The terrace, the Alpha’s country house.
They were all sitting together on the terrace, chatting. Marta went off to wash the dishes and prepare things for dinner.
"So is the territory large here?" — Polina asked. She had to start the conversation somehow. The simplest topic was nature.
"Yes. There are large hunting grounds nearby. We run there to hunt when the beast asks to come out. Don’t believe cinematic nonsense — we don’t hunt people. The Alpha makes sure there’s enough game and that it’s varied. He himself likes to run and hunt roe deer. Karim and I prefer moose, and Alek loves chasing boars through the forest. On the day you met, the Alpha went there to calm himself. No one else dared to go into the forest — they could have become the leader’s prey. He was so agitated and angry ba
