I immediately smiled in front of Beta William, "I was just kidding, of course. Where do you and Prince Malbonte go for a walk? Join me."

Beta William then smiled at me. "At the church."

"At the church?!" I was surprised to repeat what he said. "W-What are you going to do there?"

"It's going for a walk, Mia," Prince Malbonte answered with a hand.

I gulped. "I mean, it's not that I'm forbidding you to go to church, but isn't that Moon Goddess disposed of us because we are unclaimed?"

"You know wrong, young lady." The man smiled slightly at me, "Unclaimed wolves are innocent. We did not initiate or insist to be born in this place, fate itself brought us here. So, being unclaimed has two results. It's either to let yourself be ended as a rogue or continue to ask Moon Goddess for who you really are.”

I didn't respond right away because he continued to speak, “So the church is open for us at any time. Unless your path turns around. Just like Dorothy and the other unclaimed wolves who were attracted to evil. It is creatures like them that burn in the home of goodness.”

Dorothy?

I let out a sigh of frustration, "Why do we have to be tormented by that?"

"Just now I'm going to tell you that..." Beta William hung up, and looked far away. "It's a trial for us to test how long are faith is going to live, until we can finally see what's really our purpose as unclaimed wolves."

Suddenly, I winced, "And the road, leading to that?"

"To know who is your mate."

It was afternoon when the three of us decided to sit right here in front of the aisle. We've been walking around the whole of this big church for a while but surprisingly it's not on their plan list to pray, so that's why I suggested that we pray first and then reduce our sins.

It's shocking, isn't it? I really thought I was going to burn, I'm so thankful and it turned out not to be. I know for myself that I am sometimes stubborn, but no matter what happens, goodness must still prevail in my heart, of course.

I held both of my hands and closed my eyes, whispering...

Moon Goddess, please forgive me for the sins I have committed in this world. I hope you will let me into heaven, I'm not reprimanding, just a little. But if I really don't care, I would like to knock Magnus' head off so that he can help Prince Malbonte. Amen.

When I opened my eyes, I just looked at the person next to me, Beta William, who was currently holding a necklace with the pendant of a key while he was staring at it intently.

"Beta William," I called. "Where did you get that from?"

I heard his heavy sigh, "I have no idea where it came from. I've had it for a long time since I was born but I still don't know where I should use it.”

I suddenly looked at the boy who was still busy praying when I heard the neighbor's rant.

"Is that still being asked? Of course, with a padlock," I suddenly joked. "But that's just a joke. Maybe your parents gave that necklace to you for a purpose."

"I'm not sure about that but I believe that one day I will be able to give it to someone who will be special in my life, my mate."

Meanwhile, I stopped when I heard that thing. I remembered what Beta William said that in order for us to know our purpose as unclaimed wolves, we need to meet our mate as soon as possible before we are attracted to evil.

I looked at him and for reasons unknown to me, I looked at my chest. I realized, the first time I could wear a necklace was the day Freya wore her emerald necklace on me so that Magnus could mistake me for Freya.

I grabbed my neck.

And speaking of that necklace, I remember that necklace has been missing from my neck since Magnus's comrades seized me and dumped me in his packhouse.

In the evening, I was walking to the packhouse's huge garden alone to where I was supposed to be.

On the days when I won't be with Prince Malbonte, I asked Beta William to take care of him, and he didn't refuse, of course, it was his job after all.

I smiled and just continued walking while still looking around at the beautiful view around, the sunset running over it that turns the color of the sky orange. It's delicious to look and feel.

'Don't expect you will succeed.'

I suddenly stopped walking when a strange voice suddenly dominated my mind. Shocking. I don't even think of that kind of word. Sometimes I'm just surprised by my thoughts.

I was about to walk again but I stopped again when the very cold wind hit my skin. It's not fresh that's nice to inhale, it's a wind that raises the hair with terror.

“Oh—smoke!” I was shocked when suddenly the black smoke quickly passed in front of me.

I don't know if it can be called smoke or what because it doesn't really look like smoke, it looks like a black shadow? Probably, there is no white shadow— but that thing I don't understand what is being shaped. Terrible.

I looked at the setting sun and winced. The surroundings now are getting dark. "I'm going to believe I'm haunted." I gritted my teeth in horror.

I looked again at the black smoke I've seen awhile ago but I didn't see a single shadow there. It only means one thing, it's all just tired so I should go inside the packhouse.

"Of course, back to work," I promised with a sigh as I continued walking."Tired of persuasion again. Shocking. Will that Alpha really not soften? Actually, I can cook him alive... but first I'll need a big pot, a big spatula, a big jug of water—"

I was interrupted from babbling when I was suddenly knocked over by the tremendous force of the wind that hit me. I was about to grunt when someone put a rope around my neck and pulled me away from that place.