The Dark Side Of Fate novel Chapter 294

~Sylvester~

I held the phone to my ears, wondering who was on the other end of the phone.

"Who am I speaking to, please?" I asked, and there was silence.

I could not understand the need for the drama. I was getting impatient, but I relaxed, knowing that the caller wanted me to be apprehensive.

"How are you doing today, Sylvester?" the caller asked me.

Something was condescending about their tone. They spoke to me like an elder would speak to a child. As if I were stupid and beneath them.

"I am fine, thank you," I said with all the calmness I could manage.

David tapped me and frowned, and I held up my index finger, indicating he gives me a minute.

I could see the worry in his eyes, Erik's too.

"Speaker," Devin linked me, and I placed the call on speaker and held the microphone close to my mouth.

"Sylvester Volkov," The voice said again, and Erik frowned.

I remained silent, not in the mood to play the game the sick caller was playing.

"I see you are the patient type. No wonder you make loyal friends quickly," the voice said, and I sighed, feigning boredom.

"How may I help you?" I asked.

"You know who is speaking, don't you?" the voice asked, and honestly, the caller was getting on my nerves.

"I do not. Please introduce yourself," I said, and the caller laughed.

"Well, my name is Yuri Stepanov," he said, and I laughed.

"If that is true, why are you masking your voice?" I asked, and he continued laughing. I must sound funny.

"It will give a dramatic effect, don't you think? Didn't you feel the tension of the suspense? Guessing who I was, trying to figure it out. The few seconds must have given you the pump," he said, and I was silent.

"What do you want, Yuri," I said, not believing he was who he claimed he was but hoping to get something.

"Well," he finally said without the effect in his voice, and I looked at Erik, who nodded quickly. I could not believe this bastard. He had indeed masked his voice for effect. How dramatic.

He also seemed like the playful type. A playful bad guy.

I composed myself and allowed him to continue speaking without interruption.

"Everything, of course. I want everything. Everything your grandfather stole from us. I want it all. You might have been able to deceive my cousin and blind him by dangling peanuts in his eyes, but you cannot fool me. Giving those two bastards lordship and the West would not erase the damage Dimitri Volkov caused. It would not change the fact that we had to hide in the shadows for years," he said, and I did not want to hear his pathetic story, so I cut in.

"What will?" I asked him to see how far he was willing to go.

"Now that you ask, I doubt anything would be enough. But I can start by eradicating your lineage," he laughed.

I thought Erik was the unstable one, but Yuri was insane. I guess the many years of inbreeding must have affected the mental health of the clan.

I was silent for a bit and waited.

"I am calling to find out how Stephanie is doing. I want you to know that I will take all your loved ones from you like I have done to Stephanie; the poor woman did nothing to me, but she is collateral damage," He said and laughed.

"I hope you know that poison has no antidote. I had it made especially for you and your family. Too bad Jake had to be a guinea pig," he said, and my hands shook.

Erik did not linger and left, following the same route Leo took. Whatever needed to be done for Jake had to be quick.

Considering what David said, I figured we were doing something right. I believe Leo had frustrated his efforts to create a north and south demarcation by holding on to the East. Hence his anger towards Leo.

I believe Grey and Richardo were indeed on our side, hence why he promised to end them.

Everything has rendered him blind. And above all, my actions at the King's hall might have made a significant shift.

I won't be surprised if the clan is divided and he has lost people. The call was an act of desperation on Yuri's part, and I got the message loud and clear.

"We will remain on course," I repeated.

"We must be doing something right to have him act this way. This call was to feel for information or destabilise us, as David deduced. He wants us to be busy watching our backs and looking out for one another while he carries out his plans.

He wants us to resolve to solve effects instead of dealing with the cause. I believe what David said about Yuri, and I say we remain on course," I said and headed out.

I wanted to know if Jake had arrived and his condition. I hoped in my heart Erik would be able to do something for him because I could not bear to see my mother's heartbreak.

They had planned to settle down this Bluemoon and relocate to Cains Island as a form of retirement. It will be sad if it never happens because some pissed-off psycho chose to make an example of Jake so he could get to me. It would be unfortunate.

It was time to have everyone on deck.

"Marcel, Kindly invite your father. I will need him running things while we deal with this matter," I linked Marcel while I walked towards Erik's lab.

If Jake had truly arrived, I knew he would be in Erik's care, not the infirmary.

"Leo, are they here?" I linked Leo.

"Yes, we have moved him to Erik's lab. He is unconscious, and his skin is grey. We just have to be hopeful," He said, and I moved.

Decisions needed to be made, and we needed to move quickly.