Beck

It gets me every now and then.

Ever since I heard Owen's theory about my mating to both Alphas, I dwell on that for a minute.

Could I really get pregnant with Jude's baby? As much as I hate it, no other explanation makes sense. Why mate ME to the twins?

You're basically restricting Alpha Atwood's heirs to mate with a non-omega [cisgender] male Luna. Again, why?

Owen was right. No Alpha has ever fathered an heir with anyone who's NOT their mate.

There's a reason why werewolves consider the mate bond sacred. It comes directly from our deity, our Goddess. Why would she mate the red blooded Alpha boys to a person who can't get pregnant. One of them, sure. But both? This seems highly unlikely.

Unless she wanted to end their dynasty and I really don't think that's the answer here.

Not from what I have witnessed from Alpha Atwood. He's widely respected and admired by his pack members. His mate is a sweet, caring woman. So, I'm back to square one.

This really gets me when I'm alone, thinking about my fortune.

Two mates, one rejection and another I didn't have time to accept. Jude just plunged his fangs onto my virgin neck, no questions asked. Not that I have any regrets about it, of course.

There isn't a single person on Earth I'd rather be mated to than him. I love my mate with all my heart.

Still, I wonder... if ever we slip up during sex, then it's baby time for me?

Goddess protects me. It's bad enough that one student is getting pregnant, I don't need to add to it. But we're not sure yet if he's pregnant.

Any day now...

It irked me when Quentin asked me out on a date. The idea of being mated to him still repulses me, but I do feel the link between our souls. That will never go away.

But no, I don't want anything to do with you. It's bad enough that we have to share a classroom.

This weekend, I told my mate I wanted to sleep at Kingsley's house. Since I've been mated, I neglected him. But he's still very important to me, not to mention he's my family.

Of course, Jude didn't mind. We spent Friday night together, but other than that I was away with my relatives.

Kingsley has the most adorable little sister and she always makes me play house with her whenever I'm there. Later at night, he told me of his anxiousness about finding a mate.

'Yeah, at least you won't get two.' I joked.

He laughed at my peculiar situation. His parents were equally intrigued about this as well, to say the least. At this point, there isn't a single pack member who hasn't heard about my double mating.

No one understands why a non-omega male would be mated to two Alphas, which is exactly the reason why Owen's theory is getting track.

Even the Alpha couple seems convinced by his argument. Why else would I be chosen when there's a perfectly great omega sleeping in the bed right next to me?

Anyway, it's daunting.

On Monday, my mate picked me up at the pack house and greeted me with a five minute kiss as if he hadn't seen me in over a week. I welcomed the affection even if it's a bit exaggerated.

We walked inside the school with our holding hands and a loving gaze.

When I was a bit younger, I could only dream of having an out relationship and walking into school next to my boyfriend like it's the most natural thing in the world, which it is.

I was convinced it wasn't in the cards for me until I'd get mated, though my reality is close to that - because my boyfriend turned out to be my mate - I can honestly say that I'm loving every minute of it so far.

This is my dream and the only sad part is that I didn't get to live my truth back at the reservation, my original pack. It's truly a tragedy that my own father had precluded me from this, essentially catapulting me into freedom far away from him.

I blocked his number, but I still get calls from the pack's landline from time to time.

I have no interest in talking to him or telling him about my life, none whatsoever. Though I'm sure he would gag if he knew I was mated to not only one, but two males. He'd probably think I got two because I'm insatiable. Who knows? *eye roll*

"Why are you laughing?" - Jude asked me as I started laughing for no apparent reason inside the classroom.

"Nothing, I was just thinking about how my father would react to the news of me having two male mates. He already didn't want me to have one, imagine two Alphas. I'm sure he'd think even less of me, though I had no choice in the matter." - I said, trying to mask my vulnerability.

Jude looked at me with an expression of sorrow.

"You shouldn't waste your time worrying about his opinion anymore. He lost his privileges when he wanted you to have a 'breeding partner'." - He argued, causing my skin to crawl at the traumatic memory.

"I do love women, but if I was forced to do that my mental health would never be the same again." - I commented, very disturbed by this idea.

"That's horrible, Beck! I'm glad you got away from him!" - Owen chimed in, empathizing with me.

"Thanks, Owen. I'm dying to know how was your night with Elaine, but I'm not gonna ask you that because it's none of my business." - I told him, voice dripping in salacious curiosity.

At this, Elaine grunted in annoyance. All of us looked at her irritated and I'm guessing it wasn't the best of nights. I hope I'm wrong. Owen laughed at my not so veiled attempt to inquire about his first sexual experience.

"Actually, it didn't happen because someone emailed my father telling his son would have unmated sex on Saturday." - He spoke, trying to sound humorous about it. Elaine was positively fuming.

"What?"

Literally the whole class gasped at the same time. So many people spoke at once it was impossible to individualize their voices. Everyone looks horrified by this.

"You're joking!?" - I'm gobsmacked from the shock.

"No, he's not!" - Elaine shouted, glaring daggers at Layla. She was wide-eyed surprised at this, or so it seemed.

"Dude, that's not okay! I wouldn't do that even to my worst enemy! I wouldn't do that to my brother!" - Quentin interjected, horrified.

"How nice that you think I'm your worst enemy..." - Jude rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"Who would do such a thing? You're like the nicest guy in this school! Does someone have a grudge against Elaine? Does someone have a secret crush on her?" - Jalensky conjectured, trying to make some sense of this shocking news.

"I don't know if someone holds any grudges against her, but to the best of my knowledge the only boy who liked her is now mated." - Owen stated, referencing Bode who is mated to Cassie. Both of them blushed at the reference, but he expressed innocence, which we already expected.

"No one holds any grudges against me. There's only one person I could think of that would care if I had sex with my boyfriend." - Elaine said, fulminating Layla from her seat. Naturally, all eyes turned to her.

"Why are you looking at me? I don't even know his father's email!" - Layla defended herself. Elaine was really mad at her.

"Do you like Owen? I thought we were great together!" - Blaine asked her, baffled by this.

"WE ARE! I DO LIKE YOU!" - She shouted, backed into a wall.

The accusatory looks among the couples were making the rest of us feel very uncomfortable.

"I'm very sorry about this, Owen. No one has the right to deny you of a consensual sexual experience. Not even your parents, with all do respect to them. This is very wrong!" - I voiced my concern, troubled by this information.

"It's fine, Beck. My father had a serious talk with me about the implications of unmated sex, but he did not judge me for it. No one is stopping us from having our special night. It was just a silly delay." - He said, confidently. He didn't sound so angry by this, all things considered.

"And if I find out the bitch who sent the email, she'll taste my sharp talon." - Elaine grunted, still glaring at Layla who maintained her innocence until proven otherwise.

"I did NOT see that coming... who would go to such lengths? Imagine if we were stopped from having our first time... You'd never know I'm your mate." - I commented, looking at Jude. I'm baffled by this, really.

"That would be horrible!" - Jude said, moving to hug me.

"And I wouldn't know what rejection feels like." - My other mate interjected, sorrowfully.

After we parted from the hug, I turned around on my chair and addressed him:

"You were always gonna know what rejection feels like. It was merely a question of time." - I glared at him fiercely.

"All I ask for is one date... can't you give me that?" - He pleaded, pitifully.

"All I wanted was to not be punched and kicked in the stomach. Could you have given me that?" - I snapped back at him, eyes glowing in rage right now.

Now it got really uncomfortable inside the classroom. Quentin was mortified by the memory.

"You called me a dick!" - He defended himself. As if...

"That's because you are!" - I shouted at him, furiously.

Fortunately, we were interrupted by the teacher who started her class. But the vibe was awkward all through the morning classes. Jude consoled me seeing that I was mad and he always makes me feel better.

By the time we hit the gymnasium, I was sweating through the day. I did my exercises with purpose, frightening whoever was around me with my stink face. Even my mate was worried for me.

"Are you alright? You look angry." - Kingsley approached me inside the locker room.

"I am angry." - I replied, snarkily. - "Angry that I'm mated to my bully."

My cousin was taken aback by the standoffish disposition, uncharacteristic of me. But I couldn't shake it off.

"I'm sorry, Beck. But stay strong, your happiness with Jude is what counts." - He smiled at me. His sweet, innocent, pure expression calms me down for a bit.

"You're right, thanks cousin." - I appreciated him.

Jude was watching this dialogue play out, also worried about me. I proceeded with my routine of picking up my towel, getting undressed and finding a stall to shower. I drooled when my mate took off his clothes. This will never get old.

When I was leaving the showers, I noticed that Kingsley was looking rather odd. He was sitting on a bench inside, wrapped in a towel, dripping from the shower and looking uncomfortable.

I approached him inside the locker room, intrigued by this.

"Are you okay?" - I asked him, worriedly.

"I am feeling a little weird after the shower." - He replied, sounding troubled.

"Maybe the water was too hot. Get dried, you're dripping wet." - I spoke, not knowing what to make of it.

As we continued our routine, some boys sat on the bench to put on their clothes. But when they turned to my cousin, their eyes glowed. I'd think that was odd, but I wasn't paying attention to them at that time.

I was focused on getting myself dressed - and staring at my half naked mate - when I heard a gasp inside the locker room. I turned around and saw Kingsley already naked, getting kissed by two boys. One on the front and another one on the back.

The two of them were all over my cousin, both half naked, shocking all the other boys. The temperature was hot and the air was thick with pheromones exuding from the omega.

"Oh my Goddess! He's in heat!" - I was gobsmacked at the scene straight out of a porn shoot.

"Help me get him out of it!" - I told my mate, worriedly.

We approached the threesome as they were moments away from sex. With some difficulty, I tried to get them to leave my cousin alone but it was unsuccessful. Until Jude played Alpha and tossed them each aside, while I covered Kingsley with a towel.

He seemed drunk in lust, barely conscious of what he was doing. I rushed to dress him and take him away from this environment. I stopped by the nurse's office and she gave him the heat medicine.

After a few minutes, he came into his own and was mortified by that display in front of everyone. Not only was he naked and hard, he was making out with two boys at the same time. He cried in shame, but I consoled him.

I told him there was nothing for him to be ashamed of. It was the heat talking, not his fault.

We broke for lunch and he was comforted by Jude and Layla too, who showed their support for him. My poor cousin was so mortified by that.

As predicted, the embarrassing scene was spread quickly among the senior class and beyond. Some people poked fun at him, but I tried my best to shield him from it. This is not okay, but teenagers are not the most evolved creatures.

After the last bell rang, I walked with him to the car and kept on trying to cheer him up.

"This is not a big deal, cousin. It happens. At least, we rescued you in time." - I told him before he left. He smiled at me sheepishly and drove off.

I feel so bad for him, but at least we prevented the worst from happening. But damn, that was intense. A threesome in the locker room? Woof!

If my mate didn't have to train right now, I'd definitely be bringing the heat to him too.

I just hope Kingsley recovers quickly from this and finds a great mate for him, he deserves it.

https://youtu.be/uZD8HKVKneI

A|N: For some reason, I always knew from the start of the book that when I got to this chapter, I'd use this song. It's so obvious that I have to go with it.

It's a challenge to write a heat chapter in all of my books - minus "The Twins" trilogy - but keep it fresh and different every time. This has certainly hit that mark.

Next up is the heartbreaking "Can I be him?".

By the way, whoever sent that e-mail?

The sh*t is about to hit the fan as the explosive truth is gonna ruin relationships.

Love,

Léo.