~Sylvester~ Leo's explanation made a lot of sense, and I was afraid and eager simultaneously. I was afraid we might not be able to help Jake, but keen that Yuri would reach out to me. It was about time he did so. If there was anything I could read about his personality was that the man was very
Melvin struggled to open his good eye, and when he finally did, I asked him to stand up. Though in chains, he was able to move freely. "Your majesty," he said with a raspy voice. His throat was dry, so I called a kappa to bring him water. I wasn't being kind, but he needed to be able to speak. I wa
~Sylvester~ I held the phone to my ears, wondering who was on the other end of the phone. "Who am I speaking to, please?" I asked, and there was silence. I could not understand the need for the drama. I was getting impatient, but I relaxed, knowing that the caller wanted me to be apprehensive. "
"So you called me to tell me all of this. Why not just do it?" I asked, and he laughed. "I like your confidence. But you won't be confident when I am through. We were royalty, and Dimitri took it all. Wiped us out from history as if we never existed. Covered his father's crimes and made us extinct.
~Sylvester~ While I moved towards Erik's lab, I linked Vino and Andrew at the same time. "Have Ighor call Yuri in an hour and make sure he feeds him the information we give him. We want Yuri to believe everything will go as planned, and I want to know their plans. Do not make him say things that w
"Ladies, let us leave. We have work to do," Tamia said, and I was grateful that she was taking charge. She walked towards me, and I noticed she had been crying. Her tears were still falling. "Please make sure they help him. No one deserves this. He did nothing. His only crime was loving your mothe
"It means we won't have access to our Alpha command during battle" Marcel said, and Erik asked the nurses to excuse us. We were discussing private matters now, and he did not want to risk it. Nelson left the room to keep an eye on them and make sure they were not eavesdropping. I appreciate the ef
~Vino~ Andrew and I moved to the lower level where the dark cells were situated. I could not wait for all of this to be over. Claudia had been strong, but I could swear there was fear in her eyes sometimes. I was glad she was supportive and hoped we would survive this. I missed my girls, and I won