Chapter 291: 129 Call from Brighton


    ~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 d 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 weughed. 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 exnation.


    "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. Sheined that neither of you had called to check on them. Reba isining


    about Susan and Devin too. I guess you will sort it out," he said, and Iughed, imagining the look


    on my mother''s face while sheined.


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


    A few hourster, 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.All text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org.


    "They attacked, but we were able to push back. I believe they were not expecting resistance. They


    didn''te 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 Lund; either way, I will try to get help to meet you in Gad or


    Lund, pending on time and avability 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 Lund, 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 myb, Sylvester just returned to his room." He told me, and I hurried out of my room to go to


    Erik.


    I nned 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 Lund. 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''sb 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.


    "Where are you?" he asked, and I told him I was in Erik''sb.


    "Good. I n on sending an air ambnce with specialists to Brighton. Send a Specialist from


    Mountain to Brighton to help out. I am sure they can render first aid before The air ambnce


    arrives," he said, and even though he meant well, I doubted Jake had that much time.


    "I believe he was shot with the same poison introduced to Devin. He doesn''t have much time. We


    need to get AgK32 to him immediately and have it administered there. Forget the air ambnce.


    Let''s use a jet to send it to Gad now, then find a way to transport it to Brighton from there. Kyle said


    they are trying to flush his system, which should buy him some time." I said, and Sylvester was


    silent.


    I knew he was on his way to theb, so I decided to discuss the matter with Erik.


    "When was this poison administered?" Erik asked me, and I did not know.


    "If you have a jet, let them pick Jake up and bring him here. He will need more than AgK32; the


    earlier he is here, the better..." Erik said, and I sprung into action before he couldplete his


    sentence.


    I had not used my jet in a while, but it was necessary now. I took out my phone and ced a call to


    Max. He answered quickly.


    "Have you heard?'' He asked, and I skipped the question because time was of the essence.


    "Have Casper prepare my jet, then use the small helicopter to take Jake from Brighton to Mountain.


    The flight should be forty minutes. Once he is in Mountain, fly him to Lund using the jet. I believe


    there is a deadly poison in his system." I said, and Max told me he was on it.


    This was a serious issue.


    If only Brighton wasn''t underdeveloped, we would have just flown the antidote to Brighton directly.


    But it had no airports or runways to amodate a jet, and helicopters would be too slow. I


    honestly doubted he would make it.


    "Leo," Erik finally said, and I realised he had been trying to get my attention. I was a bit


    apprehensive but listened to him.


    " I have been trying to tell you there is no AgK32 here. We exhausted it yesterday. Due to the rush, I


    left a sample in myp in Hand. It is in the safe of my office. I forgot to bring it along. They can


    administer that to him before bringing him here," he said, and I hugged Erik tightly. I should have


    allowed him toplete his sentence before springing into action.


    I felt relief wash through me immediately. I called Max immediately and gave him the order. I


    instructed him to use the helicopter to Hand and gave him instructions on how to get to the


    warehouse.


    They might have tond in the clearing in the woods close to the warehouse to be quick.


    Erik told him where the safe was and thebination to unlock the safe. Then I instructed him to fly


    the content to Brighton with the helicopter and have the antidote administered before they bring


    Jake to the Mountain and fly him to Lund.


    That was the fastest way to get the antidote in Jake''s system and save his life.


    I just hope we won''t be toote.


    Sylvester arrived after I spoke with Max, and he was relieved.


    He made a few phone calls.


    Apparently, he had requested that an air ambnce go to Gad. There was no need for that now. It


    was a miracle that Erik left a sample in the safe. He imed it was because he had to leave in a


    hurry, but it hade in handy because Erik had no sample avable in the Estate.


    We had used them, and the ones he was producing weren''t ready yet.


    "I have to go to my mother; she is trying to leave and go to Brighton," Sylvester said, and I stopped


    him before he left.


    "On no ount should you let her leave? I am beginning to suspect the poisoning of Jake was


    deliberate. I think Yuri wants to take your mother. I am unsure, but why poison Jake and leave the


    rest?" I asked Sylvester, and he understood my point. I let him leave and decided to leave theb so


    Erik could work peacefully.


    Max called me an hour and thirty minutester to say that they had sessfully administered the


    antidote and were flying him to Mountain so they could bring him to the North.


    Although I was happy with the news, the fact that Jake was unconscious when they administered


    the antidote did not sit well with me.


    I just had to hope I was right about the poison and they had administered the antidote on time, or all


    our efforts would be in vain.


    I linked Sylvester to tell him the good news. He told me that Stephanie was sedated to keep her


    from acting up. We all had to keep our fingers crossed and hope my guess was correct.


    Amelia joined meter, and she looked worried.


    I was sure she heard.


    I just held her.


    ''Neither of us could speak.


    We all want Stephanie and Jake to have a happily ever after; they deserve it.


    Yuri had outdone himself.


    Somehow I believe the attack was just to poison Jake, which was why Kyle did not meet too much


    force.


    Jake was their target, not Brighton or Donald, and I knew it had to do with Stephanie, which led us


    back to Sylvester.