Dangerous Desires

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. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“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