Brian Kingston Ray

Brian.....

Overlooking the entire city buzzing below from my penthouse a different wing from our family mansion or castle as it's fondly called by the lots of others and paparazzi always got me this sense of satisfaction. It seems like the whole city is beneath me well...technically it is but, I feel more like a king overseeing his kingdom here. Although, my father is still the king as of now, that is supposed to be changing soon enough, the normal age for the throne to be passed down in the past was eighteen but as I had said supposed because, this may be the case in the wereworld (werewolf world) but as of now it is not possible to handle that position by being just a high school graduate so, my father still had to hold on to that position for a bit so I can further my education in business management and would be able to handle our family empire and pack business better. I just came home for a short visit because my father said he had some things to discuss but mainly because of my mother (roll my eyes) just can’t refuse that woman and hence, would be leaving soon. A light knock on the door distracted me from my thoughts.....knock.. knock...

...."come in" entered a maid and judging by her uniform she's from my parents wing of the castle

..."Excuse me Sir, sorry for disturbing you, your father seeks your attention in his general office"

This must be important as my father only uses there when he has important information to pass across and often in the presence of his high ranking wolves and officials. I guess this is the talk I was called for.

"Do we have guests?"..I asked the maid so I would know if I needed to prepare myself for a formal gathering.

"Yes sir, the family historian and some officials sir, mostly the members of the close cycle" she replied.

This got my attention because my father and his close cycle only gather at the general office when very important decisions had to be made otherwise they use my father's personal office or his casual gathering room. After checking that I looked presentable enough I decided on not changing my outfit of plain white sleeve tucked in a black suit pants and followed the made out of my wing.

" okay let's go" i said

On getting to my father's wing where the office is located, I dismissed the maid to go about her other chores and went to the office. Getting there, I knocked and went inside.

Inside, I saw my father in the company of the historian and some of his very close friends and officials whom I consider most times as my uncles.

.... "good day uncles, father you called for me" I said stepping in.

George Ray (Alpha king).....

.." yes son have a sit" I sat down and he continues

.... "you see son, your uncles and I have been discussing the matter at hand that is, your studies and coronation and since we all know that you have to complete your education first before anything we have all decided that we would just leave the coronation till when you come back from your studies".

I looked at my father confused i already knew I had to complete my studies first but why does it seem like there is more. My look must have spoken my thoughts since my father continued after nodding.

"I know you must be thinking why the official meeting for this well, son the thing is according to our laws I was supposed to pass this down at age eighteen and for a stretch your current age at least notwithstanding the situation but, if this is done it would disturb your education and you are not ready yet for that kind of workload to be added to your studies hence, the reason we decided to send you overseas to complete your studies so that when people do not see you around, the pressure of having to takeover would lessen and you would be able to concentrate better in studies and training. But with the growth of length in time, questions are arising again so, your uncles and the historian were here to help come up with this idea so as to have a favorable conclusion and still not break any law. In conclusion we have decided that along with your business studies you would also be undergoing special pack undertaking training with special tutors from different packs across our kingdom so you learn different pack cultures in addition to the ones you learnt here. This would be our excuse to the law keepers when the question of your late crowning comes to point understood?"

"Yes father I understand" I nodded

I spent most of the afternoon with my father and uncles preparing for my travel, and making arrangements for my added course load plans. I would be staying at one of our pent houses in New York during my time of study which would be about two to three years max, my father would only be able to stretch it that long. Yes my father is the king and his word is law but there are some laws that precedes us and although, my father could change that anytime he refused to and said he would lead by example and that if he was to change these old laws all the time to suit him, then we would end up loosing our culture and ways on the long run since every ruler that comes after us would also find it convenient to adjust the rules to suit them as well. He made changes to laws only when absolutely necessary and when the laws are barbaric to begin with.

After our work was done, we headed to our rooms to freshen up for dinner. I decided to freshen up in my old room here since I was already in my parents wing and having to go to and fro my wing would just be unnecessary as we always have dinner together as a family. Mother's orders and you don't mess with her orders trust me whatever you are doing it for is not worth the pain and drama that she would cause you.

So right now am at the dinner table with my parents and sister who just came from one of her fashion shows.

Sabrina Ray...

" so, Brian when would you be leaving?

Brian.. "In a week mum" my mum starts getting emotional, mothers I tell you...I face palmed....

" Muuuum come on it's not like am

a baby or that I won't be coming back and this isn’t even the first time" I grumbled

"Yes after almost two years or something and your sister is always barely around" she points an accusing finger at Rebecca my sister who raised her hands in mock surrender

.. "hey it's not my fault am so talented and the fashion world can't do without my input and incredible fashion sense. So please stop making me feel guilty mum when all am doing is sacrificing for the entire world". Says Rebecca dramatically

She said it so dramatically that we all burst out laughing at her theatrics. Therefore, lightening up the mood at the table.

"Well at least during this time Brian you might meet your mate and finally fall in love so you stop your behavior. Don't think I don't know of your philandering young man" mum said giving me a stink eye

"Mum can you blame me, I mean look at me they just can't help themselves and I am very generous gentleman you raised me well but mate? Love? those ended with your era mum those barely or simply don't exist anymore because the world is now too big to search and even if by some miracle they do, they are not just for me" I said gagging at the thought of being with one of all those fake ass girls for life.

I mean I admit there are good looking women out there but they are all just good for sex and going after money. So when I meet my type I satisfy them of what they need; good sex and money and we are on our way both pleasured and pleased that's the life.

I know with my position I have to get married one day and it won't be my choice because marriage really isn’t my cup of tea. My wolf clan, in addition to the generally known mate pull, our mates are known to awaken their wolf at the age of eighteen earning them the mark of the Ray Kingston royal clan which is a wolf on a throne with other wolves all howling to the moon symbolizing the royal bloodline or crown prince's mate while for other clan members of the Ray Kingston, they just have wolves howling to the moon. But for other Were clans, signs of being a wolf are noticed as early as when they are age 13 and they transform at age 15. Our mates though awakened do not transform unless we meet and acknowledge each other as mates they only awaken their wolf inside them more like a subconscious but when they do eventually, they are always super strong and have one special ability. Our wolves in some cases subconsciously starts calling to them in form of visions or dreams too without our knowledge and if this happens it is said that the mates soul is purely bonded to yours and that the bond if formed would be very strong and intense but this kind of bond and situation has only been said to have occurred once in our history and the female was said to have been blessed by the moon goddess to have immense and multiple talents and gifts but all these are in the past many many millenniums ago and only a few know of this legend as it is mostly passed down to crown princes.

The ones with these marks are easily identified by werewolves because they have a royal aura around them because my clan is for royalties and is confirmed by this mark on any part of their body but to humans it's just seems like a tattoo because most do not know of our existence. Those mates falling under these category wouldn't even know they are wolves if their parents weren't one already and might have told them and could go on to live their lives as normal humans and would think the visions if any are just that; figment from their imaginations and the tattoos well they would get over it in time or take it as a birthmark they never noticed….Yea people can be that oblivious…

But even with this, we can always choose to be with another if we please as some times we do not find these mates of ours or they might not be born yet or simply because we want another. Well for someone like me who do not believe in all these love shit mumbo jumbo and do not want to be tied down against my will by any mate-bond, I would probably just pick a sexy blonde to fill the spot when the need arises. I know with my position I am supposed to have a better point of view on this and everyone knows I take my crown prince duties very seriously with how I have handled issues in the past and dealt with uprisings notwithstanding my young age and I am respected and loved by all for these talents but in the mateship issue I just don’t think that’s for me. My wolf is always grumbling about my choices but I block him out and would go for a runs later to keep him calm.

My mum, like every mum wants me and my twin sister to find our mates and fall in love. Me mostly because Rebecca is earnestly waiting for her mate... naive I tell you...and as she said I have had some flings here and there...okay scratch that.....people although love and respect me for how I handle my duties but yet see me as a typical play boy one of the many reasons why I flew out for studies my privacy. Yeah at my age you would think how is that serious and possible already well, being a werewolf has its pros and with my looks and gene, women both young and older comes easy as I look quite catching not to brag but with my well built body frame and muscles, wealth and fame as added plus it’s true . This habit of mine is one of the reasons why I think the council would be easily convinced that I need more training despite my many talents to be more responsible....Laughing internally....little do they know that they are completely wrong as I plan to enjoy myself quite well during my training period too, I mean what is life without enjoying it.