Brian walked into his Mansion, ignoring the greetings from the workers. He was naked since he transformed back to his normal self but the workers dared not point this out to him since the expression on his face was grave. He barged into his room, slamming the door behind him.
"Moon goddess, I need you please", Brian said.
There was silence as he waited for her to appear. After several minutes, Brian grew impatient.
"So you're just going to ignore me? Is that it, I thought you were better than this", Brian shouted.
Just then, a blinding flash of light permeated the room. The Moon goddess appeared, looking resplendent as ever. She took a seat opposite Brian, staring at him. She knew he was going to summon her and the only reason she came was because she also had some things to tell him.
"You should learn to control your anger. That wouldn't take you far and would only lead you to your downfall quicker than you expected", the Moon goddess said.
Brian sighed, he didn't know how else to control his anger. The events of the last few hours had taken a toll on him. Deep down, he felt bad for summoning the Moon goddess in such manner. It was rude and downright stupid. She was the Moon goddess, leader of the whole six kingdoms. She could easily kill him right there and then and nobody would question that.
"I'm sorry, I was just so worried and... Scared", he choked on the last part.
He hated to feel scared. He was the Alpha, nothing scared him but the events of today had taken a toll on him. He couldn't imagine what would have happened if he hadn't called for backup. There was no doubt that those rougue wolves would have finished them off.
"It's okay to be scared that's what makes you a wolf. It's also okay to be angry but it's how we manage that anger that matters. I also have some things to discuss with you that's the reason I honoured your unceremonious call", the Moon goddess said.
"It was disastrous. So many of our men were killed, if not for the timely intervention of the back up, many lives would have been lost", Brian said.
"Hand me the necklace you saw", she said.
Brian wasn't surprised. She was the Moon goddess and she knew everything that happened. He fished the necklace from his side pocket, handing it over to her. The colour seemed to brighten upon her touch.
"Do you know what this is?", She asked.
Brian had no idea what it was. All he knew was that it was a blue coral necklace that seemed to glow intermittently. He had no idea where it came from or where it was going to.
"It's the truth necklace. It was passed down from generations to generations and the only reason you found it is because soon, you would face challenges that would be a true test of your strength as the future Alpha of your pack", the Moon goddess said.
"Are we still on that? You haven't told me what this challenges are", Brian said, pacing.
"Serah is your mate which I have informed you earlier but there's something else you need to know", the moon goddess said.
From the look on her face, Brian could tell that what she was about to say was grave. He didn't understand what could be more disastrous than what had just happened.
"You have great adversaries, enemies who don't want you to succeed and rule this pack. They are not far but right here within your pack. You must be careful and weary of them because they would do everything possible to see you go down", the Moon goddess said.
Brian stood shock still as he stared into space. In all of his twenty six years of existence, he had never heard anything as frightening as this. To think that he trusted all of his pack members just proved that he was too trusting and needed to check who was truly his friends.
"Wow! This is unbelievable, to think I trust all of them and this is how they choose to repay me?", Brian said.
He was downcast as he thought about the next line of action to take. He couldn't go about pointing accusing fingers at them when he didn't know who exactly were his enemies.
"The ways of humans are not mine. That is all I have to say. Like I said before, be wise. The entire pack rests on your shoulders", she said before vanishing into thin air.
Brian sighed, sinking into a seat. All of a sudden, the stress of the past few hours crashed down on him. Sometimes, he wondered how his father was able to rule his pack with wisdom and patience when he clearly didn't have any of those.
That night, as Brian drifted off into a fitful sleep, Serah's words drifted into his ears.
"To be honest, I think of you as the elder brother I never had".
As his mind drifted off into a far place, a memory of long ago washed into his mind. He couldn't quite place the memory but it was there, churning into his mind like a river about to burst it's bank.
Suddenly, just before sleep carried him to an unknown destination, he knew just what he had to do.
The next morning, as Brian dressed up ready to have breakfast with his father who had arrived his home that morning, a loud crash was heard. His wolf tensed up as Brian moved towards the sound of the crash. When he got to the scene, he had a hard time deciding whether to laugh or stay quiet but the former won. His father was on the ground with a lot of cheese fillings on his body. The maids rushed to his aid, helping him to his feet.
"Father, what on Earth?", Bria chuckled.
"I wanted to get my own food. I'm tired of sitting down in the same damn place everytime, guess I didn't succeed in this", his father laughed.
When the maids had successfully gotten off all the debris on Alpha Fredrick's body, they left quietly. Brian helped his father sit on a high kitchen chair. He prepared a breakfast of eggs, jam and bread. He didn't want to disturb the maids since he was here. He decided to fix up something quickly after all, he wasn't a bad cook.
"Here you go Pops", Brian said, sliding a plate towards him.
For some time now, his father's eyesight had greatly improved. He could make out certain things that he couldn't before.
"Just like how your mother taught you. This is really lovely my son", Alpha Fredrick said.
At the mention of his mother, all what the Moon goddess had informed him came flooding back. He needed to ask his father some questions and it's best he began now.
"Father, I need to ask you something", Brian said.
"What is it son?", Alpha Fredrick said, munching on his breakfast.
"I spoke with the Moon goddess yesterday and she told me some things. Things I never imagined. She said I'm going to be faced with great difficulties and challenges in my rise to ruling. Please father, do you know of anyone within our pack or outside that would be detrimental to our success?", Brian said, finally.
Alpha Fredrick sighed, pushing his plate some distance away. Deep down, he knew this day would come. It's true what they say, you can't hide the truth forever. It would surely come out one day.
"I've tried so many times to forget the memory but it keeps coming back. Yes my son, we have some adversaries, in fact a whole lot", he said.
Brian gave a huge sigh of relief. If there was something he couldn't stand, it was lies and he was glad that his father told him the truth.
"Do you have any idea who these people are, what they look like?", Brian said.
"I don't know. During my early years of reigning, these people mostly attacked with magic. They used magic so great one would think they were from the dark world and I had reasons to think so too because their art of magic is one that isn't known in our parts.
Brian mulled over his father's words, he was desperate, desperate for anything that would lead him to these people so he could destroy them once and for all. He couldn't explain it but there was a deep yearning in him to meet these people he had never met before.
"As you know, there's a wolf tatoo on your left arm covered with black ink. That tattoo isn't just there because I designed it there. It's there because whenever you see one of these enemies, it glows brightly and it has a sharp sting to it which hurts. This is just to warn you that you're within the enemies line.", Fredrick said.
Brian listened to all that his father said. He was secretly glad that he had a bit of forewarning before he dashed into the enemy line. This would only help him prepare better for the battle that was sure to come.
"Thank you Father, I'll heed to everything you've said", Brian said.
Alpha Fredrick smiled, his eyes crinkling as he marvelled at how grown his son was. He remembered the day his Luna had delivered him twenty six years ago, he was just a little pup who blinked his bright eyes at the world.
"Thank you. That reminds me, any success with finding your mate?",he asked.
Brian remained quiet, he didn't want to inform his father that he had a mate, he didn't want to raise his hope only to have it dashed it again.
"I'll bring her soon" he smiled.
Alpha Fredrick snorted as he walked away. Brian was left all alone in the monstrous kitchen now, he stayed quiet as he thought about all that he was going to do. The safety of his pack and the entire kingdom were paramount on his mind. This was one of the hardest quest he had ever undertaken but Alpha Brian was determined not to fail.
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"You're here again. Seems like you never get tired", Serah said.
"Why would I? I'm here to see my favorite human is that a problem", Brian laughed.
Serah smiled as she ushered Brian in. Her parents were still not back and she was left alone to take care of the house.
"What would you like to eat?", Serah asked.
For the few days he had been coming to her house, she had grown to like him. Gone were all the thoughts about him being a playboy. As a matter of fact, Brian was one of the most down to earth person she knew. Asides this, he was funny and always loved to put a smile on her face. Now, it was safe to say that she was falling in love with him.
"Nothing, I'm good. Had breakfast with Alpha Fredrick before coming here. Serah, I came to talk to you about something", Brian said.
From his tone, Serah could tell that he was serious about whatever he wanted to talk about. She took a seat beside him, placing a plate of chips at the center of the table.
"What is the matter?", Serah asked.
"You remember what you said about you not being sure that I'm your mate?",he said.
He was going to be careful, extra careful on how he would present the issue. It was a delicate one, one that required patience.
"It's been confirmed that you're my mate", he said, finally.
For several minutes, Serah remained quiet. She couldn't believe what Brian had just told her. Yes, she had this pull towards him but that was that. She never envisioned he would say something like this."How do you know this?", Serah asked.Brian pulled out the blue coral necklace from his side pocket, placing it on the table. Serah was entranced by it's beauty. She couldn't help but pick it up and when it was in her hands, the necklace glowed. The Moon goddess sure had a way of drawing people together, this just proved that Serah was his mate."I was right then. Why do you think I keep coming here? There's this pull I feel towards you", Brian said."This is unbelievable... I'm short of words", Serah gasped.
"Sir, you have a visitor", his secretary said.Brian looked up from the files he was working on as he stared at the intercom. His secretary was a tall young man, with salt and pepper hair who was just fresh out of college. Brian decided to employ a male secretary because they were easier to deal with than their female counterparts who thought they loved him.Brian wasn't expecting anyone else today except his friends who were due to arrive later in the evening and even if they were coming, he knew they weren't guests and wouldn't even bother to disturb his secretary, they'll just barge straight into his office."Who is it?",he asked."A Miss Benita sir".Brian groaned, that was his ex-girlfriend, someone he desperately didn't
"Man, you wouldn't believe what I just went through", Brian groaned.Jake and Killian had walked into the office half an hour ago. After sorting out the immediate problem, the duo decided to relax a bit before heading over to their crib."What?", Jake said.He was dressed in gray slacks over a white open collared shirt. Killian on the other hand was dressed in dark blue shorts over a red t-shirt. Both of them were comfortable in their clothes while Brian desperately wished he could shed his Armani suit and be free."Benita, that's freaking who", he said."Wait... Bitch was here? What's her business here", Killian said."I was surprised too when she popped up on my door. She had a
As Serah prepared to switch on the security lights, she heard a sharp knock on the door. It was pretty late for anyone to come visiting and her parents had informed her earlier that they wouldn't be coming back home anytime soon due to the amount of work they had to take care of.Serah prepped her magic, gradually bringing it to the surface. She wouldn't take any chances with her safety especially now that they lived in perilous times. Serah moved towards the front door, taking one step before the other. She checked the peephole but she couldn't make out anyone which only spiked her curiosity.She decided to be brave as she flung the door open. Instead of finding a human waiting at the other end of the door, what she saw was a big black wolf. The wolf was so huge that it nearly reached her shoulder."Who are you?",
The next day, Brian made his way to the palace. He needed to see how his father was faring especially with his failing eyesight. The meeting with Wilfred was slated for seven p.m that evening and Brian was not ready for it. Nevertheless, he planned to face him squarely like the Alpha he was."Son, is that you", Alpha Fredrick said.Brian met him in the large living room where he was sorting out a pack of cards. Brian couldn't understand how he was able to do this since his sight wasn't all that good. He smiled as he picked up some cards that had fallen to the ground, setting them gingerly on the table."Yes father, I'm here. I stopped by to see how you're doing this morning before I go into the office", Brian said."Well, your jolly old man is alive and well. I thi
Now at the office, Brian went through all the pending work he had concerning the consignment he was to get back from Wilfred. Earlier, Jack had given him a breakdown of everything he ought to say. He knew that one wrong word from him could jeopardize everything."Sir, you have a guest", his secretary beeped.Brian groaned, he never went a day without having guests. It's either it was from his pack or business associates who wanted one favor or the other."Who is it this time?",he growled.Brian's wolf was getting restless now and he knew that soon, he needed to take the beast for a run. It was long overdue."Andrew sir".Brian was surprised by this. The last time he saw Andrew was
Over the next few weeks, things had been relatively quiet with Brian much to his discomfort. According to him, when things were quiet, it only meant that something disastrous was about to occur. Brian wasn't used to staying quiet, he was an action man, a man who was always on the move and staying like this was very odd.Last week, he had successfully introduced Serah to his father much to the old man's delight. He and Serah blended well like they had known each other for a long time.Asides that, he had finally convinced her to move in with him. He used her safety as an advantage and he couldn't believe his luck when she finally moved in."Sir, a woman is coming up to your office", his secretary said.Brian slammed his pen on the table, getting frustrated by the number o
"Brian, we need you at the club now. Something just came up", Killian said over the phone.Brian sat up in his home office. He was at home that day, trying to sort out some things that didn't require him to be at the office."What's the deal Killian?", Brian said."Just come, I can't say it over the phone", he said."Fine, I'll be there in a few", Brian said before cutting the call.He sighed, placing his hands on his head. Few minutes later, the door to his home office opened and even before she spoke, Brian could tell that his mate was there.His wolf pranced about, happy to see their mate. Serah walked towards him, placing a gentle hand on his shoulder.