Chapter 96

96 I Will Be A Coward For You

Luke.

Tia handed the letter to me, and I held it to my nose. I noticed that besides my wife’s scent, the envelope

carried no other sent. I read the letters and waited for Caleb to enter my room. When he arrived, i

handed him the letters.

“Tia found this in your mother’s room when we dropped her off. She was looking for evidence of the

poison.” I said, and Tia said hello to both Caleb and Kimberly at the same time.

Caleb examined the letter and held it to his nose.

“Other than your scents, there is nothing. I can almost assume you wrote this letter,” Caleb said, and I

knew he wasn’t trying to accuse us of anything; he was stating a fact. “Latex,” he said, ” A hint of latex.

Whoever packed this had latex on,” and I took the letter from him to sniff it. There it was. I couldn’t

believe we missed it.

“That is not all,” Tia said,” The floor your mother lay on was cleaned thoroughly, but the person or people

that cleaned it left the rest of the room in a mess. It was as if they did not want us to know that they had

cleaned the room,” She explained to him, and we decided to sit on the couch in the living room. Kimberly

went to lay sleeping Emma on the bed. Clearly, she wasn’t going anywhere, but Caleb was dressed to

head for the hospital. “What do you think?” Caleb asked Tia, and she sighed.

“Luis has someone or some people working for him in this house. I would have said someone poisoned

Stacy to distract us if it weren’t for those checks in the envelope. She did sell all her stuff. There is

nothing in her room. The closet is empty. That is why I think she wanted to commit suicide. The only

person that can tell us what happened yesterday morning is Stacy, and she is in a coma.” Tia said to

Caleb, and he nodded.

“I will hold on to both envelopes until she wakes up,” he said, and I nodded. I had no business with it.

“Okay, don’t discuss this with anyone yet. The less Luis knows, the better. If someone is working for him

here, we need to be secretive.

I am saying we should ask some staff to go on vacation. Then ask Norman and Bart to keep an eye on

the few remaining. No staff outside should be allowed to enter the mansion for now. And we need to put

security cameras everywhere. And when I mean cameras, I mean non-wifi security cameras, not those

wifi things that the footage can be a scramble. The guy has hackers on his payroll. We need to be

careful,” Tia said, and I understood her point.

“The cameras can be arranged,” I said, and Caleb nodded.

“Have you told her about Santa Braee?” he linked me, and my stomach churned.

“I haven’t, and I think I should now. Do you mind excusing us? I mean you, Emma and Kimberly. I really

don’t know how she would react to this,” I explained to him, and he had a mischievous grin.

“Gossiping about me?” Tia asked, and I shook my head immediately. “Brotherly stuff,” I said, and she

shrugged her shoulders.

“Kim, bring Emma along. I guess father can hang in the hospital a bit longer,” Caleb teased, and I began

to laugh. I did not know what my father intended to do about Stacy once she woke up, but I hoped he

would let bygones be bygones. The woman has been through enough, however misguided and

obnoxious she may be. I did not know where to begin when they left, but I knew I had to tell her because

the trip would take place the next day. Unlike other trips, we would travel in disguise like every average

person and take a boat to Santa Braee. Kirk was organising passports with new. identities for us. There

was a risk of going MIA travelling under these conditions in Santa Braee, especially if something serious

happened; none would be able to trace us, but we hoped that would not occur. It was necessary to make

sure Luis did not catch up to us. ‘Out with it, Luke,” Tia said, and I sighed. I did not know how to start, so

I kissed her, but she moved away. She knew what I was trying to do, and I smiled nervously. “Tell me,

Luke. I am getting worried. You have had something on your mind for a bit now, and I sensed that was

why Caleb left.” She said, and I sighed because she was right

“Tia,” I said and exhaled. “I pulled her close and looked into her eyes.” I need you to trust me on this and

not make a fuss please,” I pleaded with her. I hated hurting my wife, and if this trip made her unhappy,

my heart would break.

“Tell me, Luke,” she said, and I nodded.

“Mike and I a leading a secret mission to Santa Braee tomorrow,” I said, and she stepped away from me.

Her eyes were wide and tear-filled.

“Why do you want to walk into his trap Luke?” She asked gently, but the tears that rolled down her

cheeks let me know the state of her mind. “It is a trap, and you know it. Why walk into it?” She asked me.

“I do not want to, but we have no choice. He has backed us into a corner. We need to see what is

happening, Tia. There is a possibility this Luis Moon is an Alpha in Santa Braee trying to take over our

Island because of its wealth and resources. I do not want him to sneak up on us. We have certain things

that we need to verify, Tia, and we will be back. We won’t even be going as ourselves to avert suspicion.”

I explained to her, and she bowed her head. “What if you get caught, and he kills you, Luke?” she asked,

and I bowed my head. “I promise I won’t let it come to that. I have too much to live for. I will not confront

him no matter how strong the urge is, and I will be a coward and come home to you. I cannot do that to

you, Tia. You, Paul, and our baby are all I live for right now. But I will need you to trust me on this and let

me go to Santa Braee,” I said, and she walked toward me and hugged me. Placing her head against my

chest, I felt her nerves. She was shaking, and I knew she was controlling herself. I patted her back

gently. “I will need you to take charge in my absence. Caleb and Kirk will be with you all the way. I need

you to keep everything in control, Tia.” I said, and she nodded. “How will we make your trip a

secret?”She asked, and I sighed.

“I will be reported as ill in the news. With all that has happened, there is a possibility that I am ill. If I do

not return early, you should claim I have been kidnapped and create a false search party. As long as the

news is controlled and no one knows the truth, the mission will be successful,” I said, and she nodded.

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“Do you think it is wise to take Mike with you? He and Tasha just got married, Luke. What will he tell her?

what will the other people tell their spouses?” she asked a valid question, and I was glad we had sorted

out the issue. Only a few people knew of our trip. Caleb Kirk and Tia. “They will tell their mates that they

are going on a mission to secure our arsenals because of the withdrawal of military support. It is a

plausible explanation and will be easy to buy.” I explained, and she squeezed tighter.

“Luke, please come home to me.” she pleaded again, and I bent to kiss her. She needed to know that I

would never leave her, but it was time to end Luis Moon’s mystery.

“While I am away, I need you to try to solve this Regan issue by finding out his mole,” I said to Tia, and

she nodded.

“If our speculations are true, then we need to nominate a trustworthy military officer to guard her in the

hospital. Only Stacy can tell us what happened in that room yesterday morning,” she said, and I agreed.

If there was foul play, they would try to get to her and kill her and Monica wasn’t equipped for fighting. I

did not want to talk anymore. I wanted to spend the rest of the day loving my wife. Tia and I made love

and remained in the room for the rest of the day. Caleb had to take Emma and Kimberly to the hospital

because we could not accommodate them. I was going to be away from Tia for goddess knows how

long. It was only logical that I make love to her and fill my sense with her essence.

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“Make sure you hurry up and come home,” she said, and I promised I would. Every day away from her

was going to be hard and painful. When I catch Luis, I intend to make him pay for the sad moments and

inconvenience he cost us. I left the house in the early hours of the morning in secret, packed and ready

for the mission. I was nervous about Santa Braee, but I was hopeful that it would shed light on our issues

and maybe even offer a solution to the problem. I hoped to return home early.