Chapter 2_Where is your mate?

Alec's POV

I woke up few days to my initiation as the new alpha, only to find my brother in the gym section of my house.

What is he doing here this early? I wondered.

"Luc, what are you doing here" I asked him, with one of my eye still closed.

He rushed towards me looking bubbly and excited. "You wouldn't wake up no matter what I did to you, man" he said looking at me with knitted brows

I remembered when I woke up, my legs were dangling off the bed and the sheets wrapped around my face, as if suffocating me could wake me up.

"When will you stop, you know it never works" I said ruffling his hair.

"At least I shook you up a bit, else you will still be in bed snoring away by now" he said, putting his hand on his waist.

Lucas was always a fun kid to be around. At 17, he is still pretty much a kid to me.

I am way older. Well, not really "way older", I am 8 years older.

"As I stood there smiling at his boyishness, he said "Father wants you now, you'd better be off to get ready"

"What now?! I almost shouted, as I rushed back into my room to get ready.

After taking a cold shower, I hurriedly got dressed and we took off.

"How was his expression? did he sounded angry, sad or urgent before you left?" I probed, on our way, hoping to get a clue from him.

He merely laughed. Then he frowned "You are in deep, deep trouble Alec" Lucas whispered to me, the fake frown still clouding his face, I almost laughed.

I knew he was faking the serious look on his face but when it comes to Lucas' face sometimes, I could hardly tell if he was being serious or only trying to mess with me.

"Oh come on now, did he yell, like "go fetch your brother, you moron" I asked again, trying harder this time.

Lucas made a displeased face at me "Why will father call me a moron? He asked. I stiffened..

That's it. I give up.

This isn't going to work. Lucas is now upset, I thought and hit the accelerator.

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The Graysons Manor...

On getting to the Graysons mansion, which also served as the base for all important meetings, my father was already waiting for us at the door.

Although, there were numerous servants but on occasions like this, he preferred to recieve me himself, not in a pleasant manner though.

I already guessed what this is all about.

After my return from a diplomatic trip to the south yesterday, I was expected to report to him right away, but I instead, crashed in a bar and ended up wasting in my bed all night.

These are days I appreciated living away from the Grayson's mansion.

Once he set his eyes upon me, he began, "You were out drinking again, I could not communicate with you despite my many attempts last night. This isn't a time for you to waste away, Alec, a great responsibility lies ahead. Do you intend to lead the pack this way?" My father barked at me, not even waiting for me to be seated first.

"It was a single hit father, nothing more. A little nap sometimes don't hurt" I dared to speak casually in such a situation.

This angered him more "Naps are for gammas or...or sissies, not for the near future alpha of Dark Hind pack". He roared at me.

Though, he has grown quite old and grey, he still had it in him.

His words got to me and I shifted uncomfortably in my sit.

I couldn't help but show some fright before him, not that I was really scared though.

"Where is your mate, the future luna?" He asked coldly.

I blinked. There he goes again! I thought in my head.

He will use this opportunity to hammer in the mate issue. I hated this!

"What?", I asked wide eye, feigning dumb.

He continued "These are days supposedly for searching for your future luna, yet, you lavish it on drinking spree uptown with friends, do you have a plan for this pack?" He threw another question at me again.

There. I've had my fill. My temper took over.

"A Luna cannot be a topic of discussion at this moment father" I addressed him coldly now, "I have seen many of our kind lose their senses after losing a mate, father, now don't you think that means alot? Mates are our greatest weakness as much as they are our strength..I haven't found mine yet? Yes. But I function regardless. I can get a mate anytime, anywhere, if I wanted. Right now just isn't the time for me" I stated hurriedly as my breath became heavy.

He stared at me with an expressionless look on his face.

"Three days! Three days to find your mate and future luna or forget becoming an alpha" he finalised in the the most frightening way possible and stood up.

I was bewildered.

"Father!!" I was about to say but he raised his hand and stopped me. Not turning his head, he continued walking.

I stared disbelievingly at him, with my jaw dropping as he headed up to his rest chamber.

My father is trying to push me. I guess this was his last resort at making me get a mate at all cost.

I knew he was always serious whenever he nagged me about not having my mate at 25, but I never imagined it will come to this.

My father Grayson Williams, is a strict and ruthless alpha.

He was able to keep the pack intact, right from when I was born and even long before then.

He had us in his early fifties, quite late, with mother, who left when we were very young.

We have never been told the whole story, but we heard from some of the pack members that our mother was a young maiden in her twenties when she gave birth to us.

According to some, my father never had a mate, while others say that he lost his mate in the most gruesome way.

Was that her? Was she different from the maiden? Questions popped in thousands in my head, as I thought about my predicament.