The Dark Side Of Fate by Karima Sa'ad Usman novel Chapter 291

~Leo~

I got to my room and called Max to check on him and know how everyone was doing.

Max answered after a few rings, and I was glad to hear his voice.

"How are things over there?" I asked him.

"We are fine. The alphas here have gathered warriors upon arrival. They are waiting for word from you," he said, and I was surprised that they had sprung into action.

"So soon?" I asked, and he chuckled a bit.

"They never want to experience what happened to them again. This Yuri man is a menace and has to go, Leo," He said, and I chuckled at what he said.

I missed Max, but we had only a few days to go, and everything will be okay.

"Mirabel is alright, by the way, and she told Timothy that she and Andrew are fated. Did you know?" He asked, and I was shocked. I realised why Andrew was confident about her.

"Now I do," I said, and we laughed. I could only imagine the relief Timothy would be feeling at the moment.

"She wants to join him in the north, but her grandfather says no," he said, which was thoughtful of Timothy.

"You will have to lead us in the East, Leo. The alphas are waiting for you." He said, and I sighed.

"They might have to rally themselves and move towards the West soon. Don't tell them yet; we want to be sure," I said, and he was silent.

"I thought it would be the south. Yuri has made a lot of moves and changes in the south. I have heard rumours of a coronation in the south and a council being set up. Although after the broadcast Yesterday morning, everything has gone silent. I do not know, but I think he is in the south, and we should strike there," he said, and I could not tell him that the activities in the south were to mislead us.

"When we are sure we will move, there is no rushing," I said.

Max said nothing after that, so I knew he was content with my explanation.

"Gather the warriors and get me their number. But ensure we do not take more than a quarter from every alpha in the East. I do not want the East to be void of protection. Other than the south, I do not want Yuri to have anywhere to run to," I told him, and he agreed.

"Your father and Grey already said that. They said they should only donate a fraction of their defence force to the cause so they can have people to defend the territory," He said. I was happy my father and I were thinking along the same line.

"How are they?" I asked, and he sighed.

"They are busy, so I doubt they miss you much, but your mother does not seem happy with you and Amelia. She complained that neither of you had called to check on them. Rebecca is complaining about Susan and Devin too. I guess you will sort it out," he said, and I laughed, imagining the look on my mother's face while she complained.

"I will sort it out," I said, and we hung up. I wanted to laugh, But I couldn't.

A few hours later, I got a call from an unknown Western number. It was past twelve in the afternoon. I answered, relieved to learn it was Kyle, but what Kyle told me troubled my soul.

"They attacked, but we were able to push back. I believe they were not expecting resistance. They didn't come with force. We lost some men, but they lost more," Kyle said, but it sounded like he was having difficulty speaking.

"What about you? How are you doing?" I asked, and he sighed.

"I am injured, but I will live. I am not the issue right now. Jake Brighton is. They shot him with a weird dart. I do not know what is in it, but he is fighting for his life currently. There are medical practitioners in Brighton, but the facility you and Devin were constructing for them is yet to be completed. Donald has called to inform Lady Stephanie. I had to talk to her about it. The woman is distraught already. The troubling part is they ran away after they shot Jake. It was as if they had come for him," he said, and I did not need to guess what the poison was.

There was a possibility it was the same as what was introduced to Devin's system. Ighor must have lied about the poison and who possessed it, or Melvin might have replicated it for Yuri.

"Do you think he had dealings with them and did not fulfil his end?" Kyle asked, and I could not process that thought yet, knowing the severity of the situation if my guess was correct.

"See if you can get him to Gad then Lucland; either way, I will try to get help to meet you in Gad or Lucland, pending on time and availability of resources," I said, and he thanked me and hung up.

I knew we needed to get Agk32 to Jake immediately. Gad was the closest, but if we couldn't get to Gad on time, they could bring him to Lucland, and we could meet them with the antidote. I got off the bed and headed towards the infirmary to see Erik.

"Erik, Where are you?" I asked.

"In my lab, Sylvester just returned to his room." He told me, and I hurried out of my room to go to Erik.

I planned to fly the antidote to Gad, so there was no time to discuss anything with Sylvester. Time was of the essence.

"Leo, have you heard?" I heard Tamia in my head while I moved.

"Yes, I have told Kyle to get him to Lucland. I am on it," I said, and she closed the connection.

I could just imagine what Stephanie was going through right now. I hurried to Erik's lab to discuss the best way of transporting the antidote and getting it to Jake on time.

"Leo," I heard Sylvester in my head. He must have heard.