At Silvermoon Manor, 1887 Thornfield Lane, Eldoria City.
The opulent grand Living room of Silver Moon Pack Manor exuded an air of timeless elegance and sophistication. High ceilings adorned with intricate crown molding and a grand crystal chandelier cast a warm, inviting glow over the space. The electric fireplace was burning with yellow fire.
The large windows, framed with heavy drapes, allow natural light to spill into the room during the day,
A delicate coffee table sat in front of well-arranged black plush sofas.
A man sat on a black plush sofa, it was Alpha Aiden, the leader of the Silver Moon Pack, an intolerant, arrogant, and narcissistic fellow.
Donned in a black robe that draped loosely over his frame, revealing his bare chest, he wore matching shorts and cotton slippers.
He was quite handsome like some movie star with average build muscles, his blond hair was shoulder length with a slightly wavy texture and it cascaded just over his shoulder, he held a wine glass filled with red wine, he swiveled the liquid around slowly making it look as if a whirlpool was taking place inside the glass of wine. An end table stood beside him which carried a long bottle of red wine.
Two beautiful busty ladies in short maid uniforms stood behind him at the back of the sofa, one was helping him dry his hair with a hair dryer, it looked wet, perhaps he just finished coming out of the bathroom.
The other massaged his shoulder with both hands softly, both of them continued to perform their work without interference or discomforting Alpha Aiden.
"Come, Dennis" Aiden said with a stern voice.
A figure came out from the shadow of the room, it was a young man in his early twenties with curly brown hair, he wore round spectacles, donned in a blue t-shirt and black trousers, he was slender, his blue eyes full of vigor.
"Your Lordship" he greeted as he appeared in front of Aiden, his voice was subtle, giving no way of exposing any hint of emotion, but it wasn't cold.
"Ah... It sure nice to have ladies doing your hair" Aiden said in a relaxing tone, he sipped from the glass of wine and placed it on the end table, his left arm resting on the arm of the sofa.
He turned back to the maids, his facial expression was cold now, and the maids flinched in fear.
"Why didn't you greet Dennis, he is a Beta, remember? You ranked below him, you are Gammas, you should know your place" he bellowed. His eyes glowed blue, something happened, the maids' eyes glowed also, it was as if their eyes resonated together, they glowed green, but in fear, they glowed teary-eyed.
They quickly ran to the front and bowed down to Dennis, their forehead almost touched the polished floor.
"I don't mind, your Lordship," Dennis said, adjusting his spectacles with his right index finger, his voice was polished.
Aiden looked at them disdainfully as if they were mere insects beneath his feet, his lips curled into a sneer. Both hands rested on the arms of the sofa. Using his head, he gestured to Dennis to sit beside him.
Dennis obeyed, with a calm demeanor, he sat down upright without letting his back rest on the sofa.
The two maids left immediately.
Dennis's eyes wrinkled slightly for a moment as if guessing something.
"I'm sharing a secret with you today," Aiden said softly yet sternly, his expression was serious.
He licked his lower lips as if the residue taste of the wine was still there.
"It's a secret of my plan, although you have know how our pack works, including our common enemy, The Hunters" he picked up the wine glass again "You have yet to grasp the reasons for my actions, why I have sent you to retrieve that boy's information from Martins"
With all this, Dennis's expression didn't change any slightly.
"I will share it with you now, something only the Deltas, the rank between me and you know," he said and carried his arms off from the arm of the sofa, he raised up a finger, it was his right index finger.
In an instant, a sharp claw extended out from the shaved smooth nail of the index finger, the edges were so sharp that if Aiden were some veteran chef, he could use it to slice through the finest cuts of meat with ease.
"You want to use memory claw skill," Dennis said with a slightly scrutinizing expression. His voice was subtle, not cold yet devoid of emotion.
"Yes you are right" Aiden replied, turning the sharp claw around slowly. "Memory Claw, A skill only Delta and the rank above it can use, it can be used to view, share, and remove memories"
"Although, this time, I'm using it to share some memories with you" With this Aiden inserted the claw into Dennis' neck, it was very fast, like a blur, Dennis gasped once, and veins popped out from different regions of his next to the visible parts of his head, during all this, he remained composed.
Aiden moved the finger down slowly as if to claw down Dennis' neck, but lo and behold, the claw had already been retracted, his index finger traced some blood around Dennis's neck, and then he took off his finger from his neck.
He brought up the blood-stained index finger, gazing at it, he asked.
"How was it?"
"I have grasped it," Dennis said as he took a deep breath.
"As I have told you before, Only the Deltas knew about the memories I gave you," Aiden said sternly. "What do you think I meant by that?"
"You want to make me a Delta" Dennis replied subtly, his expression monotone.
Aiden made a face, his brow wrinkled slightly as if irritated by Dennis's tone or expression, neither was certain.
"I will make you fight Zoey," he said. "So you could claim Delta rank, it is a gamble though"
"If I lose, nothing happens but if Zoey loses, she will lose her rank, if it ends in a draw, then I ascend the rank of a Delta while Zoey keeps hers" Dennis explained.
"You have grasped what it meant to be a werewolf" Aiden grinned. "But don't get ahead of yourself, I doubt it if you could beat her, the chances are 30:70 in favor of Zoey's victory over a draw"
"You are free, go and prepare yourself" Aiden commanded. Dennis stood, bowed, and left.