Chapter 94


    94 At The Office


    Tia.


    I headed to Diamond corp after telling Luke about the clean-out. I was d he took it well. I just hoped


    we wouldn’t have any more surprises. Since I was going to drive, I decided to take the mini coupe. It was


    easier to manoeuvre on the road. I got in and zoomed off to Diamond Corp.


    The military force I met at the entrance was impressive. Looking at them, I remembered the deserters


    and territories we might have lost. I felt a bit bad about our family’s situation. This man was ahead of us,


    and he was hitting us hard. Luis was at a greater advantage than we were


    se he knew us. He knew who we were, what we looked like and where we lived. We did not have any


    information about him except what he allowed us to know, which was dangerous.


    I alighted the mini coupe, handed the key to the parking valet, and made my way into the building.


    Military officers held people in groups, and I did not spare one nce at them. This was not the time to


    show kindness and sympathy. This was the time to find out who was the traitor among them. An alpha


    was needed to question them. They were a lot of people, but it was necessary. I knew I might have to


    ask for help from neighbouring Alphas to make it quick. The people were a bit apprehensive, and the


    soldiers were ruff to keep them in check. I knew it was time to address the workers.


    I had nevermunicated this broadly via mind link before, but this was the time to do it. It might take a


    toll on my body. I wasn’t sure how effective it would be because I wasn’t an Alpha. I closed my eyes and


    tried to feel the people around me. It took a bit before I could connect with them mentally. It was very


    ufortable and caused me a slight headache which I was willing to overlook to pass my message.


    Reaching for the connection, I focused my mental abilities to pass my message through the mental link I


    had already established.


    “You are being held because of a wicked financial crimemitted this morning against Diamond Corp,”


    I linked. It felt like multiple echoes in my mind. I wondered if this was how Luke or Caleb felt when they


    had tomunicate with everyone simultaneously. “Our ounts were hacked and liquid assets wiped


    out.” people gasped, and I felt an echo in my ears that made me flinch and sped my hand over my


    ears. The noise wasn’ting from outside but from within; nheless, it was loud and painful. I could


    not take it anymore, so I broke the link. The information I had given them should be enough. I felt warm


    liquid trickling down my nose and ears, and I touched them and looked at my hands. It was blood, and I


    realised I had put my body through something it shouldn’t have been put through. Not to show


    weakness, I braced myself and walked to the elevator to head to my office. While in the elevator, away


    from the curious eyes of the employees and the military, I rested my back against the metal wall and tried


    to breathe. My head was banging, and my heart was thumping. Why the fuck did I do that? I made a


    mental note never to try it again. Soon I stepped out of the elevator and walked toward my office. Krystal


    and a young man my age were waiting for me in the waiting area of my office. I greeted them and asked


    them to join me. I turned toward Gail to thank her for her quick thinking. She smiled at me and nodded.


    I went straight to my desk and offered Krystal and whoever she brought a seat.


    “Luna Tia, this is Paul ter. He is an underground hacker. I noticed your IT department


    worker’s skill is below average. I hired a frencer I can trust to do the job.” She exined.


    “Thank you, Mrs Mulberry. So what, how do we proceed?” I asked her, and she smiled.


    “He has already done the job while we waited.” She said, and I was surprised.


    “So, what did you find out?” I asked the guy, and he looked at Krystal, urging her to exin. I figured that


    the guy wasn’t one to talk much.


    “Some funds were scattered to about forty-nine ounts on Woodw Ind. While a huge some was


    moved to ounts on Santa Braee belonging to packs on Woodw,” she said, and I frowned.


    “I do not understand,” I said, and she cleared her throat.


    “All packs have bank ounts. See it more like the collective purse of the pack to help them manage


    and run the pack territories smoothly. These packs recently opened ounts in Santa Braee and were


    each credited a Million by Nuclei Limited. This morning the money missing from Diamond corps ount,


    other than the money in the forty-nine ounts, was spread through the ounts of these packs.”She


    exined. “Forget about the forty-nine ounts on the ind. I know of those. Do you mind sharing the


    names of these packs with me?” I asked her, eager to know the treacherous packs on Woodw Ind


    to watch out for.


    Material ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    ” The ounts belonged to Dome, Cleeve, Cape, Woond, Forest and Eclipse pack”, she said, and I


    figured those were poorer packs on the ind. “Do you know if they had help from the staff here?” I


    asked, and she sighed. She looked at me, and I knew she was contemting what to say and how to


    say it. ” There is no need for mild exnations. Please be frank.” I urged her, and she nodded. “They had


    help from within. It could be anyone, but the help wasn’t today. They had been gradually stealing from


    Diamond corp, practising how to perform this operation. All the money they shaved off your ounts


    initially was practice. Whoever gave them the information they needed to hack into your ounts had


    done this a while ago. You are wasting your resources holding the staff; we should n to rebuild the


    company’s ount or take a loan; if not, the people working for Diamond corp and Woodw pack will


    have to beid off. “She said and leaned forward.


    “A lot of people’s livelihood depends on the Moons. If youy them off, there will be a riot,” Krystal was


    speaking as Chloe’s friend, not an auditor, and I appreciated her.


    “If we take a loan, they will steal it.” I pointed out, and she smiled.


    “That is what Mr ter is here for. We won’t be using your usual ounts. In fact, we are going to leave


    the ounts empty,” she said, and I understood what she meant.


    “Still, we will have toy people off,” I said, and she sighed, knowing it was inevitable. I dreaded it, but it


    was only logical. We couldn’t take loans to pay sries. That would be counterproductive. We were


    already owing wages and servicing loans, and what I set aside for rainy days could not be wasted on that


    venture.


    “I will have to discuss this with Alpha Luke,” I said, and she nodded, understanding my position. I might


    be running the ce, but I do not own it.


    “Very well then. I will leave you to it.” She said and stood up.


    “Please take Mr ter to the ground floor and have him report to Delta Kirk. He will know what to do.” I


    said to her, and she nodded and smiled at me.


    “You need to take it easy, Luna. Bleeding from your nose and ears isn’t a good sign.” she linked me,


    giving me a painful headache. I sped my palms against my ears to stop the ringing sound the link


    caused, and Krystal ran towards me. “Tia, are you alright?” She asked, and I shook my head. She


    handed me some tissue, and I cleaned my ears and nose.


    “Please do not link me again,” I pleaded with her, knowing what caused it.


    I knew linking multiple people at a time was dangerous, and I still did it, but I had no choice. It would get


    better soon. Only the Alphas were equipped for that kind ofmunication.


    Krystal waited with me until I was okay, and then she left. I ced a call to Kirk to inform him that Paul


    wasing to him. I also told him to let the people go. There was no point holding them. It wasn’t likely


    to yield anything since nothing was stolen physically.


    I left the building after that and drove straight to the hospital to see my father. I needed help with the link


    and ringing in my ears. Any other doctor would tell Luke, and I did not want Luke to know what I did


    because I knew he would say it wasn’t necessary and scold me for it.


    I got to the hospital and requested to see my father. Luckily for me, he wasn’t upied and could see


    me. He was ted when I entered his office because it was unlike me to pay him a visit.


    “Tia,” he said, surprised to see me, and I sat on the chair at his desk.


    “Father, I need help,” I said, trying not to rm him. “What happened?” he asked, and I sighed and


    pulled up my hair in a bun so he could see the traces of blood on my ear notch.


    “What happened, Tia” He eximed.


    “I linked too many people at a time,” I confessed, and he eximed. “What!! That is Luke’s job, not yours.


    Just because you are Luna does not mean you..” he said, and I shook my head and cut him off. “I wasn’t


    trying to be Alpha. I felt it was necessary at that moment. Do you have any idea how to solve it?” I asked


    him, and he sighed.


    “It will take twenty-four hours of no linking on your part for it to be corrected. Others can link you, but it


    will be painful.” He said, and I already knew that part. Knowing I wouldn’t hear anything else, I got up to


    leave. Time was of the essence, and things were happening pretty fast. I could not slow down.


    I left the hospital and returned to the mansion. I was surprised to see Kimberly and Emma in my


    bedroom. I wondered why she woulde to sit in my room when I wasn’t there.


    “Kim?” I asked, and she smiled at me.


    “I was worried. I knew you had arrived, and when you didn’te to see me, I decided to wait for you


    here,” she said, smiling, and I nodded. “What is happening?” She asked me


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    “Stacy isn’t out of it yet, and we have our hands full with pack business,” I said, and she ?! nodded.


    Before she said anything, I quickly spoke. “Please don’t link me,” I said to her, and she frowned and


    nodded. Kimberly wasn’t one to ask too many questions, and I liked her for it. She was easy to be


    around.


    I went to the bathroom to shower. I needed Luke toe home so we could discuss the next course of


    action. Luis has struck us really hard.