Dave, on seeing Adrian getting closer accompanied by the stranger who was beside him, immediately got up from the ground where he was lying after receiving the hard punch, and with that, his men quickly surrounded him in a protective manner, with some pointing their weapons at Adrian and Derek, who were walking towards them.

Adrian, on seeing this, smiled inwardly before shifting back into his human form.

"Alpha Adrian, what a surprise, so it's been you all this while?" Dave asked Adrian while pretending not to know that he was the one. 

"Yes, it's been me and a friend of mine, just as you can see," Adrian said to...