~*~*~"Alpha Derek!" I slammed 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 a commotion. 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 glance 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 glares at me, "That's not an excuse!""Venus. Drop it." Alpha Derek says in a low voice. "For now, go to the bor

*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 am complaining, 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 placed 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 tende

~*~*~ *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

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

*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