“Huh?” Lyra was startled like a frightened rabbit when her grandfather saw through her secret. She shook her head repeatedly and denied it, “No! No! Grandfather, stop this! Don’t simply guess my thoughts!” Despite her denial, her face blushed. Dr. Artemis was an experienced man, and he knew exactly what Lyra’s reaction meant. He shook his head and sighed. “Life is short. It’s over before you realize it. You are young and beautiful, so why not take the leap of faith? Climb the mountain before you, chase your dream, and love someone. Don’t wait until you are old and weak like me. By then, all you can do is reminisce about the past and regret the decisions you did not make.” Dr. Artemis was once a handsome young man. Now, he was old and weak and all he could do was look back and sighed endlessly. Lyra understood her grandfather but not by much. If she liked him, she should take the leap of faith! Never live a life of regret! “I understand, Grandfather…” Lyra put her sh
Fwoosh! The loud beeps attracted all eyes to Andrius. Even Luna found it annoying. “You, over here.” The security guard noticed Andrius had removed all his personal belongings and put them on the plastic tray, yet the scanner beeped when it scanned him. He frowned and brought Andrius to the side for a second check. Beep! Beeeeep! The scanner beeped loudly again. The security guard frowned harder. He looked at Andrius cautiously and said, “Take off your jacket.” Andrius did as told. The security guard scanned him the third time, but the scanner continued to beep. “Put him through the X-ray,” said the security captain after he had a look at the situation. Andrius was brought to a bigger machine for a fourth scan. When the monitor displayed the scan results, the security guard behind the scanner gasped. He looked at Andrius in shock. “What’s wrong?” the captain asked. The security guard said, “He… He… has a lot of bullets in his body!” The words shocked the c
The security captain stared at Andrius with a baffled look. “Who are you?” “I am a soldier from the Western Frontline.” Andrius then helplessly explained, “Your system doesn’t have clearance to access my information.” The security captain and his men exchanged suspicious glances. They found it difficult to believe Andrius’ words. “Nonsense!” Then, a loud and powerful voice came from outside the room. Dressed in a military uniform, a man with a belly came in. He was the superior of the security captain, the Chief of Security of the Railway Bureau, George Thompson. George looked at Andrius with disdain and ridiculed, “I have been the Chief of Security in the Railway Bureau for decades, and this is the first time I heard someone claim that our system does not have clearance to access information. I think you are the one with the problem here. Something about your identity smells fishy.” His eyes narrowed into two lines as he sized Andrius up with hostility. Then, he signal
No wonder the security guards failed to bring up Andrius’ information. No wonder Andrius could remain calm as a normal person with that many bullets in his body. Who else other than the Wolf King would possess such willpower and endurance? All the guards, who already respected the Wolf King, worshiped Andrius as if he were a god, except for George. Thump! George knelt down before Andrius immediately. He tried to extort money from the Wolf King and got mad because the Wolf King refused to comply! He even tried to hit the Wolf King! What a massive joke! “W-Wolf King…” George’s forehead was covered with sweat, and his lips were shaking as he stammered, “I-it was my mistake! I shouldn’t have acted recklessly! I was blinded by my own desires! Please, Wolf King, please let me go this time! I promise to turn over a new leaf!” He thumped his head on the ground, producing a loud thud with every knock. His forehead was swollen after a while, making him look wretched. He was unl
With the thought in mind, George immediately pulled his phone out and dialed a number nervously. “Amadeus, it’s me! George!” George’s lips were shaking when he spoke into the phone. “I somehow accidentally…” Right after the call got through, George informed Amadeus what happened. “What did you say? You…” Amadeus was furious when he heard George through the phone. “You tried to blackmail the Wolf King and want the soldiers to…” The man was fuming and could no longer continue calmly. George was audacious enough to try to silence the Wolf King. His action was punishable by death! “Y-you! It’s suicidal! You little piece of sh*t! How many times have I told you to not extort money or blackmail anyone? But you did not take my advice seriously! Now look what you've done!” Amadeus yelled at George through the phone while he tried to think of a solution. George was not just his relative, he was also with Dax, the Warzone Master of the Southern Warzone. If George was punished by d
The Wolf King completely disrespected just Amadeus but also Dax Wimbleton, the Southern Warzone Master. Amadeus was infuriated after he heard the gunshot. He questioned the Wolf King loudly through the phone, “Wolf King, George is an important military personnel of the Southern Warzone, yet you killed him just like that. Aren’t you…” Thump! Despite his anger and his hastened talking speed, he was unable to finish his sentence before he heard something falling through the phone. George was dead, so the phone that he was holding fell to the ground. “F*ck!” Amadeus cursed out loud when he heard the monotonous dial tone. He punched the wall beside him, leaving a hole in it. No matter how many holes he punched on the wall, it would not bring George back to life or solve the problem. Amadeus immediately called the Southern Warzone Master. …Back at the train station, Luna’s patience had worn out, and she became more nervous. Different thoughts flooded her mind, most of whi
Luna nodded but did not say anything. After two silent hours of journeying, they arrived at the train station of the capital. Rainbow’s father, Bernard, who was also Luna’s second uncle, was there to pick them up. “Uncle Bernard!” Luna greeted the man with a bright smile and then introduced Andrius to him. “This is… my husband, Andrius Moonshade. Andrius, this is my second uncle, Bernard Conery.” Andrius greeted the man, “Uncle Bernard.” “Hi, hi. Nice to meet you.” After a quick handshake, Rainbow popped up from the side with a bright smile. “Luna, Andrius, you guys are finally here!” She was thrilled to see Andrius again. If her grandmother and her family knew that Andrius was the Wolf King who commanded a million Lycantroops, how would they react? Unfortunately, without Andrius’ permission, she dared not expose his identity. It was a secret that she had to keep in her heart. They chatted for a while as they made their way to the car. Luna warned Andrius not to
“Oh? Is that so?” Jane raised her brow, which was already sparse, and feigned a smile on her face. “Grandson-in-law, how long do you think I have left in this old body?” She looked down on Andrius who had no background. Medicinal skills? There were a lot of professional doctors and non-clinicians who were great at medicinal skills, yet only a few of them had respectable positions. To her, power trumped all. Jane asked the question to put Andrius in a difficult position and tried to make a fool out of him. If Andrius said she would live a long and healthy life, she could call him a liar and a fraud without any actual evidence. If Andrius said she would not live long, then she would have the perfect excuse to lash out at him. It seemed like an easy question but was actually a trap. The others in the room lifted their ears, anticipating Andrius’ answer. Some of them knew Jane well enough to know what the old lady was trying to do. They all then looked at Andrius with a