hen…” Halle continued, “Why didn’t it show earlier? Why now?” “Isn’t it obvious?”
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Andrius explained, “It’s because the tattoo uses special ink and a more advanced tattoo needle. The ink is a combination of pigeon blood, red sand, and other stuff. That’s why it doesn’t show at first.
“You want to get one?” Andrius teased Halle.
Halle shook her head and hands, “N–no, thanks! Too much for me. But I want to know, the wolf…”
Andrius rolled his eyes at her and stopped her. “If you are not getting one, why are you asking? Stop asking, or I will throw you out.”
Halle was silenced and speechless.
Andrius never treated a woman gently. How could he say something like that to a woman in need?
However, Halle wisely stopped asking about the wolf and the tattoo.
At night, Halle tossed and turned on the bed, unable to sleep. She could not stop thinking about the awe–inspiring wolf on Andrius‘ back.
After a while, she got up and grabbed her phone to call one of her relatives who was working as a government official.
“Hello, Uncle Lee?” Halle lowered her voice and asked, “I want to ask if you know anything about wolf tattoos. The kind of tattoo that doesn’t show normally but will reveal itself when it comes into contact with warm water. It’s a whole red wolf, not just the wolf head.”
Some thoughts later, the person on the other end of the phone said, “In the Western Frontline, the Lycantroops usually use a wolf as their totem. However, they are very particular with their tattoos. Based on what I know, a whole wolf can only be tattooed on someone of the highest rank.”
A high–ranking person in the Lycantroops?
Halle started to have a better understanding of the situation.
“Thank you, Uncle Lee.”
After the call, she used whatever channels and connections she had to search for the wolf’s tattoo and the Lycantroops. She found some leaks on the wolf tattoos from some of the Lycantroops‘ soldiers, but none of them had a full wolf on them, not even
one.
“Right!”
Then, a sudden epiphany rushed into Halle’s mind. She thought of Mayor Freely and
the Holland Brothers.
Mayor Freely was once Andrius‘ subordinate, and Roy was deterred by Andrius‘ true identity, forcing him to give up his resistance.
The evidence showed that Andrius must be someone high ranking in the Lycantroops.
Halle had another speculation about the military governor.
After Roy was relieved of his duty, a new military governor was assigned to Sumeria, and she believed Andrius must somehow be related to the decision.
The next day, after Andrius woke up and cleaned himself, he saw the woman busy cooking in the kitchen.
It was Halle making breakfast.
Andrius was surprised, but he was not exactly a courteous host. Since Halle would be staying for a few days, making breakfast for him sounded normal.
Before he could sit down and wait for his breakfast to be served, he received a call from Fatty Frank.
“Boss, where are you?! Come to the office right away! Something has happened! It’s the Valiant Institute project!”
The Valiant Institute project was Luna’s priority, and it was also a new home for the veterans after being discharged from the military.
“I’m on my way.”
Andrius then hung up his phone and darted out of the house. He hopped onto his electric bike and went to the office.
“Andrius, breakfast is served!”
Halle had no idea that Andrius had left. She brought the breakfast she made out from the kitchen but saw no one at the dining table.
“Huh? Where is he? Andrius?”
Halle looked around and then realized that Andrius had gone out. Upset, she stomped her foot and muttered, “What the hell? I woke up early in the morning just to prepare breakfast for him!”
