Fate's Dark Side Chapter 712

"What are you doing here?" I asked him, and Alexei cleared his throat.

"I called him to come this morning. He came dressed as a Kappa. After what happened yesterday, I wasn't comfortable leaving him at the hotel." He explained, and I sighed.

"Did you tell Sylvester?" I asked Alexei because Andrew wasn't supposed to come to the Estate until after the hearing, but I could understand why Alexei would worry for his cousin.

"There was no need. That poison wouldn't have affected him if they had shot him," Erik said.

"But they could kidnap or kill him. Just like Nelson, Yuri is hunting him too." Clay said, coming to Andrew's defence.

Seeing that they cared for their cousin even though they suspected him was amazing. I hoped they knew there would be no room for sentiments if found guilty.

"How is Devin, by the way?" I asked Erik, and he smiled.

"Will soon join us. He woke up feeling strong by six but had a mild rash. Claudia has given him something for the rash. It should fade away by tomorrow. He is lucky it isn't itchy," He said, laughing, and it was great that we could laugh now. I could not wait to see Devin.

Sylvester and Tamia later arrived, followed by Dominic and Katya. We did not start eating still. It was clear we were all waiting for Devin and Susan. They arrived five minutes after Dominic and Katya, and the room had an unexplainable joy. We were all emotional about it. We would have lost him.

Susan sat while Devin remained standing.

"I am very grateful for everything done to keep me in this world," He said, sounding emotional. Susan squeezed his hands to support him while wiping away her tears. It was indeed a close call.

"Leo, thank you for risking your life to bring me home." He said with respect in his eyes, and I nodded.

"You would have done the same," I said to him.

He wanted to thank Vino and Erik, but they stopped him.

"Too many emotions lately," Vino said, and everyone laughed. We all understood his views. Devin looked at me differently from before. He had absolute gratitude in his eyes. Black was glad he was okay.

Sylvester cleared his throat after.

"I am shifting the hearing until three in the evening. I will be announcing and inviting everyone by twelve. Devin will be okay by then because we will spend a while in the hall.

I plan to televise the event to ensure everyone in every region is part of the event. Top family members of noble and aristocratic families in the North would attend. I want to back Yuri to a corner and reduce his reach," He explained, and I understood his reasons for shifting the hearing from twelve noon to three in the afternoon.

We hadn't gotten enough sleep and were yet to put everything in place. Noon was too close to achieving anything substantial; this was the best move.

We were eating when my cell phone rang. Seeing it was Max made me answer immediately.

"Hello," I said.

"Leo, are you in a good frame of mind right now?" he asked, and I became worried. What a shitty way to calm people down before giving them the bad news.

I was silent for a bit. Bracing myself for the news.

"What is it?" I finally asked.

"Casper has been kidnapped, likewise some Alphas and Betas of other packs in the East. They did not attack the way we hoped. They just kidnapped people. Even Gordon has been taken from our custody.

Loren brought a note this morning. She said they left it in her mailbox to tell her why her husband won't be home. Soon, your father got phone calls about similar events from other packs. We do not know what to do at this point," he said.

I ran my fingers through my hair. I did not know when I started to growl. I needed a break, for fuck's sake. I just almost died yesterday. I would have lost a friend and comrade. Now this? If I get my hands on Yuri, I will squeeze his life out painfully and slowly.