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*DEREK's POV*
Seeing that she didn't complain 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 just laid 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 glanced 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 an
~*~*~*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 relationship 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 occur to me that Derek had stopped the car."Isn't that... Alpha Seff?"What? I glanced to see the road in front of us, and to my surprise, Alpha Seff was really standing ri
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 place. 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
~*~*~*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 plastered on her face.I cracked a smile, "I'm fine, Aunt Miria. You do
*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. I laid my back on the bed with stress at the back of my head.Even though I agreed to come, I was still unwilling to expose myself to the great five packs. 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 place."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 wa
"What?" He scoffs in disbelief, "You mean gossip? Right? You think it's rude to gossip about him while he's present?"I nod."Venus," He chuckles, "Gossip means bad stuff being talked about. I'm not degrading him or anything. Am I that bad in your eyes?""Aren't you? It looks like you were making fun of his lifestyle.""I'm not. At what point did I do that?" He firmly says, his face turning stern this time. "... I didn't expect you to judge someone bad like this.""I'm not judging you. I'm just describing what I saw.""Same for me. And I wasn't reacting to him, I was reacting to what you did. Now, do you understand?"Going back, he may be right..{"... 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 yo
*DEREK's POV*"Where is she?"Dumbfounded, I froze on the spot when I realized that her scent was gone. I sighed in frustration as I stood in front of her empty room.I just took a shower and ordered some food for her earlier. Though it did take a while since I wasn't sure what her preference might be. I was about to call her so we could eat together. So where the hell did she go now?"Just what are you up to, you little viper?"I looked at the closet and noticed that her luggage was still there.I couldn't help but frown at the thought. This is the first time she went out without my permission. If she j
*VENUS's POV*"How is this any fun?" I scrunched my nose in annoyance.After Seff told me he'd show me somewhere 'fun', he immediately led me to a night arcade inside a landmark. Of course, since I've been to places so many times before, I was very much familiar with how things go from here.And believe me, not once I felt the word 'fun' from experiencing it at hand."Don't be such a killjoy and try it once, here." He says and picks up the toy gun from the wooden tableThere, a guy in the booth clapped as he anticipated our participation in his game. It was named 'Pop a balloon.' All you need to do is shoot three same balloon colors consecutively to get a pr
I froze for a moment, i didn't know what to do so I just nonchalantly looked at Derek's side and saw how his veins were popping from anger. Oh shit, he's going to scold me for idling without permission. "Derek?" Seff opens his mouth, shifting a faintly amused gaze to Derek. "So it was you who has been tailing us? Mind you. If you were going to do it secretly, you should lower down your bloodlust. It reeks, you know." "And you should stop bothering my beta, for fuck's sake!" Derek replies, anger burning through him. "The summit hasn't started yet. What would you do if something bad happened to her?!" "Relax, Even if there's danger, I doubt they'll try something, especially when I'm with her and... it's not like we went out for nothing."