Chapter 114

114 Elisabeth And Her Delusions

Tia

Tasha’s situation was heartbreaking. Although I was right to distance myself from her, was it worth it? If I

knew she was battling depression when Luke and his team went missing. I would have reached out to

her. I knew how I was feeling during that period. I was equally depressed but had no issues, so it did not

get the best of me. I could just imagine. Tasha had a good heart. Even though she had broken into the

stage of psychosis, she still tried to tell me about the kitchen in the form that made the most sense to her.

I was too distraught to even stop to think. I was glad Luke listened and decided to seek out his friend. A

disgraceful dismissal would have been unfair to Mike. I really hoped things got better for the Crawfords.

I couldn’t wait to question Elisabeth. We got to the headquarters in no time. Kirk was waiting for us

outside. Seeing how devoted Kirk was, he was the best option to place over me in the academy

“Hello, Kirk,” I said, and he all smiled.

“You are about to get even with that bitch, Tia,” He linked me and said hello back in response so that

Luke won’t know we were communicating.

Kirk was an excellent friend of mine, and he knew how much of a pain Elisabeth was to me. I really could

not wait to get even with that bitch. It was personal right now. I thought what happened to Paul would

have made her turn a new leaf, but I was wrong. The woman was rotten to the core. I was mad at her,

but I masked it so that Luke would not deem me unfit to interrogate her.

We headed straight to the interrogation room. Luke went to the next room to sit behind the glass while I

sat on one of the chairs at the table. Kirk smiled at me and went to bring Elisabeth. I was giddy, but I

masked it. I rubbed my tummy lightly.

“Are you okay, darling” Luke linked me, and I looked towards the glass and smiled.

“I always feel better when I do this. It is now a habit,” I linked him back. I could only imagine he was

smiling because I could not see his face. Kirk finally brought Elisabeth in. She was looking good for

someone who claimed to be sad and miserable.

“Hello Lisa,” I said while Kirk bounded her with silver on a chair. I stood up, and she looked at my tiny

bump. I rubbed it lightly and smiled at her. She had a mean scowl, and I found it so

amusing that I began to laugh.

“I guess I do not need to ask how you are doing because I know you are doing fine. So instead, I will go

straight to business. Tell me all you know about Luis Moon and who works for you in my kitchen.” I said,

and she just stared at me. Looking at the defiance in her eyes, I knew she would be a bit stubborn. I

walked up to her and slapped her hard across the face. I knew it stung because her eyes began to water

but too bad she was tied down.

“You will let me do my work the easy way, and we both are happy, or the hard way, and I put you through

the most unimaginable pain ever. I am fine with whichever way you choose. Besides, I have been itching

to use my interrogation tools a bit now. I do not mind satiating that need with you, Lisa; the choice is

yours,” I said and nodded to Kirk, who left to get me my

stuff.

Elisabeth stared At me, tight-lipped with anger and hatred in her eyes. “I thought you said he wasn’t a

good catch, now look at you. Head over heels for him and carrying his baby. How does it feel, Tia? How

does it feel about eating your words?” She asked me, and I smiled and rubbed my bump again. “It feels

so fucking good, Lisa. Literally speaking,” I said, and she looked away, disgusted by my response.

“I have nothing to say to you. Do your worse. There is nothing more you can do. You took my man and

my child from me. You ruined my life. There is nothing more you can do to me that would hurt more than

what you have already done, Tia,” She said on the verge of tears when she mentioned Paul.

“You took my son from me. Wouldn’t even let me get close to him. You all deserve what is coming to you.

Luis is out to get you, and I promise you, he is ruthless,” she said, and I looked at her with a straight

face. “Is that why you wanted to help him Kidnap your son. What do you think he will do to Paul? You are

stupid, Lisa. I thought you had realised your mistakes that day in the hospital, but I was wrong. Your

remorse was a momentary thing. After hearing all that Tasha had to say, I realised you are no good for

society”. I said, and Elisabeth began to laugh. She was just using Tasha for information. I was glad she

wasn’t my friend.

Kirk finally walked in with the tray of silver objects used for interrogation, and Elisabeth’s eyes widened

with fear.

“Since you want to behave like a hardened criminal, I will treat you as one,” I said and reached for a tool;

she screamed immediately.

“What do you want to know. I will tell you. I will tell you all,” She said, and I looked at her and frowned.

“That easy? You couldn’t even out up a fight.” I said, surprised at how quickly she had broken. She was

silent.

“I want to know everything, Lisa. I want to know what you know about Luis and what you discussed with

him. The things you helped him do and what you know about his whereabouts. I also want to know the

kitchen staff working for you.” I said, and she began to breathe rapidly out of fear. I waited for her to calm

down and sat in front of her.

“I am listening, Lisa. I do not have all day,” I said, and she sighed from fear. “Only crazy people listen to

crazy people,” she said, and I walked up to her and punched her in the stomach.

“How dare you speak of someone in that manner,” I said to her, and she coughed from the pain of the

punch. It was insensitive of her to make fun of her friend during her trying times. It just shows that

Elisabeth was never a true friend.

“I won’t even bother to lie and deny it, Tia. I did it. I worked against you, gave him your address and sent

the letter to you, making it seem like it was from Santa Braee. I had sent it a month before you received it

because I knew I would soon be in labour. He promised to help me get Paul from Neev and set me up

financially. So I helped. Two weeks ago, I met him in Dome, and he said something about going on the

sea to Santa Braee to Intercept a vessel. We

are in love, Tia, and even if you lock me up, which I know is what you will do, he will free me Luke is no

match for him, Tia He has all the military support and all the Moon’s money at his disposal. He will crush

the Moons like a lly. It is already a lost battle.” She said proudly, and I began to laugh at her delusion

“I doubt he loves you, Lisa,” I said and stood up I knew she had told the truth and was confident that

Regan would free her. I did not feel sorry for her.

“Elisabeth Barnes. I am sentencing you to a minimum of filty years and a maximum of Seventy years

imprisonment with hard labour under harsh conditions for treason. You will use this time to reflect on your

wickedness and plead with the goddess for forgiveness and cleansing of your soul” I said, and she

began to laugh

“Luis will defeat the Moons, Tia, and I will be free in no time. They will march on this soil and end the

reign of the Moons. I hope you have said goodbye to your loved ones,” She said and looked at my bump.

“That baby will never see the light of day,” she said, and I smiled at her.

“I am sure you haven’t heard the news about Tetra Sometimes it is good to listen to the news. ” I said,

and she looked confused. I linked Kirk to play the footage of Tetra. After five minutes of watching it, she

began to scream and yell. It had finally dawned on her she was on the losing team

“Take her away. I hope the goodness cleanses your soul Lisa,” I said to her, and she began to plead.

“I can help you get him. Please don’t lock me up,” And I began to suspect she was unstable, She had

switched too quickly for it to be expected. She had just claimed they were in love and he would defeat

us. Her loyalty was fickle.

“I have gotten more than enough information from you, Lisa,” I said and started walking out. “The Kitchen

staff’s name is Gilbert. Please let me go. Please let me go.” I ignored her entirely and went to join Luke in

the other room. He smiled at me with approval.

“Monica said the same thing about his whereabouts. I guess we have to prepare ourselves for an attack.

He is bound to attack now that he can no longer remain in the shadows.” Luke said, and I agreed with

him. I knew that would be the next move. “We need to solicit help from others so we can have a large

resistance,” I told him, and he nodded and stood up to leave the room. Walking towards his office, we

continued to speak “It will not be easy getting people on board,” he said. I knew we would have to lean

wholly on Woodclaw residents for defence if we could not get people to join our military force. The power

between Regan and the Moon family was equal at the moment. People will instead remain neutral than

pick sides.

We stepped into Luke’s office and found Alpha Aesop there. We were not expecting him to be there. It

was surprising, and I could see the shock on Luke’s face. The last time we saw Alpha Aesop was when

he stormed out of the home office during Monica’s questioning in the morning. What was he doing in the

headquarters? “Father,” Luke said, surprised, and Aesop looked up at him with rage still in his eyes. He

was still angry

“I can’t retire with that bastard still on the loose,” he said, and I went to sit on the couch, not

bothering to greet the man. He probably did not see me in his angry state. It was apparent the man was

still angry. The atmosphere was tense.

“Father, I am in charge now,” Luke protested.

“Yes, I know, but it is personal now. Regan is my problem,” Alpha Aesop said, and I could tell he was

trying to control his anger. I had never seen him this mad before. It was scary. “I know, but I have also

inherited that problem. He is trying to hurt all of us.” Luke said to him, and Alpha Aesop did not seem to

be listening.

He stood up from the chair and came to stand in front of Luke. They looked too much alike; it was just

that Alpha Aesop looked older than Luke, and Luke had blue eyes. The man stared at my husband with

rage and anger. It wasn’t meant for Luke, but that was his state of mind at that moment.

“That man took Chloe from me for petty reasons. He couldn’t take no for an answer and decided to kill

her. He did not let her rest. Driving her into depression with his harassment. I almost destroyed Neev

thinking the Alpha had worked against me. I looked for her Killer for years. I will often stay awake

wondering what went wrong. I felt like a complete failure. I could not move on because I could never

bring her justice. No one would rob me of this opportunity, Luke. I will get Justice for Chloe and Stacy.

The poor woman might be annoying and erratic, but she did not deserve to go through what he put her

through. Claimed or not, she is my wife, he gave her to me, and that bastard tried to kill her. He has

screwed with me times without a number. It is time for me to pay him back. He is a sick fuck that needs

to be put down like a dog. Don’t get me wrong, Luke. I do not plan on doing it quickly. A slow, painful

death will be most befitting