To say Seonghwa was on edge was an understatement. He was about ready to snap, and it was not going to be pleasant when he did.

The female alpha had been with them for three days now, and while she had shown progress in her healing, she had yet to shift back to her human form to explain what happened to her.

And that wasn't really the thing Seonghwa was upset about.

It was the fact that she had basically attached herself to his daughter.

Avayla could barely leave for more than five minutes without the alpha panicking and whining nonstop.

Hongjoong thought that maybe it was because Avayla was the only adult female in the house, which made sense. Kind of.

The issue Seonghwa had with that theory was the fact that they were both alphas. There should be some territorial shit or at least caution coming from the alpha. She exhibited it with every other alpha in the house, even Chan.

So why not Avayla?

Was it because she wasn't a very dominant alpha to begin with? Anyone could see it just by looking at her. Sure, she was her father's daughter and could lose her tempter sometimes, but the fact she had submitted enough to let Theo impregnate her said a lot about her nature.

Seonghwa grumbled to himself as he once again tried to solve the puzzle of this female alpha.

And why hadn't anyone come looking for her?? She had a distinguishable enough scent; it should be easy to track her.

Maybe she was a rogue without a pack... but that wouldn't make sense with all the damage done to the forest around where she had been found.

Hwa, I can feel your stress all the way out here. Mingi said gently. You need to stop dwelling on it.

I can't help it. Seonghwa slammed a cabinet door shut after pulling out some plates for dinner. I don't like it!

I know, but you're stressing everyone else out too.

Well they can just deal with it since they don't seem to care!

Mingi snorted and Seonghwa could feel his alpha rolling his eyes. That's harsh, even for you.

The omega simply scoffed before choosing to ignore his alpha. He didn't need to hear he was being silly.

A small coo drew his attention and Seonghwa turned around to see Yunho walking into the kitchen with Kendra staring up at him with a wide smile.

"Well look who's up from her nap!" Seonghwa walked over and let the little girl wrap her hand around two of his fingers.

"Yup. Theo needed a little more sleep, so I said I'd take her for a bit."

"More sleep? It's almost dinner time!"

Yunho gave a sad smile while shifting Kendra in his arms. "Give him some credit, Hwa. He's been doing a lot the past few days having to split his time between border patrols, snow removal, and the girls."

Seonghwa growled at the last part and knew his eyes must have flashed gold because Yunho paused and took a step back. "It's all her fault."

"Now that's a little much." Yunho flashed a skeptical look before stepping away with Kendra to get into their pantry. "She really hasn't done anything wrong."

"You don't find her obsession with Ava concerning?" The omega's lip curled in a slight snarl. His wolf was going crazy too, begging to be unleashed so it could protect its family.

"I mean, it is odd, but I don't think we should jump to any conclusions until we can actually talk to her."

He's right, Precious.

Stay out of my head if you're not going to support me!

The growl that came from his alpha reverberated through Seonghwa's head and made his knees tremble.

Yunho must have sensed it through the main pack link too because he quickly grabbed the box of rice cereal for Kendra and fled from the kitchen.

Seonghwa was pretty sure he heard the beta ushering everyone to the other side of the house, but he didn't care. All he could focus on was the anger coming from his alpha and how much he wanted to fight against it.

He knew it wouldn't be long before Mingi came home. Even though he was doing a border run, his long legs would carry him through the snow-covered forest in a matter of minutes.

Which gave him just enough time to make sure dinner was ready for someone else to serve up before the back door slammed open.

"Daddy?" Avayla's confused voice came shortly after.

Mingi must not have said anything because he showed up a few seconds later only wearing sweatpants. His body appeared to fill the entrance to the kitchen, dominating the room as his chest heaved from deep, rumbling breaths.

He was livid.

And Seonghwa just made it worse by tilting his head back while crossing his arms. He wasn't in the mood to be an obedient little omega right now. What he wanted was his alpha's support, and the fact that he wasn't getting it pissed him off.

"Do you really want to do this today?" Mingi growled. His eyes turned a deep shade of red, glowing bright enough they would be easily seen in the dark.

"So what if I do?" Seonghwa leaned against the counter behind him. "Someone needs to be looking after our daughter, and it sure as hell isn't you!"

"How dare you!" The alpha started to tremble where he stood. "I'm always looking after my family."

"Then tell me, oh mighty Alpha, why is it there is a strange alpha keeping our daughter away from her pack?"

Mingi opened his mouth to answer but was cut off when Hongjoong came into the kitchen from the other side. "Alright, you two need to calm down. We've put up with a lot before, but this is t-"

"STAY OUT OF IT!" Both Mingi and Seonghwa snapped at the same time.

For what was probably the first time in their pack's history, Hongjoong was speechless. His eyes shot open, and he slowly backed out of the kitchen.

That's when Mingi rounded on Seonghwa once more and started to march forward. "You test my patience, Omega. Seems like someone needs to be put back in their place."

Seonghwa could feel his wolf starting to submit to how powerful Mingi's dominance was becoming. But he had his own pride to think about, and he was not ready to back down now. Not when he knew his gut was right.

Although that didn't stop his wolf from churning under its alpha's heated gaze.

As Mingi advanced forward, Seonghwa backed out of the kitchen, never turning his back to the alpha.

"You know I'm right, Mingi. You just need to stop being so damn pigheaded and think!"

"You need to not be so hormonal and trust your pack. You reek, Omega, you're letting your stress control you."

Seonghwa paused for a second when he realized that his alpha's words had a hint of truth to them. He was letting his stress get out of control and it had turned into anger.

He was about to apologize, but he was too far gone... and all he could hear right now was how Mingi had sneered when he called Seonghwa 'omega'.

His wolf surged forward, feeding off his anger, and he braced himself for what was about to happen.

Venom laced every single syllable when he spoke next. "And what are you going to do about it, Alpha?"

Fury exploded off Mingi as he surged forward once more. He moved at lightning speed, lunging out to grab the back of Seonghwa's next and forcing him to bend in half. Then he forced the omega to walk like that all the way to their room.

Seonghwa tried to claw at his alpha's hand, grunting out protests the entire time.

But Mingi was too strong.

The heat radiating off him was enough to show that he had fully succumbed to his wolf. That, and the fact he ripped the clothes from Seonghwa's body the second their bedroom door slammed shut.

"On. Your. Knees." Mingi's voice seemed to echo around the room. It was so low, so deep, and so powerful that all of Seonghwa's defiance crumbled.

His wolf submitted, wanting to beg for forgiveness from its chosen alpha. He fell to his knees and tilted his head to the side, giving Mingi full access to his neck.

Mingi's pupils dilated at the action. His shoulders started to move up and down with how hard he was breathing. "That's right. Know your place." The alpha leaned forward to grip the omega's chin.

It was just hard enough that it made Seonghwa whimper. Tears came to his eyes, but he did his best to still try and keep eye contact.

For a long minute, all the couple did was stare at each other. It was a silent battle for dominance that the omega knew he would lose, but he just couldn't help but issue the challenge.

Suddenly he was sitting on the floor, backed against the wall, with a hand around his throat.

Mingi had moved so fast Seonghwa barely registered what had happened until it was too late.

His head was tilted back so that all Mingi had to do was kneel over him to claim his lips in a hungry kiss. There was nothing he could do about it either.

He was now Mingi's to control.

The alpha's tongue took over his mouth, mapping and tasting every inch of it in his carnal need to take control.

At the same time he kept a tight enough grip on Seonghwa's neck to inhibit some of the air flow. He could feel himself gasping into the kiss, so he brought his hands up to grab Mingi's wrist.

All he got in return was a growl that vibrated in the back of his alpha's throat.

Once Mingi had his fill of plundering his mate's mouth, he picked Seonghwa up off the floor by his throat and dragged him over to the bed, which he threw the omega on to with a simple flick of his arm.

Seonghwa couldn't help but yelp when he slammed into the mattress. He bounced in place and his limbs flailed as he tried to gain control over his own body.

This gave Mingi the opportunity to grab his shoulder with a bruising grip and flip him onto his back, pinning him to the bed after gathering his wrists and yanking his arms above his head.

"You were very disrespectful to you alpha. What do you have to say for yourself?" Mingi placed his other hand around Seonghwa's neck again and start to squeeze.

The omega let out a wheezing breath. His mouth opened and closed several times in his attempt to speak. But it was getting hard to breathe... Black dots started to swim across his eyes. "M- Mi- "

Relief suddenly washed over him when Mingi released his throat.

As Seonghwa tried to straighten out his mind, Mingi started lifting his hips off the bed. Then his tongue was teasing the omega's entrance, making him cry out at the sudden touch.

"Such a bad omega. You've disappointed Alpha."

Those words made Seonghwa let out a heart wrenching sob. He never, ever wanted to disappoint Mingi. How could he be so foolish today?

All of his fighting spirit had left him the second Mingi had locked him in this room.

Now he was going to face the consequences.

And apparently that meant being manhandled and treated like nothing more than an object for Mingi to use. An archaic place for omegas.

The alpha gave a few huffing growls while continuing to lap at the slick pouring out of Seonghwa's entrance. It was a relentless assault that had Seonghwa whining and moaning nonstop. Every time he reached up to try and touch Mingi, his hands were swatted away.

So now all he could do was let Mingi lift him higher off the bed until just the tops of his shoulders and his head were on it to support his body. The rest of it was curved in a seductive manner leading straight to Mingi's hungry mouth.

The wet sounds of his tongue were only interrupted by the dominating growls that Mingi seemed to have no control over anymore.

Soon he was thrusting his tongue in and out of Seonghwa's entrance. The tight ring of muscle gave away easily, allowing the alpha to prep his omega for the onslaught that was about to come.

Suddenly Seonghwa cried out when he was forced into an orgasm. It came out of nowhere, with almost no build up, but he was releasing white strings over his chest and even his chin.

His mind went blank with the overwhelming pleasure. He started mumbling a string of words that sometimes included Mingi or Alpha, but even that was incoherent.

And yet Mingi never stopped.

Once he had had his fill of his omega's sweet slick, he released his hold on Seonghwa so that he fell to the bed, which knocked the air out of his lungs.

Then he yanked his sweatpants down just enough to reveal his long, hard, dripping length before forcing it into Seonghwa's entrance.

The older screamed at the sudden entrance. Or... he tried to.

Mingi was quick to constrict his throat again, forcing the scream to stop at the place his hand was squeezing.

"Who is in charge?" He growled, leaning over Seonghwa to look him dead in the eye.

"Y- You." Seonghwa rasped. His eyelids fluttered from the lack of oxygen, but that was soon forgotten when Mingi started to trust his hips at a brutal pace.

His hips slammed against Seonghwa's ass so hard; the omega worried it was going to bruise. It was painful. It was uncomfortable.

It was gloriously perfect.

A delirious grin crossed the omega's face, and he tilted his head back, baring his throat to his alpha as he felt his length grow hard once more.

This is where he belonged. He had forgotten himself for a bit, but Mingi was always good at reminding him who was in charge.

And as much as he liked to fight it, he knew this was where he would always belong.

Being pounded into oblivion underneath his alpha.

He vaguely register the bed slamming against the wall with each thrust, but that was quickly forgotten when Mingi's length scrapped against his prostate and brought forth a second climax that made Seonghwa howl with pleasure even through the tight grip on his throat.

Mingi's snarled with joy, baring his teeth before removing his length and flipping Seonghwa onto his stomach. He yanked the omega's hips up and jammed his length in once more, resuming his brutal thrusts.

All Seonghwa could do was take it. Tears rolled down his cheeks, soaking the blankets below him. He tried to grab the blankets, wanting something to ground himself, but Mingi was thrusting too hard. His entire body jerked with each one, almost like he was a ragdoll being tossed around by a child.

Everything started to build once again for the omega when Mingi abused his prostate over and over. It got even worse when Mingi fisted his weeping length, stroking it erratically in his lusty haze filled with animalistic growls.

At one point he thought he heard something crack, but he couldn't be sure.

Neither one of them were coherent enough to form words. All they could manage were grunts and moans.

Then Mingi dug his teeth into the back of Seonghwa's throat, pinning him in place as he thrust into him even harder.

Seonghwa whimpered when he felt Mingi's knot starting to catch on his rim, getting bigger and bigger with each passing second.

When his alpha's knot burst, he was brought to a third orgasm that made him black out. He could still register some things, like his body being pumped full of his alpha's seed, and the soft kisses Mingi started to press against every section of skin he could reach.

After several minutes, he managed to open his eyes and looked around the room. Everything was at a little bit of a slant, which confused him a little.

"Hwa? Are you ok?" Mingi's gruff voice came from behind him. It sounded hoarse, probably from all the growling...

"Yeah..."

"God I'm so sorry, I don't know what came over me." Mingi pulled him into his chest and hugged him with shaking arms. "I just..."

"It's alright, it was my fault." Seonghwa tried to reassure him.

"But Hwa, I h-hurt you..." The alpha sniffed.

Seonghwa tried to process what he was saying for a second before he registered that his throat hurt, so did his lower back.

But he didn't care.

It would heal.

He tried to send soothing thoughts through the link to his alpha to reassure him that everything was fine. They would have a lot to talk about once they were both in a better headspace.

But for now, they could-

Are you fucking done now?? Hongjoong growled through their link, making both of them flinch. You both are in SO MUCH trouble. Once your knot gets down, I'm going to take you to my room and-

And what, Joong? Mingi chuckled. We both know I can take you if you want to get physical.

That's not the point! I- Just- Don't do this again! Or at least try not to destroy my house!