Zack's POV~

I quickly get out of Brian's grasp. Eric struggles out of Travis'. We both ran and hugged each other tightly, both of us crying. Eric looked at me and held my shoulders.

"This is where you've been? Trapped by werewolves? Please, don't tell me they're going to eat us! I don't want to die!" I shake my head. "Actually, no. They're doing the exact opposite."

Travis walks over to Eric and picks him up, hugging him tightly and nuzzling into him. He licks Eric's cheek, making him shiver a bit. "I'm not going to eat you! No way in hell will I! I'm going keep you with me forever and we will live forever." He once again starts to nuzzle into Eric as he struggles, scared.

I was soon picked up by Mr. Alpha, who started to hug me tightly. He continues to nuzzle and hold me close to him like Eric's situation. We both struggle, but I know that it's useless. Travis and Brian both take us to a room I haven't seen before, so it's probably another guest room.

Brian and Travis both sit down on the bed and continue to nuzzle into us. I just sat there and accepted that my chances of escape were very minimum. Eric, however, was determined to get out. Travis looked at him happily. I can see it in his eyes that he's not letting go of Eric anytime soon.

An hour of the nonstop cuddling passed, and Brian fell asleep. As did Travis. Both of them still had a tight grip on us as they slept. Eric was struggling to get out of the tight hold. After a little while, he did, without waking up Travis. Eric walks over to me and grabs my hand. He pulls me out of Brian's grip.

Both Travis and Brian were searching for us in their sleep, as if having a nightmare. You could hear it in their sleep talking that they were desperate for us. Both of which said the same thing, which was "Mate." They eventually grab ahold of each other and hug each other. Travis being a little spoon.

Eric quietly opened the door. He takes us out and gently closes it. He grabs my hand and starts to run around the house. Eventually we make it out of the house. "Where are we going?" I ask. He looks at me and says "We're going home!" I take my hand out of his and stop running.

Tears start to run down my face. "We can't." He looks at me worried. It was then he noticed my ears and tail. "Y-you're one of them!" I shake my head. "No, I'm not. I was turned into this when I fell deathly ill. I'm an arctic fox hybrid." He nods his head. "So, why haven't you used your fox extinct to escape?"

Tears leak from my eyes more. "You don't think I've tried!? Ever since day one, there was only one thought in my mind every single day. And that thought was always to escape. It was always escape, after escape, after escape! And every time I tried, it always lead me back to him! Believe me, I want to escape, but at this point, it's not even an option. They're all probably coming for us right now as we speak. It won't be long before those two wake up, and get upset that we're gone. Wolves will surround us, and out of those wolves will be those two, ready to take us back and make sure we never leave their side."

Eric nods. "Look Zack. I know you don't have a family to go to, so I understand that you feel like you have no option but to stay. But I have family who is probably worried sick. And you know that they will take you in. The least we can do is try." I nod my head. "One more try."

We go and continue to run, surprised we haven't been found yet. Blinded by our determination to escape, we end up running into someone. And that someone is a werewolf. However, it's not Travis or Brian. We both walk backwards. This werewolf isn't one I've seen before. This is a rouge. We back away more, getting ready to run, but the rouge grabs us.

"So, you're that damn alpha's mate? And you must be that gamma's mate." We start struggle, but it's no use. "I've waited so long for my own mate, only to find that I don't have one. So I think it's time for you two to be mine." We struggle more. I bite his arm that held Eric. He dropped Eric and Eric quickly got up.

"Run! Don't turn back! Just run!" I shout. Eric hesitates, but runs. I struggle more, only to get thrown against a tree. I look up and feel a deep scratch against my arm. "Good mates don't hurt each other! So don't. Every time will result in violence." I quickly nod, tears falling. I try to run again, but he slashes at my back. I scream out in pain. It stings so much. I look back at him again. My sight blinded with dizziness and tears falling from my face.

It was then I see a bunch of wolves biting at him. I get up and back up into Brian, who holds me tightly against him. Behind him was Travis holding a crying Eric. Travis was smiling, tightly hugging Eric. Brian looked down at me with a smile. "You know there's no point in trying, right? I've said it many times, Zack. You're mine, and I will never let go of you. I love you, and you know that."

I look back to see the wolf gone, probably ran off. Brian looked at my wounds. "Damn, they're deep. I expected none the less from an exiled rouge. Let's get these wounds healed." Brian lifted me up bridal style, making sure not to touch my wounds. I'm not going to lie, these wounds sting. Badly.

We went to the pack house doctor. He collected a few herbs, crushed them, and layer then in the deep crevices on my back and arm. He put a bandage on the wounds to make sure the herbs don't fall out. Brian was there with me, holding me in his lap, having me face towards him. The pack doctor handed Brian a couple of jars of the herb treatment. "They will heal in about a week. They will definitely leave a scar, but it's better than death, right?" Brian nods.

Brian carefully picked me up and took me to our room. He lies down in the bed, laying me on his chest towards him. "I noticed you used your werewolves wish." I look at him curiously. He understands my expression and explains. "A werewolves wish is a wish that's granted by the goddess. Every werewolf has 3 wishes, however, unlike human fairy tales, the wish only has a 5% chance of being granted. It seems your wish was to see Eric. Fortunately, it was granted with another wish. Travis used his wish to find his mate. So really, it was irony. You longed for your best friend, and Travis longed for his mate. You're lucky Eric told us the situation. Otherwise, I don't know what your fate would be."

I nod my head a little. Brian gently pushes my head into his chest. "I used my wish to find you, you know. I used two in one day, and I'm glad I did. My wish was to be saved from that hunter. Earlier that day, my wish was to find my mate. Though, I think my first wish wasn't granted. I think it was just fate. You saved me, and you're my mate. My wish turned into you saving me. I was desperate to find my mate, Zack. And now that you're with me, I'm happier than ever. I can't lose you, if I did, I'd be in despair. I lived so long, looking for the one I'm destined to be with. And I finally found you."

Brian shoves my face into his chest, holding me tightly against him. "Just accept me. I love you, Zack. I can't live without you. It took so long. I don't want to be lonely again." My vision was starting to fade. I think the medicine is making me relax. I can't remember what Brian said. The last thing I hear before falling asleep in his chest was the words I hear every day. "I love you, my cute little Zack."