When Derek saw her stern demeanor, he felt a lump in his throat. He couldn't get used to it, no matter how many times he saw it. he was mortified by his partner's blank expression.
It broke his heart.
{“Never mind. I asked something stupid.”}
Since then, they both grew apart. Derek has been busy preparing the entitlement of the new luna, while Venus, on the other hand, worked endlessly as a trainer. She didn’t have much of a choice, Derek made her busy as possible so she wouldn’t need to see the woman who was with a child. Their distance felt like a thin thread that held them together, and it made them both miserable.
Venus, even without her emotions, felt that she was missing a vital part of her. She’d always been like that- yet after meeting Derek, have things changed after all?
She stared at the mirror, her entire world crumbling around her. In the same way that she was no longer able to express her feelin
~*~*DEREK’s POV*(Present Day)When I opened my eyes, tears started to trickle down my face. My face facing down the ground, I couldn’t believe what I just witnessed. The dream that I just saw was too vivid and familiar that I believed that the witch was somehow telling the truth.Did I really go back in time?As I got up to stand. I took a look at the surroundings and saw Cheryl knocked out on the bed. I wanted to ask the witch more about what happened but it looks like it wasn’t possible anymore.All of a sudden, I felt my chest tighten. I remembered the last moments of the memories that she made me see. The horrifying scene of my mate and I standing in a room filled with fire.{“Why… Why did you do it?”}{“I lost everything. I’ve always dreamed of living a normal life with you. But I couldn’t, I’m not allowed to.” }{“I… could’ve done
~*~*VENUS’ POV*I couldn’t understand why Derek was so emotional when in the first place, I thought he hated me because of what he saw. We stayed in our position for quite some time since he needed time to calm down and I let him.We sat in the same position on the bed for what seemed like an eternity.Maybe he finally realized that wench hit me first, I smirked. Well, I'll let him slide since he showed how sorry he is.I let out a groan. My body was starting to feel stiff so I repeatedly patted his back to soothe him, “There, there, have you calmed down?”While his chin rested on the top of my head, he clung to me with tighter arms. "I want to stay like this forever," he said.“Ok, you haven’t calmed down at all.”He cracked a soft chuckle. “Isn’t it natural that I want to stay with you?”“I don’t know, I just feel like you’re acting so w
I gasped hard. I wasn’t even able to stop it from happening as Derek did it with so much aggressiveness. All I could do was step back and prepare myself for the worst. Uneasiness started to overwhelm me and I avoided his gaze.I huffed. “G-Give it back!”“I told you, I know more about you than you think I do.”“Derek!” I roared and I felt my eyes changing in hostility. My whole body quivered as all I could think about was how to escape the situation that I got myself in.He can smell my identity, what do I do? My brain couldn’t comprehend it nor my experience could- it would never have occurred to me that he would steal the artifact without showing any hints that could lead to it.So how and when?When did he know about it?!Without even thinking, I was already fighting him as I attempted to retrieve my mother's artifact. However, no matter how many blows we exchanged, he continued to de
*DEREK's POV* Why can’t you trust me? It was all I could think of as I stared at her eyes. We both knew that the conversation was far from progressing as both of us fought to stand our ground. Nevertheless, I still hoped I could change her mind even just for a brief moment. However, my expectations once again failed me. In the end, her untrusting gaze made me realize that she was still out of my reach. Unconsciously, I lost my grip and she hastily pulled her hand back to her sides. “Do you think I'm dumb? Why would I be honest towards my target?” My chest tightened. So nothing has changed at all. “Of course, I guess I was just stupid enough to believe that you also feel the same way that I do towards you.” “…” More than I hate how things are going, I hated myself more for believing that we feel special towards each other. All the memories, may it be bitter or sweet, started to hurt even more than before. The air s
~*~*VENUS’ POV*Did I go too far?As I laid my back down on the mattress, my mind seemed to be filled with the pained expression he gave when I said that he shouldn’t expect honesty from a spy like me- I should be right about that one, I mean who would believe a traitor when you catch one? However, a grain of doubt lingered in the back of my mind.{“Of course, I guess I was just stupid enough to believe that you also feel the same feelings that I have inside me.”}Feelings?Placing my palm at the top of my chest, I wondered why those words made my heart feel uncomfortable. Is it really because I'm already in love with him? Or this weighing guilt keep haunting me due to the fact that he still likes me so much even after discovering my identity?I let out a deep sigh. “This is so annoying, I can’t believe I'm actually having second thoughts.”My eyelids drooped shut. I didn’t have mu
More than the suspense of being found out, I was more terrified at the thought that Seff could actually subdue me while I resisted. I huffed, and I eventually calmed down to abide by his stupid wishes. As soon as he noticed, he gave me a look of confirmation and I nodded.He lets go of me and took a quick look at the person in question. We were both on our back on the tree so I had to rely on him to check it out, as he was on the safer side of viewing.“Who is it?” I asked in a whisper, tugging his shirt. “Is he coming here?”Yet instead of answering me, he had the audacity to place his hand back to my mouth and I tasted the awful blood dripping from it. My blood boiled in anger as I endured it for a second- but it didn’t take me long.I slapped his hand away and stabbed his thigh in irritation.He yelps, and turns to give me a look of surprise. “What was that for?!”“PUT YOUR DAMN HANDS
He gave me a slight smirk and dabbed his finger to his right temple, “Great minds think alike, aren’t we so similar now?” I rolled my eyes in annoyance. Why did I even bother asking? Knowing him, he’d do whatever he wants without thinking of the consequences anyway. I didn’t want to stay long in our spot anymore so I told him to follow me up to my room. After I jumped towards my room, I looked down at him and noticed that he was still there like an idiot, he looked uneasy and unsure if he would follow me. My forehead knitted, how long is he going to make me wait? “Aren’t you coming?” “You’re not trying to kill me again, are you?” He says with a look of doubt. “Last time I jumped, a huge ass sofa came my way.” I let out a light chuckle. So that’s what he’s worried about, well he looked sincere when he said that he didn’t tell on me so I should give him a second chance. “Get in before I change my mind.” I was about to turn around but he
“Well, I never expected you to befriend me either,”“What?”“I mean..” He sighs, and we both looked at each other in confusion while he tried to find the right words to say. Yet even when a minute passed, he just eventually gave up and closed his eyes in frustration. “This is not the time to talk about those things. Anyway, I'm here to tell you that the job cannot be delayed any further. Didn’t you hear a while ago? There are already suspicions going around for security, I'm sure Derek gathered everyone because of that.”Surprisingly, Seff’s pain tolerance was beyond my expectations. While I scraped his affected flesh off, he seemed like the pain didn’t bother him. Like he was already used to such pain. I wanted to ask him but in the end, I couldn’t bring it up.I did the final touches after wrapping a clean bandage around his thigh.“You’re telling me to do t