As soon as I entered the mist, everything around me completely 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 place that I grew up with as a child, with my parents.
["Venus.."]
I turned to the voice, but there wasn't anyone.
"Hello?"
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
~*~*~**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
*DEREK’s POV**8 hours ago*I felt my heart drop when she closed her eyes. Memories of the past haunted me, and my whole body shook in fear as I carried Venus’ lifeless body in my arms. Agony, despair, or grief... whatever it is, it was all the emotions I felt when I saw blood gushing out of her body."No... no please!" I have to save her!I slit my wrists open and was about to make her drink my blood if it wasn’t for someone stopping me midway. I looked beside me and saw the witch, her face flustered as she breathed heavily in worry."Don’t! She’s not dead yet! What are you trying to do? Out of all the people you know how catastrophic this method was for both of you! "My eyes widened. "She’s... not dead?"She nods, her chest rising up and down in exhaustion. "You’re being delusional. You can hear it, right? Her heartbeat is still there. "I glanced down at my mate’s body, and she was right. Her heart was still pumping continuously, and it made me almost collapse in relief. I buried
Everyone gasps at the sight, and I staggered as I felt my blood gush out from the big wound he inflicted. Easton tried to go to my side but i just told him to go farther away, and that also applied to everyone around us. I huffed and I tried my best to stay awake.I can’t lose to this injury right now, returning Derek back to normal comes first.Easton was telling me to run but that wasn’t a choice. I still have to hear his explanation. I have to ask him what kind of stupid idea was he thinking when he fought the enemy all alone that he reached this crazy state.Was he pushed to use this method to stay alive?Just thinking about it makes me so angry.Derek’s wolf stood at the boundary, it didn’t know what to do whether it is to attack me or probably kill me. His whole body was holding back and I noticed how his hostility levels were spiking at a random pace. From the corner of my eye, I suddenly
*VENUS’ POV*Cheryl told me everything about how Derek had lost his parents. There was also much unnecessary stuff where I wouldn’t care less about how they met or whatsoever but still, the thought that Derek was beyond recognizable through her stories was beyond me. I never thought that the reason why his eyes were injured that day was that he had done it himself.Just how much did he suffer that day? To think that we both suffered the same fate that day made me want to curse the Moon Goddess.I knew I had to go to his side.I have to. Even if everyone discovers my real identity. I don’t care anymore.With that in mind, I shoved Cheryl out of the way. She tried to stop me from going out
I didn’t like him back then. He always thought that he was superior to anyone else. As if he had already passed the age of playing around with people that match his age. It was amusing how he could make everyone disperse as easy as breathing. And so, I took that as a challenge. It wasn’t easy at first, but in the end, he ended up accepting me after a few beatings I took for annoying him multiple times of the day. It was fun, and I realized that hanging around him amuses me to the point that I didn’t have to wear a mask every day just to get along with him. And once you get to know him, you start to realize how perfect his life is. He always got excellent marks in class, matured for his age, and had a perfect family that made me jealous to the point that I would go to their house every day so I could feel the warm
Our conversation was cut off short when a sudden earthquake shook the ground beneath us. It was a sign that things were getting worse. Judging by the direction where it was coming from, they may have already destroyed the borderline defense that was built to ward off intruders.And to my dismay, it didn’t take long before we saw a witch in front of us. Slowly approaching us with murder in mind. The sky darkened and I felt the bloodlust running rampant in the air around me. Goosebumps started to form on my skin and I felt the fear consume me as I make eye contact with him.The High Priest.“Where is the child?” The High Priest asks, and as always, he wore the usual white silk cloth that covered his body that reached up to his feet. It always made me barf whenever I see how he always dresses up like he’s as clean as white.When in reality, his soul was darker than any color in this world.I took a step back and glanced at the
“A witch out of the high priest’s control? What the hell are you talking about?” He asks, his eyes filled with curiosity.“It’s only natural. Venus, is after all, a half-witch, who grew up without the marks and the guidance of the Coven. Inherently, a witch is not really tied to the high priest. All witches under the Coven’s protection undergo a baptism that ties them to the high priest, and that’s why no one is able to go against him. There was only one exception. My sister. She was able to seal the high priest for a period of time.”“Where is she? That woman?”I frowned. “She’s dead.”He ran his fingertips through his hair in frustration, “Well, do we have other intel besides that? Anything helpful? If not, do you know how Venus exactly killed him?”“I told you. Only a witch could kill him. Venus is the only one who isn’t part of the Coven. Whate
*DEREK’s POV*“Stop there!” A voice not far from me appears behind me.I took the time to see who it was and was surprised to see the witch who I’ve hired to take care of Venus before. She was panting hard as she reached where I stood, a wave of confusion washed over me as I watched her concerned gaze.She says, “Are you planning to go there alone?”“What are you doing here? I did not call for you.”“I know what you’re trying to do. And believe me, it’s not that easy! If you go there alone, what if you even make things worse? Werewolves fight along with their pack members, so why are you going alone?”“It’s not your damn business to ask me those questions, witch,” I replied before proceeding to walk.I don’t care. Whoever it is, I won’t forgive anyone who hurts my mate. I'll make them regret even touchin
“I don’t trust that you’d keep your end, after all, you’ve been lying to everyone this whole time!” She refuted back in anger. She had a smaller frame than mine yet she tried her best to show that she wasn’t in fact, afraid of me.I smirked. “So you’re not that dumb, after all?”“What did you say?!” She shouts, her face turning red from anger. It was that moment where her expression changed as if she wanted to cry from humiliation. “I’ve had enough of your bitchy attitude! You don’t suit Derek at all! I don’t even see why he’s interested in you in the first place!”This human, if only I could rip her to pieces!I raised an eyebrow, “Why? How about you? It’s also questionable that he liked such a spoiled brat like you. You’ve been leading him all this time and now you’re acting like a jealous ex? Newsflash, he doesn’t care abo
I let out a sigh of frustration. Who am I kidding? This guy is too spineless to even face Alpha Derek. If I'm going to die, might as well do it with the intention of caring! With that in thought, I mustered all of my courage left and ran to get in the way of alpha Derek, which of course made him snarl my way.“What are you doing? Move out of my way.”“W…Where are you going? Are you going to the enemy alone?”He shoves me away without hesitation but that didn’t stop me as I trailed behind him closely. I kept telling him that I’d be dangerous but he still insisted to go alone. At that point I had no choice but to shift to my own wolf to hope for a little chance to stop him.I growled as he stared at my form. There wasn’t a pint of fear in his eyes that it made my wolf almost cower in the corner.‘This is seriously not what I had planned! Why can’t you just stop, alpha?!’He too