THE ALPHA'S MATE IS THE BETA

CHAPTER 1

The wind blew so coldly but the kid who is sitting outside the house in the middle of the winter is not shivering at all. He looked up in the sky with his droopy red eyes and watched the snow fall down like a light rain.

They said that he will find a one of a kind snowflake but after waiting for so long and collecting those snowflakes he found, he found nothing.

Aiz is a young kid of the Dark Moon Pack's beta brought. But despite being an outsider, the pack recognized him not only because of his beauty but also because of his unique ability.

He can manipulate ice, water and wind. He is also a strong warrior and has already experienced metamorphosis countless times. Though he looks young to the people around him, he is actually… not.

He has this bluish silver long hair and a pair of red crimson eyes. A contrast that is too rare to find.

Despite the uniqueness, he became more popular with his appearance paired with his cold and indifferent aura.

He is also currently six years old.

"Aiz? Aiz!" He heard Margaret— his foster mother— called for him.

He stood up from the bench he was sitting on and then made his way to the alpha's mansion.

Today is actually the day the young alpha of the pack is about to be born. That's why the pack and the mansion are bustling with excitement. But for Aiz, it's just another normal day.

Or so he thought…

"Look! It seems like the young alpha likes you." Margaret chirped while pointing out the chubby little kid who is staring at Aiz.

Aiz thought that it must be squishy — the baby's chubby cheeks. He blushed and his eyes brightened. But he retracted his hand and hesitated.

"I am afraid to… hurt him." He is a kid who also witnessed the death of his mother while ordering him to run away from the palace. He is a kid who experienced things that are not supposed to be experienced by a little kid like him. But it already happened.

In addition to his trauma, he also thought that he was a disaster, that's why he became cold and indifferent in the pack. He thought that everywhere he goes, disaster will follow.

"Baaah! Baaah!" He heard the little child calling.

He looked at the newborn child and when he saw him reaching out for him, he sighed and then approached his cheeks. His Aiz is so surprised and happy at the same time. He blushed and felt all of his worries and burdens resting on his shoulder just vanished.

"Look. The young alpha seems to like you so much." Margaret said gleefully.

Aiz thought how happy he was and swore to himself to protect this child until he didn't need him anymore.

Ten years quickly passed by and the two finally grew up.

Aiz became more popular with his beauty and skills. He has also become more popular for being warmhearted that contrasts his cold aura around him.

On the other hand, Night also became popular because of his foreign literacy and with his wit that surpasses all his peers— except Aiz, of course.

One is cold, indifferent yet warmhearted, while the other is a genius and carefree. The two of them are so different from each other but they blend so well. They are the duo that the Dark Moon Pack is so proud of.

Night paused from his walks when he saw Aiz in front of a girl. They seemed to be talking but because Night has a bad habit of eavesdropping, he stealthily hid himself from a tree near them as he also started to listen to their conversation.

"What do you want from me?" Aiz asked the girl indifferently.

Night felt bad for the girl to be responded with coldness, but deep inside, he is happy for it.

"I… I l-like you. I really l-like you! Please accept this letter and gift I pr-prepared for you!" The girl is stuttering.

Night gasped when he realized that it was a love confession.

He is not actually surprised to hear it nor know it. Because for all the years that they are together, he knows how many girls tried and tried to get inside the cold heart of his beta. He continuously feels bad for them to be rejected, but he is secretly jumping and doing summersaults inside his head due to happiness. And when the rejected person returns once again, he feels irritated for some reason.

"I already told you… you are too young for me." He heard Aiz said.

Night always heard those lines. He is not surprised anymore but this also opens up a mystery and series of questions.

'What does he mean that she is too young for him?' He thought.

He put his hands under his chin and then his eyes narrowed to the air. He is thinking so hard about this.

"This might be the hardest question I encountered in my life," he murmured.

"Young alpha, I know that you know that eavesdropping is so rude," he flinched when he heard Aiz's flat tone.

He slowly revealed himself behind the tree. He laughed awkwardly while in the corner of his eyes sees the girl who was also deeply thinking.

"I guess I am not the only one who is thinking about what you said," he blurted out what's in his mind.

When he realized what he just said, Night immediately covered his mouth and sneakily looked at Aiz. But Aiz didn't even bother to ask him nor confront him. Instead, he is watching the girl in front of him who is also deep in thought. Night cannot help but to be disappointed.

"It is best to forget about me. You are way too young for me. And also, if the Moon Goddess allows it, I will wait for my mate. You deserve better than me," Aiz said.

The girl looked up at him and in an instant, she kissed him on his lips. Night and Aiz are both surprised that they are frozen on where they stand. But Night, who is especially observant with Aiz, saw a pinch of red on his friend's cheeks for the first time.

He is furious for some reason. 'How dare she?! How dare she stole Aiz's first kiss?!'

Night is about to charge towards the girl when it already ran away from them, leaving Aiz frozen with a face full of redness.

Night took a step back, dumbfounded for what he had seen. Because for the ten years they spent together, he is already used to indifference and passionate care Aiz is making and doing. But this is the first time that he saw Aiz show different expressions he can't name. He doesn't know why he feels so hurt and angry but one thing is for sure… he is truly affected by it.

'It should be me!' He gasped when he realized what he was thinking. But seeing Aiz still dumbfounded and frozen, he threw away that thought and worry then approached his friend, just to wipe off his lips like it will erase all the memory or even the lips that kissed it.

"It's your fault to be so damn attractive, Aiz," he said, blaming Aiz and himself for being careless.

"Minus points for cussing, young alpha." Aiz returned to his original state that made Night both smile and groan.

"Not again!" He complained.

Though he likes the indifferent and stoic face of Aiz, then his face is full of different expressions. Night still dislikes the strictness of him.

What Aiz just said about the 'minus points' is about his points that will make him allow to go outside the pack territory for a period of time.

"I only gained fifty two points since we started but here you go again, you are starting to diminish my points when you feel like it! It's unfair, Aiz!," he complained because he needs five hundred points for five hours experience in the territory and according to his father, he needs to gain it even before his coming-of-age to experience a brief life outside.

"It's only fair for me to diminish your points if you act rudely. That includes when you fight, or hurt someone, shouting or cursing others and different offensive acts or deeds to the others. The way you shout or raise your voice to me is another rule you just violated. But because you did a good deed, the point will not increase nor diminish, thanks to your merit that nullified the effect of your demerit," Aiz explained to him like a programmed NPC.

"What? What is my merit?" Night asked in confusion.

Aiz's eyes turned warm as he looked at Night. He smiled and then said, "you, young alpha just saved me from a catastrophe."

Night didn't know how to react at that time. He is only enthralled with the beautiful smile of the icy beta of his. He never thought that he would witness only one surprise on this day but two. He never thought that Aiz would smile at him warmly. And he also didn't know that Aiz will thank him for something he is still not sure what it is about.

"It's time for your lesson, young alpha. Study well and be a good alpha that will rule the Dark Moon Pack," Aiz said before turning around and started to walk towards his house.

For some reason, Aiz who is twelve years old gained the privilege to have his own house that is supposed to be meant for sixteen years old and above. Night actually is planning to build his own house beside Aiz's. But because he is the next alpha, he wasn't able to do so.

He just shrugged his shoulders and then turned his back too as he started to make his way back to their house to attend his lessons to be a competent alpha.