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
My back felt hot. That gaze became even sharper. Preparing my long, pointed fingernails, I turned around. Two knocks on the door sounded before finally revealing a very suspicious figure.An innocent smile until his cheeks puffed out. The presence of someone with such an innocent face instantly made my long nails return to their original size."Wayne?"He just smiled cheerfully before finally bowing respectfully to me and my husbands. "I, Wayne, am addressing the Alpha Kings and Luna."I walked over and flipped him over. "Since when have you been outside? And did you meet anyone else in the hallway?""I arrived a while ago, but I was feeling nervous so I just stood in front of the door for a long time. I apologize if I surprised Luna." Wayne bowed again."No, I didn't mean to scold you. Um... did you see anyone besides yourself in the hallway?"Wayne shook his head. "No, Luna. Is there someone you're waiting for?"I waved my hand in front of my face. "Forget about it. What business do
"Are you ready?"I raised my gaze to look at my husbands in turn. Nods were given and footsteps accompanied. The loud voice of a man standing guard in front of the twin doors made my heart skip a beat."Alpha Kings and Luna are entering the hall!"My vision brightened as an attack of sparkling light pierced mercilessly. Instead of feeling troubled by the light, I challenged myself by opening my eyes even wider. Wow, crazy. Just as I had imagined. Even during the preparations, it looked luxurious, let alone when the festival party was held. Very much in line with my expectations!"What's wrong? Why are you so happy? Are you happy to welcome people who are ready to pounce on you right now?"I didn't respond to Zacharias' teasing properly. I was just busy putting on a cute smile. Although the people he was referring to looked a little scary, one of the purposes of this festival was also to strengthen the relationships of the members of the Celestial Dawn pack, right?We descended the st
'Luna, please give me your answer.''Luna, I am at the western border. If you are worried about the festival, then there is no need to worry. I have tried to minimize the number of people who know of your aunt's presence here.'Adam's voice buzzing in my head still couldn't overpower the voices of the bad thoughts in my heart. My body was still in place, but my mind had drifted everywhere. My pupils were moving restlessly, even though I didn't know where the focus of my vision was."By...""Ruby...""Ruby!"The faint sound of a familiar voice slowly grew louder until a jolt to the shoulder woke me up. Suddenly I straightened my gaze and the voice of my husbands who kept calling me finally became clear."Ruby, wake up! We need to decide on a course of action immediately! We need to check on your aunt's condition immediately!" Zephyr snapped with a stern look. "It looks like your aunt is in bad shape, we need to move quickly," added Zacharias."Are you listening to us, Ruby?" asked Zai
Why?Why do the people around me always end up dying tragically?Was it a form of bad luck that they had been close to me and lavished their affection on me?"Auntie, I'm sorry. I was wrong." Those two sentences kept coming to my lips tirelessly. The tears streamed down my face with a sad look. The trembling hands kept caressing the tombstone as if trying to caress someone's face."Auntie, did you forgive me there? I'm sorry." I looked down deeply. Some of my hair became sticky from the tears that fell heavily.The sound of painful sobs seemed to be held in my chest. They squeezed and tried to break my still-recovering heart. Sticking the knife in ruthlessly and pulling all consciousness to breathe spontaneously.It's so claustrophobic. My full head feels very heavy. If I exceed the limit a little more, I'm sure the intertwined threads will come out endlessly from my head."Auntie, I am guilty. I'll accept any punishment from you, but why are you so willing to give me a punishment tha
Discussions with pack leaders in the US that lasted up to ten hours resulted in many decisions. Among them were the important strategies for warfare in terms of numbers, position, timing, and natural conditions. We have utilized all the information we have.In exactly three days, a large-scale war would erupt. When I think about it, I'm constantly nervous and palpitating. However, on the other hand, I also couldn't wait to meet the leader of the black magicians.Currently, the rogues have been wiped out. The target of my anger at the injustice of my parents and aunt's deaths had turned to the black witches. Although there was not much written about them in my family's death report, I was certain that they had a large role in it. By risking my life, I will make them pay dearly for all the heinous deeds they have done."Luna, is there anything missing from that rifle? Please tell me, I'll immediately relay it to the researchers so they can get back to repairing it quickly."I turned to
"Not only are you being disrespectful, but you also dare to lie this time. Are you ready to face the risk of this impudence?!" snapped Luna Livia vehemently. She occasionally looked at Luna Juliette who was still showing a shocked expression."Luna, please calm down," I pleaded in a gentle tone. I didn't want to hurt Luna Livia's heart, but I also couldn't let her take actions that she would most likely regret later. Right now Luna Livia must be filled with worry for Luna Juliette. I heard from Luna Amelie that Luna Livia and Luna Juliette have been friends since childhood. The relationship between them is very deep. So, it was natural for Luna Livia to respond sensitively when it came to Luna Juliette.The park ranger suddenly dropped to his knees. He held the document in his hand with a downcast look."I'm sorry, I was just thinking of quickly handing this information over to you all," said the park ranger.The Alpha of the Blue Moon pack, who was closest to the park ranger, rose t
"Are you okay? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" whispered Zephyr.I turned my head and looked at him listlessly. In response to his question, I just shook my head.I was fine, but Luna Juliette wasn't. On her way to be the representative for this meeting, she heard the news that the Sunflare pack was being attacked by a rogue pack. But she was too far away from the pack to return.She was in a position where she couldn't do anything. If she went back and crossed the border of the Sunflare pack that had been surrounded by the enemy, she would most likely be caught. Death was not a problem Luna Juliette was worried about, but it was different if she was taken hostage. If she couldn't help, at least she wanted to be a burden to her pack. That was Luna Juliette's thinking.Her mate was fighting a battle between life and death, Luna Juliette definitely couldn't take this meeting in stride. I glanced at her repeatedly and she just looked pensive.Although these words were quite cr
"What?!"Zaire and Zacharia suddenly rose to their feet. Their booming voices made me frown. Even the usually calm Zephyr kicked the table in annoyance at Zaire and Zacharias' exaggerated response."This isn't the first time you've faced a big case!" Zephyr snapped.Zaire and Zacharias were silent. They sat back in their seats with the same annoyed expressions.Zephyr looked back at me. "Ruby, continue."I nodded. "Thalia Everhart's real name is Quinn O'Reily, she is part of the Alpha O'Reily family, the Alpha family of the Winter Blaze pack. The pack that had collapsed ten years ago due to losing the war with the rogue pack.""Quinn O'Reilly was originally taken hostage by Alpha Rogue. But after Alpha Rogue obtained the head of the Alpha of the Winter Blaze pack, he slowly forgot about Quinn O'Reily's existence and ended up leaving everything related to the girl to his right hand.""Quinn O'Reilly changed into Thalia Everhart. Although during her time in the Celestial Dawn pack she o
"Is the food bad?"I straightened my gaze to look at Zephyr. A stiff smile rose on my lips as I shook my head. "No, the food is good.""Tell me the real reason. You only ate a few bites of steak and even now that dessert has been served, you're just looking at them and daydreaming. Shouldn't there be an explanation for your uncharacteristic behavior?" Zacharias looked at me carefully, as if he wanted to extract information through our gaze.Zaire put down the fork in his hand. "You're not okay. Is the reason related to the investigation of the rogue's residence yesterday?"I lowered my gaze. After closing my eyes for a while, I returned with a sweet smile. My frantic thoughts began to organize themselves neatly."Right, my decreased appetite is related to yesterday's investigation.""Now, it's my turn to ask. When are you going to give me the document containing my family's death?"They gasped, as if not expecting this question to come out of my lips. They stared at each other before
Ruby Maverick POV Barbaric! They have no conscience whatsoever. How can they treat a living being like a puppet? They had to be exterminated before any more victims fell. "Call more warriors to come in." One of the five warriors, who was busy unlocking the iron bars, faced me. "Yes, Luna!" This long hallway consisted of approximately twenty prisons. Inside the prison were four living people, not counting the carcasses of the dead slaves. It was heartbreaking to think that they had to live in a place like this. My finger massaged the bridge of my nose. "I need to get them all out first. Regardless of their past which may or may not have been bad due to their association with rogues, they still cannot be treated like this." My memory spun towards a moment in the past. The moment when Thalia told me her tragic life story of living in prison for most of her life. After all of Thalia's crimes were exposed, I doubted everything she said including that statement. But if it tu
Zacharias Maverick POV"The condition of this house is so neat that we can't assume a raid or sudden movement. It seems like they have been planning to escape for a long time. But how and how?"Zaire answered my gaze with a shrug. "They managed to escape without leaving a trace once again. Though after all this time we finally found their residence. But it was all in vain." After checking the security of the three huts around the main residence, the warriors and I came to the main residence with some files that we thought were very important. With Adam and Zaire's confirmation that the conditions around them were not dangerous, I then called for the official detectives to enter and conduct the investigation as planned."This place is huge. It looks like it will take at least two days to complete the investigation." I looked around, where the warriors were busy picking up the files and stacking them together."Aren't they taking their documents as if they want to show us something, o
"That's it. The location of their residence is not far from the Celestial Dawn pack. The trip only took three hours. Come on, that's a shorter amount of time than we expected!" Zephyr threw a document on the table. The document containing the report was wide open on page thirty."Look! It says that the distance between the Celestial Dawn pack and the rogue's residence is quite close. Even the statements in the report support me," he continued.Zacharias pounded the table. "Enough, Zeph. Think rationally. No matter how close it is, we won't be able to send help quickly if the pack is suddenly attacked. We don't even know if this is a trap or not. You also know the report states that they didn't see any black mages there, right?"Zaire patted Zephyr's shoulder. "Please listen to us just this once. Zeph, you have to stay here. At least one of us should remain in the pack. This is the best way."Zephyr let out a long breath. "No, but why should I be the one to stay?""Of course because yo
Zora POV"Zora, did the female detective say she would wait for me?""That's right, Luna.""Then, take my place to go with her. You'll be escorted to the Alpha Kings' secret detective building.""Secret detectives?""Yes, that organization works in secret for the Alpha Kings and since a few months ago they've also been working for me. That organization is with the Black Shadow organization.""Just like Ms. Archer already knew about the existence of the organization because she was the secretary of Alpha Kings, you will also find out about this organization sooner or later. It's just that it's happening faster than I expected and you have to move alone without me.""I'm sorry for not being able to accompany you. There, you will meet the leader of the Black Shadow Organization. Accept the important documents regarding the rogue's residence and he will explain the chronology of the discovery process of the place. You'll be in charge of giving me the documents and relaying the explanation