로그인Liora's POV "Elias, take this soup to table four right now! Move your legs!" Lena yelled from the kitchen doorway. Sweat was shining on her forehead because the kitchen was so hot."I am moving as fast as I can!" Elias shouted back. He was balancing two big bowls of potato soup on a tray. "Who knew these customers could eat this much food?""That is because the food is completely free today, you dummy," Silas laughed. He was using a wet cloth to wipe down the main counter. "Lena’s smart marketing plan is working a little too well."It was finally the big opening day for our new restaurant, Fantasy Foods. The place was completely packed with people. The little bell above the front door was ringing every two seconds. For today only, every single meal ordered was totally on the house. It was a giant promo strategy to give the local people a taste of our food. Lena wanted them to know what they would miss out on if they did not come back as paying customers. She was very confident in he
They reached the door to his study, and Ella stopped walking. She could smell the familiar scent of old paper, ink, and wood coming from inside the room. She knew he had a lot of things to handle tonight."I'll let you be to do your thing," Ella said, offering a small nod. "Don't stay up all night.""I’ll make no promises," Alpha Damien replied smoothly, reaching out to grip the cold brass doorknob.Ella turned and walked about three steps down the hallway, the soft carpet sound could be heard beneath her boots. Alpha Damien stood by his door, waiting for her to walk a distance away before he went inside. It was a small, protective habit he always did.Suddenly, Ella stopped and turned around, remembering something important. "I met some wolves in the city today."Damien did not move from the doorframe. He looked entirely uninterested because it was not the first time wolves had tried to bully humans in the outer areas."Ella, it's now common to meet wolves co-living with humans," Dam
"Let me guess, you went to the city again to play hero," Alpha Damien said, his hands tucked casually into his pockets.He did not sound angry. He sounded amused, like a big brother who knew all his little sister's tricks. He paused briefly as they walked. "Why do you always think you can save everyone from the world's unjust nature?"Ella walked right beside him, matching his long steps easily. She had met up with him during his usual evening walk along the pack borders. This was a daily routine for Damien. He used these quiet evening strolls to clear his mind after long hours of pack business, keep an eye on his territory, and stay updated on all the local activities."Well, you already know I love the city," Ella replied, looking up at the first few stars in the dark night sky. "That is how I get to escape for a bit and clear my head. And no, I am not trying to play hero, Damien. I just really hate seeing innocent people get mistreated.""That is basically the exact definition of p
Liora's POV We finally drove into the driveway of our new house. The car was riding a bit slow now because we had so many heavy groceries in the back. As soon as I turned off the engine, Elias walked out of the front door. He was wiping his hands on a clean white towel. He had finally managed to clean that white dot of paint off his nose, but his hair was still a bit messy from all the work he did this morning."You guys took forever," Elias said. He leaned against the side of our car as Lena and I stepped out onto the gravel. "We thought you just went back to unpack the restaurant kitchen. But even doing that shouldn't take this much time. Did you get lost or something?""We didn't get lost at all," Lena sighed. She walked to the back and popped the trunk open. It showed the big bags of potatoes and boxes of vegetables we bought. "We got held up by a bad scammer.""A scammer?" Elias blinked. He looked surprised. He reached into the trunk and lifted one of the heavy burlap sacks of
Liora's POV "Is that how blind you all are, or do you just choose to be?!" She continued.She looked around at the onlookers, and several of them shifted uncomfortably."How can you easily judge people without finding out the whole truth?" she asked loudly. "Just because these people seem new, or because none of you know them, doesn’t mean they don’t deserve justice! Look at yourselves. You are agreeing with a scammer just because it’s easy."The crowd of shoppers started to back away. Just a moment ago, they were whispering and throwing dirty looks at Lena and me. Now, they looked unsure."She has a point," a woman in the back muttered, looking down at her basket."I didn't see how it started," an old man muttered, pulling his cap down. "I just heard the shouting.""Exactly! You didn't see anything, yet you were ready to watch two young women get robbed," the dark-haired stranger said. "How shameless can you be? You know deep down that these people are innocent, yet you keep watchin
Liora's POV "Mia, bring in the rest of those plants from the car!" I yelled over my shoulder, wiping a smudge of dirt off my cheek with the back of my hand."On it!" Mia called back from the front doors.A second later, she walked back into the building, balancing three small potted ferns in her arms. She used her chin to keep the top pot from sliding off.We were all packed inside the old building, surrounded by cleaning rags, paint buckets, and toolboxes. It was a big mess, but it was our mess. Silas and Renn did a great job talking to the landlord earlier and convincing him to rent us the place. We finally got the property Kira spoke about, and today was all about cleaning it up."Elias, if you drip one more drop of white paint onto my clean floor, I am going to use your shirt to wipe it up," Lena warned from the kitchen doorway, pointing a wooden spoon at him."Ceiling painting is hard work!" Elias complained. He was balanced on top of a wooden stool, a paint roller in his hand a







