THE WOLF PATRIARCH I

The door closed and Akage removed her shoes.

“Are you always home this late especially when you have school?” Kaoru asked at the entrance with her hands firm on her hips.

Akage walked past her to the kitchen. Kaoru followed.

She opened the fridge and took out a carton of orange juice and poked the straw in place. She chugged the juice and threw the empty box in the trash.

Akage sat down and stared at her hands. “Why was I born with this gift aunt?”

Kaoru sighed and replied, “I don’t know but everyone would wish for it. Use it wisely. Goodnight Aka-chan.”

“Goodnight aunt Kaoru.”

Kaoru left and Akage headed to her room to sleep.

The base of the Wolf gang was a ruined bungalow at an abandoned junkyard. The wolf gang members smoking threw their smoke butts at her arrival and approached her respectfully.

“Boss, what’s up? What brings you here this early?” Yori Takeshi asked as he followed her.

Akage ignored him, the smoking odour distasteful to her.