Chapter 5_We both haven't gotten a mate

During the blood moon night, the werewolves would go into the underground prison and strap most of the teenage wolves, precisely the little ones who are not capable of controlling themselves in their wolf form as they might turn violent and rampage through the city. though the adult in the pack can have a little control and restraint over themselves, the pups completely lose control, especially on the blood moon night.

Despite his title and responsibilities, twenty years old alpha king Lucian would always take his brother to the underground vault and stay up all night with him.

"You know, you don't always have to do this yourself," Dylan said climbing down the stairs after his brother

"And why is that? are you scared I might beat the hell out of your wolf if it doesn't behave," Lucian said teasingly.

"I would like that, as long as I don't get any scar the next day, it will be a big shame to my ladies when they get to see my scarred bare body after this night," Dylan said smiling widely.

"Yeah, right! he scoffed and added, "you're the ladies man, remind me why you haven't met your mate."

"We both haven't gotten a mate, stop making me feel like I'm the only one, just because you have a girlfriend," Dylan said glaring at his brother's back.

Lucian stops in his track as he turns his face to his brother.

"I don't break a heart like you, who said I needed a mate? I and Clarissa are happy together", he said in a child-like manner as he resumed descending the stairs.

"Mother would say otherwise, What if her mate finds her or she finds her mate, what will you do then?" Dylan asked worriedly.

"That's what if, the if there would never come true brother," he said nonchalantly.

"I don't know Cian, but I know this for sure, it will end up with broken hearts. I mean this love is forbidden, the sooner you see it and put an end to it, the better," Dylan said with a concerned look on his face.

"and this advice was given to me by a playboy" he quoted in a grandpa's voice, as the two brothers burst into a peal of uncontrollable laughter.

"I just have flings, they will all meet their mate soon and I can't wait to meet mine," he said sadly.

the two wallowed in their thoughts, they both were oblivious to the time when they got to the prison bar.

Dylan dropped his big animal skin bag on the floor and walks towards the bar.

Lucian watched his little brother closely and he thought to himself "he had grown so much, look at him giving his big brother adult advice," unaware to him that he was smiling at himself.

"Cian, are we doing this, or will you keep on thinking about Clarissa all through the night."

though Lucian was his superior and the Alpha King, his brother, and his two best friends never treat him like one when they're together.

they all talk to him anyhow it pleases them and he in return never had a problem with it.

" I will teach you some manners, one of these days," Lucian said staring daggers at his little brother.

"And mother will have your head if you lay as much as a single hand on my hair," Dylan boasted. "you know, I'm beginning to feel that mother loves me more than she loves you," he added, he made a gesture with his fingers listing things mother do for him as Lucian stood rolling his eyes at him in a bored way.

"she put me to sleep, check up on me and there were days she even...."

"Help to make your bed" Lucian finished his sentence, this wasn't the first time he had boasted of how mother treat him way more lovingly.

"That's because you are my little brother, you need all the love but don't come boasting about this to me next time, who knows who I might run into? I might even spread rumors about the Alpha's king lazy little brother that always nestles in his mother's nest, a big baby precisely, ouch!" with a burst of teasing laughter he added "what will happen to your playboy reputation" Lucian knew exactly how to vex his brother. Nothing is important as his playboy reputation.

"you wouldn't dare," he said raising a brow to his brother, his gray-green eyes darted left and right pleadingly.

"wait! what was that?" Lucian asked as he stepped closer to his brother looking directly into his eyes. "are you pleading or threatening the alpha king?" he questioned with a serious frown. Dylan who had only seen such a frown only when he was training with his friend decided to tune down his mannerlessness.

" I meant, no sweet brother should do that to their beloved little brother," Dylan said with a forced smile.

"you sly pup brother of mine, you can't fool me with those not-so-sweet words of yours," he said.

"I'm not, trust me," he said with his hand on his chest.

"more reason why I shouldn't trust you," he said laughing.

"let's put you in shackles little pup," Lucian said as he drag the shackles to the end of the bar and safely hook it.

"not yet, the blood moon hasn't risen yet," Dylan made a baby-like face as he protested.

"I don't want your claws on my face so man up, little pup let me put those shackles on you," Lucian said in a stern voice.

" If you were so scared of me clawing your beautiful face you shouldn't have been here," Dylan said pouting.

"And am not a pup, mother asked you not to call me a pup, eveeer," he added straining his last words.

with a mocking smile Lucian said. "she asked kiddo, she never ordered me not to do it, so come here while I'm still being nice" he said with a noticeable fake smile stretching his hands to his brother.

"It's some minutes to the full-blood moon, brother Cian can't we just stay like this for a while please" Dylan pleaded.