Chapter 27
"What is going on?" Shara asked as she sat down in the Conference Room. The ThunderGuard that delivered her did not answer her question and then left the room. She looked around and wondered why she'd been pulled out of quarantine and who was watching her children. They had all been cleared for the disease and the lima was glad that she had touched her husband's dirty tissues with gloves on. Suddenly the door opened and in walked Lion-O and Cheetara.
"My King!" Shara shot upright out of her chair and quickly bowed before him.
"Please have a seat. We have found some troubling things and we need to discuss them," the lion smiled slightly as he took a seat. He was uncertain if he could trust her but on the other hand, why would she kill her own husband and put herself and her children at risk? It was all very confusing.
"I will try to help in any way that I can," she nodded.
"Good. Now why do you have a bank account on Space Hub Number Fifteen?" Cheetara asked.
"I sell arts and crafts over the summer, here and on Third Earth. Sometimes I get orders from people on other planets so the family accountant thought I should set up an account. Why?" The lima wondered.
"There was a rather large deposit made to that account the other day from the Bank of Thundera. Someone on this planet paid you to that account and not to the one you share with your husband?" Lion-O had an eyebrow raised.
"There shouldn't have been. If someone here purchases something I usually take cash or a check and deposit it into my Bank of Thundera account. I have no idea why someone would transfer money to my Space Hub account," it was obvious to the two ThunderCats that the woman was in the dark as much as they were.
"Do you know someone by the name of Lo-ta?" Cheetara wanted to know.
"He's our accountant," Shara responded.
"He would have the routing numbers to all of your accounts correct?" Lion-O asked.
"Yes and he takes our payments for his services out of our account, rather than us paying him by check," she explained.
"Did your husband see him any time around the time of his death?" Cheetara inquired.
"I don't think so but you'd have to check with him. With Che's death, I found out that there was a lot I didn't know about him," Shara heaved a sigh and Cheetara immediately felt for her. She had created a family and a life with Che and he betrayed them all.
"Ok, we're going to have a chat with Lo-ta but you are going to stay here until we can verify your story," Lion-O said as he stood from his seat. The door to the room opened and the ThunderGuard took Shara into custody.
"Take her to the holding cells. We'll be back as soon as we can," Lion-O instructed.
"What about my children?" Shara asked as the ThunderGuardsmen grabbed her arms.
"They'll be safe with the Guard watching them," the lion reassured her. He then nodded and they took her away. She was crying as they did so and Cheetara looked at her husband to be.
"You really think she is lying?" She asked.
"It's quite possible she isn't but if her husband thought nothing of betraying his people for money then who is to say that she wouldn't be willing to do the same?" Lion-O shrugged before turning to the ThunderGuardsman at the door and ordering Lo-ta to be brought in.
To Be Continued…