CASEY"Because of what?""I thought you were lost. Suddenly, I didn't see you anywhere. So, I went looking for you. Even though I'm terrible, I have a good sense of smell. I followed your trail before it was completely erased, and I was able to get here."I removed my arms from Malik's waist and breathed a sigh of relief. The reasons I gave are reasonable enough, and he can accept them. That's not actually what made my feet go this far."Looking for me and following in my footsteps with sandals that big? You could fall. That's dangerous. Did Raff give you those sandals?"I could hear the jealousy in his voice. I immediately looked down and noticed the sandals I was wearing. I responded to Malik's sarcasm with a grin.Of course, I've stumbled and fallen several times earlier. I kept running and fussing with dresses and sandals that were too big.I didn't realize when Malik approached and suddenly cupped my face with both hands. When I looked up to meet his eyes, Malik didn't look like

ERENWe gathered in Raff's room after the shocking incident at Aunt Rose's wedding party. Dad and the other pack members fought desperately to chase away the spider monsters so they wouldn't reach the party location.Malik knocked on the door and joined us."What about Casey?" Raff asked."It looks like she's tired. She's sleeping in her room accompanied by Jasmine.""Have you really confirmed it?" I was so worried about Casey's condition.Malik looked at me and seemed displeased because I doubted his words."What about Dad and the others? Are they injured?" Raff asked."There are no victims. They are fine," answered Malik. "I think now, Dad and the eldest are discussing the attack.""Am I the only one here who feels something is wrong?" I complained."What do you mean by strange things?" Raff looked at me seriously and asked for an explanation."Since Casey came to our family, there have been a lot of strange things happening. Fighting and being attacked by other packs is normal. But

CASEY"Where did that person go? I'm sure he was somewhere around here."I continued running through old shop buildings that had long been abandoned. The road there is slightly uphill. In some parts, I saw that there were stairs for pedestrians.I climbed the rusty stairs. Suddenly, my skirt got caught on one of the iron sticks sticking out. I stopped to pull up my dress, but the iron instead scratched my thigh."Damn!" I'm hurt.On the roof of one of the empty shop buildings, I saw a man standing in a brown coat and shoulder-length black hair. He grinned. But he's not the person I'm looking for.The man put out his sharp claws. I need to find out who that person is. He's also secretly following me.His nails looked sparkling under the reflection of the sun. As if he kept watching and paying attention to my injured thigh. I tried to cover my wound with my hand.Suddenly, he jumped like a flying squirrel and landed right behind me.I turned around in surprise. I had time to pull out a

CASEYAs quickly as Raff reached out his claws to Gin, and just as quickly, he became so calm and controlled."Don't be so serious, Gin! Just a small welcome for you. Isn't that right, little brothers?" Raff said to the twins and asked them to step back.I could only squeeze the hem of my dress with trembling hands. Almost. I don't know what would happen if Raff insisted on keeping his claws."Casey, come here!" Raff sat on a long sofa provided in the garden. The sofa is surrounded by beautiful flowers. "Sit here, next to me!"What is this? Why did the atmosphere suddenly become tense?"Casey, you want to, right?" Raff tried to persuade me."Oh, I'll just be here." I still stood stiffly beside Gin."Casey!" Raff's voice rose and sounded very serious. I got goosebumps hearing that.I also can't argue to prevent the situation from getting worse. I approached the sofa where Raff was sitting. Then Raff grabbed my waist quickly. He sat me on his lap. I screamed in surprise."Next to me is

CASEYBang! Bang! Bang!Gin repeatedly fired the gun at the shooting target. I stood behind him while shuffling a little in fear. I closed both ears tightly.Currently, we are at the headquarters of the hunters' association. To be precise, we were in human territory."How long will you be there?" Gin asked without turning to me."I'm finally bored of staying at the inn. You promised to teach me how to use a hunting rifle, so when?" I grumbled irritably. "Since we arrived here two days ago, you've always been gloomy. But it doesn't matter to me as long as you're okay." I said nonchalantly.At that time, Gin glanced at me briefly while reloading his bullet."Then what do you want from me, My Lady? Weren't you the one who insisted on coming here? I also didn't promise you anything."Gin's words made me even more annoyed. I skipped the academy for a few days to accompany him to the hunters' base.Instead of answering my question, Gin became even more brutal in firing his bullets at the ta