Marcus waited. Because, while he was mildly annoyed, he had an infinite amount of patience. He waited while the pup tried to process what exactly was going on. He waited while he turned off the water and.... snorted.
...only for him to say the most impossibly stupid thing imaginable.
But Marcus didn’t respond; not yet. That was primarily because the other man was reaching out and placing a hand on his shoulder. Patting. He barely tensed, waiting to react—to see if the pup were going to attempt something. Some kind of escape or attack. But he didn’t. Instead, he squeezed Marcus’ arm after a beat of a breath and seemed to process—finally—that the komodo was—in fact—real.
As the pup stumbled back into the shower under Marcus’s scrutinizing gaze of silver and ice-blue, giggling of all things and barking on about email, computers, and the intrusion into his personal space, the komodo began to wonder...
He hadn’t noticed at first because he’d been too focused on the fact that the other man was therian—that Isaebella-sama had sent him to retrieved someone without enough information. To niggle him. Because he could handle it, of course. But there was a chance, also, that she’d done it to avoid a debate with him. He didn’t contest her much ever; rarely, in truth. But adding a therian to their little group did not sit well with him. And he had no doubt she’d done this apurpose.
But he was noticing now. The hyena—as he’d identified himself to be—was not acting like someone who knew about The Other, the paranormal, vampires, therians, and everything that waded about on the other side of The Veil. He hadn’t put wards or protections on his residence; he hadn’t attacked Marcus; and he hadn’t shifted to any of his—likely—more powerful forms.
He was also growing weary of the chatter, but worked through it as he came to a very real conclusion. The pup knew nothing about what he was. At the very least, if not that, he knew nothing about The Other or The Veil...
Which meant that...
“Fuck,” Marcus hissed, another growl deep in his chest as it sunk in. He was not a teacher. And if this is what his mistress had in mind on top of everything else—babysitting duty and training—he would most definitely protest. He didn’t care how good the other man was at breaking into security panels or hacking into Court documents.
But the chatter wasn’t helping. At all. Neither was his epiphany.
Truely, Marcus didn’t know much about hyenas, but he did know about instinct and pack order. And those he used. Half because he wanted answers and half because he needed some release for the anger boiling under layers of practiced calm.
Marcus’ eyes almost seemed to flash as he darted forward—too quickly for human eyes—grabbed onto the pup’s biceps and slammed him into the shower wall. At the same time, his form shifted, black scale covering a good portion, but not all of his skin. They seemed to flip over what skin he had, visible once flattened—like strange scifi armor. Some of it decorated his face even as his fangs grew just a tad longer—noticeable as he bared them. Claws elongated; nails no longer, black and sharp and roughly three inches. He was also close enough now that his entire body just barely pressed against the younger male’s.
His nose brushed the other man’s as he hiss-growled; however, the latter sound, deep in his chest, was louder than before—pronounced and with intent. His sharp gaze focused on the pup’s.
“Name,” he snapped, nigh rumbling, seeming more animal than human in his demand.
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