After Chris's school activity day ended, Maria didn't come to visit us.

It seemed that she understood her presence would only make Prince Louis and I feel awkward, so she chose to retreat and didn't show up before us.

I must admit, this did give me a sigh of relief.

Because of the unpleasant incident that day, I actually felt somewhat sorry for Chris. But ultimately, it was Garfield Evans's inexplicable probing and provocation that caused it.

I really couldn't believe that such a person was also a member of the Elder Council.

In the werewolf community, the Elder Council's status was equivalent to that of the Congress in the...