Chapter 76


    76 Preparing For Shock


    Luke.


    I woke up by four in the morning to get ready. Tia was sleeping, and I did not want to wake her up, but I


    knew she would not forgive me if I did not say goodbye before leaving. I woke her up with a kiss, and she


    grumbled. Soon she realised what was happening and sat up in bed. “Are you ready?” She asked me,


    and I nodded.


    “I just want to speak to you before I leave. You can go back to sleep, darling,” I said, and she shook her


    head, got off the bed and went to the bathroom. I heard her gurgling, so I knew she was using the


    mouthwash. Iughed a bit. She was persistent about her breath in the morning; She returned with a


    fresh breath and a clean face.


    “Three days?” she asked, and I nodded. She wrapped her arms around me, and I held her close. We


    hadn’t been apart for that long before, but thankfully I wasn’t leaving to go and fight like thest time, so


    there was no tension in the air. I knew I would miss her. I took in her scent, and she kissed my neck. I felt


    her hand stuff something into my jeans pocket, and I wondered what it was.


    “Three days, Luke or I wille looking for you, and we both know you don’t want that,” she said, and I


    laughed. “What did you put in my pocket, Tia,” I asked, still holding her. “Check it when you are away and


    alone,” she teased, and I figured what it was and smiled. We kissed passionately, and I wished I had


    woken her up earlier to make love to her, but time was not on my side. I picked up my bag, and she


    followed me downstairs. Kimberly was holding Emma downstairs while Caleb kissed her.


    I smiled, d to see my brother making headway. I intended to discuss the wedding with him when we


    returned and possibly get them a ce. Mike came to pick us up, and we headed to Diamond corp to go


    take the chopper. Caleb was still sleepy. He imed Emma kept both him and Kimberly awake all


    through the night. He was worried that something might be wrong with her but soon found out she was


    just mad about something and fell asleep the moment he ced her on his chest. “That girl will be


    daddy’s little girl,” Mike said, and Iughed. Caleb was trying to sleep in the car.


    Mike would fly the chopper to keep our mission secret. Kirk also knew what we were up to, and I


    instructed him to report to Tia for the three days I would not be around.


    We arrived in Neev by seven-thirty in the morning. People were waiting by the helipad to receive us. The


    ce wasn’t as remote as people tried to make it seem. It was developed and very green. It looked more


    like an ancient green city with clear skies. It was also quiet and serene. I understand why the


    environment was referred to as peaceful. We checked into the hotel, and most of the female staff were


    flirting with us. I sighed with relief when the three of us were alone in our room. “The women here are


    forward. See how they were throwing themselves at us. Somehow I


    wished we brought our mates,” He said, and Calebughed. “I doubt if that would have been a deterrent.


    From how they behaved, I think it ismon practice here,” Caleb said.


    “Let’s just do what we need to do and get the fuck out of here,” I said, and Mikeughed. I was pressed,


    so I went to the bathroom. I felt something in my pocket and pulled it out. It was Tia’s redce panties. I


    did not know when I startedughing. My wife was very naughty. I could just imagine pulling this out in


    public. She definitely deserved a spanking when I returned. It had her scent, which was not good for my


    cock, so I stuffed it into my pocket and tried calming myself down. While I eased myself, I made a mental


    note to punish Tia for this when I got home.


    I left the toilet.


    “So when do we see her?” I asked Mike, and he put down the inte.


    “Her daughter wille and pick us up,” he said, and Caleb went to the bathroom.


    “I have ordered us breakfast and told the hotel to send a food taster,” Mike said, and we both began to


    laugh. He was right. We could not allow ourselves to be sloppy. It was essential to get to the bottom of


    things, but there were people out there that wouldn’t want that.


    Two hungry hourster, our food arrived along with a food taster that looked more like entertainment than


    staff. We could not chase her away because we had requested for her.


    “What’s your name?” Mike asked the girl while she dished samples of our food on a te to


    eat.


    “My name is Patricia Moses, sir,” she said with a seductive voice, and I knew she wasn’t from Neev


    because people from there did not go by English names.


    “Where are you from, Miss Moses?” I asked her, and she blushed and looked at me as if I had asked her


    something sensual.


    “I am from Dome, Alpha”, She replied, and I wondered if this was the general trait of Dome women; loose


    and forward.


    “Are there no hotels in Dome?” Caleb asked her, and she shook her head.


    “Dome is a poor city. Most of use to Neev to earn a living. The women in Neev are very selective


    about the job they can render, so we are allowed to do the jobs Neev women won’t do, ” she said, and I


    did not need to figure out the kind of job she was talking about.


    “So you mean most of the serving hotel staff are from Dome?” I asked her, and she said yes. That was


    interesting. I watched her eat the food. She tried to give us ap dance, but we stopped her. I gave her


    some money for her trouble, and after thirty minutes, she left our room. Since nothing happened to her, it


    meant the meals were safe. Thest thing we wanted was to die from poison.


    We ate our fill, and it made us sleepy, but we could not afford to sleep because we had an appointment


    to keep. I made an expresso for myself to keep me awake while we waited for Ummul’s daughter.


    “What’s the woman’s name?” I asked Mike.


    “Amirah,” He said, and I nodded. I was expecting her name to sound like that.


    The coffee helped me. Caleb and Mike drank coffee, too, while we waited.


    Soon Mike got a call from Amirah, and we headed out to meet with her. She was waiting in the parking


    section far away from the main building. We were on high alert that no one was following us. Why did we


    have to be this careful if this was an old and buried case? Something told me we were about to open a


    can of worms, and I would not like what I found in it.


    She exited the car, and Mike shook her hand. She had thick full Persian hair and dark skin like Tia’s. She


    greeted all of us politely. She looked at me lovingly. She was too old for me. She could easily pass as my


    aunt. I doubted she had a crush on me, but the look meant something, and it bothered me. I just hoped


    she wasn’t crushing on me, especially after knowing she asked that Ie. We got into the car.


    “I am sorry for keeping you waiting, Alpha Moon, but I needed to care for my mother beforeing,” She


    exined, and I told her everything was okay, and we got to rest while we waited for her.


    “Be careful of the femalepany from Dome in the hotel. Most of them are criminals,” she warned, and


    I wondered why she warned us.


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    “We are all mated,” I said to her.


    “The best catch,” she replied, and I was silent. There was a lot about Neev that I was yet to discover. We


    drove to the countryside and arrived at a small cottage.


    “Your parents bought this ce for us. We are still grateful.” Amirah said, ushering us into the cottage. It


    was modest, and I wondered why my parents would buy a cottage for their staff.


    “Was it after the poisoning or before?” I asked her, and she looked at me and smiled. “Before the


    poisoning,” She said and looked at us.


    “My mother is frail, so please do not stress her. She is good at signnguage, so I will tell you everything


    she says. I know why you are here. I was around during the incident, so I can give you a full ount of


    what happened from our perspective,” she said and locked the door behind us.


    “You see, after the incident, my mother shut downpletely. The memory of the incident still


    traumatises her,” she exined, and I nodded.


    We were ushered to a bedroom where an elderly woman sat by the window in a wheelchair; she looked


    as if she were in her eighties, which meant she was older than my parents. Her eyes looked sad and


    lifeless. It was clear that she was struggling internally with demons from her past. I felt sorry for the


    woman and was even more sorry for what we were about to do. Making her relive the memory of the


    past was cruel, but it was necessary. I needed to get to the bottom of my mother’s death. The old woman


    looked at me and smiled. Her eyes were filled with tears, and she tried to beckon me toe closer to


    her, but I refused. I was still wary of them. The old woman made some signs with her hand. It was slow


    but not too slow to pass the message. “She says you look like your father,” Amirah said to me, and I


    smiled at Ummul, who returned the smile warmly, tears streaming down her face. Then she made


    another sign. “You have your mother’s eyes and smile,” Amirah said, and I thanked Ummul for the


    compliment.


    I moved closer to the old woman and held her hand. Looking into her eyes, I pleaded with her.


    “I am sorry for what we are about to do, Ummul. I wished there was a better way to go about this than


    making you go down memoryne, but it is important. Many things have happened, and we need to


    address the problems. Please do not be offended by our presence,” I pleaded with her, and she pulled


    her hand from mine and caressed my cheek, smiling softly. She looked at her daughter and signed.


    “It is okay. This is what family are for,” Amirah said, and I was taken aback by her statement. How were


    they, my family? My mother wasn’t from Neev; she was from Eastwood.