Chapter 2

"Hey!" Aleta said softly.

Aleta saw clearly that Dave was lying on the ground in front of her. But the girl had no idea what was happening.

"Hey, what are you doing. Don't pretend to faint like that. I haven't even held you accountable for wasting my perfume and taking my first kiss!" Aleta said again. Hoping that he would wake up and reply to her.

Aleta was starting to get a little scared, because the man who was currently under her feet was not answering anything at all. The girl, lowered her body and squatted right next to Dave's body. She touched the man and there was no response. This scared Aleta even more. Especially after the girl found that her hand was touching something wet. Something that after she smelled gave off a distinctive fishy odor that she hated.

"Damn, this is... blood!" she screeched to herself.

Aleta was shaking, she felt her body hot and cold, her chest was getting tight and her stomach felt nauseous now. She got up and slowly walked backwards, away from the man who was lying on the ground.

Ignorant of what happened to the man. Whether he was dead or not. All Aleta knew was that she had to walk away. A bad memory would arise when she had to deal with that fishy thing. And Aleta would rather not have her past traumatized again, than help Dave.

"Ma... sorry. I'm sorry!" Aleta said silently.

The girl's fear had overpowered her humanity. Aleta would rather leave Dave than help him for now.

But unfortunately, Aleta's untimely departure deprived her of an amazing piece of information that could give her goosebumps.

The full moon was getting brighter. The wind was blowing, making the trees sway and the leaves fall. At the same time, nature was beginning to show signs of unnaturalness. The figure of the man currently lying on the ground began to reveal something surprising.

Feathers began to grow all over his body. Sharp nails ready to rip apart prey were firmly attached to the man's fingers. Sharp teeth and fangs did not go unnoticed, growing at a rapid pace. Beginning a drastic change that would always occur at midnight on a full moon.

That man was no ordinary human. The man who had terrified Aleta was no ordinary robber with a new modus operandi. Dave was, well, a werewolf.

***

Dave opened his eyes slowly. He realized there was light coming through between his eyelids. Dave was in a large, luxurious room, lying on a bed, with an IV needle stuck in his wrist. There were also several other things attached to his body and connected to a machine.

He looked in all directions, the place looked deserted. Dave wanted to try to get out of bed. But unfortunately, the man's body was so weak that he grumbled to himself.

"Damn it! Why am I so weak! Totally useless!" Dave said in annoyance.

The sound of the door opening suddenly sounded loud enough to make Dave turn his head. Whereas before, Dave was about to take off all the strange things that were currently attached to his body.

A man dressed all in white like a normal doctor came into the room. His wide eyes were obscured by thick glasses that reflected light and looked shiny. The man approached Dave, then stood next to him.

"Don't try to get up, run away, or say 'I'm fine'. Because it's useless at this point!" the all-white man said to Dave.

"I can barely even feel the existence of my legs," Dave argued irritably.

"In this kind of pain, you're still running your mouth. Too bad killing you isn't in my power. Otherwise, you would have gone to the afterlife.

He was Alvin, a special doctor who had been dealing with people with privileges like Dave. Besides being a good doctor, Alvin is also a close friend of Dave.

"You survived half a million wolf troops. Yes... although I know they are low-level troops. But still, it was enough to surprise me. Descendants of royal blood, it's scary," said Alvin while checking on Dave's condition.

"Believe me, that was the worst misfortune. I'd rather be like you guys!" said Dave.

"Or... be a normal human like everyone else," he continued.

"Alright, stop venting. You have to listen to me. Your injuries are quite severe. If it was an ordinary human, you could have been in a coma or spent three months recovering. But don't worry, since it's you who's injured, according to my calculations... 3 days should be enough," Doctor Alvin explained at length.

"Three days? Come on. I want to get better right now!" said Dave in a commanding tone.

"You wouldn't have even gotten hurt, if you hadn't been a fool who was easily trapped into the enemy's cage!" Alvin retorted.

Dave couldn't reply to Alvin's words right now. Because what the man said was true. Stupidity had led him to a big mistake. It wasn't just him who suffered in the end. Dave didn't even know the fate of his followers who were forced to sacrifice their lives.

"Actually, what provoked you to come to their place. After all the effort we put into hiding our identities?" Alvin asked curiously.

"Don't interfere too much. You just need to focus on healing me as soon as possible," Dave replied.

"Well, as a subordinate... I can't force either. Although I'm actually very curious as to why the future king of our nation is so stupid. But forget it, there are other things that are more important. The others and I have made up a story in the office that you had an accident and need intensive care. In the meantime, you're safe," Alvin explained at length.

Dave just nodded his head a few times in response.

"But, this is my last question," Alvin said, while correcting the slightly tilted position of his glasses.

"Our men found you lying in an alley. With a body position that had turned into a wolf and a perfume smell that was so strong. I can guess that you were wearing a bottle of perfume to trick the enemy's scent. But... whose perfume are you using?"

Dave was surprised to hear Alvin's question. All at once he remembered that girl. Yes... the girl in the dark alley that he took perfume from, as well as his first kiss.

But that wasn't what Dave was afraid of. There was something else that was more important to him right now.

"Oh my! That girl... that girl must have seen me when I turned into a werewolf!"