Chapter 20

20 Badass

Luke.

I arrived at the office earlier than usual, so I could clear my desk and move to my father’s office. I did not

have much in the office, so it did not take long to clear out of the space and head to the top floor office.

The office was as exquisite as I remembered it. I sat on the Swivel chair, and it was fantastic looking at

the skyline from the glass windows and walls of the building. The glass was so clean that they looked as

if they were not there. I got up and paced about the office. My mother’s picture hung beautifully on a wall.

Stacy had tried to make my father take it down, but he never did. Now I know why.

To my surprise, Monica walked into my office with some files, and I was stunned. “What the fuck are you

doing here!” I asked her, and she smiled nervously.

“I am a temp. Your secretary called in sick, so they asked me to fill in for her.” she said, and I was angry.

“Did I not tell you I do not want you on my floor? Did you tell HR how I would feel about this? “I asked her

and her eyes welled up with tears; Boohoo, Stacy’s gimmicks.

“Please, Mr Moon. I do not have ulterior motives; I just want to do a good job,” She explained.

“Yes, an excellent job indeed. To spy on me and sabotage me,” I said, and she shook her head. I walked

back to the desk and picked up the receiver on the intercom to call the HR department. It took a while

before they answered.

“I do not want Miss Monica working on my floor ever again. Send up another Temp, now please,” I said

and hung up. “Mr Moon, I know you do not like my aunty, but I have done nothing to you. Please give me

a chance.” she cried.

“I am not firing you; if you truly came here to work, you should be content with whatever you get. Now

leave those files on the table and leave my office,” I ordered her coldly. She shook with fear, and I could

care less. I was so going house hunting with my wife.

My father was too stupid in love to see what was wrong with the picture. Stacy could not have changed

overnight, she was up to no good, and the realisation that someone might be watching me was eerie

because I knew it could not be for a good reason. I need to be very careful; I had a lot to lose while Stacy

and her son had a lot to gain.

I sat at my desk and attended to the files Monica had brought in. The new temp was efficient, and she

did a good job. We finished quickly, and by afternoon, I was doing some house hunting on my computer.

I hadn’t told my father I was planning on moving out or that I had asked Tia to enrol in medical school

part-time. I knew he would be okay with Tia’s schooling, but he would not be okay with my wife and me

moving out; that was why I decided I would have a private talk with him to convince him. If I wanted to

have a good life and live peacefully with my wife, I needed to be away from Stacy and Caleb. I cannot let

Tia experience what I experienced all my life with Stacy. I have to protect her.

The intercom rang, and I answered it.

“Mr Moon, Mr Miles is here for the two o’clock meeting. Should I let him in?” she asked, and I checked

the schedule and saw that he had a two o’clock meeting to discuss a shipment.

“Let him in,” I said and prepared myself for him.

The man entered and was surprised to see me behind the desk.

“Where is your father?” he asked without greeting me, and I figured out where Kimberly got her charms.

“At the Moon mansion,” I replied.

“So you are filling in for him today?” he asked, and I got a bit short with the asshole. “Do you mind getting

straight to the point? I have an appointment around the corner,” I said, and he looked offended.

“I have to discuss with your father,” he insisted, and I nodded. “Very well, Just in case you did not get the

memo, I own this company now. My father has retired and handed Diamond corp over to me. It is solely

my company now. If you want to discuss business, you better go ahead, but my father is at the moon

mansion if you wish to discuss pack matter. I am sure he will give you an audience.

“He gave you the company?” He asked, in complete shock, and I did not bother to respond. “I thought

Caleb would be taking over. Stacy said he will be handing it over to Caleb,” he said almost as if he was

speaking to himself, and I realised what had happened. I began to laugh. I could not help it.

“She played you, Mr Miles. Diamond corp belongs to Chloe Moon, my mother, and now I own it,” I said,

and he looked flush.

“Do you still want to discuss the shipment, or do you want to reschedule the appointment?” I asked him,

and he came to sit on the chair.

“Forgive my manners, Luke. It is just that I thought we would be able to join our companies together, with

Kimberly marrying Caleb and all,” he said, and it was clear the man was in the dark about other matters.

“So Kimberly didn’t tell you,” I said and leaned forward to break the news to him so he could make other

plans.

“Kimberly and Caleb won’t be wedding until we are sure the baby is his. That means it will be after birth.

The only way they will wed now is if Caleb stops claiming it isn’t his,” he said, and the man was

ashamed. He sighed and looked around.

“Honestly, I did not like the match. As long as she is in the Moon Manson, I do not have to deal with the

shame,” He confessed, and I laughed. We discussed the shipment, and I let him know we did not intend

to merge with any company soon, but I will let him know if needed. By the time we were through with the

meeting. It was four-thirty.

It wasn’t long when Mr Miles left that Tia called me.

“Tia, are you outside?” I asked her.

“No, Luke..” She said, and she sounded as if something was wrong. I was worried for her.

“Where are you?” I asked her, and she paused long before answering.

“We are on our way to the arsenal at the outer border. It is under attack, and Alpha Moon has asked us

to deal with the problem. Caleb is in command.” she said, and I growled with anger. Why would my father

send them to deal with troops that were not in their generation?

as no

“Hang tight, Tia; I am on my way,” I told her. There was no way I would allow her to face killers alone.

“You don’t have to come, Luke; I am sure we can handle it,” she said, unsure of herself.

“Have you ever been in a battle before?” I asked her, heading out.

“No,” she answered, “but there will always be a first,” she said, and I couldn’t have it. “We are almost

there, Luke. By the time you get here, it will be over.” She said but I will not have it. I hung up and hurried

out of the building. Why will my father send them, most especially Tia? I was angry and scared at the

same time. I had my heart in my mouth; they were just nineteen. If they were commanding troops in their

set, it would have been okay, but the youngest of the soldiers there was twenty-four. I doubted Caleb had

the power to command respect from the troops. I placed a call to my father immediately. He answered on

the first ring. “How was your first day at the office?” He asked, and I was mad.

“Why will you send Caleb Tia and Kirk to command an old troop in an active battle, father? Do you want

to get them killed? You are supposed to be there. You are alpha,” I said, afraid for my wife.

“Luke, calm down. They signed up for this. They have to begin sometime,” he said, and I could not

believe him.

“What happened to errands and missions, father? An active battle is wrong. What if they get killed. My

wife is with them, father?” I said, and he was silent.

“I didn’t think of it that way, and Caleb says they are competent,” he replied, and I was mad.” I hung up

and stepped on the gas. I prayed all the way there.

I got there in forty-five munites. There was a massacre there, and Caleb was finding it hard to command

the troops, as I suspected. I saw Tia in her wolf form fighting off attackers. She was holding her ground,

and so were Kirk and Caleb too, but the problem was we were losing because Caleb could not command

their respect and loyalty. For Tia’s sake, I took off my clothes, shifted and took command from Caleb. I

just wanted to get my wife out of the battle alive and safe, and once we were home, I would plead with

her to resign.

Caleb was reluctant at first but eventually allowed me, but he had no choice regardless. I had no clue

where these wolves were from and why they will be attacking our arsenal. It was clear they wanted to

steal from us, but why.

I used my Alpha command on the troops and commanded them easily. I could feel their relief when I took

control. Caleb wasn’t cut out for this Alpha thing, but his mother had manipulated the whole thing. I

wouldn’t be here if Tia wasn’t among them, and these intruders might have killed them. The fight lasted

another hour. Tia and Kirk were able to wound one of the attackers and hold him down. The survivors ran

away, and the battle ended.

We waited for the soldiers to load the prisoner into the van before shifting back. I requested a

blanket to cover my wife. She was injured badly. So were Caleb and Kirk. I held her and waited for the

ambulance to arrive.

“You shouldn’t have come,” I told her, holding her in my arms on the floor; she was healing, but she

needed medical attention to make sure her bones were snapped back in the proper position and were

healing correctly. I was afraid, and at that moment, I knew I would not be able to handle it if anything

should happen to her.

Caleb called out to her on the stretcher. He was giving the paramedics a hard time. He wanted to know if

she was okay. His eyes were filled with tears, and he was scared.

“She is fine, Caleb!” I told him, and he looked at me and nodded. I followed the ambulance that carried

Tia while asking a medic to drive my car.

“I was badass out there,” Tia joked with a faint voice, and I smiled at her and nodded. “Yes, darling, you

were badass,” I said and kissed her hand.