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First mission

Neeko's P.O.V

Hot! My whole body felt hot, as if I was on fire. I could feel his warm lips moving roughly on mine. For a moment, I was paralyzed. My brain and my body seemed incapable of functioning, totally frozen in shock and surprise. It took me a while to realize what was happening. I started panicking as I made pitiful attempts in protests. I tried to push him off but he had my hands pinned above my head. I felt so helpless against his power that I didn't find any choice but to bite his lips harshly. He groaned and loosened a bit giving me the perfect opportunity to save my lips.

I looked at his b****y lips and felt a little regretful. Was I too harsh on him? I could still taste the metallic taste of his blood and when I looked at lips I felt all the more guilty.

"Alpha, this isn't appropriate. We're supposed to do this kinds of things with our mates" I tried to reason with him, afraid that he was mad at me for hurting him.

But for some reason he didn't seem angry at all. He just smirked and gave me one of those cocky, arrogant look of his that totally pissed me off.

"I didn't know that you were that hungry for me" he smirked, l*****g his lower lip where I'd bitten him. His statement only made me want to punch his face.

"Alpha, please stop teasing me. How can I face my future Luna if you keep doing this kind of immoral things?" I stated my concern.

Now he looked pissed. I cowered as he glared down at me. Did I say anything wrong? Isn't it only fair to prevent things that brings disaster in people's life? Why's the Alpha so unreasonable? Isn't he concerned about his mate? She'll die if he rejects her.

"You think I'm interested in you?" he said darkly. For some reason that hurt. Damn it! I didn't even thought about him in my wildest dreams. So, why does it feel so awful?

"You're just a useless pathetic weakling who can't even defend himself" those words felt like needles pricking my heart. Is this what he thinks about me?

He let go of my hand and turned away from me. I couldn't see his face but the way he clenched his fists showed how pissed he was.

"Go clean my room!" he commanded.

"I'm not your slave anymore" I said as calmly as I could despite my voice threatening to tremble . "I remember you"

He stiffened. I remembered when I saw the cat in his room. I was happy that he did keep the cat safe but also felt sorry for sneezing on his shirt. I didn't think that I'd pass out and when I woke up, it completely slipped my mind.

"I apologize for sneezing on you. That was very rude of me. Also, thank you for taking care of the kitten."

He turned to me. "So you finally remembered, huh?" the tone of his voice frustrated me.

"Still doesn't give you the reason to defy me"

"I'm sorry, Alpha" I apologized. "I just want to do my duty as a Beta, not like some sort of maid"

"Is that so?" his smooth voice was laced with anger. "Can you do it with your pathetic skills and weak body?"

I clenched my fists and refrained myself from gritting my teeth. "I assure you, I'll be alright,Alpha. Thank you for your concern" my voice was incredibly smooth and calm, afraid that I might snap at him.

"Fine." he said, after staring at me for a good minute. "Then, go to the southern border and check the rouges"

"Yes, Alpha."

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The southern border was pretty much desolate except for the dense vegetation. I checked around a little bit but didn't find anything suspicious.

"Give me a full report of this area. I need every details of the residents nearby, passersbys or any suspicious events" I commanded to the chief of the patrolling werewolves.

"Yes Beta!" he nodded and marched away.

He came back with a couple of files and documents. "These are all that we have." he said setting them on my table.

I nodded and started flipping through them. Everything seemed pretty normal. A little bit of rouges attack, poor weather conditions and nothing else. That's it? It appeared too good to be true. It was so peaceful that it aroused my suspision.

The southern border had the least patrol. With all the dense forest and the overall condition, rouges and enemies should be crowding this part of the territory to invade. Plus southern border was the weakest of all in our territory.

I decided to patrol secretly at night without anyone's knowledge. So, I snuck out of my room and randomly headed in one direction. Good thing my sense of smell had started to return. I could smell all the werewolves within my range. I didn't have to wait long till I heard some sound.

"I heard the Beta isn't really that powerful. He looks very timid too. I'm sure we can take care of him." it was one of the guards from our pack. But the other one didn't have the scent of our pack. It must be an enemy.

"Then I'm counting on you to take care of him" I heard the other person say.

"of course!" What an a*s! Betraying his own pack. I felt rage boiling inside me as I continued to eavesdrop on their conversation. But I remained calm.

After a while, they went their separate ways. I followed the enemy. Werewolves are sensitive to hearing so I was careful not to alert him. I followed him for as long as I could but I still missed him when my foot got stuck in the roots of some old trees. Damn! I made several attempts to find him but failed.

When I couldn't find him, I decided to head back. As I was making my way back, I felt someone's presence behind me. I turned around and was greeted by a dark figure. It hovered above the ground as if it was flying. A werewolf isn't capable of that. Is it a ghost? Or is it a witch?

"Neeko"

It knows my name? I looked at it in shock. Could it be the enemy that I was following? Or is it someone from my pack? It wasn't possible. By the way they conversed, it was evident that they didn't know my secret. If it's neither of them then, who's it? The only people who know my secret is my family. It couldn't be them.

"Who are you?" I asked boldly.

"You don't know me?" the figure asked in a confused voice. "Or did they just make you forget about me?" it asked darkly.

"I don't have time to play games with you. So tell me who you are and what you want" I was straight to the point. I didn't want to mess around. It could be a plot.

"You know me darling." I could hear the smile in its voice. "As for what I want...." it paused and leaned to my ear.

"It's you!" it whispered, making an uncomfortable shiver run down my spine.

I looked at the figure in silence not knowing what to say or do.

"Quit messing with me and tell me who you are!" I was frustrated,"don't make me force you"

My warning was replied by a chuckle. "You're adorable as always. It makes me want to make you mine even more"

By that time, I was so pissed that I swung my fist to its face. But it dodged my fist like a piece of cake.

"Don't be impatient darling. I'll come to play with you soon enough. Till then you've to be patient." with that the figure disappeared into the thin air.

What the heck was that? It didn't even have any traces of scent. Was he purposely covering it? My head hurt thinking about what just happened. Someone is out there who knows my secret. And if that person decides to blackmail me with that information, I don't know what I'm gonna do.......

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The next day

I was in my office analyzing the area on the map. A soft knock interrupted me. I permitted to enter. A man around thirty entered. By his scent, I could immediately tell that he was the traitor that I caught last night.

"Beta, we've found something. You might want to see it" he said.

I wasn't very sure if I could trust him but I didn't want to alert him either. So I nodded and followed him outside.

Some guards tagged along with us. Even though I knew that none of them were trustworthy, I wanted to figure out what exactly he'd planned. We walked quite a distance and when we finally reached the spot, I was horrified at the scene. I was calm on the outside but my insides were just screaming me to run away.

There was a couple of bodies. From the uniform they wore, it was evident that they were the patrolling werewolves of our pack. Their bodies had been torn apart and their limbs were twisted in weird angles. In addition to that, the strong metallic scent of their fresh blood made me want to puke. But I didn't, I couldn't.

I crouched down to examine the bodies. As expected, they hadn't been dead for long. If my guess is right, someone killed them last night to lure me out. I looked around for more clues. At that time, I wanted anything. Anything that could solve the case.

My eyes caught the sight of dried blood in one of the nails of the leading guard. I got up and looked at him in suspicion. He didn't even react despite my intense stare.

"Can you explain the dry blood in your nails?" I asked.

He looked at his nails and his eyes widened slightly as realization hit him. But to my surprise he admitted it without any objection.

"Yes I killed them. Now you're going to share the same fate" he had a murderous look in his eyes as he lunged towards me. I dodged him quickly and landed a hard kick on his gut. He groaned and fell down to the ground howling in pain. But it was soon replaced by laughter, a very sinister laughter.

The bushes around us started to move and in a matter of moments, more than fifty werewolves were surrounding us.

"Leave them to us, Beta. We'll protect you" the chief guard said. He moved forward with all the wolves and fought. I couldn't stand by and watch. So I let Rex take over my body and fought.

We were outnumbered but the fight was still on our favour. However, it didn't last long. Suddenly, I felt a sharp sting on my back and my vision started to get blurry. My whole body felt heavy and I lost my senses. Before I fell down, I saw the same sinister smile of the guard waving happyily at me.

Am I going to die now?