Chapter 106

106 Defence

Tia,

The revelation about Regan was shocking, and neither of us could speak. The signs were there, but we

chose to ignore them. Stacy was shaking like a little child. I had to take the phone away from her sight so

she could relax a bit. She buried her head in Aesop‘s chest, and he held her. She sounded like a little

child too.

“Please don‘t let him get me. Please don‘t let him come here,” She pleaded. If I had doubted that she

tried to kill herself, now my doubts were justified. Stacy did not want to die at all, and that made my heart

break. How could her daughter poison her? Everything she did was for Monica. She risked Regan‘s

wrath for Monica. She stayed in hell with Aesop for that stupid girl, and she did this. I could not imagine

what would make Monica do such a thing to her mother.

Why did Monica cry all through the ordeal? The girl was an excellent actress. She screamed and showed

fear. She even stayed with her in the hospital. The horror of her reasons dawned on me. Was she

staying with her at the hospital to monitor her slow death? It was a sad event.

“We need to get help for Stacy,” I told Aesop, and he nodded at me and kissed her head. He held her

tightly, and my heart reached out to them. Stacy was a bitch quite alright, but she never tried to kill

anyone. She was annoying, no doubt. She was a liar and a schemer, but this was too much of a price for

her bad behaviour. She had no reason to do all the nasty things, but realising where she was coming

from was understandable. That was how she chose to deal with her issues.

“Should we escort her to her bedroom?‘ I asked Alpha Aesop, and he looked conflicted. He still did not

want her in his room, but he did not want to abandon her in these conditions. I had never seen Stacy‘s

back before, but I noticed it for the first time while Aesop was holding her. She had silver wounds on her

back, and they were old. Only silver injuries would leave a mark on a wolf‘s skin. It looked like lashes,

and then I saw the rose tattoo at the back of her shoulder where Regan’s mark was supposed to sit. The

artist did an excellent job because I could not see the mark. Everything looked like it was part of the

tattoo.

“I will care for her for now. Maybe you can help me send for a doctor in the morning, ” Alpha Aesop

requested, “Your father, most preferably,” and I knew why. He wanted everything that was happening to

remain in the family.

“My father isn‘t a shrink, Alpha,” I told him, and he nodded.

“I know, but all pack doctors are trained in Psychology and Psychiatry. He should be able to attend to

her.” He said to me. I did not know that, but I doubt he was lying, so I nodded and took out my phone to

make a call. My father answered on the third ring. “Tia,” he said, and I sighed because I could hear the

ball game in the background. He was off duty.

“Alpha Aesop said you are a qualified shrink too?” I asked him, and he began to laugh.

“It is a requirement for all pack doctors,” he explained, as Alpha Aesop had told me.

“We need you to consult privately for Stacy Moon. Alplea Aesop wants you to come to the mansion in the

morning.” I told him, and he said he would be there. I could not have a long conversation with my father

because I was in Alpha Aesop‘s presence, so I told him I would be expecting him and hung up. The

moment I hung up, I got up Kimberly copied me, and we were ready to leave.

“Are you going back to your wing?” Alpha Aesop asked, and i nodded. “Please remain on this wing. Your

mates are not home. We should be all on one part of the house.” He said, and I knew he wasn‘t trying to

keep us close; he wanted us to be around so we could help Stacy “We can stay in Caleb‘s room,”

Kimberly said, and I nodded. I did not want to say no to alpha Aesop, but I wasn‘t comfortable sleeping in

Caleb‘s room on the right–wing. I wanted to return to my room and hug the pillow Luke lies on. Kimberly

and I went to the left wing to get ready for bed. While Kimberely went to get Emma from Michelle, I

changed into my night clothes. It took about an hour to finish what we went to do on the left–wing, and

we returned to the right–wing.

We spent a while talking about events and how we were managing them. Kimberly wasn‘t happy that

Caleb went on a mission without informing her, I knew it was deliberate on his part, but I couldn‘t tell her.

I prefer he come and tell her himself. On the other hand, I was afraid that Luke would face that bastard,

but I dared not show it. I had to hope for luck being on our side. We had the element of surprise for a

change which was a massive improvement from the constant attack we kept enduring from the bastard.

Kimberly did not know the type of mission Caleb was on. If she knew, she would be hysteric. I kept it to

myself.

DEEP IN THE NIGHT.

“None fighting house members and staff should hide in the bunker! We are under attack,” a voice kept

ringing in my disoriented mind. I was fast asleep, and the mind link woke me up. I was still yet to figure

out why I heard Alpha Aesop‘s voice in my head. It wasn’t long before I figured out what was happening.

I woke Kimberly up. It took a while, but she woke up eventually. “We are under attack! get Emma and

hide in the estate bunker.” I said to her, and fear washed over her face.

“Do you know where it is?” I asked, and she nodded. Relieved that she knew where it was. I got dressed

and got ready to face what was out there.

“Where are you going, Tia!” Kimberly asked with horror on her face.

‘I am Luna, remember. If Luke isn‘t around, I am in charge. I have to be out there.” I explained to her, and

she looked at my bump.

“Luke will be mad if he finds out.” She said.

“Well, he isn‘t here now, is he?” I asked her, and she shook her head. She knew she would not be able to

talk me out of it.

“Come on,” I said. “I won‘t be taking you to the bunker. You will hide in a separate room for now.” I said,

and she willingly followed. Carrying Emma‘s bottle and placing the pacifier in

her mouth

While we walked through the hallway, a staff member asked us where we were going His countenance

wants friendly, and I did not bother to answer him because it wasn‘t in his place to ask questions. I

noticed he was situated at our door. He was either trying to guard the door or something else.

I continued to move, and he attacked. Linking Kimberly to take cover, I defended us. Catching, his arm

and twisting it with all my might. I reached for his nuts with my knees and kicked with brutal force. Then I

repeatedly cut his throat with my claws, so he could not heal and get up. I made sure he bled out and

died.

Kimberly was shaking with her child in her arms.

“I think the attack is from within. They know Luke and Caleb aren’t home.” I told her, and I was mad that

the bastard underestimated me. He must have seen me as insignificant for him to choose to attack this

night. I will show him.

Securing Kimberly and Emma in a small hidden room. I moved towards the exit. Getting outside, it was a

full–on battle. I saw Bart and Norman‘s wolf fighting on our side.

“Luna, some of our staff were moles,” Bart linked me, and I already knew that. Luke should have laid

them off when he wanted to. There was a possibility they were from the right–wing. Regan must have put

them there to keep an eye on his wife.

“Get back inside, Tia!” Alpha Aesop‘s wolf linked me, but I refused. I needed some exercise. It was good

for our baby.

“I am luna! You can‘t give me orders. This is my duty.” I linked him back, looking at his wolf, and fear

registered on his wolf’s face.

“Please, Tia. think of Luke and your baby.” He linked me back, but I was already shifting. It was painful. I

did not expect shifting while pregnant to be painful, but it was. The moment I was done shifting, I took

some seconds to regain myself and then joined the fight.

I had been itching to fight for a while now. I wasn’t housewife material; I was a trained warrior. I lived for

this kind of thing. Regan won‘t know what hit him.

I caught the hindleg of an enemy wolf in my jaws and crushed it, then pounced on it and bit part of its

neck that could fit into my jaw, taking a chunk of its flesh out. It felt so damn good. I got to carry out my

frustration on these sorry arses.

A wolf rammed into me. It smelled like the mansion, so I knew it was a staff member. He must have

thought threatening my pregnancy would make me back down, but he had just made me mad. I was

going to kill him regardless. If I lose the baby, I will take comfort knowing I killed the bastard that caused

it.

I growled at the bastard, and fear registered on his face. Nothing was worse than an angry pregnant

woman trying to protect her baby. He had touched me the wrong way. I lunged at him, aiming for his

neck. He dodged, but I knocked the wind out of him. I moved quickly and bit off a chunk of his throat. I

was on a killing spree, and soon Aesop and I were fighting together. We had each other‘s backs, and he

was confident I could handle it. We tore wolves to bits together. They shouldn‘t have attacked us when

they did. Luke and Caleb did not

measure our strength.

After a while, someone threw something at us, and the remaining intruders began to run They were five

altogether. I wanted to give chase, but Alpha Aesop stopped me, “Let them go, Luna,” he said with

respect.” They will never attack a Moon again,” he said, and I knew he would be laughing if he was in his

human form.

Bart and Norman brought us robes. They had shifted back and gone in to get us clothes. Alpha Aesop

shifted and wore his robe. I averted my gaze from bis nakedness because the man was sull in his prime.

Luke also looked a lot like bim.

“Tia,” Aesop said to me, and I did not want to shift back to my human form. The pain of shifting to my

wolf form was excruciating..

“It was painful,” I confessed, and he began to laugh. “You are tough. I know you can do it.” He said with

much confidence, and I started shifting back to my human form. It was painful. I felt like someone was

crushing my bones and remoulding them. It was excruciating. I screamed, and I knew everyone around

me was worried. It took me almost two minutes to shift back. That was the longest ever. I stayed on the

ground, trying to get over the pain, when Bart covered me with the robe. Aesop carried me immediately.

“Luke will kill me for letting you fight tonight.” He complained, ” But the truth is, I needed you out there.”

he confessed, and I smiled.

I felt better, but he wasn’t going to put me down. He carried me to Caleb’s room, and I linked Kimberly to

meet us there. I was glad when she responded and said she was on her way.

Stacy was the first to come through. Aesop sat on the couch in Caleb‘s room. I had told him I was better,

but he wouldn‘t budge. He really cared for Luke.

“If Luke was home, he would be here. Regan is my mess, yet my children are the ones dealing with him.

This is the least I could do,” Aesop said, and I thanked him for his kindness. My body still hurt, but I was

feeling better.

“Tia, are you alright?” Stacy asked me, and I could not connect her voice to kindness. Kimberly, carrying

Emma, entered with Norman. He was carrying an object and handed it to me. It was a letter tied to a

stone with an elastic band, addressed to me by Luis Moon. The bastard did not know that we already

knew his real name.

“Let me open it,” Norman offered, and I unwillingly handed it back to him. I knew why and I respected his

kindness. He took off the band, put down the stone and opened the envelope. Reaching inside, he took

out the letter and handed it to me.

“I guess Luis left me a message,” I said and collected the letter from Norman.

“Tia Lockwood. You have refused to listen to my warning. I know your story. How Aesop forced your

parents to sell you to him so he could marry you off to his son. I truly sympathise with you and am glad

you could make it work.

Nonetheless, it is wrong for a bloodline to lord over others just because they can. I am offering freedom

to everyone oppressed because of their breed and social status. The reign of the over privileged Moons

has come to an end. I implore you to switch to my side so you do not get

burned in the fire. I have the Military, and as you can see, I also own some of the staff in your home. I

have asked them to spare you to give you a chance to switch sides. This will be my last letter to you. I

assure you that Stacy, Kimberly and her bastard are in good hands. Don‘t bother looking for them.” I

read out loud, and we all began to laugh.

This bastard had written this letter hoping that his assault would succeed tonight. This was the height of

overconfidence. Those poor wolves threw the note at us out of fear and ran away. With the letter‘s

content, I doubted if they would be running back to him. What a waste.

Aesop and I laughed a bit, and Stacy seemed calmer. It was clear that Regan wasn‘t expecting Aesop to

be home. They had come for Stacy, Kimberly and Emma. He wanted to make good on his threats. That

was why the worker I killed was guarding Caleb‘s room. I wondered where they would have carried them

to. I was glad about the outcome of the events.