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CHAPTER 4

Becoming the alpha of this clan has been my lifelong dream. I know the fight with kyros went too smoothly, and I know he gave up too quickly.

Kyros has always been a schemer, the clan members always see him as a good natured elder. Only the moon goddess knows what he's planning this time around.

Moving around the alpha's office, then looking out the french window. Seeing the moon I know it's all worth it, anything that kyros is planning, I don't care we would see about that.

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DEREK

"Why don't you guess?" my dad asked, with a small smile as his green eyes sparkled in amusement.

Not about to give him the satisfaction I remained silent waiting for him to talk. After a few seconds he broke it.

"You have obtained your warrior form, right?" He asked, as he moved back to his seat while he fumbled with papers on his desk.

"How do you know?" I asked in shock. As my voice echoed in the office it was followed by his husky laugh. Pulling a sealed letter from the piles of papers on his desk, he pushed it towards me on the desk.

I looked at the letter on the desk and back at him and raised one of my eyebrows in a silent question. He nodded, giving me a go ahead.

I picked up the letter, that's when I noticed it was sealed with a red wax seal stamped with the clan's symbol, a wolf claw with a half moon in the background.

Breaking the seal, I brought out a folded brown paper out of the envelope. Spreading it out to read:

Moon claw clan

Eclipse city

Dear omega Derek,

We are glad to inform you that you have been recruited to the crescent squad of the moon claw pack. No personal weapon is allowed, you would be provided with a standardized weapon of the squad.

You are required to report to the squad barrack tomorrow bearing this letter.

Yours sincerely ,

Achilles Alexander.

— Alpha —

My eyes grew wide in surprise when I read what was in the letter, I froze for some seconds in shock. "This…this…" I stuttered in Surprise.

Laughing at my surprised expression, "yes it's what you just read, that's an official recruitment letter from the clan warrior's squad" my dad said with a smile, while he took the last drag of his cigarette then stubbing the rest on his ashtray.

"But… how… how did you know I have gained my warrior form?" I asked my question, because I can't remember telling him that.

Giving a guttural laugh which turned into a fit of coughing session. My dad took a handkerchief from his breast pocket to spit out the phlegm, I noticed it was crimson in color.

Shocked, I stood up from my seat and moved behind the desk. "What was that, are you still injured?" I asked in worry.

"It's nothing, just some internal injuries it would heal" he said offhandedly, as he threw the stained handkerchief inside the trash can beside his table. "oh where were we?" he asked as if nothing had happened.

"I think you have to visit the clan's physician to get yourself checked" I said, not buying what he just said.

"I said am fine!" he said, this time in a deep husky voice. "Aren't you curious how I knew you gained your warrior form?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.

Seeing how my dad brushed the issue of the blood aside, I grimaced knowing that the case is closed like that. I nodded .

Satisfied by my compliance, kyris nodded in satisfaction, "well as the alpha what I see and here are many, if I were someone who's fond of snooping in other people's business I can find out the private lives of all pack members, which of course happens if they don't shield their consciousness which only few do."

I was shocked by the revelation, "okay, that makes sense, and as your son I guess I don't have much of privacy"

"Apart from that, Derek from today you have to watch your steps carefully"he said, in a very grave voice.

"Because of Achilles, right?" I nodded in understanding.

"Yes, both inside and outside of the clan. Achilles may have gotten the alpha position but he's still weary of me" he added, while he grimaced wearily.

"But.. how could you still be a threat" I said in surprise, "I mean you are old and all that, he even defeated you. What can you threaten him with?"

"You, yes I can threaten his position with you. Just give me ten years and you would become his bane" he said, chuckling at my surprised expression.

"You can go and digest this information, you can take any room out of those three. But remember, be wary of Achilles" he said, bending over his desk to continue with what he was doing before I was invited.

Taking the cue, I stood up and opened the door to leave.

"Did you notice anything today?" my dad asked suddenly. "like what?" I asked, as I stopped in mid stride.

"Oh! Forget about it, make sure to report early to the barrack tomorrow" he said, noticing my surprise.

I left the office, moving about some meters down the hallway, I opened a door to the left to see a normal bedroom. It has the basic furniture: a bed, a reading desk with a chair tucked in and lastly a bed. I removed my clothes as I tossed them into the laundry basket near the door.

I moved into the bathroom, took my bath and tucked in early anticipating what I would meet in the squad barrack tomorrow morning.