Nasa malaking dining area kami sa Keep ng Oxalis Pack upang maghapunan. Bakas ang pagod sa mukha ng bawat isa.
Hindi rin makapaniwala ang iba na maghapon silang ipinahiya ng Council sa harapan mismo ng miyembro ng kanilang pack.
All of us just received a doze of the Council's cruelty and authority. They remind us so well na sila ang hari at kami'y tagasunod.
We are free as long as we don't offend them. Offend them and they won't hesitate to remind us of lessons.
To make it fair, they should demand our inputs but they proceed on making these rules on their own.
That isn't democracy. That is authoritarianism, a kind of system similar to that of the old reigning royalties.
Ramdam na wala ang Alpha at Luna ng Oxalis Pack. After receiving fifty lashes, halos hindi na makatayo sina Alpha Oxalis at Kaizon.
Kasalukuyang nagpapahinga ang ama ni Alekxus sa personal nitong silid kasama si Luna Miadyn.
Samantalang si Kaizon naman ay nasa isang guest room rin ng Keep, bantay sarado ng mga Oleanders.
We have no choice but open our doors to the Oleanders. Ang ibang miyembro nila'y umuwi sa kanilang teritoryo ngunit nanatili ang ilan, kasama na ang Beta at si Stephanie, upang bantayan ang nagpapahingang Alpha.
Our mission to hunt for the culprit of the dead werewolves starts tomorrow.
I don't want to care about Kaizon but I admit I feel a pang of pity for him. Walang awa ang Council, ang taong 'yon na katulad ko ng ability, sa pagbibigay ng parusa.
But just like me, werewolves' healing rate is pretty fast too. At least by tomorrow, Kaizon should be able to walk.
Tahimik na kumakain sa kabilang dulo ng mahabang mesa ang mga Oleanders. Stephanie is an exemption. Nasa tapat siya ng pwesto ni Alekxus naupo.
She's batting her eyelashes too much at Alekxus I'm worried those fake lash extensions are about to fall off.
From her own Alpha to their Beta at ngayon si Alekxus naman ang tinatarget niyang ahasin. Hindi ko na lang pinapansin dahil wala akong oras magsayang ng panahon sa mga tulad niya at nagpatuloy na lang ako sa pagkain.
"Alekxus, what's your favorite-" hindi natapos ang sasabihin ni Stephanie nang biglang tumayo si Alekxus.
"I don't have the appetite." Napatingin ako sa stale bread niya, halos hindi naggalaw ang pagkain na narito. I looked up only to find him already staring at me. "My Redemption, I'll go visit Dad." paalam niya sa akin. Hindi siya kaagad na umalis at nang tumango ako sa kaniya, he dropped a kiss on my forehead before he proceed on his way.
Naglalakad papalayo si Alekxus nang naramdaman ko muli ang masasamang titig ni Stephanie. I directly met her stare. Umirap ito sa akin, "I don't get it kung bakit gusto ka nila when you're so panget!"
With that, she stood and sat herself beside a good-looking member of Oleander Pack. Mukhang ito ang sunod na target ni Stephanie ngayong gabi.
I don't understand that woman.
Can't she live without a man warming her bed?
Kating-kati?