Lucas' POV

"Is something wrong?" I asked the pack doctor

"Well, the patient is in really bad condition. Not only does he have injuries from the fight, some other wounds that look older have reopened. He has lost a lot of blood as well. the only reason why we had to put him to sleep was because he being hostile and wouldn't let us anywhere near him." she said

"So, will he be alright?" I asked

"As long as he gets some rest and doesn't aggravate his wounds, he'll be good as new in a few weeks."

"That's good to know. When can we go in to see him?"

"In about, five minutes." she said as she walked away

'LUCAS!!' my wolf, Vincent, yelled in my head

'What?' I said

'Oh, so now you pay attention to me? I've been trying to tell you something since an hour ago, but you motherfucking blocked me!'

'Well sorry. What is it that you want to tell me?'

'Zachary? The guy who you have been checking out since we found him? He is our mate! So, instead of sitting here, how about you get your lazy ass up and see our mate!'

'I didn't know. I haven't touched him yet.'

'But you smelled him. Now go to our mate!' Vincent said as he closed our link

So with that said, I got up from my chair and went into the room. When I stepped inside, I saw a sixteen year old boy on the bed. From what I can see, he looks to be about a foot shorter than me. He has long black hair that looks like it reaches his butt. Next to his sleeping figure is Iris holding his hand. I pulled up a chair beside her and sat down.

"You know, I never knew that daddy was so pretty since he never shifted." she said

"Yes, he is pretty. so Iris, what do you know about Zachary?"

"Nothing, other than his name. but I don't need to know anything else. He is a good person and that's all that matters."

"Okay. So, why are you holding his hand?"

"He always sleeps better when he knows I'm near him. Back at the cave, I would sleep with him curled up around me. I would be warm and he would sleep peacefully. He would sleep after I go to sleep and wake up before I wake up. Anything that we needed, he would just steal."

"Steal? Isn't that a bad thing?"

"What else was he supposed to do? I needed clothes and at one point i got sick. He didn't have any medicine so he had to take it. He's risked a lot for me. A girl who he just found a month ago."

When she finished talking, Zachary started moving around in the bed. After a little bit, he finally woke up. His eyes were mesmerizing. They were just like his wolf's eyes. Ruby red. He looked around like he was looking for something until his eyes landed on Iris. He then gave a little smile.

"I'm glad you're okay Iris. So, where are we and who is he?' he said as he picked Iris up and put her in his lap and hugged her.

"I'm Lucas. The soon-to-be-alpha of this pack and you are in the pack hospital."

"Really? So how did you make me human again?"

"You mean you don't know how to shift?"

"I guess."

"If that's the case then how long have you been in wolf form?"

"What year is it?"

"2016."

"Then thirteen years. Since I shifted when I was three."

"Thirteen years? Why?"

"Not telling you. So Iris, ready to go back home?"

"Nope. We are gonna stay here until you feel better." she said

"What are you talking about? I'm perfectly fine." he said as he got out of bed only to trip and fall making the gash on his side start bleeding again.

"See? Now look at what you've done. You've reopened your wound. Get back in bed, daddy."

Zachary got up from the floor and laid back in the bed while Iris started re-wrapping his wound. Once she was finished, she sat back down by his side.

"Um, I kinda have some bad news. Since we found Iris we have to notify her parents." I said

"They are not going to take my baby away from me! Go ahead and call them over then. I'll kick both of their asses for leaving my Iris alone in the woods with no way to defend herself." Zachary said as his eyes started getting darker

"Daddy, they aren't going to take me because I'll always be with you. No matter what. Now, go to sleep."she said

"Fine. I'll go to sleep. If you let me sleep in a different room."

"Daddy." Iris whined

"Don't worry Iris. It's fine." I turned to Zachary. "You can sleep in my room since all the guest rooms are taken at the moment. If it's fine with you."

"Fine. This said as he pulled the cover off of his body revealing a big puddle of blood. Zachary, not noticing our shocked faces, started walking towards the door. As he walked, I saw that he was swaying.

"Is it just me or is the room spinning?" Zachary asked as he started falling to the floor. Before he hit the ground, i jumped out of my chair and caught him. I looked down at my mate and saw that he was only sleeping. I looked back at Iris and motioned to the door. She got out of her chair and opened the door for me as I carried my mate out of the pack hospital, through the hallways, up the stairs and into my room where i laid him on my bed.

"You know, i may not like you but you and daddy look good together. Please take care of him. I'll be back in the morning." Iris said as she left my room.

Once she left, I continued to look at my mate. At his scars, at his beautiful face, at his long soft hair and at his kissable lips. Yes, yes, I am gay. I have been since middle school. Anyway, once I finish looking at Zachary, i put a pillow and blanket on the floor and try to go to sleep. The keyword is try. I'm just to happy that Found my mate so I just lay there wide awake. When I'm about to go to sleep, I hear the sheets of my bed move around. I look up to see Zachary standing up.

"Zachary? Is something wrong?" I ask

He doesn't answer. All he does is walk around the bed to where I am and curls up at my side. I look down at him to see that he is asleep.

"So warm." He said in his sleep

I didn't know what to do so I just put my arm over him and pulled him closer to me. He sighed in content. Finally, with my mate in my arms, I felt like going to sleep. The sparks I'm feeling relax me into the the dreamless darkness.

The next day

I wake up before my mate and i just stare at him. I then look at the scar on his face. I wonder how he got that. Or rather, i wonder how he got all of his scars. While my imagination is running wild and out of control, my mate starts to move around. Then, he finally opens his eyes.

"Good morning, Rosso."

He stared at me for a moment, then he kicked me where it hurts. I let out a yelp and held it. But when I did, he decided to punch me in the face. After that, he kicked me in the ribs and sat down on the bed.

"What do you think you were doing?"

"Shouldn't I be asking you that? You beat me up for no reason."

"What am i supposed to do when i somehow wake up in a strangers arms?"

"You think you're the victim? You were the one who curled up to me last night saying "warm" in your sleep. Plus, it shouldn't bother you that much anyway since we're mates."

"Mates? What is that?"

"You mean you don't know?"

"Nope." he said as he yawned. "Tell me later, though. I'm tired." he said as he laid back down and fell asleep.

"First, my mate kicks my ass. Then, he doesn't even know what mates are. What else could possibly go wrong?" I mutter to myself

'Lucas? We've got a problem.' Axel mindlinked

'What?'

'Lily's parents are here to pick her up.'

'Shit.'

'That's not all. She already saw them and said that she didn't want to go with them. But her parents aren't accepting that and are trying to drag her out of here.'

'Double shit.'

'Oh goddess. The mother just slapped her and she's calling for the rogue.'

As if he can hear what's going on downstairs, my mate shifted in the bed, growled and stormed out the door.

'Oh, the rogue is here and he just pounced on the mother.'

'Oh hell.' i said as i ran towards the scene hoping he didn't do too much damage.