Jude

I'm shocked.

Remember the Omega boy who got 'heated' with Bode and had to fly all the way to New York to meet with a werewolf fertility specialist to stop his pregnancy from happening? If only he knew there was a tea for that...

Yes, the same Bode who got mated to Cassie.

His name is Sam. And he just got mated to a boy from the wrestling team. A boy who until now nobody even suspected was queer. Oh. My. Goddess. We are all gobsmacked by the mate revelation inside the classroom.

No one expected that to happen today.

Of course, someone always turns 18 during the winter break and because we don't see most of the other students during that period, it's only in January that they finally get within their mate's range.

This year was no exception. But we did not see that coming...

Sam had just walked inside the classroom when he was startled by the revelation, also not expecting to be mated today. It was his mate who turned 18 in December, or early January. Who knows? It's already January 8th.

While all of us are starstruck by the mate pairing, it served to distract the class from Beck's heat episode discussion. He and Kingsley were talking about it just a minute ago. But neither I or Quentin want him to disclose that we were all together as he completed the bond with my brother.

Some things are better kept private. We don't need to broadcast that my brother and I took turns with our mate at the same time. Normally, I barely even get shirtless in front of Quentin, let alone... *blushes*

"I, Casper Kabrusky, accept you Samuel Diaz as my mate." - The boy declared in an emotional tone.

"I, Samuel Diaz, accept you Casper Kabrusky as my mate." - He repeated back to him. Then they got closer to each other and kissed tenderly.

"Did you know Casper was gay?" - Quentin whispered to Owen, jaw dropped.

"I'm not the oracle of the school, Q. No, I didn't. I had no idea." - Owen replied in a snarky tone.

"Wow! I wonder if he had a secret crush on Jude too..." - He snickered, causing our mate to glare daggers at him. Jalensky got whiplash from the delicate topic being brought up.

"I can hear you. And no, he's not my type. No offense, Jude." - Casper responded, annoyed at people talking about him while he was having a moment with his mate.

"None taken." - I said, mildly uncomfortable by this.

It didn't take long for the teacher to enter and the class to start. Throughout the day, their mating was the hot topic on every senior's lips. The surprise pairing of the guy nobody thought was queer.

We all knew Sam is gay, that is not the issue. But until somewhat recently the team was thought to have no queer person in it. Then, it was Jalensky's coming out. My brother's mating. And now another boy. Who would've thought that a highly masculine environment contained such secrets that not even Owen was aware of?

"How are you doing today, girl? Do you need to go somewhere to scream?" - Rachel was checking in on her best friend Elaine. Today is the first day she is seeing Owen since he was mated to Layla. We all saw how badly she took their mating.

It's the same for Blaine, of course. But he doesn't seem to be doing too bad. It's a good thing that he has his wrestling buddies and is a popular boy, both with boys and girls. Not that he is seeing anyone romantically, as far I know.

"I'm fine. Surprised to see his virgin neck, to be honest. But I'm doing the best I can. I should have known they were going to be mated to each other. Who falls in love with a girl at 12, anyway?" - She replied in a snarky tone, apparently she isn't completely over him.

Owen and Layla glanced at her as she mentioned them in anything but name, but remained quiet. We're just about to have our penultimate class of the day.

"I was surprised that they didn't complete the bond too. She's probably punishing him for sleeping with you." - Rachel responded, setting Layla off the rails.

"I'M NOT PUNISHING ANYONE! This is not the 16th Century! It's increasingly difficult to find teenagers who wait for their mates and I never expected mine to wait around for me. I would've had sex before I was mated too if I didn't shoot myself in the foot and lost my boyfriend. Stop commenting on my mating, please!" - Layla screamed at them, pissed off at the assumption.

The entire room was silent watching this scene play out. Both Rachel and Elaine were staring at Layla startled by her screaming. Anyone could see how upset she was. And I hated that she felt judged.

"Lay, you don't owe anyone an explanation for how your relationship works. There isn't a timetable for when you should complete the bond with your mate, unless you are an Omega which you aren't. So, don't pay attention to them. You do you. The only person who should care about when you complete the bond is Owen. Not anybody else. Take your time, my friend." - I told her, feeling bad about the situation. I hugged her from my seat, feeling protective of her.

After I'm done with the hug, Owen got up from his seat in the classroom, walked up to her and kissed her tenderly.

"What he said." - He spoke in a humorous tone and I laughed. He rarely jokes.

Some of the other girls in class encouraged her to take her time in making this decision and told her that it really wasn't anybody's business whenever she decided to complete the bond with Owen.

I already told her this before. No one should rush this decision, much less peer pressure her into sex. Let her decide the best time for her and when she feels comfortable to go for it. There is absolutely no rush.

"I can see you both killing as Alpha and Beta in the future, not to say I'm rooting for you to win. I'm neutral." - Beck told me, tentatively. He clearly tried to be careful with his words for the sake of my brother. I totally get that.

"Thank you, mate. It means the world to me coming from you." - I smiled at him, swooning at his words of encouragement.

"Oh my Goddess, I just realized that I can still be Beta! But I have college plans!" - Jalensky spoke up, realizing something and looking frightened at Quentin.

"We all have college plans. My father is thirty eight years old. Why would we need to rush his retirement?" - Quentin reassured him in a 'duh' tone. Jalensky breathes out a relieved sigh.

"Oh right, of course. Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like I don't want to be your Beta, but I don't wanna stay away from my mate. Goddess knows where he's going to college. He has the second highest GPA of the senior class!" - Dragomir spoke, sounding unsure of himself.

Kingsley blushed at the mention, though his mate looked proud of him.

"You have the second highest GPA of the entire class? Who has the highest?" - Beck was baffled by the revelation, admiring his cousin.

"Do you really have to ask?" - Kingsley replied with a bored expression, glancing at Owen further at the back of the classroom.

"Oh, right. I forgot about the genius for a moment. He was right, by the way. The only reason for me to have been mated to both twins is to control the siring of the next Alpha." - Beck admitted, glancing at Owen with an annoyed expression on his face.

"I figured as much. But with so many Omegas in the pack, why go for an out of town two spirit?" - Kingsley was trying to figure the puzzle out.

"Yeah, it's baffling. It's something to do with my pure werewolf bloodline..." - Beck replied, cryptically. He tried to sound a little vague because of the Enygma secret.

"My bloodline is pure too, Beck. I'm just mixed race because my father is caucasian. But his family are all werewolves." - Kingsley countered, not exactly buying the explanation.

"I guess we'll never know. It's a punishment for me because I told my father I didn't want to be Chief after him. Now I have to follow in the footsteps of the greatest Luna this pack has ever had. No pressure." - Beck spoke, truthfully.

I guess there's no substitute for the truth when trying to win an argument against another werewolf. They'll notice if you lie. We can hear your heartbeats.

After classes ended for the day, I took my mate back to the pack house and drove my brother and I to the training center. Break time is over. Mr. Booker awaited us and it's time we burn all the food we ate during the holiday celebrations. LOL

I didn't realize I was so out of shape after only two weeks on break. Mr. Booker whipped us into fighting wolves in no time. I guess now that my brother is clear to fight for Alpha, I need to pay attention more than ever.

There'll be no slacking anymore. I have to be at my best and win this fight for Layla's sake.

I mean, it's not that I don't want to be Alpha, I do. But she and I working together would be so cool. I can already envision her kicking ass and taking names. We would be great together.

In the days that followed, students got into the groove of having school everyday again.

I would share Beck with my brother on weekends, each of us getting to spend some quality time with him. And sometimes, we chill on the couch watching TV all three of us together. It depends on the day that we're having.

My parents have grown accustomed to having Beck in our house, so at this point he is practically the third son to them. My father has gotten over the Enygma aspect of our mate and we moved on from the subject.

We spent a nice three day holiday weekend together. On my day with Beck, I took him back to the waterfalls. It's winter now, but it's just so we could be alone in nature. I brought with me a nice picnic basket and we spent a good time together.

"Only you can think of a picnic in the middle of winter." - Beck poked fun at me as we ate some finger food I brought for us. It's the afternoon.

"I like to think outside of the box. Plus, this way we can be alone." - I winked at him playfully.

"We could be alone inside my room where there's heating." - He snickered.

"We're werewolves. What's a little chill could do to us?" - I said, defiantly.

"If I catch a cold, you'll nurse me back to health." - He demanded of me with a threatening expression on his face.

"It would be my pleasure, Beck. You are the sunshine in my life. Whatever you need, wherever you are, call me and I'm there. I'm yours." - I said, romantically.

Beck leaned in over the grass and kissed my lips. We spent a great time together and I love to be with my mate, especially when we're alone like this. It doesn't need to be in close quarters, it needs not to be anything naughty.

I just genuinely enjoy spending time in his company. I know, right? It's like we're made for each other... *giggles*

After we finished having our small banquet, we collected our belongings and started walking back to the car. There is still the second part of this date. Now comes the time where we do spend a quiet night in his bedroom. And by quiet, I mean... *naughty grin*

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Quentin

I'm not sure Beck is going to make it to college.

I don't mean to say he doesn't have good grades, he does.

He is a smart boy after all, that hasn't changed. And that is not what this is about.

I mean, he might go to college after all. Who knows?

But the problem is this. He can't keep his hands off of me. Of his mates, to be fair.

I don't want to sound like I have a problem with this, I don't. I'm 18 years old. For me, the more sex the merrier. But I'm not the one at risk of getting pregnant. Not really. At least, not from the way we do it. *blush*

Again, I am not complaining that my mate is hungry for my body. I'm all for this, but I have to be extra careful now because we know he is fertile and any slip up can mean baby time. We already dodged that bullet once, I don't think he can go through that again.

Not that I would want him to, honestly. I feel guilty enough about what happened the last time and it wasn't even my decision. I could never have swayed his call and lived with myself.

January is almost over, we have been enjoying our down time every chance we get. At this point, Jude and I have a perfect system and we don't frown when our mate spends time with the other. It's part of our routine now.

There can be no jealousy among ourselves. There isn't, really. I have my friends, my school and training routine. Whenever I can't be with our mate, I make myself busy otherwise. It's not a problem for me.

The best thing about it is that Beck is happy by our side. He is no longer awkward about being mated to us and that's the ultimate goal. A relatively normal situation, if ever that word could be used to describe us.

What is not normal, however, is Layla's reticence in completing the bond with Owen. They have been mated for more than a month now and still nothing. What is up with that?

Fortunately, if there is one boy who can manage long periods of time without sex is her mate. Owen is above carnal desire, apparently. Though if he really was above it, he wouldn't have had sex with Elaine. So, there's also that.

Anyway, it's none of my business what straight couples do. All I care about is to keep my mate happy and fulfilled. Oh, I have been fulfilling him so much lately... no complaints.

I walked in my classroom on a Tuesday morning, took my seat at the back next to Dragon and took out my notebook. Sweat trickles down my forehead, my heart is racing and I'm taking several breaths to calm down.

"Are you okay, Q? Your scent is a little weird." - Dragon asked, sounding concerned for me.

"I'm fine, I just ran here." - I replied, a bit self conscious.

"Why would you run here and where did you go after the fourth period? I barely saw you leaving the last classroom." - He questioned me, curiously about my whereabouts.

"I went to the bathroom. Stop asking me questions!" - I glared at him, uncomfortable at being grilled like this. Of course, this only ignited his curiosity. Jalensky kept staring at me intrigued.

"You're sweating even before wrestling practice. You're panting. If I didn't know any better, I'd think you're cheating on your mate." - He provoked me. I literally gasped in shock.

"What?!" - Beck cried out from his seat at the front of the classroom.

Students are looking at me intrigued, Beck is glaring at me. I'm furious at Dragomir for bringing this up.

"You are supposed to be my friend! Where would I even find someone to cheat with?" - I fulminated him, impossibly uncomfortable.

"That's the wrong question!" - Beck shouted at me, shining his eyes in rage.

Oh boy, I can see this going wrong fast. He is not supposed to get mad like this.

"I'm sorry, mate. I promise you, I wasn't cheating. I came here from the bathroom, that's the truth." - I stated, calmly. Last thing I need is for things to escalate.

"Jude and I came here from the restroom. How come I didn't see you there?" - He raised a suspicious eyebrow at me.

All the students were eating this up like a soap opera. Beck is practically foaming in anger. How am I supposed to explain the truth to him? Why would I go through this much trouble to be marked by him just to cheat now?

It's certainly not because I'm lacking sex... though that is only one factor. Anyway...

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A|N: I absolutely love the first song of this chapter as it is one of my favorite movie themes of all time.

Next is "Juice | Jeans".

Love,

Léo.