The hunters

Leaping deeper into the woods, the brown fur wolf kept running until it reached a spot where it sensed the unfamiliar smell strong enough that slowed down its speed.

"Grr.." making a slow growling sound, Lucian made his presence noticeable to the person who was hiding from him. It knew someone was present around him as his senses kept enhancing with every passing second.

Keeping his eyes all over the surroundings, his ears instantly twitched when he heard slow footsteps approaching him from the dark.

'It's here'

Alarmed by the presence nearing him, Lucian growled out loud and jumped toward the tall bush, attacking the person who was hiding behind it all the time.

"Ahh..."

The man jumped back when a huge wolf pounced on him through the bush and he stumbled back dodging its attack and fell on the ground.

His eyes grew large in shock and his forehead broke down into sweat when he saw the huge werewolf standing in front of him.

The half-human and half-wolf whom people had only read in books turned out to be a reality.

His eyes kept watching the creature in front of his eyes. Those bloodshot eyes looked at him like it was lavishing their prey and the moment it let out a slow growl, the man got alerted at instantly pulled the weapon from his pocket, pointing straight at the animal.

"D-Don't come forward or else I will stab you" crawling back the man quickly stood up in a defensive position. He knew something was wrong the moment he entered that house that day, and now he had to alert his fellow mates.

Lucian glared at the man and then at the weapon in his hand which didn't look like an ordinary one. The silver blade shined in the darkness making him alert and he slowly stepped back.

A werewolf like him can never be defeated by a mere human but the weapon in his hand can threaten his life.

Watching the animal retreat back looking at the weapon in his hand a sinister grin appeared on the man's lips and he slowly retrieved his confidence.

'This works' he told to himself as he watched the beast lower its guard.

"Grr.."

Lucian glared at the man with his red-shot eyes, suddenly feeling helpless. He didn't know who he was and how did he get access to enter his property, but then his eyes fell on his attire and it was then he realized this man none other than a hunter, who came to hunt them.

"We have been right all this time. There were otherworldly creatures residing among us." the man mumbled as he looked at the huge werewolf in front of him.

A few years back, when a group of hunters entered the forest they witnessed an unusual thing that took everyone by surprise.

Out of nowhere, a huge werewolf jumped in front of them and when they tried to protect themselves, the wolf went berserk and started attacking them.

Those who were able to dodge its attack were able to save their lives but those who couldn't ended up losing theirs. It was a huge loss the humans suffered that day and also witnessed the most shocking truth.

Some of them lost their family members in the brutal killing.

It was then the hunter committee members swore to hunt that creature who mercilessly killed their people.

They tried coming to the same place to find the monster but failed every time as it didn't appear in front of them after that, but that didn't stop them from entering the forest until one day, he found something that shook his entire being.

He saw a wolf turning into a human. He was so shocked by the view that before he could snap out of his thought the man disappeared from his sight.

Searching the man around the forest, he then reached the mansion and it was then he came to see the same person entering the house. Though he couldn't see his face it was enough for him to conclude that it was the same person whom he saw turning back from a werewolf into a human.

He wanted to hunt the man but he also knew he wouldn't be able to fight him all by himself and need something powerful to would get this monster down on its knees.

Standing before the wolf with his eyes glaring at him with utter detest, the man said.

"You killed my brother and now I will kill you" He was the brother of the man who died because of him and now he was here to get his revenge.

"I will kill you and everyone in that house, giving peace to those whom you killed brutally in your madness"

Without any ounce of emotion in his voice, the man lifted the weapon in his hand and marched aimlessly at the big creature to kill it but before it could even touch the creature the wolf jumped on him piercing its claws into his flesh and the man limp body fell on the ground with a loud thud.

Lucian was alarmed by his words and it didn't take him a second to kill him.

Au...

Howling out loud Lucian alerted his fellow members and looked at the man on the ground when suddenly his vision blurred and he felt something wet on his stomach.

Blood... he could see the red flowing from the cut he received from the sharp weapon.

The beast in him growled when it sensed something odd happening to him and before it could analyze anything Lucian turned and started running back toward the mansion.

The weapon from which he received the cut wasn't an ordinary one. It was a silver blade knife the human brought along to kill it.

So they knew what could kill him, with this thought Lucian kept running, whimpering all the time as the pain kept increasing.

Lucian wasn't able to shift back because the blood that dripped from his stomach stopped him from doing so...

It took him some time to reach the mansion as the silver blade was doing its work on his body, instantly slowing his senses and powers and making him fall weak.

The moment he reached the mansion, his steps halted when a strong smell of his mate hit his nose and his eyes looked up to the balcony where he saw Ariana.

She had her eyes looking around and that somewhat alerted him. To stop her from watching him, he slowly treated his steps back and hid behind the bushes with his eyes watching the girl in front of him.

His gaze never left her but the cut he received on his stomach was slowly making him lose consciousness and the moment she walked back inside her room, his body lost its strength with him falling unconscious.

SCREECH...

Lucian snapped out of his thoughts when his car finally stopped in front of the Orchid's main building.

"Master we are here," Anthony said and watched Lucian bob his head before he stepped out of the car and headed into the building.

Reaching the dean's office, Lucian's eyes fell on Klaus who quickly gave him a bow and opened the door for him as they both entered the office.

*****

[Inside]

Caspian lowered his head when Lucian's piercing gaze fell on him. He knew it was his fault for not being responsible enough to know what was happening under his nose.

The old man had been very attentive doing his work as the dean of the college but he failed to see the bullying being carried out behind his back.

Keeping his head down the old man couldn't handle the chillness and quickly apologized," Sorry for the negligence Alpha. I will immediately look into this matter and find the students who are carrying such a miscellaneous activity"

Caspian didn't dare to look up knowing how pissed Lucian appeared from the moment he stepped into his cabin.

Tilting his head a little he looked at Klaus from the corner of his eyes and asked for his help, but the head clerk didn't even bother to look at him as he quickly averted his gaze.

This old man was asking for his help when he was the one who needed his help right now. He failed to follow his orders and now, the Alpha was pissed with the outcome.

Lucian leisurely sat on his chair and watched the two share this small eye gesture as they both seek each other's help and the corner of his lips curled up instantly.

"As you say old man" Lucian's sudden words caught their attention and they instantly turned their eyes in his way as they watched him smile.

The smile they noticed on Lucian's lips wasn't friendly. It was more like a warning he was giving to them and that made them gulp a mouth full of saliva.

"If you fail to find the culprit, then forget about being the dean of Orchid anymore. You will be demoted as a clerk" he said and watched Caspian's mouth drop in shock.

"And you Klaus. I heard you were planning on taking a leave from your work to spend some time with your mate" Klaus's eyes widen in shock as he watched Lucian smile at him with the same sinister grin.

"Cancel it as you failed to follow my orders" Klaus almost choke on his words and they both watched Lucian get up from his seat and leave the cabin.

Caspian:"..."

Klaus:"..."