Four months it took, for him to start dating hongjoong. They confessed to each other on the monthly pack party. They didn't have any children yet but it was fine, seonghwa finally felt romantic love.

Sure he had his son but the love he wanted was for ever. Family love can Change. He knew that would eventually happen but he pretended it wouldn't.

As much as he wanted to have another litter of pups, he knew now wasn't the right time because the pack was still new and needed to get allies and be known so other wolves don't trespass unknowingly.

The days grew shorter as the air grew colder and soon enough winter was here. The snow stuck and 7ft of snow was layed on the ground. It took six hours to clear enough paths safely.

Seonghwa took it upon himself to hand out coffee and other hot drinks. Everyone thanked the luna and the day continued.

Noone had anything to do today as this snow is forcing a stop to many things. People decided to start decorating the place in time for Christmas and so they did.

Seonghwa joined and watched as everyone placed fairy lights and tinsel everywhere. The wildlife helped as well as everyone could communicate with them as they discovered when yunho hurt a colt of a herd of deer and after being playfully chased the deer spoke to him and then everyone tried speaking to them and suprisiny they could.

There was a peace amongst the acm and the prey animals to not attack them as they can have meet delivered. Many wolves raised different animals for meats and thankfully it was willingly taken. The rule of the farmers were to ask for permission to slaughter one that's either badly injured and untreatae or old.

This never made people go hungry however. With the peace and prosperity they had everything went perfectly well. But obviously good things never last.

Withing a few days of winter and a small shortage of food due to inabity for the deliveries to trav made many pack members anxious and hasty. There was a lot of fighting but until now no deaths.

Hongjoong was trying everything in his power to spare the food but people became selfish. His perfect family was falling apart beneath his feet and he was stumped with what to do.

Seonghwa stayed on the sidelines worried but thought he didn't have a right to suggest ideas no matter how much he wants to.

The rest of ateez tried to help but most of the time they were unsuccessful. With jongho, Yeosang and the baby they couldn't spare too much time as they had to keep the child warm.

Wooyoung and San were skeptical at everything having not experienced this before. Besides stealing.

Yunho and mingi found people ignoring them all the time so they had no impact. It all fell onto hoongjoongs shoulders.

KQ refused to help woth these private matters but finally got some food on the way but it won't arrive until next month for now they had to spare what they have.

"OK that'd enough!!" hongjoong yelled causing people to freeze.

"the next food delivery won't be here until next month so can we please get along and share all the food. Children and elderly should eat first, then disaed people and then we can all eat, no more than five slices of meat per person, we have plenty of food to last these final three weeks.

If your patient and calm things will not be wasted. From now on no food should be disposed off, if you make too much share it with your neighbours, an official post will be posted tomorrow on the pack chat make sure you all read it. So please calm down and head home to relax and start your new routines of saving food. If I find anyone taking more than they should expect to be punished. I will not forgo this threat, however we can get through this together I want everyone to care for one another until we have regular deliveries once again until then I expect kindness from even the meanest person if not then kindly exit the pack grounds. Good night! "hongjoong ordered. This was all he could think off and hoped it worked. He may have sounded confident but he doesn't control his people fully. If one desides to go rouge he has no choice but to let them. And wish them the best. However, if the pack falls apart everything he and mingi have worked for will be for nothing. Having his mate and a pack allowed him to feel safe and important but this winter just had to cause a shortage.

Sighing, before heading to the main house and going about their day. He first had to write this official post.
Then he can transfer it onto the chat tomorrow.

He stayed there for a few hours trying to word the same phrase over and over.

It wasn't until seonghwa came in to sleep did he realise how late it was. Deeming the phrase decent he saved and shut down his laptop before joining seonghwa in bed. They cuddled up to one another before zoning into a deep sleep.

Now they just had to keep the pack under this limited control to not cause any deaths or destructions. He had so much time for this to go wrong so he wanted to keep on top of this.

The sleep he had would orobay be his last. Who knows what tomorrow brings?

Will you find out?