Welcome to my life, my name is Gary and this is the tale of my life.

I was born twenty-eight years ago and had a great life, a wonderful family, amazing friends, and a man who has had my heart the moment I saw him.

I have amazing parents, they gave me all the best life had to offer from a good school, to support when I wanted to do something to when I told them I was gay. They loved me through all my ups and downs, were there by my side cheering me on for whatever reason. My mom, Mariana and my father Carlos were the perfect examples of love, seeing how in love they were only made me want to have a love like them.

My actual name is Gerald Benjamin Cortez but everyone calls me Gary. I was named after my great grandfather who was German and was killed in the war so my grandmother wanted my mom to name me after him since it's been a long time that a boy was born into the family.

The summer I met Altan was the start of my life at fifteen. He was just so beautiful and sweet, a kind loving person and at first, we were friends. Good friends, we played sports together, hung out after school with our other friends, slept at each other's houses and he may have been a popular jock but he didn't let that get to his head.

I remember it was one weekend Altan came to visit and walked in with Julian. It was like time had stopped the moment Altan walked in. His piercing blue eyes and his tall lean frame, his dirty blonde hair were all my eyes could see, nothing else existed at that moment. I didn't know what love was until my eyes met his for the first time.

I had friends and played sports, but he was one of my idols even if we were similar in age. I remember being so nervous I couldn't speak, even after Julian introduced us I forgot how to speak I swear.

It wasn't until after a few days I realized he wasn't a hothead kid who asked his famous dad for the moon itself. That's just where my young brain went at the time.

My parents absolutely loved him, he became part of our family and often called my mom and dad mom and dad because we were that close.

When I was seventeen I met my mate, by then Altan and I were attached to the hip and he was the first person I told. I was beyond excited I met my mate...until he rejected me. It was the worst pain I felt ever.

Only now I realized he was going to die from Juvenile Huntington's disease and that's why he rejected me. Honestly, it still haunts me he's no longer here that I physically could see or be near him but with Altan, the pain has lessened. Maybe this is what Joseph wanted, it is what he wanted.

He wrote me a letter explaining things, telling me there was no coming back from having it for so long so he wanted me to build a bond with my best friend.

Now people may think I didn't fight for him to pull through and even had Altan try to cure him but even then his mental state wouldn't have been the same, I had accepted he wouldn't be the same but I knew he didn't die yet, I would feel the loss so he's out there somewhere. I just have to find him.

"Are you thinking again?" Altan asked with tired looking eyes.

"I am, but you know I can't help it." I said, sighing.

"And that's what I find so attractive about you. You have a good heart babe." He said.

"Yours is much bigger, you always try to find the light in people before you condemn them. I love that about you." I smiled.

"You're gonna make me more emotional than I already am." He chuckled and sniffled.

"I can't help it, it's the truth." I said shrugging.

"You sure know how to sweet talk someone." He smiled and I snuggled closer to him, feeling his warmth, as I tried to calm him down.

"Want to watch a movie later in the theater room at the packhouse?" He asked. He's probably feeling better since it's been about two and a half weeks since Brent was sent to New Moon.

"Only if I'm not working tonight." I grumbled.

"If you don't want to go in you could always call out, you're the boss." He chuckled.

"I'm not the boss, love, I'm the chief of staff of the diagnostic department. That's completely different." I teased.

"Whatever, it's still an important job, plus you've been working your ass off climbing up the ladder to be promoted so young. The hospital was shit before you got there. They had more deaths than recoveries before you got there than any hospital, now they're rated the third best hospital. Give yourself some credit, please?" I sighed.

"You really think I'm that important?" I asked. I love when he gets worked up.

"Don't get me started Gerald Benjamin Cortez." He said glaring at me and I chuckled and kissed him.

"Yes love I'm sorry." I chuckled nervously. I love getting him worked up but anytime he uses my full name I learned to quit while I'm ahead, except in bed, I love when he calls me my whole name when he is dominating me in bed.

"Did you eat yet?" I asked.

"I did a little." He said as he looked away guiltily.

"Let's go get you some food and then we can go for a short walk." I said as I carried him to the dining room. I may be smaller but I'll always do this for my angel.

"What would you like to eat?" I asked.

"Something light, my appetite hasn't come back as strong as it usually is so soup is fine." He said yawning.

"Ok, coming right up." I smiled.

As I was cooking and Altan was making it obvious he was staring at my ass, his mommy came into the kitchen.

"How are you feeling baby boy?"

"Tired and the pain is still there, I also don't have much of an appetite yet so there's that. Amar is holding on surprisingly but he's a stubborn ass but we all know that." Altan chuckled lightly. It was true, Amar was a stubborn tiger. When I first met him he wouldn't even give me a chance to prove myself back when we were younger.

"Is that really how you feel?" Mommy Vince asked.

"I'm tired mommy, it hurts so much and I don't think I'll be able to get through this." Altan said and started to cry and Vince held him as his son sobbed, breaking my heart seeing my angel so broken. I knew he was just trying to stay strong for me since the memories of Joseph became more consistent.

"Babe, why didn't you tell me?" I asked, giving him his soup and Vince fed him.

"I didn't want both of us to be depressed so I faked it." If I could have, I would have had Caleb give me something to suppress the memories so I could at least function better and be there for my mate.

"Babe you are my main priority, you're all our main priority so if you're suffering so are we. We all love you." I said and kissed his temple.

"I'll be more honest from now on." He said and I nodded.

"When you're done eating I'll take you back to bed and we can have our movie marathon and just cuddle." I said smiling and he nodded.

As he finished eating, I grabbed some snacks and carried him back to bed. If I ever see Brent again he's going six feet into the ground.

The next day started out like usual, I took care of Altan because I just loved treating him like the God he is, and I answered and read some emails.

"How is work surviving without you?" Altan asked.

"They're surviving, the department knows what they're doing. We unfortunately lost a patient though which isn't great because let's be honest, I get attached to all my patients even though you're not really supposed to. Then I had to sit in a conference call to discuss a new patient who came in complaining about headaches and puking as well as other symptoms so I may have to go in tomorrow unfortunately to see the patient for myself. I hate being away from you like this." I said.

"I know you do but you have an important job love, they need you also. I am so glad I decided to be a teacher rather than a doctor." He chuckled.

"You would technically be a cheater cause you can just cure people." I said laughing.

"I can't cure everyone, love." He said, cupping my cheek as he looked into my eyes. I knew exactly what he meant, he felt guilty he couldn't cure Joseph.

"Well that just means you're more human than you realize." I said and I picked him up.

"Where are we going? I was perfectly comfortable laying in your arms." He grumbled.

"If we stayed in bed, well that wouldn't have ended well since it's been months since we've done anything with my schedule plus what has been going on with you I didn't think it was appropriate but it's getting harder and harder to not seduce you into taking me soon." I huffed and felt my ass clench at the memory of him being inside me.

"Well maybe we can do something later." He smirked and I shook my head, smiling and blushed madly. We have sex often, it's amazing and we just wanted to be together in every way possible and have been for four years now as a couple. We dated but it wasn't serious till four years ago when he asked me to be his boyfriend and of course I said yes, there was no thinking about it.

"If you don't want me to say things like that, control your body because your arousal is hitting me hard." He said in my ear, his hot breath fanning my neck as he kissed it and licked it softly, almost making me fall with him in my arms.

I was so tempted to take him into one of the rooms we passed but I kept myself under control, for now.

"I know it's been a while and I'm sorry, I can make it up to you." He apologized like it's his fault.

"It's fine, we both have things going on but it would be nice to be intimate with you again, I do miss being one with you and feeling so close to you." I admitted and he kissed me softly, taking my breath away like he always does.

"I love you Gerald." He whispered and kissed me again as I put him down and he pushed me against the wall and I couldn't help it, I started to rub my hard cock against his lower stomach and he moved along with me and I moaned into the kiss, I missed this so much.

"I love you too Altan." I said breathless as he kissed down my neck as his hand went up my shift to play with my hard sensitive nipple.

"Are we alone?" He asked and all I could do was moan a yes.

That was all it took for him to get on his knees, pull my shorts and briefs down to my knees and take me into his mouth. I moaned loudly and put my hand on his head and watched as he sucked me into his mouth and I felt myself hit the back of his throat. He put his finger in his mouth and moved his hand to my hole and pushed his finger in and fuck if I didn't want to feel him instead of his finger.

"Fuck me Altan, please!" I begged as he was three fingers deep and my cock was hard as hell, close to exploding and my body was hot.

He didn't say anything, just cupped my ass and lifted me onto his shoulders as he still had my cock in his mouth as he walked us somewhere. I was too into the pleasure he was bringing me to think. I heard a door open and close and felt my body being laid on a soft surface and realized we were in a spare room.

The whole time he kept sucking me and I didn't have the chance to warn him as I came with a very loud moan. My body was shaking and he lifted my legs up and open, got between them and started eating me out and fuck if I didn't miss that also.

He finger fucked me as his mouth worked it's magic until I was ready for him. He got up and went to a stand and got a bottle of lube, walked back over to me and as he did, he took his clothes off and my mouth watered. He is a fucking sex God, pun intended.

"Before we do this, I have to ask you something." He said as he stroked himself, standing next to the bed looking down at me with lust and love in his eyes.

"What?" I asked, wondering what he could possibly ask at a time like this.

"Will you let us mark you?" He asked, shocking me to my very core. I looked at him to see if he was in any way joking but he was as serious as the heart attack he just gave me.

Koa, my tiger was eager to wear their mark, he has been since we met and honestly, so have I. WIth them wanting to mark us, they are willing to claim us as theirs and that thought brought tears to my eyes as I nodded my head yes.

"Yes, please mark us as yours." I said and he smiled at me and got onto the bed and hovered over me. I opened my legs for him to get comfortable in between them. His beautiful body over mine and his soft gaze looking at me like I will vanish if he blinked.

"Goodness you are so beautiful Gary, I love you so much." He whispered as he kept looking into my eyes and I knew he was being honest, I could see it in his eyes.

"I love you too Altan, just as much. Please make love to me." I asked and he slowly pushed into me after he added lube to me and himself again and I gasped at the feeling as I felt tears sting my eyes. He stopped after the head was in and waited for me to adjust to him.

"I'm sorry, I don't mean to hurt you." He kissed my tears away and softly kissed me as he started to move, testing if it was ok for him to move. He started at a slow pace, just holding me and looking into my eyes as he made love to me.

I was at a loss for words because there wasn't any, not with how much tenderness and love he is showing me. No words could ever amount to how much love I have for this man. He kept his pace the same the whole time, never going faster or harder, not once did he look away from my eyes as he made love to me.

I could see his eyes getting brighter and knew Amar was joining us so I let Koa join as well and as we were close, both of us let our teeth extend and Altan licked my chest to numb the area as his bite will hurt if he doesn't. I licked his neck until I found his sweet spot and when his hips jerked and he moaned, I knew I had found it. He found mine, right above my left nipple, closer to my heart and when I was numb, he started to bite me and I did the same, both of us sinking our teeth in deeply, leaving our marks on one another as we both came, releasing hard and with moans filling the room as we became one, after all these years.

He didn't give me time to catch my breath as he started to move again, this time though it was hard and fast as he sat up and held my legs wide open as he fucked me into oblivion. He pulled out of me and flipped me, hiked my ass up in the air and got behind me and started to lick my swollen hole and gosh I melted as I felt his tongue inside me as I pushed my ass into his face and he kept pushing his tongue in deeper and deeper it seemed and I started to feel like I was going to cum again and he stopped, got on his knees and slammed into me as I screamed from pleasure as he hit my prostate over and over.

Sweat was dripping onto my back from him and his breathing was hard and fast as was mine. My body was soaked in sweat and when he leaned down to lay on me, he chuckled as he tried to get a good grip on me. He wrapped his arms around my upper chest as he held me close as he was fucking me like an animal, making sure I wasn't going anywhere. As we were touching like this, I felt sparks fill my body, for the first time from him and I gasped much like he did when I felt them. They felt incredible and I felt so connected to him now, more so than before.

I felt his cock get bigger as he stretched me even more and this time, I knew he was going to knot me and there wasn't anything else that I wanted more than to have his cub.

We made love in that room for the rest of the day and into the wee hours of the next morning. He passed out still inside me and I passed out with a huge smile on my face and love in my heart for my angel who finally claimed me as his.

Young Joseph