Away from the two women, Inez hurried after the man. She had reached the boundary line of the pack. A gigantic gate appeared in front of her, and just as she turned to look around for the man, she saw a black car driving past her. As the car drove by, it spat thick exhaust fumes at Inez’s face.
Raising her hand, she waved her hand and dusted the fumes off her face. Her eyes flickered uneasily as she watched the man leave.
If only Ally had not stopped her just now, then she would have caught the man by now. At least the questions that she had in her mind, she would have been able to ask them.
Inez was well aware that arguing with someone like Ally was pointless because the woman was a deadly combination of arrogant and brainless. Even if she had stayed behind and argued, Ally wouldn’t have seen the sense in the argument.
With Ally despising her, Inez knew that even if she were to make a point-to-point argument, that woman would not be able to understand. Or more like she would not even try to understand.
And if she tried to make her point noted, it would only leave her in a precarious situation by letting that woman take advantage of her latency. As for attacking Ally, Inez knew that as a shifter, she couldn’t lower her head either. Shifters took pride in their dominance; the second they sensed even a whiff of submissiveness, they would pounce on the weak at once.
As someone who was in a perilous situation, Inez knew that she couldn’t back off from a fight.
If she did, then she knew that the woman would only come down even harder on her.
Inez sighed and stared at the sky that had started to change its colour. All she cared about was finding her father and the reason why she was treated like a sinner in her previous pack.
Taking a mask out of her bag, she covered her face and changed the colour of her hair once she stepped out of the pack territory. Once her appearance was satisfactorily changed, Inez walked to the taxi stop. She didn’t want to step out of the territory, but Inez knew that she had to chase that man because she wanted to find the answer to her questions.
"Stop to Moon Talk!" the taxi driver shouted as he came to a stop in front of the taxi stand.
Inez made her way to the taxi, as she had been wondering where to go, but now that she had heard the man speak of the Moon Talk street, she recalled that the stranger who came to see Morrineth was holding a cigar which was only sold in the small pub that was at the corner of the street.
She came to a stop in front of the taxi and said to the taxi driver, "Are you heading to Moon Talk Street?"
"That’s right, Miss," the taxi driver was quick to respond when he saw a potential customer. With a smile, he added, "I will only take five dollars for the trip. Others usually take eight or ten dollars, but I will be taking you to Moon Talk for just five dollars."
Inez felt that the price was a bit high. But when she thought about how she was in a hurry, Inez could only agree with the man.
Once she slid inside the taxi, another passenger came and sat inside right beside her. One look at the person, and Inez knew that this street was not a place where people like her could go. Comparing her rock tee shirt and baggy pants with the fancy shirt and pants that the man was wearing, Inez felt a bit embarrassed.
She wanted to know more about this man named Jared before planning her next move. With the time being scarce, Inez decided to chase after the man and see if she would get lucky enough to find the identity of her father.
By the time the taxi came to a stop at Moon Talk Street, the moon was shining high in the sky. However, with many neon signs twinkling on the street, Inez couldn’t see the shimmering moon, much less the stars. The street seemed to have come alive.
There was a little chill in the air, and as Inez raised her head, she could see that even the birds were returning home.
As she was staring up at the sky, she didn’t see who was coming from behind and ended up bumping into a shifter who snarled at her, "If you want to daydream, girl, then you need to go back home."
"I wasn’t—" she began, but the shifter was not too keen on listening to her explanation. He was smiling at the woman who was accompanying him while glaring at Inez for causing trouble for him.
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