Jongho, you stupid bastard. Don't leave me yet. Don't leave your pup. Don't leave your pack.

Slowly, and painfully, Jongho opens his eyes and looks around him. San's above him, his eyes closed and his head titled back as he continues to talk to him through their link. Jongho's eyes then shift to the side, and he feels a sense of gratitude fill his body when he sees Seonghwa and Wooyoung sleeping peacefully. Though he still looks skinny and malnourished, Wooyoung is safe. And so is Seonghwa. Jongho did his job.

Jongho continues to look around him, and it doesn't take long for him to figure out that they're in a horse pulled cart, and he finally manages to remember what happened.

He managed to catch Wooyoung just before he hit the ground, and as he was untying the noose from around his neck, Mingi came flying into the platform, making it crumble over the both of them. Jongho acted fast, and he used his body to cover the omega and prayed that they'd make it out. After that, he remembers nothing.

...Jongho? Are you awake?

The alpha in question grins as San's panicked voice comes through.

Yes, I am. I'm okay.

Jongho grins as San pulls him up into a tight hug, quiet sobs racking through his mates body as he scents him within a inch of his life.

"I-I thought you wouldn't make it..I was so scared you left me..I was so worried I would be on my own again.." Jongho holds back tears of his own as he hears San talk, and he shushes him with a deep kiss and content grumble in his chest.

"I'm stronger then that, I won't leave you. Ever. We're gonna grow to be so old and wrinkly our pups will have great grand kids."

San laughs at his mate's remark, and he pulls him in for another kiss, this one conveying all the love and affection he has for his mate. "I can't believe you can still joke..You scare me within a inch of my life and this is how you respond?" Jongho grins as he lays another kiss on his mate's cheek.

"Jongho..? Are you okay?"

The alpha in question looks over to his side as Wooyoung starts to wake up along with Seonghwa. The omegas look beyond exhausted, they're both dirty and thin, but they're safe.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'll probably just be a bit sore for a few days. What about you? And the pup?"

"I'm alright, and so is the pup..I almost lost them, but they're really strong. This really is your pup after all."

Jongho laughs at Wooyoung's remark, but his grin quickly disappears as he looks up at Seonghwa.

"Hwa? What happened when I was knocked out? How did we win?"

"I...killed my mother. She was dragging me away, and when she tried to shift I swiped at her, she smacked into a building, and didn't get up. I didn't check to see if she made it, There was no point. Mingi, Hongjoong and two other alphas managed to take down my father, and Mingi almost lost his life..And when the time came for someone to finish him off, I couldn't even do it. I let him do it." Seonghwa closes his eyes and looks to the side, reflecting the pain he had to be feeling.

Jongho nods in understanding, and he chooses his next words carefully. "What's..going to happen to Blue Star? You're the only heir, and both of the leaders are gone."

Seonghwa bites his lip and he looks down at Wooyoung in his arms, and he grabs the omega hands to press a kiss to them. "It doesn't matter anymore, I don't know and I don't care. I never wanted to be heir, and I definitely won't go back to see what happens. This should be a 'fuck off' to anyone who tries to look for me again. I'm guessing one of my fathers advisors will become the new Head Alpha, because my father will be the last Park to ever rule that Pack."

Jongho doesn't touch on the subject any further, instead he tries to change the topic of conversation to pass time as they endure the ride back home. Wooyoung informs his original pack of four that he knows the gender of the pup, but he's going to reveal it at a better time, once he recovers and feels its right.

It takes about a day and a half, but the group finally manage to make it back home, and as soon as they cross the threshold into the territory, Wooyoung almost cries at the feeling of being able to feel all his pack members again.

"Yeosang and Yunho have probably sensed we're back, I just hope they don't rush out here in the middle of the night when it's freezing." San says as the pack house comes into view, and just as he said, Yunho and Yeosang are standing on the porch along with Soyeon's pride, tears in their eyes as their mates and pack members come into view.

Soyeon's the first off the carriage, and with Yuqi they both run to their pride and baby girl, who's started to happily babble at seeing her mother. As Soyeon's family starts to gather around each other, crying and celebrating that they're finally together again , So does Mingi's.

Yeosang's flinging himself on Mingi as soon as the alpha is off the carriage, tears and incoherent words being muffled by his frantic scenting. Yunho starts to sob as Hongjoong hugs him impossibly close, their height difference a sight to behold as Yunho bends down the tiniest bit to kiss his alpha.

It takes Yeosang a a few minutes to finally notice his other four pack members, but once he sees the state Wooyoung is in, his Luna instincts kick into action. "Wooyoung, Are you okay?! How's the pup, what happened, Are you in pain? You need a bed and food right now, Can you guys bring him in? And Jongho, why are you hurt too? Can't you all come home to me in one piece?!"

Seonghwa can't help but laugh at Yeosang's bickering, and with San and Mingi's help, they manage to get Wooyoung upstairs in the attic with minimal pain caused to Wooyoung as they can. Yeosang brings up food not long after, with bandages and a bucket of soapy water to clean Wooyoung's wounds and wrap his arm.

"I want to ask you everything that happened, but that's another story for another day. You're both exhausted, dirty and hungry, so I'll wait until you're ready to tell me." Yeosang gives both of his fellow omegas the best hug he can, careful not to squeeze Wooyoung's bump or touch his injuries,

"Welcome home. I'm so glad you guys made it back."

•••

Seonghwa? Can we come up for a second?

Yes, just be quiet. Wooyoung just fell asleep.

San gently opens the trapdoor to the attic as he helps Jongho climb up as well, the younger alpha still needing a bit of help from his mate. It's been about three days since they returned, and things have been a bit hectic. Everyones first priority was taking care of Wooyoung to get his strength back, and then it was Jongho, then everyone else. Seonghwa refused to get any type of attention until Wooyoung was taken care of.

"What's wrong? Are you guys okay?"
Seonghwa's currently sitting on his bed with Wooyoung between his legs, the pregnant omega sleeping peacefully in his mates arms for the first time in weeks.

"We're fine, we just wanted to make sure you and Wooyoung were okay. How are you?"

"I'm doing okay, I haven't had much time to think about anything else. Wooyoung has been my top priority.."

"Have you even eaten today?" Jongho frowns as he walks over to kneel by Seonghwa, the omega looking away to avoid eye contact. "I'm fine."

"Seonghwa, You know it would kill Wooyoung if you got sick right now." San takes a seat by Jongho, and the both of them are shocked when Seonghwa motions for them to sit on the bed with him. "What? Do you think I'm going to let you stay on the floor? And I know that, but I can't help it. When we were in Blue Star, I couldn't see him at all, and he was so weak to the point where we couldn't even talk through our link..He just sent me signals to let me know he was still there. So now that I know he's safe, I can't help but put him before anything else..."

San sighs as he moves to sit beside Seonghwa, freezing when the omega leans into his shoulder. San doesn't comment on it though, and he simply rubs the older omega's shoulder in comfort. "I'm just scared. I'm scared if I let him go he'll disappear again. Everything I've done has been for him, to give him a normal life where he isn't my servant or a lowly omega. I love him too much to let anything else happen..."

"I promise, nothing else is going to happen. Not while the two of us are here. You remember how when we first met we said we'd protect you? We meant that. You're family, the only one we've ever had."

Seonghwa tears up at Jongho's words, and when he feels San hug him, he can't help but let a few tears slip out. "Thank you..For everything. For saving us."

Eventually, everyone loses track of time, and when Yeosang comes up the next morning to check on Seonghwa and Wooyoung, he has to conceal his snickers and the clicks of his camera as he watches all four of his pack mates sleeping away peacefully, just as they did when they first came to the pack house,

Curled up together with Wooyoung snoring in Seonghwa's arms, and San on top of Jongho's chest.

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Written By sueoku