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.

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

you want to record it?" The man

"What do you mean?"

your phone. I'm not going to replay it again for you on another day. You know, after this, I

putting him in this position, but I didn't. I was

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

I could see why Dexter said he expected her to take that ring. She was probably with me because of my money. She didn't even wait for a day

she had been stealing from me while

I was able to get back inside my car. He informed me that, according to their records, the individual who had reserved the ring would pick it up next

didn't say anything to Dexter and just told him to

three hours of my life. I was drowning in silence.

no idea why

letting her know. I didn't say anything. I didn't try to explain. I just walked away and locked

to my table. The folders were still stacked up, and I opened

same person clearly wrote

of the doubt, but they seemed

past

go to my room. I expected to see Desiree there, but was glad she was not inside. She was probably sleeping somewhere, pissed off at me. But if she expected me to come to her tonight, she'd be waiting in

mood to console or pamper someone.

about to charge my new phone when I suddenly

could be.

the phone and turned

and Adessa. She was smiling, and I was smiling too. We looked happy, and it left a pang of pain

I could find answers

had a few, but all of them were of me and her or

went to the videos and played the

to you.

a candle in just her nightwear, But she had her golden robe

singing.

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

let me make a wish and

you even hide that cake in the

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

I know," I said, and she giggled