10

Carla

Beta Asher did not communicate with me until we arrived at the shopping mall, at which point he gave me a strange look and said, "let's go. It is imperative that we complete this shopping errand as quickly as possible. We don't have much time left."

I let out a long sigh, feeling hopeless; at that very moment, the thought occurred to me to flee, but I had no money, nowhere to go, and nobody who could help me. As a result, I decided to stop fighting my destinies and instead started walking alongside him. When we finally arrived at the shopping center, every security guard gave him a polite bow as they welcomed him inside.

I asked him in a tone that suggested we were having a conversation, "so, is this the alpha kings' mall or what?"

He gave me a sardonic grin and replied, "No, but yes, the alpha king practically controls everything."

I responded in a careless manner with "whatever." Because I've never been interested in material possessions or status symbols like wealthy werewolv