Benji Beartown Novels & Stories

he asked Duke, not minding my presence. "Yes, babe, she's my steward," Duke responded dryly. If I am not mistaken, she is Marie, the second daughter of the Menejez tribe; they lived near the Criose territory, the most hard-headed tribe; they were called the black sheep tribe. They don't follow the rules; they are killed once every hundred years via poisoning or hunting. They were the main reason why we wolves were almost exposed, and now, humans do believe we exist and continually hunt us. Either to kill or to attract people for money.

This wasn’t just a park renovation—this was a takeover. “Ugh,” I muttered. Xenia glanced over. “Let me guess—gentrification garbage?” “Yup,” I said, scrolling. “They’re trying to turn a local park into a private shopping village wrapped in astroturf and overpriced matcha.” “Gross,” she said, approaching the island to peek at my screen. “Where is it?” “Marigold Grove,” I answered. She blinked. “That still exists?” “Not for long.” I sighed.

Maryke would be his first. The beeping sound of his alarm, announcing it was 6 AM, the official start to his day, pulled Austin out of his thoughts. He stretched a bit when he reached the promenade, shaking out the exhaustion from his limbs as he marvelled at how peaceful the beach was this time of the day. In a few hours, it would be bursting with housewives looking for cheap ways to entertain their young ones during the school break. Jerome and a few other food stall owners would soon set up shop, too. Austin was about to sprint off again and lightly jog the rest of the way home when Benji approached him with a wary look in his eyes and an iPad in his hand.

I greeted them with a polite smile. "Hello, you must be Geneva. Zion has told me a lot about you, and I must say you are even more beautiful than he claims. It’s a pleasure to finally meet you. My name is Benjamin Bema, Alpha of the Bema pack, and this is my mother, Janis," Benjamin said, and I blushed at his compliment. “I’m sure you are exaggerating, but thank you. You don’t look so bad yourself” “Hello, Emily. It’s been too long since we saw each other. How have you been?” Janis said with a sad smile which mirrored the one on Emily’s face. The smile on their face had a story of its own, and both women moved in to hug each other.

“Oh, it’s nothing. I’m just calling to see if you guys are doing fine.” “We are doing very well. Don’t worry about us! Little Bei’s kindergarten is organizing a trip to the zoo today. Little Bei was so happy. He kept saying he wanted to see the tigers and lions. He even put on his little suit…” Jian Jianan’s brow twitched, her face turning pale. “What did you say? Where is Little Bei going?” “To the zoo, of course. What’s the matter?” “Which zoo!” “It’s the large zoo that was just recently built in the suburbs. It’s the zoo they named Home Forest!”