My body felt very heavy as if it was crushed by a boulder. My consciousness seemed to be pulled back so as not to reach the surface. My sense of hearing could pick up the sounds around me, but my nerves were still unable to respond."Her finger is moving!""Ruby!"The light slowly entered as my heavy eyelids were generous enough to open. I blinked repeatedly before finally examining my surroundings. The gentle caress I felt on my hand made me turn my head to look at the perpetrator."Zaire..." I called in a hoarse voice. My throat hurt so much that my hand reached out to hold it."Right, I'm here, with Zach." Zaire smiled very broadly, but his eyes were watering. "Don't get me wrong. These are happy tears. I'm relieved and happy to see you finally awake." Zaire chuckled softly as he wiped his eyes."What are you doing? You're talking to someone who just woke up after five days of unconsciousness? You should give her a drink." Zacharias helped me to sit up and drink some water. He was
"Don't you ever try to fool me! You think I'm gullible, huh?" I tried to maintain a smirk on my lips and a sardonic look. I didn't want my doubts to show in Thalia's eyes."You can trust your beliefs." Thalia chuckled and looked at me with one eye."This is what you're supposed to look like. Why have you been pretending to wear a mask all this time?""Are you curious about the reason?" Thalia laughed for a moment. "Well, you should feel that way. But unfortunately, I wouldn't be so generous as to tell you that, Luna."My teeth chattered. "Until the end will you keep your mouth shut? It seems that information is more valuable than your life."Before Thalia could answer, I quickly cut her off. "Ah, or is it because of orders from your leader? Did he tell you to keep quiet if your plan didn't work out? You should lower your loyalty to a criminal if it involves your life."I let out a long breath. "I can't believe you're that stupid, or are you just loyal?" I watched her face intently, bu
We were late.Ah, would it be more accurate to say we were blindfolded all this time?At a long table with a suffocating atmosphere, thick presentation materials were distributed to the people sitting there. Their expressions varied from surprise to anger, regret, and disgust.Of course, they would feel that way. I understand them because I also feel the same way. This is the meaning of Zephyr's words.Women are dangerous. Thalia is more dangerous than I imagined."So, Ms. Everhart not only targeted Alpha King Zephyr but also targeted three pack members for mind control? Those three have even reached a stage where their original souls have disappeared? That means they've become undead, nothing more than that." The hospital leader frowned deeply, her eyebrows knitted together, and her hands clenched tightly into fists.She was certainly angry. She was someone who highly valued one's life. And right now, just because of one woman, namely Ms. Everhart, we lost three pack members."Based
My legs moved two steps backward. My hand shot up to cover my lips. However, a smirk was hidden there.I wasn't surprised, but rather proud that my hunch that I vaguely believed in my heart turned out to be correct.Anyone would have guessed it easily. Rather than assuming that the real culprit was another pack, it made more sense that it was Alpha Rogue. I was sure coupled with Thalia's statement, that it could be declared a truth. Well, although I still can't guess and know who Alpha Rogue's accomplices are hiding in the Celestial Dawn pack."You're smiling?" growled Thalia with her hands clenched tightly."Yeah, I'm smiling because I'm happy. My guess was right and I've prepared some plans in my brain for that. Then why am I feeling sad?"I walked closer to Thalia. "Aren't you the one who was banished by your leader who should feel sad? How desperate are you to reveal the secret you've been trying to keep?""You... shouldn't be acting like this! You're a compassionate person! I kno
The rustling of the packaging that encased the flower's beauty could be heard as soon as it met a hard surface. The flowers shone beautifully, in stark contrast to their surroundings. It was as if they were trying hard to hide the sadness behind the headstones.For a moment, Alpha Kings and I closed our eyes to pray in our hearts. A prayer that was just a series of good words that hoped for the ease of the owners of these gravestones in the other world. After a while, we opened our eyes and immediately gathered ourselves together."Were they fine when they met the Moon Goddess there? I hope the great Moon Goddess did not misunderstand their actions and consider it an act of suicide. It was an act that they did automatically once their host died." I rubbed my face roughly as Zacharias channeled energy through his embrace."Don't feel bad. We weren't there at the time, so we couldn't save them. This was a plan devised long ago by that cunning woman," Zephyr explained."Their deaths are
"Luna, aren't you heading straight for the castle's main entrance to welcome guests?"I turned my head in a broken motion to stare at the interlocutor. Adam's pitiful face, with its black baggy eyes and pale, slightly parted lips, did not surprise me. Instead, I felt sorry for him who had also been dragged into my busy life.One day had passed since the day of Thalia's punishment. The Alpha Kings and I returned to our routine, which was to complete all pending tasks. Thanks to that pile of tasks, in just one day my face resembled a corpse. Pale, tired, and lifeless."Yeah, of course, I'll do it." I tightly closed the document in my hand. "Look! I closed it right away."As soon as I rose to my feet, my eyes became blurry for a moment until I gripped the head of the chair for support. It was obvious that this was because I had only slept for an hour last night in the office and once I woke up I went straight back to finish the tasks that were still piling up, without taking a break. Emp
"Should I open my heart to trust others?" I muttered as I stared at the two papers I was holding tightly. There was a clear identity of a person written on them. One sheet was from the Black Bangan Organization's investigation, and the other was from the Celestial Dawn pack's official investigation team.Of course, I trusted the results of the two teams' hard work, but I still had my doubts. I turned my head briefly after taking a deep breath. I gasped in surprise when I saw Adam glaring at me. The document in his hand slipped out and fell scattered on the floor. With quick movements, he came over to me."What do you mean, Luna? You need a secretary right now. If you delay, I'll have to make a formal complaint to the Alpha Kings. I really can't stay around you any longer. You are exploiting my energy and my mind." Adam turned his back to me with his arms folded across his chest.I laughed stiffly. "Hey, don't take it too seriously. I said that unconsciously because my mind was compli
"What is this all about? Is this true?" my fingers moved nimbly to turn the pages. With every turn of the page, my heart pumped faster and faster. My jaw hardened."We have submitted a copy of the document to the pack's detective team. We still don't know the veracity of the document. But their existence has been confirmed. The documents were given to us by the mother of the criminal servant." A man in uniform was bowing his head. Judging from his clothes, he was a member of the pack's detective team.I let out a long breath and brushed my hair back. If the detective team had acted, it meant that the beginning of this incident had passed quite a while ago."Is the mother of the criminal servant still in front of the castle?" I asked Adam. For a moment he looked at me with a gesture of refusal, but when a sharp gaze was directed at him, he immediately lowered his gaze and answered."Yeah, she's still in front of the castle."I was about to stand up, but the grip of Zephyr's hand stoppe