"What are you talking about?" Wooyoung asked.

San flinched at these words and looked at Jongho. It looked like he was feeling guilty just as much as he was.

"Ultima used to be ruled by omegas with eyes that were always gold. They were stronger than normal omegas and made for wise leaders. It has long been rumored that one of those omegas ran away, taking her unborn child with her." The man said, hope filling his eyes as he looked up at Wooyoung.

"But... I'm from Primera." He said, looking at Yunho quickly.

"Her mate was from Primera." San said softly.

He flinched when everyone turned to look at him except for Jongho, who was looking at the floor too.

"How do you know this?" The man asked.

San looked at his love, begging him for forgiveness with his eyes as he began to talk about what made his suspicions rise, and how he looked into in while Wooyoung researched the cure, and how Maria confirmed a lot of the facts when he talked with her.

"You... Knew?" Wooyoung asked, his voice barely above a whisper.

"Yes. I didn't want to say anything until it was confirmed. But I only did that to protect you... And myself... I know it was selfish of me, but part of me was scared that I would lose you." San squeezed his eyes shut and he felt large tears roll down his cheeks.

"Why would you lose me?"

The group fell silent. San could feel his shoulders shaking as he tried to find his words. He could stare down an angry alpha in the face of danger, but he was a coward when it came to voicing his feelings.

"Because we didn't know how you would take this news." Jongho said, jumping in to help him. "We didn't want you to leave us."

"I don't understand." Wooyoung sounded hurt now, but San still couldn't bring himself to open his eyes.

"Well, you're our rightful leader. Reece and his family of alphas have been ruling against the packs will for a long time now. You're... You're home." The omega said softly, as if willing Wooyoung to accept his words.

"No."

Everyone looked up, including San, as Wooyoung answered immediately.

"I'm sorry, but no. This isn't my home. I may be some long lost member of your pack, but if that was the case then you should have looked for my ancestor, whoever she was."

"W-We tried..."

"Not hard enough. You will have to figure out what to do without me, because I don't want to stay here." Wooyoung turned to look at San, and the alpha broke down as he saw the love in his mate's eyes. "I want to go home with my silly, foolish, real family."

Everyone in their pack gave a collective sigh of relief.

But all three of the omegas stood up, looking worried and offended. "But this is where you belong. It's your birthright!"

San turned to them and was about to speak when Wooyoung cut him off. "I said no." His eyes turned a bright gold as he stared at the Ultima wolves.

They bowed their heads immediately and fled from the tent.

Choking on another sob, San pulled Wooyoung into his arms and nuzzled the mating mark on his neck. It make his wolf churn like crazy when Wooyoung returned the action. "You're such an idiot." The younger whispered. "All of you are. Well, you two didn't know. But you sure are Jongho." He said with a smirk.

Both alphas flinched at his words.

"I always knew you were special, Youngie." Yunho said, flashing his wide smile for the first time since he woke up. His eyes flashed to San, and the alpha knew he was thinking about the moment in the cave all those years ago when he had said the same thing to San. Back then it had been a warning, but also a way of Yunho stating that he knew Wooyoung had the ability to draw people to him.

Now they all understood why.

San hopped onto the bed and pulled Wooyoung into his lap, burying his face in his omega's neck. "I know." He admitted. "But... The opportunity to go to the top of the pack from where you started... Not many wolves would turn that down."

"Well apparently I'm not like most wolves." Wooyoung said, making everyone laugh softly.

San glanced over at Jongho and noticed him watching Wooyoung with a soft smile. Then they locked eyes and both nodded in understanding. Their boy wasn't going anywhere. Wooyoung was theirs, just as much as they were his.

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After a few hours, medics came to observe Yunho as they got ready to leave. The truck had arrived, so it was finally time to go home.

Yunho was anxious to leave. He couldn't wait to hold his little boy again. It made his heart hurt at the thought of being away from him a moment longer.

Jongho and San moved to help him stand, but suddenly Mingi was there, ducking under one of his arms. "I've got him." He said. "I think it will be easier since we are the same height. You walk behind us just in case."

The other two nodded slowly and took up position as Mingi wrapped Yunho's left arm around his waist, then carefully wrapped his arm, over Yunho's, around the beta's waist to support him.

Yunho had lost the ability to use his right arm for now. It hurt to move his shoulder too much, so it had been bound to his side so it didn't flail around while he moved.

The walk was slow, and he had to stop every once in a while to let the pain level drop, but they finally got to the truck and all three alphas worked to lift him into it.

He fought his way through the pain as his back screamed at him. It got better once he was able to lay down. A makeshift bed had been set up on the floor of the truck with a cushion wall for him to settle down in.

Jongho laid down with him on the floor, giving him a small smile as he connected their foreheads. "Home." He breathed.

"Yes. Home." Yunho sighed, glancing up at here Wooyoung was laying down on a wider seat so he could spread his legs. His head was resting in San's lap and they were looking at each other, smiles plastered on their faces as they had a silent conversation that only Soulmates could have.

Seonghwa was on San's other staring down at his hands.

Yunho was about to say something to him when Colonel Gregson climbed into the back followed by Mingi, who sat down by the door.

"I'm glad to see that you are all ok, as ok as you can be at least." The Colonel said, giving Yunho and Wooyoung an apologetic smile. "I want to let you know that while you were being looked at, my men apprehended and... Took care of the leaders of two of your packs."

"Reece and Percival?" San asked, straightening up.

"Yes. They were caught trying to sneak out the back entrance. I confirmed who they were through Mingi." The Hunter said, clapping Mingi on the shoulder. "I hope this puts an end to the struggle for both of our sides."

There was a knock on the back door that halted his words. Mingi opened the door to reveal Marylou and Tina standing there holding hands. "I'm glad we caught you! Tinee said we wouldn't." The red head gave them a big, but worried smile.

"We just wanted to say goodbye, and thank you." Tina bowed low, pulling Marylou with her.

"No," Jongho rose off floor and hurried over to them. He pulled both into a hug at the same time. "Thank you. We couldn't have done this without your help. We are forever in your debt." He pulled back and handed them a piece of paper. "If you are ever passing through, you will always have a place in our home."

Marylou let out a happy squeal as she threw her arms around Jongho again, the momentum causing them to spin in a circle. He flashed an embarrassed smile at Yunho before patting her on the back.

A few of the other wolves who had joined them for the fight came to say their goodbyes as well, dragging out the process.

But none of them could find it in their hearts to turn them away. Yunho knew that they had done a lot for this part of the world, so the least they could do was delay going home a little longer.

When things finally died down, Colonel Gregson and Mingi closed the back doors again and the truck started to roll forward.

Jongho was on the floor next to Yunho again, ready to support him in away way necessary.

Finally, they were going home.

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"Uncle Sangie, will you read to me please?" Avayla asked, shuffling over with a book in her hands.

Yeosang looked over his shoulder and nodded. "Let me finish drying the dishes, then we can, ok sweetie?"

"Ok." She said, lowering the book a little and staring at the floor. Then she let out a couple of sniffles that had Yeosang falling to her knees and pulling her into a hung. "I miss Mama and Papa."

His heart broke at her words as he rocked her back and forth. "I know, I miss them too. I'm sure they will be home soon." Yeosang whispered into her ear.

"Why did they leave me?"

She asked this almost every day now and Yeosang was running out of things to say. "They didn't leave you. They just had things to take care of."

"What things?" Avayla whined, bringing one of her tiny hands up to her eye to rub it.

"Grown up things that you wouldn't understand."

The little girl hiccupped and shook her head. "But I'm a big girl now."

"Yes you are." Yeosang said, tapping her nose with his finger. "And I need you to keep being a big girl for me and try to stay positive, ok? They are going to be home soon."

Avayla hiccupped again but nodded slowly.

"Thank you." Yeosang leaned forward to kiss her forehead. "Now why don't you got get Theo and we can all read together for a bit."

She nodded and ran down the hallway. Avayla never turned down a request to go find her best friend.

Yeosang took a deep breath and moved to get off the floor, but suddenly he didn't have the energy to. His shoulders started to shake as he covered his mouth with his hands.

The backdoor opened and Hongjoong came running in. The beta knew he sensed something was wrong and returned early from his patrol.

Hongjoong fumbled with putting his pants on, then fell to the floor next to his mate. "What happened? Why are you on the floor?" He ran his hands through Yeosang's hair and down his back.

"I'm s-sorry... It's j-just... Why haven't we heard from them?"

"Jongho told us it might be awhile..." Hongjoong said quietly, pulling Yeosang into his arms. "I know. I'm worried too."

That sat there for a long moment before his alpha stood up and picked Yeosang up in his arms. The younger closed his eyes and let his head fall onto Hongjoong's shoulders as the soft swaying started to soothe him. "Avayla wanted me to read to her."

"Perfect. We can get settled on the couch and all read together." Hongjoong hummed as he sat in the corner of the couch. He situated things so Yeosang could stay in his lap.

A few minutes later, both kids came currying into the room holding hands. Avayla let Theo get onto the couch first. He moved so he was tucked in the little triangle formed by the couch, Yeosang, and Hongjoong, Then he looked between them to see who would be reading.

Hongjoong took the book from Avayla as she sat on Yeosang's lap and rubbed his stomach gently before looking at Hongjoong.

Theo rotated so he could rest his head against Hongjoong's chest. He had learned that even though he couldn't hear the words, he could feel Hongjoong's voice as he spoke.

It was something he had picked up on over the past week, so both Hongjoong and Yeosang couldn't wait for Theo to do it with his parents. It was a nice bonding moment they could all share.

As long as they came back...

Yeosang closed his eyes and shook his head. He couldn't be having those thoughts right now. But he couldn't shake the sinking feeling in his gut that something was wrong.

He sighed and closed his eyes so he could focus on Hongjoong's sweet voice as he tried to change it to match the characters in the story.

They stayed like this for the next couple hours, just enjoying the contact with each other. It was a small comfort.

But then Hongjoong stopped and straightened.

"What is it?" Yeosang asked as both kids looked up at him too.

"Someone just crossed the border into our territory." Hongjoong said as his eyes flashed red.