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The Godfather and the Gray Wolf – Part 01

Dawn of the next morning.

The phone roused the apartment caretaker from her sleep. Scratching her red hair, she rose sluggishly.

“14… Cranberry Street… Uh-huh? Fourth floor?”

After setting down the receiver, she cranked open the round window and tugged on the cord connected to the fourth-floor window. A bell tinkled above.

“Coming!” came the voice of the young and earnest East Asian man.

“A call from your sister!”

“From Ruri? I-I’ll be right there!”

“Kay…” She let out a yawn.

The sky retained the darkness of the night. The faint glimmer of the morning sun blended with the fading moonlight to cast a gentle glow on the roadside trees. The air was crisp. Another yawn escaped her lips.

A set of footsteps descended the stairs, followed by another, much slower. It seemed the woman was also coming down this morning, the first time in a few months since she moved in.

The door swung open. Kazuya rushed in