Chapter 1

Kim Yong-saeng played by Lee Jae-wook

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Kim "Ethan" Yong-saeng

"This is my son Andrés Oliva. He will take over the pack very soon. Ethan, I hope you can show my son around town," said Alpha August with a smile as he introduced father and me to his son.

I nod my head in understanding and look over at Andrés. I notice that Andrés has a darker skin tone which makes him look Hispanic. I was confused for a second because Alpha August is white, so Andrés must have gotten his skin tone from his mother.

I never heard Alpha August ever mention that he had a son named Andrés. Out of nowhere was Andrés and he would be taking over rather than Greg. Greg was the third-in-command and since Alpha August doesn't have a male son everyone just assumed Greg would be the future Alpha.

My face must have shown that I was confused, so father spoke up for me as I tried to better understand the situation.

"I'm sure Yong-saeng would be honored to show Mr. Andrés around. Right, son?" Ask father as he looks at me.

"Yes, abuji. It would be an honor," I responded in a polite tone with a smile on my face. I look over at Andrés and he is looking around at the house in amazement.

"So where are you from?" I ask Andrés. I have never seen him before, so maybe he is from out of town. I waited for an answer, but it never came.

Figures that this dude is arrogant. Now that he will be the future Alpha, he doesn't talk to people less than him. Andrés still hasn't looked in my direction because he is too busy staring at the front windows.

"Let's go," I said to Andrés as I move to open the front door of Alpha August's house.

Andrés soon follows me and gets into my red 2008 Chevrolet Equinox. Before I could attempt to talk with Andrés again my phone rings. I pick up the call as I drive out of pack territory.

"Max, what's up?" I ask my best friend.

"Where are you? Don't you remember that we agreed to meet up?" Ask Max with an annoying tone in his voice.

"Shoot, I forgot. Can we meet up another day?" I ask Max as I watch Andrés from the corner of my eye. I could feel something wasn't right with Andrés, but I didn't know what.

"The history paper is due tomorrow. You said you would help me," pleads Max with me.

"Fine, let me see what I can do," I said and I cut off the call.

I look over to Andrés in the passenger seat. He was looking out the car window. Suddenly, an idea pops into my head.

"Here is fifty dollars. If you walk down the road for a couple of miles you will find a small town. I'm sure you will find something to do," I said as I stop the car and handed over fifty dollars to Andrés.

I'm sure Andrés will be okay by himself. He's a werewolf after all. I am sure he will find his way back to the pack territory.

I drive out of the gas station and head toward Max's house which is in the opposite direction.

After a couple of miles, I hear a phone ring. I reach for my phone but notice it's not mine. I find another phone in the passenger seat. Must be Andrés' phone I thought to myself. I decided to ignore the call and it must not be important if it isn't from a registered number.

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One Year Pass

One rule that Alpha Andrés and I have is that we don't interfere in each other's personal life. That's how we coexist as Alpha and stand-in Beta of the Evergreen Pack.

Father helps Alpha Andrés with the pack duties while I go to high school and when I'm finished with school I help Alpha Andrés. My parents say that this will help me when I take over as head Beta. A title I was not too happy to receive because of all the responsibility that I would have to carry by myself. It was far too much pressure for me.

But enough about me, the former Alpha August left a couple of months ago. He found his mate and made Andrés the new Alpha. After that Alpha Andrés started to make "new friends" and party every weekend. He also decided to get a new human girlfriend every week.

Sometimes it gives me headaches just thinking about everything I have to do to make sure the pack finances don't plummet and also check the pack security cameras to make sure no one decides to steal something. Why must I be the grown-up in this situation?

Also, Alpha Andrés drunk friends love to cause chaos. Sometimes, I want to throw in the towel and leave. The idea of becoming head Beta was every day turning into a nightmare.

Today is Monday, so I walked over to Andrés's house with a coffee mug filled with tea to do a sweep of the house. I open the door and get a warm welcome by destroyed furniture found all around the house. Then, I take out my phone and make a list of the items that are broken and need to be repaired.

Severely drunk is passed out on the floor in the bedrooms. I even noticed some students from my high school. Great! I try to stop myself from not rolling my eyes too much.

I raise my hand and put my two fingers in my mouth which makes a high pitch whistle. Soon some people slowly start to wake up and others try to throw things at me which they miss because I dodge them.

"It is Monday people! You need to leave," I said as I raised my voice.

"Alex, I saw you take that. Return it or I will find you after school," I said to Alex who was trying to get away with a small plastic clock. He thinks about it and hands it back to me.

"What are you even going to do with a clock?" I ask.

"Neverminded. I don't want to even know," I said to Alex who shrugs and then leaves.

By 8:00 AM, the last person had left and I headed over to the school to start my day. Kill me now.

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abuji is father in Korean (formal)