Dangerous Desires
Chapter 56

Chapter 56

56 Who Will Take Care Of Me

Tia.

I wanted to return to the ‘holiday‘ house and wait for Luke to return, but I knew he would not be happythat I did not follow his directives. The last thing I wanted was to deal with the people of the moonmansion, but I had no choice but to go there. My insides were shaking while I drove. My heart was in mymouth. Today was supposed to be beautiful, but we started on the wrong note. Luke tried to fix it, but thisSaturday had been fated to be a painful one.

Spending time on the cliff with Luke made me not have a care in the world. It was just him and me; hemade love to me most of our time there. All we did from the moment we got there was affirm our feelings,eat, and make love. Fear began to overtake my reasoning. I tried to keep my shit together, but I couldn‘t.What if he doesn‘t return to me. What if this was it, and this was the goddess‘s way of letting him saygoodbye to me? I knocked those thoughts out of my head immediately.

“Get a grip of yourself.” I told myself,” He is Alpha, and this is what your life will be like. He will have tofight and protect his people often. You will have to lead while he is absent; you will have to be strong forhim,” I repeated while driving, and it settled me a bit. It was an alpha‘s routine to fight and defend hispack. Luke was happy to have his brother and father with him.

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I pulled into the road leading to the mansion‘s first gate. The security greeted me as they would anAlpha, and I held their gaze dutifully; I moved to the next gate and got the same treatment. The moment Iparked in front tof the Mansion, Bart, Kirk and some lower–ranking military were there. I was glad thatKirk was there, at least.

I exited the car and handed the keys to Bart.

“Welcome, Luna,” Bart greeted me with the utmost respect, and I held his gaze and nodded in responsewith the same respect. I turned to Kirk, and he saluted along with the soldier.

“We are at your command Luna Tia,” he said and nodded at him.

“Why didn‘t you go with them?” I asked Kirk.

“I am a Delta now; Mike Crawford went in my stead as Gamma. Alpha Aesop felt you need a familiarperson to help keep the island safe.” He explained, and I understood why I was put in charge. My dutywas to ensure that Woodclaw city was not invaded while they ward off the attack on Eastwood. After all,there were other packs on the island. We might rule them, but we can not trust them entirely because wedo not bear the same mark.

“Very well then. Let us all be alert for any suspicious activities in the city and outskirts, especially regionsclose to Eastwood. Radio all security agencies on the island. Declare an indefinite curfew for every pack,town and city on the island. Anyone found outside two hours from now should be arrested. If there is noone on the streets, it would be easier to detect suspicious activities,” I said, and Kirk saluted and pulledout his phone.

“Link me if you need me,” I said to my friend, and he smiled and nodded. I walked into the mansion, andthe entire household was waiting for me. The staff were in tears, and to my surprise, Stacy, Kimberly,Elisabeth and Monica were also in tears. It was understandable we all had someone we cared about inthe battle. This wasn‘t the time for me to be petty. There were two heavily pregnant women, and amongthe four women, only one of them was not a bitch.

*We need to be strong and have our hopes up. It is not as serious as it seems, and they will be backsoon. It is sait of their job,” I said, looking mainly at Kimberly, and she came to hug me.

“Oh, Tia, you don‘t have to lie to us. It is all over the news, those evil people attacked with guns,”kimberly said, weeping, and I was shaken to my core. I knew I faltered a bit.

“Let us go to the evening lounge. There is a television there. We might dislike ourselves, but these arecrucial moments for all of us.” Stacy said, and I nodded. Kimberly held on to me, and she sat next to mewhen we got to the lounge.

“Do you believe they will make it?” She linked me, and I looked at her, mustering all the courage I couldand nodded. I had just heard something that I did not know initially. After five minutes, I got up to excusemyself.

“Why are you leaving us, Tia,” Stacy said, and I looked at her; it was taking every fibre of my being not tobreak down in her presence. I needed to be alone and process what I now knew.

“I need time to strategise to keep the city safe, Stacy. It will be nice if you don‘t trouble me unless it is anemergency.” I said, and Kimberly stood up.

“Please don‘t leave me with these witches, Tia; let me come with you. I promise I will not bother you, Iswear,” She linked me, and her eyes were hopeful. Elisabeth stood up and left us at that moment. I knewshe was worried, but I could care less.

I contemplated it. I remembered Luke‘s warning and how he asked me to stay away from Kimberly, and Ishook my head,

“I do not want trouble, Kimberly,” I said aloud, and the staff could hear. This is a serious situation. If youget too worked up, and something happened to the baby, I will be blamed, and some people will not failto say it was a deliberate act.” I said to her, and she shook her head.

“I promise you, I swear. I am fine. Please. I do not want to be alone tonight,” She pleaded with me, butthe truth was, I wanted to be alone. I needed to be alone. It was hard, but soon I agreed because I knewshe was always alone.

Kimberly thanked me, and I asked the staff attending her to follow us.

“Kimberly, you should be with me and not, Tia,” Stacy said, and I hoped Kimberly would take her up onthe offer

“I am safer and happier with, Tia. She doesn‘t pretend she likes me and is easier to be around. I knowyou do not like me, and your deal is off with my father; you hate me. Please, I do not need negativeenergy right now. The father of my child is out there fighting armed people. I need to pray for his safereturn,” she said politely to Stacy, and I was surprised at her boldness. Kimberly rarely spoke at all. Eversince she moved into the house and Caleb rejected her, she had been in a shell. I believe she counteddown the days to prove to Caleb that the baby was his. The sad part was that I believed she did this tobe Luna, and Caleb was no longer the heir.

We both walked in silence while the servant attending to her lagged behind. I needed privacy, so I guessthe toilet would have to do then.

“The moment we entered the room, Kimberly was amazed.

“Wow, Tia, Luke dotes on you,” she said, admiring the room. “I hope they come back, Tia,”

So who will take care of me

she said and began to cry. It was weird. First, she remarks about the room and then starts to cry,Hormones. She sat on the couch in the sitting room, and I turned on the television and tuned to the livebroadcast of the fight. The station was covering the event from above with helicopters. They were nolonger shooting, but the attackers were many and vicious,

“Alpha Aesop, Alpha Luke and Beta Caleb have just arrived in a helicopter. All the troops arrive in ahelicopter to join the fight; we hope our soldiers and Alphas will be victorious. We are taking a riskbroadcasting this live from the air. Please pray to the goddess for our safety. We will be off the air for

thirty minutes to get fuel and return. Stay tuned,” she said, and soon the battle scene was replaced withthe studio where the reporters were analysing the fight.

“Luna Tia has declared an indefinite curfew all over the island. Anyone caught outside after nine pm willbe arrested. This is being done to ensure the safety of the people of Woodclaw,” the news reporter said.I saw the instruction was scrolling on the lower third of the screen. I never imagined a day would comethat my name would make the news as an important person.

My phone rang at that moment, and it was my mother. I excused Kimberly and walked toward tobedroom to answer the call.

“Mother,” I said, and she sighed with relief. “How are you, Tia?” She asked with concern, and Iresponded the best way I could. I was holding a lot in, trying not to break. This was going to be the normfor me, but I couldn‘t settle my emotions and be optimistic. Luke had never gone to fight without me. Thiswas the first time this would happen.

“You need to be strong, Tia,” she said, going straight to the point.

“I know you did not expect to be the Luna of this pack; that is the fate the goddess has given you. Bestrong, my child. We are praying for your husband. He will come home to you,” My mother said, and atthat moment, I broke down on the phone. I did not bother to speak or respond. I kept it on the bed andsat at the foot to weep. I was afraid of guns. It was short notice, so there was no way the military wouldmove to the sight with sufficient ammunition for the fight.

“Luke, please come back home to me,” I prayed in my heart. I knew I could not handle it if anythinghappened to him. We still had a lot to do. We had a life to live together. He told me he wanted pups, andeven though I said yes, deep down, I was still reluctant, but not anymore. I will do everything that wewant us to do and not waste any time again. I will never overthink things with Luke anymore.

“Please bring him back to me. I promise I will be kinder, more compassionate, keep your children safeand be loyal to you if you bring my mate home to me alive and well. Please, goddess, hear my cries andkeep him safe.” I cried, shedding painful tears.

I prayed and went to the bathroom to shower. My heart broke, and I felt alone there. Luke always madelove to me under the showers. We claimed each other there. I was rarely in there alone. I would either goahead of him, or he will go ahead of me, but we always showered together. I wept while the warm waterwashed away my tears. Even though the water was close to hot, I felt cold and lonely in the shower. Iwas afraid, and I had no one to lean on.

Alpha Aesop put me in charge and asked me to take care of everyone. Who was going to take care ofme? I stood there for a bit and then dried my skin. I went into the closet and wore Luke‘s oversized oldshirt. Then I joined Kimberly on the couch. Her puffy eyes were glued to the news.

56 TOH Take Care Of Me

“They have joined the fight, Tia,” she said and leaned on me, holding my hands tightly. I welcomed thetouch because it let me know that I was not alone in this.