Chapter 98

HE'S NOT THE ALPHA

Darnick is compliant with his decision to return, which only leaves Rasmus and me as the only jittery pawns on his chess board. This uninformed selfish decision of my father will run everything we've worked for into the ground and when Leila gets wind of this, it will be nothing short of a fuse explosion.

"When are we leaving?"

"At a convenient time for all of us," Xavier answers as if we're talking about abandoning cattle. That these weren't people with lives. Lives that were depending on us to protect them.

"When was this decision made? "

"Does it matter when it was made? My decision is final."

"We're leaving them to die. It's a suicide mission. " I clarify just in case he was too blind to the reality of the situation at hand.

"Commander Lyra has the know-how to navigate even the toughest of circumstances. "

"The capability but not the equipment she needs. She hasn't had that for a while now. Or was that the reason why you've decided to save half her battalion