13 Painful conclusion

Restlessly, I took my sandwich from Calum and put my feet on the table, Jake, who was one of the betas in charge of the base, bowed his head a little with respect and backed away.

"Is there anything else that I can do for you?"

"No, thank you, buddy!" Calum said with a kind smile and Jake smiled shyly and went back to his job after thanking us! I snickered and shook my head with disappointment...typical Calum!

"What? I hate this smile of yours! Why are you grinning like a vulture?"

I shrugged with a laugh and as I expected, that made him edgy enough that he wanted to break my toes, so quickly I pulled back my feet!

"Chill man! I'm just saying that you shouldn't be this informal and nice to lower rankings, this kind of attitude going to make them rude to you! I mean... if I were Jake, I would definitely take you to my bed!"

"What is wrong with you, Luke? You were always hard and mean to the lower rankings, but not to this extent ... Huff! Maybe it's because of the hunger, so shut your mouth and eat your food!" Calum said in wonderment and rubbed his neck nervously and I took a deep breath ... he was right! He was worried about my mood swings and I understood his concern. My mood swings were never a good sign!

I had not eaten more than a few bites when I lost my appetite and throw my sandwich on the table...that feeling was not good!

"What happened? You were starving to death, half an hour ago!"

"I was starving, now I lost my appetite!" I nodded slowly and he frowned suspiciously and put his food on the table...

"Don't tell me..."

"Yes. Exactly! I'm feeling guilty, worry and uncertain at the same time!" I cut him off quickly and wiped the sweat from my forehead... my whole body was itching!

Nervously he threw himself on the sofa and took a deep breath. "Now I've lost my appetite! We're fucked!"

When I saw his anxiety, I tried to control myself and be calm, and finally, I managed to smile... a fake little smile! "Don't worry ... my feeling could be wrong and..."

When he glared at me, I didn't continue and pulled my legs in my chest.

"It's not possible! Every time you are like this, it means that boss is going to kick our asses! Your feelings are directly connected to the boss's feelings ... When he's happy, you can't stop smiling, and when he's angry, you fall apart just like this!"

That sneaky bastard! He was starting that same old argument to tease me again! I had to remain calm, without any reaction, to prevent his unnecessary teasing! "What do you mean? I don't get it!"

Snickering, he raised his brows and straightened his back, getting ready to roast me!

"I'm just saying that being boss's first beta is different from being his second beta, which is me! When you are the first one that boss has chosen, you undoubtedly have a unique and strong relationship with him!"

Just like usual and for the same reasons ... it was ridiculous!

"Shut up! It has nothing to do with that ... we are on the same level!"

"Alright...sure!"

I kicked him in the shin, to stop his laughing and foolery so I could concentrate! But frankly...he was right...again and I wasn't going to admit that in his face! When I am boss's first experience in turning a human being into a werewolf, our relationship is much stronger than the others!

I can feel most of his strong feelings, it has a direct effect on me ... maybe this is the reason why I am so attached to him and all his movements and reactions are important to me!

"Luke?"

When I heard his terrified voice, I turned to him surprised and he showed me his phone. Boss!

"It's him! He told us to go one mile towards north ... and fast! We're fucked! Aren't we?"

I took a deep breath, got up, and put on my jacket...

"We must have screwed up so badly that boss is so angry. Now we have to pay the price ... Get up! The longer we kill the time, the more furious he gets ... Get up!"

When Calum was ready, we quickly packed up and left the base. We ran for about ten minutes when I felt like that our one mile is up. I pointed to Calum and he stopped and I checked my phone. Exactly one mile!

"I don't see anyone ... where is the boss?"

Without saying anything I stared at the dark and thick jungle...

"Jungle!"

Without waiting for him to notice my point, I ran into the jungle and he followed me without a word. I could feel him ... I could hear his ragged and furious breaths...he was close!

"I think he should be..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the loud sound of a howl made us freeze on the very same spot... it was him!

"It is boss!"

I nodded nervously and swallowed my non-existence spit! "A very angry boss!"

When he started running around us, fast and furious, we prepared ourselves to break some bones!

As the thought crosses my mind, he passed me quickly and my breath hitched and I screamed in pain ... my shoulder! I sat on my knee in pain and held my shoulder with my other hand ...He had smashed at least three bones!

It wasn't long before Calum screamed too and knelt beside me on the damp floor...I could clearly hear the crushing of his left foot's tibia! Looked like we had messed up a lot more than we thought!

He whirled around us for a few more minutes and finally stopped in front of us...His huge brown wolf, with his angry yellow eyes, was so majestic and scary that we didn't dare to breathe louder!

Boss was furious and I was getting sicker by the minute when I felt his unexampled anger! He stared at us for a few moments and then shifted with an indignant and threatening snarl!

Calum intended to open his mouth and explain that he didn't even know why he was being punished, but before even a word could come out of his mouth, I silenced him with an elbow blow to his side! That idiot! How could he not realize that the slightest justify could increase boss's anger?

The boss undoubtedly noticed the reason behind our little struggle and rolled his eyes at both of us! And after a few minutes of tormenting glaring, he suddenly disappeared behind a bunch of trees, and then returned after a few moments while he was wearing his underwear...his incredible modesty!

"Your efforts to arouse my sympathy are useless, so stop with those puppy dog eyes! You should be punished to understand when I give you a plan, you should proceed according to the plan! Explain...now!"

I glanced at Calum with stress, took a deep breath, and turned back towards boss. We only had one chance to explain and if we've ruined it, he would destroy us ... maybe he would hand us over to boss Ashford ... fuck!

"Honestly ... we are thinking about it since you called us in the evening, but ... but we can't understand where we did it wrong! Our mission was to approach Zayn Collins and as far as we know, that went well ... we ... We really don't know where the problem is!"

"Why are you staring at the ground while talking to me?"

The warmth of my cheeks made me more embarrassed and I bent my head more ... Of course he had to asked me the reason when he clearly knew what was going on!

"Um...you...you're naked! And I thought that if I stare at you...you would feel...uncomfortable?!"

"Bullshit! We're wolves, we're meant to be naked! Now stop this nonsense, look me straight in the eye, and repeat what I've told you last night! Word by word!"

I pressed my lips together and stared straight at him, and he nodded seriously and motioned for me to continue...Now is not the time to think about impossible possibilities, so focus!

"Last night you sent us photos of two subjects and their files, saying that the initial preparations had been made and that Calum and I should enter the Archeology College in Brooklyn University. Our mission was to approach Zayn Collins without drawing any attention and to make sure that Zayn is the werewolf we want or not!"

He nodded slowly and scratched his jaw as he took one step towards us...

"Well ... as far as I can remember and according to your sayings, I sent you the photos and files of two subjects ... Are you sure I didn't tell you anything about the second subject?"

We sighed deeply as the problem became clear...shit! Three severe broken bones just because of that 100 pounds midget! Damn ... I knew everything was connected to that shorty! I was thinking about how we could fix it when we jumped by the loud shout of the boss and we quickly bowed our heads ... we were going to be punished and it was only our own fault!

Angrily he stood in front of me and grabbed my jaw and raised my head. His eyes were yellow and full of anger. I wanted the ground to open up and eat me at that moment! Anything ... it was terribly hard to bear the anger and annoyance of the boss!

"I put you in charge of this case because I thought you could handle this! I let you get close to one of our most important options and you disobey the plan on your first day! What the fuck is wrong with you? I told you to approach Zayn and keep an eye on both of them ... I said it or not?"

I closed my eyes and whispered, "Yes boss ... you did!"

He took a deep breath, let go of my jaw, and took a few steps back ... he was trying to control his anger and I peeked at him in shock ... what if...what if that midget was the main target?