CHAPTER 241~3RD PERSON’S POV~“So, you were the one who called this meeting. Seeing that your family's seal was on the letter sent, I thought your father was the one who asked for this meeting,” Steven said, folding his arms across his chest and relaxing on his seat's backrest.“I have something important to announce; I had to make sure you and everyone in this room would take this meeting seriously, so I used the family seal instead of a personal one. My father would have been here to deliver the message himself, but he asked me to do it,” Evelyn replied, locking her finger and placing the resulting interlace below her chin.“Yeah, I thought so. So what is your important announcement? Say it out so we can all be on our way,” Steven said, and all eight guests turned to Evelyn.“Don’t be in such a rush. First of all, please go over the document sitting in front of all of you. Inside, you'll see a detailed graph representation of how much growth The Mortimers have achieved over the las
CHAPTER 242~3RD PERSON’S POV~Steven and Gregory turned away from the door and turned to each other, looking very bewildered by Ruth’s words. Steven placed his left elbow on the table and held his chin gently with his index finger and thumb, his eyes focused on the table. “What do you think Evelyn’s plan could be? From what she said at the meeting, she only plans to gain the government's attention by helping people. Why would she need to buy off the other shareholders for that? I mean, I don’t support the idea of involving politicians in our private business, but helping people isn’t such a bad thing,” Steven asked, then turned back to Gregory.“Evelyn has always been a cunning woman, and it's all because of her obsession for you. The lady is madly in love with you, and she doesn’t mind sacrificing other people to get you. So, whatever she’s doing in that company now, I’m sure she has ulterior motives,” Gregory replied, sounding very annoyed.“I know all that. But what if we're just
CHAPTER 243~3RD PERSON'S POV~“It's such a pleasure to have you visit me this beautiful fine morning. I got really excited when I received your letter. I asked the maids to prepare a royal feast for us. I hope you don't mind staying a while before you leave,” Elizabeth said with a bright smile, leading Steven and Derren through a passage that led to her dining room.She wore a bright green dress that had a large gown hanging from the waist down. Her golden, silky locks were braided, extending down to her waist level.“Actually, your majesty, we came to discuss something really urgent. We were hoping we could just get down to business quickly and be on our way,” Steven said.“Nonsense!” Elizabeth said, stopping. She turned around to face the two men, then continued.“First of all, you can just call me Elizabeth, I may look as old as Anaya, but that's because Anaya hardly ever ages. There isn't much of an age gap between the two of us, you know. Secondly, I've been wanting to spend tim
CHAPTER 244~3RD PERSON’S POV~Evelyn sat inside a horse-drawn carriage on an empty road. The carriage, colored dark red, had several golden, dragon-shaped embossments on each side. It had wooden walls with polished frames and a roof made entirely of thick black leather. The driver of the carriage and the horses that drew it were dressed in clothing that almost looked royal. Evelyn, on the other hand, was dressed in a simple T-shirt and blue jeans. The road they were on was surrounded by a thick forest, and sounds from different animals hidden in the depths of the woods were spread around by a cold morning breeze like a “good morning” from nature itself. Indifferent to the beautiful sounds that filled the air, Evelyn carried an emotionless expression on her face. The only thought that coursed through her mind was getting to her destination without any interference of any kind. Her carriage suddenly came to a halt, and the sudden break forced the black curtains on the inside of the c
CHAPTER 245~3RD PERSON’S POV~Derren and Steven arrived in front of the amusement park where Lunaris and Maria were kidnapped. It wasn’t as bustling as it was on that night, but many people from different parts of Willow-Crest gathered in the amusement park to enjoy what it had to offer during the day. The sounds of children screaming with excitement and roller coasters brushing through the breeze and scraping across the metal railings filled the air. The combination of the laughter of children and the sounds of games was the park's way of welcoming its visitors into its joyful and vibrant embrace. Steven and Derren stepped into the park and stood quietly, staring at all the people that walked by. They both wore dark shades and nosemasks to avoid being recognized by the public.Steven took a deep breath. “Let’s ask one of the game operators to guide us to the security that’s in charge of the park. Once we find the security personnel that took Siege out of the area we left him, we ca
CHAPTER 246~3RD PERSON'S POV~“So, tell me, what did you find out?” Ruth asked as she walked into her living room with two glasses of orange juice. She placed one of the cups in front of Gregory, then sat on the couch opposite him.“You’re one of the few humans who already knew that werewolves existed before the war; you must know the Montgomery family,” Gregory said. “I’m familiar with the name. They're the family of the Darkfang pack, if I remember correctly. They own a business completely separate from ours and are one of our numerous competitors,” Ruth replied, placing the glass cup between her lips.“Well, business aside, Alpha Steven took over that pack. Their alpha gave his daughter to alpha Steven as a peace offering, and she went on to serve as one of the maids in the Mortimer mansion. Just before the war, the alpha of the Dark Fang Pack and his brother, alpha Garret, planned to kill alpha Steven and alpha Derren of the Dark Moon Pack, but were both outmatched, leading to t
CHAPTER 247~3RD PERSON’S POV~Steven walked through the park, his eyes darting from one shop to another and from one person to another. He focused his sense of hearing on the sounds that surrounded him so he could hear if someone randomly spoke about the base of the security personnel that were in charge of guarding the park. As he walked further into his half of the park, he started to notice something strange. He and Derren had been walking for hours; they had met and spoken to so many different people, but they hadn’t set their eyes on a single security officer. “Maybe they’re undercover. They’ll probably jump out of hiding if I cause enough disturbance,” Steven thought to himself, stopping. He turned left, then turned right, assessing everyone’s faces in an attempt to fish out someone who was acting oddly, someone who didn’t fit in. Different sounds poured into his ears all at once; he could hear sound from objects as large as the rollercoasters to objects as small as loose bo
CHAPTER 248~3RD PERSON’S POV~Anthony and Steven walked out of the café after a long talk. The sun was starting to come down, and Steven had to head back to the ark to meet Derren. “I wish we could chat more, but there’s something I have to take care of right now. The company making this drug is doing something very bad, and I need to stop them before they carry out whatever their plan is,” Steven said, staring at the bottle Anthony gave him. He turned to Anthony and said with a smile, “Don’t feel bad that your parents had to die the way they did; the longer you continue to blame yourself for their deaths, the more broken your mind will become. You can stop those images from coming into your head every time you want to sleep; you just have to forgive yourself.” Anthony stared at him for a moment, then turned away, his brows furrowing, “What do you know about killing someone? You’re just a pretend werewolf trying to get information from a kid,” he said.“You seriously still think t