Chapter 0361

"Can you tell us at all about this place, Frank?" I asked, feeling unreasonably confident.

Frank froze. I felt Enzo's hand tighten on my leg beneath the table, but I wasn't afraid. Frank, just like everyone else around here, was just a normal working man. In fact, he had done nothing except prove that he was incredibly kind, in his own way. Sure, he seemed a bit rough around the edges, but he went out of his way to give two strangers a ride and was even willing to sit down and have a meal with us.

Finally, licking his cracked lips, he spoke.

"Yer goin' after the Luna, aren't ya?" he suddenly asked.

Both mine and Enzo's eyes widened. "N-No," I responded, which wasn't a lie. We weren't going after anyone except Selena. I didn't even know anyone who was named Luna.

Frank shrugged. "I know what yer thinkin'. This place is as run down as can be."

"Well, no, I"

good town. A hard workin' town

raised his eyebrows. "Really?" he asked. We were both surprised at the

nodded. "Yup. Sure

forward with my elbows on the

seemed to be thinking hard, as though he wanted to choose his words carefully. I could tell that he didn't want to say anything

said. "Ever since that new Luna married the Alpha King all those years ago, things ain't been good for us little people. But we're mostly good. Even the

out at us from the woods. "The rogues," I said

o' fact, ye had a

didn't know it at the time, but I suddenly realized that he wasn't watching us with distrust; he was watching us for our own safety.

waitress didn't offer any ketchup or

"This is..."

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