said, and we all laughed.

I prayed that our laugh would be permanent and death would not take it away from us.

Our goal was to eliminate Yuri and everyone in his cabinet. In his case, we won't be taking prisoners.

We communicated with everyone to administer the serums.

We waited for the meeting in the Theather to start so we could move in on them.

I knew the battle would be along with the number of people in attendance, but I held on to my will to

survive and prayed that Fate would be on our side this time.