The Alpha's Mate Is A Spy novel Chapter 5

Mine?

It only took him a second before he snapped back. He held his head in agony and hesitantly took a few steps back.

What is he doing?

He chuckles bitterly, his eyes filled with venom. "I never thought I'll meet my mate like this. You actually dare to kill me?"

Mates?

My eyes widened.

I can't believe it. My mate is Alpha Derek! But wait..Why did he only sense it now? We met at the festival but he acted normal.. so what gives?

I've heard the stories of other people countless times. As a teen who just turned 18, I knew I would be exposed to my mate sooner or later. However, I couldn't sense the mate pull because I was only a half-werewolf.

I stared at my palms. It was the same as last time. The place where he touched me made me shiver all over my skin. But that wasn't what was bothering me. What bothered me the most was his behavior right now. Rather than approaching me because I am his mate, he surprisingly avoided me by taking a few steps back, his breathing unsteady, as he looked away from me.

The thought of him avoiding me even when he knew I was his mate somehow made me angry. I should've quickly escaped avoiding capture, but I was standing in front of him like an idiot as I waited for him to do something.

I mocked, "If we're mates, then why are you avoiding me??"

"Shut up." He growls. "Don't talk, and don't you dare step near me!"

"Are you serious right now?" I growled in disbelief.

I don't know why I just realized it now. I think my emotion of anger came back because our hands touched during the festival. And the boy that I met 12 years ago had the same golden eyes just like he has right now.

I'm sure of it. He's the injured boy from 12 years ago!

If I don't retrieve my five emotions back before the next snowfall, I will eventually die as my heart slowly withers away. That's why if I want to live, I have to stay beside him! I need him!

He looks away, "I can't... I already have someone I love. It won't ever be you, so don't even dream of climbing your way in my bed! I'll see it that you'll get punished for trying to assassinate me."

My eyebrow furrowed.

"Wow, so this is how you treat your mate?"

"You tried to kill me first." He spat out angrily.

That was before I knew he was that guy from the past! Even if I want to kill him right now, doing so will only result in bad luck. If he dies, I'll die too!

"I, Alpha Derek of Crescent Moon Pack-"

As soon as I heard the rejection phrase that could leave me immobile, I knew i had to leave right away. It was a failure to try to get on his good side. If he finished that sentence, he could easily catch me as I curl in pain!

I didn't let him finish, and I jumped from the balcony.

I've heard rumors about the feeling of being rejected by your mate- well, it isn't a pleasing one!

As soon as I landed softly on the ground, I didn't waste any more time and ran as fast as I could. Only this time, I didn't have the time to follow my escape route so I ran past several traps along the way. Yet even after running for half an hour, I still couldn't lose them. I had long escaped the pack's border, but they still continued to pursue me.

Just how far will they go to catch me?!

I couldn't feel my right shoulder as a bullet struck me earlier, and my legs were bleeding too much from poisoned darts. Spots were forming in my vision, and I knew I already reached my limit.

My knees finally gave up, and I fell hard on the ground.

I huffed.

Damn it, at moments like these. I hate how I'm only a half-werewolf!

I sensed several men approaching, but I just had no energy to move. So far, this was the most complicated pack that I've infiltrated. Most packs had traps like these, but Crescent Moon's traps were arranged in a weird pattern that even I couldn't guess where it would come from.

I sensed someone in front of me, but I couldn't move, and all I could see was a black silhouette. I naturally thought I was on death's door and my mom was there to fetch me.

"I'm sorry...mom."

My heart paced faster, and everything turned black.

*SEFF's POV*

I was on my way to Stone City when I heard a sudden commotion near Crescent Moon territory. Our pack and Derek's pack weren't far from each other, and since Crescent Moon Pack was located in an isolated Mountain area, it was an area where you could easily hear the echoes of the noises nature make.

I squinted my eyes as I focused on my senses.

I could hear many footsteps that made me stop in my tracks. In the middle of the night, just what is happening?

Initially, I wanted to go to Stone City to have fun, but it looks like something way more fun happened at Derek's place. Since I knew the forest's topography, I quickly went inside the border without triggering the alarm system.