The Dark Side Of Fate by Karima Sa'ad Usman novel Chapter 275

~Leo~

We all went to the infirmary to give Devin our support. He wasn't in the clear yet. The shot was given to him to trick his body into believing he was fine. Until whatever was in his system was nullified, we could not rest.

We entered the room, he was kept, and Susan was beside him. She looked very pale, holding his hand with tears streaming down her face.

I could see confusion and fear in her eyes. She must feel helpless.

"Please help him, Claudia," She told Claudia, and Claudia tried to calm her down.

I had to commend the doctor for her ability to keep calm and do her work.

Her mate had been in the accident too. It was a miracle that she could think and function. Vino was with us, and I knew it was best he remained there so Claudia could see he was fine. Amelia held on to me tightly. Tamia and Sylvester walked in, and Taima rushed to me to check.

"Are you all right?" she asked, and I nodded.

She turned to look at Devin and went to stand beside Susan.

"He will be fine," She said, stroking Susan's hair, and Susan got up, turned towards Tamia, and hugged her.

I heard her weep and realised the cruelty of fear and death.

This is what happens when we leave our other half behind.

Amelia would have been this way and maybe lost the baby from the shock had I been in Devin's shoes. It was a strong reality check.

Theodore joined us.

Claudia looked around, and it seemed she wanted to say something but did not want Susan to hear it. It was going to be impossible because there was no way Susan would leave the room.

"May I speak with you for a moment," I asked Claudia, allowing her to tell me whatever the matter was outside, and she nodded.

We stepped out of the room, and I noticed her hand was still trembling.

"I do not think I can help him. I do not know what is in his system. The shot I gave him will soon wear off, and I do not know what else to do from there. There is no lab here to carry out serious tests. We are handicapped," She whispered with misty eyes, afraid for Devin. I did not know what to say.

I wasn't a medical practitioner, and this wasn't my turf. I called for Sylvester to join us. He would know what to do.

I covered my face and looked at the door leading to Devin's room. I wish I had magical abilities or special healing powers like in the movies. It would have been nice.

Sylvester joined us, and I explained what Claudia said.

"How about we call the hospital to bring certain things? That should help. I doubt they would attack the ambulance," He said, knowing that was our only hope, and she nodded and took out her phone.

We were about to walk in when I saw Erick approaching us. I did not even notice that he wasn't in the room with us. I wondered where he had gone. But it was irrelevant right now. Devin's life was all that mattered.

He rushed to us with a syringe in his hand.

"This is not the time to take blood samples. We need to save his life first," I said, annoyed that he might want to draw Devin's blood to figure out the poison.

"This is the antidote, dumb ass. I think I know what they coated those silver bullets in. It came from my lab. And I am sure my treacherous lab assistants gave it to them. They steal my shit all the time," he said, and I frowned at him.

I did not want to argue with him. I just urged him to go to the room immediately.

We all returned to the room, and I was surprised to see Devin was somewhat awake but in delirium and mumbling nonsense.

Blue veins were showing on his skin, and Susan was crying harder. There was nothing worse than being helpless. We could fight battles to save our lives, but this chemical war was beyond all of us.

Erik injected the syringe content into the IV and then increased the speed of the drip.

"What was that?" Susan asked him.

"The antidote. This position is from my lab. I think my days of experiments have come to an end. Yuri has outdone himself this time. Devin is a strong man to be still alive," He said everyone was focused on Devin, hoping to see signs of improvement.

"Do not worry, he will get better, and even if they shoot him with it again, it will never affect him again, except for the silver, of course. That will always affect him. I would have to administer this to all of you to prevent this from happening to any of you. My freedom depends on everyone in this room; I can't let Yuri spoil things for me. I have never wanted him dead before, but now, that is all I look forward to. This is extreme," he said, and I could hear the rage in his voice.

It was indeed extreme seeing that Sylvester planned to fix all the wrongs committed against Stepanovs. Yuri was just plain wicked.

I saw the blue veins begin to disappear and colour return to Devin's face. I have never felt relief with the intensity I felt in those moments, watching the signs of life returning to my friend's body.

You genuinely do not know how much someone means to you until you are close to losing them or you lose them.

I did not think I cared so much about Devin until tonight. He was the brother I never had.

We had met on the wrong foot, but he had become my closest friend. We have been through thick and thin together. Yuri would pay for what he did tonight.

I felt Black relax.

Claudia checked on Devin; her smile gave us all peace of mind.

Claudia smiled and cried at the same time. Finally, releasing her emotions.