《The Alpha's Mate Is A Spy》


 Chapter 1: The Child of a Forbidden Love

    Chapter 1: The Child of a Forbidden Love


    From the start of times, the moon goddess had always granted one wish for her creations.


    It was a wish that portrayed the goddess''s pity and love. Everyone was given a chance to wish for


    something; money, power, and love. There was no limit to where her powers extend, only that one must


    bear the consequences of the wish they must convey.


    Some say it was a gift, but some assumed it was a curse given at the most desperate times.


    And just like any other people, a Witch who fell in love with a werewolf had only one wish. And that


    wish was to produce a child despite disobeying thew of nature. They knew what was toe, yet


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    they can only fear the consequences of wishing for the forbidden.


    The consequences of her pregnancy rooted after she gave birth, she became ill and lost all her powers


    to her daughter. Fearing for the future, the couple consulted an oracle.


    And the oracle predicted a dim future ahead. Their child, Venus was fated to lose her emotions on the


    first fall of snow on her 6th birthday.


    "What do we do? Can this be prevented?"


    The oracle shook her head, "No one can stop fate."


    As years passed by, the day that Venus loses her emotions finallyes. Unfortunately, as soon as


    the first snow fell, the witch who wished for her daughter''s happiness stumbles down hard on the


    ground. Her eyes locked to her daughter''s small figure at the corner, a purple scarf wrapped around her


    neck.


    "Mom?"


    "C..Come here, my child." She smiles.


    Steadily, Venus made her way to her sick mother who was lying down on the ground. Although Venus


    could heal others, he can only heal physical wounds, chronic illness was not within her capabilities at


    that moment.


    She looked sideways trying to look for her father, but he was nowhere to be found.


    "Don''t lie on the ground, it''s cold you''ll get sick again."


    A tear falls from the witch''s face. The witch reached for her daughter''s hand and wore the ring on her


    daughter''s small fingertips.


    "No matter what, promise me you''ll live. Even without a purpose, you must live your life...okay?


    promise me that."


    "If i promise, would you be okay?" Venus sobs. "I''m sorry mom, i can only heal physical wounds."


    "Don''t worry. Mommy would be at peace. If you promise me, i''ll promise you i''ll always watch over you."


    Venus nods, not knowing what those words actually meant.


    "Okay, i promise."


    Everything became blurry. As soon as her mother said thosest words, she finally saw her father


    running towards them, yet it was toote. The witch had already passed. Unable to ept the fact, the


    werewolf carried the witch out of the house, leaving Venus all alone.


    ''Where are they going? is mom going to be alright?'' She thought.


    Venus felt the cold breeze as he left the door open. Slowly, she made her way out of the house, hoping


    that she can catch up to her parents. But, sadly, they were still out of her sight. Not even a silhouette


    remained on the vast forest.


    Only a whimper that made her ears perk up.


    Her eyes widened when she saw a wounded boy lying on the grass field, tears of blood flowing down


    his face. He was exhaustedly panting hard as he fought to live.


    She came beside him and sat down.


    "Who''s there?!" The boy panics, sensing another person beside him.


    It was clear to her that he couldn''t open his eyes, so she inspected how injured the boy was first. As


    soon as she touches his skin, she felt a strange spark inside her heart.


    She gasps, letting out a small voice.


    "A girl?" The boy grabs her wrist unknowingly.


    "Let go of me!"


    He lets go, "Are you an angel?"


    Venus was in shock for a moment, she realized that when he touched her the pain around her heart


    didn''t ur. So it must''ve been an ident, she thought.


    "What''s an angel?"


    He chuckles, "Cheryl said angels would appear when you''re on the verge of death."


    "You''re young and you''re already talking about dying?" Venus tilts her head in confusion.


    "Am i not dying?"


    "You''re badly injured, but i can help you. Mom always told me to save people if it''s within my


    capabilities."


    "You sound younger than me." Heughs. "You can''t carry me anywhere."


    "Who says i''m carrying you?" Venus scoffs.


    cing both of her hands above his body, she started to heal his body piece by piece yet the area


    around his eyes was somewhere her spells couldn''t reach.


    She huffs in fatigue.


    "That''s enough. You''ve done enough." The boy shrugs her away. He could sense that the girl was at


    her limit, it was already enough for him that she healed his body, so he didn''t want to bother her


    anymore.


    "Wait!" Venus holds on to him. "Where are you going? are you going to leave? you can''t! you''re blind!"


    "I have my six senses."


    "But how about me! i''m lost! how can you be ungrateful!"


    He couldn''t just leave her alone by then, so he took her with him as they traveled. He tried to retrace


    his steps back but the pain around his eyes was overwhelming his senses.


    He groans in pain, kneeling on the soil.


    "It''s painful, i can''t focus." He pants.


    Though his body was healed, the pain weakened him to the point that he stumbled on the ground once


    again. Venus panics and rushed to his side.


    "Get up!"


    "I want to sleep." He chuckles bitterly, "You should leave me here, i''m sure you''ll find someone just like


    you found me."


    She shook her head, she tried casting spells again but the result was the same. She still couldn''t heal


    his eyes no matter what she did.


    Her hand shook in fear as she remembered how her mother had a simr experience a while ago.


    Even though he was a stranger, Venus was oddly attached to him for some reason. She knew she can''t


    let anything happen to him.


    So without knowing, she used the most dangerous mana flowing in her body.


    Her heart essence.


    Every witch had this, but they couldn''t use it for some reason, so it remained as useless mana that


    stayed on a witch''s body even on the day they die. But for Venus, who was a half-witch, she was able


    to unseal her own heart essence in hopes to save the boy.


    Little did she know the oue of emptying a witch''s heart''s essence.


    As she healed his eyes back, a smile crept across her face as she remembers his golden eyes for a


    split second. She fell down beside him and noticed that he had fallen asleep. At that moment, she


    couldn''t feel anything. All the emotions that she had felt until now vanished into thin air.


    As the snow continued to fall, she looked to the skies, that was when she heard a voice of a woman


    echoing around her, calling her name through the gust of snow.


    Someone was telling her to make a wish, and there was only one thing on her mind at that moment.


    "I want.. to go home."


    - 12 yearster -


    VENUS''s POV


    It''s been years after i lost both of my parents. After my mother had passed away, i couldn''t even shed a


    single tear and my father cursed me for it.


    I couldn''t me him, i even cursed at myself at that time. My father couldn''t handle my mother''s death


    so he sent me to SunDale pack and left me alone, i just stood there with a nk expression as he


    walks away.


    Since then, i''ve lived an empty life.


    In a cafe where i liked spending most of my free time, I looked up to the skies and noticed it was the


    exact same day that i had lost everything. The first snow of the year was the same date the snow


    would fall, as if the moon goddess made it that way.


    I chuckled at the thought. "Like the goddess ever cares anyway."


    "Look who topped the ranks once again."


    I turned around and saw Ryan walking towards my table. He leans on it and winks.


    "What? Jealous?" I smiled.


    "You don''t need to smile, there''s no one here beside me anyway," he said and sat down.


    "Right."


    Not many people know my situation. But since Ryan and i grew up training together, it was unavoidable


    when he realized that i was hiding under a thick mask of emotions. He was the only person i could be


    "I told you to stop drowning yourself in work, if you didn''t attend thest evaluation, then i would be


    ranked first. It''s your birthday today but you''ll be sent away in a mission again." Heins.


    "Whatever, but if i hadn''t did that then you''ll be sent away in a dangerous mission and your worried


    mate woulde crying in my door once again."


    He sighs, "Lara and i talked about this before but she just can''t let go of it."


    "You know what she wants Ryan, why won''t you give it to her?"


    "It''s not that easy." He says, "I grew up in this pack, all of my ancestors did. But i''m really considering it,


    since we may have a pup soon."


    "A pup? that sounds dangerous. Have you told Shaka?"


    "Nope, i just got there and i didn''t have the balls to say it." He groans in annoyance, "Anyway, he sent


    me here to call for you, he wants both of us to see him right now."


    "What? why didn''t he just mindlink us?"


    He shrugged his shoulder.

 Chapter 2: The fate that chases me

    Chapter 2: The fate that chases me


    On our way there, thinking about that i''ll see that weird old geezer again made me sigh slightly. Shaka


    is the SunDale''s Alpha, and he was practically the one who raised me by himself despite being


    criticized by the whole pack.


    So you could say that I''m kind of indebted to him.


    As Ryan opens the door, I already expected the dart that came flying straight to my face and wlessly


    caught it.


    "I knew it," i said as I held the dart in my right hand.


    Ryan almost fell in shock while Shakaughed his assed out just like any other day.


    I threw the dart away, "Don''t you ever get tired of pranking me old man?st time it was a water bucket


    above me, and now a dart to my face? Can you act more like your age?"


    "What? i have to test if any emotions came back from you, a simple shriek of death would''ve been able


    to suffice my concern," Shaka replied.


    "Concern? is that why you sent a weapon on my face?"


    "It''s a dart, and it''s not like you''ll die from it. You might have bled, but that''s also a bonus to see if you''ll


    show an emotion." He pouts yfully.


    I know it wasn''t only me who found Shaka weird, Ryan was holding hisughter since a while ago like


    he was lumping me together with this old man. I stomped on his feet hard enough that he kneeled in


    pain.


    I looked at Shaka once again and asked, "Is disappointment an emotion? then can i say i''m


    disappointed in you right now Shaka?"


    Shakaughs again, "You can''t justify that, you probably just saw others doing it and you''re copying


    them."


    Tsk.


    He''s right. Since i was devoid of emotions, i had to learn all of it from the start, I had to observe how


    people interact and how they respond so i can copy it and form it into my own unique mask that i use till


    this day forth.


    Well, i needed to do it so i can live a normal life, to live with a purpose like myte mother wanted me


    to do.


    I shooed the thought off and nced at Shaka again. "Whatever, so what did you call us here for


    Shaka?"


    "It''s for a mission. I need someone to monitor Crescent Moon. They''re nning on recruiting new


    warriors in their pack for the first time. We haven''t had this opportunity before so we decided to send


    the best people we have right now. But since it''s your birthday today, i''m giving you a chance to turn


    this down."


    I raised an eyebrow, "Why should i turn it down?"


    "It''s your birthday, you should celebrate it with your friends."


    "You know i don''t have friends."


    "Then take a day off-"


    "Shaka, can you stop? I don''t understand why you''re giving me a chance when i obviously ranked first


    at the evaluationst week. I aced every test, so why am i going to take the day off?" I asked calmly.


    He sighs, "Venus, i know you''re a strong kid. Too strong actually, but i''ve never seen you do anything


    beside doing your missions. I raised you myself all these years so it''s normal that i care for you. Since


    Ryan came second, he should shoulder this responsibility while you take the day off-"


    "No." I shook my head.


    There was no other answer than that. Although i was oblivious to other things, i knew his mate would


    miss him so bad and possibly murder me. If i do take the day off, then Ryan would be forced to go to


    Crescent Moon without knowing how long it''ll take for him to go back.


    Going to Crescent Moon as a spy is like a suicide mission. There was a lot of rumors that some packs


    tried to infiltrate the pack but none of them returned alive, some even didn''t reach the border without


    being suspected. But the scariest thing about Crescent Moon was their Alpha.


    Alpha Derek. If a spy meets him, he could easily tell it.


    "You can''t send Ryan in my ce, you know his situation Shaka. And you know how dangerous it is to


    send someone to Crescent moon in the first ce. Better yet, why don''t you just ask him to die while


    you''re at it?"


    "Venus!" He shouts angrily, pping his palm on the desk. "I''m giving you a choice!"


    "Yes, and my choice is to go. I don''t get why you''re stopping me in the first ce. I did everything to get


    to this point, so why?"


    "Why you say?" He sighs, "Ryan, can you please leave us alone for now, i''ll call youter."


    "Yes Alpha." Ryan nods, and before leaving, he gives me a light smile.


    As soon as the door shuts, Shaka stood and ced his hand on my shoulder.


    "I''m worried Venus. Your father handed you over to me so i can raise you while he is absent, but that


    doesn''t mean i can send you to your death."


    "Then.. are you not worried for Ryan?"


    "Venus that''s different! Ryan is much more suited to infiltrate Crescent Moon, i''ve sent you to numerous


    missions and i was sure you''ll always return back unscathed, but right now, i don''t know. No one knows


    how Crescent moon operates, it''s too dangerous for you to go there."


    I pushed his hand away from me, "I don''t care, I''m going, that''s final."


    He sighs heavily, "I expected this, what a stubborn brat."


    He walks away in a disappointed tone as he sat down on his chair, "You can''t disobey me, you won''t


    go, that''s final!"


    "Shaka-"


    "No more discussion. Now go to the east wing to meet the oracle i''ve arranged for you to meet."


    Shaka looked pissed so i just walked out of the room without saying anything in return.


    ~*~


    I did what Shaka asked me and i met with the oracle in another room. I expected her to look more


    discreetly just like the rumors say, but when i saw her, she looked rather casual and average for an


    oracle.


    She wore a thick jacket and leggings and put her hair in a bun- like the type of get-up you''ll see in


    people who likezying around.


    I sat on the opposite side of hers, "So you''re the oracle Shaka summoned?"


    She nods, "Yes, It''s been so long Venus. You grew up splendidly!"


    "You talk like you know me."


    "I do know you," She chuckles, "You must''ve forgotten about me since you were still so little. I was also


    the oracle your parents invited over to take a look at you."


    My parents invited her over? It''s been so long that i''ve long forgotten all about my parents. Much less,


    about an insignificant figure like an oracle.


    "I see," I smiled.


    "Oh? so you do know how to smile?"


    "What?"


    She knows that i do not have emotions? I squinted my eyes slightly as i tried to observe her more than i


    can but she justughed it off and swirled her finger in the air for no reason.


    "You''ve lost your emotions."


    "Shaka told you?"


    She snickers, "No, i came to Shaka. I wanted to meet you. You see, i saw another prophecy about you.


    Usually, creatures only have one fate that they must ovee, but you have two!"


    I smirked back, "Really? Two?"


    She paused for a while before giving a light smile. The atmosphere in the air suddenly grew grim, her


    aura shifted. "The first was, you were fated to lose your emotions on your 6th birthday."


    "Oh?"


    "You don''t seem surprised?"


    Iughed. "Well, for a person who has no emotions, what do you expect?"


    Though i did somehow expect what she was gonna say since everything started on my 6th birthday.


    But it still confuses me why that happened.


    "I''m curious," I asked. "They say the goddess grants each person a wish. Then is losing my emotions


    something i wished for? I don''t remember wishing for it though."


    Well, it''s not like i remember wishing for something either but it''s the only thing i could think of either.


    "No. Prophecies can''t be rted to the moon goddess or any other gods. Fate is something people like


    us are responsible for. In short, you did that to yourself."


    I raised an eyebrow.


    "Youck curiosity." She smiles, "Well, not that i me you for that. But right now, if you want to retrieve


    your emotions, you must find the person whom you give your heart essence to."


    Heart essence?


    "I''ve heard it from some witches, but heart essence does exist in every witch, and unexpectedly, a half-


    werewolf and half-witch like you also do possess one. The only difference is that you were able to


    manipte the seal at that moment, unlike most of the pure-blooded witches that have never unsealed


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    it once in a million years."


    Hah.


    People who knows that i''m half-witch are only few. If i were to count, only my parents, Shaka, and Ryan


    knew of my real idenity. If she knew that, then she must be really what she ims to be.


    There''s no way she could sense it, since others, and not even a werewolf who have the strongest


    sense of smell could sense it.


    All werewolves thought i was a full-blooded werewolf.


    "Why would i do something so useless? If i''ve given it away, then just let it be that way."


    "Don''t you want to retrieve your emotions back?"


    "Who cares." I shrugged.


    "Listen to me," She groans, "You have to find that person who you gave your emotions to-"


    "What?" I said. "You''re saying i gave my emotions? i don''t get where you''re getting at but i still


    remember that day. I don''t remember much from that boy but i do know i only healed him, that''s all.


    There was no other thing."


    "You don''t get it, a witch''s heart essence is rted to their emotions. But it is also a kind of mana that


    can be used to heighten one''s abilities. In your case, since you can heal, when you used your heart


    essence, you were practically transferring your emotions to that person."


    That''s when i realized. I remember feeling some painful spark around my heart, i knew the mana that


    was flowing to the boy came from my heart. So it means that i really did this to myself.


    Because i tried to save a stranger, i lost my emotions.


    "I see." I frowned. "So it wasn''t connected to the goddess after all."


    "Now do you get it?"


    I nod, "I get it. So can i go now? Knowing that i did it to save a person, it''s enough."


    "No you have to take it back, do you want to wither away? Living without emotions is like walking on


    the surface as a doll would!"


    Like a doll? Aren''t i already used to it? I''ve lived for 12 years living for my mom''s wish. She told me to


    live well, so that is what i was nning to do until the day i die.


    But this oracle kept bothering me that i started to ce my suspicions on her.


    "What is it to you anyway? Why do you keep convincing me when i don''t know you at all?"


    She grieves, "I know it''s not my ce, but this concerns your life. Shaka told me to convince you.


    Listen to me. Retrieving your essence back will not harm the person you saved. Think of it as a loan,


    You loaned your mana to that boy to heal him. If you hadn''t, it would''ve taken years for him to heal to


    his original state. Now that a decade has passed, it''s time to take it back! if you don''t, you''ll die!"

 Chapter 3: Her Purple Eyes

    Chapter 3: Her Purple Eyes


    ~*~


    Just like any other day. I wasn''t that much bothered with what the oracle warned me about. She told me


    i only have one year left to live without my emotions. I didn''t think much about it, i thought it''ll be fine to


    live like this until the day i die.


    But it looks like i can''t do that, my mom wouldn''t be happy if she saw me sooner than expected.


    I remember what she said about the other prophecy.


    {"The second prophecy i saw is... horrifying."}


    {"Oh? So i''m going to die because i don''t have my heart essence?"}


    {"Not exactly, You weren''t exactly dead on the dream i saw...You were dying, youid on a thick snow


    bed that you covered with blood dripping from your chest- My visions usually don''t pertain to deaths.


    and it usually doesn''t blur out any person. But the person that was with you at that time, i couldn''t see


    his face! I still can''t tell if it''s because of your heart essence or you were physically wounded on the


    chest. The vision doesn''t let me see everything."}


    {"... So that''s why you thought it''s about my heart essence? well it seems connected."}


    {"I''m warning you about your heart essence since i recently found from a record decades ago. A simr


    case like yours, the boy was half-werewolf and half-witch, also eighteen. He gave his heart essence


    away and died in one year. The boy even had a diary, he described how he lived without his emotions,


    he wrote that it gets worst as time goes by, thest thing he wrote was he knew that he would die that


    day. There was some blood over the page. And it was the exact date that his death was confirmed in


    his pack records."}


    {"Fine, i''ll do what you say."}


    {"That''s great! Now, If you found him, you don''t need to worry about anything. Your emotions would


    naturally flow back to you as long as you stay by his side. Remember! physical frequent physical touch


    is needed to transfer your essence back to you!"}


    Swinging my elbow sideways, i knocked down Ryan on the ring in one swing. I gasped slightly, acting


    like i didn''t see him there.


    "Oops, sorry i dozed off." I smiled.


    He held his nose and groaned in annoyance, "What came over you that you decided to duel with me?


    You just want to humiliate me in front of these kids huh?"


    I looked over the ring and noticed people observing us, most of themughed at Ryan and cheered for


    me. It was kind of amusing to see them acting cocky, so when i taunted for them toe inside the


    ring, they bluntly refused me on the spot and ran away.


    "What? no one wants to challenge me?" I tilt my head.


    Ryan stands beside me, "You asked me to spar with you but you''ve been out of it for a while now.


    What''s going on? What did Shaka tell you?"


    I turned to him, "How about you? what did Shaka tell you?"


    He chuckles, "I epted the mission."


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    Realizing that his mate would pester me again, my fist unconsciously made its way on his stomach. He


    kneels down in pain and cursed. "What the hell?!"


    "Why did you ept it? Didn''t i tell you not to? That was a mission for a top-ranker like me. You had no


    right to agree."


    He stands up again, holding his side in pain. "Look, i know you mean well by saying that. But i can''t just


    send you to such a scary pack, not when you haven''t lived your life normally yet."


    What a load of crap.


    And again, i intentionally punched his stomach this time. He goes down at the second time with eyes


    wide open, "What did you do that for again?!"


    Why he say? People aren''t grateful for things like this thest time i observed. Disying anger to a


    friend who ignored my intentions was normal. And i knew, i just can''t send him off away just like that.


    "It has to be me."


    "No." He firmly rejects.


    "You''re disobeying me? i rank higher than you."


    "Shaka ranks higher than you." He rolls his eyes, "Whatever, just let me do the mission and shut up


    okay? Just enjoy your birthday for once Venus."


    Looks like there''s no other way.


    I took a few steps back. I was wearing a sports bra, and since i knew i''d get tired of beating this ass


    half-dead, i just had to remove my shirt. When i did that, Ryan knew what was toe since


    something like this happened before. It was the first time we sparred, he stayed on the hospital bed for


    2 weeks even with great regeneration abilities as a werewolf.


    His mate might also murder me for this but at least she can be beside him, right?


    "Wait- No! Venus stop! Shaka will scold us both!" Ryan gasps in horror.


    Clicking my knuckles, i smirked. "Goodnight, Ryan."


    ~*~


    I felt sorry for leaving Ryan half-dead in the training room ,but sending him to Crescent moon? i just


    knew i didn''t make the wrong choice.


    Since everyone wanted me to spend my day over fun things for my useless birthday, i decided to visit


    the ongoing festival near our pack Territory. It was the first festival ever held by the Dark Moon Pack.


    Since they were known for being anti-social, i thought it''ll be less noisy. But it took me to a surprise


    when i saw several kids running around and werewolves from different packs scattered throughout the


    ce.


    It looked like a normal festival


    "Well this is odd," I muttered.


    Since i was already here, i just tantly decided to do some ''fun'' things that people tried as i observed


    them. I approached one of the stands and looked at the vendor who exined at the young kids beside


    me.


    "Okay kids, all you have to do i find the ball underneath each of these cups! if you do, you get a prize!"


    They all cheered, yet such a stupid game made my eyebrow raise. The vendor finally started, he


    switches the cups around in an unbelievable speed, that even werewolves won''t be able to follow it


    easily.


    Even my senses as a half-werewolf wasn''t able to follow it and my healing abilities as a witch can''t


    contribute either.


    But as a top-ranker of my pack, i wasn''t going to back down so easily.


    "It''s the third cup."


    DEREK''s POV


    "I didn''t expect this to be so.. cozy and noisy." I grunted.


    Considering my friendship with the Alpha of Dark Moon, i decided to visit the festival he bragged all


    night about. He just ascended to that position and he already changed most of the pack''s customs just


    because he felt like it.


    "What? it''s a festival." Seff replied with a smile. "It''s supposed to be fun and noisy, isn''t it?"


    "For Dark Moon? noisy and fun is out of the picture, you must''ve gotten your ass beat up by your


    seniors for these."


    "Damn right i did!" Heughs alongside me as we took a stroll inside the festival.


    It was packing with different werewolves, from children to elderly, i couldn''t fathom just what kind of


    invitation this bastard sent, that all of them came like this without fearing the pack''s name.


    Dark Moon Pack is simr to my pack, it''s a strong and cold-blooded pack. Only that we don''t interact


    with others for benefit unlike them. They usually interact with underground creatures but never with


    citizens that wouldn''t benefit their pack.


    Seff really endangered himself this time, though i''m not also free from danger at the moment.


    "Anyway, how about you? Weren''t you nning to take warriors from outsiders? did your seniors tried


    to murder you?" He tells in sarcasm.


    They did, so much that even when i sleep at night they would send people to kill me. I just kept my


    mouth shut thinking that there was no need for Seff to know since he was a guy that would do anything


    for his friends.


    Who knows what this two-faced guy would do to my elders?


    My ears perked when i noticed an unusual rise of noise around me. On the side of my eyes, i noticed


    that people were crowding on one spot that even Seff noticed it soon after.


    "Looks fun over there, let''s go take a look!" Seff says and drags me to the crowd.


    Since we are new alphas, not many people knew our faces. Maybe that was why it was easier to blend


    into the crowd. They didn''t avoid us like how our pack members did. Upon finally seeing the


    her face.


    She was ying one of the vendor''s games, ''Who''s the strongest?''


    Without breaking a sweat, she defeated her opponent in arm wrestling. I couldn''t describe her physique


    since she was wearing a cloak, but she looked like a warrior from her behavior. Which was unfair to her


    opponent since the people ying around was usually citizens from various packs.


    "Woah! Miss won for the 6th time already! her prize pool just continued to grow! who will defeat her and


    be the strongest of them all!" The vendor shouts, "Tell me miss, what''s your motivation for winning


    every round?"


    "...Umm i don''t know, it''s my birthday?"


    "Your birthday! Happy birthday to you miss! Do you have any wish that you could share with us?"


    "What''s the use when it cannot be granted?"


    Because of her insensitive and cold remark, the crowd went silent and she seemed unbothered by it.


    At that moment, there was a strange tingly feeling i felt as i continued to stare at her. I couldn''t describe


    it but only felt curious about it.


    "Someone''s horrible at showing emotions," Seffs says ironically.


    "What do you see in her?"


    "That is the problem my friend, i can''t see anything on her. She''s hard to read. I mean that literally, look


    how she''s wearing a hooded cloak under broad daylight." Seff chuckles.


    "No, there''s something strange about her. My instinct is telling me something."


    "Then maybe you''re not wrong, Why don''t we test it?" He smirks.


    Just when i was about to stop him, he dodged me swiftly and went ahead to throw the apple that he


    snatched from a kid beside us. The she-wolf sessfully caught it with her left hand, not even giving


    us a look in return.


    "You idiot! what was that supposed to do?!" I said as i grabbed his shirt in anger.


    He points his finger over the stage.


    "What''s this? Looks like someone wants to challenge our champ! go ahead!" The vendor swoons over


    the crowd as if to find the culprit.


    And Seff, being the asshole he was, he pushes me out of the crowd.


    Shit.


    "We got an excited one!" The vendorughs through the mic.


    I swear, if i he wasn''t my friend? i would''ve killed him by now! My jaw clenched as i red at him


    through the crowd. He just signals a peace sign back as if to mock me.


    Since i was already here, i just thought it''ll be a good chance to see her up close and to see what my


    instincts were telling me. I sat on the opposite side of hers and was finally able to see her up close.


    My eyes widened.


    It wasn''t my intention to gawk at her, but she was just too beautiful to describe through words. But what


    struck me the most was when her purple eyes stared back at me. It was an unusual color, not an eye


    color you would see much in our continent, especially not with a werewolf.


    I gulped as i felt goosebumps forming all over my skin. Even facing her, i still couldn''t tell why i felt


    somehow attached to her.


    But she wasn''t my mate, i knew i could tell if she was my mate just through her scent. But i couldn''t


    smell a thing.


    "What?" She says with a nk expression. "Do you not want to do it?"


    I snapped out of it when she said that. When i looked around, I noticed all of them looking at me, even


    the vendor was giving me a confused look.


    "W..What?"


    The vendor answers, "I already announced the game instructions and said to start, are you having


    second thoughts to participate?"


    Damn, i got too preupied. I could already hear Seffughing at the corner of my eyes. Oh how i


    wish i could send a flying dagger to his face.


    "No, i''ll participate." I said and ced my elbow on the table just like hers.


    This time, i focused on studying her expression just like i''ve always done to others, but there was


    nothing to read. She was as in as a white paper.


    "The game starts now!" The vendor announces.


    She had a stoic face until ourpetition finally started, when our hands touched each other, her


    expression changes for a second as she ced a palm on her heart.


    "Ah!" She screams and lets go of my hand.

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    Chapter 4: A Spark Around My Heart


    *VENUS''s POV*


    What was that?


    I was left shocked for the first time in 12 years because of what happened. The spark that i had long


    forgotten creeps itself way back into my skin. I knew it was the same feeling i felt when i used my heart


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    essence back then.


    I looked over to my palm and noticed it trembling a bit.


    "What''s wrong?" He says with sarcasm. "Do you not want to do it?"


    For some reason, i felt something boiling inside of me. I couldn''t exin it, but it felt like i wanted to


    p this guy''s face. His golden eyes, strangely making my stomach turn at the sight of it.


    I don''t know what i felt at that moment, but i knew others called this feeling as.. anger!


    "You must be kidding," I scoffed. "Your hand just felt weak among others, so i thought i could give you a


    chance to back out."


    "Oh? we''ll see about that."


    He taunts me by wiggling his finger as he positions his elbow on the table. He was mocking me just like


    the other guys who went ahead before him, but something was different about him. His aura was cold


    and domineering, not the kind of aura you''ll see at a festival for citizens.


    I red at him before i locked hands. As soon as the vendor ques the initiation call. For the first time


    since the beginning of the game, I was having a hard time winning.


    We were pinned on the middle spot as we fought against each other strengths. It wasn''t easy for me,


    and i somehow felt that he also had a bit of a hard time.


    "Having a hard time defeating a she-wolf?"


    He chuckles, "I just don''t want it to get boring, i''m giving you a chance. You''re strong, but not so strong


    that i can''t defeat you."


    I rolled my eyes. "Prove it."


    Before i knew it, my hand was already on the right side of the table. I gasped, and everybody does too.


    What the fuck?! he''s not a normal citizen!


    Realizing that he practically yed me made me angrier, i stood up and brushed his hand away from


    mine."You! You''re a warrior, aren''t you!"


    "So what if i am? how about you? Aren''t you also a trained warrior? Participating in games for citizens,


    do you have no shame?"


    "What?" I gasped in disbelief.


    This guy is deliberately angering me on purpose! My anger was out of proportion since i just retrieved it


    back. Controlling it right now was harder than anything i''ve experienced before.


    I can''t even control my mouth.


    "Who says i can''t participate?" I lowly growled. "You don''t own the festival so get the fuck out of my


    sight!"


    "You lost, and you''re telling me to get lost?"


    "Y...You!"


    I couldn''t hold it back anymore. The next thing i knew, the table in front of us was already in pieces and


    i swung my feet to kick his abdomen. He receives it and flies sidewards from the stage, the props


    around us blowing up to pieces.


    I gasped when i realized what i had just done.


    And just like every year on my birthday, the first snowfalles.


    The snow made me feel a strange sense of relief. But my anger was too intense that it was starting to


    get out of hand so i just decided to flee from the scene. People began to run from the spot and i did so


    too.


    "You won''t get away from this!"


    *DEREK''s POV*


    I intentionally received her kick since i wanted to test out her raw power. For a she-wolf, her strength


    defied the charts, she had the same power from men that trained for years already. Unfortunately, I flew


    sidewards and crashed to the stage props, making me unable to get up easily.


    "You won''t get away from this!"


    When i got up, she was running away with the crowd, she even walked passed Seff, but Seff just


    "Get her!"


    "Don''t do it man, why are you so hung up on her anyway? She''s just an outsider, there''s no need for


    you to worry about it." Seff says and he stood beside me.


    "Shut up, she''s suspicious," I grumbled as i removed dust all over my body. "She has a raw power that


    could defeat 3 men at the same time."


    "It was that powerful?"


    I nodded.


    The reason why i also said she was suspicious was because of herck of presence. For werewolves,


    sniffing others'' presence was easy, but even when i memorized her scent, it still didn''t leave an


    impression on me.


    As if she doesn''t exist at all.


    "Damn it, i can''t sense her anymore."


    "Do you want me to find her? I can find her for you-"


    "No." I growled, it was odd how i was feeling somehow bothered just by the thought that he''ll try to


    meet her. I just knew that i didn''t want him anywhere near her.


    Fuck why am i even thinking like this?


    "Nevermind, i''ll let her go. You''re right, she''s just an oustider. I won''t find her anymore so don''t try to


    track her, okay?"


    He raises his hands up in surrender and walks away.


    *VENUS''s POV*


    Retrieving my first emotion back was harder than i thought, of all emotions why is it that anger has to


    be it?! I sat down exhaustedly when i realized i was finally out of range from any danger. I didn''t even


    realize that night had already came, it only dawned on me when the moonlight shed on my face.


    "Of all emotions, why anger is my first emotion!" I yelled in frustration.


    I took deep breaths and closed my eyes. Thinking that i have no time to be resting, i hurriedly got up


    and headed back to my pack. But, just as expected, i noticed several men on my ce once i set foot


    on the dormitory grounds.


    Shaka must''ve sent them after hearing the news that i beat Ryan half-dead.


    "Heh." I snorted.


    I sneakily went behind each of them and knocked them out, specifically targeting the nerve behind their


    neck. I was a bit sorry when i realized i still couldn''t control my anger properly that their necks were


    bruised badly from the hit.


    "Oops..Sorry." I said in respect.


    I kick the door open and immediately pick up the bag that i''ve long prepared in case of emergencies


    like this. It contained; clothes, food, potions, knife, and my mother''s portrait. As i walked past a mirror, I


    noticed the ring on my neck.


    I can somehow still remember when she gave me a ring that perfectly fit through my finger, but


    because I grew inches tall, i had to make it into a pendant so i could wear it at all times.


    This was thest thing she gave me before she died.


    "I''m going mom, wish me luck." I whispered and kissed the ring softly.


    With onest look, i left SunDale Pack.


    ~*~


    Midnight was the best time to do my missions. It was the time of the day that all of my targets would be


    sleeping and it was easier to move since it still limits their senses though it doesn''tpletely erase


    my presence.


    There was two choices that i often make when i do my mission, sometimes i do follow my mission just


    like what Shaka ordered me to do, but most of the time i go rogue and decide on impulse.


    Either way, it benefits our pack anyway.


    Having a slim figure made it easier for me to hide my presence anywhere. It was routine for a trained


    spy like me to act like a shadow, and i''ve always done it perfectly in any of my missions. As i noticed


    that i''ve reached a safe ce close to Crescent moon, i put down my bag and started to groom myself.


    I wore the purple scarf the i''ve always took with me and wrapped it around to cover my nose and


    mouth. Since i had a unique eye color, i had to wear contacts to hide my true identity in every mission. I


    took the knife out of the bag and ced it securely on my back.


    And of course, i always go barefoot.


    I''ve heard rumors about spies getting caught before reaching Crescent moon so i''ve been doing my


    own research for the past couple of months. Some of them get seen at the frontline because the whole


    forest near Crescent moon was covered with sound detection rm.


    They didn''t station any werewolves at the borders since they had it perfectly covered. It was brilliant


    really, most people would prefer CCTV cameras but those are too noticeable so they rather used a


    sound rm device that could be hidden anywhere in the forest, and who knows how many they


    nted?


    Since the ground was filled with twigs that could set off an rm in any minute, i decided to jump softly


    as i can to strong tree branches to avoid being heard. On my way there, a small twig caught my


    ne and it fell down on the ground.


    "Goddamn it..my ne!" I muttered lowly.


    Going down was suicide, so just thought that i could retrieve itter after i finished the mission once


    and for all. I sighed briefly and continued to move forward.


    When i reached the second security that Crescent moon had, which was traditional stationed borders, i


    had to use one of my gas potions to force them to sleep as quiet as i can.


    I walked past them and headed to my final destination.


    Alpha Derek''s bedroom.


    It was thanks to the journal of past spies that tried to infiltrate Crescent Moon, that i was able to get


    intel about the direction of his bedroom. Though they died before reaching him, at least they got to


    write about it.


    Inded softly on the target''s balcony and noticed the door open. I was used to walking without a


    sound so it wasn''t difficult as i finally stood beside his bed, his back facing me.


    I red at his body.


    The mission was actually to participate in the arenapetition. But seeing that Alpha Derek posed a


    huge threat to Shaka, i don''t see any reason why this bastard should live?


    He should die before he gets too strong in the future.


    "Don''t worry, i''ll do this as quick as i can." I muttered under my breath.


    Taking out the knife on my back, i was about to plunge it straight down to his heart but he caught my


    wrist on time. My eyes widened, when he turns, we locked eyes and i gasped in pain. He gripped my


    wrist too hard that the knife fell from my hands.


    I jumped back and positioned myself in a fighting stance. As i finally saw his face, my jaw dropped.


    Wait.. isn''t he the guy from the festival?!


    I was expecting him to attack me but instead. I saw his eyes darkened, his chest rising up and down.


    He growls loud. "MINE!"

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    Chapter 5: I Need You!


    Mine?


    It only took him a second before he snapped back. He held his head in agony and hesitantly took a few


    steps back.


    What is he doing?


    He chuckles bitterly, his eyes filled with venom. "I never thought I''ll meet my mate like this. You actually


    dare to kill me?"


    Mates?


    My eyes widened.


    I can''t believe it. My mate is Alpha Derek! But wait..Why did he only sense it now? We met at the


    festival but he acted normal.. so what gives?


    I''ve heard the stories of other people countless times. As a teen who just turned 18, I knew I would be


    exposed to my mate sooner orter. However, I couldn''t sense the mate pull because I was only a half-


    werewolf.


    I stared at my palms. It was the same asst time. The ce where he touched me made me shiver all


    over my skin. But that wasn''t what was bothering me. What bothered me the most was his behavior


    right now. Rather than approaching me because I am his mate, he surprisingly avoided me by taking a


    few steps back, his breathing unsteady, as he looked away from me.


    The thought of him avoiding me even when he knew I was his mate somehow made me angry. I


    should''ve quickly escaped avoiding capture, but I was standing in front of him like an idiot as I waited


    for him to do something.


    I mocked, "If we''re mates, then why are you avoiding me??"


    "Shut up." He growls. "Don''t talk, and don''t you dare step near me!"


    "Are you serious right now?" I growled in disbelief.


    I don''t know why I just realized it now. I think my emotion of anger came back because our hands


    touched during the festival. And the boy that I met 12 years ago had the same golden eyes just like he


    has right now.


    I''m sure of it. He''s the injured boy from 12 years ago!


    If I don''t retrieve my five emotions back before the next snowfall, I will eventually die as my heart slowly


    withers away. That''s why if I want to live, I have to stay beside him! I need him!


    He looks away, "I can''t... I already have someone I love. It won''t ever be you, so don''t even dream of


    climbing your way in my bed! I''ll see it that you''ll get punished for trying to assassinate me."


    My eyebrow furrowed.


    "Wow, so this is how you treat your mate?"


    "You tried to kill me first." He spat out angrily.


    That was before I knew he was that guy from the past! Even if I want to kill him right now, doing so will


    only result in bad luck. If he dies, I''ll die too!


    "I, Alpha Derek of Crescent Moon Pack-"


    As soon as I heard the rejection phrase that could leave me immobile, I knew i had to leave right away.


    It was a failure to try to get on his good side. If he finished that sentence, he could easily catch me as I


    curl in pain!


    I didn''t let him finish, and I jumped from the balcony.


    I''ve heard rumors about the feeling of being rejected by your mate- well, it isn''t a pleasing one!


    As soon as Inded softly on the ground, I didn''t waste any more time and ran as fast as I could. Only


    this time, I didn''t have the time to follow my escape route so I ran past several traps along the way. Yet


    even after running for half an hour, I still couldn''t lose them. I had long escaped the pack''s border, but


    they still continued to pursue me.


    Just how far will they go to catch me?!


    I couldn''t feel my right shoulder as a bullet struck me earlier, and my legs were bleeding too much from


    poisoned darts. Spots were forming in my vision, and I knew I already reached my limit.


    My knees finally gave up, and I fell hard on the ground.


    I huffed.


    Damn it, at moments like these. I hate how I''m only a half-werewolf!


    I sensed several men approaching, but I just had no energy to move. So far, this was the most


    arranged in a weird pattern that even I couldn''t guess where it woulde from.


    I sensed someone in front of me, but I couldn''t move, and all I could see was a ck silhouette. I


    naturally thought I was on death''s door and my mom was there to fetch me.


    "I''m sorry...mom."


    My heart paced faster, and everything turned ck.


    *SEFF''s POV*


    I was on my way to Stone City when I heard a suddenmotion near Crescent Moon territory. Our


    pack and Derek''s pack weren''t far from each other, and since Crescent Moon Pack was located in an


    isted Mountain area, it was an area where you could easily hear the echoes of the noises nature


    make.


    I squinted my eyes as I focused on my senses.


    I could hear many footsteps that made me stop in my tracks. In the middle of the night, just what is


    happening?


    Initially, I wanted to go to Stone City to have fun, but it looks like something way more fun happened at


    Derek''s ce. Since I knew the forest''s topography, I quickly went inside the border without triggering


    the rm system.


    As I approached themotion, I jumped to one of the trees when I saw an injured woman falling to


    the ground. Her body was covered with silver-coated darts, and by that view, I could quickly tell she


    was an intruder.


    I smirked.


    "Look what we have here?"


    It was the first time I saw someone make it past the border. Most importantly, it was a woman! That fact


    made me intrigued to the point that I carried her up to the tree and hid our scents as i watched the


    Crescent Moon warriors passed by.


    Derek will kill me for this, Iughed just by thinking how snobbish he''d get once he knew i retook one of


    his intruders.


    "I''ll take her back once I''m done ying," I sneered to myself


    As soon as they were out of sight, my nose immediately picked up her strange scent.


    "What''s this? A hybrid?" My nose scrunch in disgust.


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    My back arched when I realized who the intruder was. I just took off her scarf that covered her bottom


    face, and who would''ve thought that the intruder that tried to kill Derek was no other than the girl we


    saw at the festival earlier.


    "Well, this is interesting." I chuckled. "His instincts never fail, does it?"


    I took her to a safe house near my pack just in case things got messy. I cleaned up her wounds and


    washed her. I was used to seeing girls'' bodies, so it didn''t matter to me anyway. At that point, I don''t


    like how she reeked of blood close to me.


    Usually, I don''t do these to my ythings, but she was just too damn interesting to ignore, so I knew I


    had to take care of her. I still remember her facial features when she ran past by me when she escaped


    at the festival. I thought she was simply just a guest of the festival.


    Who would''ve thought things would turn out this way?


    Since I already saved her on the brink of death, I knew that she''d wake up any moment now, so I took


    one of the syringes to the drawer just in case


    Just as expected, she woke up.


    As soon as her eyes opened, she immediately jumped far to the corner of the room when she realized


    that she wasn''t alone. She shot a suspicious re towards me, and I just smirked as I looked at how


    great the nightdress hugged her body.


    "It fits you perfectly."


    "Who are you? and where the heck are we?" She says impatiently.


    "The question is, who are YOU?" I asked back. "We''ve met before, right?"


    She arches an eyebrow, disying her confusion.


    I chuckled, "Silly me, of course, you don''t remember me. I was watching from afar, wasn''t I? At the


    festival?"


    "I don''t know irrelevant people."


    "Oh, sharp tongue we have there." I chuckled. "I want to make sure, miss. Since I clearly remember


    your scent and features being entirely different from when I first saw you."


    The most striking feature I noticed was the color of her eyes. At the festival, she had purple eyes, but


    she must''ve worn contacts to hide them. The second thing was her scent from before. I was sure she


    was a full-blooded werewolf until now.


    She chuckled back, "No need to y dumb. You know it''s me. So is that it? that''s why you saved me


    from getting caught?"


    "Saved you?" I grinned, my eyes squinted in excitement. "What makes you think I saved you?"


    She must''ve felt my hostility. That''s why she took a step back. She stood high on alert as she studied


    my movements from afar. I remember Derek telling me she''s strong. But I wasn''t worried at all since


    she was still covered with bruises.


    She could even hardly escape from me. Yet even with those circumstances, something about her made


    me believe that she could entertain me well throughout the night.


    "You''re a spy who just tried to kill my friend. Now tell me, how long do you think you can endure pain?


    Let''s bet on it. If you win, I''ll grant you three wishes. If you lose, I''ll send you straight to your enemy''s


    den."


    "Three? How generous." Sheughed. "You must be a psychopath for saving me before torturing me,


    huh? I just tried to kill your friend, and here you are trying to y a stupid game with me."


    My eyes widened.


    Her decisive tone pissed me off, especially when she described me as a psychopath, just like those


    filthy people from my past.


    {"How is your child any different from a psychopath?! He''s a disgrace!"}


    Chills went up to my spine, and I just knew that I silently exploded in anger. The voices that I


    continuedly heard haunted me to the point that my interest to y with her went down the drain.


    "I change my mind," I growled.


    I was nning on sending her to Derek after I tortured her, but it looks like that won''t be possible now.


    I''ll kill this woman and erase her.


    I red at her.


    "If you lose, I''ll cut your neck in half."


    She smirks, "let''s see who cuts whose neck first, shall we?"

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    Chapter 6: Clueless but dominating!


    I thought Derek was bluffing when he said she was strong enough to handle three men simultaneously,


    but when shended a swift back kick towards my neck, my elbow almost went numb from the pain.


    I slid back and smirked.


    She''s fast. If I had reacted a little slower, then it''d be the end of me.


    "Want to kick my head off? Not happening. Though you are strong, you''re not strong enough to


    overpower a man''s strength."


    "Hah." She snorts. "That''s a bit sexist, don''t you think?"


    She tried to lunge at me for the second time, but since I already expected her to move, I swiftly dodged


    all her attempts to knock me down. Her pace was speeding up, but it wasn''t a problem to me.


    Not until she jabbed a broken ss to my side.


    My eyes opened. "Ugh! You bitch-"


    When she attempted another back kick, I grabbed her ankle and threw her to the wall.


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    I huffed. I nced at my wound and noticed that it wasn''t healing.


    When did she grab that ss? The broken ss shards were on the opposite side of the room. There


    was no way she could''ve picked it up while we were exchanging blows.


    Did she hide it in her body? And why the fuck is my wound not healing? Did she cast some spell?


    My eyes shot towards the broken wood that shattered around her. Even with the amount of strength I


    pulled to knock her out, she was still able to stand up with a nk expression.


    She snaps her neck slightly, "Well, that hurt."


    I growled. "What did you do to me?"


    "Oh, that?" She smirks as she kicks the wood beside her. "That''s a secret."


    "A secret? Do you know what you smell like now? You smell like a witch and a werewolfbined.


    Unlike at the festival where you fooled two alphas at the same time."


    "You.. know I''m a half-witch?" Her eyes grew. She took a few steps back and whispered to herself.


    "How is that possible? Is that why Alpha Derek was acting weird?"


    I already suspected that she cast a spell on my blood, so she''ll undoubtedly be affected if I get my


    blood on her system.


    Using that moment to move, I pushed her aggressively against the wall and used the shard that she


    used against me to pierce her through the same ce.


    Her breath hitched in pain as I pinned her wrists above her, then I slowly leaned on her ear. "Tick-tock,


    Little witch, if you don''t undo that spell, we''ll both bleed here to death."


    She looks at me with a nk expression, "I hate clever people like you, it hasn''t even been an hour,


    and you already know the magic trick?"


    Only until now that I notice that both her contacts had fallen off, Her purple eyes stared back into mine,


    and it somehow irritated me how this half-witch made me somehow attracted to her.


    It would be a waste to kill her, wouldn''t it?


    I grinned. "What reward do I get for exposing the magician?"


    The atmosphere around us changed all of a sudden. I wasn''t showing hostility anymore, and she just


    stared at me with a confused face.


    She raises an eyebrow. "Aren''t you going to slice my neck? Though we''re both bleeding to death here,


    you still had the energy to pin me on the wall."


    "Killing you would be a waste. I hadn''t had fun like this for a while now."


    "You''ve got some serious, weird kink dude, don''t tell me you''re flirting with a spy who just tried to kill


    your friend?"


    "I mean, aren''t we both dying anyway? Might as well wait who bleeds to death first?" I smiled.


    She groans heavily before i feel the restraints on my body getting lighter. I nced at my wound site


    and noticed it healing.


    I locked eyes with her again. This time, I was close enough that it would only take her to move slightly


    to kiss her directly.


    "That''s odd. You don''t look like the type to care about death."


    "Of course, dying with a psychopath like you wouldn''t be how I pictured myst day. And can you


    please move away? you''re too close!"


    "You don''t want to fight me anymore?"


    "Fight you? Then what? so I can tire myself out?"


    Hah. She''s smart enough to back down. She can even tell i won''t try to hurt her anymore. i must''ve


    pulled back my hostility far back.


    "You''re really interesting," I caressed her cheek, "A pet like you would surely entertain me every day."


    She spits on my face.


    I chuckled bitterly as I wiped her saliva off my face, "Really, you could''ve just told me if you wanted to


    exchange saliva with me?"


    "You sick bastard-"


    I didn''t give her the chance to finish and pulled her neck to kiss me, I ced my tongue inside hers


    while she froze in shock. She looked clueless, yet her body was reacting perfectly to mine.


    But something felt wrong. I was gradually losing energy as I went on with the kiss.


    I pulled away, "You''re kissing me back?"


    "What did you do?" She says out of breath, her eyes on my lips. "It felt amazing. My whole body feels


    good. Don''t stop. Keep going."


    What?


    My eyes widened when she tentatively kissed me once again. My grip on her loosened, and she used


    that chance to push me down the bed.


    Her eyes were glowing purple, and she was acting differently from a while ago.


    "More, I want more." She says in a hungry tone, her eyes focused on my lips.


    "What''s gotten into you-"


    I lost my senses when I felt her hands on top of my abdomen. Something was wrong, I was losing


    control of the situation while she sucked the energy out of me.


    Every ce she puts her lips made my body weakened, I tried dominating her, but since I was out of


    energy, she easily pushed me down again.


    "I don''t know what''s this feeling, I never thought intimacy would feel this good. You can''t even move."


    She smirks. "Looks like i just discovered another ability."


    Ability?


    "Don''t worry, I''m just sucking your energy, not your life span. If I knew this was possible, then i would''ve


    just seduced you to get out of here. I''m thankful, really. Your kiss wasn''t so bad after all."


    I grinned, "Baby, you can suck my energy out, but don''t you ever think you can get out of here."


    "You can''t even move. Dare to threaten me?"


    "I can chase you then baby, I would definitely get my energy back if you run now. but don''t me me


    for being merciless if I catch you." I growled yfully.


    Though I can''t move, for now, I knew that her ability to weaken me has its limits. I have endless


    stamina. Even if she drains my energy, I will get back on my feet in no time.


    I was in a dangerous position, but all i could think about is how I couldn''t let her go now, not when I was


    seriously starting to get addicted.


    She looks down at me.


    "Hmm? I think you''re mistaken. Do you not even realize your position right now? I''ll suck you dry until


    you get knocked out. Let''s see if you can wake up and chase me then?" She smirks.


    "Suck me dry?" My eyes widened. "Do you mean-"


    She leans down, trailing her finger slowly towards my bottom part. My breath hitched in excitement


    when she faced my manhood.


    "This is your most sensitive part, isn''t it? i want to see the limits of my ability." She says in a low voice.


    I groaned in impatience.

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    Chapter 7: In A Nightgown


    VENUS''s POV


    It was weird really. The moment when he kissed me, i felt a sudden surge of energy enter my body. I''ve


    watched people do these intimate things to their partner but being in the exact position as them now, i


    never thought it would feel this good, though it was only me who had this ability to suck out energy from


    others.


    I could already tell that this ability was rted to me being a half-witch.


    Since i noticed that i get more energy when i touch some of his sensitive spots, i randomly decided to


    get nasty. I told him i''d suck him dry but i don''t exactly know how.


    I pulled down his pants and his dick sprung up.


    I nced at him and noticed how flushed his face has gotten, was he bothered that i was so shameless


    to pull down his pants? Well doesn''t matter to me anyways.


    When i grabbed his thing, i felt all his energy get sucked towards me in an instant. Then he fell


    unconscious.


    I blinked.


    "What.. that''s it?"


    ~*~


    I gave onest look to him while he was sound asleep on the bed, his upper body exposed- well of


    course i covered his pants again, i''m not that shameful to leave him naked.


    Then i left the small house and inspected the area.


    I realized that i was in the border between Crescent and Dark Moon Territory, which was to be


    expected. I had no problem going on with the mission, only that it was still odd to me that the man


    earlier could sniff my true identity.


    I''ve been living by hiding my identity all my life, i naturally thought it has something to do with me being


    a half-witch yet everything got exposed suddenly, why was it?


    My eyes widened.


    "Wait-" I ced my hand on my upper chest. "Was it the ring?"


    Now that i think about it, i''ve never taken the ring off my body in the past. if the ring was indeed a witch


    artifact given by my mother i would''ve known yet it wasn''t giving off any mana aura so i couldn''t tell


    before.


    Was it also covering its true origin? There''s only one way to know.


    "I have to retrieve it." I nodded to myself.


    The morning had alreadye, the birds chirping as they hummed to tell that it was the day that the


    Arena Tournament would be held in Crescent Moon Pack. Since i''ve failed with the assassination


    attemptst night, i knew i had no choice but to follow the mission for now- though the objective had


    gone to a 360-degree turn.


    Nevertheless, it was something i had to do to live for another year.


    I ran fast as i could, not minding the rm system. My memory was perfect, so i had no problem


    retrieving the item back to my hands. I quickly picked up the ne and wore it.


    Then i heard it, the patrol unit started to surround me.


    "Stop, who are you? Do you know you''ve trespassed Crescent Moon Territory?" One of them growls.


    Did it work?


    Well i guess it did. They''re only disying a given amount of hostility, if they could smell my witch scent


    then they woud''ve easily tried to lunge at me.


    Let''s calm down for now.


    "Oh?" I turned to face them and stered my best smile. "I think I''m lost. I n on participating in the


    arenapetition."


    "The arena is on the opposite side. You''re more than lost."


    I remained to smile, "Really? I''m sorry then. I''m terrible at directions. Would you mind escorting me to


    the ce?"


    At that moment, i was relieved that i left my things in the cabin. It would''ve made me more suspicious if


    i had appeared with a bag with me. But there was still one thing i haven''t realized until now. Not until


    one of them pointed it out.


    "I don''t know about that miss," He chuckled. "You''re telling me to believe you that you''re participating in


    that get up?"


    What get up? I looked down and finally realized that i was wearing a nightgown. My thoughts wandered


    at the time when the bastard from earlier said the nightgown hugged my body. I''ve been too


    unbothered to noticed my clothes at all!


    Ugh, i want to kill that psychopath!


    I coughed awkwardly, "Is there any rules that i can''t wear this?"


    "There isn''t, but looking at you is distracting, woman." A deep voice emerges from nowhere.


    The air around us changed when he finally entered. The dark, omitting cold aura surrounded his body


    as we all felt the chill run dun our spine. It was no other than Alpha Derek.


    Why was he here?


    He stares at me, his eyes slightly reflecting the sun''s color behind him. The tone of his eyes started to


    shift due to irritation.


    "Wait a minute, i know you. Aren''t you that weird woman at the festival?"


    Hah, So the ring works after all. He can''t sense my true identity anymore. I was still irked that he almost


    rejected me at his roomst night so i decided to get back at him somehow.


    "Pleasure to meet you Alpha Derek, do forgive me for my rudeness at the festival. If i knew you were


    an alpha, then i wouldn''t have kicked you down on purpose." I smirked.


    The guys behind him started to nce at one another. It only took one look for Alpha Derek to silence


    them immediately. His killing intent rose in just seconds, his pride hurt after what i said.


    His eyebrow furrowed, "What did you say?"


    Let''s not anger him too much Venus, i thought.


    "Was it a secret? I''m just apologizing anyway. Though i''m not just here to say sorry. You know right? I


    want to join the tournament."


    "After insulting me, you have guts to be asking me this. I don''t know if you''re smart or just in stupid."


    "Isn''t that something you can judge after you allow me to join?"


    He crosses his arm. "Usually there''d be an evaluation for every participant who wants to join, but since


    we''re already here. Should I just ask you a few questions then?"


    Bingo.


    I nod.


    "Name."


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    "Venus of SunDale Pack."


    "Sundale Pack? isn''t that too far to be wandering in a nightgown at this hour?" He says irked.


    I chuckled, "Am i too distracting Alpha?"


    He eyes me up and down, even the guys behind him started to realize my beauty that they had to turn


    their heads away as soon as they heard their alpha growl.


    "Pft." I snort, "I''m sorry then, i had a bit of emergency so I couldn''t dress appropriately in time."


    Even i am convinced i look too distracting with how my cleavage was poking out and my long legs


    greatly exposed to these unmated werewolves.


    What i didn''t expect was when Alpha Derek took off his shirt suddenly and walked towards me in a


    suspicious calm manner. His forehead knitted as he shoved me his shirt at my chest.


    "Wear it. It''s big enough to cover your whole body."


    "Thank you." I smiled.


    Well, this is odd.


    "My men would bring you proper clothes for thepetition, make sure to sign up at the right ce


    formally, don''t do this again. You''re lucky you trespassed on the day of the tournament or else i''d send


    you straight to jail time." He res at me.


    "I''ll take note of that."


    His nose scrunched in disgust, he said before he left. "Make sure to take a shower, you smell bad."


    What?! I smell bad?! I was too shocked that my anger waste toe. He was already gone when


    my veins started to pop from frustration.


    Ugh, he''s such a cold bastard.


    Awkwardly though, i tried to sniff myself. "What the hell is wrong with him? i don''t smell bad at


    all."

 Chapter 8: The Mechanics of the Competition

    Chapter 8: The Mechanics of the Competition


    *DEREK''s POV*


    In the far area behind the arena, I was busy inspecting thepetitors that came in. Carefully, I


    observed any movements that may look suspicious. And so far, none of them have surfaced yet.


    It was justst night that an assassin tried to kill me again, but this time- she was my mate. It was that


    fact that made everythingplicated. Even when they searched for her until dawn, she just


    I closed my eyes in frustration. I can still remember how vague the connection felt through my bones.


    It''s more potent than I thought.


    "Alpha," Easton calls out.


    "Easton, did you get enough information?"


    "You mean?"


    "Venus, thepetitor."


    "Yes, Alpha. From what we gathered, Venus is indeed one of the SunDale''s wolves. Her original profile


    coincides with what she wrote in the registration form. Though she is the right henchman on Alpha


    Shaka, she''s strangely absent in every important gathering. We also tried asking some SunDale


    wolves, but they didn''t know much about her, other than being the adopted daughter of the Alpha."


    My eyebrow furrowed. It''s the fact that she doesn''t have enough information that makes her suspicious.


    She has a rare talent, so I can''t get why I''ve never heard of her before. Although female warriors are


    ordinary, her technique and skills can level an alpha''s raw power.


    She''s the first she-wolf to disy such monstrous strength.


    "What do you think? Do you think she came here to join the ranks?" I asked.


    "Hmm, I still can''t tell. It''s too early to say that she''s a spy. Her profile checks out, and her pack record


    proves her identity."


    "I doubt that."


    We can''t trust SunDale Pack. However, it''s a famous pack for being a neutralmunity. People


    always wondered why the best warriors from that pack started to disappear after some time. Even the


    previous alphas disappear in the middle of their session.


    The pack is just way too suspicious to trust. Maybe that''s why they never got involved in pack wars.


    Speaking of the devil.


    Venus finally got out of the tent. This time she was wearing proper clothes on, leggings that reached


    her ankles, and a ck crop top that stopped on the top of her belly button.


    When our eyes met from afar, she waved towards us childishly.


    "..." - Easton.


    "I take it back. You''re right. It''s too early to tell." I sighed.


    I just red at her, expecting that she''d stop acting so stupid, but instead, she just blew a kiss towards


    me. Easton held hisughter while I fought the urge to scold her from this distance.


    Just what the hell is with this woman?


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    "Shut up." I hissed at him after I rubbed my temples in frustration.


    Easton closes his mouth, "Yes, Alpha. But aren''t you going to return that-"


    I growled.


    "-Sorry, I was joking. Anyway, Alpha, you shouldn''t judge a book by its cover. It would be best if you


    tried to watch her close too. You won''t know. Maybe she''s a spy or just someone you can have a close


    connection with."


    This again?


    "I love Cheryl. I don''t n on meeting some weird she-wolf, especially not that hobo one."


    "Hobo?" He chuckles. "She looks interested in you. Why not give her a chance?"


    Give her a chance? I looked at her once again. This time she locked her eyes on me while she waited


    in line. It was at that moment that I noticed her beautiful purple iris again.


    Damn it, what''s wrong with me?


    I abruptly looked away.


    "She''s just here to join Crescent Moon''s ranks. Whether she gets the chance or not, it''s up to her."


    "What if she gets epted?"


    I smirked. "Then, I''ll formally wee her to our hell. We''ve never had a woman in our ranks before, so


    every training regimen is focused on men. Though she is strong, I can tell her stamina isn''t that high."


    "I''m not talking about that. I''m asking what you''ll do if she continues to flirt with you like this?" Easton''s


    eyebrow rose.


    "Do I look fickle? I won''t cheat on Cheryl."


    He sighs, "I don''t know if your loyalty applies to your rtionship with her. I mean, didn''t she rify that


    she just wanted to be friends with you? Alpha, I don''t like her. That woman has been leading you on for


    10 years already. She knows you like her, but she-"


    "Enough, Easton. Just how many times do you have toin about my business? This is thest


    time. If I hear this one more time, I''ll dismiss you." I growled.


    ~*~*~


    *VENUS''s POV*


    After, I took a shower and changed just like he wanted. I took some time in the tent to practice limiting


    my recent ability to weaken men. Though it was hard toprehend at first, I realized that power was


    something I could control. I would have to restrain my inner mana from pulling energy.


    Since my mother taught me the basics of mana control at a young age, it was a piece of cake to control


    now. Now I won''t have to worry about random men having a boner whenever I touch them.


    When I got out, a guy outside guided me to the arena''s reception. It was packed with wolves from


    different packs, mostly rogues at that. Usually, rogues aren''t the ideal type to recruit, but since we''re


    talking about Crescent Moon here, they are thew, I guess.


    When I sniffed the air, I quickly caught his scent. I turned in his direction and saw him looking at me.


    Since I was desperate to get close to him to lengthen my life, I swallowed my damn pride and waved at


    him.


    He ignores me.


    Then I tried again, but he ignored me again! yet this time he red at me.


    For thest 15 minutes, I''ve been trying to get his attention. But all he did was ignore me and talk to the


    guy beside him. They looked like they were talking about me. I wanted to hear what they were saying,


    but my senses were too dull even to hear it at this distance.


    He must be shit-talking me!


    "Rude bastard, you''ll fall for me soon." I grinned.


    With this new ability, I''m sure it''ll be a piece of cake.


    As soon as everypetitor was formally signed in, We were gathered inside the arena''s stadium, the


    roof reached three trees in height, and about every werewolf was as tall as my mate.


    I looked like a total munchkin.


    There was an oval stage in the center, a guy with a mic on started to introduce the event and the


    mechanics overall. He exined that there were only three stages in the event.


    The first one being Mass Raid, which focused on every single one of us at the same time. Basically, it


    was a test for survival since we would be going inside the notorious Arndon woods. What''s left from the


    3000 would proceed to the next level.


    Whilst level 2 was a test relying on one''s intellect. We would be given a hard situation inside an illusion,


    and a panel would choose whether you pass or not.


    Lastly, it''s the man vs. man duel. Thest stage where we would be standing at the same location in


    front of us. The numbers would have greatly decreased by then, but the death toll would increase as


    well.


    "If you have any questions, you can ask now. This might be yourst time asking. You never know. You


    might survive if you ask something important." The guyughs on stage.


    Rather than being curious, everyone was stered with fear in their eyes. All of them were seriously


    taken back at the event mechanics that was way too abnormal toprehend. Even I was a bit


    shocked that the Crescent moon would go so far like this. All of us signed a consent form regarding our


    lives at stake. We thought it was rted to duels but seeing that Arndon woods was only just level 1.


    The other two levels must be living hell.


    I grinned.


    A guy raised his hand, "C-Can I back out?"


    "Back out? You signed the forms, dude. Didn''t you read that once you enter the arena, there is no


    backing out? Either you die here or you seed. That''s all there is to it." He smiles.


    Everyone gasps in fear.


    Well, that was a normal reaction since werewolves aren''t the type even to read the long-ass consent


    form in the first ce.


    What kind of sick arrangement is this?


    They just made Mass murder legal.

 Chapter 9: Big Hairy Spider

    Chapter 9: Big Hairy Spider


    The queries didn''tst long. Although some guys tried fighting their way out, everything eventually


    yed out when Alpha Derek appeared in front of the crowd. No one was able toin anymore at


    that point.


    His dominating alpha aura was enough to make everyone silent. He didn''t even need to speak to shut


    the noisy ones. But before he left, he sent me onest re that made me somehow smile.


    At least he''s not ignoring me that much?


    Facing the notorious Arndon Woods, everyone around me was nervous or worried about their lives. I


    saw some weird dudes getting excited- while here I am bored as hell.


    I groaned. "Just when will this start?"


    "Hey, shortie."


    I turned at the voice behind me and saw a tall guy with blonde hair staring at me with an amused


    expression. And because I was a great actress, I immediately smiled upon locking eyes with him.


    "Me? Shortie? I''m 5''6."


    "Well, I''m 6''2, so you''re short on my perspective."


    Ok? No one asked, though.


    Despite wanting to bark back, I just continued to smile at him to hint him that I was ufortable with


    how he was standing beside me.


    "What''s with the dog smile?"


    My smile almost broke. "Did you just say dog?"


    "You don''t like dogs? then how about a cat?" He grins.


    There was something weird about him. I don''t even know him, but he was trying to rile me up. I


    could''ve sworn I hid my identity when I made enemies. If one person knew my identity, that''d be the


    guy I left half-naked at the cabin.


    "Do I know you? I can feel a strange sense of hostilitying from you."


    He eyes me down, he was getting closer, so I took a step back. He says, "Do you know Alpha Derek?"


    "What? What does that have to do with you?"


    "It does. I should know if there''s something fishy going around the arena, shouldn''t I?"


    "Hah. You''re suspecting me of going through a back door to win, aren''t you, big guy?"


    He res at me, "It''s Noah, make sure to remember that till thest level. Like you, i don''t want things


    to get boring, so you better not die until thest level."


    And then he''s gone.


    I sighed briefly. Did he saw how I flirted with Alpha Derek? or was it when he red at me recently?


    Anyway, I shouldn''t be bothered about it that much since I will win this thing anyway.


    "Worry about yourself, Big Noah." I rolled my eyes.


    Finally, the gate to enter Arndon Woods opened. We were given a total amount of 8 hours to get


    through the forest, or else we''d be locked inside the forest until the next date to open the gate arrives,


    though I highly doubt that you''ll be alive after so long.


    Arndon Woods was considered the scariest forest on the continent so far. The gate only opens mid-


    winter, letting anyone in without restrictions. It was the type of gate that once you step foot inside, you


    can''t step get out at the same gate- it has to be at the other end of the forest.


    But there''s more. What makes it so terrifying is that the forest was crawling with monsters and


    creatures from different species.


    Others call it ''The lost World.''


    I''ve always heard about this ce from my missions. Other than it''s terrifying stories. I also found out


    that it was a ce to go for great treasure. Some even said that this forest was once a haven for


    Witches.


    Everyone around me started to shift. Some stayed at their spot, and while I just casually ran towards


    inside. Once I was in, my ears tingled when I sensed movement from the ground.


    Is that mana?


    I jumped from a high tree and noticed the mud started to suck people in. The others jumped over it,


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    while some also copied me.


    I inspected the mud and saw a secret incantation beneath it. That''s when I knew that Witches were the


    ones responsible for this. It''s not a surprise to see one, but it still makes me nervous about meeting a


    witch at this ce.


    I didn''t mind it anymore and jumped from tree to tree, just like the instructor told us. The scent that led


    to the outside was lingering in one direction. So it wasn''t hard seeing that we''re werewolves with


    extraordinary senses.


    8 hours? I can finish this in less than an hour.


    I smirked.


    My excitement got cut short when the scent tripled in different directions. I halted immediately and


    Am I hallucinating?


    I tried cing my hand to my temple to see hints, but there wasn''t a single thing. I noticed some guys


    were also in the middle of confusion, just like I was. We stood bewildered how the scent wasing


    from different directions.


    This time, I can''t find a witch''s tracks.


    "This is harder than I thought." I looked up, the thing that everyone so feared finally appeared. A


    gigantic red hairy spider with four huge fangs snarled at us, and at the very front where he emerged


    was the same spot I was standing on.


    Damn it. It''s 20 meters tall! We just got in, and we''re already meeting a big one like this?!


    Sweat dripped from my side. "How is my luck so shitty today?"


    As if it understood me, it tried to pierce my body with its legs, so I jumped away from it in instinct. But in


    response, it also jumped towards me, its enormous body enough to disrupt the flow of air around me. I


    was thrown off to the tree and fell.


    "You''re having a hard time." Noahughs at my state, "I advise you to ignore big ones like that. You''ll


    waste your time."


    I rolled my eyes, "I wasn''t trying to attack it. News sh, I''m not that dumb."


    I stood up and brushed off the dirt on my body. Since it threw me off to the other side, I noticed that it


    started to hunt others in its path. If people died a lot on the mud earlier, then this time it''s worse.


    The spider is on an eating rampage, and some even dug themselves to hide from the spider.


    "Just what the hell is that spider? It''s big yet so fucking fast." I groaned.


    "Don''t die too early, shortie." He snickers before fleeing away. Just like he advised me, he avoided the


    giant creature by focusing on running through its blindspot. It was something I nned, but he''s just


    bragging right now, isn''t he?


    I just shrugged the frustration off and started to flee as well. In my case, once I started moving, the


    spider''s attention strangely focused on me.


    It was sniffing me out?!


    "Fuck-" I got thrown off again, this time when it jumped to my spot with its heavyweight. I huffed and


    tried to go to its blindspot, but it was continuously trying to keep me in its sight.


    Why me?


    "Fucking hell, don''t you have other hoes-ahh!!" I barely dodged his sharp fangs that could''ve


    dismembered me from behind me. I tried jumping to keep a distance, but just like I expected, it was


    following me!


    Because of my shitty luck, I tripped on a twig at the exact moment the spider''s tapered leg was about to


    Shit, I won''t be able to dodge in time.


    I was already prepared for the worst when I calmly closed my eyes in vain. The air gave me a sense of


    relief as I fell- but what I didn''t expect was when my body swiftly got moved out of the way from the


    attack.


    With an arm on my back, my eyes widened when I realized that a masked man just saved my life.


    When our skins touched, that''s when I realized that it was him.


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 Chapter 10: A Nice Bath

    Chapter 10: A Nice Bath


    He moved me up to the highest tree that he could find and settled there. Strangely, the spider was also


    out of my tail.


    I nced at his mask.


    The only problem left was to deal with Alpha Derek, who was wearing a mask and dark casual clothes


    that made his muscles pop.


    Or maybe I am the dangerous one here?


    When he carefully ced me down, I took that moment to wrap my arms around his neck. His eyes


    widened, and I felt his body stiffen in shock.


    "Let go of me." He says in a low voice.


    At that moment, I realized that it was the perfect chance to use my ability to make him submit to me.


    Yet all hopes got lost when I couldn''t suck a single grain of energy from his body.


    Is my ability not working on him?


    I bit my lower lip in irritation, "Why is my luck worst whenever it''s you?"


    "Get away from me, or I''ll throw you from this height." He threatens.


    "Do it then. Who''s the idiot who''ll save a person than kill themter on? Is it some fetish?"


    His eyes started to darken in anger, yet I still didn''t stop and got closer to him. It''s strange. Though he


    was acting angry, his body was saying the opposite.


    He''s nervous.


    I wanted to expose him right away, but maybe now isn''t the right time. I''ll let him y the role of being a


    mysteriouspetitor. I don''t know why he''s here anyway, and it''s not like he''ll tell me. He''ll just run


    away if I say I know that it''s him.


    "May I know the name of my savior?" I smiled.


    "No need," He pushed me away, "The situation was unexpected, so I had to save you. It''s too early to


    thank me. We just got in Arndon woods, who knows how long you can survive here without-"


    I sped my hands together in sarcasm, "You''re so kind! You want to apany me till the end of the


    forest!"


    "What when did I say that-"


    cing my index finger on his lips to silence him up, I grinned. "No need to be shy. I also want good


    He growled as he brushed my hand away. "You''re crazy. Stop assuming things. I don''t n on


    apanying you. You can die for all I care."


    I rolled my eyes. Why are all alphas so damn irritating?


    Seeing that he had no intention to stay with me any longer. I took the risk of wanting to rile him up. I


    know he can''t sense that I''m his mate, but I still bet that his instincts would still scream to help me, just


    like he did earlier.


    I hope this experiment is worth it.


    "Is that so? Then can I die now?"


    Brushing my hair behind my ear, I let out a smile before I stared down at the ground. The tree was high


    enough to kill me or injure me to the state of being disabled. I don''t know why, but the atmosphere up


    here made me morefortable than down there.


    Or was it because I''m just here beside my mate?


    "What are you doing? You''re not nning to jump from this height, are you?" He stood up immediately,


    he tried toe near me, but I took a step back.


    "Didn''t you say you wouldn''t care? You won''t know, maybe I can survive this fall. After all, you were


    able to carry me all the way up here."


    "That''s different! I jumped several tree branches to get us here! Even if you''re a werewolf, you won''t


    survive if you fall from this height! Are you crazy? Thepetition just started, and you''re trying to kill


    yourself?"


    "Then let mee with you, just until the end of the forest."


    "No!"


    "Then-" I took another step back, only one step more till i fell.


    He reaches his hand out in worry, "Wait! Okay! Okay! You win! I''ll let youe with me!"


    I smirked. "Promise you won''t take your words back?"


    "Are you a kid? Making promises like this?"


    "Promise me," I demanded. "With a kiss on the forehead."


    His eyebrow furrowed in confusion. I knew that he was a bit taken back that I was asking a stranger to


    kiss me on my forehead, but I just had no choice since I had to take any chance that I could take to


    make physical contact with him.


    I have to retrieve my essence back!


    "Did I hear that right? You said to kiss you?"


    I nodded. "That''s odd. Don''t we have a great hearing? why can''t you understand, I didn''t even


    whisper?"


    "You''re out of your mind."


    I squinted my eyes. He was pushing me away again. This time, I got so irritated that I unconsciously


    took another step back. That''s when I realized that I dug my own grave at that point.


    Oh no.


    My eyes widened, and everything went slow. Our eyes locked with each other. His expression turned


    as he gazed at how my body slowly fell. It took him about a second before he jumped down with me.


    He wrapped his arm around my body and faced his back towards the ground.


    The moment wended on his back, his whole body cushioned my fall, so I didn''t sustain any damage.


    Yet the fall was hard enough that he groaned in agony, I heard his ribs broke, and blood came out from


    his mouth.


    I stared at him. He was barely conscious as he looked at me with a relieved expression. It''s strange. I


    felt a strange warm jittery feeling around my heart whenever our face got close like this.


    Especially when I realized he decided to save me again.


    "You.. are you okay?" He pants.


    I sat up, "Don''t talk. You have bad injuries."


    "Who''s fault is it?" He chuckles bitterly, "So this is what I get from not kissing you?"


    "Do you regret it then now? Not kissing me, that is."


    "No." He slowly got up, his hand supporting his right side. "I''d rather fall from this height than kiss a


    weird she-wolf like you."


    Tsk.


    Of course, he doesn''t care about me. He must''ve saved me because his instincts said so.


    I was angry, but I knew that he wasn''t in the state to receive my anger. So I secretly released a


    sleeping powder to doze him off.


    He blinks a few times before he finally closes his eyes. After that, I tested if he was really out by tickling


    him or even pping his cheeks.


    Nope, he''s out cold.


    "I thought I was the most cold-blooded person out there. It looks like I just found my match."


    The night had alreadye. Resting usually isn''t an option when we are being tested for survival, but I


    took that chance to drag him towards the cave behind the waterfall because I had to heal him. I didn''t


    have any supplies with me, so I removed his shirt as a bandage to stop some of his bleedings.


    After finally healing him continuously for 2 hours straight, I just knew I deserved a nice bath.


    "Ugh. my back hurts," I murmured.


    Since the water was in front of me, I didn''t hesitate anymore as I soaked myself down the spring. I


    didn''t even care if there was some water demon on the water.


    After a good wash, my senses perk up when I sense someone. I turned around.


    "After almost killing me, you still had the leisure to rx?" The cold-blooded Alpha says, his backid


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    on the side of the cave.


    "You''re alive, aren''t you? You should be thanking me instead of using me."


    "Did you remove my mask?"


    "Should I have?"


    "Even if you want to, you can''t remove it easily."


    I smirked.


    Well, I didn''t have to remove it since I knew who you were from the start. I just shrugged off the thought


    and rose from the spring.


    "Fucking hell... " He avoids my eyes, "Don''t you have any shame? At least warn me!"


    "Being naked isn''t something umon for us."


    When I had finally worn all of my clothes, I looked at him and noticed that he was still wearing an


    annoyed face as he tried his best to avoid eye contact with me. His sweat was dripping though the cold


    breeze of air passed through my cheeks.


    I didn''tpletely understand his behavior, so I tried to confront him. My feet mirrored to him. I tilted


    my head to level my eyes with him.


    "Don''t tell me, are you horny right now?"

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    Chapter 11: They''re Mates


    SHAKA''s POV


    "Alpha, did you really let her go just like that?" Ryan asks, his forehead knitted in worry.


    It''s only been a few hours since she escaped us, Ryan just woke up from consciousness yet he still


    had the energy to barge in here just to ask for her wellbeing. He still wore hospital clothes, his chest


    rising up and down from exhaustion.


    Looks like you made a good friend, Venus.


    I shook my head in vain, "Let her go? You don''t get to choose to set her free, if Venus wants to go. You


    know no one can stop her."


    "What? Then why did you have to go all the trouble to scold her?"


    I sighed.


    "It''s because she needs to be at least aware of her situation. You''re the closest to her, you know she''s


    smart strategically, but since she''s devoid of emotions, she tends to make mistakes in judging a


    person''s character. For her, emotions are something she can copy easily. She takes it too lightly that I


    get worried."


    "It''s not her fault that she''s like that."


    "I know."


    Venus is a lonely child. When her father left her to me, I saw how Venus watched her father leave her


    for thest time. She wasn''t crying, nor wore a sad expression. She was simply wearing a nk face,


    that even somehow scared me at some point. When I came up to her, her words that escaped from her


    small lips broke my heart.


    {"Shaka, When will fathere back?"}


    As if she was used to how she gazes at her father back, it was understandable wny she asked such a


    question. In the past, I could only try tofort her, even though she didn''t understand why I was doing


    it.


    I never got to tell her the truth. She''d ask the same question every day. But hearing the same answer


    from me, she eventually started to avoid the question too.


    My heart tightened in pain, "Bad luck would always tangle itself on her, especially since she was born


    from a taboo rtionship between a witch and a werewolf. I wanted to keep her to my side until I die,


    but the oracle said she was bound to meet her destiny, which is something I can''t avoid."


    "What if she dies?! We''re talking about Crescent Moon here!" Ryan says in a panicked voice.


    "I can''t do anything about it. The only thing I can give for now is a home she can go back to. hopefully,


    when she retrieves her emotions back, she''ll be able to understand me a bit better than before."


    "...But what if she couldn''t?"


    I frowned, "That''s not an option Ryan, if she doesn''t retrieve her essence back, she''ll die either way."


    "What do you mean... die?" His eyes opened. "Venus will die? Why have I never heard of this before?


    If that was the case, then you shouldn''t have sent her away!"


    I sighed heavily.


    If he wasn''t injured in the first ce, I could''ve sworn I would have already kicked him out in a literal


    way. I mmed my fist on the desk, the table trembled, and the wind blew stronger in our direction.


    "Don''t push your luck kid. I''m still your alpha, don''t you disrespect me in this way!"


    He kneels immediately, "I''m sorry Alpha, i.. I was worried for Venus. She may be strong but she''s still a


    kid. Can I request that you send me too on the same mission?"


    Send him too? It''s too dangerous to send two spies at the same location. It''s always been a rule, so


    why did he bother asking anyway?


    "No." I replied.


    "But-"


    I growled, not taking any moreints from his mouth. "Is our rules just for disy? You dare ask a


    ridiculous request! If you doe with her, what happens?! You''ll get her caught in no time!"


    "Then, at least let me protect her from a far-"


    "Ryan, Just where is this stubbornnessing from? Last time I checked, you have a mate waiting for


    you at your house every day."


    "No, Alpha, it''s not that I like Venus in that way. But I genuinely think of Venus as my younger sibling. I


    just.. don''t want her to lose her life meaninglessly without having to live her life normally." He frowns.


    Does it have toe to this? looks like he won''t back down until I tell him the truth. Seeing no other


    choice, I stood up from my seat and walked towards his front.


    "You don''t have to worry about her losing her life in Crescent Moon. After all, Alpha Derek is Venus''s


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    mate."


    He immediately froze on the spot.


    DEREK''s POV


    "Don''t tell me, Are you horny right now?"


    My eyes twitched in anger. Has she finally gone crazy? Did she just ASKED a person who she barely


    knows such a question?!


    I was so annoyed that I couldn''t stop my hand that cupped her cheeks, her eyes widened and she tried


    to struggle away from me.


    "Listen here, you little punk. You''ve been trying to get on my nerves. Has nobody ever told you not to


    trust strangers so easily? I''ll rape you and kill you right here." I threatened.


    But, instead of getting scared. She froze for a short while then reverted back to her expressionless


    face. I was expecting something else, but what she didpletely threw me off.


    She tries kissing me, so I held her face between my hands even firmer.


    She''s crazy!


    "What are you doing! Didn''t you just hear what I said?!"


    "Yeah, I did. What''s wrong? didn''t you want this?"


    "W..What?" I said in disbelief.


    "Let''s do it, I want to try something."


    Was she joking? I just threatened to humiliate her, yet she agrees nonchntly! I tried looking for


    evidence that she was, but she just looks even sincere than any criminal I''ve studied before.


    ¡°What?¡± She arches an eyebrow, her purple eyes staring back into mine.


    That''s when her scent hit me. The smell of Rosewood Vani started to fill our surroundings. Everything


    became blurry except her body so close to mine. Her wet hair was strangely turning me on.


    I gulped, shit this feeling again!


    It was starting to get hot that I had to release my hands away from her. I took a few steps back, turned


    my eyes somewhere else, and panted hard.


    Damn it, what''s wrong with me? And why is my body acting so weird around her?


    I hate this. Staying near her was a bad idea!


    I growled. "We part ways here, don''t let me see you again!"


    then I ran away in a hurry.


    ~*~


    Going through the Arndon woods within an hour, I''ve vented all my frustrations to all the monsters and


    creatures on the way. I didn''t even realize it was a problem until Easton called it out.


    "Alpha? You''re back?" He eyes me up and down. "Am I seeing things right?"


    I froze. When I looked down on myself, I was covered in monster blood, which should have never have


    happened since I just decided to get in, to surveil the testing site. It was never my intention to even talk


    to that woman!


    What did I just do?


    "Shit, I just cleared a pathway for the participants." I cursed as I removed my mask.


    He ps his forehead in frustration. "Oh God, How many did you kill for you to look like that, Alpha?"


    "Um.. a few."


    "How many is ''few'' for you?"


    "About 50..70- anyway they were on the way," I said, making excuses. When the truth is, Easton knew


    very well how I''m aware that I could get through the forest without harming any monster along the way.


    He just made a duck face and agreed with the stupid excuse. "Whatever you say, Alpha. Anyway I


    have something to report to you."


    On our way back to our base camp, Easton dictated every report sent to us from the borders, there


    wasn''t much of a problem only that some outsiders tried to inquire about the people who already died


    on the entrance in Arndon woods.


    For werewolves, Someone you have a connection to, or your alpha in particr can feel something like


    a rope breaking when they die. Though I understand their feeling of loss, it was something inevitable


    since they signed a consent form.


    "Send them all away, if someone tries to resist kill them on the spot."


    "Yes Alpha." He nods, "Oh, right. Alpha Seff went backdoor a few hours ago. He asked about the


    background of each participant, I already sent him the files."


    My eyebrow arched. Did he ask for something like that? What is he up to now?


    "Where is he?"


    "About that... he also entered Arndon Woods just now."


    "What!?"

 Chapter 12: Dead Man Tell No Tales

    Chapter 12: Dead Man Tell No Tales


    ~*~*~*


    *VENUS''s POV*


    Alpha Derek''s reaction was a bit confusing on my part. I can''t fathom why he won''t respond to my


    advances when werewolves usually bite back as soon as they get tempted like that.


    I need to ask someone why my ability isn''t working on him.


    After he had left, I had no choice but to continue the journey alone. As I traveled from ce to ce,


    tracking the scent of the end, I immediately stopped when I noticed how suspiciously quiet the forest


    had been.


    "That''s weird.."


    It''s been miles, and I haven''t seen any creatures? Yet I only continued to be wary until I saw a track of


    dead monsters. The trail reached so far that my eyes couldn''t see how far it went.


    Wow, I didn''t know someone this strong was among the participants, though they could be a group- it


    tells me a single person did it since the wound marks were left on the same ces on each dead body.


    I scrunched my nose, "Just what kind of monster did this?"


    Then a twig broke.


    My eyes abruptly shifted to the sound direction. My senses heightened as I stood by in alert for


    enemies. Behind me, a man as tall as Alpha Derek stood by a tree, and it was no other than the guy I


    met at the cabin.


    I''ve only noticed it now, but it was beautiful how his blue eyes resembled that of the oceans. His light


    grey hair and pale skin were only noticeable under dim daylight. The only thing I hated at the moment


    was how he looked at me with a smug expression.


    "Found you~."


    I pped my forehead. "Hah, to think you followed me all the way here, were you that desperate to get


    "Maybe," He says as he strides towards me, "Or maybe I''m just curious about you."


    "There''s nothing to be curious of, now move."


    I shoved him out of my way, but he kept interfering in my path that I tried to punch him. He dodged


    some of them but also received most of them. Yet despite all that hassle to move him, he justughed


    at all of my attempts.


    We were so close to the end of the forest that my patience also reached its limits. I couldn''t believe that


    I''d leave the woods with this psychopath with me. Who knows what his nning at?


    I stopped and red at him, "Aren''t you going to stop?! Just how long can you keep on being


    annoying!"


    "Tell me, why do you want to join Crescent Moon? You can just join Dark Moon pack. It''s the same


    anyways. But this time, it''d be a free pass on your ount." He chattered, ignoring myints.


    "Shut up. No one cares." I replied.


    Since he was bent on trying to annoy me, I gave up on scolding him and was about to continue walking


    if it weren''t for his hand, that stopped me.


    "I do. I want you in my pack."


    "In my pack?"


    "I forgot, we didn''t introduce ourselves. I''m Seff, Alpha of Dark Moon pack. You?" He smiles.


    Yet even with how he was expressing himself, I knew how he was acting, since I was an actress to


    emotions myself.


    I can''t trust him.


    "I don''t know...st time I checked, you wanted to kill me. So what''s with this 360 turn-in attitude?"


    He chuckles, "I told you, I''m just curious. If I weren''t sincere, they wouldn''t have already snitched on


    you? After all, I knew that you''re that spy who attempted to kill Derek. "


    He leaned on my ear. It was a bit sudden, so I backed down a bit. He smirks before he leans in once


    again. He whispered, "But don''t worry, I won''t tell. I''m good at keeping secrets, you see."


    "Whatever, I won''t believe you anyway. No need waste your time to persuade-"


    My eyes widened. It was only at that moment that i felt my left foot being wrapped by a sticky red


    tongue that emerged from below. I gasped when it pulled me upside down, I came face to face with the


    monster about 15 ft tall.


    It snarls at me.


    "You need my help?" Seff shouts in my direction, the amusement disyed in his tone.


    "Fuck off!"


    My eyebrow knitted in frustration. If I could handle this crazy guy, there''s no way I can''t take this ugly


    ass monster. Using my abdomen, I sprung up and pulled out a knife to slice its tongue before it tried to


    swallow me. I fell on the ground.


    "What are you doing? Shift." He demanded.


    I rolled my eyes, so that''s what he was after.


    "You still doubt my identity? Didn''t you already know I''m a hybrid?"


    "I do, but I don''t know your capabilities as a hybrid. Who knows, maybe you can''t shift at all?" He


    smirks, obviously provoking me.


    I didn''t want to hear any of his childish attempts to manipte me anymore and finished the monster in


    one sh by focusing all my strength on its visible neck, where I could hear where its heart was.


    "Boring." Seff yawns, "We''re already at the end of the forest. Why are you so hasty? You still got an


    hour before the test ends."


    I squinted my eyes. That was precisely the point. I was at the end of the forest, relief was usually the


    feeling of reaching a goal, but since this bastard was with me, my brain was telling me that the test still


    hadn''t concluded.


    "There was still one monster left in my path."


    "Huh?" Where?" he turns around. It only took him a second before he realized that I was referring to


    him. "Me?"


    I look at him. "You''re so annoying, I should kill you while it''s still legal."


    ~*~*~~


    SEFF''s POV


    She wasn''t joking. I felt the air get heavy and the aura around her turning into hostility. She bared her


    knife with bloodlust that I couldn''t help but be in a defensive stance.


    After our little fight not too long ago, i learned not to underestimate her. Her skills and technique weren''t


    to be trifled with. Though she can''t match my strength, her agility and speed were making up for it.


    When i tried dodging her low kick to trip me down, she used that chance to simultaneously swing her


    knife towards my neck. I was a bitte to react that she slightly slit a small cut on the left side of the


    neck.


    I slid back, put my hands on the wound, and inspected it. "You almost had me there, and you''re really


    good despite being a half-assed breed."


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    She growled, "Shut up and justy dead!"


    She got too hasty and tried tond a kick on my skull but failed miserably when I caught her feet and


    swung her off to a tree, hard enough that it broke the tree on impact.


    "Sorry, did I threw you off too hard?" I chuckled.


    I felt terrible for venting on her, but since my body was screaming pain from her blows a while ago, I


    just thought it wouldn''t be wrong to see where her limits stopped. I got down on her level and grabbed


    her chin.


    "Don''t be so hasty to kill me, babe. That wouldn''t be fun. We still have lots of things to do." I said in a


    whisper-like tone.


    She''s too amusing and entertaining to ignore. Even though she was trying to kill me sincerely, it


    strangely even turned me on. I don''t know what exactly attracts me to her, but I knew i couldn''t stop


    bothering her at this point.


    I grinned. Well... even if I want to, this desire to conquer this arrogant woman far exceeds my goal right


    now.


    "Don''t touch me." She huffs, her purple eyes filled with venom.


    "What if I want to-"


    My eyes widened. I got a bit too distracted since she was so close to me, and the distance between her


    and me was inevitable to react on time. Before I knew it, her knife was piercing through my chest.


    I started to cough blood.


    She says in a mocking tone, "Listen here, you little shit, just seeing you breathing isn''t fun for me. It


    would be best if you didn''t keep my secrets. As they say, dead man tells no tales."

 Chapter 13: Shes My Prey!

    Chapter 13: She''s My Prey!


    ~*~*~


    DEREK''s POV


    I stayed at the base camp, to my office to see what was happening.


    Since there were surveince orbs all around the forest, and it was only me who could see everything. I


    saw everything that happened when Venus and Seff continued to fight for no reason.


    If only it had a sound function.


    Seff was onplete defense while Venus fought to kill. It wasn''t entertaining since my chest felt


    heavy while Seff threw her off the tree. Of course, it didn''t end there. Their little duel finally ends when


    she finally thinks she killed him by stabbing his heart, and she gets out of the portal.


    If only she knew that his heart was no longer in the center of his chest. Not that she should know either,


    since I am the sole person who knows that fact.


    I sighed. "Just what is that idiot doing?"


    Thankfully, I knew this would happen, so I sent Easton to fetch Seff at the gate. Knowing him, he''s


    probably out of the forest now.


    [''Alpha Derek, I''m with Alpha Seff right now, He wants to meet you first.'']


    [''Meet me for what? Tend to his wounds first'']


    [''He refused alpha'']


    I sighed. There''s no stopping him.


    After waiting a bit for them, their scent reached me, and I turned in their direction. Easton wore a


    worried expression as Seff was walking casually while a knife was stabbed into his chest.


    Even I can''t get used to this.


    "Ah, I never thought your event would be so fun!" He ps as he walks up to me. "Especially that


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    purple eyed-woman we met at the festival, who knew she was around the area because of Crescent


    Moon Pack?"


    I let out a frustrated breath, "Get treated first, Seff, you''re getting blood all over my floor."


    "Ayah, don''t be smug. I just came here to talk a bit. Just small talk."


    I arched an eyebrow, "What do you want?"


    "I want her, don''t take her in." He says straightforwardly.


    I scoffed, "You''re my friend. But there are some things that even I can''t control. Our elders are watching


    the whole event, I can''t just mess up the justice system just because you want Venus."


    He frowns. He looks at the orbs surveince monitor on my desk. Upon looking at it, his eyes started to


    darken. "She''s my prey. Can''t you overlook it for the sake of our friendship?"


    This was the first time Seff used a stern voice in front of me. The eagerness and desire in his eyes


    were so evident that it made me ufortable whenever I thought about Venus being yed by him.


    My stomach turned at the thought of it.


    "No," I growled. "Don''t test me, Seff. You know we''re both different. I prioritize my pack more than


    personal matters. I don''t care if you want her. There are only two options she has right now. Whether


    she dies or bes one of us today depends on her ability to impress us."


    I stood up. The atmosphere around us screamed hostility, but both of us were unbothered by it. I


    walked up to him and pushed him, my veins popping from anger as I saw how he still had the nerve to


    "If I hear you demanding useless things in my territory again, see how I''ll handle you," I growled.


    ~*~*~*


    *VENUS''s POV*


    After killing the psychopath, I sniffed the fresh breeze of air that passed by as Inded softly at the


    portal. It was then that I realized that I wasn''t the first person to arrive. Two guys were already there,


    one blonde and a ck-haired guy who looked Asian.


    The blonde one eyes me up and down, but I just ignore it. I strode towards a space away from them


    and waited for the system to announce the end of the level 1 time limit.


    After a few tens exited the portal, the portal finally closed.


    We''re fewer than I thought. From thousands of participants, were cut down to 457? Talk about legal


    mass murder. Anyway, they were the same faces I saw when I entered Arndon woods, so most people


    already died at the entrance. Yet I knew for a fact that if someone hadn''t cleared a pathway for us, then


    maybe we could''ve been fewer.


    The admin started to instruct us about Level 2. Since he already gave us a brief discussion before, he


    only told us a specific warning.


    "You''ll be tested how good you can handle yourself during the worst of times, under a time limit. It''ll put


    you in a traumatizing situation if you don''t break through the illusion and be swallowed by it. You


    won''t die, but you''ll lose yourself and get stuck in the illusion forever."


    Well, same as dying. I shrugged it off.


    Level 2 testing site wasn''t from the Arndon Woods. Since it''s about illusions, I already expected where


    it would be conducted.


    White Mist Blues.


    It is another forbidden ce to enter for living creatures since it entraps people, only this time you get


    trapped by choice.


    If Arndon Woods was called the ''Lost World.'' Then White Mist Blues was named the ''Home of


    Deceptive creatures.'' Why? Because behind the thick mist that covered the area, a hungry group of


    spirits waits to catch lost souls, to entrap their collected souls to nourish their life spans even further.


    I was so confident in myself that I was the first one to step inside the mist. I mean, shouldn''t I be? this


    was a test for managing emotions.


    And technically, I don''t have those.

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    Chapter 14: Last Match


    As soon as I entered the mist, everything around mepletely dispersed. The screams of fear of


    other participants were no longer there, only silence that started to make me wary.


    When I looked at my hand, it blurred. A sign that the illusion was starting, which was something I was


    prepared to face from the moment I stepped in.


    The scenery around me started to change- it was the ce that I grew up with as a child, with my


    parents.


    ["Venus.."]


    I turned to the voice, but there wasn''t anyone.


    "Hello?"


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    Again, it called me. But when I looked in that direction. There was no one. It didn''t bother me that I


    couldn''t see anyone, but it was from a voice that I was very familiar with. I already knew who was going


    to try to mess with me.


    "Who''s there?"


    Suddenly, a woman appeared in front of me, her body pressing against mine and her arms wrapped


    around me.


    So they''re trying to mess with me using my mother.


    {"How are you, my baby? I''ve missed you so much. Do you know how long I''ve waited to see you like


    this?"} She says, her sweet, alluring voice echoing around me.


    My father was also there. He was sitting on a chair with a smile stered to his face. A smile that I


    hadn''t seen after my mother died.


    I grinned.


    As expected, I had no emotions to spare, even after seeing the most important person I have like this.


    No joy or sadness dwelled inside of me.


    I was just a living empty shell. Who am I to expect to feel emotions right now?


    I hugged her tighter, "Me too, Mom. After you left, did you know how much father had suffered? Do you


    know that my father had abandoned me because of you? He med me for something I didn''t do. Do I


    really deserve to be med? If only you were real right now, maybe I can get answers."


    Even if the image wasn''t actual, I kind of anticipated an answer. But instead, it just smiled at me and


    slowly became one with the mist.


    ~*~*~*


    *DEREK''s POV*


    "Argh, Crescent Moon is taking your recruitment too far. I mean, talk about terrifying. Even I would have


    nightmares after all these ends." Seffughed.


    We were stationed on a cliff, a ce where we could watch them enter one by one. It was also the


    closest to the White Mist Blues, so we had the perfect view of the area.


    Like Seff stated, the woes and cries of thepetitors continued to worsen each minute that passed


    by. Some of them yelled in pain, some cried in despair but what i didn''t expect to see was a person


    walking straight through the mist without stopping.


    As if she was immune to the illusions.


    "Ah, never fails to impress me." Seff grinned. "What do you think? I''m betting that she''ll get in your


    pack. Well, though I wouldn''t want that, it''s better than being dead. Right?"


    I gazed at her.


    She got out of the mist and just idly sat by a nearby tree. She looked like she was unbothered by


    anything even after going through one of the hardest environments that a living person would walk to.


    That''s strange. This was the first time I saw something walkout so calm like this.


    "Look at her. She isn''t even bothered at anything. She''s too cold-blooded."


    "You''re wrong." I frowned. "Even the most cold-blooded people possess terrifying nightmares. Even we


    can''t break her record right now. Even if we do, we won''t look this calm like she is."


    "So?" He sighs. "Is that something to worry about? She''s unique because she''s different like that.


    Though she has quite a temper..."


    No.


    There''s something unimaginably suspicious that I couldn''t fathom about her. Seff would say she was a


    person who showed little emotion. But for me, she looked clueless for a lot of time. She didn''t have


    much awareness- like a child that stood frozen in time.


    I sighed. Why am I even overthinking about this?


    I ignored my thoughts and continued to evaluate the other participants that got out. Expectedly, it was


    fewer than tens.


    A day has passed since then. Only six remained in total.


    Soon, it didn''t take long before Level 3 finally began to start in progress, since the policy that we


    implemented included only 50% from the level 2 passers will be chosen as an official member to our


    pack. Only three people will then be officially weed as victors of the tournament.


    A panel was arranged to evaluate the fight, and of course, I was there to see it personally.


    The first duel is Noah against Roan. Since it was a random pick system, Roan stood lower chances to


    win, seeing that Noah was known for his bulk build. He was taller, faster, and aggressive than he was.


    The match ended swiftly after that.


    "Looks like you just owned a troublemaker in your pack, my friend." Seff nudges me.


    "Arrogance can be cured, not skills."


    The next match was Liam against, Marlou. At that point. I thought Liam wouldn''t stand a chance since


    Marlou looked bigger and older than Liam. But that wasn''t the case. Liam turned the tables when in


    reality, he was targeting his enemy''s weak points, so eventually, he could burst his kills once Marlou


    was weakened. After that, he won.


    "He''s good at using his brains, but sometimes he should still know strengthening his body is preferable


    for werewolves."


    "I agree. You''ll have to work on building his body after this. Hecks body mass." Seff nods to himself.


    Lastly, the match that we''ve all been waiting for. Venus stood against Jonathan with an amused


    expression. Everyone was betting that Jonathan would win. Although Venus had good marks for the


    Still, I''d bet Venus would win.


    As soon as the bell rang, Jonathan was eager to rush the battle and tried to lunge at her. He shifted


    into his wolf and consistently tried to corner her. Everyone was ushering Venus to shift, but she


    unwielded to the threats.


    She finallynds the first blow to the back of his nape.


    "That''s my girl!" Seff pped in enthusiasm. He looked at me when he noticed my frustrated gaze,


    "What? what are you looking at?"


    "Stop ying. Didn''t your pack tell you to settle down? how long do you n on collecting women?" I


    sighed.


    "Who says I''m collecting woman? Venus and I are fated to each other."


    "What? What do you mean by fated?" My eyebrow knitted.

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    Chapter 15: The Oath Taking


    *VENUS''s POV*


    His body reacted so fast that I didn''t see his elbow going straight to my chest.


    My body shook in pain and I felt the tear-jerking pain in my ribs. Though it was a good thing that he


    sted away to the other end of the stage, it was ridiculous how he could still stand straight even after


    being hit at a critical point.


    He shifts back in human form.


    I cursed under my breath, "I knew I should''ve hidden a knife..."


    My knees bent all the way down as he swung his feet towards me, the air inside me crippled as I


    struggled to study his movements. After numerous blows against each other, I huffed in exhaustion and


    so did he.


    "Shift!" He growls.


    "Don''t need to," I grinned as I realized what his tone meant. "Oh I see, is that why you shifted back??


    There''s no rule saying we both have to be in wolf form to fight, right?"


    He growls even louder, this time angrier.


    "You''re dead meat!"


    His big brown wolf surfaced once again, his fangs bared towards me, he took that chance to use his


    body weight to overwhelm me. He even realized my movement pattern and almost caught me.


    Fortunately, my reflexes were still a little bit faster than him.


    I don''t know how long our fight went on, but when I felt the exhaustion finally restrain my movements,


    he quickly noticed it and fought even moreplex than before.


    My eyes widened as I almost got shed by his ws. I managed to dodge down in time. As I gazed


    on his menacing eyes, I sharpened my ws and used that moment to inflict damage on his insides, he


    shifts back as he whimpers in pain.


    "You''re not getting me to shift." I smirked.


    I won''t shift since, if I do i''ll have to remove the ring off my body- and if I do, we all know where that


    leads too.


    The thought of losing wasn''t a choice for me. I''ve never failed at a mission before, so if ites down


    to desperate times like this, my recent ability to seduce would be the perfect counter-That at least, may


    weaken him or something.


    With his blood on my hands as the medium. I slowly enchanted a spell to connect his blood to his


    system.


    He flinched in surprise.


    "Do you really want to hurt me like this?" I whispered, making my voice seductive and as discreet as it


    can get.


    His eyes darkened, the lust in the air surrounding both of us as his guard to defend himself all started


    to crumble. He takes a step back, his hand on his temple.


    "N..No.." He reluctantly replied as he catches his breath. "What did you do to me?"


    I didn''t want to prolong it enough that someone would notice from afar, so I took that golden chance to


    lunge at him. I pierced my ws straight to his neck, making him unable to speak if he manages to live


    after this.


    He gags blood and quickly dies.


    As expected, the panel wasn''t pleased. After the match, there wasplete silence, unlike thest two


    matches where the panel pped in enthusiasm to wee their new fighter. Their expression was


    either displease or shock- the only person different was Alpha Derek.


    He was ring at me with all his might.


    Hmm? Did he notice?


    "What? didn''t you like how I killed your favoritepetitor?" I smiled at the panel. "What a bummer,


    looks like you have to just stick with me then."


    ~*~


    There wasn''t much to expect. Since we''re talking about Cresent Moon Pack here, the weing


    ceremony was conducted formally with only the Alpha, his subordinate, and the new members. We


    stand in a line while he faced us with a grim expression.


    He says, "Out of all thousandths participants, I congratte you for making it this far. Throw away any


    grievances, past and memories you had before. Today, you becpastsone of us! Today, you stand with


    Crescent Moon Pack!"


    This is it. The blood pact.


    Alpha Derek takes his arm out and bites out a flesh, resulting in blood oozing out from the wound. He


    pours it into three cups and whispers the Crescent Moon''s ssified oath to bind whoever drinks it to


    the pack.


    Because of Blood Pacts, it was almost impossible to infiltrate any pack as a spy. But because SunDale


    had a unique ability to suppress any blood pact, it was easier for us to do the job.


    But this time, I''m in trouble. It bothers me that this is Alpha Derek''s Blood- my mate''s blood we''re


    talking about!


    I gulped.


    One by one, they pledged to the oath. Since I wasst in line, I was unexpectedly nervous. I dreaded


    the moment that it would be my time to drink the chalice. Time goes bypletely fast, as I noticed


    that Alpha Derek was already in front of me. With the cup on his hand, he squinted his eyes in


    suspicion towards me.


    "Venus of SunDale, Do you pledge to leave all things behind, to dedicate your life to the pack, and


    never to betray me?"


    Thankfully, I wasn''t that nervous enough that my heart rate would increase. Since if it does, Alpha


    Derek might immediately suspect me. I knew he was trying to provoke me by observing me so I let out


    a smile to annoy him.


    With a calm hand, I took the cup. "I hereby pledge to leave all things behind, to dedicate my life to the


    pack, and never to betray you."


    Then I drank it all in one go.


    My heart started to throbbed abnormally. It was unbearable and so painful to bear that I almost lost my


    bnce. The feeling of wanting to pounce at him overwhelmed me. What is happening? Is it because


    he''s my mate that he''s blood is affecting me like this?


    I suddenly remembered what Ryan said.


    {"Mating with your mate start with marking the female. It''s like a blood pact, but personally, and there


    are no needed oaths to consider since mates are naturally bonded to each other."}


    Don''t tell me... he just marked me right now?


    *DEREK''s POV*


    I don''t understand.


    After she drunk the cup that contained the blood pact, my arousal went through the roofs all of a


    sudden. I could hear her heartbeat matching mine. And felt my manhood getting erect. I quickly fell on


    my knees as I fought the feeling.


    What the fuck is this? Am I seriously getting turned on with a blood pact?!


    "Alpha Derek?!" Easton rushes to my side. "What''s wrong?!"


    I pushed him away and growled. It was too shameful if someone realizes what happened, so I had no


    choice but to run away. I shifted to my big ck wolf and sprinted away from the scene, but not before


    telling Easton to finish the ritual.


    Once I arrived at a nearbyke, I quickly threw myself in to relieve myself.


    ~*~


    "Alpha," Easton calls out.


    My head leaned to a stone within theke. I opened my eyes to see Easton at the opposite side. I didn''t


    even realize that the sun had long set by now.


    "What is it? did you finish everything I told you to do?"


    "Yes, alpha. Sorry for interrupting you but when will you n on choosing a beta among us? The elders


    have been asking me as soon as the ritual ended. They said, you would choose a beta after the


    ceremony."


    Tsk.


    Initially, I conducted the tournament so I can recruit talents and choose my beta among them, Easton


    included. Like them, Easton didn''t grow up from our pack, I just recently found him a rogue. So


    favoritism isn''t the issue here.


    I frowned. "Who do you think suits the title?"


    "Well, Noah would by my choice, but he''s too arrogant. While Liam iszy, JoJo is a bit of a coward and


    Venus is... well she''s headstrong. Based on the requirement, isn''t Venus more capable in leading all of


    us? She''s a bit arrogant but not more than Noah''s and she usually knows how far her limits go. She''s


    quick on decision-making and just has this aura around her that she can do well."


    True, Venus does perfectly suit the title. But it''s so strange that she''s too perfect that it bothers me.


    Even in that incident where I almost lost myself when we made a blood pact, I knew she was feeling


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    the same, yet she could handle it well, unlike me.


    Tsk, I have to think about if choosing her would be the best decision.

 Chapter 16: After A Week Of Rest

    Chapter 16: After A Week Of Rest


    ~*~*~*


    *VENUS''s POV*


    Since the ceremony, a week flew by. Nobody told us why we were given one week''s rest after the


    tournament. My only guess was that it was their way of relieving some trauma we acquired from the


    levels.


    Well it''s not like we were traumatized at this point.


    "Venus! Wanna go hunt?" Jojo jumps into my bed. "My friends told me they''ll be hunting Verits tonight!"


    Why does this kid keep bothering me?


    "Haven''t I always told you not to invade my privacy?" I said and buried my face on my pillow.


    Unluckily, i couldn''t seem to report anything worth good in my stay here. Shaka must be waiting for a


    message, but I have still yet to discover the whole pack since we''re still off-limits to many areas. I can''t


    go anywhere now since the security was still high on alert after my failed attempt to assassinate their


    alpha.


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    I sighed in frustration.


    It''s already annoying that I have to share a room with three guys. What makes it worse is that these


    guys don''t seem to get along that well. Their personalities just sh!


    A loud thud echoed around the room. I nced at the situation.


    Ah.. there they go again.


    "Hey nerd, how many fucking times did I tell you not to touch my things?!" Noah exims.


    "If you hadn''t crossed the boundary which you drew yourself, then maybe I wouldn''t have to throw your


    trash to your side?" Liam says in azy tone.


    He''s right, though. When we first realized we would be roommates, Noah was quick to get the


    enormous bed, biggest space in the room. Although Easton said living here was just temporary, Noah


    still insisted on being picky.


    Knowing that, i picked the farthest bed away from Noah. I mean, i knew it wasn''t just me. Liam was too


    unbothered to even care about Noah. That''s why he didn''t care that he was literally sleeping next to an


    noisy animal.


    Noah bursts into anger and grabs Liam by the cor. "You-"


    "Enough." Easton sighs as he enters the room. "It''s already been a week. Can''t we all just get along?"


    "Shut up," Noah replied.


    "Yeah yeah, Well, since one week rest is over. We''re being called to the training grounds by Alpha


    Derek. Make sure to get ready before 7."


    Ugh. I just want to sleep because of these noisy people.


    I raised an eyebrow, "Really? At this time? 7 pm? isn''t training usually morning?"


    "Alpha just got back from Pack Business, so he wants to see how you''re all coping from a week''s rest.


    Don''t worry, there''s no training yet, that''s for tomorrow. Today, it''s just a quick introduction." He says


    and closes the door behind him.


    Hmm, so that''s why I haven''t caught a glimpse of him for a week now. So he was really not in Crescent


    Moon Pack.


    Finally, i can meet him again!


    ~*~*~*


    *EASTON''s POV*


    "Alpha, I''ve already told them," I said as soon as I arrived at the ce. Alpha Derek was leaning down


    on a weapons rack and nodded to me.


    "Good, did anything happen in my absence?"


    "Not that I''m aware. But it''s just a few bickerings from my squad. They don''t seem to like the idea of


    sharing a room." I chuckled.


    Each day gets worse. I remember the first time Noah heard we''ll all be sharing a room. He threw a fuss


    and made beef with everyone. Though not everyone entertained his behavior, it was still funny how


    Noah could consistently not adapt to the situation.


    "What did you say? Share a room together?" Alpha Derek''s tone changes. "All four of you? Including...


    her?"


    I tilted my head in confusion. "Yes Alpha,"


    "What!" He suddenly exims. The weapons on his side fall that he didn''t even spare a nce to it. He


    crosses his arm and res at me. "Why aren''t I aware of this?"


    He doesn''t remember?


    I sighed. "Alpha Derek, when I asked you about the neers'' headquarters long before the


    tournament even began, you''re the one who arranged that we all sleep in the same room to get along?


    Did you already forget?"


    "Shit." His eyes widened, he heavily sighed. "If I knew there''ll be a she-wolf among the neers,


    then I wouldn''t have said that."


    I grinned. He always says he doesn''t care about Venus but look how angry he looks right now.


    And so, i started to tease him.


    "Toote alpha, Venus really likes staying with us. Sometimes she even crawls up to one of our beds


    since she gets scared of lightning. of course, I''m a good guy, so nothing happens but the others-"


    "WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS?!" He fumes.


    I couldn''t hold back theughter that i just burst out. My hands-on my stomach, I tried my best to cover


    my mouth as a sign of respect.


    "You-" He flinched when he realized it. "You dare mess with your alpha like this! Give me 500!"


    I gasped. "Right now?"


    "Don''t make me repeat myself."


    I got so scared to the point that I fell down and started to do 500 push-ups. I didn''t dare stop or catch a


    breath since somebody would literally stop my breathing if i did. After a while, Venus and the others


    finally arrive.


    "498...."


    Slowly, I nced at my squad and noticed them looking at me with a confused expression. They must


    be trying to guess the situation since Alpha Derek was looking at me intensely while i do push-ups.


    Ah, i''m so tired.


    I didn''t even notice that i got too immersed in my thoughts that i stopped doing it.


    Holy shit-


    "Who says you could stop? Do another 500!"


    At that point, I had no choice but to request help from myrades. I quickly looked at Venus and


    begged her to help me through mindlink.


    ["Help me! You''re the only one who can stop him!"]


    She raised an eyebrow. [-No way, he hates me. You''re just trying to get me in trouble.-]


    ["No! I promise! Look! Look! I''ll do anything you want just for once okay?! Just help me this time!"]


    She smirks. [-Really, anything?-]


    [-Anything!-]


    Out of nowhere, Alpha Derek grabs my neck in anger. His eyes had already turned ck from hatred


    and he hissed, "Who told you to mindlink someone in front of me?"


    "I..I''m sorry Alpha!"


    Damn, he''s really venting his anger on me just because I teased him a little?!


    And just as I was about to give up on life. Venus stepped in and ced her hand on top of his. Alpha


    Derek quickly reacts and lets go of me in a hurry, then looks at his hand where Venus touched in


    disgust.


    At that time, I was confused why Alpha Derek avoided her excessively. I thought Alpha Derek was


    interested in her, so what''s with the reaction?


    And just things were already worse, Venus raises her chin up, "We were told toe here for a quick


    introduction, not a show where you can murder your people in front of us. At least give us a heads up


    about what''s going on, Alpha Derek."


    I gasped in horror.

 Chapter 17: HouseMates!

    Chapter 17: HouseMates!


    *DEREK''s POV*


    For some reason, i wasn''t angry even though she was tantly disrespecting me as her alpha. Nor do i


    want to scold her, but seeing that things would getplicated if the others misunderstood my


    intentions. I came into a conclusion to warn her for now.


    My eyebrows furrowed, and i locked eyes with her. "Listen here you little viper, I don''t know if SunDale


    didn''t teach you manners while speaking to your alpha. But we don''t do that here. Next time you


    disrespect me like this, i''ll be punishing you personally."


    "Oh really? How though?"


    "What?" I replied in disbelief.


    Is she crazy? Why is she provoking me like this in front of others?


    I stepped a little closer, leaned towards her as i carefully inspected her seductive purple eyes.


    Everyone was expecting what i''d do, but even i was in a bit of a daze for a moment.


    "You heard me." She says under her breath. "Look, i didn''t mean it disrespectfully. Just like you asked,


    we''re here. And it''ll be much appreciated if we get this over with."


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    I snapped back into reality. I took one step backwards and red at her, "You want to get this over


    with? then i''ll make it short."


    She falls back in line and everyone''s attention returns to me. The close sounds of chirping birds


    echoed as we all fell into silence.


    "I gathered all of you here today so i can finally pick a beta for the pack."


    As expected, they were all shocked. For outsiders, it''s already abnormal to recruit new warriors to the


    pack, much less if you''re nning to choose a beta among the neers. They still don''t know, but


    the reason why i decided to do all of this was that we were in need of power.


    We were in need of a people who knows the outside world very well.


    Being isted and neutral in the werewolfmunity for decades had its disadvantages. Resources


    became limited, strength declined, and wecked knowledge about the others that frontline borders


    were the top priority.


    I can''t me our ancestors, though, since our pureblood werewolf bloodline goes way back to the very


    first Alpha King. It was understandable how other packs tried to eliminate us countless of times.


    "All of you must be stunned by this news, but it is in fact, real. It may sound absurd but we have our


    own reasons. I want to tell you the gist of the story but since our little viper wants to make it short," And


    i looked at her, "Then i''d be d to announce the beta among you."


    I noticed how the others stiffened while some of them wore excitement on their faces. It''s unfortunate


    how quick the decision was since i initially wanted them to fight things out. But because of some


    problem that arose, i''d have to pick her to calm myself down.


    It''s bothering me that she already stayed with three guys for a whole month. And the fact that she''s still


    suspicious, making her beta would be the perfect choice.


    I stopped marching back and fort and stopped in front of her. Everyone gasped as they anticipated the


    words that''lle out of my mouth. Yet Venus looked unbothered and emotionless the whole time.


    "Venus." I called. "I pick you. Pack your things and move out by midnight."


    *VENUS''s POV*


    "Don''t ever think that being a beta makes you higher than any of us!" Noah says as he dug his pointer


    finger to my shoulder.


    We just got back to our headquarters, and as soon as the door closed, he managed to corner me to a


    wall. And of course, everyone was trying to stop him except Liam.


    I''m not really bothered, nor i care about Noah. But since i became beta and captain of our squad. I


    knew it''ll be much easier if i could tame his arrogant attitude for once.


    Not batting an eye, i quickly twister his finger and his whole body followed. He whimpers in pain due to


    his broken finger. I kneeled to his level. "It does, in fact makes me superior than any of you Noah. I


    don''t want to bother with the likes of you, but if you keep going with this arrogant attitude, i''ll make sure


    to make your life a living hell. Got that?"


    "Fuck you.." He curses under his breath.


    I smiled. Everyone was stunned with what happened so i took that time to pack my things and finally


    leave the noisy ce once and for all.


    Alpha Derek said to move out by midnight but i didn''t have that much patience. It was still around 8pm.


    Pack civilians were still walking around as I strolled across the pack. When Alpha Derek''s ce came


    into view, I didn''t hesitate and knocked hard on the wooden door.


    He was taking so long that i deliberately made it louder. After a short while, Alpha Derek angrily opens


    the door.


    "Venus! i told you to move by midnight. Are you even aware what time is it?" He says in a frustrated


    tone, his bare chest visible in my view. That''s when i realized that he just got out of the shower.


    I locked eyes with his eight-pack abs. "Well, it''s too noisy on our headquarters after you just picked me


    out of nowhere as your beta, and as you can see. I''m a bit excited to sleep alone."


    Woah.. he must be big down there-


    "Are you seriously checking me out right now?"


    I snapped out of my fantasies and coughed. "I''m just amazed at your physique, that''s all. And even if i


    was checking you out, what''s the problem?"


    He sighs, "I don''t know if you''re just clueless or trying to mess with me."


    Either way, he didn''tin any further and let me in. At first i was confused why we were headed in


    the opposite direction from his office. When we stopped at a familiar corner of the house, my eyes


    widened.


    Wait.. isn''t this his room?


    "Wait.. i''m going to live here? with you?" I asked.


    "Yeah, All betas do." He rolls his eyes. He opens the door to his room and i followed, not until he stops


    midway that my face collided in his strong back.


    "What are you doing?" He asks, confused.


    "What? You said i''d live here with you. Why are you stopping anyway?"


    He squints his eyes for a moment before signaling to the room beside this door. There weren''t any


    doors at this side of the building, only two. So i could immediately guess what he was talking about.


    "Why didn''t you say so in the first ce? Though it''s quite a bummer that i can''t share a room with you-


    "


    He closes the door to his bedroom shut.


    "Ah.. such a killjoy."

 Chapter 18: Mount Krolo

    Chapter 18: Mount Krolo


    ~*~


    As always, as soon as the sun rises, my eyes shot open. I wasn''t even surprised anymore that i had


    woken up even before the rm clock rang.


    6 am.


    I got up quickly and prepared to head to the training grounds. It was my first day as beta after all. But


    when i arrived at the location, i was surprised to see no one present but Easton.


    "Looks like your squad doesn''t like you." Alpha Derek says, appearing from behind.


    I furrowed my eyebrows and turned to him, "They''re kids. And they don''t wake up this early anyway."


    "They''re not stupid. Since i appointed you as Beta, they should know pack training is as early as 6am.


    If this is how you''re getting treated by your squad. They you''d better work hard to earn their loyalty


    huh?"


    "You''re not gonna help me?"


    "It''s your squad, solve it on your own." He then leaves.


    I sighed. Much as i hate to admit it, it''s obvious that they don''t approve of me being the beta. At the


    corner, Easton was nervously avoiding my eyes as he stood in line.


    I slowly approached him, "Easton? Care to tell me why you''re here without anyone else?"


    "...."


    "Easton." I called firmly, "Answer me right now."


    I wasn''t in a good mood. Much more, when my mate tantly made fun of me being outcasted by my


    squad on my first day. I usually wouldn''t care, but seeing that anger is my only emotion right now- i


    can''t help but use it in this perfect moment.


    He gulps, "I''ve told them about the pack training, but they continued to sleep."


    "And?"


    "A-And?"


    "There must be something else, something NOAH would say? I''m not expecting Liam to say anything,


    and I''m even surprised JoJo is ignoring me as well."


    "I really don''t know.. they just said they didn''t want to go."


    That''s not an option!


    I quickly told Easton to follow me back to the headquarters. He was a bit reluctant after seeing my rage,


    but since he can''t disobey me now, he followed behind me silently.


    Once i saw the door to the dormitory, i kicked it off its ce. Immediately, all of them rose up from their


    beds, their shocked face all syncing with each other.


    "Listen here you little shits, i don''t n on wasting my time waking you all up. You got two choices,


    follow me to the training grounds or you stay here for a whole day curling in pain." I growled.


    The first one to obey was JoJo. After seeing my mood, he was quick to understand and ran outside the


    door in his pajamas. While Liam just mutters in annoyance before getting up, he made his way out after


    changing his clothes.


    "Good decision is also a skill." I nodded to myself. When i looked at thest person, he just red at


    me. Disying his full displease in his face.


    Even after suffering a lostst night, he''s still as overbearing as ever.


    "Hah! Who would want to be taught by a female? Even if you''re stronger than me, i still don''t approve


    of you."


    "Oh?" I smirked. "Option 2 then?"


    After that, i wasted no time and beat him up into a pulp.


    ~*~


    I grew up trained as a spy, who can independently aplish missions and heed orders perfectly. In


    short, SunDale is a pack that trains individuals who can do the work alone. But that''s what was weird


    about our pack. Being werewolves means travelling with your pack members, to do things with your


    pack, and to die along with your pack.


    If i teach them what i was taught in SunDale, i''ll surely be suspicious. Thankfully, i once heard our


    trainer when he talked about how other pack trained their warriors.


    I breathed in, and out to calm my nerves.


    I''ve got three men standing in front of me. And Alpha Derek was in a far corner observing my every


    move. At that moment, i didn''t hesitate anymore and proceeded with the training.


    First was cardio.


    "See that high mountain over there?" I said and pointed to the tip of the mountain that Crescent Moon


    currently resides in. "We''ll race to there, thest one to arrive will receive a horrible punishment. And to


    assure you, i''m going to do it too. For now, we''ll take it slow with the intensity of the training, so rest


    assured and take your time to adapt with it."


    I smirked, i knew that it''ll be hard on them. Since i have the best stamina among them, pressuring them


    by being beaten by a girl would raise their morale.


    And there''s also one thing that makes it hard.


    JoJo raises his hand, "But.. isn''t this mountain filled with monsters double our sizes?"


    "Yes.. Yes it does." I smiled.


    *DEREK''s POV*


    I''ve never seen a training regimen like this. After she said that they''ll be running to the tip of the


    mountain, which is actually a forbidden area to enter since it was an area where monsters live for about


    a millenium, she made it clear that no one will get hurt.


    But i doubt it. Since even till this day, monsters from the mountain of Krolo, continue to break a few


    times into our territory. Though it was only the small ones.


    When they finally started. I secretly followed behind them and watched them closely in case something


    happens. My field of vision was strangely focused on Venus. As always, her light movements made me


    stare in awe, she''s been running for a while now but she''s yet to break a sweat.


    Just how good is her stamina?


    The three guys was trying to match her speed, but in the end they could only reach to see her back in


    view due to fatigue. There were times that i sensed a huge monstersing near her spot, so i quickly


    silenced it in a clean matter unconcsiously. But when it came after the other guys, i was cold enough to


    ignore it. They fought hard and continued.


    After doing that for almost an hour, they arrived on the top. I quickly hid behind a tree out of their range.


    "That''s weird, why aren''t monstersing my way? so boring." She mutters in annoyance. She turns


    to the people who have arrived, Seeing that there was exactly one who hasn''t arrived, she smirks.


    "Looks like we know who''ll receive the punishment."


    It was Liam.


    Once Liam arrived. He was exhaustedly patting and almost fell on the snow-filled ground. "I''m going to


    die.." He grunts.


    He''s not wrong though. Although JoJo and Easton arrived first, they were also trying to catch their


    breaths. The Mountain was as high as Mount Fuji, Venus was crazy by referring to this as light training.


    Even i wasn''t trained to this extent.


    Venus shakes her head. "Not yet, you still have to take your punishment Liam. Once we get down, see


    me in my room."


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    What?! Did she just say her room?! My gut turns upside down.

 Chapter 19: Dead Eyes

    Chapter 19: Dead Eyes


    *VENUS''s POV*


    After we got back to the Pack Territory, it was still funny how they just fell down on the gate in


    exhaustion. They were grumbling something but i was too unbothered to understand any of it. I didn''t


    mind them and headed straight to my ce.


    I''m starving.


    Once i was in the kitchen area.That''s when i realized that Alpha Derek was living independently for


    some reason, so there was basically no one but me who''ll cook for myself.


    It''s not a problem anyway.


    I wore the apron and wrapped it around my body. Then i prepared the cooking materials as well as the


    ingredients before lying them down on the table. That''s when i sensed someoneing near me, a


    familiar scent and how angry the footsteps were simr to only one person in this world.


    It''s him.


    "You got back early." He says in a low menacing voice upon entering.


    I sheepishly smiled. "Alpha Derek, i''m cooking lunch, do you wanna join me? Seeing that you''ve lived


    alone for so long. Then i guess you can impart some cooking tips for me?"


    He ignored everything i said and sat down on the chair in front of me, "Venus, i don''t care about your


    personal fetish. But you better not be doing anything shady to your squad or else."


    "What?"


    Hearing theint, i couldn''t help but stop with what i was doing. Why did he say that? i would''ve


    guessed that he suspected me as a spy, but since he referred to it as ''Personal Fetish'', it must be


    something else.


    "Personal fetish? What is this? Am i being suspected of something shady? I have no idea what you''re


    talking about."


    He ms his palm on the table, "I''m warning you, there''s no one us who can enter this house. If i see a


    single strand of others even in your room? Be prepared to face the consequences!"


    Wait a minute, how did he know i invited someone toe over? Did he follow us on the top of Mount


    Krolo? My eyebrow raised in confusion, iid the apron down and carefully walked toward him.


    "Did you follow us? Is this what this is about? About Liam''s punishment? Coz if it''s about that you''re


    being angry about, then don''t worry. I''m not nning anything shady. And besides, he''s not my type


    anyway."


    I expected him to calm down after what i said, but for some reason, i think i might have pulled on a


    trigger. I was so close to him when he stood up in anger and i almost fell down on my ass If it weren''t


    for his hand supporting my waist.


    My eyes widened.


    My... isn''t this such a provocative pose?


    I didn''t mind his touch that much, better yet i kind of needed it. I could feel the sense of relief and


    essenceing slowly back towards me. Without knowing it, i was already yearning for more.


    I need to touch him more.


    I wrapped my arms around his neck as he stared at me in shock.


    "You''re obviously my type, why can''t you see that? Haven''t i disyed my feelings quite well?"


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    He furrows his eyebrow, this time i felt his whole body calm down. He wasn''t in a state of running away


    anymore, but as we gazed into each other''s eyes, i understood what his stare meant.


    It was cold, and filled with disbelief, themon eyes that i often see in people in my past.


    "I hate liars the most. Do you expect me to believe that bullshit when you can''t even hide those dead


    eyes of yours?"


    My eyes widened. It took me about a second before i realized that i was burning in anger, i felt my


    veins twitch when i suddenly remembered the time that people scorned me for being different, his eyes


    screamed with contempt and i hated it.


    {"Look at you, you''re nothing but a living dead. Even if you''re strong, i doubt you''ll even live normally


    like the rest of us. So don''t try to fit in, it''s disgusting."}


    I gasped, as i pushed him away.


    Those people... why am i remembering it suddenly now? Why does it make my blood boil? At that time,


    all i could do was stare nkly back at them as theyughed at me.


    I couldn''t understand before, but right now. I could fully feel it through my bones. He''s humiliating me


    just like the rest of them!


    I pped him. I did it so hard that his lips bled in impact.


    "What do you know about me?! You can call me any names you want, but don''t you dare describe me


    as dead! Aren''t i living?! i survived all this time, i don''t need people to validate my existence!"


    For 12 years, haven''t i been doing well? I didn''t break my promise with my mother and lived well


    despite this world rejecting me!


    "No one denies you! I''m just telling you what i''m seeing!"


    "Well i don''t need to hear it! I don''t need people like you who grumbles all your fucked upints


    just to bring others down!"


    "Wow, you''re angry right now? you''re the one who started provoking me! Can you even swear you


    weren''t lying back there?"


    "Why does it matter-"


    "It does!" He shouts in frustration. "Because i don''t understand you! My instincts is telling me to trust


    you, but i can''t find the reason why! The first time we met, i already knew you were suspicious- even


    more suspicious when i knew that you were nning to join my pack. Now that you''re one of us, the


    least that you could do is convince me that you''re not doing all of this out of bad intentions!"


    So that''s it... he never trusted me since the very beginning. Hah.. who am i kidding? I''m a spy sent to


    observe him, this is so way out of the line Venus. Why am i even getting riled up like this?


    Why do i care what he thinks?


    My fist clenched in rage. I was losing control of my emotion again. This time the feeling of anger was so


    much that i only realized the situation at hand.


    I shouldn''t make him hate me, it''ll only be my disadvantage if i do.


    "I... I''m sorry Alpha Derek. I shouldn''t have disrespected you like that. I''m prepared to take any


    punishment but let''s just do this tomorrow. I promise to convince you then."


    I didn''t give him anymore chances to refute back and i ran upstairs towards my room in a hurry.

 Chapter 20: 4-Month-Old Grudge

    Chapter 20: 4-Month-Old Grudge


    *DEREK''s POV*


    I watched her back as she leaves in a hurry. As soon as i heard her door room shut, the surrounding


    suddenly got chilly and lonely when she wasn''t there, yet her scent still remained as if she was making


    me guilty.


    {"What do you know about me?! You can call me any names you want, but don''t you dare describe me


    as dead! Aren''t i living?! i survived all this time, i don''t need people to validate my existence!"}


    I sighed in frustration, i knew she was the type to throw a fit. But she looked genuinely hurt at that time.


    "Fuck what the hell is wrong with me?" I rubbed my temples.


    Was i too honest?


    I crossed the line. I shouldn''t have judged her character without trying to know her at first. There must


    be a reason why she can''t seem to express her emotions well.


    Then someone knocks.


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    My eyes squinted, knowing exactly who it was. I opened the door and saw Liam with a surprised


    expression.


    "Alpha Derek? Why are you here?" He asks first.


    "What? This is my ce, why can''t i be here?" I crossed my arms.


    "Hmm? But Alpha, Easton said you were going out to meet someone today so i expected that the Beta


    was alone." He tilts his head, as if trying to find someone. "Beta Venus told to me toe here after


    training, can ie in?"


    That bastard Easton, why is he telling my schedule so easily to others? Well not that it matters any


    more since Venus will be the only one who''ll know my schedule starting today.


    But this runt goes first.


    "I don''t know Liam, can youe in?"


    "What?" He squints his eyes even further. "But Beta Venus-"


    "She sent me to do it in her stead," I replied fast, cutting him off.


    His eyes widened, "Beta Venus... sent you? the Alpha? to punish me?"


    I coughed, shit that sounded totally weird i know. It sounded like Venus was ordering me around even


    when i was the Alpha, and she''s basically just new in being my beta too.


    "I misspoke, she told me about your training today, and i wanted to punish you myself to evaluate you."


    "Really?" He asks suspiciously.


    The kid was getting too annoying that i knocked on his head hard, he grunts in pain and ced his


    hand on his head. He pouts, "What was that for?"


    Tsk.


    Looking at him now, he''ll probably get punished by Venus not just once. He''s too skinny for a werewolf,


    if he doesn''t get stronger, i can''t imagine just what kind of things that woman would do to him.


    Right.. I''m already being merciful by punishing this kid myself!


    I red at him, "Stop asking questions! Be prepared, I''ll make you hope not to get punished after i''m


    done with you."


    He gulps.


    ~*~


    Four months have passed since then.


    It didn''t take long for Venus to adapt well- in fact she was doing better as expected. Though the


    rtionship between her and Noah is stillplicated, it made me relief to notice that Noah somehow


    forged respect towards her unconsciously. Also, I''ve been observing her all this time, and i haven''t


    found anything suspicious so far. She''d get up early and sleep right away after her duties are done, as


    if she was just a robot takingmands.


    The worst part is, she was even colder than i am. There were moments that i noticed how she didn''t


    have many emotions that she shows, other than her anger. She would often smile, but anyone could


    tell that it was just an act for a show.


    I sighed.


    My only problem now is... i felt that she was maintaining a certain distance from me since that day we


    fought.


    And believe me, she''s too good in holding her grudges.


    When the morning came, i immediately got up and sat up. I nced at the time, and saw that the rm


    i set offst night, perfectly went off as indicated. Since Venus wakes up earlier than me- which i


    suspect was because she was avoiding me, i couldn''t help myself to match her pace for once.


    Slowly opening the door, i peaked to see her preparing her breakfast in the kitchen. It was that go


    moment that i decided to shut the door with a loud thud to attract her attention.


    She quickly notices and gapes.


    "You''re early as usual." I said nonchntly as i went down the stairs. As expected, she ignored me and


    continued to cook her lunch, so i just sat down in front of her and watched her cook in the process. I


    wasn''t a foodie. But for some reason, i want to try her cooking so bad.


    Wait a minute..


    Why can''t i eat her food anyway? She''s my beta for pete''s sake.


    I coughed, "Where''s my portion?"


    "Excuse me?" She res at me.


    "I''m your alpha, so cook for me."


    I was already prepared if she ever gets an attitude again, but this time- i was surprised when she just


    faked a smile and carefully ced down the spat.


    "Alpha? It''s 4 am in the morning. What time am i expected to be doing beta work?" She asks.


    My eyebrow raised, confused. "6 am, why?"


    "Exactly!" She shouts suddenly, "I won''t take any orders from you, much less at 4am in the morning!"


    I growled, "Why can''t you?! it''s just cooking for me, what''s the big deal anyway!"


    "I''m not a fool Alpha Derek, you always wake up at 5pm, and you''re suddenly telling me you woke up


    mysteriously at the exact time i''m preparing breakfast? Even a kid can see what your intentions are."


    Here she goes again.


    My eyes darkened in anger. I wanted to scold her, teach her a lesson so bad after she just disrespected


    me again yet there was an unknown force that was stopping me, telling me to forgive her and let her do


    what she wants.


    It''s this feeling that went on after we did the blood pact.


    I fucking hate this!


    "Intentions? Hah!" I scoffed, "Fine if you hate it so much, then forget it."


    I stood up from my chair and grumpily went upstairs. I hated it so much that she won''t talk to me


    properly, she''s still angry because of what happened four months ago. Isn''t she being too much? I


    know what i said was foul for her, but to ignore me all this time?


    She''s must be doing this on purpose!

 Chapter 21: Rohan Information Guild

    Chapter 21: Rohan Information Guild


    *VENUS''s POV*


    When i heard his door shut with a loud bang, i couldn''t help but realize something.


    My n is working.


    I tilted my head. The fruits of my hard work showed when Alpha Derek willingly confronted me today. I


    almost gave up after four months of pretending to hold a grudge. Who would have thought that he


    would adjust his time for me?


    He''s finally opening up after all this time!


    Because he was too suspicious of me, in the past four months, i''ve tried my best to avoid sending


    letters to Shaka. i did better what he would''ve expected of me, and of course i decided to distance


    myself from him so it won''t look suspicious if we ever get close in the future.


    Why am i so clever?


    I scooped up a portion of tuna and ate it to reward myself, "Bon App¨¦tit."


    ~*~


    "Argh argh! mercy!" Noah grunts in pain as i twisted his elbow.


    With a cup of coffee in my hand, i red at him seeing how he still dared to sneak an attack on me


    even after training was over. We just got back from the mountain and the first thing he does is violence


    against his teacher?


    Am i being too generoustely?


    "Noah, don''t you ever get tired of trying to test my ability? Isn''t 4 months of torture enough for you? Or


    is this still about yourme tantrums?"


    "S-Shut up let go of me!"


    I released him. He caressed his arm and red at me.


    JoJo munches his food, "Yeah, what were you thinking? Captain has been giving us delicious food


    always after training, at least be thankful for that."


    I rolled my eyes, this glutton.


    Noah barks back, pointing his finger at me. "Ha! Isn''t that the same as bribing us to ept you?"


    "I ept her," Jojo nonchntly says and takes another bite.


    Noah gives him a look of disbelief then proceeds to get validations from the others. Unfortunately, his


    expectations failed when Easton and Liam just nodded along with JoJo.


    "You all-! How can you trust that wench so easily?!" Noah raises his voice.


    "She''s our beta, isn''t that natural? And even if you don''t trust her, can''t you see how we''ve all improved


    after 4 months under her? She deserves the position." Liam says with a bored expression.


    Nice one Liam!


    I mean isn''t that obvious? I''ve been coaching them sincerely, just what is Noah so dissatisfied with? Is


    this still about the dormitory rooms?


    "You''re all brainwashed!"


    "Noah,"


    He stiffens, "W-What?!"


    I smiled, i thought it would make him calmer but it did the opposite. He suddenly became more hostile


    and took a step back. As i was confused, my eyebrow furrowed.


    "Have i been too harsh on you these past months?" I asked.


    Well if i think about it, Noah always received my wrath since he was always in punishment. Other than


    torturing him, i can''t see a single moment where we''ve talked or bonded properly as a squad.


    Though forming rtionships is taboo in my mission, it''s usually easier to be sincere at times like this-


    and it''s not like i regretted anything after my missions anyway.


    "That''s right! You always punish me!"


    JoJo mutters under his breath. "It''s because you always don''t take the training seriously, how can you


    me beta Venus?"


    "Shut up kid! i wasn''t talking to you!"


    JoJo stuck his tongue out. "I''m not a kid! i''m just 16!"


    "Exactly dumbass, you''re a minor!"


    Their bickerings went for a while so I have just leisurely gone back to my coffee. Dealing with Noah can


    After all, a beta''s most important task is to stick with his/her alpha.


    As soon as i finished my cup, i stood up from my seat and went ahead towards my duty. It was the


    same as everyday. I would go to Alpha Derek''s office after i''ve done my parole across the borders,


    other than pack business, there was nothing we talked about even if we were together.


    I just stood by his side and did what i have to do as a beta, just like i nned to do.


    "Venus, did you find the information i told you to get?" Alpha Derek says, while scanning through a


    document.


    "Yes Alpha,"


    He wanted me to find information about recent reports regarding the Great Five Packs. Fortunately,


    since i''ve done hundreds of missions in the past. I knew more than just one. I had so many connections


    to prominent people that the most beneficial rtionship i formed was with the information guild master.


    Since he gave me such a difficult task, i had no choice but to use this chance- since i didn''t want to


    waste time asking people about the information.


    As they say, don''t work hard, work smarter!


    I was sure nothing could go wrong when i handed him the document, but as soon as he saw the front


    page. He immediately mmed it on the desk in anger.


    "Where did you get this?!"


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    Why is he getting angry? I looked at the front page and saw the guild''s logo and name. Is he


    displeased with the guild?


    I returned my gaze on him and my eyebrow furrowed in curiosity, "What''s wrong Alpha? you haven''t


    read it yet. Could it be that you... don''t like us doing business with the Rohan Information Guild?"


    "Did anybody say Rohan?" A familiar voice says.


    I know that voice. I followed the voice and it led me to the room''s window beside us. I couldn''t hide my


    shock when i saw the man i''ve killed smiling so sheepishly in my presence.


    It''s that guy from the cabin. Why is he here? I remember stabbing him directly in the heart!


    Shit. What if he expose me?


    As if he read my mind, he strided with a yful expression towards me. A scrutiny of mockery


    disyed in his eyes, "So this must be your new beta? I''ve heard the rumors my friend. She''s quite a


    tough one."


    Alpha Derek sighs, "Seff what are you doing? Get out."


    "Don''t be so cold man! i just got here! And i''m just here to greet a little friend of mine who i''ve met in


    strange... circumstances?" Seff eyes me up and down.


    This arshole, he''s going to snitch on me!


    When he got an inch closer to my face, i was ready to head bang him to death when Alpha Derek


    suddenly pulls me back behind him. What is Alpha Derek doing? I couldn''t understand why he did that


    so i just kept my mouth shut.


    Alpha Derek growls, "Get back!"


    "Woah Woah!" Seff says in surprise. "What are you getting hostile for?"


    "Have you met her without my permission before?"


    Seff smirks, "Why do i need your permission? as i''ve said. Your beta and i have some kind of fated


    rtionship with each other. Right Venus? After all we''ve been through, you''re still angry at me?"


    This bastard, what the hell is he spouting now?!


    Seff tries to take a closer step to me but Alpha Derek refused again. He stops Seff by cing his huge


    hand to his chest in a hurry, "She''s my beta now, haven''t we talked about this before? Don''t make


    unnecessary trouble and go back!"


    For a second, i saw Seff''s eyes turning into rage before he went back to his usual self. He sighs


    disbelief, "Derek, do consider her opinion okay? what if she''s the one who called me here?"


    What?!


    I couldn''t believe what he was trying to pull. He was silently signaling me to cooperate or else. Seeing


    that i was at a disadvantage, i had no choice but to surrender for now.


    Let''s just hear what this psycho has to say.


    I smiled. "It''s fine Alpha Derek. I did summon him for some private matters."


    Alpha Derek eyes''s widens, "So you''ve been really meeting him before?"


    "It''s... a bitplicated."


    All of a sudden, Seff wrapped his arm across my shoulder. I wanted to beat him to death by then, but i


    didn''t want to risk exposing my identity for now.


    Seff grins "It''s really not thatplicated, she''s one of my dearest customers in Rohan guild, how can i


    not meet her when she asks me to?"


    My eyes widened.


    What? He''s with the Rohan Guild?

 Chapter 22: Its Something Personal

    Chapter 22: It''s Something Personal


    Now that i think about it, i haven''t really met the guild information master. He always wore this boorish-


    kind of mask that could intimidate anyone. But that wasn''t what was bothering me, whatpletely


    threw me off was when he introduced me as one of his customers.


    How did he recognize me? i was always wearing a mask during our transactions?


    Tsk!


    Since he''s already onto me, i should y this petty game with him as well.


    As politely as i can, i removed his hand and stered a smile, "Ha ha ha, sorry if i disturbed you. I


    know you''re quite a busy person. But still, i never said you shoulde at such a time."


    Alpha Derek crosses his arms towards Seff, "Just say what you want to say and leave."


    Seff smirks, "Really? can i really open such a secret that only she and i knows?"


    Alpha Derek immediately looks at me in confusion. "What secret?"


    "..."


    Hah i can''t read him. I can''t tell if he''ll expose me or side with me. Yet i was for sure from how his eyes


    disyed deceit, that he was someone that i could never trust.


    Annoyed, Alpha Derek clicks his tongue, turning his gaze back to Seff. "Do you really have the time to


    be ying around? You''re an alpha, so act like one!"


    Seff justughed it off, and while they talked to each other, i couldn''t help but stand frozen on my spot.


    Seff leads the Rohan Guild, as well as a pack?


    Damn it, how did i get involved in such a huge figure! He even knows my secret!


    "You- You''re an alpha?"


    Once Seff heard me, he snapped his attention back at me. I was filled with questions, for there were


    too many weird things that i couldn''t exin. The curiosity convinced me enough that i needed to have


    a conversation with him... alone.


    "You don''t know? He''s the alpha of Dark Moon. You''ve been meeting him and you didn''t even know


    this?" Alpha Derek scowls at me.


    "I didn''t know. After all, we only had few encounters."


    Seffughs it off, "It''s fine. There''s time so that we can get to know each other. Wouldn''t you agree?


    Venus?"


    His feet tread lightly towards me, his scent started to remind me of the memories we had together


    when we first met- and exactly how he should''ve died by my hands long ago.


    I gave him a dirty look. "What do you want?"


    He sniggered, he didn''t even blink as he told the same lie. "What do YOU want? Weren''t you the one


    who called for me?"


    I shortly gaped at Alpha Derek and sighed. It was obvious that Seff wanted to be alone with me, he


    must be asking me to do it since Alpha Derek was a tough one to get permission to.


    "Alpha Derek, i''ll be back. I just need to discuss some private matters with him."


    "Is this about the information we bought from him? if so there''s no need-"


    "No. As i said, it''s something personal." I replied in a coy tone.


    *SEFF''s POV*


    I''d be lying if i said i wasn''t enjoying this.


    After Derek finally allowed us to talk privately, we soon left his office and i quietly followed behind her. It


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    was weird, she was awfully quiet that it made me want to tease her.


    "Did you miss me?"


    When she stopped walking, i immediately expected her to throw a punch to my face. And of course, i


    was able to dodge it in time.


    Iughed out loud, "Even after knowing i''m an alpha, you still want to y with fire?"


    "You''re supposed to be dead!"


    "And you''re supposed to be in jail?"


    "You-! Just what do you want?! If you''re here to expose me, then don''t ever think that you can escape


    from me alive this time! i''ll tear your whole body to pieces." She growls in venom.


    "Expose you?" I raised an eyebrow.


    If i wanted to expose her, then she would''ve never been able to step in Crescent Moon in the first


    ce. I knew she was determined to erase me since i knew her secrets that''s surely makes her


    position in a disadvantage. Yet even after what happened between, all i wanted to do was to get


    answers from her sincerely.


    I was curious about her.


    "I won''t expose you. But in return, let''s be friends?"


    "What?" She utters in disbelief. "We tried to kill each other before and now friends?"


    "Why not? We even had some intimate contact with each other. If we''re not friends, then maybe...


    lovers?" I pouted, ridiculing her anger a bit more.


    She rolls her eyes, "Don''t get the wrong idea. I''m not interested in you nor i wanted to make contact


    with you at that time. I just wanted to test the best of my ability."


    Ability? I knew it. The feeling of exhration and heat going through my body wasn''t a simple feeling at


    that time. I suspected it before since she''s half-witch, but still i''ve never heard of witches having the


    ability to seduce werewolves.


    She''s really a strange one.


    I chortled, "That''s a useful ability. You can get any man under your knees in a second."


    As soon as we reach a door, she didn''t hesitate to open it and let me in. It was a room beside Derek''s,


    and since she''s the current beta it makes sense that she led me to her room in purpose.


    I snickered, "I thought you weren''t interested in me, don''t tell me you''re going to try your ability on me


    again?"


    She closes the door shut in a loud bang, "Tell me now. How did you know i do business with the


    Rohan''s?"


    She''s curious about that?


    "Well how do i exin this?" I said in a smug tone as i sat on the edge of her bed. "I only realized it


    recently when you contacted Rohan to do business with you. When i saw that ne on your neck, i


    was sure it was you."


    Even before we met in the cabin, Venus is one of the regr customers of the Rohan information guild.


    She was also one of the contracted warriors that we agreed to work with. The deal was if she ever


    needs information, the payment would bebor. So whenever she visited, Rohan guild also asked


    something in return.


    She has never failed a task from us, so i personally always contacted with her. Who would''ve thought it


    was all her all along?


    If this isn''t fate, then i don''t know what is.

 Chapter 23: Dont Tell Anyone!

    Chapter 23: Don''t Tell Anyone!


    ~*~


    2 days ago -


    After dealing with the pack business, i head straight to Rohan information guild to meet an important


    customer as scheduled. And so, i wore my usual ck mask, that barely resembled a dragon''s wrath.


    The servant bows, {"Alpha, she''s here."}


    I nod.


    I entered the room, the dim light fluttered around her as she sat impatiently on the chair, her eyes


    through the mask slightly showing displease.


    As far as i know, Ms. nk wasn''t one to show emotions. We''d conduct business as quietly as


    possible. She''s straight to the point and do her tasks well.


    So this is a first. Seeing that she''s irritated?


    {"Ms. nk, it''s nice to meet you again. Did i make you wait too long?"} I greeted, sping my hand


    together.


    {"I told you to stop calling me that."}


    I chuckled. {"Well, you wouldn''t tell me your name so i came up with one. Now tell me, What


    information do you need now-"}


    Wait a minute.


    My eyes broadened when i saw the familiar ne around her neck. Isn''t that the same ne as


    Venus? Don''t tell me...They''re the same person?


    I carefully nced at her and inspected her figure. Though she was wearing a shabby ck one-piece


    that covered her body, her height was approximately the same. Her eyes in the right position, and her


    voice was strangely familiar too.


    I grinned, the simrity is too great. So we''ve met even before that night? How intriguing.


    {"I need all information regarding the Great five packs."}


    {"That''s easy, we''ll get it ready for you in two hours. If you don''t mind, can we chat for a bit?"} I asked


    excitedly.


    I wanted to ask her about many things. Since we''ve only talked about business in this form, i was


    wondering how much information i''d get from her.


    In short, i want to tease her a bit.


    I slowly strode towards her, but as soon as i tried to lean on her ear, she quickly pushes me away.


    Through her mask, i saw her disgusted gaze that made me chuckle.


    {"What are you doing?"} She growls lowly.


    {"I just wanted to share some secret with you? I wouldn''t want others to hear, right?"}


    {"What the hell are you talking about? this room is heavily soundproof."}


    I smiled coyly. I knew that for a fact, what i didn''t was that she even knew that. Has she been here too


    many times that she memorized her surroundings?


    I''ll just get straight to the point.


    {"Don''t you want to know who''s behind this mask?"}


    {"No. Let''s get straight to the point. What do you want me to do?"} She speaks frankly.


    Hmm? How dull.


    {"You reallyck personality."} I said in a low voice, {"Always straight to business? Well, We don''t have


    a task for you to do yet, we''ll contact you once we decide on one."}


    I sighed. I mean i expect her to be frank and boring since she''s always been like that during the past


    transactions, But knowing that she''s Venus, i''d expected for her to be more cunning and talkative.


    I take back what i said. She has too many personalities to disy, yet she''s more like an actress in


    y. We''ve tried prying into her information once, and because of that we almost lost her. All we know


    about her is that she''s from SunDale Pack- other than that, we weren''t allowed to know anything.


    Just.. who are you?


    {"Okay,"} she replied, {"If that''s all, you can leave."}


    I chuckled, {"I''m the guild master you know, aren''t you being too nd?"}


    {"...."} She didn''t answer.


    As i stared at her, I wonder what her real thoughts are? What life she had lived that she was able to


    hide her emotions so well? I didn''t want to push her buttons more than i have so i turned a heel and left


    the room as she wanted.


    {"No worries, there''s plenty of time to reveal more of your secrets."}


    ~*~


    Present -


    She held the ring dangling on her ne and nced at me, "So this is what you meant when you


    said you''ll contact me soon? What do you want me to do?"


    I smirked.


    "Since you''re such a great actress, won''t you y with me?"


    "What are you talking about?"


    "You''ll know soon." I replied curtly, "And if you can, try not to kill me again. Can you? How can you


    benefit from the Rohan''s if you kill the owner?"


    She raises an eyebrow, "I can do that, as long as you promise not to expose me to anyone."


    Iughed. She''s right about her fear, she should fear that i could expose her at any time. She''s a spy


    from Sundale, and i also know her true form- i have all her hidden cards, yet it seems there''s more to


    her than that.


    "Don''t worry, as long as you entertain me..." I stood, strode towards her and pinned her on the wall


    behind her, "... You don''t have to worry about anything. I''ll even help you. After all, we''re business


    partners, right?"


    I''m deadly curious. I grinned, How far can you amuse me Venus?


    *EASTON''s POV*


    We were on our way to patrol the borders when Alpha Derek speedily summoned me through mindlink.


    ''Come to my office, now!'' He orders.


    ''Yes Alpha,''


    Luckily though, i didn''t have to worry about leaving my post since Noah was with me. I turned to him,


    "Hey man, Alpha is calling me. Don''t forget to collect the report-"


    "Yeah yeah, quit nagging."


    "I''m serious Noah, don''t mess this up like thest time."


    He hisses, "Scram now or i might just change my mind and really mess things up!"


    I sighed. Can i trust this dude? Well it''s been several months since we''ve trained together but he still


    somehow holds a grudge against everyone. If he messes my duty like this, I''m the one who''ll get


    punished.


    When i made him handle my task thest time about the reinforcement of supplies, i was scolded for


    three days straight by Alpha Derek. How can i not? This stupid motherf*cker, didn''t even bother


    showing up to the negotiation site!


    I can''t risk it this time again.


    "How about this, if you don''t mess my task. I''ll treat you to anything you want. But of course, since


    you''re the troublesome type. It can''t be something Beta Venus wouldn''t agree with."


    "Deal!" He smiles smugly.


    ~*~


    On my way to Alpha Derek, i was surprised to see a familiar motorcycle parked outside the house. My


    curiosity got the best of me and i circled around it, i raised an eyebrow.


    "Isn''t this?"


    Alpha Seff? What is he doing here? I shrugged the thoughts for now and headed straight to Alpha


    Derek. But as soon as i opened the door, my eyes widened when i saw him pacing back and forth.


    "Alpha?"


    He didn''t even seem to notice me until i closed the door shut behind me. Our eyes finally met and he


    stopped, "Easton, Tell me, where did you get the information i told you to get about Venusst time?"


    My eyebrow crumpled in confusion. "From the Rohan''s?"


    "Damn it." He curses.


    "What''s wrong Alpha? Did i make a mistake?"


    "No, we can''t trust the Rohan''s about Venus''s information. They''ve met long before we even requested


    for her information. Seff is probably hiding her information from me."


    I don''t get it.


    Aren''t Alpha Derek and Alpha Seff childhood friends? What''s with this subject about trust? And why is


    he still questioning about Venus''s information? I thought he already epted her?


    I coughed ufortably, "Alpha, Did Venus do something wrong? why are you suddenly suspecting


    her-"


    "I''m not suspecting her!"


    "...but you''re asking for her information again likest time?"


    He sighs, "It''s not like that! It''s not that i don''t trust her. It just bothers me that they''ve met way before


    we did. You know Seff, he might''ve purposely tampered with her information to mess with me."


    I gasped. Isn''t he just making excuses?


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    Am i seeing this wrong? or he''s actually jealous right now? I couldn''t help but feel relieved since i didn''t


    have to worry about him taking Cheryl as his luna in the future. I''ve teased him before about her yet


    because he''s shown full disinterest, i didn''t bother bringing it up anymore.


    Yet looks like he''s finallying to his senses!

 Chapter 24: Do Me A Favor?

    Chapter 24: Do Me A Favor?


    I sped my hands in excitement, "If that''s the case, why not ask him yourself? Isn''t he here right now?


    i saw his bike downstairs."


    He clicks his tongue, annoyed. "Yeah, He came for Venus about business."


    "Is it really about business?" I said, wriggling my eyebrows.


    "Shut up." He sighs. "Anyway have you finished your tasks for the day? I have something i want you to


    do-"


    "But alpha," I interrupt him, "Aren''t you worried for Beta Venus? Alpha Seff is known for being a


    womanizer. With his good looks, even beta venus''s frozen heart can melt!"


    "Easton,"


    "-I mean i wouldn''t me Alpha Seff. Though Beta Venus is kind of a hard she-wolf to approach, her


    body and looks is something any male would die for-"


    "EASTON!" He shouts this time, his eyes darkening from anger.


    Knowing my limits, i immediately shut my mouth. By then, the room suddenly was filled with silence. My


    sweat rolled down as i felt Alpha Derek''s murderous gaze stabbing my chest.


    He grumbles, his tone dark. "Tell me, what is the number one rule about rtionships for every beta


    working under me?"


    I gulped. "T..That is, one must avoid casual rtionships with others other than their mate to avoid


    irresponsible behavior during his/her tasks."


    "Ban him,"


    "What?" I asked, bewildered.


    "Ban Seff from entering Crescent Moon starting today! if he gets in without my permission again, i''ll


    punish everyone, including you."


    *VENUS''s POV*


    The deal that i made with Seff was more suspicious than anything. He promised not to expose me, and


    in return i must y a specific role he had in mind.


    {"Since you''re such a great actress, won''t you y with me?"}


    Tsk spiteful bastard.


    I was on my way back to Alpha Derek''s office after i kicked Seff on his balls to relieve some of my pent-


    up anger. Why i kicked him? He''s basically ckmailing me, so that''s why i did it.


    When i faced the door, i was surprised to see Easton on his way out. He had this worried and petrified


    expression as soon as we locked eyes.


    What''s going on?


    "Beta Venus!" He whispers. "Whatever you do, don''t provoke him for now!"


    "What?"


    Then, he sprints out.


    I didn''t understand his point and just shrugged it off. Once i got in, i was baffled as i felt the intensity of


    Alpha Derek''s killing intent all around the room''s corners. His gaze focused on the window in front of


    him.


    Should i announce myself?


    At that moment, i recalled some of my memories when Shaka was in the same mood. He said that if


    we see him disoriented and angry, we should leave to show respect. And of course, it was to avoid


    unnecessary sacrifice.


    Coming into that conclusion, i turned a heel and was about to leave when he unexpectedly halts me.


    My hand on the cold door knob, i felt his gaze piercing on my back.


    "Where are you going?"


    It''s me, i''m going to be the unnecessary sacrifice. I sighed, "You seem to be busy Alpha, i was about to


    finish my remaining duties for the day."


    "Let go of the doorknob ande here." He lowly snarls.


    I did what he said and readily positioned myself in front of his desk. That''s when i noticed how bad his


    mood was, his usual golden eyes had already turned ck, and his chest rose in evident rage.


    Don''t tell me, did i do something wrong?


    "What did you two talk about?"


    I raised an eyebrow, "About personal matters."


    "Tell me in detail."


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    "Why should i? it doesn''t concern the pack, Alpha Derek. More so, it doesn''t even involve you. So


    there''s no need to question me about it."


    He ms his fist on his desk, and the surface crumbles in impact. "I''m your alpha! How long will you


    continue to disrespect me?!"


    Hmm? ying the Alpha''s card?


    "Don''t you hear yourself Alpha Derek? How does my business concern you? I thought you already


    made it clear that you hate my guts. So what''s with this sudden interest between me and Alpha Seff?"


    He let out a breath of disbelief, stood up and strode towards me. Feeling overwhelmed, i unconsciously


    took steps backward in defense.


    When my back finally hit the window, i leaned on it. His body was inches close, yet there was still this


    solid boundary that i felt as he stared down at me in irritation.


    "Rtionships are forbidden as long as you work under me."


    I smiled, "I assure you Alpha, we''re not breaking any rules."


    "You better not be." He hissed. "I''ve banned him froming here for the mean time. You''re still new,


    you should focus on your duties other than making unnecessary connections outside."


    Oh? He just made things easier for me. I don''t even want to see that psycho lingering around either. I


    was about to agree with him, when i suddenly thought of how i could benefit from this.


    I mean, isn''t this still about my private matters?


    Let''s just hope he won''t kill me after this.


    "You can ban him, but you can''t stop me from meeting him outside."


    His eyebrow wrinkled, "What? Are you fucking kidding me?"


    "-Unless you do me a favor." I slowly ced my palm on his left cheek, "Then i promise you that i won''t


    involve myself with him."


    He grabs my wrist, "What favor?"


    Got you.


    As soon as our skin touched, i felt the spark around my heart again. It has been so long since i''ve


    made physical contact with him that it made me want even more. Yet as i leaned closer to his lips, he


    immediately backs away in a hurry.


    "What are you doing?!" He says, his face flushed.


    I said straightforwardly, "You must touch me. It doesn''t matter where, do it for five seconds every day."


    "Are you crazy?"


    "Why? Isn''t it a fair price to pay for my personal life? You''re making me do something i don''t want to,


    why can''t i do the same?"


    "Hah." He scoffs, "After avoiding me for four months, you suddenly want me to touch you, for what? for


    your personal desires?"


    "Can''t i?" I said, taking a step towards him. I ced my hand on his chest, and watched how his eyes


    widen as our eyes met. "It''s not like every day i get to be touched by such a handsome Alpha? I think


    i''ve abstained long enough, don''t you think?"


    I was expecting him to back out, worse he might hit me for saying such disrespectful things. Yet my


    thoughts dispersed when his gaze shifted to desire.


    He wraps his big rough hands around my neck, and muttered in a cold low pitched voice.


    "Don''t y with fire. You''ll regret it."

 Chapter 25: Petty Punishment

    Chapter 25: Petty Punishment


    * RYAN''s POV*


    "Ryan, you''reing with me at the Great Five Pack''s meeting. Make sure to get everything prepared


    by then."


    I was sorting out the files on the shelves, that I almost dropped one when he said that. Puzzled, I


    walked towards Alpha Shaka''s desk.


    "Where''s beta Riley?"


    "He''s out on a mission, so he can''te. You''re the only one left in your brothers that I can trust. What


    is it? you don''t want toe?"


    "It''s not that.." I heaved a sigh, "I''m more curious why you''re going to the great five pack''s meeting


    when we''re not even one of the five?"


    SunDale is neutral as much as I know since I''ve grown up in this ce. I know very well that there


    weren''t many interactions that SunDale allowed with the rest of the world. Nevertheless, we''re not


    isted either. It''s merely that SunDale doesn''t have any conflicts nor a significant rtionship with


    other packs.


    "I''m curious too." Alpha Shaka taps on the surface of his desk. "The weirdest thing was it was Crescent


    Moon who requested our presence."


    My eyes widened in surprise, "They did?!"


    "Anyway, we don''t need to be worried about the other packs to disturb us. After all, the meeting was


    called for due to Crescent Moon''s recent offense of mass ughter. The packs just wanted to see the


    werewolves who survived the difficult test."


    "So? You''re saying that it''s basically showing off?"


    He nods, "Yes,... or it may be because he wants to confirm Venus''s identity. Ultimately, we did let


    Venus reveal some parts of her real background to secure a solid profile in her mission."


    I frowned. For me, thetter part was more believable. Crescent Moon didn''t need to show off their


    strength against us- so he''s definitely after Venus.


    "Can''t we take her back? I don''t trust that guy won''t hurt our Venus. I''ve heard several rumors about


    him. They said no one ever saw him with a woman before. Even a famous actress was rejected in his


    presence. I mean, it''s fine to be loyal to your mate, but as an alpha, I''m sure the desire to have sex is


    on a whole other level. It''s normal for alphas to have hookups before they found their mate."


    Alpha Shaka sighs, "Look kid, you''re not the only one worried. I''m also worried that runt may hurt our


    little girl."


    He grabs the portrait on his desk. It was the portrait of Venus when she first hunted a boar. With her


    small frame, no one would''ve believed the story. She didn''t even know how to smile yet. Her grin was


    upside down.


    I''m really worried.


    "... It''s been four months alpha, she hasn''t even sent a single report back. Is she really okay there?"


    "She is. You know Crescent moon, they have a history of traitors, that''s why they''re more careful than


    other packs. She''s probably trying to avoid suspicion."


    "I''m just worried though they''re mates, but isn''t she hiding her mate presence- Wait... WHAT?!" I


    gasped when I realized it. "Alpha! The blood pact! won''t she get marked at that moment?!"


    "It''s inevitable."


    "What? So you''re saying... you let them start the mating process?!"


    "Shut up. Venus isn''t like that. The oracle said that Venus wouldn''t feel the effects of having mates due


    to her half-identity. On the other hand, I doubt alpha Derek would yield to the temptation so easily. He


    doesn''t even know their mates."


    I have a headache. How can he even resist temptation?! he''s an alpha, for pete''s sake!


    I sighed in frustration, "Just what exactly did the oracle say, alpha?"


    "She says..." He trails off, "..that Venus and Derek are mates. And she also told me about Venus''s


    inability to feel the effects of having a mate."


    "That''s all?" I choked. "So you really were nning to send her there?"


    "No." he says firmly, "The truth is, I really didn''t want to send her to Crescent Moon for a mission. It


    would be better to let them meet formally. But Venus was too stubborn. She didn''t even let me rify


    things and went off on her own. Still, when I watched her leave with my own two eyes, I couldn''t help


    but feel that it was destined to happen. Stopping her would just make things difficult for her, and I didn''t


    want that."


    ~*~*~*~


    * VENUS''s POV*


    Me? Regret it? Why would I regret something that''ll prolong my life? I pondered.


    It''s been several hours since he warned me not to get too close to him, yet I still find it confusing why


    he kept on rejecting me at this point. I gazed at his side, his focus fixated, as he talked to one of the


    werewolves in front of him.


    I mean, isn''t he feeling the intense arousal between mates?


    I really don''t get rtionships.


    "Venus,"


    I batted an eyelid, "Yes, Alpha?"


    "Go to the main kitchen today. We just ran out of food supply in our ce. Tell them to double the


    amount."


    I didn''t even notice that it was only us left in his office. I saw the clock hanging just by the door and saw


    that it was already time for dinner.


    So that''s why he asked. I cleared my throat. "Double the amount? is there an asion that I''m not


    aware of?"


    He scoffs, "No, someone likes emptying the supplies before the deadline. I wonder who it is?"


    It''s definitely me.


    "It''s me?"


    "Who else? Stupid." He puffs annoyingly. He stood up from his seat and walked toward me. Then he


    lifted his finger before aggressively dabbing me on the forehead.


    Startled, I almost lost bnce. I winced in pain, "Ouch, what was that for?!"


    "It''s your punishment for disrespecting me."


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    "You-"


    He does it again.


    "Stop it! What is it now?!" I hissed and took a step back.


    "This time, you almost disrespected me so I did it." he grins evilly, "It''s Alpha Derek, not ''you'' Got that?"


    I felt my patience towards him crumble to pieces. I knew that he was getting back at me for flirting with


    him earlier, to think that he was too petty to resort to this behavior.


    I underestimated him.


    I forcefully smiled. The itching sensation to punch him in the face made my hand tremble, but I held it in


    to avoid trouble.


    I''ll get him backter!


    "Yes, Alpha,"


    "Good, now don''t even think about wandering for too long. Once you get the supplies, report back


    immediately to me. okay?"


    "Tsk, it''s just grabbing some supplies, so what could possibly go wrong?" I murmured under my breath.


    Though he heard it, he just dismissed it and passed by me.


    Once his scent totally disappeared from my range, I took a huge sigh of irritation.


    "If this weren''t a mission, I would''ve already kicked him in the ass."

 Chapter 26: The Beautiful Kitchen Staff

    Chapter 26: The Beautiful Kitchen Staff


    On the way to the main kitchen, I randomly decided to visit my squad since I needed to check how their


    duties were being handled and see if there was any problem I had to know before the Alpha me me


    for being negligent again.


    I mean, I could ask them through mind link, but at the same time, I also wanted to spoil them a bit with


    food since I''m already on my way there.


    My squad''s headquarters was on the opposite way of the kitchen so I had to run hastily. When I got


    there, I didn''t hesitate and opened the door.


    There, I saw Noah half-naked in front of me. When he noticed my presence, he quickly covered his


    body. His blonde curls were still wet from showering, so I guessed that they just got back. Strangely


    though, Liam was still working out while Jojo just looked happy to see me.


    I closed the door behind me.


    "Beta Venus?!" Noah exims in shock. "W..What are you doing at this time of hour?!"


    I crossed my arm, "Nothing, I just came to ask if there''s something that needs my attention. Are you all


    done with your duties for the day?"


    "You could''ve just asked via mindlink!"


    Jojo raised his hand, "Noah neglected guard duty, so he was reinstated for tomorrow to take rounds!"


    "Shut up!" Noah growls. "Someone was arrogant so I taught him a quick lesson. Whatever I already


    informed alpha Derek."


    Ha... I''m not even surprised anymore at this point. I just sighed quietly. That wasn''t even the most


    surprising part.


    I stared at how Liam focused on his workout. His sweat covered him as he did sit-ups, his perfectly


    toned muscles clenching at each slouch.


    I squinted my eyes in bewilderment.


    I still can''t believe that Liam changed so much after all these months. He had the best development


    amongst them. Just what did Alpha Derek do to him that he suddenly became the hard-working type?


    I cleared my throat to make him notice me.


    He finally sees me and stops what he was doing, "Beta Venus? what are you doing here?"


    "I can''t believe you, didn''t I tell you not to over-exert yourself? You''ll get too much muscles if you work


    out so much."


    He just smiled in reply. As usual, he was the type to remain quiet. I didn''t bother with his choices any


    further and genuinely asked what I came here to do.


    I sigh.


    "Anyway," I added, "I''m on my way to the main kitchen. If you want something, I could ask them to


    bring it to you allter on."


    "I''m good," -Liam.


    "I want cheesy beef nachos! Make it spicy!" -Jojo.


    "Can''t you ask alpha to bring us a human five-star chef? This is really annoying." -Noah.


    I was on the verge of smacking Noah in the head when Easton got out of the bathroom. His wet, brown


    hair dripped water down on his body. He was only wearing a towel below his waist, and since he wasn''t


    expecting me, he jumped in surprise.


    "Beta Venus? What are you doing here? does alpha know you''re here?" He says, covering his body


    like a troubled teenage girl.


    Ha... Should I just feed them poison?


    I rolled my eyes, "Enough yapping, I''m going to the kitchen. Do you want food or not?"


    "Did alpha allow you to give us food?"


    "Why are you even asking that? He doesn''t have a say in this. I''m the squad''s captain, am I not? I have


    every right to indulge all of you in something."


    "I don''t know about that-"


    When I red at him, he immediately changes direction. "-i mean, sure why not, I''ll just have a


    medium-rare steak. After all, it''s not every day that we can request food in the main kitchen."


    That''s right. We weren''t really allowed to have luxurious food from the start. I only happen to eat good


    food every day since I became Crescent Moon pack''s beta. That''s why I thought of them when I


    realized I was going to the main kitchen.


    They''ve eaten food portions till this day. They''ve worked hard. They deserve the reward.


    "Okay, don''t fall asleep till the foodes. Got that?"


    They all nodded in sync.


    ~*~*~*~


    When I arrived at the front door of the kitchen, I heard several peopleughing, their high-pitched


    voices echoed as they spouted word from word. Since it was also my first time there, I couldn''t help


    wonder what could be happening inside for them to be so lively.


    As I opened the door, I was weed with a bright light that almost blinded my eyesight. I scrunched


    my face, fully aware that the kitchen''s light was just too scintiting.


    Exactly when my eyes adjusted to what was in front of me, my eyes widened in surprise when I saw


    several beautiful she-wolves staring right back at me. They were wearing aprons as some were leaning


    on the table while the rest was cooking at their stations.


    "Am... in the right ce?" I stifled, bewildered that such beauties surrounded me.


    I mean... It''s always alpha Derek refilling the food supplies... so maybe that''s why he was always doing


    it?


    "Hi!" One blonde girl came up to me with a cheerful voice, she giggled. "beta Venus! what seems to be


    your business here?"


    "You know me?"


    "Oh,e on! Everyone knows you! you''re always with Alpha Derek, are you not?"


    "I guess so?"


    "Come heree here!"


    I didn''t know what was happening. She just randomly decided to put her palms on my shoulder, forcing


    me to sit by at thergest table in the room. It was the table filled with she-wolves, all of them


    disying their curiosity in their eyes as they gawk at me.


    "I''m Sera," The blonde girl says as she ces a ss of water in front of me. "As you can see, we''re


    the kitchen staff in Crescent Moon Pack. Do forgive the others for not weing you properly, beta


    Venus, since it''s dinner time. Thedies have to prepare sets of meals for everyone."


    I nod.


    "It''s fine. I''m just here to get a food supply for Alpha Derek. He added that he wants double the amount


    of groceries to be taken to our ce. That''s all."


    They started to giggle amongst themselves, that it confused me. Is something on my face? What''s so


    funny about what I said?


    "What is it? what''s so funny?" I muttered in bafflement.


    "Be honest," Seraes closer, "In your stay here, did you and Alpha... you know?"


    Oh.


    When I realized that it was about me staying in Alpha Derek''s ce, I was even more confused at that


    point. I said firmly, "We what? I''m his beta. Isn''t it natural that I stay beside him?"


    I sped the ss of water between my hands and carefully took a sip.


    "No! that''s not what I meant!" Sera pouts, "I mean, sex! Haven''t you had sex with him yet?"


    Startled at the sudden bold statement from a stranger, the water inside of my mouth pours unwillingly to


    my surroundings. Thedies around me squealed, and they all hurried to assist me in my wet clothes.


    "Oh, dear! I''m sorry, I didn''t expect you to be so shocked!"


    I can''t believe it.. to think that even the kitchen staff knew of my failures! I''ve been trying to get him


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    close to me, but I still haven''t yielded a good result. No matter what I did, he was still keeping a


    distance from me.


    Ryan wouldugh at me when he knew this!


    ["How can you call yourself a top ranker when you can''t even seduce a man?"] Ryan mocking face


    appears in my head.


    I gasped.


    "You''re right. Just as you said, I am a failure." I said, my voice low from frustration.


    Sera raises her hand in defense, "No, that''s not what I meant-"


    I quickly grabbed her shoulders hastily and said withplete determination, "Tell me! How do women


    seduce an alpha!"


    ~*~*~*~

 Chapter 27: Who?

    Chapter 27: Who?


    * DEREK''s POV*


    Just what is taking her so long?


    I waited patiently in the living room. My eyebrow furrowed as I unceasingly tapped on the sofa hand


    rest, my eyes locked towards the door in front of me.


    It''s been 3 hours since she left, so I couldn''t guess what kind of matter she''s dealing with, when all I


    ordered her to do was ask the main kitchen to deliver the supplies.


    Should I just go to her?


    I rubbed my temples together, "She''s such a troublesome she-wolf."


    At that moment, I was aware that I was painstakingly waiting for her like an idiot. The impulse wasn''t


    something that I could prevent, unlike the others. My bond with her was more potent than anyone else.


    I could sense her well, as if she''s my other half. Feeling anxious, I didn''t hesitate anymore and tried to


    reach out to her via mindlink.


    [''Where are you? Do you know what time is it?'']


    No answer. I sighed, my knuckles cracked in irritation.


    [''I know you can hear me! You bettere back here now or else!'']


    Again, there was no response. My mind went nk from anger as I stood up. My fist shook as I fought


    the will to drag her back in the house.


    But just when I was on the verge of losing to my instinct, I suddenly got a hold of her presence closing


    in, and her footsteps rang bells to my attention.


    She stops in front of the door.


    What is she doing?


    Her movements were erratic, and her footsteps were all over the ground, so I had to check what was


    going on personally.


    However, as soon as I opened the door, her small frame body topples to my chest, her breathing


    unsteady, and the tray that she was holding falls beside us.


    "Shit-"


    "...Alpha Derek?" She pants, her scent lingering.


    My breath hitched when I felt my wolf scream in desire. She was wearing a tight red dress that showed


    her cleavage, her lips puckered toward me as her eyes fought to stay awake. I was even barely trying


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    to hold her, my hands hesitantly set around her shoulder to support her.


    I gulped in agitation.


    "You really!" When I noticed the wine ss shattered on the ground, my eyes widened. "Is that wine?"


    Confused, I checked her breathing to be sure. I felt my skin tingling when I realized that the same wine


    smell wasing from her. I couldn''t express my thoughts. I wondered how can a she-wolf even get


    drunk in the first ce?


    Recklessly, she then wrapped her arms around my neck. I stiffened as I fought the urge.


    "Alpha... am I not attractive?" She says in a slurred speech.


    I sighed, moving my head back a few inches away.


    "Look at you. Are you drunk? You''re the first werewolf in history to get intoxicated. You really are


    something, aren''t you? Tell me, what did you do this time?"


    This time, she pulls me towards her as she replied with puppy eyes. If it weren''t for me breaking the


    pull, then I would''ve already felt her lips on mine. I coughed, awkward to the stunt that she just tried to


    pull.


    "Again! stop with these tricks!"


    She spreads her arms in the air, before she sat downzily on the ground. "But I can''t live without it!"


    She''s crazy, I exhaled. "Get up. The floor''s dirty."


    "Pick. Me. Up."


    I stared at her in disbelief. "You''re really pushing your luck, Venus. Provoke me one more time and i''ll-"


    When she was about toy her back on the cold-ass floor, I hurriedly yanked her arm and carried her


    like a sandbag around my neck. I had enough of dealing with her tantrums so might as well just throw


    her to her room.


    She yelps, as she tried to struggle away from the position. "N..Not like this! It wasn''t supposed to be


    like this!"


    "Stop moving!" I growled in anger.


    There really is no other exnation for this other than using drugs. Werewolves can''t get drunk in the


    first ce. When we arrived at her room, she tries even harder to resist. My neck in her view, she


    bared her fangs and sank it to my nape.


    I gasped, This crazy-!


    "I need you... please don''t leave me like this," she grumbles.


    Taken aback, I stopped moving and waited for her to calm down. She was saying random stuff while


    venting her anger by biting me multiple times until it bled. Honestly, seeing her like this was a first,


    though I don''t have a reason to ept this misbehavior as her alpha, I couldn''t help but be selfish.


    Since she only acts like this in front of me.


    When I felt her strength weakening, I softly ced her on her bed. She squints her eyes, grabbing my


    wrist in an instant.


    I threatened. "Let go."


    "No." She barks.


    "Stop being stubborn and sleep."


    "I can''t! my mission isn''t over yet!"


    "What mission, just go to sleep you drug addict." I pulled her covers up. "We''ll have plenty to talk about


    tomorrow morning, so save your energy. You might need it."


    I gazed at her.


    Though I wanted her to change into morefortable clothes, I knew what might happen if I told her to


    change in this state, and I''m also not one to speak.


    I''m on the verge of losing my rationality just being near this woman.


    Hurriedly, I tried moving away from her. Only to get caught up by her thighs, she wraps it around my


    waist and rolls me over to reverse our position. All of a sudden, something snapped inside of me.


    I couldn''t help but stare at her. The exhration that I felt as I gawked at how her bodyy on top of


    mine made me weak as her purple eyes were glowing under the dim moonlight that reflected it.


    Shit.


    "You''re not leaving! You.. have to stay with me all night!" She says, her palms on top of my chest.


    At that moment, I was fighting every will to bite back at her. She was provoking me badly to the point I


    had to cover my eyes to convince myself that none of it was happening. That she wasn''tying on top


    of me, and I didn''t currently have an erection under my pants.


    Why the hell am I feeling this way?


    I huffed and muttered in a low voice. Focusing my gaze to the ceiling, "Control yourself Derek, this isn''t


    like you."


    Reaching her hand to the side of my face, she carefullyys her head on top of my chest, "Ryan told


    me... that when people tend to have fast heartbeat, they''re either nervous or excited. Tell me, Which


    are you?"


    "Who''s Ryan?" I asked, annoyed.


    "...I don''t really get it Alpha Derek. Why don''t you feel attracted to me at all? Don''t you feel the


    connection? Or you just deny it? Is this still because of that woman you speak of?"


    What connection? And how did she know about Cheryl? My eyebrow furrowed in confusion. I was still


    in a bit of a daze, and she was nowhere nning to get off of me anytime soon.


    Yet my thoughts still lingered at the man''s name that escaped from her lips.


    "Who the hell is Ryan?"


    ~*~*~*~

 Chapter 28: I Fucked up plan A.

    Chapter 28: I Fucked up n A.


    "Hushh!!" Venus ced her index finger on my lips. She rears her head as we lock eyes with each


    other. "Why do you talk too much? do you know how annoying you are right now?"


    I can''t believe this woman right now. Just how much longer will she be intoxicated? To think I


    overestimated her, I''ll give her a scolding when she wakes up!


    I groaned in defeat and pped her finger away, "Why the hell are you doing this to me? Get off!"


    "No!" She shakes her head, "You''re not going until you touch me."


    "Are you crazy?! Stop ying!"


    When I was able to push her away sessfully, my face almost lit up from relief- but that was before


    she jumped to my body like a psycho-maniac. I gasped, feeling even more burdened that she was


    pressing her weight on my body.


    The worst part was, she was in a dangerous position.


    "Venus! Get the fuck off!"


    "What''s this?" She raises an eyebrow, "Something''s hard under me. And why are your face so red? Do


    you have a fever?"


    I gulped. Her scent was getting more potent for some reason. I was at my limit. I couldn''t even resist


    anymore as I huffed in arousal. I felt my eyes go darker just by looking at her gorgeous frame on top of


    mine.


    "Fuck."


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    She raises her eyebrow, "Should we?"


    I grabbed her shoulder hastily before pushing her down, pinning her wrist together on the ground.


    Everything was so vivid all of a sudden. Her heartbeat paced just like mine, and we both zed in


    lustful gazes. I ced soft kisses on her cor bone and ripped off her dress in a hurry.


    Being submerged in arousal, I desired her body. She had this long slender neck and perfect round


    shoulder, her breast looked sweeter than peaches, and most importantly, I smirked as I gazed at the


    nice hourss figure that she always hid during the day. The only undergarment she had left was a


    I grabbed it, "What is this? A tease?"


    She nods cutely.


    I chuckled. I must''ve gone crazy...To think that I would be this attracted to her to this extent. As I was


    about to kiss her, a voice erupted from my mind.


    ''What if she forgets what happened today? And should you really be taking advantage of her while


    she''s in this state?''


    I froze.


    ~*~~*~~*~


    *VENUS''s POV*


    {"Listen very well! n A is to seduce him and sleep with him! You do this by two methods! Use your


    beauty, wear something sexy and show off your body curves. No werewolf can resist an unmated she-


    wolf charm like any other! Be confident and show that you want him!"} Sera says in a serious tone, all


    the girls agreeing as well.


    {"But.. I''ve tried that before, and he''s not taking me seriously?"} I replied.


    {"Then we''ll use underhand methods! We''ll drug him!"} Sera says, making everyone gasp in shock.


    {"Can you do that? Are you allowed to drug an alpha?"} I tilted my head.


    Seraughs in a sophisticated manner, {"Of course not silly you, you''re the one who''s going to do it, so


    technically, I''m not liable to anything."}


    Makes sense, I shrugged my shoulder. {"Fine, I see more potential results in that method. I''ve been


    trying to do everything to make him notice me, but he''s not budging. I''ll consider the 2nd option as my


    first then."}


    Sera coughs ufortably, {"Anyway, after you convince him to make love to you, pucker your lips like


    this and grab his thing hard! But not too hard since he might have second thoughts, after all you''re a


    virgin! Just don''t try to break his things while you''re at it okay? Finally.. n B-"}


    {"What''s n B?"}


    {"Don''t fuck up n A!"} Sera eximed in a highly threatening tone.


    ~*~*~*~


    Startled at Sera''s voice in my dream, my eyelids shot open. I was faced with seeing a dark ceiling that


    wasn''t familiar to mine. Even the color of the nket and size of the bed was too big for me.


    Slowly, I got up and finally realized that I wasn''t in my room. I saw the red dress I had worn, torn into


    pieces on the floor, and the only cloth that I was wearing was a huge white tee that reached up to my


    butt.


    I tilted my head in confusion, "Why can''t I remember anything?"


    That''s weird, isn''t this Alpha Derek''s room, then did we-


    Excitedly, I threw the nket covers and tried to look for a sign, like a bloodstain that''d took my


    virginity. But to my dismay, even when I stripped the bed naked, there was nothing! My face sank into


    horror. I couldn''t guess if the n worked or not.


    Oh no.. Did I even follow the n?!


    "Argh! This is so annoying! Just what the hell happened then? where is he?!" I shouted, talking to


    myself like an idiot. I looked at the clock.


    It was already afternoon.


    Frustrated, I threw my back on the soft bed. "All those hard work for nothing. Why is life being so


    difficult nowadays?"


    Initially, n A is about me seducing Alpha Derek through my feminine charms. If that doesn''t work,


    then I would have to rely on the strong aphrodisiac that Sera gave me. Unfortunately, i identally


    drank the drugged wine because i thought it was water for a second!


    Still! I was a bit conscious when everything happened, i remembered everything until he ripped off my


    clothes. He was about to kiss me but then- everything went ck!


    My eyebrow furrowed in irritation, "Why is he resisting so much? I clearly felt his dick get hard. Does he


    love that woman so much even to avoid such a delicious meal in front of him? Ah! this is frustrating! I


    need more emotions! I''m so sick of being angry all the fucking time!"


    After screaming a good amount of time, I got tired and sat up once again. This time, i noticed


    something stinging at the back of my neck. It was even more painful when i tried to touch it. I walked to


    the mirror beside the closet and finally saw a swollen, bruised skin on the surface of my skin.


    I gasped.


    "That son of a bitch!"

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    Chapter 29: 5 Seconds


    Furious at the thought that he avoided me using violence, I dragged my feet to his office, my sweat


    dripping as I fought the urge to kick the door open.


    "Alpha Derek!" I roared, almost crumpling the metal doorknob in my hands. "Can you exin what the


    hell is this behind my neck?!"


    Yet, instead of giving me an exnation. He didn''t respond, not even batting an eye towards my


    direction. He lifted the file he was holding directly to his face as if there was a chance that I wasn''t even


    breathing in the same room as he was.


    I mmed the door shut, "Stop feigning innocence! You know what you did! Do you think that covering


    your face would do you a favor right now?!"


    "Lower your voice down-"


    Seething with fury, I punched a hole in his desk, which caught his attention this time. Carefully, he


    drops the file down, his gaze focused on the broken wood in front of him.


    "You were intoxicated. What did you expect me to do?"


    "Look at me," I taunt.


    "Venus, I don''t understand the reason why you''re acting like this. Are you angry because of the bruise


    behind your neck or because of what happenedst night?" He says, still not looking at me.


    "Both."


    "Oh? Both you say?" He chuckles. This time, He finally stares back at me, his golden eyes shifted


    slightly in mere amusement. "About the bruise on your neck, if I hadn''t done that, you''d be regretting


    everything the next day, and I''m not in the position to be responsible for that."


    "What? You''re not... in the position to be responsible?"


    I felt something stuck in my throat, but rather than that- the ce around my heart seemed to hurt


    more. I took a step back. Unknowingly I even avoided his eyes.


    What is this emotion? This tightness, this ... disappointment?


    "Venus, listen." His soft voice reaches out, "Honestly, I don''t get why you''re acting like this. We''ve


    barely met, and the first thing you did was to flirt with me. How do you want me to interpret that? Even


    in anyone''s eyes, it''s obvious you have a hidden agenda with me."


    "Isn''t it obvious?! It''s because you stole something from me! So how am I suddenly the bad guy here!"


    "Me? Steal? From you?" He scoffs, "Are you sure you''re not mistaking me for some guy out there?"


    "You-"


    Hah... Does he even deserve to know this? No- Even if I did say it to him, and he doesn''t remember,


    wouldn''t he justbel me as some crazy she-wolf who lusts for him?


    I didn''t care anymore. All I wanted to do was to leave the room. I turned a heel and was about to leave,


    but he stopped me. He closed the door immediately when I tried to open it.


    "We''re not done talking yet. Tell me how exactly you thought I stole something from you." He mutters,


    his breath trailing down to my neck.


    "Whatever, I doubt you even remember it,"


    "That''s for me to judge, now tell me."


    "You won''t care! You don''t even trust me! What''s the point?!" I turned to him, pounding my finger angrily


    on his chest. "All you do is doubt me, it''s already been four months, and now you''re saying we even


    barely met? that you don''t want to be responsible for what we did?! why? do I disgust you-"


    He didn''t even let me finish when he suddenly smashed his lips into mine, his hands on the back of my


    head. I was unsure whether I should push him away. Or let him do what he wants.


    But as I felt the heat spread through me, I just knew that everything was perfect. I kissed him, I kissed


    him, and I kissed him, and he kept kissing me back.


    I didn''t know how long the kiss went on. Only when he pulled away that my brain started to function


    again.


    He whispers, lifting my chin. I saw his eyes shift to his softer ones. "Calm down. You have to fix that


    temper of yours."


    "Why did you kiss me?"


    "5 seconds,"


    "5 seconds?" I asked, puzzled.


    "You said you''d obey me if I touch you for that amount of time." he smirks, "If this is how I can tame that


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    bad attitude of yours every day, so be it."


    ~*~*~*~


    *EASTON''s POV*


    "How many times did I tell you to manage the machine properly?! Why are you spacing out so much!" I


    scolded Noah.


    It''s already the 6th time I have received aint from him from the borders. Being a rank higher


    than him, it was natural that i would have to answer his wrongdoings while the beta was away.


    "Stop your yapping bro, who''s fault do you think it is why I can''t even focus?" Noah mutters in


    annoyance.


    "It''s your fault. Why are you ming other people?"


    He crosses his arms, "Have you forgotten? We stayed up all night to wait for delicious food, but none of


    it ever came. I''m not even sure if beta Venus was messing with us or it''s another one of her ''tests'' to


    evaluate us-No wait.. why would she even test us about food?!"


    This dumb*ss, I thought.


    "Argh!" He shuffles his hair, "We can''t evenin to her since Alpha banned us from going to their


    cest night. We could''ve died the moment we try to force our way in!"


    I sighed. "Tell me about it."


    The truth is, he''s not the only person frustrated about this. When we did try to confront beta Venus for


    the food at midnight, we were immediately blocked by Alpha Derek.


    He said, {"Don''te here next time asking for pointless stuff, do this, and you''ll answer to me


    directly."}


    We couldn''t even answer anything when we left like lost puppiesst night. We got back with our


    stomachs crying in despair. In the end, all I could think about was how we could''ve finally eaten


    something proper after all the hardships we had gone through.


    I mean, don''t we deserve it seeing that beta Venus trains us to death!?


    "Beta Venus didn''t even show up for the morning training. Just what the hell is going on?" He grumbles


    under his breath.


    "Idiot, what else could they be doing other than that?"

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    Chapter 30: Blocking an Alpha''s Way


    He eyes me, "Nah, Alpha Derek isn''t into stuff like that. I haven''t heard any women being rted to him


    before. Though, I also can''t me him if he gives in to beta Venus."


    Pft. I couldn''t help but chuckle, "You''re saying you find beta Venus attractive?"


    He shrugs his shoulder, "Not taking her attitude into ount. Then she''d be my type."


    I replied with wide eyes, "I''m surprised. This is the first time you acknowledged beta Venus for


    something unrted to her duties."


    "Don''t get me wrong," He says, "I do acknowledge her skill and abilities. It''s just that there''s something


    weird about her. You know, I''ve been under different mentors. Each of them had its unique battle


    principles, and yet beta Venus couldn''t even teach us her original skill. I don''t know if she''s just hiding


    it, or she didn''t know any of it at all."


    Original skill? Now that I think about it, it is true that she hasn''t shown us anything like that, I thought. A


    bit hesitant about the fact, I tried to defend Venus for now.


    I shook my head, "I get where you''re going at, but isn''t it natural to not have her original skill yet? I


    mean, she''s still young, unlike your mentors. Maybe she''s just trying to teach us everything she learned


    from others."


    "That''s the point Easton, from her background, there was no such thing as having mentors or seeing


    her outside SunDale Pack. It wouldn''t even be a surprise if Alpha Derek still suspects her at this point.


    However, I hope I''m wrong about this. Because if she really is a spy, I wouldn''t exactly know what to


    do."


    A spy? There''s no way.


    Battling my own emotions at that point, I just stood silently at the corner of the room. I couldn''t refute


    anything back to him as what he said also proved something relevant. Then out of nowhere, I suddenly


    received a message from Liam.


    [''Easton,e to the borders now. Alpha Seff is making amotion.''] Liam mindlinks me.


    "Alpha Seff? What is he doing here?" I mumbled to myself.


    "What is it?"


    I turned to him, "Liam wanted me to control the borders. He said Alpha Seff is causing trouble."


    "Why is he causing trouble? did someone anger him or something?"


    "No, Alpha Derek just banned him froming. Maybe that''s why he''s going loco at the borders."


    Noah guffawed quite loudly, his body convulsing as he slowly died fromughter. I stared at him


    nkly. I can''t say I have the same emotion since I''m one of the people who would have to handle


    Alpha Seff.


    I breathe out, "What''s so funny? are you even aware of how an alpha could get angry?"


    He sniffs, trying to stop himself fromughing. "Sorry, sorry, it''s just funny how Alpha Derek banned him


    all of a sudden. I''m now convinced that maybe something is going on between him and beta Venus. I


    mean why would he ban his friend, right?"


    It''s impossible to talk to this idiot. Rolling my eyes, I made my way out and left him since he continued


    tough. I made my way to the southern border, which Liam was stationed. When I arrived, my body


    froze as I saw many people blocking Alpha Seff''s way. He was already in his wolf form, gnarling at the


    men who blocked his way.


    Liames up to me, "Do something! haven''t you been staying here longer than us?! we can''t hold


    him up that long!"


    I know, he''s probably not attacking since no one dared to shift in front of him- and it''s not like it''d be a


    wise decision too. I gulped, sweat rolling at the side of my face.


    "I don''t know. This is the first time I''m seeing Alpha Seff getting hostile to Crescent Moon. Did you


    report to Alpha Derek?"


    "I did, but he said that no matter what, we shouldn''t let him enter, or we''re dead?!"


    I groaned in annoyance. It was apparent that Alpha Seff and Alpha Derek were childish to do this to


    each other. If I had to guess, then this must be rted to beta Venus again. If only I could just convince


    Alpha Derek to handle this mess for now.


    With a tiny bit of hope, I tried to contact Alpha Derek.


    [Alpha! Alpha Seff is forcing his way through! Can you please at least tell us how to handle this friend of


    yours!]


    [''Don''t bother me with trivial issues, I''m busy.''] He replies and ends the link.


    I cursed continuously, and I took deep breaths. I didn''t care anymore, and I took a step forward, the


    raging wolf of Alpha Seff towering my height. I locked eyes with him as I tried my best to look as


    "Alpha Seff, please shift back first, then we can talk."


    Fortunately, he wasn''t that angry after all. He immediately understood my intentions and shifted back,


    yet there were still traces of grievances found in his face.


    He clicks his tongue, "Easton, you''ve been here far longer than them, so care to tell me why I''m


    suddenly prohibited from going in?"


    "Alpha Seff, we didn''t mean to offend you. We''re just following our alpha''s orders. I hope you


    understand."


    "I want to talk to your alpha, so let me in."


    "I can''t do that, Alpha Seff. My orders were to stop you-" I froze as I felt the intense bloodlust of Alpha


    Seff radiating. His aura was scattering. We all hesitantly took a step back. None of us even dared to


    look at him in the eyes at the moment.


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    I gulped, am i going to die?


    If I could, I would''ve immediately contacted beta Venus to help us, but I knew that''d probably get me


    into more trouble, so I scratched off the thought.


    He growls lowly in venom. "I will speak to your alpha in my own ord, don''t try to stop me if you don''t


    want any heads rolling, that is."


    Liam cuts in, his voice showing evident irritation, "Don''t be stubborn. Our alpha clearly warned you not


    to step foot in our territory, Alpha Seff. If you force your way through, can you handle the wrath of Alpha


    Derek?"


    We''re doomed! I thought. Pulling Liam towards behind me, we all waited for the worst as silence


    covered the surroundings. We were all looking down, our feet locked into position as we prepared to


    shift if Alpha Seff ever tried to fight his way in.


    Then suddenly, we heard him chortled in amusement.


    "Calm down. I was just fucking with you. You''re right. I shouldn''t be so stubborn, huh? We wouldn''t


    want a war against Crescent moon to start. I''ll juste by in another day then, so make sure to tell


    your Derek to entertain me or else."


    I looked up and looked at him nervously. What the hell just happened?

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    Chapter 31: You want her!


    ~*~*~


    "Alpha Derek!" I mmed the door open, and as usual, beta Venus was also there beside him. I


    marched toward his desk and stopped, "Alpha Seff just went off after causing such amotion. Can


    you at least give us a gist why? Did you and Alpha Seff fight over something?"


    Liam closes the door behind us. Alpha Derek didn''t even spare us a nce when he replied, while beta


    Venus wondered what the hell was going on.


    "No, we didn''t. He''s just a douchebag no need to worry."


    I rubbed my temples in frustration, "No Alpha, this time''s different. He was hostile to us earlier. He even


    shifted!"


    "What''s going? Why didn''t I hear about this?" beta Venus cuts in.


    "Well.." I trailed off. I looked at Alpha Derek as he signaled me to shut my mouth off. "..Though the


    scene was chaotic, we handled the situation anyway."


    She res at me, "That''s not an excuse!"


    "Venus. Drop it." Alpha Derek says in a low voice. "For now, go to the borders to check if anything


    needs to be fixed."


    Beta Venus crosses her arms, "Liam can do that. I want to hear more details about what Easton wants


    to say."


    "It''s nothing important-"


    "Then more the reason why I should stay, if it''s so irrelevant, why are you being so sensitive about


    letting me stay in the same room?" She growls slightly, irritated.


    Alpha Derek sighs, his hand resting on his forehead. "Don''t be stubborn and go. I have to talk to


    Easton privately."


    Confused, Liam and I looked at each other. We couldn''t guess what was going on- or if we were


    hallucinating since beta Venus was raising her voice against Alpha Derek yet, he was letting her off- to


    the point by begging her so.


    "No." She firmly says.


    "Then how about this? I''ll do anything you want, so can you please let this slide for once and leave?"


    Beta Venus''s eyes sparkled in satisfaction. "I can do that, i like people giving me wishes after all.


    Right? Easton?"


    I gulped. Why did she drag me into this! Alpha Derek will misunderstand!


    As beta Venus strolled out of the room, I felt Alpha Derek''s eyes darken in jealousy as he looked at me


    from a distance. A sweat broke to the sides of my face.


    "Easton, What did she mean by that?" He hissed, his hands sped together on the table.


    [-"Goodluck"-] Liam mindlinks me before running away.


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    Once Liam left, I froze to my spot. It was only Alpha Derek and I, so I got scared that he might vent his


    anger on me if I said something wrong.


    "U-Uhmm... it''s nothing alpha. I just owed a debt from beta Venus. That''s why I told her I''ll do anything


    she wants- but she still hasn''t told me, so it''s still a deal between us." I coughed ufortably,


    "Anyway, going back to the main subject. Alpha Seff wanted me to ry to you to contact him soon."


    "What debt? what did you owe her?" He says, ignoring what I just said.


    "It''s nothing important so-"


    "Easton," He growls. "Don''t make me ask twice!"


    "Fine fine! Calm down! Geez!" I raise my hands in surrender, "You were punishing me, so i asked her to


    help me! It was at that time when you first gave her the title."


    His eyes finally calmed down, "So that''s why. How childish. Next time, don''t do something like that.


    You''ll just dig your own grave."


    "Dig my own grave? What does that mean alpha? Don''t tell me you''re finally admitting to liking her? I


    mean, isn''t all themotion about her anyway?"


    "..."


    I pped loudly, "I knew it! So you finally admitted it! Well, you were obvious about it, so I''m not really


    surprised."


    "Obvious?" He raises an eyebrow, leaning his back on his chair a bit.


    "Duh, you''re possessive when ites to her. I can''t say I''m sure where I noticed it, but if I had to


    guess.. maybe from the moment you met her? your eyes were secretly always following her."


    "Nonsense,"


    "Just admit it Alpha Derek. You like her."


    "I love Cheryl." He frowns. "So tell me, how can I possibly like her?"


    Cheryl again? I thought. From the look of his face, I was sure that it wasn''t the first time he doubted


    himself.


    "Then... why won''t you just hand her over to Alpha Seff?"


    He ms his fist on the desk, his eyes darkening from anger. "No! That''s not the issue here!"


    "It''s exactly the issue Alpha," I heaved out a sigh, "You deny your feelings for her just because of


    Cheryl? Then let me ask you then, what exactly do you feel for Cheryl?"


    "I want to protect Cheryl, just like she did with me in the past. I don''t want to see her hurt at all. We''re


    always there for each other."


    Cheryl and him go way long. Alpha Derek met her in his childhood years. She was technically his little


    sister''s friend, so I''ve always watched over her as well. When his sister died, Cheryl was there at his


    lowest time. She understood what he felt and took care of him, which may be why he misunderstood


    his feelings for her.


    "That''s not love. That''spanionship! I mean look at you, she had many lovers in the past, but did


    youin? Never! You never even dare to touch her- that''s ridiculous! We''re werewolves. Having


    sex is in our blood!"


    He shakes his head, "No... That''s not it."


    "No matter where you look at it, you''re not attracted to her at all. Just admit it, the only reason why you


    care for that human is that she resembles your sister."


    "Easton!" He growls, warning me not to touch the subject. "Shut your mouth! You don''t know a damn


    thing."


    Complying with his orders, I shut my mouth off. I was disappointed that he kept lying to himself, even


    when he knew what I was talking about. It''s like something bright was standing in front of him, yet he


    dared not open his eyes.


    "Admit it. You like Venus. You want her Alpha Derek."

 Chapter 32: It Makes You Look Stupid

    Chapter 32: It Makes You Look Stupid


    ~*~*~


    *DEREK''s POV*


    "Admit it. You like Venus. You want her Alpha Derek."


    I don''t want to lie to myself anymore.


    I frowned.


    The truth is, there was no day I wouldn''t think about Venus and the possibilities if ever she became


    mine. Every night, I would get dreams about her- as if she was even haunting me whenever I closed


    my eyes.


    I was doing well resisting her attempts, but I finally gave in just a while ago. This thirst of wanting her... I


    couldn''t quench it even if I touched her for mere 5 seconds.


    I jumped to the pit myself.


    "You''re right, I like Venus." I chuckled bitterly, "It''s different from what I feel towards Cheryl. But...I can''t


    feel her sincerity. I know that Venus''s just ying around with me. You see it, right? She''s oblivious to


    love, I always feel that she''s just trying to get something from me,"


    She''s like this demon seductress that''s trying to kill me, to drain the life out of me. Whenever she tried


    to manipte me, I didn''t give a damn... I was even happy that she was making an effort to get my


    attention.


    "Alpha.. what do you n to do with her then?" Easton says in a worried expression.


    "For now... I won''t let her get what she wants so easily. I have to find out what she''s hiding."


    "Then?"


    I looked at Easton, "then I''ll make her mine."


    ~*~*~*~


    As soon as I finished delegating Easton''s task for the week, I summoned their whole squad to my office


    since I had something to announce to them formally. All of them entered with confused expressions,


    Venus''s arms crossing with each other as she stared back at me.


    "Since you''re all here, let''s get straight to the point." I stood up, "This has been nned for a long time,


    even before you became a part of Crescent Moon. Though, we didn''t exactly want to introduce you to


    respect your privacy. But this concerns the Great Five Packs. Tomorrow we''ll set off to Stone City.


    Make sure you finish all your task for the day,"


    Venus coughs, catching my attention. "What''s there to be so curious about us? Isn''t this just some ploy


    to summon us outside? Wouldn''t Crescent Moon be vulnerable to attacks if we leave?"


    "All five packs will be there. If we''re vulnerable, so they''re. Anyway, there are always countermeasures


    for events like these. It''s no big deal."


    "Countermeasures? You mean you have some kind of method that can ward off small packs that could


    possibly attack thisnd?"


    "Small packs aren''t a concern."


    "Underestimating an enemy is bad, alpha. Though they''re small in numbers, if they suddenly team up


    and attack Crescent Moon, wouldn''t it equal to one of the packs from the Great Five Packs?"


    I sighed, "I understand what you''re worried about. But don''t worry, the five packs have done this


    several times, and there''s no way anyone would even plot against us since tracking them would be a


    piece of cake if they ever decided to set foot in any of ournd."


    "Even so, being careful than ignorant is better, isn''t it?"


    Something''s weird.


    Staring at her bodynguage, I couldn''t fathom why she kept on intercepting my words, yet her


    expression remained the same, her posture fixed as she gazed straight back at me with no sign of


    dishonesty at all.


    "Enough," I lowly growled, "We''re going, and that''s final."


    Having no more words left to say, I dismissed them. But Venus stayed. It was obvious what it was


    about. She didn''t utter a word until the door finally closed that we were the only person within the


    range.


    "Derek, you should''ve told me about this."


    "Derek?" I chuckled, thinking how she nonchntly addressed me in my first name. "Have you


    forgotten I''m your alpha? Venus."


    She crosses her arms, and her eyebrow raised, "Have you forgotten? You kissed me earlier, DEREK."


    I smirked, "What does that have to do with you addressing me respectfully?"


    "Isn''t this how rtionship usually works?"


    "Rtionship? You mean you and I? What do you mean?" I asked, teasing her.


    Her eyes widened, anger evident on her face. "Are you USUALLY this kind of a jerk to women?"


    She''s cute, I thought. Before, I used to deny the fact that I enjoy making her mad- though she won


    against me most of the time in terms of that. But since our lips touched recently, I''ve been feeling lighter


    and seeing her differently.


    Everything about her seems to sparkle. Then I realized that I had been gawking at her for a while now. I


    snapped back, and I tilted my head, feigning innocence, "I don''t know what you''re talking about. Don''t


    change the subject. Call me ''Alpha.''"


    "No."


    "Don''t be stubborn. Are you nning to reveal to everyone that you call me so intimately like that?"


    "Why, are you scared?"


    "Sweetheart, I don''t get scared," I smirked. "I''m just concerned about your reputation."


    She scoffs. "You''re kidding. You''re the one who should be concerned about your reputation, DEREK.


    Seeing that you can''t even admit that you''re attracted towards me."


    I frowned. Truthfully, I had enough of people telling me what to do. Even Venus herself was


    y with her acts is to see how far her loyalty goes.


    Should I trust her?


    Teasingly, I ced a finger on my bottom lip. "Who says i haven''t admitted it? Didn''t my lips prove it?"


    "Well, since you brought it up," She smiled as she strode towards my desk. She then proceeded to sit


    boldly on myp without any care in the world. One hand on my shoulder, and the other at the side of


    my face. "I seem to have a bad memory. Can you prove it again?"


    "5 seconds isn''t enough for you?" I replied, my voice low as I ced my hands around her slim waist.


    It''s been a while since I saw how clear her purple eyes were, how beautifully her facial proportions, and


    most especially, her touch that made my wolf crazy as always.


    "It''s weird. Why do you keep riling me up like this? From the first time we met till this moment, do you


    feel proud? As you finally have me wrapped around your fingers?"


    She smiled smugly, her hands falling to her sides, "I don''t know about that. Leashing an alpha isn''t


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    something i have done yet. You say I have wrapped you around my fingers, but look at you...you can''t


    even act well that it makes you look stupid, Alpha Derek."


    ~*~*~*

 Chapter 33: Lies and Heartbeats

    Chapter 33: Lies and Heartbeats


    *VENUS''s POV*


    Something was very weird. Derek wasn''t his usual self for the past days, he was taking my jokes too


    fondly to the point that he''d respond intimately too. Not that I amining, but I can''t help but be


    suspicious.


    "You think i''m acting?" He asks, his eyes squinted. Like a hungry man, he pulls me closer that our lips


    almost touched if I hadn''t ced my hand on his firm chest of his. He whispers, "Listen, I''m a simple


    man. You think I would just be this close to any woman?"


    I smirked, "You''re no simple man, Alpha. Have you forgotten you''re a cold-blooded tyrant that doesn''t


    trust so easily?"


    "Are you saying I don''t trust you?"


    "No," I replied, I pulled away from his hold and stood up. "I''m saying you''re cleverly careful. Must be an


    alpha''s instinct, don''t you think?"


    He looks over his hands where I just left, his eyebrow furrowed as if he was bothered by something


    before he shrugs it off. His once tender gaze towards me slowly turned into bitterness as his golden


    eyes started to darken, his following wordsced with venom.


    "I''m warning you, Venus. Don''t you dare betray me."


    I stared at him.


    Betrayal is my line of work. But why do I feel something ominous around my stomach whenever I see


    him like this? is this because he''s my mate? Do mates always feel this sense of responsibility not to


    deceive one another?


    "I pledged an oath, a blood pact. You think I can betray you?"


    "I can tell whether you''re lying or not Venus. I hear it, your rapid heartbeat that always goes out of sync


    whenever you tell a lie."


    What?


    I couldn''t believe him. My eyes widened in shock. Though I did expect it since he could feel the effects


    of us being mates, I was stupid enough to think that I could get away by deceiving him one more time.


    Now I get why he often calls me a liar. I have to calm my heart. Taking a huge breath, I chuckled. It


    wasn''t that hard to remainposure as I was very well versed in handling my void emotions.


    "How can you interpret it like that? Do you think I''m made of stone? What if I''m just nervous as I was so


    close to you? I also get nervous around your handsome face, Derek."


    "I really hope that is the case," He chuckled bitterly. He then reached out his hand, urging me toe


    close to him once again. What is he doing now? He wasn''t angry anymore- yet he had this look of


    impatience.


    "You won''t bite me?" I teased.


    "... If you prove your words are true. Then I won''t bite you."


    I cursed under my breath. He wants me to be nervous around him. But how can I do that when I do not


    even fear or love him? If he realized that I still kept lying to his face, wouldn''t I fail my mission? I''m


    doomed, I thought.


    How do I get my heart to pace without lying? Even I don''t know the answer to that!


    I should change the subject.


    "What will you do if my heart really beats for you alpha? Can you take responsibility?"


    "What?" He res at me.


    "... I mean, are you really the type to enjoy leading me around even though you love somebody else?


    Who was it again? Cheryl, right?-"


    He ms his right fist on the wooden desk all of a sudden, his strength telling that he didn''t like what he


    was hearing. His eyes returning to his hateful gaze, he snarls at me.


    "Cheryl is different! Don''t involve her in our affairs!"


    See? that Human bitch''s name is working. A bit irritated, I couldn''t help but frown at his response.


    I replied, "Don''t involve her in our affairs? How can I not? If you''re already acting like this just because I


    said her name, then she is very well involved in our rtionship, alpha Derek."


    "That''s... not what I meant!"


    "I''ve heard enough." I gritted my teeth, I felt my anger rising again, and since I didn''t want to worsen the


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    situation, I just decided to escape from it. Barely faking a smile, I looked at him. "Don''t worry, I never


    asked for your love anyway. I just want you to do your part in our deal. Whom you give your heart or


    whatever that is, I don''t care."


    ~*~*~*


    As soon as the sun sets, I headed straight to the squad''s headquarters. I was done staying beside


    Derek as his beta, and he seemed to think the same. After our talk earlier, he just didn''t mutter a think


    and decided to dissolve the conversation as if it never happened.


    It''s a good thing though, since he didn''t have to suspect me anymore anyway.


    When I opened the door, I was surprised to see everyoneid down on their backs. Jojo was already


    asleep, while everyone was still fighting the urge to stay awake. There were dark bags under their


    eyes.


    I crossed my arms, "What the hell is going on? Why do you guys look like you just finished 24h shift?"


    Most importantly, even Noah looked defeated. His eyes were opened, but it was clear that his


    conscience wasn''t.


    Since Easton was the closest, I walked up to him and leaned down to see his condition, "You''re not


    injured at all, so why are you allying down in such an early hour?"


    Easton snaps back, finally realizing that I was in the room. "B-Beta Venus?"


    "Yeah, it''s me. What''s wrong with all of you?"


    He yawns, spreading his arms. "Well... we didn''t get an ounce of sleepst night.. then we had to finish


    our remaining task for the week. Alpha Derek was strict about it, saying that if we don''t finish it before


    the sun sets, then we''ll be put to punishment."


    I raised an eyebrow. That damned alpha kept forcing my squad to listen to orders without telling me.


    Does he have to make it look so obvious that he doesn''t trust me?


    "What punishment? He can''t punish you unless I agree. Next time, tell me about it first okay? If you


    want to lengthen you life, that is."


    "Yes..."


    Then he proceeded to go back to his slumber. As if everyone was listening to our conversation. It made


    me sigh when all of them finally closed their eyes to sleep, like they just wanted that confirmation


    before they fall asleep.


    Wait a minute, have they packed their things yet? I looked around to see a sign, but the room was a


    mess and their bags empty. I sighed. If theyete to tomorrow''s morning call, then they''ll get an


    earful.


    "Now let''s see... Where''re Easton''s clothes?"

 Chapter 34: Dont Be Foolish

    Chapter 34: Don''t Be Foolish


    ~*~*~


    {"No matter what, promise me you''ll live. Even without a purpose, you must live your life...okay?


    promise me that."}


    Who''s that? My eyes wandered to my surroundings. It was vague and sullen. Then I realized I was


    back at the house that I was very familiar with in the past.


    As I turned around, I finally saw myself as a child and my diseased mother beside her.


    {"If I promise, would you be okay?"} the child sobs. {"I''m sorry mom, I can only heal physical wounds."}


    {"Don''t worry. Mommy would be at peace. If you promise me, I''ll promise you I''ll always watch over


    you."}


    {"Okay, I promise."}


    Raising my palms, I confusedly gazed at it. I still couldn''t believe that I was dreaming. How long was it


    since Ist dreamt so vividly like this?


    To my surprise, words that I hadn''t even heard before echoed around my ears. A forgotten statement


    that she had long told me before.


    With grief evident stered on her face, she sobs. {"Venus... forgive me. If i had known such cruel fate


    awaits you. Then I shouldn''t have wished for your life."}


    What is she talking about? I don''t understand. My mother''s cries even became violent as she caressed


    me around her arms. Everything around us started to blur, my mother was saying something, but I


    couldn''t hear it. All I could see was how my child self quivered in fear.


    Why did i looked so scared?


    Yet before everything could disappear, my mother''s eyes met mine. She says as she spits blood,


    {"Please... don''t ever fall in love, my child. It''s for your own good."}


    ~*~*~


    "Venus!"


    As soon as i heard my name, my body automatically defended itself. I grabbed his cor before


    mming him down the bed, I growled viciously and ced a dagger against his neck.


    "Who are you?!"


    "It''s me." He whispers carefully. "Are you blind?"


    There''s no one else who has this kind of voice, so Derek''s voice came into mind, and when my vision


    finally adjusted to the dim light, i was able to confirm it.


    I pulled the dagger away, "Derek? What are you... doing in my room?"


    "First... could you get off me?" He coughs ufortably.


    Doing what he said, I got off him and settled beside the edge of the bed. There, I hid the dagger once


    again. I looked at the clock, and it was only 3 am in the morning. He said to wake up by two hours from


    now.


    Isn''t he too early to be awake?


    "I''ll ask again, what are you doing in my room Derek? Is this some sort of seduction strategy?"


    He sat up, "Stop joking. Are you alright?"


    "What do you mean? Why wouldn''t I be alright?"


    He stares at me. The long awkward silence started to surround us. Neither of us spoke. Only his gaze


    filled with worry gave context to why he was here.


    I frowned, "Did i... do something weird?"


    Surprisingly, he took my hand to his and showed it to me. My eyes widened, my hand was shaking


    uncontrobly. The remnants of fear surrounding it- but me? Fear? That couldn''t be it.


    Then I remembered the dream that I had. The child was also shaking like this.


    I pulled my hand back, "It''s nothing to be worried about. This is nothing."


    As if he didn''t hear me, he pulled my hand again, and this time, the back of his hand gently rubbed


    against the sides of my face. I didn''t understand why he did that, but as I felt something wet between


    his touch, I realized that it was tears.


    He was wiping off my tears.


    "How is this nothing? What kind of nightmare did you see to look his vulnerable?"


    What kind of sorcery is this? How did I even cry when I couldn''t feel it? There''s was no other answer


    than to me the weak kid in my dreams.


    "N...No. This wasn''t me. It was that child-"


    He pulls me into a hug, his hand gently patting on my back. I couldn''t exin what I was feeling, but I


    knew that it was a moment that I shouldn''tin about. His touch was enough as my essence


    started toe through me once again.


    "Do you know how surprised I was? You were screaming in your sleep. You wouldn''t wake up no


    matter what I did. If you hadn''t woken up from the nightmare, I would''ve called a witch to pull you from


    that situation." He says, his voice vibrating as my ears were securely resting on his firm chest.


    Me? Screaming? How ridiculous is that?


    I stayed silent.


    "Just in case, i called a witch to inspect you right now. She should being in any minute now."


    I gasped. He called a witch?! Though I never encountered any witches in my entire life, I knew how


    knowledgeable they can be. What if they''re immune to my mother''s artifact? If they see through my


    facade, they''ll report me to Derek! After all, mother was also a witch.


    I pulled away, "No! I don''t want a witch! I''m fine now, aren''t I?"


    He pulls me back again, "Stop moving around. Can''t you see that you''re still shaking?"


    I groaned in irritation, "If you don''t withdraw your order to that witch, i''ll w your face."


    He chuckles, though I couldn''t see the stupid grin on his face since he was hugging me too securely in


    his arms. He says, "Fine. I''ll withdraw it, is this treatment more than enough for you?"


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    I nodded.


    "Good girl, then I won''t call for a witch anymore."


    I sighed in relief. Fortunately, Derek was in a good mood not to suspect me. It was obvious that he


    enjoyed staying at this position, so I just went along with him.


    I asked, "You''re not angry anymore?"


    Look at him being so considerate. After our little fight yesterday who knew he''ll ept defeat so easily


    like this? He''s an alpha, so shouldn''t he be more overbearing?


    He let out a sigh, "I want to be angrier. Maybe that way you''ll listen to me. But I can''t help it when you''re


    in this condition, I don''t care anymore."


    "You''re weird,"


    "Why?"


    "For someone who hated me so much in the past, don''t you find it ridiculous that you''re suddenly so


    warm like this? You said you don''t trust me, but you don''t act like it. Did I mistake your character? Were


    you usually so foolish like this?"


    It was concerning. Derek was changing differently from what I had expected. I didn''t think that he''d give


    in to my ns so easily. I didn''t have to beg him to touch me anymore. It''s like he needed it more than I


    did.


    "Don''t you want me to be foolish?"


    "No," I replied sternly, "You shouldn''t lower your guard down. Don''t trust others so easily. You lead a


    pack. Being an alpha is a great responsibility, so don''t take it lightly."


    Why? I frowned. Why am I telling him not to trust me? To think the foolish one was actually me, I did


    everything in my power so that my n could work, yet why does it all feel so wrong?

 Chapter 35: Car Seat

    Chapter 35: Car Seat


    ~*~*~


    *DEREK''s POV*


    Seeing that she didn''tin as I soothed her back, I realized that she wasn''t that indifferent towards


    me after all. The nightmare she saw must be too much for her that she was even willing to lean on me.


    She justid on my chest silently, not uttering a word.


    Just what did she see that she''d go as far as to tell me not to trust her? After a while of staying in that


    position. I nced at the clock and noticed that it was almost time to go.


    "Venus?" I whispered.


    She didn''t respond.


    "...You got to wake up now. Don''t you have anything to pack anymore?"


    She groans, shaking her head.


    "Then..." I trailed off, "Shouldn''t you at least shower?"


    "Are you saying I smell?"


    "No, it''s a routine. Why do you have to take everything I say so negatively?"


    She scoffs in disbelief, "I doubt that. The first time we met, you said I smelled bad, remember?"


    She''s talking about the day when she signed up for thepetition. I frowned. At that time, she didn''t


    smell bad at all. It was just because there was a man''s scent was all over her body. But I wasn''t going


    to tell her that.


    "I forgot,"


    "You keep calling me a liar, but look at you lying without batting an eyelid." She slightly pulls away,


    pinning her gaze on me. "Since we both have to shower, why not just do it together?"


    I coughed excessively and fought the arousal exploding under me. Just why does this woman always


    say stuff like this?! I''m barely fighting the urge to punish her for teasing me like this.


    Damn it.


    I flicked her forehead, "Stop joking around. Are you gonna shower or not?"


    She pouts and res at me. She caressed the middle spot on her forehead where I just hit her and


    grumbled slightly, "You''re such a killjoy."


    As she pulled away from my embrace, I couldn''t help but crave her touch where she just left. I gazed at


    her back as her scent remained on my body. She didn''t even bother looking back as she strode


    towards the bathroom.


    I sighed, feeling pathetic.


    ~*~*~


    "Where are you sitting?" I asked when I saw that Venus tried to get on the mini van''s back seat, my


    hands on her elbow. She just shrugged me off.


    "Where else? I''m sitting with Jojo."


    "Why? You can sit beside me while I drive."


    "Why are you even driving? Last time I checked, we aren''t short on omegas."


    "This is more convenient...so just go and sit beside me. Okay?"


    "Why should I?" She raises an eyebrow. Her arm crossed as she showed displease. "Why are you


    acting so close? if you''re going to act like this, you should''ve just showered with-"


    In impulse, my hand was quick to cover her mouth in a hurry. Since her whole squad was listening to


    the conversation, I couldn''t help but protect her reputation.


    "MHmmm!" She squirms, looking at me like I was the crazy person between us.


    I leaned on her ear, letting out a whisper. "Are you crazy?! Don''t talk like this in front of your squad.


    What if they misunderstand you?"


    She res and pushes my palm away as she settles herself quietly at the backseat between Noah and


    Jojo. When my eyes met theirs, they were quick to look away.


    I grumbled in annoyance. "Beta...Are you sure you don''t want to sit beside me?"


    She just gave me the silent treatment. Looking away at the window beside her, she just responded by


    closing her eyes in a hurry. In the end, Easton sat beside me.


    ["Just let it go for now, Alpha Derek. You wouldn''t want to expose your rtionship to the whole squad,


    right?"] Easton mindlinks me.


    ["Fine."]


    I sighed. A bit irritated that she''s acting so moody again, I just listened to Easton and drove. While on


    the road, I couldn''t help but steal nces in her direction. I don''t understand why she can''t seem to


    understand my intentions. She''s supposed to be smart, yet she keeps on boldly provoking me like this.


    I really hate this feeling.


    "Alpha!"


    As I snapped back to reality, My eyes widened when I realized that I almost hit a cow in front of me.


    Thankfully Easton was quick to move the steering wheel for me.


    I let out a sigh. That was a close one.


    "Can you at least take us safely to Stone City? If I knew you''d just try to kill us, then I shouldn''t have


    agreed to this stupid meeting with the packs." She says in a mocking tone.


    There she goes again.


    "Beta... watch yournguage when talking to your alpha," I warned in a low voice. Though I didn''t really


    mean it, I at least wanted to save face.


    Yet, she still misunderstood it and exploded.


    "Or what?!"


    I flinched in fear.


    Why is she so angry? I was at the end of my wits as i couldn''t understand her the longer we talked.


    Even the guys were confused as to why she was acting so angry at me. Is it really because of the


    shower issue?


    "Okay.... let''s all calm down and take deep breaths?" Easton cuts in. "We wouldn''t want another


    ident right?"


    "Yeah, why are you guys fighting anyway? and why is alpha losing?" Jojo chuckles.


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    "Shut up kid, don''t humiliate Alpha Derek!" Noah argues.


    "I''m not a kid! I''m 16!"


    "Exactly, you''re a minor! how many times do we have to go through this?!"


    "Can you all just shut up?" Liam groans as he tries his best to sleep in his own space. Noah, seeing


    that as a threat, grabs Liam''s cor from in front and growls.


    Noah smirks, "What if I don''t want to?"


    I was about to stop themotion when we all felt a thick bloodlust surrounding Venus''s body. Her


    eyes had already darkened to some extent as the veins in her neck showed her emotion. Everyone


    noticed it immediately, so they quickly shut their mouths. Even Noah was intimidated by her energy


    since he slowly glued himself to the opposite side away from Venus.


    I chuckled.


    Yet my smile disappeared when I saw a familiar person standing in the middle of the road.


    "Isn''t that... Alpha Seff?" Easton gasps.

 Chapter 36: Dont Sit Next To Me

    Chapter 36: Don''t Sit Next To Me


    ~*~*~


    *VENUS''s POV*


    Why am I feeling this way? Though I was already used to being angry most of the time. It was kind of


    different this time since all I''ve thought about was how Derek still wants to hide our rtionship from


    other people by shutting my mouth off earlier.


    I mean.. was he that embarrassed with me?


    The fact that I can''t even tell him off makes me more upset about the situation. I was so drowned in my


    vengeful thoughts that it didn''t ur to me that Derek had stopped the car.


    "Isn''t that... Alpha Seff?"


    What? I nced to see the road in front of us, and to my surprise, Alpha Seff was really standing right


    in front of the car. Our eyes quickly met that I was quick to avoid it. Why is that psycho here again? I


    groaned in frustration.


    Jojo chuckles, "Looks like Alpha Seff ising along with us."


    "He''s also going to the meeting?" Liam asks him.


    "Of course, Dark Moon is part of the Great Five Packs."


    "His pack is part of the great five packs? then why the hell does he have so much free time on his


    hands?" Noah grumbles annoyingly, even I agreed to him for the first time.


    Like the psycho he is, he yfully walked towards Derek''s car seat and leaned on the side. He takes


    another mocking nce towards my direction before meeting Derek''s front.


    "I''m hurt, we''re always going together whenever there''s a summit but look how you''ve abandoned me


    for your rookies?"


    "I already told you we''re not going together." Derek firmly says in an annoyed tone.


    "When did you say that?"


    "I sent you a message."


    "That''s a bummer. I''ve never seen it. And I think I broke my phone a week ago."


    Everyone in the car saw how irritated Derek had be through the rearview mirror, yet Seff


    continued to worsen the situation as if he didn''t know the consequences himself.


    "Seff, if you''re just here to mess with Venus again, I won''t let you off. I already told you not to fuck


    around with my pack members, didn''t I?" Derek lowly growls. His bloodlust surges as it shes against


    the man beside him.


    Even that idiot Seff was omitting a hostile air around him.


    "I bet that Alpha Derek will win if they fight now," Noahughs sinisterly under his breath.


    "I bet they won''t fight," - Jojo.


    Liam groans, pulling down his eye cover, "Whatever, I''m going to sleep."


    I sighed. The two were just staring at each other like they were secretlymunicating through some


    kind of medium. It only took about a minute before Seff withdrew his bloodlust.


    Seff snickers, "Are you really going to act like this? You already banned me from going to Crescent


    Moon. Now you''re going to leave your lifelong friend in the middle of the road?"


    "Is it my fault you deliberately left yourself in the middle of the road?" He replied, and I realized that the


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    conversation was nowhere ending because of their damned pride.


    I can''t take this anymore. At this point, we won''t be going anywhere! They just keep fighting in circles!


    Using the loudest voice I could make, I shouted in annoyance.


    "Just get him on the damn car! and let''s go!"


    Derek''s eyes widened in my direction as if he didn''t hear my loudest voice clearly. He grumbles, "Are


    you serious?"


    "Well, do you have any other ideas to ward him off? and he''s going to the same ce anyway. So just


    get over it, and let''s go!"


    "But-"


    I crossed my arms, "Let''s go."


    With no other choice but to listen to me, Derek cursed under his breath and red at his friend beside


    him. On the other hand, Seff was too happily overjoyed that he skipped as he opened the door at the


    back seat.


    "What are you doing?! you''re not sitting there!" Derek growls before looking at Easton, "Easton, go sit


    beside Liam. He''s going to sit beside me."


    Easton nods inpliance.


    "What? But I want to sit beside Venus." Seff sheepishly smiled at me.


    I didn''t even have to look when I saw Derek re at him threateningly. He says through a low voice,


    "The back is already full. Stop talking gibberish."


    "Really? Then Noah and I can just switch seats then," He looks at Noah.


    Like a loyal fellow, Noah understood the assignment that Alpha wants, so he strongly disagrees. He


    firmly ced his position on his seat and shook his head, "Forgive me alpha Seff, my butt seems to be


    stuck in this seat. I can''t switch with you."


    Seff frowned for a split second, showing displease. At the same time, it was apparent that Derek mind


    linked Noah and praised him. It was all evident in their faces, these idiots. Seff nced at Jojo and saw


    that he wasn''t willing to give his seat either.


    "I can''t rx without beta Venus so I will also decline the offer."


    "How about this?" Seff fakely smiled, his annoyance showing. "One of you give your seat to me then I''d


    grant you one free service in the Rohan Guild."


    What? I couldn''t believe what I was hearing. After all, though he was the Guild''s master, I''ve never


    heard of the guild master giving benefits like this even with their most important clients. Isn''t he going


    too far just because of a seat next to me?


    I have only a few months left.


    I can''t even tell if he''s doing this to mess with me since he knows my secret or if he just wants to sit


    beside me. Either way, knowing him isn''t beneficial to me at all.


    "What? How are you affiliated with the Rohan Information guild?" Noah asks with wide eyes.


    "That''s a trade secret. But I can tell you if you give up your seat."


    I nced at Jojo. He was talking to Noah through mind link, so I couldn''t help but sigh at how things


    were going. When are we going, for fuck''s sake? When my eyesnded on the rearview mirror, Derek


    sent me a message through mind link.


    ["What are you doing? Just say something to ward him off!"]


    I stared at him in disbelief, ["Why don''t you do it? why not just ran him over, huh?"]


    ["If only i could, but if i do that. This dude will rise from the dead and fuck up our ride. His wolf is as big


    as mine. If he damages our vehicle, then we''ll be running for almost a day to get there. Do you want


    that? Anyway this wouldn''t have happened if you just agreed to sit beside me."]


    Tsk.


    So the only reason why he''s even bothering with this jerk is that he realized that it was possible that he


    could mangle us in anger? Since they''re lifelong friends, maybe he''s right after all. And who is he


    kidding? i''m still pissed at him so i won''t sit next to him.


    Let''s end this.


    I rolled my eyes. Using thest bit of patience in my voice, I said to him, "Stop bothering my squad and


    just sit beside Alpha Derek. If you refuse, you can just walk on your way then."


    ~*~*~

 Chapter 37: Our Room

    Chapter 37: Our Room


    While I just focused my gaze on the view beside me.


    The drive to Stone City didn''t even take more than 5 hours. And I assumed that it was due to Derek''s


    current mood. He didn''t like Seff staying with us. Moreso, Seff didn''t even bother how pissed Derek


    looked and continued to annoy Derek throughout the whole ride.


    Finally, he stops the car.


    Knowing that we already arrived at the location, Jojo happily opened the door for us. His enthusiasm


    reached Liam as he shook him to wake up. Noah and Easton get off. When I finally stepped out of the


    vehicle, I noticed that we were at the parking spot of a luxurious hotel in Stone City.


    "Neat." Liam whistles in praise.


    "Okay, get all your bags. We''ll be staying at this hotel before the summit takes ce. Make sure not to


    leave anything behind." Derek says as he steps out of the car.


    Complying with was he said, we all went behind the vehicle and took our bags. Surprisingly, Seff


    snatched my bag in a hurry, and smiled.


    I raised an eyebrow, "What are you doing? Give me my bag."


    "I''ll carry it for you."


    "Don''t be ridiculous and give it to me-" I tried reaching for it, but he tried to y like a pole, making me


    unable to reach it as he held my bag above his head. Doing several attempts to grab it, my patience


    got cut when it dawned to me that he wasn''t nning to give it to me anytime soon. This psycho is


    intentionally angering me!


    "You''re really cute." He chuckles,ughing at my state. "Let me carry it. I''m doing it for free anyway."


    "I don''t need your help, okay?" I replied, irritated.


    I''ve had enough of ying. This time, I tried punching him in the gut, yet he still assumed it entertaining


    as he dodged all my attacks. Lowering my back, I snatched my knife from my waist and threatened his


    neck against it. He immediately froze on the spot.


    He smirks, "You know... weapons aren''t allowed inside the hotel, right?"


    It only took a second before someone separated us. Derek forcefully grabs my bag away from his grip


    and throws it into my hands. I didn''t even know how he did that, but I was plenty thankful.


    I hugged my bag tightly in my arms.


    "Ah, we were just having fun." Seff pouts.


    "I''ll kill you," I growled, ring at Seff as heughed at my reaction.


    "Stop fighting like kids, and Seff." Derek looks at him, "Don''t you have someone you have to meet at


    this hour?"


    "Oh, that''s right, I have to meet that old hag of ours." He grins, his eyes switching between all of us,


    "Well, it''s been fun staying with you, Crescent moon wolves. I hope we cross paths again."


    "I hope not," I grumbled.


    After he made his leave, we all sighed in relief. Finally, the psychopath was out of range. We followed


    silently behind Derek as he led us to the hotel. The others seemed shocked at how glorious the ce


    was, yet because I''ve been in several areas, I''m not that even surprised.


    While Derek checks in for us, Easton walks beside me. "What''s going on between you and Alpha


    Seff?"


    As Noah, Liam and Jojo heard Easton, they all went around me and waited for an answer. I heaved out


    a sigh, "Nothing,"


    "Is he your ex?!" -Jojo.


    "Mate?" - Noah.


    "Fuck buddy?" Easton gasps.


    Saying those words in union, I wasn''t able to stop my hand from automatically pping them at the


    back of their heads. They cursed, feeling the strength at the palm of my hand.


    "Ugh! Mercy!" Noahins.


    "Do all of you want to die? You''ve been training under me for months, and this is all your thick skull can


    think of?"


    "But Alpha Seff was acting so obvious," Jojo pouts, "Anyway, I don''t like him for you beta Venus! You


    should stay away from that crazy guy!"


    You''re all crazy, I thought.


    "Who?" Derek cuts in. Finally! I can''t talk with these men anymore. I might just identally shove a


    knife in their mouths. With a confused look on Derek''s face, we all just decided to drop the subject.


    I walked to his front, "Are you done? Let''s go to our rooms already. I''m exhausted and hungry."


    He nods. Before we could reach the elevator, he proceeded to hand us our room keys. As we got on


    the elevator, I peeked at their room numbers and noticed that we had different floors. Liam and Noah


    were on floor 7, Easton and Jojo were on the 10th, and Derek and I were on floor 20. Each of us had


    our own rooms, so we were more than excited to rest for the day.


    Yet, I can''t help but wonder. Floor 20? But isn''t that a penthouse suite?


    "What room did you get?" Jojo tried to peek at my room number, but I unconsciously avoided him. Why


    am I hiding my room number?


    I blinked, confused at my actions.


    "Stingy," Jojo scoffs. "How about you, Easton? Oh! We''re floormates!"


    As they talked among themselves, my eyes patiently waited for the number on the elevator screen to


    show their numbers. My stomach is already grumbling,pared to this pure werewolves, being a


    hybrid. My resistance to hunger wasn''t on par with them.


    Before resting, I should eat first.


    [-"Are you hungry?"-] Derek mindlinks me.


    Startled, I nced at him for a second before returning my gaze back at the screen.


    I replied curtly, ["I''m not."]


    [-"I can hear your stomach grumbling."-]


    My eyes widened. What did he say? he could hear it?! I looked down to my stomach and stared at the


    guys. If Derek could hear it, why can''t the others? Is being an alpha makes his ear more sensitive?..


    No, maybe he''s just messing with me. I can''t even hear my own stomach!


    ["No way. Stop messing with me,"]


    [-"But i can hear it? Once you get to your room, dial four and order what you want. The menu is on the


    drawer beside the bed."-]


    As soon as we were the only ones left in the elevator, I let out a sigh. To think that he was being so


    secretive when he boldly chose a room for two of us, was he always like this?


    I stared at him, "You really are something."


    He raises an eyebrow, confused at my statement.


    "I mean.. you put us in the same room, and you''re telling me to order on my own? Can''t you be a bit


    romantic and order for your lover?"


    "What?" He chuckles.


    The metal door finally opens, and I got off quickly. As I''ve correctly guessed, there was one room in


    front of us. It was a penthouse suite, the best room that the hotel could offer. Going a bit further, I


    stopped in my tracks when I saw another two doors at the end of the hall.


    Wait.. what?


    Derek, amused at making fun of me, continued to go ahead to his room. He used the key in his hand


    and opened the right door.


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    My jaw drops.


    He smirks, "Don''t worry, my lover, I''ll order you food if that''s what you want. I can even feed you myself,


    so please wait patiently at your OWN room for now. Okay?"


    Leaving me dumbfounded, he eventually closed his door.

 Chapter 38: Seffs Backstory

    Chapter 38: Seff''s Backstory


    ~*~*~


    *SEFF''s POV*


    "Seff, Why is it so damn hard to meet you nowadays?" My aunt, Luna Miria of Silverstone sighs at the


    sight of me." If the summit didn''t happen, how long will you keep ignoring me, huh?"


    As i closed the door behind me, she enveloped her arms around me and soothed my back like child,


    the warmth and her familiar scent like my mom, made all my nerves calm down.


    I frowned. This was the reason I didn''t want to see this old woman.


    "If I didn''t send that friend of yours a message, then you''d probably won''t see me, am I right?" She pulls


    away, worries stered on her face.


    I cracked a smile, "I''m fine, Aunt Miria. You don''t need to check up on me every month. It''s tedious, I


    don''t want to trouble you like that."


    "Seff, we talked about this! I made a promise to your mother-"


    I cut her off, my chest rising from anger. "That was ages ago, aunt Miria. Can''t we all just try to move


    on?"


    I don''t want to remember those times again. I don''t hate Aunt Miria. Ever since I lost my parents, she''s


    been there.. always. But the fact that she''s always there, also made me anxious at the same time.


    Why? She resembled my mom a bit too well.


    Looking away, I ced a palm on my forehead in frustration. "Look, I just came here to tell you that I''m


    fine. You don''t need to worry. So please stop calling me, and let''s all just mind our business, okay?"


    With a trembling hand, she reached to the side of my face and sobbed, her frail legs bent as she held


    sadness within her. I cursed under my breath. She''d always do this whenever I pushed her away.


    "Aunt Miria... I''m fine, please don''t act like this. I''m not a kid anymore, I can handle myself."


    "No... you''re still that boy." She coughs heavily between her cries, "How can you tell me to leave you


    alone? If I''m gone, who will take care of you? Your friend will meet his mate soon. Everyone in your age


    does."


    I slowly removed her hands, and once again, I felt devastated as the realization sank to me that i''d


    never be able to meet my mate in this lifetime.


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    All because of the stupid wish that my dad made years ago.


    "I don''t need a mate." I chuckled bitterly.


    I''ve seen clearly how not everyone gets a happy ending when they find their mates. The stupid


    connection between my mom and dad proves it. As I''ve done everytime, i was able to calm myself and


    smiled at her.


    "You know me, I don''t like it when people n for me, not the Moon Goddess or you. So.. please live


    well. I''ll live the life I want, don''t worry about me. I promise you, I''ll find someone to settle down with. Do


    send my regards to my uncle and niece."


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    {"Baby, can you please go to your room? Daddy and I have to talk.''} My mom says, her voice shaking.


    With blood pouring to the side of her face, I noticed broken shards everywhere...and how my dad held


    the broken half of the bottle in his hand.


    He grabs another bottle on the table and drinks it in one go. He was red everywhere, his eyes, face,


    and even red liquid on his shirt- that somehow resembled the liquid that was on mom''s face.


    Is that.. blood?


    {"But.. I''ve stayed all day in my room already. You said i could y here at 7."}


    {"I know i know... and mommy''s sorry for that."} She cries. {"Baby listen to me, go to your room and


    lock the door okay? Just like we always do."


    I shook my head in disagreement.


    I didn''t understand, and my heart felt heavy. The sight that my mom was crying in front of me, was all


    too much for me. Hesitant, I hugged her tightly and cried too. {"Mommy, I don''t wanna go to my room.


    Is dad going to hurt you again?"}


    {"Shut up! Who''s making that damn annoying noise?!"} My dad growls, throwing the bottle at us.


    Mom quickly responded and moved me away. Her heart paced and tightly secured me in her arms.


    {"Are you okay?"} She asks, barely whispering.


    As I looked down to her side, my eyes widened in shock. A huge shard of ss pierced through her


    body.


    {"M..Mom! You''re bleeding in your belly!"}


    {"It''s fine... it''ll heal soon. Go now Seff, if you can. Pack some clothes in your bag and go over to your


    aunt for now okay? I''ll clean up here first."} She shrugs me off, pressing on her wound as she flinches


    in pain. The scent of blood thickened in our house. There was nothing mixed in. It was all my mom''s


    blood.


    I stood confused.


    How can he hurt her like this? I thought...hey loved each other? So why? Why does my mom keep


    bleeding?


    I cried hard. My small and fragile arms wrap around her neck in a hurry. I shook my head continuously,


    {"Mom.. I won''t leave without you!"}


    {"I said shut the f*ck up!"} Dad yanks her hair hard from behind as he drags him to a corner. I tried to


    stop him by begging him, pleading him to let his mate go. But he ignored me and kicked me aside.


    I groaned, the pain around my stomach worsening when I tried to move.


    {"My baby!"} She gasps as she sees me on the ground. "-HOW DARE YOU! YOU PROMISED YOU


    WON''T HURT HIM!"}


    My mom shrieks in anger, her cries bing more violent as she struggles to get away from dad''s


    grip. Everything became blurry, I couldn''t see what was happening clearly. As I continuedly forced


    myself to stay awake.


    My heart tightened when I saw my mom''s injured body being tortured by my dad even further. The thick


    smell of blood lingered around me, and it almost made me throw up.


    {"Bitch say that again,"} He cups her face into his.


    {"How could you?"} She asks, tears streaming down her cheeks. {"How long will you hate me for


    wishing you to stay alive?"}


    {"That''s your mistake. If you had just let me die with my family back then, you wouldn''t have to be with


    a monster... right?"}


    {"We''re mates. How can I bear to see you die?"}


    {"Well, I can."}


    Grabbing the longest shard he could find, he then pierced it down her throat. I screamed and screamed


    as I watched him mangle her alive. The despair ran through my veins, and with that tiny strength of


    mine left, I used it to rush to him and wrap my small body to his arm.


    {"Stop! Dad! Don''t kill mom!"}


    {"Get off!"} He kicks me away again, this time.. even harder. My body flew to the opposite corner. He


    whines, {"Where the fuck did this bitch hid the alcohol again?"}


    Does he even know what he did to mom? I thought angrily. As I saw white dots forming in my vision. I


    turned to look at my injured mom, and our eyes locked with each other.


    {"I''m sorry.."} She bitterly smiles.


    Why? Why is mom sorry?


    At that time, I didn''t even know that it was thest time I would see life in her eyes. As I crawled to her


    spot, my world crumbled when I realized that her heartbeat that I''d always loved hearing was gone.


    {"M..Mom! No!!"}


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 Chapter 39: Old Man Rogue

    Chapter 39: Old Man Rogue


    *VENUS''s POV*


    After a while of settling down my things in my room, I soon came to the realization that I was close to


    my doom. Iid my back on the bed with stress at the back of my head.


    Even though I agreed toe, I was still unwilling to expose myself to the great five packs.


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    Considering I''ve done missions all across the continents, it wouldn''t be a surprise if someone


    recognized me in the crowd tomorrow.


    I sighed, hugging the pillow beside me. This is why spies never liked crowds in the first ce.


    "What should I do? Think Venus..Think." I closed my eyes.


    {"Don''t worry, my lover. I''ll order you food if that''s what you want. I can even feed you myself. So please


    wait patiently in your own room for now. Okay?"}


    I shake my head immedietely, as if the thought was gonna magically disappear. I sat up and scoffed in


    disbelief, "Why did I even think of that self-proimed alpha? Am I taking in too much essence that


    he''s even in my head now?"


    He says he''ll order food, but he hasn''t even called me after hours. He must really like messing with me.


    I rolled my eyes.


    At that moment, I was even more determined to save myself from the situation. I lifted my ass and


    walked around the room as I changed attire. Ultimately, the only solution I could think of was to wear a


    disguise in front of everybody tomorrow.


    And for that to happen, I need to go out to buy some!


    As I closed the room to my door, I nced at Derek''s doorknob.


    "He must be sleeping by now," I nced to the clock above me. "Whatever, it''s better this way anyway."


    I wore my ck baseball cap and left the penthouse suite on my own two feet.


    ~*~*~


    It''s been so long since I''ve been to Stone City. I nced around me and saw the bustling street filled


    with different species. Before, there weren''t any tall buildings, but now because of the advanced human


    technology we acquired, it must''ve been a lot easier for everyone to settle in Stone City. Who would''ve


    thought that it would change this much?


    As I walked discreetly at my own pace, my reflexes turned when a homeless rogue almost grabbed my


    feet. I looked down at him, as he sprawled down on the ground for trying to reach me.


    "Are you... okay?" I asked, confused why he tried to touch me.


    Oddly though, heughs and straightens his back. "Oh my... youngsters do really have improved


    reflexes."


    "I won''t give you money."


    "I never begged for money." He smiles.


    "Then what do you want?"


    "It''s my birthday."


    "What?" I raised an eyebrow, confused.


    "It''s my birthday," He repeats, "Can you sing me a song, youngd? This old man never fails to


    celebrate a birthday every year."


    "You don''t have any family to do that?"


    He shakes his head. I don''t even get why I asked that in the first ce, but when I''ve confirmed that he


    also doesn''t have a family. I couldn''t help but get a random bill in my pocket and throw it at his face.


    His eyes widen in shock.


    I sighed, "Look, old man, I''m not good at singing. I don''t know any songs so let''s not do that. Take this


    money and spend your own birthday with things that make you happy."


    "W..What?" He says, dumbfounded.


    "You''re not begging for money. So don''t take this as something offensive."


    I nodded to myself. I''m not much of apassionate person. But Ryan said that Shaka is always


    empathetic towards me. And Shaka, every year, would throw money at my face and tell me to go and


    have fun.


    So... I''m doing this right, right?


    I was about to leave when suddenly I heard a voiceughing from afar. I nced to my side and saw


    Alpha Seff pping his hands as he approached our spot. Has this person finally lost his mind? Why is


    this damn psychoughing?


    "Alpha Seff? What are you doing here?"


    Hisughter starts to die down, and he wipes down invisible tears in his cheek. "Ah... you never really


    fail to make meugh at the right time."


    "What the hell are you talking about? I asked you a question. You should answer me first."


    "And you." He takes my cap off. "Why are you sneakily snooping around at this time of the night?"


    I yanked my cap back and wore it once again, "Not your business. If you''re not going to answer my


    question, then fine. let''s drop the meaningless formalities, and I''ll go now."


    I turned a heel, yet he stopped me again. This time he held the back of my shirt. I grumbled in


    annoyance, "What are you doing! Let go of my shirt!"


    "Can you wait? I''ll answer your question in a bit. Don''t be so impatient to leave."


    "In a bit? I don''t have all the time to entertain you."


    "Don''t be stingy. Women shouldn''t be walking alone in the middle of the night."


    "You mean.. women who haven''t almost to killed you? If so, then I can confidently walk alone. Okay?"


    He gave me a light chuckle in amusement, "Do you even know your way in Stone City? You look lost."


    "I''m not lost."


    "Then where do you think is SouthMall located?"


    "Duh... it''s obviously in the south?"


    He bursts out inughter again. Even the rogue beside usughed at me. This time, it made Seff weak


    that his grip loosened the grip on my shirt, and I was able to see his idiotic face as I turned in his


    direction.


    "Why are youughing, don''t tell me.. they named a fucking mall SouthMall even though it isn''t in the


    south?" I raised an eyebrow, irritated.


    "Oh, Moon goddess..." He continued tough, "It''s even funnier since you believed in your statement


    with all your might."


    "Shut up. You''re lying. Who''s stupid enough to name a mall like that?!"


    After a while of humiliating me to people around us, hisughter finally stops. I dead-ass stared at him


    during that time. This idiot really lost his goddamned mind. He straightened his back and cheekily


    smiled at me.


    "I don''t know. Honestly, but it does confirm that you''re lying, and you''re actually lost. Right?" He winks


    at me.


    I rolled my eyes, "So what? I don''t need your help,"


    "Are you sure about that? After giving away a hundred dor bill, you still have cash on you?"


    "So you were watching me?"


    "... I happen to pass by and saw the whole thing. Actually, when you give him money, I was initially


    disappointed. But after seeing your expression and what you said after that, it really amused me and at


    the same time made me wonder... just what is going through that head of yours?"


    Why is he being rude? I looked at the old man and saw him bowing to me in gratefulness. Taking


    respect into ount, I dragged Seff away from our initial spot and settled in a dark alley behind a


    building.


    "Why did you take me here? Are you gonna try to kill me again?" He eyes me with intriguing eyes.


    If only I could, but that''s even more troubling to do and meaningless, so I won''t resort to it anymore.


    Seeing that he won''t ever leave me alone, I just naturally decided to entertain him for a while.


    I ced my hands in my jacket''s pockets and stared at him.


    "A person told me it''s rude to talk about a person, if that person that''s being talked about is present. It''s


    his birthday, so i dragged you here to talk about it privately."


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