Love of the Monster

Dumbness

We are all broken, that's how the light gets in.

- Ernest Hemingway

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"Sir!" Madam Anne's patience was thinning, she left her waist and said loudly. "Take the girl off right now!"

The impoliteness of Madam Anne's voice made Torak growl dangerously and made Raine even more uncomfortable, he looked at Madam Anne with tears almost falling down, mixed with rainwater as it could not escape from the tight grip of Torak.

"Hold him." Torak takes the umbrella that Raphael holds and hands Raine to the Beta.

Once Torak releases Raine, the girl attempts to run towards Madam Anne, but Raphael restrains her shoulders firmly. "Please don't go anywhere, we won't hurt you." He said with his low voice, enough for Raine to hear it.

However, Raine was so frightened and determined to free himself from these two unknown men, turned around, Raine then bit Raphael's hand which was holding his shoulder.

Surprised by what Raine was doing, and not because of his small attempt to bite himself, Raphael removed his hand from Raine's shoulder, he looked at Raine who was running towards Madam Anne.

However, before the little girl reached her helper, Torak had pulled her waist back and brought Raine to her side again. Heedless of Madam Anne's move and Raine's attempt to beat her up.

Torak then turned around and glared angrily at Raphael who had failed to keep Raine. Instead, Raphael replied to that with a nervous smile.

"What do you want!?" Madam Anne snapped at Torak and tried to threaten him. "I'll call the guards if you don't let go!" Madam Anne is suing.

[You think, how many guards are needed to stop our Alpha?] asked a grumbling voice inside Raphael's head.

Suddenly, a large gray wolf with a height of Raphael's waist stood beside him.

[I told you to come after.] Raphael retaliates against the wolf through mind link(10).

Because the moment they change into another form they cannot talk, they will communicate with the mind link.

[I'm here.] Calleb replied in a mischievous tone while wagging his hairy tail like a puppy. [You didn't tell me more specifically that I can only come in human form, right? It is raining now and I do not want my expensive clothes to get wet.] Calleb dodged it smartly.

For a shape shifter like them, once they were inside another form, it meant that they were in a different world, not a single human could see them.

The most beneficial thing for them was; they could keep their clothes intact when they returned to human form, he said, therefore they do not need to be naked or bite boxer pants wherever they go.

Raphael said nothing as he kicked the gray wolf. But, Calleb avoided that kick with a lazy attitude.

The two of them looked towards Torak and the fat lady, who in the end, spoke more calmly even under the heavy rain.

[Is that him?] Calleb pointed with his snout at the frightened girl in Torak's arms. [Luna(11) us?]

[Yes, that's it.]

[What right? What is he? Fae(12)? But Fae wasn't a shape shifter.] Calleb muttering. In other words, ordinary humans could not see them.

Raphael glanced at the ash-wolf in confusion. [Of course he is human.]

The wolf curled the tip of his lips and exposed its fangs which Raphael assumed to be a grin. [He had clearly seen me some time ago. No man can see me in this form.]

Raphael looked at Raine, but the girl had buried her face into Torak's arm, as she could no longer escape from him.

After five minutes of discussion, Madam Anne finally nodded at what Torak suggested and let him into the orphanage while opening the door and holding him for Torak.

As if it was a sign, Raphael approached them when a white plastic bag caught his eye. Raphael bent down to retrieve the plastic bag and continued walking, entering the orphanage with a supernatural wolf following behind him.

This orphanage building is really big and old, it looks like this building has been built for centuries and has been very long since the last time it was renovated.

Madam Anne walked ahead with Torak and Raine, who were still in Torak's arms, while Raphael and the wolf walked three meters away from them.

They walked along the hallway in silence before Madam Anne stopped right in front of a blue door, opening it. "The two of you can spend the night here for tonight, I'll call someone to give you clean clothes."

"I want to talk about her adoption now" Torak said directly after Madam Anne finished speaking.

Immediately, Raphael knew where this conversation was headed and rushed over to step closer.

"I won't wait until tomorrow morning." Although Torak spoke to Madam Anne, his eyes did not leave a girl in his arms.

"Sir.." Madam Anne was a little upset, but her words were cut off.

From the other side, Raphael cleared his throat to draw their attention in a polite manner. "First, let me introduce myself."

Raphael stepped closer to them and stared at the unfriendly expression imprinted on Madam Anne's face. "My name is Raphael Lockwood, personal assistant to Torak Donovan."

Raphael gave Torak a gesture next to him that still wrapped his hands around Raine's waist, knowing his efforts were in vain, now the girl did not try to escape again.

Meanwhile, within seconds Madam Anne was suffocating and covered her mouth with her large hand. "Are you... are you Donovan's multibillionaire?" The woman gasped and leaned her body to better see this man standing before her.

Who doesn't know Donovan's name? He is the most trusted man among business men and women.

The most successful businessman rarely appears in public, but once people see his figure, it will be very difficult to forget the charisma emanated from him. His powerful aura made his figures imprinted in everyone's memories.

Madam Anne was unaware of this before, due to the lack of lighting and rainy nights, but now, Raphael has mentioned it and Madam Anne sees Torak with her own eyes. "This is it!" he let out a stifled scream, surprised.

Madam Anne is an unmarried woman of her age who is in her early thirty years, of course by looking at Torak Donovan right before her eyes with water running from her hair, this is truly an incredible sight.

"I'm Anne. Anne Julliane." Madam Anne is nervous.

Calleb chuckled in his wolf form next to Raphael. [You got that woman having a heart attack.] She made fun of it.

Raphael paid no heed to it and continued to talk to Madam Ane. "Good afternoon Miss Julliane."

"Anne just." Madam Anne said shyly.

"Anne." Raphael nodded politely. "We want to talk about adoption right now because this morning we have to get back to Red River and we need to take it with us."

Torak did not pay attention to the discussion that occurred or returned Anne's smile to him.

Because she was fervently watching Raine, the girl was looking at her shoes, terrified in her arms, Torak could even feel her trembling body.

Now Torak was curious, he had not heard the voice of this girl since he first saw her.

Why isn't he talking?

"What's your name?" Torak asked gently, but even Raine did not raise his head.

Ignoring her conversation with Raphael, Anne answers Torak's question. "His name is Raine."

"Raine.." Torak repeated the girl's name and liked how it was on her lips and how it sounded. "What a beautiful name." Torak.

"How old are you?" Torak thought, Raine must be very young, a teenager at least.

"He's seventeen sir." Anne answered again with her sweet voice.

"Am I asking you?" Torak lifted his head and stared intently at Anne. She wanted to hear Raine's voice, but why did this woman keep answering her questions? How frustrating!

"No, sir. but.." Anne became nervous. "But he won't answer your question."

"Why?" Torak frowned.

"He's not talking." Anne glanced at Raine who lowered her head.

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Remarks:

(10)Mind link: A way of communicating for werewolves and Lycan.

(11)Luna: An Alpha.

(12)Fae: Fairy.