Mona stared out the window, watching the clouds transform into a grey colour to usher in the evening. Her heart felt heavy as tears laced her eyes. Since she wrote the letters and had pleaded with Sansan to ensure they got to her parents as fast as the messenger could. Her hope had dimmed with every passing minute when there was no return letter or her parents in sight.

　　Thoughts of how she might end up miserable if not led to death by the cruel Alpha made her shiver. ...