77 What Happened in Neev 

Luke. 

“Are we family?” was the first question that escaped my lips, and Ummul nodded and looked at her daughter. She sighed and seemed reluctant to speak but then decided to do so. Ummul held my hand tightly and pleaded with me to sit next to her. Mike brought me a chair, and I sat beside her, still holding my hands. 

“My mother is your grandmother’s younger sister. It is your grandfather that is from Eastwood. Your grandmother is from Neev. That is where you get your thick dark hair and beard from,” Amirah said, and I was surprised at her words 

“If we are related, why was your mother my mother’s maid?” I asked, and Amirah got angry. 

“That is a big lie. When your mother gave birth to you, we had to go and care for both of you. It is our tradition in Neev. If her mother was alive, it would be your grandmother that would go instead. My mother isn’t a servant,” Amirah growled, and I was surprised. 

“I can’t believe you are my family,” I said, and she nodded. 

“Then why did you abandon me when my mother died. Did you know the horror I went through in Stacy’s hands ?” I asked Ummul, and tears began to fall from her eyes again. 

“It was beyond our capacity to request for you at the time your mother passed away,” Amirah said, and Ummul shook her head, and she stopped talking. 

happened to my mother and why you never reached

hand, and her lips quivered

and a fool for keeping you away from us,” Ummul said and composed herself at the foot of the

not trust these people completely. Besides, you do not know. Maybe they still have a vendetta against him. You have to

“I do not care if you believe what we are about to tell you, but that is our truth,” She said,

your mother was the next in line for the Alpha position. She was a powerful one too. She was smitten by Aesop, and they eloped. The Renshaws were angry but soon accepted because the Moon bloodline was the most prestigious. Their union made it possible for the Moons to take over Eastwood and Aesop to take over Diamond Corp, Luke Renshaw’s company. ” she

grandmother had passed away, so he could not do

he let them be. The marriage flourished, but Chloe was finding it difficult to conceive, and Aesop began to put her under

to Dome, but it wasn’t a safe place and did not have good hospitals. My mother and I lived in Neev then, and when we found out what they had come to do, she kicked against it. Chloe did not want it, but Aesop had mounted so

changed the name on her account and company shares to Luke Moon. She said she wanted to name her son

play because she no longer trusted her husband, she made copies and gave the will to three trusted people. One of which was my mother,” she said and went to open the cupboard. She bought out

if anything happened to her, we should take you from your father and help you manage the

to threaten her. If she ever saw the man in person, I am sure she could easily kill him, but he was in the shadows. He called her and left warning notes. She first thought Aesop had hired someone to kill her, but she later found out he had nothing to do with it. When she confronted him about the women he was screwing, he promised her he had ended it before they left Neev. Aesop launched an investigation to find the culprits, but it yielded nothing. By then, Chloe had separated the wealth and Aesop was only entitled to allowances for the work he did for Diamond corp. She said he wouldn’t use her money to cheat on

Chloe. I went with her, and we were treated well, but Aesop did not like us. He claimed my

we would never know, but he regretted it, and he was always afraid that we were coming to convince her to leave him. That was far from it, of course. My mother was glad they had moved on, and she only came to care for you. When you were two years old, Life in Woodclaw City became tedious for your mother, and she

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