20

Russell

As soon as we entered the room belonging to the grandmother, I stopped moving and waited for the mother of the alpha to give me some sort of instruction. On the other hand, she addressed me and said, "Thank you once more. I would appreciate it if you could wait for me outside. I will be there in just a few minutes."

I nodded my head and then looked at Eva before asking her, "Will you come to the tent with me?"

I was aware that she would not, and the mother of the alpha had informed me that her daughter would not go and sleep in the tent. However, I desired to learn this information directly from the alpha's mother, and I wished to have the opportunity to discuss this topic with her.

I made my exit from the room and waited outside on the porch. After a short while, the alpha's mother approached me and handed me an envelope while she was there.

I questioned her about it after taking a look at her and saying, "What is this?"

"Money," she remarked at one point. "as a token of our