Chapter Thirty-One

I had round up more notebooks so I wouldn't have to leave if one gets full, while I was gone Denton had signed a deal to talk with me. Morgan was now observing the meeting from the viewing room, he was shocked that I even got Denton to agree to talk in the first place. I walk back into the meeting room to see Denton sat there, but he looked much calmer than he did when I first walked in. I place two bottles of water in front of him, before taking my seat opposite him. "I don't want you getting thirsty in the middle of our conversation" I say opening my first notebook while he takes a gulp of the water, his hands shaking as he went showing me he was still very much nervous about talking "so let's start shall we, we know how you and Richard met and what happened to Thomas, but how did you get involved in M.S.P?" I ask looking up at him as I spoke, he clears his throat before talking. "You guys really do your homework, I wanted nothing to do with anything that Travis brought to me, my intention was never to hurt anyone and I wanted to be a good boss to all my employees, but then he walks into my office" he sighs looking down while I begin to write what he says, he takes a deep breath in before continuing "he told me he had a proposition that he knew I wasn't gonna turn down, he somehow knew about Thomas and that I took the blame for Richard, I didn't get why it was so important to him that I took the wrap for Richard killing a guy that he didn't even know" he says which didn't really make sense to me either, I'm sure Morgan and the team looked into if my dad had any connection with Richard or Thomas, I would know if they found anything. "But then he told me about his daughter Taylor" he says which makes my head whip up shocked, my eyes going to where Morgan would be standing "he told me when his daughter was seven, she was kidnapped by Richard and had never been seen again, it's quite clear from his record what happened to her. He told me that if I didn't take the blame for what Richard did to Thomas, Richard would be in prison and would have never got his hands on his daughter" he continues while I have to force myself to write all this down, I wasn't expecting it to take this kind of turn. "He told me that he blamed me for what happened to his baby and said he was gonna make me pay. But he would leave me alone if I went into business with him, he said he had all the ideas but didn't have the funds or people to get it done, but I did" he sighs tears building up in his eyes as he spoke, you can just tell by this man that he never wanted to be a part of this. "And what was this business he wanted you to do with him?" I ask speaking for the first time since he started explaining, I kind of already knew the answer though. "He told me no family should ever have to go through what he has and if the official people won't help him, he will take matters into his own hands. First it was just us protecting people that payed us to, whether that be a family or an entire pack" he says taking another sip of his water, his hands less shaky this time "than he rang me up and asked why I let someone go, I can't remember his name but he had said if he didn't get a pay rise than he was gonna tell someone what we were doing. Travis wasn't happy and told me I needed to send Richard to sort him out, he said that Richard played him like fool so now it was his turn to be the puppet master" he sighs while I just have to sit there shocked, I don't remember much about my dad or any of my family members for that matter, but he was nothing like how Denton is describing him. "The money was just another business idea for him which is going very well, whenever I ask about Taylor, he'll just say this is what she'd want, she would want him to protect other families from going through what hers has" he says which I just shake my head too, this is far from anything I ever want to happen, I wonder what he would think if he found out I'm an alliance agent and is the one hunting him down. "Where would we find Travis and all the members of M.S.P?" I ask having to force myself not to get angry, I can't believe my dad is justifying all the horrible things he's doing by saying it's what I would want! "I don't know, he always came to me and set the meetings up, I never not even once went to him" he says which wasn't helping us in anyway, yes he's given us so much information that's it! "You said it was a family affair, is all his family a part of M.S.P?" I ask having to lead this while conversation, I thought he would be bursting with information. "Yep, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins, the whole family have different parts to play in this, with Travis pulling the reigns" he says while I think back to Jasmine, she said that's what family do but I don't remember her being apart of my family. "Wanna know what the sad thing is, when he started all of this it was just to help others, he really didn't want anyone to have to go through what his daughter did, but then he started to get greedy" he sighs which is what makes me close my notebooks, I think we've got enough from him for now "do you think his daughter Taylor would actually want him to do this and would blame me?" He asks while I just make eye contact with him, I sigh a little looking at my watch while standing up. "Meeting paused at 10:05am by agent Taylor Westlake" I say while his eyes just hold pure shock and surprise, it was like he was going to fall off his seat again. "You're his daughter?" he says just staring at me in total shock and surprise, I send him a slight nod before walking towards the door. "And for record, I don't blame you for anything" I say with a slight smile before walking out the room, once I close the door I place my back against it. The viewing rooms door opens and out walks Morgan, he looks over at me a little worried walking over to me. I walk away from the door to stand in front of him. "Are you sure you're okay, I know hearing about the way your own dad has turned out would be hard for you to hear?" he asks placing his hand on my shoulder, I just shake my head smiling at him. "I don't care what that man has done, he used to be my dad but I already found a better one" I smile looking up at him, I see his eyes well up slightly as I say it but shakes it off "now let's go back to the main room, see if any of the guys did any work while we were away" I smile while he just nods following me, while whispering a thank you. The reason why Morgan is getting so upset in a happy way, when I called him dad is because he's always wanted to be a father. His mate Amelia died before they could have the chance to start a family, now he's married to his job he says there won't be another opportunity for him to be a dad. But since he found me that's exactly what he's been, he is my dad even if it's not on paper anywhere. We continue on our journey down the corridor when someone calls our name, I turn and come face to face with the director. I immediately, stand up straight showing her the upmost respect. "You can of course stand down Miss Westlake" she smiles coming to a stop in front of me, I smile bowing my head while placing my hands behind my back "I was just on my way to come see you, Morgan was telling me how today was your first day back at work since the accident" she smiles while I take a look over at Morgan, he was just smiling looking down at me as she spoke. "Talking of the accident, no civilian or anyone apart from you were hurt or killed that night. That was because of you, you ran into the burning building to get everyone out" she smiles while I just shrug my shoulders, it's not a big deal. "That's my job ma'am" I say which was true, you work in the alliance to help people get out of situations like that. "No, you went above and beyond to ensure everybody's safety, you are one of the best agents this alliance has ever seen" she smiles which soon makes my eyes go wide, this isn't good for my ego. "I don't think I'm up there with the best, but I will definitely take the compliment ma'am" I say which a smile but she shakes her head, reaching back in her pocket. "No, I have seen many agents and you are by far the best I've seen while being director and that is why, I'm awarding you this" she smiles opening a little box revealing a sparkly medal, my eyes just go wide staring at the medal in front of me "this is for your continued impeccable selfless service, you are a credit to the alliance Miss Westlake" she smiles handing me the medal where I was just at a lost for words, Morgan stands on the side clapping his hands. "Thank you so much ma'am, this is one of the greatest things I could ever be given" I say tears building up in my eyes, she just places her hand on my arm smiling at me. "Thank you Miss Westlake, your service to this agency and the people we protect is impeccable, thank you" she smiles while I hear someone walking behind us "there will be a party held for you at the weekend, to congratulate you on receiving this medal" she smiles as Brandon appears behind us, but immediately stands to attention. "I came here to see if Taylor would accompany us on investigating the mansion" he asks still standing up straight, I look to Morgan who smiles while I hand him my medal. Time for the real work!