The Dark Side Of Fate Chapter 766

"Yes, your majesty," she said, and I left the lounge.

I walked briskly, eager to find out what was going on. Erik had been awfully quiet all morning, so I was keen to learn the situation. I did not link any of them to inform them I was coming so they would not devise excuses to prevent me. I wanted to know the actual situation and prepare myself.

I got to the lab and found armed kappas there. It was a shocking sight.

I wondered what was going on. The kappas saluted when they saw me and parted the way for me to enter.

I looked at the lab, and everyone was attending to something. Everyone except for Claudia's friends. Thompson and Irene. They did not seem pleased at all.

"What is going on here?" I asked, and Erik laughed.

"Jake has started responding to treatment," he said, and I was surprised. A joy filled my heart. It wasn't absolute, but it was a glimmer of hope.

I looked at the alpha where he lay; he still had rashes on his grey skin.

"He still looks the same to me," I said, and Erik nodded.

"We were able to improve on the formula's strength and modify it to help with his situation. We have done our part. The rest is now left to him. If his will to live is strong, he will pull through," Erik said, and I could see he was genuinely tired. They all were.

They had worked tirelessly for two days.

"What is with the guards?" I asked, and Erik pointed at Claudia.

"Ask her," he said, and I looked at Claudia.

Claudia looked exhausted and a bit angry. She looked at her colleagues, and they were not pleased either.

"After we finished the formula, Irene decided they wanted to leave. I have stated they won't be allowed to go until the matter is resolved. I guess they thought I was joking, so I decided to use force," she said point blank, and I could understand her reason.

Before now, only Erik had AgK32's formula. Now everyone that worked on Jake's cure has the formula. Until Yuri has been captured, we cannot trust Irene and Thompson not to sell us out. What Claudia was doing might seem cruel, but it was necessary.

I did not want her friends to hate her when all this was over, so I decided to handle the matter.

"I apologise for this, but unfortunately, Doctor Claudia is right. We are in a war, and you have classified information we want to control. Once this is over, you will be rewarded and celebrated for your effort. For now, the best I can offer is accommodation and food until it is over," I said, and Irene's eyes softened a bit.

"Your majesty, she took our phones and computers," Irene complained, and I could see why they were mad.

"Unfortunately, you won't be allowed to communicate with the outside world," I said, point blank, and asked the kappas to give them rooms in the mansion.

It was clear they were tired and needed to freshen up.

They were ushered out, and Claudia instructed that Kappas remained at their doors. As mean as it seemed, all she had done was necessary. We could not afford loose ends.

"You should go and rest too, Claudia. You have dark circles," I told the woman, and she looked at Erik, who nodded that it was okay.

Erik said they would have to keep an eye on Jake and hoped they would not need to increase the strength of the medication.

Jake might not be in the clear yet, but we were hopeful he would pull through. I left the lab to join Marcel and the others to train. We only had a little time left, as Leo would have to go to the East to mobilise his troops and head West.