The photo shoot session for Hoshino Ruby's summer collection by Deverell Apparel finally concluded. The Brand Ambassador had returned to her accommodation and would be returning to her home country tomorrow morning.The employees of Deverell Apparel started leaving the place one by one.Right in front of the door, a tall and muscular man was seen leaning against the door, wearing a leather jacket. From behind, Karina saw Sophia, who ran past him and hugged the man as if ignoring the people around them."Thank you for picking me up!" Sophia exclaimed excitedly.The man was equally delighted to see Sophia, who had just finished working over the weekend to see the photo shoot session of her idol, Hoshino Ruby."It's my duty to pick you up, darling." the man replied.Karina walked up to Sophia to bid her farewell, but Sophia enthusiastically introduced her boyfriend to Karina."Karina! Meet my boyfriend, Ezra." Sophia said excitedly, introducing her boyfriend to Karina.Karina met Ezra fo
"Are you going somewhere else, Karina?" Lucas asked, turning to Karina who had just handed over all her shopping items to the package delivery service attendant who would deliver them directly to her apartment.Since Lucas was using a motorcycle and Karina had bought too many items, Karina chose to have her shopping items delivered by the provided delivery service."No, I'll just go straight home." Karina replied."Do you want to accompany me to buy snacks?" Lucas asked."Snacks? Since when do you like eating snacks?" Karina asked."Since I started working, maybe?" Lucas replied, raising both eyebrows."Alright. Let's go to the snack store." Karina invited and walked ahead of Lucas.Lucas, who had been following Karina from behind, finally walked faster to walk alongside her.Seeing this, Arlo, who was following Karina, wanted to pull Lucas and felt like breaking Lucas' neck right then and there. But Arlo immediately remembered not to let Karina know.As a result, Arlo remained silent
Arlo reentered the luxurious apartment on the 50th floor of Prime Plaza Apartments after completing his task of observing Karina from a distance while she was shopping with Lucas."I'm back, Sir." Arlo reported to Viggo, who was engrossed in reading a book in his reading room.Viggo turned and looked at Arlo standing at the doorway, wearing a black leather jacket that was still clinging to his body. Viggo closed the book he was reading and placed it back on the bookshelf in front of him.On the 50th floor, in Viggo's residence, there was a spacious room filled only with books. From the floor to the ceiling of the room, bookshelves filled with various kinds of books adorned the space. There were books on general knowledge and even one on understanding women that Viggo couldn't comprehend until now. As an Alpha, Viggo felt weak because he couldn't understand the aspects of a human woman who was carrying his child.After putting down his book, Viggo walked towards Arlo and gently patted
500 years ago...The howling sound echoed throughout the palace, amid the bright moonlight on a dark night. The night that should have been peaceful turned ominous, and the sound of rumbling came from different directions.Initially, only one howl could be heard, which gradually turned into several howls from various werewolves guarding the gate, until the howling sounds slowly faded away one by one.The core family of the Celestria Kingdom, consisting of the Alpha, Luna, the Adolescent, and the Pup, gathered in the middle of the palace with their Shaman and Beta.The Seers, who were tasked with seeing the future and searching for any openings, remained silent and tried to glimpse into the future. But the results were empty. There was only darkness and emptiness."Do we still have no direction as to where we should go?" Ariana, the Luna of the Celestria Kingdom, asked with concern while holding her daughter."Not yet, Miss Ariana. I have tried, as has my partner. But the results were
Viggo, Arlo, and Scarlett continued to run through the forest in the middle of the night, trying to stay away from the area surrounding the palace, which was engulfed in flames. The attack by humans seemed to have been prepared in advance, especially with the fire they brought and the silver weapons, both of which were weaknesses for the werewolf species.Viggo's mind was in turmoil, especially after witnessing the deaths of Ariana and Eloise right before his eyes. It made him feel even more guilty for not leaving with his mother and sister.Viggo's footsteps suddenly stopped, causing Arlo and Scarlett to halt as well and turn to look at Viggo, who was still in his terrifying werewolf form."Arrgghh!" Viggo groaned and howled loudly, approaching a nearby tree and clawing at it until it fell from the force of his slashes.Arlo and Scarlett understood Viggo's feelings. He must have felt frustrated and angry because he couldn't do anything. In the end, Viggo could only vent his anger on
Present time…Viggo tapped his fingers repeatedly on the dining table in front of him while staring at Scarlett for quite a while. Scarlett's body felt frozen as she received Viggo's sharp gaze.For 500 years, she had been with Viggo, although she chose to live separately from him for the past 20 years. Nevertheless, Scarlett still felt intimidated whenever Viggo looked at her with his hazel eyes.The sound of Viggo's finger tapping suddenly stopped, causing Scarlett to immediately turn towards Viggo to see what he would do next."I want to go shopping. I need chocolate." Viggo suddenly said after sitting there for a full hour without doing anything.Scarlett felt guilty because she went home without notice and was now staying at Viggo's house without permission. Despite being together for 500 years and relying on each other, Viggo was still their superior.Viggo was an Alpha, while Scarlett and Arlo were merely subordinates, just like before. They considered themselves lucky because
The unexpected meeting between Karina and Viggo led them to one of the cafés near the shopping center area.Karina appeared to order an iced chocolate blend while Viggo ordered his usual iced Americano."It seems like you really love shopping. As far as I know, a few days ago you went shopping with your friend, Lucas," Viggo began their conversation after 10 minutes of silence.Karina took a sip of her chocolate drink and looked at Viggo. "At the apartment mini-market, I only bought some meat and household necessities, then yesterday I bought vegetables and fruits. And today, I decided to buy prenatal milk for the health of my own child," Karina replied.Viggo looked at Karina attentively, not attempting to respond to her statement. Instead, he simply enjoyed his coffee without commenting."I'm not used to shopping, so I often forget what to buy. And this month, I've already gone shopping three times," Karina added."Why not shop online through an app? It's modern times," Viggo replie
Karina's eyes sparkled as if a kilogram of glitter had just spilled into her old brown eyes when she saw Scarlett appear in front of her. Without waiting for a signal, Karina immediately stood up and reached out her hand enthusiastically. "Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Karina. I'm... Viggo's friend," Karina said eagerly.Karina glanced at Viggo and then hissed, "Why didn't you tell me that you and Scarlett are cousins?!" Viggo shrugged his shoulders, unaware that Scarlett would be so famous and that Karina was even a fan.Scarlett was even confused about how to respond because, as far as she knew, Karina was an ordinary human who knew nothing about werewolves. "Oh really? Well, it's an honor for me that you know about me," Scarlett replied, trying to hide her identity and not appear too excessive in front of Karina.Seeing how much Karina liked Scarlett, Viggo immediately placed a chocolate bar in her hand and then embraced Scarlett in front of Karina. "Hahaha, that's right, Scarl