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. 

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 did what I did because I wanted the best for you, and she was

discussed it with the 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 disagree with Tia on certain things, and she can be a bit disrespectful, but I am glad you are happy with her. I love you that much, son,” he said, and I had

you cheat?” I asked, and

no good for her, especially Ummul. We were finding it hard to conceive. I was willing to wait, but your mother

my mother for a child, and she gave in finally,” I said, and he shook

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 financial state. Her mother was ill, and

but Ummul will never believe me,” He said, and I

her. Stacy pretended until the very last minute. I regret everything. Stacy cared for and loved you for the first three years, which made

about your mother, I spent three months begging Chloe to come back to me. I told 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 protective of her, and that made it worse. I tried everything I could. When it became unbearable, Ummul suggested we go to Neev that the environment will help her cope better.” he said and began

pocket. I did not want the woman living with us. As far as I was concerned, she had done enough. My only crime was eloping with your mother, they never forgave me for it. They believed Chloe did not need me. Ummul does not think a man and a woman should be together. That is why her life is like that, and she has ruined her daughter’s life too. Her marriage did not do well, and she 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 to you. I did not want you to be deprived of a mother’s love, so I married her three years later. That was after I had agreed to stop fighting Neev. I couldn’t touch her for a while because I believed touching her would be unfair to your mother. I was drunk when we conceived Caleb,” He said, and

tell me initially?” I asked

to bear.” He

everything. From the cheating allegations to the fights, divorce threats, depression, and eventual took us to Neev,”

know me, Luke. Have I ever been with other women? Have you ever

I am lying, you can go and investigate all I told you. I never cheated on your mother, but in Ummul’s head, I did, and that will always be