Chương 11: Aftermath

As he was contemplating killing Jackson, Lucas's hand grip increased without realizing.

"Please… let me go," mumbled Jackson in a terrified voice, sweat starting to appear on his face. Suddenly, Allison, with a worried look on her face, put her hand on Lucas's shoulder, "Please let him go, I think he learned his lesson." Looking at Allison's worried face, he realized he overreacted, and this is school. Lucas slowly released his grip. Jackson dropped back, coughing, still trying to breathe. Lucas watched him for a moment, his expression calm again. That was pointless.

Killing him now wouldn't change anything. He already knew what Jackson would become. A twisted version of a werewolf. Stronger. More dangerous. A Kanima. Lucas's gaze lingered on him for a second longer. If I kill him now… I gain nothing. But later… That would be different. A faint smile appeared on his face. He then watched Jackson get up in panic and leave. Jackson, seeing that he was far enough, gave Lucas a last look, one filled with fear, panic, and hatred.

Then, as he seemed to notice the creepy smile on Lucas's face, he turned around and quickly walked away. Lucas then looked at Allison, who still seemed to have that worried look on her face. A flicker of apprehension appeared in his eyes, worrying that she would fear him, 'Am I becoming a monster?' a thought lingered in his mind. Seeing him even more in a daze, Allison stepped closer, "Are you alright?" she whispered as he felt her warm breath on his face.

Then he looked at her eyes, filled with worry but no trace of fear in them. He then realized he was overthinking.

"Yes, don't worry, I just overreacted," he gave her a smile, but this smile seemed more genuine than the previous ones. Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website. As the two of them were staring intently into each other's eyes, Scott stood awkwardly by, not knowing what to say.

"Guys… I don't mean to interrupt…" he whispered, realizing this could not be the best moment to speak. Allison and Lucas turned their heads towards him as if asking, 'What are you still doing here?' Scott ignored their looks and spoke again as he looked at Lucas, "Thanks for helping me out." Then he hesitated a few more seconds, "And sorry about the previous night, I was not really angry at you."

Lucas looked at Scott, and then he gave him a light pat on his shoulder, "Don't worry, everyone can sometimes lose their cool." He replied as he was pointing at himself with a smile. Scott smiled as he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then I will go, as I have classes to hurry to." He nodded to both of them before hurriedly walking away. Lucas looked towards Allison, "Let's go, or we'll be late to class." Allison nodded as both of them walked a few more meters before entering the class. As the two sat down next to each other, the teacher arrived and soon started the lecture. As the teacher was talking, he was thinking to himself of some problems he might have overlooked.

'What could be the reason why his predatory ability didn't respond to Scott?' His mind was in a daze as he thought of the werewolf he killed and the fact that his ability activated only after meeting him, but Scott was already a werewolf when he first met him.

'What's the difference between the two of them?' By the looks of it, the werewolf was being hunted by hunters, and the blue eyes indicate that he was not a kind werewolf. After all, not every wolf with blue eyes has a sad backstory. Then he thought of Scott's character. He may be emotional now, as he was at the beginning of his transformation, and he is a teenager.

'Could intent matter?' He thought of the werewolf and then Scott, one clearly not bothered about killing him, and the other incapable of this. Even in the future, he never killed anyone and became a True Alpha…

'It can't be..?' He soon focused on Scott becoming a True Alpha in the future.

'But even this doesn't make sense. Scott is far from becoming a True Alpha, and even if he is one, why would my ability not respond?'

'Maybe it is just plain malicious intent, and my instincts perceiving the threat.'

'I can only confirm after seeing more shapeshifters, maybe I should look for Derek.' He soon thought of the cold, grumpy werewolf, shaking his head, not wanting to bring attention to the fact he was also a werewolf this early on.

'I need to make sure I fully control myself, especially during the full moon, then maybe I should start hunting other types of shapeshifters.' As he was staring blankly at the window, Allison was paying attention to him, noticing he seemed deep in thought, bothered by something. She then looked to see if the teacher was watching, then she turned closer to him and whispered, "Something is bothering you?" Startled, Lucas broke from his daze as he looked at the curious Allison, who leaned forward on his desk.