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*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 blasted 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 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.&n
~*~*~**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 st
~*~*~*DEREK's POV*For some reason, I wasn't angry even though she was blatantly disrespecting me as her alpha. Nor do I want to scold her, but seeing that things would get complicated if the others misunderstood my intentions. I came to 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 Pack 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?
~*~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 alarm 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 6 am. 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, E
~*~*~**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 place.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 no one but me who'd 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 someone coming near me, a familiar scent, and how angry the footsteps were, similar 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 jo
~*~*~*DEREK's POV*I watched her back as she left 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 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?
~*~*~**VENUS's POV*When I heard his door shut with a loud bang, I couldn't help but realize something.My plan 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, I've tried my best to avoid sending letters to Shaka in the past four months. 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 suspicio
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. What completely threw me off was when he introduced me as one of his customers. How did he recognize me? Wasn't I always wearing a mask during our transactions? Tsk! Since he's already onto me, I should play this petty game with him as well. As politely as I could, I removed his hand and plastered a smile, "Ha ha ha, sorry if I disturbed you. I know you're quite a busy person. But still, I never said you should come 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
~*~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 black 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. Blank wasn't one to show emotions. We'd conduct business as quietly as possible. She's straight to the point and does her tasks well.