Chapter 10
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When Angel and most of his team agreed to take over the LA branch of Wolfram and Hart, it seemed like all Wesley could do was walk away, refuse to be a part of the evil. Fred was confused, asked to be his informant. She had seemed uncertain, maybe she was just keeping her options open. It didn't take long for her to realize that she had to choose, and she chose not to have her soul corrupted. She and Wesley had hoped that they could maybe save Angel and Gunn, convince them to leave Wolfram and Hart. But that had failed, and more extreme action was required. Fred had learned that the senior partners had a fail-safe, in case Angel turned against them. Wesley planned to release this "fail-safe." It would destroy the entire building, and everyone inside of it. Wesley was glad that Fred had knocked Gunn unconsciouss, he would survive this incident. Wesley knew he wouldn't survive, nor would Angel. But Fred would survive, and hopefully she could help Spike fulfill the Shanshu prophecy. Wesley had believed in Angel once, in part because of Doyle, a man who he had never met. Doyle had given his life for Angel, because he believed Angel had a destiny to fulfill. When Wesley found the Shanshu prophecy he came to believe that Doyle knew what he was doing, that the powers that be had a purpose for Angel. But Angel abandoned that purpose, now he had to be stopped. As hard as it was for Wesley, he planned to kill Angel.