Dangerous Desires Novel

 83 Father and Son 

Luke. 

I followed my father’s scent. I thought he had gone to his office, but his scent led me to his bedroom. I had never been there before. Stacy never allowed me to go there; it just became a habit. 

The door was left ajar, and I walked in. I had never entered. This was my first time there. It was bigger than mine but had a sitting room and a bedroom just like mine. 

My father wasn’t in the sitting area, so I moved to the bedroom. My father was busy taking things out of the closet. I looked around the room, and my mother’s picture hung on the wall. I could not believe Stacy was sleeping in this very room. This was definitely torture. 

“Get the fuck out!” my father said to me, and I knew I had to apologise. 

“I am sorry, father. I am sorry I insinuated you had a hand in her death.” I said, and he looked up at me. His eyes were red and swollen. He was trying to see if I was genuinely sorry. His eyes softened a bit, and he sighed. 

“I am not over it, Luke. It is still like yesterday for me. Sometimes I wish we ate that meal together,” He said and wiped away his tears. 

“She was so full of life, and I loved her. We eloped, and it had nothing to do with money. I was not as rich as she was, but I was still running my family business then, and it would have picked up. When we got together, we merged the companies, with her having the larger shares. We decided the company would carry her name because I wanted to prove to her family that I wasn’t with her for money. I loved my wife, and I still do. I wasn’t going to give Caleb anything other than making his alpha of Woodclaw. He is my son too, and I felt it would be wrong to leave him with nothing. I had already done the transfer before Amirah wrote me that silly letter. Go and check the transfer dates on the documents. I put your names there when you were ten, Luke. Chloe left a will giving you her part of the company, and Eastwood, I gave you everything. Both mine and hers. If you don’t believe me, investigate. I only said she owned everything, so Stacy won’t make demands. Chloe was the reason the Moon business survived. We built Diamond corp together, I could not let another woman have a hand in it.” he said and sat on his bed. He wiped his tears and patted the space beside him for me to sit; I went to sit beside him. 

That was why I arranged for you to marry Tia Everything I told her parents the day we went to the house was true. I did not force the marriage because of Stacy. I

Lockwoods when she was seventeen, and James said no. I had always wanted her for you. I cringed every time she came around with Caleb. I thought she would end up like those girls, but I am glad she kept herself. I am happy that you are happy. Yes,

I asked, and

especially Ummul. We were finding it hard to conceive. I was willing to wait, but your mother wanted a surrogate. I did not like the idea, and we fought about it often. Soon I gave in, and she opted to find one

child, and she gave in finally,” I said, and

remember things the way she wanted. Chloe was the one that suggested we get a surrogate; she was the one that wanted a child by all means. Ummul was the one that promised to get a volunteer for her in Neev. I was reluctant to go there, but I agreed eventually, and we went. They mistreated me there. They claimed I was deceptive and talked about how she was better off without me. You have been to Neev, and you know how the women are. I was very generous because most of them came from poor homes. Some of which I granted scholarships to the school for a better life. I wasn’t happy with the way they were prostituting themselves. They were young. All I did was help some of them, and Ummul tried to insinuate I was sleeping with all the young women I helped. I met Stacy there, and she was in a bind working in the hotel. She made a lot of advances toward me, but I loved Chloe, and I didn’t see her that way. She was young and persistent, so I discovered her issues. She never told me about Regan but confessed about her

I never cheated on your mother, but Ummul will

single. I offered they come and live in the mansion so they can help keep an eye on you because I realised Stacy became a bitch after Imarried and claimed her. Stacy pretended until the

her she could keep everything, but I wanted her home. She refused until she found she was pregnant with you. We were able to fix things between us, and soon Chloe realised I never cheated. Everything was great, and then she gave birth to you. Little did I know she was suffering from postnatal depression. Ummul was too

projected that on the young women in her family. I knew she loved Chloe, but her love was poison. A month after we settled in Neev, my wife was poisoned. The entire staff were butchered, and I suspected the Alpha of Neev was in on it. I did not marry Stacy that year, but I ran into her on my way back, and she offered to care for you. I knew you would need help. Ummul was fighting for her life, and I was trying to figure out who killed my wife. Stacy was familiar, and she seemed like a nice girl then, so I asked her to care for you. You took to her immediately, and she was kind

didn’t you tell me initially?” I

cross to bear.”

the cheating allegations to the fights, divorce threats, depression, and eventual took us to Neev,” he said and

Luke. Have I ever been with other

you can go and investigate all I told you. I never cheated on your mother, but in Ummul’s head, I did,