"Andrew, be strong!! Do not show any signs of emotion. You are a Lycan. Lycans are not weaklings, always tough". Those are the words of my father on my eighteenth birthday as they mark me fully as a Lycan. I was to perform the family rituals and also run the family long-time club, Club Hell Den.
At that age, I already knew I had a lot of responsibilities on my shoulders. I was to be seen as someone cold and feared even though these are not the qualities I possess. My mother was my closest friend and confidant. I prefer clingy to her rather than to my father. That made my father very mad and angry. That's why he doesn't fail to remind me of my responsibilities, which makes me sick any time he mentions them.
The club has been in existence since our first generations, and we have been able to be in charge, making every creature fear and respect us. Unlike other species of werewolves, our ability to shape-shift was one thing that made us unique and different. With this, we use it to subdue others.
On my twenty-fifth birthday, I lost my mom, and this left a vacuum inside me, with which I became cold and ruthless. I let the side of me that pleases my father take over me. The way I acted made my father see himself inside of him, and he felt accomplished that he had molded me into who he wanted me to be.
Even though my family owns the club, I hated it. I didn't see a need to be there, but since my father handed over everything to me now that I'm a fully grown man, I had no choice but to go to the club.
"Your lord Andrew, we have dispatched all the carriages and also set the club in order ". Patrick, my closest assistant, said as he went into the room. I will be sitting in the front row today. "I want to see what's so special about this club, and I feel like there is more to it than just a club," I said with a displeased look on my face. The club activities have always been like a normal routine. Nothing interests me anymore, and I scare people away with just a stare.
" We are having a little trouble, Lord Andrew, the alphas are threatening to start a fight here in the club, and it's headed by Micah, "one of my security guards said. Send in Jon now. I want him to deal with this. These low-level werewolves are the least of my troubles". I fired at the guard. I am not going to let anyone or anything ruin my family's name and reputation.
If the alphas wanted a war, I am surely going to give them one. I don't have to wait for a full moon to snap the neck of an alpha. Although no one dares challenge a Lycan and be alive. I won't get in a fight because we are the apex. I just want my debut at the club to be peaceful, and now I got a report of trouble on my very first day. Well, I sometimes wish I was never involved in all of these. I miss my mom. She has eyes that can sparkle at night, her voice and smile always make me calm.
I got to the club with my guards and aside from the club being crowded, I felt something awful. I used my wolf instinct and I sniffed around the area and I noticed wolfsbane outside the premises. I just shook the feeling off and went straight inside the club and headed to my father's office, which is now my own office. I stood at the window and watched the view. The night looks like a long cold night and it's a full moon. I feel the strength beaming through me as a result of the full moon. I just wanted the night to be over. I just felt like this club wasn't where I should be, so I left the office and decided to look around the strippers. Going down the stairs, something got my attention. I mean someone with the same exact eyes as my mother.
I needed to meet this girl and find out more about her. Approaching the hall where she and other strippers were queued up, my eyes hovered around her. I quietly stood in the corner of the room and watched her closely. I felt something inside me, something I hadn't felt in a long time since I lost my mother. I was intrigued and just couldn't stop staring at this beautiful lady. Although she is a stripper, I don't care. I wanted to get to know more about her. I signaled my guard to come over. When he did, I asked him "Who is that blonde girl standing next to the door? " He looked over at me and saw who I was asking about and replied" That's Jean, one of the best strippers in the club. She dances very well. You should come watch her.
Quickly, the girls were ushered out of the room to the main room, while they were filling out of the room. I got a report that there was a chaotic situation happening in the club, but that did not distract me or take my attention from this blonde. I went to the other room to come out of the main entrance to watch this girl dance. Immediately I got to the room I saw it was a bloodbath. There had been a fight in the club, and it was caused by humans and an alpha. " I see the full moon is really doing good on these wolves ", I said loudly while walking to take my seat.
I got to my booth and sat down, my gaze fully on the stage waiting for her to come out, so I got to see her one more time. I wasn't even bothered by the situation at the club. She was called on stage. She danced so well, but then our eyes got fixed and then she froze. I stood up, and my gaze still fixed on her and she did also. I was about to leave the booth, when I heard a voice calling at her charging her to run, and she also tried running. Then I saw a figure I didn't expect to see, my long-time rival. Both our families had a feud.
Before I could rush out to stop him, I heard a loud boom!! The next thing I saw shocked me.