Wooyoung's eyes widened at Tina's statement. How did she know that Mingi used to be with Alpha Pack?

Unless...

He placed a hand on San's shoulder as he moved to step around him, but San didn't budge, still starting at the two betas in front of them.

Mingi had visibly paled and his hinds were shaking. Yunho and Jongho quickly pulled him back so he was behind the rest of the pack.

"See! He won't even let you come to us!" Tina shouted, her eyes flashing to San. "Let him go you bastard!"

Wooyoung felt San tense and quickly yanked on his shoulders to turn him around. "San. Take a deep breath. They are just scared." He whispered. San's eyes faded back to his normal chocolate brown and he nodded.

Then he glanced back at where Mingi was leaning limp against a wall while Yunho fussed over him. Jongho had his eyes locked on the betas.

"We are not being held against our wills." Wooyoung said, glancing back at Tina. "I think we all just need to take a deep breath, and we can explain. Please."

"Tinee, if they wanted to hurt us, they would have." Marylou said, putting a hand on the other's shoulder.

Tina tilted her head to look at Marylou and her bright blue eyes faded back to a natural shade of blue. After a moment, she turned back to Wooyoung. "Fine, but only you and the other beta talk. I want the other three against the wall."

San looked like he was about to protest, but Wooyoung quickly said, "Ok."

His mate looked at him, curling his lip, but Wooyoung just placed a hand on his cheek and nodded. San leaned into the touch and sighed. "Fine." He grumbled before going to take Yunho's place at Mingi's side.

Yunho stepped forward and stood next to Wooyoung. They exchanged a nervous glance, but he nodded, motioning for Wooyoung to start.

"Now let's start over. My name is Wooyoung, this is Yunho. Behind is Jongho, Yunho's mate." He said, emphasizing the last word. "Mingi. And San is my mate."

Tina and Marylou studied them, a million questions crossing their faces, but they let Wooyoung continue.

"You were held prisoner at the fortress, weren't you?" Yunho asked softly.

"Yes. For over two years." Tina said, her eyes flashing bright blue again. "They picked us up while we were traveling. We've never felt the need to stay with a pack and settle down, until recently, so we were easy targets."

"I'm sorry..." Yunho said. "I saw where you were held. That can't have been easy. One of our pack members was held there as well."

Their eyebrows raised in surprise. "But they never got you?"

"No. We were ambushed and separated. There are eight of total. Yunho and I were able to escape, while our other beta, Yeosang, and other omega, Seonghwa, were taken hostage. Seonghwa is Mingi's mate, and he is who we are looking for now." Wooyoung said slowly, waiting for them to react. "Yes, Mingi was a part of Alpha Pack while you were there, but it was against his will. He was forced to take a potion that gave his father control over him."

Marylou tilted her head and looked at Mingi. "He does... Feel different now Tinee."

"We are the ones who helped free you." Yunho said, glancing down at Wooyoung. "He's the one who killed Alistar."

Then something flashed across their faces as they looked at them. "I thought you looked familiar!" Marylou screeched. "I mean, it was hard to tell because it's dark out, but you're the little orange wolf from the great hall!"

Wooyoung blushed heavily but nodded. "Yes. And our head alpha, Hongjoong, and his mate Yeosang, were the ones freeing the prisoners. Along with some humans who we formed an alliance with at the time."

Tina scrunched her nose. "Yeah that was weird." Then she sighed. "Alright, let's get some food in you. Come on LouLou." She took the redhead's hand and pulled her away from the wall.

"Sorry for how we reacted." Marylou said, giving them an apologetic smile.

"No we understand." Jongho stepped forward to take Yunho's hand. "Times are rough and we know who two must have been put through hell..."

"Yeah..." Tina muttered, looking at the ground. "They just held us prisoner for a long time until they figured out their 'lottery'. But once we had alphas assigned to us, well... I guess we are betas and not omegas." Then she glanced at Wooyoung with wide eyes. "Were you?"

Wooyoung let out a nervous laugh. "No. Not in the way you were." He felt San tense next to him and smiled when he felt his alpha's arms snake around his waist from behind. "It's a long story that I'd rather not get into right now if that's ok?"

"Of course honey! We understand." Marylou smiled as she and Tina started to hustle around the kitchen.

Soon the cabin was filled with the delicious aroma of cooking meat and several layers of spices and roasting vegetables.

Wooyoung loved watching the two betas. They seemed to almost dance around the kitchen and Tina would often move to kiss the back of Marylou's head.

"How long have you two been together?" He asked at one point.

"Oh man, over twenty years I think." Tina said, tapping her thumb.

Wooyoung smiled. They didn't look a day over twenty-two, but that was one of the things about their race. They aged much, much slower than humans. Many wolves lived to be several hundred years older. He would be willing to bet that Lizbeth was close to nine hundred before she had died.

He looked at San, smiling as he thought of the many years ahead of them.

His mate returned the glance, knowing exactly what Wooyoung was thinking and pulled the omega into his lap. A chill ran down Wooyoung's spine as San kissed his mating mark several times. "San..." He whispered, feeling slightly embarrassed by the attention.

San had been acting off for some time now, and Wooyoung could feel the anxiety coming from him. They needed to talk soon, he didn't like that San was hiding something from him.

"You two are cute." Marylou said, giving them a wide smile as she spun in a circle.

Wooyoung blushed and whispered, "Thanks."

"So," Tina said as she started to serve the stew. "You're looking for your friend?"

"Yes." Mingi said from the corner he was still sitting in. "We think we know where he is, but it's too heavily guarded and we were hoping to find a phone to try and call for some help."

"We have one you can you!" Marylou ran into the other room and came back carrying a cellphone. "It doesn't have the best reception, but it works ok here."

Tina eyed Mingi nervously. "Where is he being kept?"

Wooyoung bit his lip as he felt the anxiety in the room starting to rise again. He felt like they were still on thin ice with the two betas, even though they had calmed down and were opening up a little. He couldn't blame them, though. If they had been at Alpha Pack for two years... But he sighed and ran his hand through his hair. "At the Ultima fortress."

Both betas froze and looked at him with wide eyes. "Please say you're kidding."

"Well, we don't know for sure, but it's the only place that makes sense. We have an old enemy that came and took him, wanting to get back at Mingi." Yunho said softly, glancing at the alpha.

"Is his name Lance?" Tina asked, her voice shaking.

Mingi pushed himself from the corner. "Y-You've seen him?"

Both girls nodded slowly. "He has been visiting all the wolves in the area, wanting to recruit them. He has been offering shelter, food, and protection for when the humans attack." Tina explained.

"We haven't given him an answer yet. He said we had time to think about it." Marylou glanced at her mate. "But he made us uncomfortable."

"He was with Alpha Pack too." Mingi clenched his fists.

The girls let out a gasp and covered their mouths.

"If he is recruiting, I have a feeling he is using the humans attacking as an excuse to build up another army. He was always jealous that my father chose me over him, even after I had left the pack... I wouldn't be surprised if this is a grand scheme of his to try and prove my father made the wrong choice... And taking Seonghwa was just a way to get back at me."

Jongho stood up and held his hand out for the phone. Marylou gave it to him without question and he walked it over to Mingi. "Make the call."

The taller nodded and dialed the phone number he must have taken the time to memorize. Then he pressed a button to put it on speaker.

Wooyoung started to wring his wrists as they all waited impatiently while it rang.

San grabbed his hands to calm him and held him tight.

Then the phone stopped ringing and a deep, stern voice answered.

"Hello?"

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Seonghwa rolled over in bed and winced at the sound of his chain around his ankle. He would never get used to the sound.

The door opened a few minutes later and Juno walked in, carrying a tray of food and the blood test kit she used to draw some of his blood every day.

By now, Seonghwa had stopped greeting her. After a week of not getting any response he knew better than to even try. It wasn't worth the additional heartache.

He held out his arm obediently and winced when she inserted the needle. It only took a few minutes for the vial to fill, then Juno took out the needle and placed a gauze pad over it before wrapping a piece of tape around his arm.

Then she left without another word.

Seonghwa sighed and pulled the tray of food to him. Bacon, eggs, toast, and orange juice. He had the same thing for breakfast every day. Although he couldn't complain. At least Lance was feeding him, and everything always tasted really good too.

When he had finished his meal, Juno was back like clockwork to get the tray and bring in a fresh pitcher of water.

Now all he could do was settle down and wait. The chain didn't allow him to move more than a few inches from the bed, so there was no point in leaving it unless he felt the need to stretch his limbs. Seonghwa tried to do this once every hour or so, hoping to keep his muscles and joints from locking up.

Several hours passed without a visit from Lance, which was odd. Normally he would have come in by now for at least a quick blowjob...

Seonghwa stared at the door, wondering what was going on.

But he got his answer soon.

The door burst open and Lance came in with a wide smile on his face. "Hello, Seonghwa." He purred.

The omega pulled his knees to his chest and watched as Lance stalked over to him and sat next to him on the bed. The alpha reached out and ran his hand over the side of Seonghwa's face. "How are you feeling today?"

Seonghwa bit back the sarcastic response he wanted to say, knowing it would make this worse for him. "Fine."

"I'm glad to hear that." Lance leaned forward and kissed the omega's cheek. "I'm feeling good too, you want to know why?" He asked as he pushed Seonghwa's knees away from his chest.

Seonghwa gulped and closed his eyes as Lance kissed along his jaw and neck. It was weird, almost like he was trying to be gentle at this moment. Maybe if he concentrated hard enough, he could pretend it was Mingi...

But Lance's voice ruined it. "I have news." He whispered, caressing Seonghwa's chest and letting a finger circle lazily around one of his nipples. "You should be excited."

His hand got lower and started to rub circles on Seonghwa's stomach.

The omega felt his heart stop as he realized what was going on. His lower lip started to tremble as his world crumbled around him. Despair washed over him as he thought about what Mingi would think... He was going to be so angry with him...

Tears rolled down his cheeks when he couldn't hold back the sobs as Lance voiced his worst fears.

"You're pregnant."