Chapter 88

88 Saving For Rainy Days

Tia.

It was a day before the handover, and I was nervous. It was one thing for people to call me Luna. It was

another to know that that would be my official title. I wonder how Stacy or Chloe handled it. Thinking of

Stacy, I was worried for her. She had remained indoors since the incident, and I was getting scared.

Those were signs of serious depression, and no one seemed to be paying altention to it. It wasn’t any of

my business, but I wished Aesop or Caleb would do something about it. 1 linked my husband to find out

what he was up to, and he informed me that he was with his father doing what needed to be done in

preparation for the handover. That gave me ample time to do what I had planned. Since the meeting with

Krystal Mulberry, I have been troubled. There was no way we could move faster than the schemers.

They were at an advantage. We did not know them, so we walked blindly, but they knew us and had a

goal They were heading for it too.

I had a plan, and I needed someone I could trust to help me execute the plan I took out my phone and

called to set up a meeting with Kirk He was the only one I knew that could handle the task. We needed to

save for rainy days secretly because if destroying Diamond Corp was part of Luis’s plans, then he was

definitely planning on making us broke. It was time to have a giant piggy bank I decided to keep this from

Luke; only Kirk and I would know of it. It will look like stealing, but it was necessary. We could not let

them lay their hands on all the money. Timothy and his cohorts were not speaking. I was shocked when

he tried to rope Stacy in, claiming she was a part of it. We all knew it was a lie because the woman had

confessed her role and his explanations made no sense. It didn’t sound like Stacy. I wished the woman

would come clean about the other issues so we could solve them all once and for all.

Kirk answered my call, and he was surprised that I called him. ‘Luna,” he leased, and I began to laugh.

“Kirk, I need us to meet secretly at the park,” I told him, and he was silent. ‘Would Alpha Luke approve?”

He asked, sounding scared, and I laughed.

“Luke is busy, and he is not the boss of me. I can do as I like. Besides, it is not like we are having an

affair. I have a plan, and I need you to execute it. It is to secure the future.” I said, and he was silent for a

bit. I knew he was contemplating, and I would not blame him. Luke had temper issues, and he was

protective of me. No one would want to be on his wrong side where I was concerned.

“As friends. Let us meet up as friends, Kirk.” I said to him, and I knew he wanted to say no, but then

again, I was his Luna, so he had no choice. He reluctantly agreed, and we were set to meet in an hour.

I quickly got dressed and linked Luke that I was going out. “You should be resting in bed, Darling,” He

argued, and I sighed. “Please, Luke, I need some air. I won’t be long, I promise. You can meet me at the

park when

you are done, Kirk will be there,” I told him, and he waited a bit.

“Should Caleb go with you?” he asked, and I was surprised he would suggest Caleb come with me. He

really trusted his brother now. I was glad,

“No need. He is your beta, Luke. You will need him and Mike too. Il I do not return by the time you are

through, come and meet me there, but I doubt I will be there long,” I sald, and he agreed, I broke off the

link and headed out

I asked Bart to have a mini coup waiting for me at the entrance because I intended to drive myself there,

and Luke’s cars were too slashy for my liking

I drove quickly, wanting to mect up with the time. There was a bit of traffic, but I got there fifteen minutes

before the set time, I decided to take a walk and eat ice cream. It wasn’t until i got to the Ice cream stand

that I realised I was craving Sorbet which was the first. I usually hated it, but I wanted them instead of my

creany, icy sweets. I knew it was the pregnancy. I got a couple of flavours together and walked to the

mini-lake in the park. Then I called Kirk to meet me up at the lake. He said he was almost there, and I

waited for bim patiently.

I sat by the lake, wondering what we were doing wrong. I did not want to be dealing with the Luis issue

when my baby arrived. It would be tedious for both Luke and me. I began to pray to the goddess that the

bastard would slip up and we could catch him.

Kirk arrived, and I was happy to see my friend. He looked around the place as if he was up to no good,

and I laughed. Luke could drive that much fear into anyone. I knew Kirk feared my husband would show

up and beat him up. It was cute, and I liked that people were afraid of Luke. That way, no one would dare

mess with me.

‘Why did you call me out here, Tia. You know how Luke is,” he said, and I laughed. “And what do you

think he will do to you, Kirk?” I asked my friend, and I noticed he was sweating.

“Beat me up like he beat Derin for talking about your ass in the locker room,” he said, and my eyes

widened.

“he didn’t tell you?” Kirk asked me, and I shook my head.

“Derin accidentally described your features when your husband walked into the locker room. He got the

beating of his life for it. So why am I here, Tia,” he asked me, and I laughed. I knew why Luke beat Derin

up. He had a foul mouth and must have used some offensive words while describing me. “How is the

investigation with West Corp?” I asked him, and he sighed and sat beside me. “tight-lipped. They are all

tight-lipped. Apparently, Luis recently procured the largest shares in West Corp. Kimberly’s father is the

main culprit, and I do not know why he will help an outsider he does not know defraud his alpha. He is

being tried for treason. He claimed Luis lives on Santa Braee and gave us a hotel detail confirming the

bastard is there, but Luke and Caleb do not want to cross the waters to go there. They hope to stop the

bastard’s operation on Woodclaw and force him to a corner so he will have no choice but to come here

physically. As things are, money cannot be transferred out of Woodclaw, so everything is tight now. If

Luis is in Santa Braee, he will not have access to his money here on Woodclaw.Cutting his supply is a

good way to handle the matter.” he said, and I nodded.

“That is a good idea, but he is already cutting our supply by conniving with the accounts and IT

department to hack into our system and stoal our money,” I told Kirk, and he widened his eyes, and i

knew he was surprised. “Based on the information I have. I know the bastard wants to cripple our pack

sinancially, This asshole is aiming for a takeover. I do not know how he intends to do it, but once the

Moons are financially crippled, le might be able to swoop in with his resources. Loyalty can be bought,

especially when we have smaller packs that are poor and in need of resources on this Island. He will not

need to get military support from outside. They will willingly sign up for a fee.” I said, and he became

uncomfortable.

“They can’t betray Luke even if they try. His mark is active, and it will override that of their Alphas'” he

said, and I nodded. I did not think it was necessary to share my fears to that extent with Kirk. The truth

was, I doubt Luke could control what he did in Eastwood. Knowing that he is partly from there, the rightful

Alpha of Eastwood and an heir of Neev, it is plausible that his Moon Keymark would easily override the

Marks of the wolves from Eastwood’s neighbouring packs because they are from the same source. Luke

should naturally be able to override the mark of every pack on the Island because they all come from the

Woodclaw clan, but I doubt Luke could wield that strength at will. i kept it to myself and just smiled. “That

is true, Kirk, but we have to be ready and not allow them to cripple us financially,” I told him, and he

sighed. ‘So, what do you have in mind?” He asked me, and I smiled,

“I need you to create a private account under an alias in a separate bank, and I will anonymously move

some money to that account. Once Luis is caught, I will put it back Can you do that?” I asked, and he

looked at me with fear. “If they catch us, it will be seen as thest,” Kirk told me, and I nodded. ‘They won’t.

I will make sure of it. The audit is over. If they do, I will come clean about it.” I assured him, and he

reluctantly agreed to do it. We discussed the case extensively, and soon I left the park to return home.

When I got to the mansion, I saw Stacy outside. She had lost a lot of weight, and she looked despondent

“Good evening Luna Stacy,” I said to her with concern hoping she would lash out, but she didn’t.

“Good evening Tia. Hope you guys are preparing for the big day?” she asked me nicely, surprised, and I

became worried. It was very unlike her to be nice. I noticed she had jewellery boxes, and she was

loading them into a cab.

Noticing I was looking at the boxes, she smiled at me, but the smile did not touch her eyes. I knew

something was troubling her. “Since Aesop has abandoned me. I doubt I will need any of this,” she said

with a fake smile.” I decided to sell them and see what I can do with the money because Luke is

definitely kicking me out tomorrow.

” she said, and I was shocked she would think Luke would do that to her. I did not know what

to say to her, but I did not think it was wise she sell her valuables. I doubted if that was the reason. She

might be trying to come up with the money to pay Regan Adhit.

“I think you should come clean about the blackmailer, Luna Stacy. You really have nothing more to lose.”

I told her, and she looked at me and shook her head.

“I am on my own now, Tia. You should mind your business,” she said, sounding like her old self, and I

almost laughed, but I knew it would be insensitive. I wanted to laugh not because she was going through

hell but because I was glad to see her react as her old self. I was worried she had sunk into depression

and might want to kill herself. The way she snapped at me meant she was still fighting to live. I shook my

head and walked into the mansion. I linked Luke to tell him I had returned and was in the room. He was

yet to be done with his father, so I decided to put my feet up and rest. To my surprise, Kimberly came to

hang out with me in my room, She brought Emma along, and I welcomed their company.