Chapter 2

Six hefty guards followed swiftly as Lord Duncan made his way into the tallest building on the street. His black jacket complemented his white skin and of course his constant spectacles.

Several women in the company have been fired for drooling openly at him and now,they only stare and drool in closed doors.

Melinda, his secretary, walked briskly before him, throwing open the door to the boardroom which is off-bound to all the workers in the company, excluding his guards.

Walking in, he slid the master card into the machine and the wall parted into two as they walked in.

"She's arriving today." A little girl of six said, offering him some bunch of flowers.

"Take her away." He said to the older woman standing close by.

"Yes my Lord."

"How's her treatment coming?" He asked, referring to the little girl. She's a seer but became blind as soon as she was born.

A memory, whose lane he'd choose not to go down.

After the meeting at the company, Lord Duncan asked his driver to take him to the only place where he rages out. Seeing Bernice in that condition,blind had his rage for the werewolves coming back.

His fangs threatened to tear off his bottom lip and his claws drew constant circles on the seat of the car, tearing them in shreds.

The driver knew he'd have to change that once they got back home. The continuous clawing at the seat didn't stop until the huge tower stood a few feet away.

"Stop right here."

He ordered and immediately,he got out of the car, running with a mad speed till he disappeared into the tower.

Moan after moan erupted from the closed room while the guards tried to push their rising urges aside. Lord Duncan had requested for a woman immediately after his meeting with the coven's elders.He must have been foxed cause now,the screams of the lady were loud enough to wake the entire household up.

Silence greeted them and for a moment, their hearts were at peace. They've had to pull the dead bodies of some sluts out of the bedroom or burn them to ashes.A loud scream tore from the lips of the lady, slicing through the entire house before silence returned again.

The door burst open as Lord Duncan's mighty form walked out of the bedroom,his chest glistening with sweat but his eyes held no emotions.His shaft stood angrily in his pants, clear evidence that he had not been sated.

Lord Duncan freshened up and got dressed again. His huge frame took the entire space on his seat as he rubbed his forehead. A wife? A chuckle tore through his lips as he closed his eyes.

He chuckled to himself again, imagining himself being married and trying to have kids. He shut his eyes at the thought of that. Hell, he didn't want a kid but he was definitely getting a wife. How pathetic!

After the wreck of his parents' relationship,he couldn't think of getting into the entanglement called a 'marriage'. He was still finding it difficult to know why they'd want him to be married before he could ascend the throne. But they were all gone, ashes on no man's land.

The door opened, putting a stop to his thoughts as a maid walked in. "Josh Caden is here." She said as he sprang up from his seat.

"What the-"

"Longest time buddy." The most demonic voice he'd ever heard greeted as he rolled his eyes back, growling in rage.

Clarissa walked out of her bedroom,heart in her mouth and nervous as hell. Why would her father call her so early in the morning to his chamber?

Getting to the door, she met Liam and Garrett,the coyotes stationed at the door. They bowed their heads in greetings as she pushed the door and walked in.

She met Gigi sitting next to their mother while she wasted no time in picking the seat next to her father.

"I didn't ask you to sit."

Alpha king Uriel said, gritting his teeth as she sprang up from the chair.She gave Gigi a sideways glance and wasn't surprised when she saw her smirking.

"I'm sorry father."

She said slowly, bowing her head as she noticed the gaze of her mother. She wasn't looking in her direction.She had her eyes fixed on something else.

"I called you here for a purpose."

He started as Gigi looked at him.

"I believe I've trained you enough and it's high time you leave for your pilgrimage."

Of course everyone in the clan knows about the pilgrimage but it only happens when you've been mated and only to the Alphas family.She looked at her mother,then at Gigi, her eyes going saucer round as she shook her head.The pilgrimage is a journey into the land of homo sapiens, Humans. It's a period when a werewolf has to learn the likes and dislikes of the humans and most of all,study their second mortal enemies,the vampires.

Alpha king Uriel has been trying his best to prolong that of his daughters but the clan elders wouldn't hear of it. They feared that if he left the throne,there'd be no competent person to fill it up so it's only okay if he sends his daughter now.

"But we're not mated yet!"

Gigi's sharp voice broke through the silence as all eyes peered down on her.

"It's my order. You'll leave for Washington in twelve hours", her father reiterated. He called Malcolm to his side and whispered his orders.

"I still can't believe you let that happen. I mean, he usually listens to you."

Gigi complained bitterly, packing her clothes into her box as she shut it close, turning to look at Malcolm.

"He listens to me for advice concerning your training. I'm not even his right hand man."

He replied as she rolled her eyes.

"We're not yet mated and we're going on a pilgrimage? That's unheard of!"

She screamed,claws coming out and brown furs coming out from her arms. Clarissa chuckled with satisfaction. Though the thought of the pilgrimage utterly scared her, she was really happy it hit Gigiana harder than she expected.

"Alas! Life has started fair play."

Malcolm whisked her over to her own bedside and returned to assisting Gigiana.

"Gigiana there's nothing you can do about it. Think of this: you can actually meet new people and of course, no one's watching your every move there.Remember it's a kind of survival of the fittest and you'll come back to prove your worth to your father."

Malcolm finished as she smiled.

"Yeah, I just realized that. Thanks."

"Can you at least talk him out of that shit he calls pilgrimage? It's so insane", Clarissa was speaking for herself but not necessarily to Malcolm. Her mother had since been in the room but remained terribly silent.

"Can we avoid the topic? There's no changing it, you'll leave whether you like it or not. Either way, you're leaving."

Lady Felicia snapped at Clarissa, putting her nagging to an abrupt end.Their bags were carried down to the car as Gigi looked around the huge house.

"I can't believe we won't be seeing this for the next few months....it's unimaginable." She finished, turning around to hug her parents.

"Keep a close eye on your sister, Gigi. She might be up to eighteen but the child in her is still huge." Alpha Uriel said as everyone chuckled.

Clarissa ducked her head in shame, moving swiftly into the car as they chuckled again.

Finally the car hit the road and of course, Malcolm was asked to stay with them till they get back and also to continue with their training.

Clarissa looked out of the window, wondering how life would treat her. She'd never been away from her family before,much less being in the human world.She wondered who brought such an idea of the 'pilgrimage'. Well,it sucks! She thought, groaning out loudly as Gigi turned to look at her.

"Are you okay?"

Gigi asked, looking at Malcolm in the mirror.

"Of course,I am. You think I am not?" She was quick to add as Gigi rolled her eyes.

"You were practically groaning and hey, we're not preys." She spat as Clarissa's face coloured crimson.

Malcolm held back his laughter as Gigi shrugged.

"Suit yourself."