RUBY

I tried to live my life as normally as possible, even though it was difficult. Especially since Horton was still holding my mother captive in a villa on the outskirts of town. My mother's mobility was restricted, though Horton didn't harm her.

Horton took me to several meetings with his business partners. And in unexpected situations, I always ran into Luther, recalling the project in the South Seas that the shifter businesspeople were carrying out to expand their reach.

Even when I had an ...