ontgome
ss the polished marble tables of the cafe, a stark contrast to the memor
floor-to-ceiling glass windows of the Apex Metro central plaza. The coat was an off-the-rac
ee, letting the bitterness coat my tongue wh
loose ponytail. And most importantly, a
lled like nothing more than wet cardboard and h
, to suppress the dormant white wolf bloodline within me. In this world, being wolfless was considered a curse-a genetic defect where a
three years ago. The girl sitting here today was Azura
ll-dressed human businessmen were
y at the door. "Baron Guerra is trying to arrange a marriag
als what the Montgomerys used to have before..." The man stopped, his face paling as he quickly looked around. "Are you crazy?
he already has a 'family.' Baron didn't believe a word of it and demanded he bring this supposed family to the Council meeting. If the
. Baron wouldn't dare raise his voice at Connor Harris, let alone unleash his w
me, yet slaughtered my family without a second thought. And now he was trying to use a brainless
the cafe entrance g
ee aroma like raw sewage. It was a heavy, mutated odor of stagnant swamp
ady knew the heavy, dragging
on Fo
a Montgomery guardian had torn Preston's left arm off at the shoulder before going down. Now, dishonorably disch
ving a young human barista against the esp
terror, their scent spiking with sharp, sour adrenaline. Normal
the terrified patrons. His greasy gaze swept acr
ng the air with e
ts clomping across the polished hardwood as h
y shoulders relaxed. I simply looked up at him, my expres
loshing dark liquid onto the white porcelain. The dirty tactical bandages wra
otten breath washed over my face. "A wolfless rat. How did a piece of geneti
ghter. Around the cafe, human patrons quickly gathered their bags and scr
or-sharp, and completely devoid of fear. "Or are you
cafe went d
d-chuckle, their eyes widening in sheer disbelief.
e thick blue earthworms. The loss of his arm was the single greatest humiliation of his
bitch," he hissed t
allic scrape, he drew an eight-inch combat blade. The edge w
driving the blade straight towar
racticed twist, and slammed his forearm down onto the edge of the marble table. The bon
wrist as he stumbled backward. "Just wai
iting," I s
g down at him. My voice turned razor-cold and utterly steady. "My name is
e went dead si
n, sickening pale shock. "That's... that's impossible," Preston stammered, stumbling backward half a step. "Connor Harris? The
elieve a wolfless stray like me would dare to publicly claim a connection to him in the middle of Apex Metro if it weren't absolutely true? If
d already retreated toward the do
hat no Pack dared provoke. The billionaire CEO of Harris Enterprise was a legendary Lycan Alpha-a creature belonging to an immortal, upright-wa
red burned in his eyes, but pure, ani
ering to pick up his expensive silver blade. He shoveled his compa
em vanish do
a daring patron from the adjac
ed, staring at me with awe. "Did y
rayed coat, my posture radiated an undeniable, regal grace t
ra? But... that name is
in my eye. "I have had this name for over a decade. Am I supp
eel and walked out of the heavy glass doors of t
woman he murdered was about to walk right into his trap, treating him like a mouse in a
orthern skyline, the obsidian skyscraper of Harris E
k into the
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