Future Alpha's arranged Mate

Chapter 7 - Hidden reality

Nick's POV

I did as Fred told me to do. Something stinged in my index finger when I inserted it in the device. Within seconds, my entire details displayed on the screen and gave access to enter. The door opened again and I went through it. Fred was waiting for me on the other side.

"Now it's time for you to get your membership." He said walking towards another door.

There were two doors and he went through the door on the left. I followed him and it was a small room which had four doors on each wall. But the room is made of bricks and not wood. I looked at the ceiling and it had a tile roof. The floor was made of wood.

"This is the room where you get your membership. I mean you get tattooed. I will have to leave you here. You have to come out through the same door through which we came in. Don't get confused with the door." He said,

"So what's behind the other three doors?" I asked out of curiosity.

"I have already told you that there are 4 entrances to this place. The other three doors are for those who want membership and come through their respective entrances. A person can just enter this place only once in his lifetime. I used my power of being Gareth. Only the members of Gareth's family have the privilege of entering this room if they really need to. I entered because I have to guide you through the process. I have already entered my purpose in the system outside this room. Now when I go out, a chair and table will appear in the middle of the room. You have to sit on the chair and that's when images start to appear in front of you. You can choose from the images as to where you want the tattoo on your body. A voice will prompt what you have to do after that. I will be waiting for you outside the door. Remember you have to go out through the same door. Just note the color on its frame, it's golden." Fred said and was about to leave when I asked.

"What if someone else came through one of those doors?"

"No one will come because this room allows only one member at a time. That means for now the other three doors are locked." He said and left through the door.

I looked around and saw that the other three doors have different colors- green, red and blue. Suddenly the floor started to move and a hole appeared in the middle. A chair and a table started to rise from the hole. I went and sat on the chair as Fred said. That's when a female voice echoed in the room.

"Welcome Mr. Nicholas Gareth to the pack. We hope you are willing to take the membership at your own wish. Please choose the body part you would like to be marked as our member."

Images of various body parts started to appear in front of me in thin air. Each and every body part of a man is displayed in front of me. I thought for a second and chose the image of the chest. I wonder what they are going to tattoo? I hope it's not something weird. The voice echoed again.

"Remove your t-shirt."

I did as said and a ray started to fall on my chest. Soon I could feel a burning sensation and when I looked at my chest some figure started to get clearer. Soon a wolf face was encrusted to my chest which reminded me of seeing myself in the mirror years back. Now how am I going to be shirtless in front of others? Who on earth ever tattoos a wolf on chest? I wouldn't have minded if it was a lion head. When the voice gave me permission to leave the room, I wore my t-shirt back and went out through the golden door. Fred was waiting for me and seeing my sad face he asked.

"What's the matter? Why do you look sad?"

"I chose my chest and now a wolf head is tattooed there. How am I ever going to show my chest to any human?" Hearing me, he started to laugh.

"Why are you laughing?" I asked angrily.

"Uncle Louis was right about you. You really don't know anything about our type. Nick, the tattoo will be only visible to a werewolf. Human eye can't see your tattoo." His words made me relax.

"So, does every werewolf have such marks?" I asked.

"No, it's different for different packs. For us it's like this. Others would have different methods of marking their members. Moreover, it's not necessary that a werewolf should be a member of a pack. There are werewolves who don't belong to any packs." Fred explained.

"Then how will one recognise a werewolf from a human?" I asked.

"Generally the members of a pack know each other. Every werewolf has the ability to recognise another one and I think it's some sort of instinct which is gained through experience. I actually don't know the exact reason behind this but I do recognise one of our kind even between a group of humans." Fred said,

"Then is it possible for me to get that ability?" I asked.

"Don't worry, you will know once you meet others waiting for us inside." Fred said,

"Do I know any one of them?" I asked again.

"Well I would suggest that you should see it yourself. Let's go inside." Fred said and moved towards the second door. I followed him without knowing the surprises awaiting me inside.

The door opened to a big hall which reminded me of a huge ballroom. The entire hall fell silent as soon as we entered. I looked around and soon was greeted by my other four cousins, all of them in between the age group 20 to 26. I am 29 and the eldest of all, Fred is 27 and also a father. Fred took me to the middle and introduced me to everyone.

"The time has come to see and know your future Alpha. Let me introduce you to Mr. Nicholas Gareth, our future Alpha."

It took a few moments for me to accept his words. He just introduced me as their future Alpha, but am I ready to take the responsibility. I don't even know anything about the werewolves or their style. I kept myself away from this world and never even thought in my dreams that one day I will have to take up their leadership. Soon, one by one they came and started to introduce themselves. I was actually surprised to see one of the employees of the Gareth industries introducing himself. After that a few more unfamiliar faces came and then came the real surprise. I was talking with Fred when I heard a familiar voice. I turned my head in shock hearing the voice.

"Hello, my name is Roy Cheryl."

My long time secretary stood in front of me. He has been working for me for about 6 years now and never ever revealed the truth. Or was it my fault that I didn't know to differentiate between humans and werewolves. Seeing my expression Roy smiled and said,

"I am sorry sir that I shocked you. I was actually appointed by your father as your secretary. He wanted me to be around you whenever you were at office."

"But I was the one to select you." I still remember interviewing him. I was impressed by his performance that I didn't even think to interview the rest of the candidates. He was the 6th candidate I interviewed. Then how come dad could select him.

"Your father knows you really well. He deliberately send the most weak candidates first before me. He was confident that after interviewing those candidates, you will definitely choose someone who exceeds your expectation. He was right and you selected me at once." Roy explained.

"Are there more surprises to come?" I asked turning my head towards Fred.

"I believe yes. Your father always took care that you were safe wherever you were. There are more familiar faces yet to come." Fred said,

The introduction process went on and I wondered how big the pack is. That's when another familiar face came and it's none other than Patrick, my head servant.

"Please don't tell me that my father appointed you with a hidden agenda."

"Yes, he did." Patrick said,

"Who are you?"

"I am Patrick Williams, a chef by profession."

"Chef! You mean you used to work for some big hotel?" I asked.

"No, I own I chain of restaurants named Pat-tricks."

That's one of the famous restaurants of the city. I have been their regular customer since years. I was having one of the best chef as my head servant. I have been treating him really bad since the last 7 years.

"When you have such a successful career, then why did you choose to be my head servan?" I asked.

"Because your father wanted me to take care of you. For us the order of our Alpha comes first. But your father never orders instead he requests. So his request is our command. He wanted me to take care of you and keep him updated about you."

My father has such a powerful image in their eyes. Will I ever be able to fulfill one of his duties? He is a role model for everyone and I am a loser. I have been treating these people with contempt but in reality they were just following my father's orders. Surprises didn't end there. I again met few more familiar faces from the office.

"Fred, why is there just males for the meeting?" I asked.

"Today your dad wanted you to meet the guys from our generation. You will get the chance to meet girls and women in the upcoming meetings." Fred said,

"I don't know but it feels like my father has been stalking me all the time. How am I going to face these people from tomorrow?" I wondered.

"I think that's the reason why uncle Louis wanted you to meet them. I hope it brings a change in you." Fred prayed.

Then came three more faces from my friend circle. These three joined my friend circle after my father's magical treatment. Now I am able to read through the lines. These three were always protective about me. I just felt small in front of these people. They all knew me from the beginning but I never tried to know them.

"Is there any shewolf among my friend circle?" I asked Tom, Dean and Lewis.

"We always took care that no shewolf came near you."

I can relax that I haven't f****d any of our type. That means I won't be embarrassed to meet them in the future meetings.