"What did you just say? You don't even know who my mother is? She is Marlowe O'Malley. If you want to claim to be my mother's sister, you should at least know what my mother's name is. Just knowing my full name cannot be proof."
I let out a long sigh. Tonight was a very long night. Even without this imposter woman, I was already feeling very tired."You... better stop your tricks before it's too late," I growled. I turned around to leave together with the Alpha Kings."No! No, Ruby! This is about your life! You must know the truth about your identity!" she shouted. Her hand stretched forward, but she still couldn't reach me because of the warriors.I stopped. Turned my head back to stare at the old woman. Her words drew my mind to dig deep, and the pitiful expression on her face made my heart weaken. I still couldn't control the compassion that always surfaced."Untie the ropes binding her body," I ordered the warriors.***<Everything was confusing. The Alpha Kings and I decided to find a safe and comfortable place to discuss my family secrets. Stepped foot and stopped right at a room. It was the guest room."So, can you tell me everything? Without leaving anything out," I pressed with a serious look. My eyebrows drew together and my eyes grew wider to see the movement of my aunt's lips.The woman's thin hands moved to her bag. The Alpha Kings who were still unsure of the woman's identity were immediately put on alert. I raised my right hand to stop their intimidating stares.She was the woman who could explain my identity. I needed her badly."This is a picture of Alpha, Elara, and you. It was taken when you were three months old." Auntie placed a black and white photo portrait in my hand. I could see Alpha's smile in this photo. It was surprising but I still kept a flat expression. Today so many things happened that were more shocking than this
My eyes were wide open. I wasn't that crazy to accept her duel challenge. If I accepted the challenge, both of us would be shrouded in a transparent veil where no one else could interfere until one of us died. But why would I do that? Why would I hurt someone who is a member of my pack?"I, Luna Celestial Dawn pack, Ruby Maverick, refuse a life-and-death battle with Erica Rainer."Her eyes darkened. She walked around getting closer to me, and at the same time, I took a few steps back."Think calmly. Don't involve your anger in this matter. Death is not a trivial matter."For now, I'll try to calm Erica down first. Perhaps she was angry because she had lost the delicate debate between us during the meeting. Her pride is probably being hurt."Cut the crap and just face me this time!" After finishing her words, Erica transformed into a wolf. Her wolf had brown fur mixed with gray with piercing eyes. There was no other way.
The sound of a table banging jolted the silence in the room. Everyone was shocked to see the actions of Zephyr, who was usually the calmest of the two Alpha Kings, become so aggressive and unable to control his facial expression at the moment."Do you know what your daughter did wrong? Do you understand how serious it is?!" Zephyr's voice rose as his pupils turned bright yellow for a few moments. Zephyr's wolf attempted to take over the body.Everyone immediately gasped. From this moment on, the Rainer family had inevitably been buried in the ground. Their family's glory days were over for daring to disturb Luna."Calm down." Zaire gave Zephyr a light pat on the back.Zacharias walked over to the Rainer couple who were still in the same position. They bowed their heads in silence which meant that they had admitted their mistake and regretted it."What do you want now? Do you want the freedom of Erica Rainer who has injured Luna Celestial
"Summon all your strength!"The loud thud as the instep touched the hanging object broke the silence of the forest. My hands and feet lashed out aggressively toward the target."Your speed is still lacking! Strike fast and hard!"Successive fists and kicks were delivered by bare feet and hands at the heavy bag. It continued to be toyed with to move around according to the owner's wishes."Don't get out of line! Treat the heavy bag as an enemy!" Zacharias shouted.A week had passed since I fought with Erica. I never saw that woman again. But I continued to monitor news of her. I'm Luna of the Celestial Dawn pack. Of course, I know almost everything the pack members are doing.Erica has been well punished for her crimes against me. Although I think restricting the Rainer family's movement for the next three generations is a very severe punishment, it is no more severe than death.The law must be enforced. I am slowly pract
"Let's go." I stared at the warriors for a while. They quickly grasped what I meant. When I turned around, they did the same."Hey, are you ignoring us right now?!" the loud voice was cut off by a rough slap of the hand. The woman with curls attempted to grab my wrist, but Adam quickly took precautions."Please stay away if you don't want to get hurt," Adam emphasized which made the four women in front of me stiffen. I smiled with satisfaction when Diaz, the woman who wanted to stop me, stepped back with a scared expression. The Celestial Dawn pack warriors are stronger than the Wildfire pack warriors. Of course, they would feel intimidated just by the gazes of my four warriors, including Adam who was the son of the Celestial Dawn pack warrior leader."Do you have anything to say? As you can see, I'm currently very busy." I folded my arms in front of my chest. Staring at them with a raised face. I wanted to show them the status position they were
Beta's statement loosened my legs. I was made to take a few steps back until Zacharias caught me. I looked at the Alpha Kings in turn and concluded."We have to search one more time," I said as I stared at the two thick books in my hands. I recognized one of them. It was a book that contained recipes for concocting potions. It was the book my aunt used often when she practiced her potion-making skills.The cover of this book had even stuck in my memory."Mobilize all warriors to search for Mrs. Hawthorne! With the exception of the border guard warriors," Zaire ordered, which Beta immediately understood."Yes, Alpha!" Beta bowed his head for a moment before disappearing from their sight again."Do you want to look for her too?"Zephyr's question snapped me out of my long daydream. I nodded briefly, then we quickly shifted places by sharpening our senses.The sound of my footsteps made its way through the entire pack. My h
Ruby Maverik POVThey looked at me intensely as if waiting for my anger to explode or my sadness to well up in my eyes. But that would never happen. Do they think I'll take offense to these things? They won't.The painting hinted that my life depended on the Alpha King Triplets, saying that I would be nothing without their help. Or the other two books, one of which told me to obey Marlowe. Unfortunately, Marlowe wasn't my real mother and wasn't someone who took care of me lovingly, so why would I do that?It's true that if it wasn't for the Alpha King Triplets I would still be the Ruby I used to be, but I don't let that be my flaw or my weakness. I am grateful to have them, and I will slowly stand on my feet, not behind them but by their side.I only have one purpose for meeting them. That is about Auntie. I had faced a dead end, I had to search for her whereabouts at all costs."Tell me, Mrs. Marlowe O'Malley. Are you involved in what happened to my aunt this time?"Tension crept o
A soft moan sounded. The sky was still dark when I tried to wake up from my inadequate sleep. The pain was felt along my stomach, waist, and back, but I jerked it away by sitting up.A tired-looking face, like a canvas painted with pale colors. Slightly messy hair with a touch of puffiness on the lips. That was my state reflected in the mirror not far from me.My eyes still felt heavy, fighting against gravity that wanted to pull me into dreamland. With slow movements, I tried to put the arm of the burly hand wrapped around my stomach to move. But the owner of the arm woke up."It's still night, do you need anything?" asked Zephyr in his husky voice. He immediately sat up. He was the most sensitive to movement during sleep compared to Zaire and Zacharias."I need to pee," I said very quietly. I doubted he could hear it.Zephyr rose to his feet. He spread his arms in front of me. I quickly got into his arms. My legs were wrapped around his waist and my arms were around his neck. He sta
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