"Fuck." Mingi muttered to himself as he stood outside his bedroom door.

After the pandemonium had died down over the 'breeders' title and the other alphas went to comfort their mates, Seonghwa had stormed past him and slammed the bedroom door.

And now it was locked.

"Seonghwa, please open up." He said, leaning his head against the door. "Please?" He scratched it with his nails.

The lock clicked and he stepped inside. The omega was standing by the window, staring out it with his arms crossed.

Mingi started to move to him, but Seonghwa turned his head and glared at him, making him stop. For an omega he sure was intimidating. Mingi had to remind himself that he had been raised by all alphas.

"What can I do?" He asked quietly.

"You really think it's that simple? You told me about your past, but you leave out one of the most important details? Why did you think that would be ok?" His tone was harsh and demanding.

"Because I'm ashamed of where I came from! I thought you understood that!" Mingi said, on the verge of yelling out of frustration. "The rest of you had your lives uprooted by my back, it's hard for me to talk about it without feeling self-conscious about it. I was afraid that my dad would be the breaking point! You haven't mated with me so if you wanted to leave I'm sure you could. You're strong enough, you probably break my claim." Mingi's wolf growled, not wanting that to happen.

"Yeah. I've thought about it." Seonghwa said blatantly, turning back to the window.

Mingi felt his knees shaking at his words.

"But I won't."

Time stopped as the omega turned around to face him. His eyes were still hard, but his face had relaxed a little. "Mingi, if we are going to make this work, you need to start being honest with me and the rest of our pack. Even the others if they stay with us. The tough guy act needs to stop."

"I know. It's just all I've ever known. The alpha whispered, bowing his head. "But now... Now I'm terrified of what will happen if he comes for me. For you..."

Seonghwa walked forward and pulled him into a hug. "We will be fine. We are strong if we stick together."

"You don't understand... How do you think he was able to form the Alpha Pack?" Mingi said, hugging Seonghwa back and speaking into his shoulder. "He has this... Power. It's like he's the alpha of the alphas. He can make others bend to his will almost with a snap of his fingers. And if he were to find us... He'd add the alphas to his back and... You'd be given to whoever to so you could start giving pups. Yunho and Yeosang too... And Wooyoung, I don't even know what they would do with him..." he started to cry.

The omega held him tighter, then started to place soft, comforting kisses on the side of his neck and cheek. "It's ok. He's not here." He whispered.

Mingi clung to him, finally letting go of his wall as the fear he had pushed away of his father came crashing back on him.

Later that evening, Mingi shared his fear with the others. "I'd had to see you give up this place, Hongjoong. But they know we are here. I don't know what will happen, but I'm sure they will be back at some point. I'm sorry..."

"Don't apologize. You had no idea this would happen." Hongjoong said, walking forward to place a hand on Mingi's shoulder. "We will figure this out. Together."

"This place can actually be defended pretty well." Yeosang said. "It's backed into a hills so out back will be easy to hold, and we can set up some defenses in the front if needed."

"But for now, let's just enjoy each other. One step at a time." Seonghwa said.

"So, where does that leave us?" San asked for the other pack as they stood off to the side."

"They don't know you yet, if you want to leave, I'd say you can leave." Hongjoong said, turning to the others.

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Jongho glanced between his pack, trying to decide what he wanted to do. They all seemed to like the idea of staying here, but he didn't know if he was ready to bow to another alpha yet. The idea of staying separate also appealed to him incase things got bad enough that they did need to leave.

Yunho moved to his side and took his hand. "It's your decision."

"We can stay, for now." Jongho said, nodding at Hongjoong.

"Great!" Yeosang said, walking forward to grab Wooyoung and drag him into the kitchen. "Some of you go hunting while we start prepping for dinner!" He said brightly. Wooyoung laughed next to him and soon Seonghwa joined them.

"I'm down!" Yunho said, bouncing up and down. "I could use a good run." He grabbed Jongho's arm and swung it up and down.

"San, do you want come or stay here?" Hongjoong asked, cracking his knuckles.

"I'll stay here." He said. "Mingi you go. I've got things here."

Mingi paused for a second, looking nervous, but he nodded and smiled at the small alpha.

Then the four of them left to go hunting.

Yunho bounded ahead of them, mouth open and tongue out. He turned to look at the alphas and let out a few soft yaps, urging them to go faster.

Jongho rolled his eyes and trotted forward, nipping at his beta's tail before turning to face the other two alphas walking calmly behind them. Yunho twisted around and shoved his head under Jongho's, nuzzling into his chest before he to waited patiently.

Hongjoong huffed and looked around, scenting the air. His ears pricked to the north and he motioned for everyone to follow.

For not being able to communicate mentally, Jongho found that they still seemed to work together very well. Hongjoong gave very clear and precise signals while hunting.

When they came across a herd of deer, they split into their two groups, needing to kill two of them to feed everyone.

It was too easy.

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Yeosang hummed to himself as he, Wooyoung, and Seonghwa worked around the kitchen. Then youngest had really gotten the hand of their rhythm so they all managed to get things done with ease.

However today he seemed to be distracted. And Yeosang already knew why.

San sat at the island watching them with interest, but really, he just kept watching Wooyoung.

Yeosang nudged Seonghwa to get his attention and nodded to the couple. The older looked casually over his shoulder and turned back around, trying to suppress a smile. It was nice to see the omega happy after all he had been through.

"Ok, here's the salad!" Wooyoung said, smiling as he set the bowl on the table. "What can I do next Sangie?"

"I think that's all we need. Seonghwa and I have the rest, why don't you go and... relax or clean up or..."

Seonghwa sighed and playfully punched his shoulder before turning around. "I think we are all set."

"Oh, ok." Wooyoung said, looking a little disappointed. He sighed and started heading down the hallway.

That's when Yeosang snapped to get San's attention. The alpha looked at him with wide eyes. "What?" He asked.

Both Seonghwa and Yeosang pointed at Wooyoung and made shooing motions with their hands.

San tilted his head and then made an 'O' shape with his mouth before blushing heavily and sliding off the stool.

Yeosang and Seonghwa clutched their stomachs as they stifled a laugh.

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Wooyoung sighed as he walked into the bedroom. Why had the others been acting so weird? All he wanted to do was help with dinner. He was about to step into the bathroom to take a shower when a pair of arms wrapped around his waist and pulled him backward.

Even though he should have been worried that his senses were down at the moment, he instantly felt relaxed as San's scent washed over him.

San pulled him into his warm embrace and rested his head on Wooyoung's shoulder. "Hi." He said quietly.

"Hi." Wooyoung said back, feeling his face heat up.

"I don't think they meant any harm by it. I think they actually wanted to give... Give us a chance to be alone." San said, rubbing his nose against Wooyoung's neck on the opposite side of Jongho's mark.

"O-Oh." Wooyoung said, having a hard time thinking as he felt himself slipping away at San's touch.

"Is that ok?" San asked as he started to place kisses along the omega's neck and shoulder, pushing the edge of his shirt aside.

"Y-Yeah. O-Of course."

"Good." San growled as he slipped a hand under Wooyoung's shirt. The omega gasped and shivered under his touch. "I wanted to talk to you about something."

"Wh-What's that?" Wooyoung's heart was pounding. He wanted more.

"I don't know. I forgot what it was." San said, still continuing his kisses. "This is more important." He turned Wooyoung around and pushed him onto the bed.

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"Yes sir. I'm sure it was him. He had others. Plenty of both. What would you like us to do?"

"Bring them to me."