Chapter 55: The Night of Engagement

"Yes, I told everyone to evaluate this mall at once, so we could have the mall all to ourselves. Isn't it better like this? There's no fighting and no people taking the item that you got your eyes on. I just love it like this." Maria said.

"I know, but where is . . . Jeffrey?" I whispered as we got onto the golden escalator. As we got higher above the lobby, I notice how big the mall really was and that there is not a single human being - or wolf being -, except for us.

"Oh, he can't come. He came home this morning . . . He was drinking." Maria whispered

"Drinking?" I asked, my heart and stomach muscles clutched.

"Yeah . . . and he said something really . . . strange?" Maria said, questioning herself. She looked at me with her electrical brown eyes.

We got off the escalator.

I swallowed, "What did he say?"

"I don't know . . . he said that he was really . . . sorry." Maria said.

My throat felt dry.

"About what?"

"I don't know. I didn't really understand what he was saying."