Ryn's tears have dried up. The girl sobbed nonstop during the night, sleeping through. Lance moved her into the flat-sole room. In the meantime, he slept on a ratty couch in the living room, or more accurately, merely laid down.Lance regarded the room's ceiling with a cunning eye. He was pleased that Ryn came to him. But something cut him off in his tracks. Something that caused pain in his heart.The ringing of Lance's cell phone interrupted his daydream. Grabbing a cell phone off the table, the man looked up to see who had contacted him. Lance rushed to answer the call after seeing a name on the screen.He heard someone say, "Good morning," over the phone.Lance turned to face the window and noticed that sunlight was already streaming in through the slack in the curtain. He rose from the couch and pulled open the window curtains. With a gentle sigh, the man worked the roots of his eyebrows."I didn't get any sleep at all last night," he murmured."Hey, is there any problem?" asked

Albert looked on the balcony and cast a chilly glance at Lance. From up, there came the distinct smell of the girl. Thus, the Alpha felt confident that Ryn was in the apartment. He felt uneasy after hearing the agonized cries last night. Deep down, Albert would never refute that. The fact that Ryn was meeting with Lance gave him comfort. Albert knew, at least, that Lance would be kind to the girl. But since Ryn had chosen to visit the rival, he was forced to feel the jealousy that was slowly killing him.Albert noticed his opponent across the street shortly after Lance vanished from the balcony. They had no regard for friendship. Albert waited for Lance to come up to him across the street."What a shock! It looks like the Alpha Golden Moon Pack is heading for a shithole. That has to be important," Lance joked, pretending not to know."I'm sure you know the answer," Albert shot back.Lance smiled a little. Of course, he was aware. He was reluctant to say it."I believe you had a hand i

Only a few people came to the coffee shop. Just three of the two rows of tables on the right and left sides of the door were occupied by customers. At that moment, Lance and his mother happened to be sitting at the corner table, so they had a more comfortable space to catch up."How was your day, Lance? Good? I didn't see you come to the ice cream shop. Is everything okay?" asked the woman with a hairpin embedded in her hair, Judith."Yeah, good as always. Nothing to worry about," Lance replied."But you also forbade me from coming to the apartment. Are you hiding something from me?" asked Judith with eyes narrowed suspiciously.Lance's eyeballs rolled restlessly as he smiled awkwardly. That expression made Judith even more suspicious that Lance was hiding something."Tell me! What are you hiding from me, hum?" Judith smiled, teasing Lance while moving her chin."Ah... um... no. I'm not hiding anything," Lance said."Don't try to lie to a mother, Lance. A mother has strong feelings,"

Even though Albert let Ryn go, the man did not let his beloved out of his sight. The location of Lance's apartment near Wolfspring Park made it easy for the Alpha to do other things while keeping an eye on the girl. The search for the mother was still a priority. Because the sooner he found a way to break the prophecy, the sooner he could bring Ryn back to his side. Albert wanted to prove to Ryn that he would do anything to break the prophecy and reunite with her.Like the previous days, Albert stood across the street, looking at the apartment balcony where Ryn occasionally enjoyed the air outside. Even though the girl was living with a man, Albert should feel grateful that Lance was not as bad as he thought. Albert had been overthinking that Lance and Ryn would engage in more intimate physical contact. But as it turns out, Albert doesn't feel any sense of betrayal even now."I didn't expect him to be so strong in restraint," Albert murmured with a faint smile at the corner of his lip

Ryn watched Lance, who was getting ready to go to Glorious Corp. The girl smiled a simple smile. Never had she seen Lance look as dapper as he did today. Lance looked much more mature with his navy-blue long-sleeved shirt and clipped hair. The leather shoes Judith had bought him made him look even cooler. This was another look from Lance that made Ryn couldn't stop smiling."I don't know what time my business will be done. If you need anything, you can come to Stacy. I told her to keep an eye on you," Lance said as he brushed his hair into a neat bun."I'm not a kid! You're overreacting," Ryn said with pursed lips.The girl walked over to Lance and stood beside the mirror with her arms crossed. The smile on her lips grew wider when she saw Lance's appearance, which was so unlike his. Ryn couldn't even help but laugh at Lance's appearance today."You're so annoying!" grumbled Lance, glancing lazily at Ryn."You're so adorable," Ryn retorted. "Anyway, I've never seen you look like this,