Rejected by the Alpha, Claimed by the Beast
But then, the warehouse doors at the far end of the hall began to bang.
*BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.*
"The 'Cleanup Crew'?" Elara asked, her voice trembling.
"No," Leo said, his eyes narrowing. "The 'Shareholders.' They’re not in their gold suits anymore. And they’re **hungry**."
Through the glass windows of the doors, I saw them.
Thousands of withered, pale people, their eyes glowing with a desperate, blue light. They were the ones who had been "Feeding" on our stories. Now that the stories were gone, they were starving.