Chapter 104

104. 104. Stacy And Regan

Tia.

Caleb was surprised that I knew what he was trying to keep from me. I knew we had lost our might. I was

counting on it, so I decided to put the money into procuring weaponry instead of funding the military. The

region that had stayed with us had remained even though we did not give them money. Clearly, their

loyalty was absolute, and those were the people to trust. I wasn‘t happy when Luke said I would not be

coming with them on the assault mission, but I understood his viewpoint. I knew he was being protective.

I doubted I would be as efficient as I used to be, especially now that I was showing. Remaining behind

the scenes and drawing out the plans was the best job for me. So when Luke said no, I did not push

back. I accepted it and looked forward to ending Luis Moon.

The Press conference was rushed and very brief. Luke only addressed the people out of respect, but we

had bigger things to worry about like the underground war.

After the conference, Kirk informed us of the arrival of the first shipment of the weapons we procured. I

was glad we would have something to use against the people of Tetra. There was a time I would have

kicked against wiping the place out but right now, I couldn‘t. The man was too damn dangerous. Any

territory that managed to break away from us is automatically regarded as the enemy. There was a time

when I would have worried that Luke was about to go to war. The fact that he was leading an assault

made me at ease because this time, he had the element of surprise.

We stayed a bit in the office, talking with the Alphas still loyal to us to inform them of Luke‘s return and

some of our plans to salvage what was left without us telling them about Luis Moon‘s identity or our plan

to attack Tetra. As much as we were grateful that they remained with us, we could not be a hundred per

cent sure they were loyal to us. So we needed to be careful. No one would know of the attack except

those who would be a part of it. The island can find out after it has happened.

When it was evening, we went to eat at a restaurant.

After eating at the restaurant, Luke and Caleb dropped me off at home and went to prepare for their trip

to Tetra.

I entered the mansion and sluggishly walked to the left–wing. The house was very quiet. It wasn‘t its

busy old self, and I knew it missed the Stacy touch. The woman was a clown, pissing everyone off and

making a fool of herself. Remembering my encounters with her at the entrance and hallway made me

giggle.

I was glad Stacy had woken up, and she was fine. I was happy that Alpha Aesop would finally get the

closure he deserved, and we might figure out who poisoned her. Which would expose the culprit, and we

can finally eat safely in the house. I also wanted her to confirm if what Monica told us was the truth or

fabricated lies. I knew Monica had no reason to lie, but I did not want to dismiss that probability.

Approaching my room, I found Kimberly at my door. I smiled at her immediately, and she hugged me,

“It is good to have you back, Tia,” she said and broke the hug to admire my clothes.

“And you managed to wear your clothes this time, not the usual Luke outfit,” she said, and I began to

laugh. I let her into the room. When I asked of Emma, she said Michelle was taking care of her.

“You know you will have to get Emma a nanny eventually because Michelle will be caring for my baby,” I

told her, and she laughed.

“When that time comes, Tia. Let Emma keep her busy for now,” she said, and I laughed.

“Caleb told me they are going on a trip; when do you think they will be back?” She asked me, and I

smiled.

“Give them a day or two,” I said, and she raised an eyebrow at me. “I can‘t believe you are this calm, Tia.

Luke just got home.” She pointed out, and I shrugged my shoulders.

“I am getting used to it, Kim. Luke is an Alpha; I do not expect him to always be with me. That would be

absurd and disturbing, don‘t you think?” I asked her, and she laughed.

“She opened my mini–fridge and helped herself to some Orange Juice.

“Stacy is home.” She said, sitting beside me on the couch, and I nodded.

“Who would have guessed that that woman would survive that magnitude of poisoning? I am so happy

for Caleb because I knew it was killing him.” She said, sighing and then took a sip of the juice.

“I am happy for their father too because as much as that man said he hated her, he just couldn‘t let her

go,” I pointed out, and she nodded.

“I noticed too, Tia. He stayed in that hospital and refused to move. Now that they are back, he put her in

his room.” She said, and I shook my head because I doubted his feelings had anything to do with it. “I

guess staying with her at the hospital and putting her in his room has nothing to do with his heart. I think

he is trying to protect her from whoever might have poisoned her,” I said, and she frowned at me.

“Does he think someone tried to kill her?” She asked me, looking worried and confused.

“Yes, it seems like it because the letter found in those envelopes was not written by her,” I explained to

Kimberly, and she was in shock. I went further to tell her of the guy poisoned in the mansion.

“Goddess, This house is not safe,” she exclaimed, and I nodded.

“We have been eating out pending the time we figure out who the culprit is,” I said, and she nodded

lightly.

“Have you seen Stacy?” I finally asked her, and she nodded.

“At first, she seemed slightly off, but I later realised it was the meds. Now that it has left her system, she

is getting better. She knows my name but did not ask of Emma. That was how I knew she wasn‘t quite

there yet.” She said to me, and I was glad things were looking up.

Kimberly and I spent two hours watching a movie. Deep down, I prayed to the Goddess to keep our men

and their team safe. It wasn‘t long after the movie ended when someone knocked on

my door. I went to answer immediately. I knew it was Bart because he had linked me. He

sounded a bit frantic too. I opened the door and saw he looked worried.

“Luna Tia, you need to come to the right–wing. Something is going on there.” He said, and I frowned but

left with him. Kimberly followed me. He led us towards the bedrooms on the left wing

“How could you do this to me!” I heard Alpha Aesop‘s angry growling voice coming from his bedroom.

We entered and saw Stacy sitting on the bed and crying. The man looked at Kimberly and me. There

was rage in his eyes.

“Where are your mates?” he asked, and I told him they had gone on a mission. He understood why. I

didn‘t emphasise, and he nodded.

“Alpha, what is going on?” I managed to ask my father–in–law, and he looked at Stacy. “Everything

Monica told us was true.” He said, and my heart sank. His red eyes showed his heart was breaking.

Stacy was crying; she shouldn‘t be because she was just out of the hospital. She should be resting. I

went to sit beside her to calm her down.

“You need to take it easy, Stacy,” I said, and she hugged me. It was sudden and unexpected. I froze and

then gently embraced her. She was frail.

“I am tired, Tia,” she said, crying, and I knew she was holding so much in. Breaking away from the hug,

she looked at Aesop.

“You should have pulled the plug. You should have left me to die. At least I will be at peace. I have been

fighting all my life, trying to get out of a bind. For thirty years, I have tried to survive. I can‘t do it anymore.

I am tired. My children can survive without me. I do not want to continue living anymore.” she said, and I

figured she might have tried to kill herself, but why did someone else write the letters?

“Why did you not tell me?” Aesop asked her calmly, “Why did you lie to me?” he said and ran his fingers

through his hair. He was trying to handle his emotions, and he was doing a good job too. “I married you,

Stacy. I claimed you. Where is his mark?” he finally asked, and she looked like her life was going to end.

“At the back of my shoulder covered by the tattoo,” she confessed, and he punched the wall. Vibrating

with anger. I felt his pressure; we all did. Aesop was an Alpha, and we were feeling his might.

“Please, you need to calm down, Alpha,” I said, touching my bump because the pressure nauseated me.

He relaxed a bit, and I looked at Stacy.

“Regan forced me into marriage because I had already run away too many times. Claiming me was a

form of insurance. When I got pregnant, we went to Cleeve. He was pursuing someone there. Something

about his power moves. He pimped me to all sorts of men to gain favour and have them on his team. I

was subjected to all forms of abuse, Tia. He left me alone when my pregnancy started showing and did

not look back. When I gave birth to Monica, he came for her. She was an inconvenience to him, a plan

spoiler, and he wanted to get rid of her so he could continue his secret conquest. I begged him to send

her to my parents, and he finally agreed, saying he would not be responsible for her. The guy was a

terror, and everyone was afraid of him. No one would help me, so I had to keep working for him while I

picked up other jobs secretly to make enough and send home to my family for Monica and my father‘s

care.

One day he asked me to join him in Neev that he had a job for me. I wasn‘t enthusiastic about it, but I

had no choice. I had to go. I did not know anyone that would help me get out of the bind I was in with the

monster. When I saw Aesop was the job, I was elated because he remained burned in my mind from my

first encounter with him, but Regan told me it wouldn‘t be the usual. I was to get close enough to marry

him, kill him and Luke, and then hand over all I inherit to Regan. He let me know what would happen if I

didn‘t do it. I refused at first, but when he took my parent and our daughter to a hidden place, I complied.

It was difficult, but I had to comply. Luke took to me quickly, and within the three years of trying to gain

their trust, I fell in love, but Aesop‘s heart belonged to Chloe. I would have walked away because love

never brought me anything good, but I couldn‘t. So I took my chances and called Regan‘s bluff. With

Aesop protecting my parents, Regan did not have the might to do anything, and that was when the

blackmail started because he knew Aesop would throw me out once he found out that I have a mate.”

she said and began to sob.

“I love you, Aesop, but I won‘t be mad if you want to end it. My marriage to Regan wasn‘t consensual. I

was shackled into it, and I dreamt that a strong man would one day rescue me from that nightmare. I

have been a handful, but it was out of jealousy and nothing else. I love you and Luke, so I could never

bring myself to do what I was asked to do. I would rather die than kill you or your son. Please. My

tantrums and schemes were out of jealousy and nothing more. I am so sorry I lied to you,” She pleaded

with him, and he did not say a word.

“I think I should leave,” she said, and I knew she was too frail for that.

“You can‘t leave in this condition,” Aesop said calmly.

“Then at least let me go to my room.” She said, and he was silent. That was when it clicked for me to

ask.

“Did you try to poison yourself?” I asked, and she looked at me, afraid to tell me the answer.

“Please, Stacy. Stop keeping things from us. You graciously said goodbye to all of us and left notes for

your children. We need to know because a staff member was poisoned too,” I said, and tears began to

fall from her eyes. Whatever she was trying to say was difficult.

“I said goodbye to everyone because I was going to leave, Tia. I had sold everything I owned and split

the money three ways. One for Caleb, the other for Monica and the last for me. I paid an assassin to help

me catch the bastard and kill him. I do that every year, and it always yields nothing. But this one felt sure.

He knew where Regan was and assured me he would succeed. I made the mistake of telling my plans to

someone, and it went belly up. I was saying goodbye because I believed the assassin would succeed

and I would be free of the bastard. Little did I know that the walls had ears, and he would find out. When I

realised what had happened, I was stuck and confused. That was why I did not come out for days. He

sent me messages about how he was coming to get me. I was tired,” She said, and I figured she did

attempt suicide. “So you chose to end it,” I completed, and she shook her head. “I love Caleb, Monica

and Emma. I want to live for them. Not really; I planned on running away still.” She said, and I was

confused.

“Then what happened, Stacy. You had a lethal dose of silver in your blood. You were not allowed to leave

the mansion, so definitely, someone brought it in and tried to kill you with it. ” I said, and her dancing

teary eyes said it all. She knew who had tried to kill her but was afraid to give the person up. It had to be

someone she loved dearly and would protect with her life.

“Monica,” I said, and her tears rolled down. I was in shock.

“She‘s confused and angry, that is all,” Stacy tried to explain, but it all began to click. Stephen must have

brought Monica the poison and cleaned up after her. Why would Monica position her mother the same

morning that we were attacked by Luis? I felt like a fool. Regan is using Monica. It made me conclude

that Regan was Luis, but I had to be sure. Thankfully, Luke had sent me the picture of Luis.

“Stacy, I need you to identify someone truthfully. Can you do that?” I asked her, and she nodded, looking

confused. I took out my phone and showed her Luis‘s picture, and she began to scream. She looked like

she was living her worst nightmare, shaking and screaming. Aesop had to come to hold her. She pointed

at my phone with a shaky finger. “Monster! Monster!” she screamed, looking like a little scared child. The

abuse must have been incredible for her to lose herself the way she did. She had confirmed what we all

suspected. I sighed and looked at Aesop. “Regan Adhit is Luis Moon. The L in his name must stand for

Luis.” I concluded, and he was stunned: We were all stunned. We sat in silence while Aesop tried to calm

Stacy down. She was terrified, and I could only imagine what she had to endure with the psychopath..