chapter 2

"Maya" he whispered the name to the darkness of his room. So she was a werewolf, he thought in resentment. But little did she know, she was not even aware of herself. He wondered if her parents ever told her who she was. Or did they hide their identity from her all these years?

Whatever he was not interested to know about her. Maybe she was hot but just like all the other girls, nothing new. He didn't touch a woman in years and now it felt like he had a need to. Many were at his feet but whenever he got near any of them, he saw his wife's face. That made him feel guilty and he always stopped.

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Staring at the ceiling while her parents were out for a dinner, she couldn't stop thinking about him. The man poked an irrevocable side of her. She didn't know how she's gonna find him again. But she wanted to know why he told her such a thing.

She got up from her bed and started unwrapping the gifts. As she was fumbling with the heavy boxes, she found the half empty wine bottle. It was the same bottle which she got in the club from the waitress. Her friend must have placed it among the gifts, knowing she didn't have a taste of it.

She picked up the bottle, took out the cork and took a sip.

"Fucking good!" She exclaimed as she savoured the liquid on her tongue. It must be an expensive wine, she thought. She took another sip and couldn't help but delight at the thought of getting drunk on her 18 birthday.

But as soon she heard a car honking in the garage, she rushed to see out of the window. Her parents have arrived. She plucked the cork back and hid the bottle in her wardrobe. She was not allowed to drink yet, but who cares?

*

"Hey!" Lara came to him, smiling.

"What's up?" He hugged her as they were all ready to practice their first round of fight.

"Just good news to tell" she gleamed while her husband Martin moved closer to her and placed his hand around her waist.

"What good news?" Marcellus asked curiously.

Martin and Lara exchanged glances, laughing and excitedly.

"You're going to be an uncle!" They both beamed together joyfully.

"What? Are you serious?" Marcellus gasped in surprise.

"Yes we are!" Martin confirmed and Marcellus hugged both if them once again. It was a congratulatory hug as he was genuinely happy for them.

"Then does it mean that Lara won't be practicing from now on?" He asked the couple because for a pregnant woman it was not very healthy to practice martial arts.

"Ofcourse not, she needs a good care from now on" Martin replied and Lara smiled at Marcellus in specific to tease him about having the luxury of a partner.

Marcellus and Martin were soon off to practicing as all the other members also took their place.

The practiced for 5 hours continuously and after they got tired, they all went to their homes. Lara who sat there and watched them all this time also took her leave with Martin.

Rather than going to club at night, he decided to opt for a swim in a nearby lake in the forest.

The lake was hideous among the trees and it was far away from the main land so most of the werewolves weren't aware about it. He personally liked the lake because of that solitude. The calm water always soothed his nerves. And today he was feeling a little edgy after Lara revealed her pregnancy.

He could have been a father too, just like Martin but fate deceived him.

He walked towards the lake slowly, dried leaves crunching beneath his feet. The Lycan inside him badly needed this cold water to unleash himself. He wanted his emotions, all the feelings to wash away with the waves.

But before he could undress himself, his eyes caught someone standing by the shore. It was a woman, judging by her figure. Under the moonlight, she stood beside the shore, slowly taking her clothes off. Maybe she was here for a swim too.

He walked towards her and tried to scare her away because it seemed like she was a harmless creature. He wanted solitude and she was here at the wrong moment.

But as soon he got closer, the smell hit his nostrils. The specific smell only that girl had.

"Maya" he called out to the figure who was busy in undressing herself without knowing there was someone else standing behind her.

Maya got startled as she turned around immediately, holding her dress close to her chest. Her pants were lying beside the tree as she was only in her undergarments.

"Who are you?" She called out in a loud voice, trying not be afraid of him. The moonlight shone on her face and he realised that she looked prettier under the influence.

"I should be the one asking questions, what are you doing here?" As soon he stepped out if the dark, her eyes ran over his face, scanning and trying to recognise him.

"You!" She growled in an annoyed manner because she was not really fond of him after he treated her so rudely.

"Yes me! Now answer my question!" Marcellus closed the distance between them as now he stood face to face.

"I'm not obliged to you! Moreover I cannot see your name written over this place so please try to sound sensible at least!" She spat out letting her emotions take over her mind as she despised that man more than anything.

In a matter of seconds, Marcellus pinned her to the tree with his both hands gripping her shoulders. The dress she was holding onto fell from her hands and she stood half naked in front of him.

"Why are you here at this hour?" He gritted out, his eyes intense than ever and she couldn't dare to cross him because they shone like an evil animal.

"I was tired, wanted to take a swim and I know this secret place from some time" Maya blurt out in hurried manner.

"You shouldn't be here ever at this hour, do you understand?" He leaned even more closer until their noses touched and his warm breath fanned over her face.

"No I don't! I don't understand anything you say! Last time we met, you said I'm not someone I'm trying to be! Now you said I shouldn't come here at this hour! Please explain yourself!" Maya was frustrated with him and it all came out in form of words but she was still not satisfied and she wanted to know the reason behind his incomplete words.

"Right, so you really don't know who you are?" Marcellus asked in a dark tone, caressing her features with his eyes. His green eyes lingering over her lips, her cheeks and eyes. She was mesmerised for a moment under his scrutiny.

"No! I don't know anything what you're talking about " she whispered against his lips until it brushed against him and they were on the edge.

"Do you realize what you're doing at the moment?" He asked her as she kept trying to touch his lips, very much turned on by him. Her hot gasps and lips parted as she felt needy.

"Kiss me" she whispered in a seductive voice as she placed her hand on his chest and dragged it down, lower and lower.

Marcellus knew better what she wanted and he couldn't deny that he was attracted to her too. But instead of giving her what she wanted he gave her even more. He gripped her throat and pushed her back into the tree.

"Now you'll see what I'll do with you and you will be left begging for more!" His eyes held hers for a good long minute and he read that readiness in them. She was all ready to give up in that mere moment because she wanted only one thing, him.

"Then do it! Show me what you're capable of! I don't like talks and show offs" she seeethed in his face, igniting his dark desires even more. Marcellus's pride was at stake, he couldn't back down.

He grinded his teeth as he pinched her poking nipple above the cloth of her bra. She let out a low scream as her head arched back. He watched as her bare neck was exposed to his sight, he liked it. He latched her bra down and moulded her breasts in his calloused hands.

"You're a slut? Aren't you?" He asked in a husky tone and she moaned in response as he touched her womanhood with the other hand.

Seconds later his touch disappeared from her body, she yearned for it with her closed eyes but when nothing came she opened her eyes instantly.

He stood two feet away from her, watching her and smirking.

She felt embarrassed and ashamed, her cheeks turning crimson red.

"I don't think you understand, I told you young girls like you are not my type! I prefer women not girls" his stark statement hurt her badly as she felt like someone kicked her in the guts. Tears prickled her eyes and she gathered her clothes from the ground without looking at him.

He stood there watching her as she didn't even dress in his presence. She simply picked her clothes and started walking in the woods without even a stare.

"Fuck!" He cursed because he knew better what it meant for a girl to go alone in the woods at such an hour.

He wanted to go with her and make sure she reached her home safely but then discarded the idea.

"It's not my duty to look after such childish fools!" He thought in irritation and took off his shirt and pants to jump in the lake.

The water was cold and glistening with the moon light. The scene looked ethereal as he swam deeper and deeper into the depth. He closed his eyes briefly and let his senses take over him. His sharp ears were able to distinguish the scream of someone struggling afar. He eyes snapped open immediately.

What did he hear?

Was she really Maya?

He got out of the lake in a second and without putting his clothes on, he shifted his body. His biceps bulging larger and larger, his face narrowing in the shape of a wolf, his feet and hands growing longer as he stood tall like a human but not in his human shape anymore. He became giant and scary with all those dark brown long hairs replacing his body and eyes green and sharp, glowing.

He ran after her, smelling her scent and trying to locate her. His senses were sharp and sensitive, he knew she was somewhere close. He just wanted to know who dared to touch her, he will rip him apart today. No one can escape the wrath of a Lycan!

He ran with the speed of wind and amid the darkness due to the long trees, he found the man hovering over her. He could smell it, it was a werewolf in human form. Maybe a beta, because an alpha won't be so dumb to rape a girl in a Lycans territory.

Without seeing anything, he pushed the man away from her and jumped on him. Hovering over him, he saw the fear creeping his eyes as he slashed his face with his long claws. His long nails ripped his eyes out and his screams died along with his body.

Maya got up, she was stark naked now, maybe the werewolf tried to rape her and took her remaining clothes off. Maya was scared of the giant beast in front of her as she stepped back and tried to pick up her clothes but they were at a little distance. She hugged her knees to protect and hide herself as she waited for that giant beast to kill her too.

But Marcellus after killing the werewolf, stood and watched her. Their eyes met and a flicker of familiarity ran in Maya's body. she felt like she saw those eyes before. Why did it feel like they were the same ones she saw before? She wondered.