Chapter 2

Maverick's POV

“It's fine.” The stranger I had bumped into said. I wasnjust thankful that the coffee I had gotten for Chloe, Damien, and me.

It was then, I raised my head and stared into her eyes. I was staring at absolute beauty. Her brown eyes captivated me, making me choke on my words. Her hair was very long, and since we were very close to each other, I didn't get the chance to look at her body, although I wouldn't have.

“Erm… I'm sorry… I… I… I should get going now.” I said, finding it in me to leave. I was about turning to leave when she held me back.

“Come here. Have a seat with me, and let's talk.” She said, looking straight into my eyes. She was definitely older than me, and she was way hotter than I'd have ever imagined any older lady that'd ever speak to me.

“Right now?” I asked. “Uhm, I have to…”

“It shouldn't take long.” She said, walking towards a particular seat in the restaurant. She settled in, and her guard or whoever he was, walked behind me as I went to sit close to her. He stood by the side and turned his back to us.

I did not know what to say, how to say it, or what to feel.

“What's your name?” She asked me, and as uncomfortable as I was getting, I knew I had to answer her.

“Maverick. Maverick Gray.” I said.

“Well, I'm Blue. Blue Ashton, but you can call me Ruins.” She said, looking at me confidently. I was barely meeting her eyes.

“Ashton as in Ashton?” I muttered, not like I'd have asked it out. I'd rather get home and get full details on the looks of all the Ashtons I've read about.

“Yeah. Ashton as in Ashton.” She said. I do not know how she heard me, or if she heard me, but I really have to leave this place.

“You attend NYU?”

“Yeah. Junior year.”

“Medicine, I guess?”

“Engineering.”

“How do you still keep a pretty face? Most of the engineers I know almost lost their minds.”

“I guess I've been finding it pretty easy.” I shrugged, and she smirked.

“Tell me about your family.” Blue said, and I was taken aback again. This is the second person that'd be this interested in me. The first never even asked this fast.

“Uhm… I don't… I don't think I'm comfortable discussing that topic with a total stranger.” I said while she was on her phone.

“I'm so sorry if I made it sound like I was asking.” She said, looking at me. I could swear that I saw her eyeballs turn red. As terrifying as that was, it was pretty fast.

“Are you fine? erm… your eyes.”

“Answer the question, Maverick.” She let the red glow stay this time, and I was beyond terrified. I could not shout, neither could I scream.

The Ashtons aren't supposed to be dangerous people, they're just a family of insane billionaires.

“Erm…” I was breathing hard, trying to find my calm, and also get my head in the right space. “I don't have parents. I lost my family when I turned 18.”

“How've you been able to pull through college then?”

“Student loans.” I responded, breathing really hard, and unable to compose myself.

“From what I can see here, you have the perfect CGPA. You're also in your junior year.” She smiled and nodded her head. “You're what I'd call a nerd.”

The fact that she could easily pull out my records had me even more terrified.

“I'm not a nerd.” I said calmly. I hate being referred to as one.

“When last did you attend a party?”

“Six months ago? What does that have to do with it?”

“Who made you go?”

“Chloe?” I shrugged.

“And when last have you had a drink?”

“Not really a fan.”

“A smoke?”

“Not a fan of that either.”

“And you want me to believe you're not a nerd?”

“See, I don't know what you've got going on to be having glowing eyeballs, but I'd really just like to get out of here, take some coffee with my friends and just continue living like life's good.” I said, trying so hard not to show fear.

“Look, Maverick, you're an A+ student, so I'll only say this once, and I'm pretty sure you'll get everything.” She said, and then she smirked.

“I am a Werewolf. An Alpha at that.” She said, and her bodyguard turned back, shocked that she was saying all these things. “Everything you've ever read in books about my kind are real, well, except a few things that you'll get to know of later.”

She didn't stop there, she went on to alter my whole reality of humans and wolves. She didn't stop even when my head felt like it'd explode.

“...and the craziest part of all these things is that you are my mate.” She said casually, striking me with the biggest rod. “I know you're just 23, and I'm 32, but I'm sure we can make it work.”

“I an willing to offer you a deal for just six months. Marry me, keep appearances in the wolf world. Make my ex jealous by being so perfect when he's close, and I'll make sure you're free from money troubles, and also, literally any trouble.”

“Refuse to take this deal, or tell anyone anything I've just told you, and I'll rip you to bits, and no one would even bat an eyelid.” She said so calmly, not even raising her voice at any point, but it all screamed authority and power.

I was dazed! Shocked! It was like I had been put into a whole new idea of the world. Maybe even everything I've ever known has been a lie.

“Can I go out for some air?” I asked, breathing pretty fast. “Uhm, I also have to give them their coffee, it's getting pretty late.” I swallowed hard.

She put her neat and beautiful hand on the table, and her claws grew out, scaring me even more.

“You have five minutes to come back with a positive answer, or I'll kill you.” She smirked, and I hurriedly grabbed the tray. They almost poured again as I was terribly vibrating.

I rushed out, and Chloe was still giggling with Damian.

“Oh damn, I almost forgot this dork went to get coffee.” He said, and Chloe laughed, beating his chest, taking the coffee from my hand.

“Stop it.” She giggled. “He's my friend.”

“Well I see why you like him. He doesn't have a pair of balls.” Damian mocked me again, and she beat him again, telling him to stop.

“Thank you, Mav.” She said, patting my arm.

The only plan I could make up was to run outside, beg Chloe to run away with me, so we can start a new life, but it doesn't seem like it'd happen.

How far away would I even get from a pack of Werewolf hunting me down?

What should I do? How would I get out of this unscathed?