Beck

I'm feeling out of bounds.

I woke up in the back of Luna's car with Jude caressing my head, confused about what I was doing there. Then the events came back at me all at once, causing my head to get dizzy.

I commanded the Alpha to shut up?

Lonely old me?

Oh my Goddess! *gasp*

Of course, normally this would never happen. I wasn't raised to treat my elders with any disrespect. But I was the one being disrespected. To pretend to ban me from the pack and consequently from my mates is cruel and unusual punishment that I never even deserved.

Sorry, sir. You should not have poked the bear. Or in this case, the wolf.

I am Kuckunniwi Becker, first of my name, son of the tribe Chief, my werewolf bloodline dates back hundreds of years. It's older than the Atwoods. A lot older, as a matter of fact. So, with all do respect, I'm not someone to be messed with.

This is a lesson Avonaco had to learn when he challenged me back in the reservation and it's something anyone should keep in mind. I won't be disrespected and I will not bow down to anyone.

In reality, people don't bow down in my old pack. There is no Alpha, so there is no need to bow down to anyone. My father is the Chief, that's true. But people are not required to bow to him or any other tribe member.

In all honesty, I don't know what Geoffrey Atwood hoped to achieve with his antics. Did he really think I would disrespect his command and use the ability I didn't know I possessed until three days ago against him?

Really, dude? In front of his sons and mate?

Anyway, I fainted, recovered and now I'm lying inside my bedroom at the pack house by Jude's side. Oh how sweet it is to be loved by him. Though I'd prefer if Quentin was here too, of course. But I don't want to crowd my room in case things heat up.

It's a weird situation for sure, but I'm getting the hang of it. If ever I want any of my mates to do things to me, I can't have the other one inside the room. I understand that, I do. Would you want to make love with your boyfriend if your brother was in the same room?

Yeah, I didn't think so. This is not 'Game of Thrones'... no shade. I loved that show.

Jude feels so good, so comfortable and natural to be with. Because of our closeness, he is my sanctuary. My safe haven. In his arms is where I feel the safest, not gonna lie.

We stayed together, lying down on the bed, him caressing my head softly, messing with my long, curly hair. This is my paradise. I could do this forever with him, but I will not neglect my other mate. That's not what this is about.

I think the secret to making the relationship with my mates work is to find separate things to do with each of them. Each of my mates have a unique talent that is particular to him. Quentin may be my warrior, my defender but his brother is my safe haven.

By his arms is where I feel the safest, there's no doubt. And to be close to him, just like this, is my favorite thing in the world.

Some time later, we stepped to the downstairs floor to eat dinner. But this time, instead of me eating at the guest dining room, he invited me to eat with the Ashmores. I was a little apprehensive about this at first, but he insisted so... let's go.

We entered the main dining room, greeting everybody and wishing them a happy new year. Elaine seemed a bit better since I last saw her. I know she's still reeling from Owen and Layla's mating, but at least she looks conformed about the situation.

It is what it is, girl. You can't fight the moonlight. Trust me, I know!

Mrs. Ashmore quizzed me about my return to the reservation and any exciting news I had to share. Though I didn't tell her about the abortion, I was more than willing to say I finally completed the bond with my second mate.

It is kind of a weird topic to bring up among acquaintances, but we are werewolves. This is what is expected of us. They were thrilled for me and congratulated me on finally accepting Quentin. I smiled and thanked them for the kind words.

"I guess this means you two will battle it out for Alpha now that he's eligible again." - Elaine commented as we began to eat dinner. She had a wicked tone to her question.

The only requirement for a person to be Alpha is that they are mated and marked. Of course, in most packs, you have to be born of the current Alpha to become one. But there's also the challenges an Alpha has to endure to prove themselves.

"Yes, we will. But I'm not focusing my energy on that right now. We still have five months left in high school." - Jude deflected, apprehensive. I squeezed his hands over the large table to show him I got his back.

"Good for you, Jude. That's what you should do, focus on school. That's what I told my daughter when she came home from school with assassination plans for Layla." - Beta Ashmore spoke in a joking tone. Elaine glared at her father.

"Leave my friend alone! She didn't choose her mate anymore than I did." - Jude came to Layla's defense, glaring at Elaine. - "Not that I have any regrets whatsoever." - He turned to me in a loving gaze. I swooned at his declaration.

"Sure you don't. I bet if you could choose a mate who was just yours, you'd dump Beck in a blink of an eye." - She sassed him with a wicked grin. We all gasped in shock.

"Elaine!" - Her mother reprimanded her, glaring at her daughter. Her father was also shocked beyond words by this lack of respect.

"I understand you may be hurting. I understand you're feeling cheated out of a partner when you lost Owen, I get that. But I would appreciate it if you never breathed those words ever again. Beck is my mate. The only person for me. Regardless of the fact that he's also mated to my brother, that doesn't disqualify him for me. He is and forever will be the one for me. Period." - Jude ranted in a serene tone, looking deep into her eyes.

All of us were impressed by his speech, but I'm swooning at his words like a lovesick puppy. I'm so in love with him. I pecked his cheek and he blushed like a school boy, which we still are.

Elaine was being glared at by both her parents, but that would hurt way more if I weren't so into my mates. Our bond is unbreakable, so it's gonna take a lot more than a bitter girl to shake my confidence in Jude. Sorry, not sorry.

At night, I had a hunger for my mate.

I waited the necessary amount of time I was required to after dinner. They say you can't do stuff on a full stomach, so I waited around. Then, I darted for the attack. My mate was willing and ready for me, so I came at him swinging.

I stripped, I licked and I loved him. Jude was having the time of his life while I pounded him. With everything that has been going on, I missed having a private time with him inside my bedroom. With no limitations and no one interrupting us.

Around one in the morning, we collapsed from exhaustion and drifted off to sleep. I woke up with my alarm clock reminding me the pack house won't wait for me to get off my ass and go downstairs to the dining hall.

I rushed to the bathroom to take a shower, dragging Jude along with me. He also was hungry, so it's only fair we get downstairs together. But unlike yesterday, I had no desire to have breakfast with the Ashmores.

The young enforcers who live in the pack house are much nicer to me than Elaine. And unlike her, they actually know how to kill people. Mom greeted me and noticed the bags in my eyes as soon as she did.

"You know, you should beware of your night activities, son. You don't wanna get stuck with a baby right out of high school. Or two." - She smirked, glancing at me with a knowing look. She was aware Jude is here because she saw us walking together. Her room is next to mine in the guest wing of the manor.

The boarders all glanced at me as she said that and I blushed intensely.

"Thanks for that, mom. But I'm taking the necessary precautions and that's all I'm gonna say in this matter." - I retorted, embarrassed at being called out like this. She giggled at me.

Don't worry about it, mother. The way I did it, it's impossible for me to get pregnant. Unless Jude is also an Enygma, I think we're good for now. Can you imagine the gag?

If he were, then the fight for Alpha would be impossibly unfair. Also, he's a twin so it's genetically impossible for him to be one and his brother to not be the same.

Anyway, after breakfast I walked back to my room to take a nap since I had underslept today. Jude accompanied me as soon as he left the main dining room where he shared a meal with the Ashmores.

In the afternoon, I returned to the Alpha residency with Jude where I'd meet my other mate. I felt bad leaving him behind yesterday, but I needed to get away from this place fast. I was not in a good head space and Jude seemed the obvious choice since he has a car.

I would bring them both to my bedroom, but then again if I did I wouldn't be able to have the spectacular night I had with Jude, so... you gotta do what you gotta do. I greeted Luna who was walking out the kitchen and walked towards Quentin's room.

Much to my surprise, he wasn't there.

"He went to the Dragomirs right after breakfast and hasn't returned yet. I'm guessing he's having lunch there." - She informed me in a cordial tone. I guess that's a nice idea.

"Thanks, Luna. Good for him. I should take the opportunity and visit my cousin. Goddess knows there's a lot to catch up on." - I commented, thinking about the fact that Kingsley was probably in his house at this hour.

"Do you want me to drop you off?" - Jude offered, kindly.

"If it's not too much of a bother, yeah I do." - I replied, timidly. He kissed me and said 'of course not'.

As expected, Kingsley was present at his house where he was watching TV with his sister. He was surprised to see me today, but happy nonetheless. I told him I had a lot to catch him up on. And I do mean a lot.

His mother smiled at me and asked if I wanted anything to eat or drink and I declined politely. She asked about my mom, her cousin, to which I replied she had a nice time at the reservation and now was back stronger than ever.

Kingsley walked me to his bedroom where I told him all about my misadventures, except for the fact that I'm an Enygma. I figured the less people know about that the better and I certainly wouldn't want to put him in any danger.

He took the time to tell me all about his wonderful dates with Jalensky and how nice he has been to get to know. He told me that his parents have come to love him as a second son in the short time they met him. Even his sister loves the overgrown boy.

Kingsley also told me he finally met his parents. Once they completed the bond, there was no point in delaying the inevitable. He said they were cordial and dry at first. They kept talking to Jalensky in Romanian in an attempt to distance themselves from him.

It was annoying as hell - why don't they just mind link each other, if they wanna talk privately? - but later Jalensky described it to him as a power play on their behalf.

I'm like... really, bitch? Who the hell do you people think you are?

Aren't you self made people who immigrated to this country and made a name for yourselves? Why are you acting like you're some sort of aristocracy? Since when does having some money make you better than anybody else?

If Alpha and Luna can be humble and kind people, nobody in this pack should behave themselves about it. Especially not with their son's mate. Anyway, Kingsley being the gentle soul that he is, persevered in his attempt to break the ice with them.

Considering we've been on winter break for ten days now, he had plenty of opportunities to face the Dragomirs and their icy exterior. It's not like Jalensky would not bring his mate home... there's nowhere to hide anymore. This is him, a queer young man.

Kingsley's kindness and overall gentle and nurturing personality is impossible to resist. He even knitted his mate's parents a Christmas gift. Who the hell even knits at his age?

I know, right? Who can resist someone who gifts personalized items for people who supposedly already have it all? His warmth eventually broke their barriers and he was able to win them over with his unshakable good spirit and likeability.

I'm telling you, until this very day, the only person Jalensky brought home that they liked was Quentin, but that is because he's the son of the Alpha. You have to respect that kind of pedigree.

The couple now have been conquered by the small omega who manage to get calls from Mrs. Dragomir asking what he would want for dinner whenever he's scheduled to visit them. Not that she's the one who does the cooking, of course.

Kingsley is radiantly happy to have won them over and now has no obstacle left to be happy with his mate. All that is left for them is to be accepted into the same college. But I like their odds.

When I stepped out of the Hudsons' residency, expecting to find Jude waiting for me, I was surprised to see Quentin in his place. I frowned at seeing him in Jalensky's truck.

"What are you doing here and why are you driving Dragomir's truck?" - I stared at him, puzzled by the scene.

Quentin smiled at me and darted for the kiss. He kissed me for a moment in front of the house.

"I came to pick you up. Dragon let me borrow his car until the weekend. So, I'll take you anywhere you want." - He offered with a boastful smile that I find irresistible.

"Oh. In that case, you can take me home now. I have been dying to do bad things to you." - I snickered and he laughed mildly apprehensive.

"By all means, there are some things I could do to you too." - He winked at me, playfully.

"If you play your cards right, who knows? The sky's the limit. As long as you have unexpired condoms." - I snickered, also feeling nervous about another slip up.

Quentin drove me back to the pack house where we would spend a gorgeous night together of love and adventures. I'm spoiled as far as mates are concerned. I absolutely love to spend time with both of them.

There's a knock on my bedroom door. It's the morning of the next day, Quentin and I just returned from breakfast. I was about to lay down with him and take a nap when Beta Ashmore appeared before me.

"Good morning, Kuckunniwi. The Alpha would like to see you in his office." - He declared with a serious expression on his face and my heart sank.

Oh boy... I knew he wasn't going to let me get away with commanding him to shut up.

I knew this bill was coming. What could he possibly want with me now?

Sorry, sir. I don't regret anything that happened that day.

I'm a humble boy, as long as you don't try to make a fool out of me. In that case, I'll unleash hellfire onto whoever comes for me. But right now, I'm bricking. I'm dead scared of whatever fate awaits me.

Please Goddess, save me from his wrath. I promise you I'm worth it. Despite being a powerful Enygma, I'm nothing if not humble and kind. I'm sure I don't deserve whatever is coming next for me.

https://youtu.be/awzNHuGqoMc

A|N: Are you afraid yet?

You should. #BeAfraid

Just kidding. Or am I?

PS.: How in the world does this song end up here? Your guess is as good as mine. I don't even like country music... Damn you, "American Idol". I should never have even heard of this song. LOL

Next there will be "Tears in Heaven".

Love,

Léo.