Lance sighed deeply before telling her the story behind his brother's hatred towards him. 

"we weren't always like this, the part where he hates me so much, it was never like this you know". he smiled sadly as his face held a distant look, clearly, he remembered a memory. 

"Damien was the best big brother one could ever ask for, I looked up to him, he was literally my idol, calm, nice, cool headed, loving, and very over protective of me, he was just like a second dad to me".

"I remember vividly, Damien was always by my side, he taught me so much, we were inseparable".

"but everything all started when I had my first shift, when everyone saw I wasn't just an ordinary wolf, I was born a lycanthrope". he smiled. 

"lycans were rare, I was a pure blood lycanthrope, first to be seen in so many decades, everyone treated me differently, some people jokingly called me the next alpha to be".

"my father began training me, teaching me so many things he knows, but I wasn't the only one, Damien was also included in this training, but then, he began to see a fault in everything I did, he began to think I was getting some kind of special treatment from both our parents and pack members".

"I never knew Damien took the words of the pack seriously, you know, about me being the next alpha and all that".

"that was when my brother's hatred towards me started, my once loving brother became my own enemy, he started plotting ways to kill me, but every single time, I escaped all his evil plot".

"there was a time I got poisoned with wolfsbane, I still wonder how I managed to survive that amount of wolfsbane, but I later found out it was my brothers doing". He sighed. 

"I confronted him about it, and he didn't even deny it, his response would forever remain fresh in my mind".

#flashback 

"brother". Lance called angrily the moment he stepped into Damien's room. 

"what do you want". Damien replied nonchalantly as he sat on his king sized bed with his leg crossed. 

"why do you hate me so much, what have I ever done to deserve all these from you, where have I gone wrong, how could you have poisoned me, your own flesh and blood, you tried killing me with wolfsbane". He said in tears. 

"wow, seems you've found out about it". Damien smirked 

"what? ".

"yes, I'm not going to deny the fact that I tried killing you with wolfsbane, yes, it was all my doing". He replied, getting up from the bed to stand face to face with Lance. 

"bro.... ".

"don't you dare call me brother". Damien yelled, cutting him short. 

"You call me brother, but your wish is to take everything from me huh, you want the pack right". He yelled, giving lance a push on his chest. 

"you've been getting so many special treatment, even from father and mother, just because you're a freaking lycanthrope, just because your abilities are ten times greater doesn't make you fit to become the next alpha, you've been getting so much care and attention, and what about me huh, am i invisible here or something". He yelled out in anger, glaring at lance with pure hatred. 

"brother, you're getting it all wrong, none of what you think is happening, I don't care about the alpha title, I don't even want it". Lance replied sincerely. 

"That's a lie Lancelot, you're a liar, I know your true plans, but let me tell you something, I'm not letting you take what belongs to me, do you hear me, I will never allow that".

"This is just the beginning lance, I won't stop until you're dead. From this day on, I refuse to see you as my brother. I hate you so much Lance, I want you dead, just go and die lance". He yelled. 

Lance stood dumbfounded, he couldn't believe his ears, how can his own brother say that to him, he finds this hard to believe, but the look on Damien's face says he was serious and meant everything he said. 

he couldn't stop the hot tears that flowed down his cheeks, and Damien was right, that was only the beginning of his plotting against lance.

#flash ends

Gwen couldn't say anything, she felt speechless, all she could do was hold his hand tightly. 

"You know, I never wanted any of this, I didn't want the pack, I never asked to be born different, I didn't care about power, nor did I ever want it".

"but too bad, my brother was already consumed by jealousy, greed and hatred, he was far too gone to be brought back".

"and sadly, he began hating our parents too, with the mindset that they don't love him the same way they love me, but that wasn't true at all, our parents showered us with equal love and care, no one was given much more, they loved us equally, but his jealousy made him fail to see that".

"I never knew that my father knew all about Damien's schemes against me, but he chose to keep quiet, because he had hopes that he would change, sadly, it never happened, he only got worse".

"our father got tired of all Damien's evil deeds and plots, he had to make a hard decision, something that was too hard to do". He sighed. 

"he banished his own son". He said, and Gwen gasped. 

"what? ". She said. 

"yes, he made him go rouge, Damien went too far when he began sleeping with the females in the pack, he even went as far as torturing most of them, the complains became too much, father couldn't do anything except what he did".

"but then, no matter what he did, no matter how much he hated me or tried to kill me, I still loved my brother, it was so difficult watching him leave, and no matter how I tried begging father, his mind was made up, Damien couldn't stay in the pack any longer, even mother couldn't avert it". He sniffed. 

"Damien was furious about this, and he promised to come back for his revenge, and he was very serious about that".

"he then did the worst thing I could ever expect from him, and that was the last straw". He growled. 

"A few months later, Damien attacked the pack, it was a surprise attack, we were unprepared".

"I couldn't battle because father and mother locked me up, preventing me from fighting alongside them. It was a fierce and bloody war, many lives were lost, innocent children were killed, and also....". He trailed off as he got choked by his tears. 

For the first time since she met him, she saw him cry, just like a little baby. 

"oh lance". She muttered as she quickly embraced him in a tight comforting hug. 

"it's alright, let it all out, I'm here, I'm right here". She comforted. 

hearing these words broke lance even more, he wept on her shoulders,yes,he wept

Seeing her mate like this broke Gwen, but what could she do? She also joined him in crying at the same time, patting his back lovingly. 

"it's alright, it's alright".

"he killed our parents, he killed them, I found my father's corps lying lifelessly on the flood, drowning in a pool of his own blood with his heart ripped out of his chest, but mother, I couldn't even find her body, all I could find that was left of her was a pendant, it had her blood on it". He said in a hoarse voice as he continued crying. 

"our parents didn't deserve to die, they did nothing wrong". He cried. 

"oh goodness, I'm so sorry lance". Gwen said in tears, still hugging him. 

"I wouldn't spare Damien for what he did, I would make him pay for everything and that's a promise". He growled out. 

                         ************

"m m my Lancelot is alive". Margret questioned in a quivering voice. 

Clara smiled as she gave a nod. 

"yes, he's alive and well".

"my little boy is alive". She said as she dropped to the floor sobbing really hard. 

"mother". Clara and Linda both said as they rushed to her side. 

"my little boy is alive, Lancelot is alive". she cried out. 

"Clara". She said, grabbing both of Clara's hands. 

"please tell me, where is he, where is Lancelot". She said in tears. 

"he, he actually is the alpha of the red moon pack". She said worriedly. 

"what? ". Margret said with a surprised look on her face. 

her eyes widened with shock as she then remembered what Clara told her before. 

#flashback 

"he wants to battle with a neighboring pack, the most strongest and vicious pack ever known, the red moon pack".

#flash ends. 

''Lancelot is the alpha of the red moon pack, the one Damien wants to battle with?".

"yes mother, he is". She said. 

Margret cried even more as she heard this. 

"no, this can't be, no Damien, not again". She muttered. 

"mother, what's wrong". Linda questioned worriedly. 

"I need to see Lancelot, I need to see my son, please Clara, I beg you, take me to him". She pleaded. 

"mother I..... ".

"no Clara, please don't refuse me, it's been so many years, I've lived in pain thinking I've lost my son, I just don't want to continue living with that pain, and now, I know my son is alive, I need to see him, I never realized he was the one you told me about, and that's because the name of the pack is different now".

"it was never known as the red moon pack, but as the crescent moon Pack, please Clara, take me to see my son, I need to hold my baby boy once more". she pleaded in tears. 

"hmm". Clara sighed. 

"no problem mother, I'll take you to see him, and not just you, Linda will also come along". She said with a smile. 

"yes mother, we'll all go to see Lancelot, I also want to see him". Linda said with a smile. 

"So mother, get up now, we'll go see Lancelot soon". Linda said as she pulled a crying Margret up, making her sit on the bed. 

"thank you so much dear, but Clara, how did you find out about this". Margret asked. 

"Well, it all happened when we went to the red moon pack. I was shocked when the alpha called him brother, and then, I knew that you might actually be the mother of the two of them, but now, I know for sure that you truly are their mother".

"but I don't get it, Damien never said anything about having a brother, he doesn't even talk about having a family, so, what could have happened". Linda said. 

"it's a long story, a not too pleasant one". Margret said with a sad smile. 

"please tell us mother". Linda said. 

"of course". Margret replied. 

"both my sons were never like this, Damien was the best big brother ever, I can remember when I gave birth to Lancelot, the look on Damien's face was priceless when he saw his little brother, he was so happy, he would never let Lancelot out of his sight, he loved his brother so much, and while growing up, Lancelot also loved his brother so very much, they were inseparable, but the Whole problem all started when Lancelot had his first shift".

"no one ever knew he was a lycanthrope, he was the first lycan to be born in so many decades, the people of the pack became so excited, some even jokingly called him the next alpha, but lance,even at his young age, never took all these words seriously, he never wanted to become an alpha and take over the pack while his big brother was there".

"but Damien, Damien became jealous of his little brother, he began to have the mindset that Lancelot wanted to take his rights from him, he became consumed by his greed, jealousy, and hatred, Damien began plotting ways of how to kill his brother, but every single time he tried, Lancelot managed to escape every plot, he also thought we didn't love him more, he felt we gave Lancelot more attention than him, heavens know I love my sons, and I and their father have never favored one more than the other, we love both our boys equally".

"But Damien failed to see this, he was so blinded by his hatred for his brother, he grew worse as time went by, he even went as far as messing around with the females in the pack, the complaints got too much, and his father couldn't take it any longer ". she sniffed as the tears began to flow again. 

"he had to make a very difficult decision, and that was to banish his own son from the pack, as his mother, there was nothing I could do, and despite all of Damien's wrong doings, Lance still loved his brother, he even tried talking to their father to reconsider his decision, but no, it was already too late, his father mind was made up, and there was nothing anyone could do to stop it".

"his brother banishment hit lance hard, he became distant from everyone for weeks, and it took a lot of talking to bring him back". she said with a sad smile.

"but one day, Damien returned, he came to battle with us, he had a pack ,they were rouges whom he had formed alliance with and he became their leader, the attack was unexpected and knowing what Damien was really there for, we hid Lancelot, so his brother won't be able to find and kill him, it was a fierce war, I couldn't imagine battling with my own son, my own flesh and blood ". she cried. 

"lots of lives were lost, and then, I had to watch my own son kill his father in cold blood, he murdered his own father, I didn't know why Damien didn't kill me too, it would have been better, but instead, he took me captive, tortured me for many years, I would have died had Linda not saved me that day, because I couldn't take it anymore, there was nothing tO live for, I had thought I've lost everything, my mate, my sons, what was there to live for, but now, I see a new light, knowing that my baby boy is still alive ". she said in tears.

"how I wish both my sons would go back to being the loving brother they once were". She cried out bitterly. 

"oh moon goddess, why does faith have to be so cruel to me, why, why".

Clara and Linda both felt speechless hearing her story, they could do nothing as they both hugged her, and by this time, they were all in tears. 

watching your once happy home fall apart was definitely not something anyone would ever wish for.

jealousy, enviness, greed, and hatred is something one should always beware of. 

But then, just like always. 

A new dawn awaits us.