The Forgotten Luna by Cassandra M

Chapter 13

KAEL.

"If you press a fucking alarm, you will surely not like what I'm going to do with you."

"This is harassment, sir."

"No. This is frustration, sir! I want my ring back. My wife is missing. She has that ring, and I want to know who sold it here!" I snapped at him.

He swallowed.

"Do you have a wife?" I asked him.

He nodded.

"Do you love her?"

He nodded again.

"I have a wife, too. I want her back, but I don't know where to start." I put my hand in my back pocket and pulled out my wallet.

I opened it and took out stacks of bills, placing them on the counter in front of him. "Now, I just want to see the CCTV of the person who left this ring. And who bought it. Also the buyer's information on when he will come to pick it up. I meant no harm. I want to know so I can buy it from him." I was talking calmly this time.

He didn't talk, but his eyes were on the cash in front of him.

"You can buy many things with that money. Buy something for your wife or kids if you have any. I'm not even going to take the tape or the recording. I just want to see it."

"After this, you will leave?" He asked in a low voice.

"Once I see the video and after you give me the information about the buyer." I made it clear.

He grabbed the cash on the counter, inserted it into his pocket, and walked to the back of the shop. He then led me to a door that had a narrow hallway before it came to another door.

The security room. I didn't say anything and watched as he operated it, rewinding the recordings for the day, and my heart dropped because I was sure I saw Adessa.

"That one..." I didn't know where I found the voice to speak.

He stopped and rewinded a bit more before playing it all.

and Adessa stepped in, looking at her back before going directly to the counter. She spoke to the woman behind the counter. It took

record it?"

"What do you mean?"

not going to replay it again for you on

for putting him in this position, but

for me earlier and asked him to start the video again. It took a lot of effort on my part to refrain

Dexter said he expected her to take that ring. She was

been stealing from me while we were

to get back inside my car. He informed me that, according to their records, the individual who had reserved

and just told him

of my life. I was drowning

had no idea why

chattering about how inconsiderate of me to leave the territory without letting her know. I didn't say anything. I didn't try to explain. I just walked away and locked myself inside my office. My eyes

of paper and brought it to my table. The folders were still stacked

same person clearly wrote the signature and

her the benefit of the doubt,

past

when decided to go to my room. I expected to see Desiree there, but was glad she was not inside. She was

mood to console

curtains and was about to charge my new phone when I suddenly had the curiosity

where the remote control could be. I opened the drawers

phone and turned

smiling too. We looked happy, and it left a pang

I could find answers

section. I only had a few, but all of them were of me and

the videos and played the first

birthday to you.

sweet and angelic. She approached me, holding a cake with a candle in just her nightwear, But she had her golden robe on her. The recording started midway. Thad probably grabbed the phone to record

singing.

sit in the space next to me. I wasn't even capturing the cake

and blow the candle, which

cake in the bathroom?"

witch. I can hide things and make them appear out of nowhere..." She

know," I said, and she giggled again.