Wooyoung poked his head in the living room and looked around. His heart sank instantly when he found it empty.

It had been almost a month now and he still felt like San and Yunho were avoiding him. He had tried several times to sit down and talk to them, but neither one seemed like they wanted to talk yet.

And it was starting to drive a little bit of a wedge between the four of them. They didn't even sleep in the same room right now.

Yunho was spending more and more time with Hongjoong. Since they had the friendship before either had joined a pack it was natural for them to gravitate toward each other when they needed a break. They spent a lot of time doing border patrols together, especially now that Mingi was on edge after encountering the humans talking about the wolf population.

Wooyoung knew he was the most upset out of the pair, and he had expected it too. He could sense that the older beta was jealous of Jongho's relationship with him, or even with San.

And San... Wooyoung missed him so much. He thought they were actually getting really close... But now this rift had come between them and Wooyoung didn't know what to do about it.

All he could attempt to do was follow his instincts as Luna, which he tried to do without drawing too much attention to himself. He always made sure they had enough food and drink during dinner. He would take over the cleaning and keeping the home tidy. Probably the only think he wasn't doing right as a Luna was keeping his mouth shut when he really shouldn't have been.

But it didn't help that he was starting to not feel like his normal self. He attributed it to the sadness he was feeling by being rejected from his pack. It hurt his wolf to the point where he couldn't call upon it as easily anymore.

One morning, when he started feeling particularly poor, Wooyoung slipped out of the bed that felt way to big now for just him and Jongho, and made his way over to the other house.

It wasn't an easy walk because everything felt so heavy, and he felt nauseous too. Maybe he should have just stayed in bed...

When he reached the front door, he stood outside it for a moment, then gave a short, tentative knock.

The door swung open a few minutes later and Seonghwa looked down at the younger with a concerned look. "Wooyoung? What's wrong?"

"Can we talk?" The omega asked, fiddling with his own fingers and looking down at the ground. He could hear Ana cooing in the background.

Then he saw Yeosang nursing Parker on the couch and felt like he was interrupting something. "I-I can just come back later."

"No, come in. I can tell you need to talk and I have a feeling I know what it is." Seonghwa's voice was gentle and he reached around to place a guiding hand on the small of Wooyoung's back.

The younger let out a small whimper, but let himself be forced inside. He sat in one of the chairs off to the side and pulled his knees to his chest.

"Things are still bad I take it?" Seonghwa sat on the floor with Ana and handed her a block to play with. It was obvious that the girl was still sleepy, but she was trying her hardest to fight it off as she rubbed her eyes and yawned softly.

"Whatever gave you that idea?" Wooyoung grumbled and started to rub his forehead with his fingers.
"I don't know what to do. Neither of them will talk to me no matter how hard I try."

"Your pack is in an interesting situation." Seonghwa said slowly. "I honestly don't know what I would do if I had to fight with the others for Mingi's attention before we were mated. I don't think it would have been pretty, but I also don't think our bond would be the same. Besides the one time Hongjoong tried to sneak his way in and convinced Mingi to fuck him without either of them talking to me first..." Seonghwa's lip curled in a snarl. "The other two know to respect me as Luna because I was here first."

"It's true." Yeosang said, stifling a yawn. He smacked his lips a couple of times when he was done, earning a gentle look from Seonghwa. "I never wanted to fight for attention from Mingi. And really, he didn't have to let me stay. But there was an attraction there, for all three of us, so once it was discussed it just kind of happened."

"Whereas with you..." Seonghwa sighed. "Jongho went about things in the worst way possible."

Wooyoung felt his wolf bristle as the thought of his alpha being insulted, but at the same time he knew Seonghwa was right. He had never met a more observant person, or wolf, before.

"In not picking a Luna, Jongho gave all three of you the chance to fall for him and he gave you the hope that you would be picked. All three of you were competing for his attention, even if you didn't know it. So now that he picked you, and without discussing it as a group, it struck a chord of jealousy that I can't really fault them for. Your job now is to make sure you continue to show your support and let them know that you are still there for him. I know they care for Jongho, and you, deeply. Some wounds just take longer to heal. But don't give up on them." The oldest omega said, concern lacing his words. "I know it's not fair, but it's about the only thing you can do."

"It's been almost a month though... And Jongho is-"

"Jongho is dealing with it in his own way. I think spending more time with Mingi will be good for him in the long run." Seonghwa interrupted. "He needs to learn to control himself before he can ever be a good leader for you. And it may come to a point where he needs to make those two submit in order to get them to fall in line."

Wooyoung looked off to the side. He didn't like the sound of that at all, but he understood where Seonghwa was coming from.

He was about to answer when his stomach churned and he let out a little whimper while burying his face in his knees.

"Wooyoung? Are you ok?"

"I'm f-fine... I think the stress is getting to me."

Seonghwa stood and walked over to him and placed a hand on the back of his neck. "What's wrong?"

"I just feel out of it and I feel queasy." The younger groaned.

"Come with me." Seonghwa helped him off the chair and led him to their bathroom. He shut the door with both of them inside and opened up a drawer in their vanity.

Wooyoung's eyes widened when he pulled out a pregnancy test. "I don't th-"

"Just try it. Your scent is a little stronger and it's been long enough. I'll get ahold of Jongho and have him come over." Seonghwa cupped Wooyoung's chin. "It's going to be ok."

The older left Wooyoung alone and he stared down at the pregnancy test. His wolf churned at the idea of giving its alpha a pup, while he tried to think about how this could be possible. The only thing that came to mind was that during the build he and Jongho might have been a little lax with their suppressants... But that meant San and Yunho had been too.

Although it was harder for betas to get pregnant...

Wooyoung sighed and took the test. After placing the cap back on, he set it on the counter and tried to fight the waves of nerves coming for him.

A gentle knock brought him back to reality he quickly grabbed the stick, not looking at what it said, before opening the door.

"Is everything ok?" Seonghwa asked, his eyes flashing to the counter and then to Wooyoung's hand.
"Jongho is here."

Wooyoung swallowed and walked into the living room. Jongho was pacing and wringing his own wrists. He looked terrified...

The sight made Wooyoung's chest hurt and he hesitated. If he was pregnant, were the really ready for a pup? What would that do to the others? This seemed like the worst time for him to get pregnant...

But he also wanted this so bad. He always knew he wanted have a family.

Once Jongho sensed his omega was there, his head snapped up and he rushed to Wooyoung's side. He cupped his cheeks and pressed their foreheads together. "Are you ok?"

"I'm scared." Wooyoung whispered, wanting to be honest with his alpha.

"Me too..."

The omega lifted up his hand, his fingers still concealing most of the test. All three of them looked down and watched as he slowly uncurled them, revealing more and more of the stick.

A string of mixed emotions ran through him when he saw the small plus sign.

He looked up and locked eyes with is alpha, and he could see the mixed feelings there too. What were they going to do now? They had a broken pack... That wasn't something he wanted to bring a pup into.

Jongho then closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around Wooyoung's waist, pulling him into a tight hug. "We will figure this out. Together. I promise."

Wooyoung let out a small whimper and fisted the back of his alpha's shirt, breathing in his burnt wood smell. Those words were what he needed to hear. He knew that as long as he had his alpha by his side he'd be ok.

Maybe this would help bring them closer together.

Or it could be what drives their pack apart for good.

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Written by flamewhipper