Was I thinking too much? I didn’t know why, but the existence of that mole made me feel really uneasy.
Sylvia’s POV
By the time we climbed out of the bathtub, it was dawn. I put on my clothes and cuddled with Rufus for a while longer. Then, I had to leave, albeit reluctantly.
Before I left, we put on a dramatic act.
I violently opened the door and Rufus followed me, apologizing to me humbly.
“Sylvia, can you give me one more chance? Please! I beg of you!”
“Fuck off, you are cheating piece of shit! I loved you and trusted you, yet you had the audacity to do this!” I cursed loudly and even shed tears.
Rufus didn’t expect me to act so exaggeratedly. For a moment, he seemed stunned and didn’t respond. Finally, he stepped forward and whispered, “You don’t have to act so real. Just be casual.”
I quickly pushed his face away and hissed, “Only by being more real will Geoffrey believe it.”
Then, there came the footsteps of servant’s downstairs. I hurried to strike while the iron was hot and continued to curse at Rufus, “You are fucking liar! You said that I was the only woman in your life. Yet you hooked up with someone else right when I turned my back! You scumbag! I’ll never forgive you!”
My loud curses soon attracted many servants and soldiers.
“Will you drop it already? People are staring!” Rufus also joined in on the acting. With a cold face and a domineering aura, he said arrogantly, “I’m a prince, God damn it! I deserve more than one woman!”
“Why, you dirty- Shame on you! I was blind and couldn’t see through your lies! Get out of my sight!” Then I slammed the door and left in a huff.
When there was no one around, my angry expression was immediately replaced with a smile. I walked to my accommodation in high spirits.
Rufus and I had put on a good show. Now, we could only wait for the prey to take the bait.
I had secretly left Rufus a small gift in his room. Chuckling at myself, I hoped that he wouldn’t be too angry when he saw it.
But then I felt a little guilty. When I made it to my room, I pushed the matter to the back of my mind and quickly changed my clothes.
Today, Rufus ordered to gather all the troops together. He, the consulate beside him, and Geoffrey were supposed to check on the matter of missing werewolves, while the others would go help with the post-earthquake reconstruction.
But, in fact, the damage in the city were not too serious. We just needed to clean up some debris from collapsed public facilities.
Flora and I were assigned to the disaster area. At this time, the leading guard we had met last night suddenly showed up and greeted us.
“What’s the matter?” I frowned. His smile was unsettling.
“Miss Todd, I just wanted to thank you for helping me last night. My name is Barlow.”
“It was no big deal,” I said lightly.
“No. You saved my life.” Barlow smiled. There was a long scar that ran along the corner of his mouth. I didn’t notice it last night. Now, under the sunlight, I could see it clearly. It was like a ferocious centipede clinging to his face.
“Was there anything else?” I asked hesitantly.
“Yes!” Barlow was very hospitable today. He was a head taller than me, but he squatted slightly so that we were eye level while speaking.
“What is it?”
“The Alpha ordered me to take you and your friends out for sightseeing today,” Barlow said respectfully.
I frowned and thought for a while. Last night, we talked about sightseeing. I thought Geoffrey was just being polite, but he had taken us seriously.
Anyway, now that the fact that I was Rufus’ mate had been exposed, I’d better make good use of it.
I turned to Flora and asked, “Wanna come?”
“Yes!” Flora lit up like a firecracker. “But Harry and the others went on ahead. They might have arrived at the disaster area now.”
“It doesn’t matter. We can go first.” I linked arms with Flora and said to Barlow, “Lead the way.”
Sylvia’s POV
If there was one reoccurring theme in this pack’s architecture, it was the low buildings.
I had not seen any tall structures ever since I got here. The highest one was the city hall in the center, which was only almost thirty meters tall.
The huge wall was the highest landmark in the entire pack.
Barlow was quite polite, but he seldom talked to us.
Meanwhile, Flora kept talking to him with great interest. “Are all the werewolves here always so hospitable?”
I looked at Barlow, curious to hear his answer as well. Flora and I received a lot of food from the citizens along the way. Each person had a friendly smile on their faces and showed no intention of rejecting us.
Barlow smiled proudly. “Not only do we have hospitable citizens, but we also have great public security. We don’t even need to lock our doors at night.”
“Oh, what about outside that huge wall? Isn’t that the same pack too? It seems to be quite different over there,” Flora blurted out.
Barlow’s look turned suspicious instantly. “You’ve been outside the wall?”
“Not really. We only passed by it when we first arrived.” I quickly covered up. “The buildings outside just look much older than the ones here. That’s all. We don’t really know much, since we just got here. We’re just saying what we’ve seen so far.”
There was relief on Barlow’s face, and his smile returned. “Yes. In fact, it is quite similar outside and inside the wall. The only difference is the social classes that reside. Outside, it is the suburbs where once only few werewolves lived. As time went on, more and more werewolves who were at the lowest social class rushed out of the wall in search for jobs. Over the past years, our Alpha has made great efforts to help develop the economy outside the wall.
I simply smiled, not saying anything. Barlow’s words sounded reasonable, but it still did not make sense to me.
If it were truly that simple, why were the werewolves outside forbidden from entering the wall?
What Barlow said was also the exact opposite of what Felix said. Felix was very clear when he said that the werewolves outside the wall had already been abandoned by Geoffrey.
Still, I chose not to ask Barlow what else happened outside the wall. I just followed quietly and observed what was going on here inside.
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