Chapter 92

92 The Clean Out

Tia.

The revelation was still shocking. Aesop had taken it badly. They had to calm his nerves and give him a

bed in the hospital. Being married to someone else’s wife and mate was unheard of. He had lived a lie

for twenty-three years. “How old are you, Monica?” Luke asked her, and she looked at him.

“Twenty-Four”, she confessed, and I fought the urge to jump with joy and scream, ‘I knew it’. Looking at

everyone’s countenance, it would have been unwise.

“Kimberly, I think you should go home to Emma,” I said because it was time to breastfeed her baby.

Caleb nodded immediately and said she should go home. She was reluctant, but she had to leave.

Caleb was distraught, and Luke was confused. “Why didn’t she come clean about this to me?” Caleb

asked quietly, and Monica looked at him. “She didn’t want you to know Caleb. She did not want you to

have a reason to be ashamed or scared.” Monica said, and I could understand Stacy’s reasons. If Caleb

knew that he was like a love child, he would not have the confidence to excel the way he did. He will

always feel inferior to Luke. It was a dangerous decision, but it was wise for him.

The doctor finally decided to grace us with his presence, and we were attentive. He came to me instead

of Luke, which was understandable. I was now Luna, and this was a domestic matter. I should be the

one here, while Luke should be at the headquarters taking care of security and administrative issues.

“Luna Tia. Mrs Moon swallowed a substantial amount of edible silver,” He said, and my breath was stuck

in my throat. As much as we all did not like her, no one wanted her to die. We even started missing her

during breakfast. It was somehow dull and uneventful with her. Knowing what we now know, she handled

the matter the best way she could.

“She should have died instantly, but she wasn’t sold the pure thing. Nonetheless, much damage has

been done, and her prognosis isn’t good.” He said and sighed. Caleb sat down on the chair in the

hallway, and I knew he was afraid of what the doctor had to say. We all were.

“We have done all we can. Hopefully, her healing ability will kick in, and she will pull through, ” he said,

and I nodded. I did not know what to say. The doctor looked at me expectantly to hear something, and I

honestly did not know what to say. I wished there was a Luna training school, and people did not expect

whoever it was to just automatically assume the role based on instincts.

“Is she comfortable?” I managed to ask the only humane thing I could think of.

“Yes, Luna and we have three well-trained nurses stationed in her room. There will be no need to stay,”

she said, and I shook my head.

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“Her niece can remain with her,” I said and looked at Monica. I knew they wouldn’t let Monica in unless

someone ordered them to. “Alright, Dr Ashfield,” I said, looking at his name tag, and he nodded.” If there

are complications or need for consent, kindly convey them to Dr Lockwood. He will get in touch with me.”

I said, and he nodded and excused himself. I looked at Luke, and he was on the phone. His eyes were

troubled, and I wondered what it was this time. I was tired of Luis and Regan. Monica left to stay with

Stacy while Luke, Caleb and I went to check on Alpha Aesop. I was surprised to find him sitting on the

hospital bed, but he was unusually calm, which I knew might be the effect of the sedation. “How is she?”

These were his first words to Luke.

“Alive” was all Luke could manage. He was being careful not to tell his father something that would get

him upset. I knew Luke was worried and was trying hard not to let it show.

“Have you checked on her?” He asked, and Luke shook his head.

“Monica is with her,” he responded, and I saw Alpha Aesop’s frown. He had an angry and mean scowl on

his face.

“And you felt it was right to let Regan’s child stay with her?” he asked, and I did not want to confess that

it was my idea.

“There is no one else to stay with her, father. We have security issues to attend to, and Tia has to be

around to handle matters.” Luke said, and I looked at him, worried about what was happening. “What is

happening?” his father asked him, and Luke looked at him and sighed, contemplating telling him what

the matter was.

“Tell me, Luke, I can handle it,” his father told him, and my husband sighed. “Deserters from around the

island. We lost half of our military force this morning. Kirk said someone is anonymously recruiting them.

We all know it is Luis.” he said, and I gasped. This was not good. “Why would they leave the army?” I

asked Luke, and he looked at me and sighed. **They are not from Woodclaw City. They are from

neighbouring places. We are yet to understand how he convinced them to desert the army, Which is an

offence of caught, and we do not know what he is telling or promising them,” Luke said, and Aesop

became angry.

“I am tired of all these guys. My father never had to deal with these kinds of things. In the history of our

clan, this is the first. I gut feeling that this Luis moon guy is Regan Adhit.” Aesop said I had that feeling,

but I kept it to myself. “The arsehole must think I stole his wife from him. I wouldn’t have hooked up with

her if I knew she was married. I wasn’t even looking for a mate,” he said and looked at Luke.

‘You took to her so well that I felt she would be able to give you the motherly love that you deserved. I

guess I was wrong.” He said, and Caleb shook his head.

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“She would have if you hadn’t treated her like shit. I used to think both of you did not like taking photos,

so I never asked why her picture wasn’t in the house. You never really cared about her father.” Caleb

said, and Luke stopped him by holding his hands and squeezing lightly. “I cared in my own way. I just did

not want to get too attached. Chloe’s death hit me hard. I did not want to be vulnerable. Your mother and

I were never bonded, and now I know why. She was already bonded to Regan.” He said, and I found it a

bit confusing because a claiming had to take place for a bond, and Aesop’s mark was on her neck “But

he never claimed her,” I said, doubting what Monica had said about her parents. Aesop shook his head

immediately.

“People from Dome do not claim their mates by biting them on the neck. They do it by biting the back of

the shoulder. Now thinking about it, I was a fool. Stacy has a lovely tattoo there. I did not think much of it

because I found it fascinating, but now I know why it was there. They did it to hide the bite,” he said and

bowed his head. Knowing he was deceived got to him. “She should have told me.” He said, and I

doubted he would have loved her still. We were silent. No one said anything to him. The reason for the

silence was apparent. Everyone knew he wouldn’t have handled the information well.

“Why don’t you two go and attend to pack matter. I will wait with her here,” he said, and Caleb shook his

head. They did not want him to know the severity of the matter. As much as Aesop tried to keep his cool,

it was clear the subject had hit him hard, and he was afraid he might lose her. If we told him exactly what

the doctor said, he might not handle it well, and we did not want that right now.

“You should go home. Monica will take care of her,” Luke said.

We left Aesop in his room and went to check on Stacy. I could smell Monica’s fear, and I understood. If

Stacy died, she would be alone. I doubt if her grandparent would care for her, and her father was a

wanted man right now whom she did not know where he was. Caleb was better off. He had a family. A

brother that loved him, a father that adored him, a mate and child, but she had nothing. All Monica had

was Stacy. She was bound to be hit the most.

‘Do you know how she purchased the Silver?” I asked Monica, and she looked at me and shook her

head. Someone working in that mansion must have helped her procure the item because Aesop had

instructed them not to let Monica and Stacy out.

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We stood around a bit, and Caleb was sad all through the time. Luke asked him to remain, but he

insisted on following Luke to the headquarters to deal with the pending matter. We finally left the hospital.

Luke dropped me off at the mansion while he left with Caleb to attend to pack issues. I was worried this

whole Luis matter would blow out of proportion, and it was already happening. Who would have guessed

we would lose some of our military support on the island. It was actually unheard of, as Aesop had said.

The moment entered the mansion, I decided to go and search Stacy’s room.

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The room was dim, and I opened the blinds. I searched her closet and was shocked to see it was empty.

Her room had nothing in it; she had sold everything. There were no traces of what she had taken. Part of

the room was cleaned but whoever cleaned it tried to make it seem as if the

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room was untouched. The unfortunate part was that there were no security cameras in that area of the

house. It was also understandable. That was where the rooms were. I searched and sniffed around a bit

more. I found two envelopes, one addressed to Caleb and the other to Monica. It wasn’t sealed, so I

opened it to see what was in them. The one addressed to Caleb read,

“My darling Caleb, I am sorry I did this, but it was for your good. Regan will stop bothering this family

once I am gone. Please cash the check and start your tech firm. I know it will excel. I love you.”

I opened the one addressed to Monica. “My sweet girl. I am sorry I had to do this. I hope you will find it in

your heart to forgive me, but you and your brother come first, and your father has sworn to get even. I

am sure he will back down with me out of the way. Take the check and leave the island. There is a

beautiful world out there for you to see and discover. Do not look back. You have been through enough.

Try to live a decent life. Your looks and body are a gift, not a tool. Take care of yourself, build your self-

esteem and forge ahead. Promise me you won’t live like the girls in Dome. I love you, ” It read, and I felt

a tear roll down my cheek.

The woman loved deeply in a twisted way. She lied to Aesop for Monica’s sake so that she would have a

good life, and then she attempted suicide for Caleb’s sake, so Regan wouldn’t try to kill him and her

granddaughter. Although she did not say much in that letter, if someone had been to that room, they

might have read it, and if they were smart enough, they would know Monica is Stacy’s daughter, and if

word got out, Caleb’s secret would be out. I hoped the person was too worried about us finding evidence

against them and only picked up the poison and left. If they snooped around, they might have read the

letters. I held on to the letters and continued to search the room. When I did not find anything. I decided

to return to the left-wing.

I decided I would soak a bit to relieve my mind and body of the stress of waiting around in the hospital

when my phone began to ring. I had left it in the bedroom when we went for breakfast. I did not know

something would happen, and we would not return to the room immediately.

I slipped on my robe and went to see who it was. When I got to where the phone was, it had stopped

ringing. I looked at the screen and saw fourteen missed calls from Gail. I called her immediately.

“Hello, Luna Tia,” she said, sounding frantic. I told her to calm down and tell me what the matter was.

“You have to come to the office. Our accounts are empty. Some hackers cleaned us out in the early

hours of the morning. All our liquid assets are gone.” she said, and I was shocked.

“No one should be allowed to enter or leave the building,” I said to Gail, and she told me she had given

that order already. There were two things I needed to do. The first was to surround the building while we

checked and investigated everyone. The next was to find out how much Kirk was able to put away and

what could be salvaged.

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