Mingi poked his head into the kitchen and smiled when he saw Seonghwa cleaning the counters in his meticulous way. He even had the tip of his tongue sticking out of the corner of his mouth while his forehead creased in concentration.

Not able to resist, Mingi snuck up behind him and quickly wrapped his arms around his mate's waist, earning the desired yelp of surprise. "Mingi! Don't do that!"

"I love how your senses shut down when you're cleaning." The taller chuckled as he left small butterfly kisses behind Seonghwa's ears.

"Ok, ok. You don't have to rub it in." Seonghwa said with a pout before he spun around in Mingi's grip to wrap his arms around his alpha's neck. "Did you just get back from hunting?"

"No, I was going to go do that in a little bit. Do you know where Avayla is? I was going to see if she wanted to come with me."

Seonghwa hummed as he played with the hairs on the back of Mingi's neck. "Yes, but I'm not supposed to tell you."

Mingi raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Excuse me? What do you mean you're not supposed to tell me?"

"You just answered that question yourself." Seonghwa tapped his forehead. "You are a very stubborn man and a protective dad, but you need to give her space!"

"She's with him again, isn't she?" Mingi growled, feeling his anger level rise a little."

"Would it really matter if she was?" Seonghwa's tone got a little harsher as he withdrew his hands and stepped away.

Mingi grumbled to himself as he started to walk away.

"Song Mingi! You get back here right now and leave your daughter alone!" Seonghwa called after him, but the younger ignored him, instead choosing to follow the sweet citrus scent that belonged to his daughter.

He grumbled even more when he discovered the feint fir scent mingled with it. Part of him knew he was being a little ridiculous right now, but that part was easily pushed aside by his wolf as he stormed into the trees behind their house.

He knew exactly where they'd be too. Avayla had fallen in love with the tree they had marked with two hearts for San and Wooyoung when they left to go look for the cure, so she spent a lot of time out there.

And sure enough, once it was in sight, he saw her sitting beneath the tree.

With Theo.

His hand on her neck.

And his tongue, most likely, down her throat.

Mingi let out a warning growl and the couple broke a part instantly. A mini Yunho and a mini Seonghwa stared back at him with wide eyes.

"Daddy!" Avayla said, standing up and putting herself in between him and Theo.

"I thought we talked about this Ava." Mingi growled again, keeping his eyes locked on here Theo was looking down at the ground behind Avayla.

"Yes we did. I'm almost eighteen Daddy! Momma told you that you need to start giving me space." She growled back as her eyes flashed red.

"So you can sneak off and have some kid suck your face off."

Avayla let out a low laugh. "Theo is not some kid. How dare you?! Uncle Jongho is going to kick your ass when he hears that you said that. And for your information," She snapped, reaching back to grab Theo's hand. "I was sucking his face off, so there!"

Mingi felt his jaw drop at her words and watched as the couple hurried back to the house, hand in hand.

"Well she's right about one thing."

Mingi groaned and turned around slowly, holding his arms open wide in surrender and cringed and Jongho drew back his fist and slammed it hard against his jaw. It sent the taller stumbling backward.

"Damn, that was a good one." He grumbled as he rubbed the impact area.

Jongho just shrugged, then smiled and held his hand out. "I know we can't expect you to changed your short temper, but come one Mingi. We all knew this was going to happen."

The taller sighed and just closed his eyes as he accepted the handshake.

"Don't ever call my son 'some kid' again." Jongho growled as they shook hands, then he eyed Mingi warily as they parted ways to cool off for a minute.

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Jongho grumbled to himself as he walked back to where he had been sitting in the shade. Theo had called him as soon as Mingi had shown up, and he was expecting Yunho to arriver any minute from where he was doing a quick perimeter run.

Mingi sure was something else when it came to protecting his kids. Which was understandable to an extent. But if he had his way, they would stay kids forever.

But Avayla and Theo were almost eighteen. That was the age wolves started to leave home if they wanted to. Plus it was also they age that mating started.

And everyone here knew that Avayla had claimed Theo as hers a long time ago.

Jongho wouldn't be surprised if the two of them left for a while and came back with mating marks on their necks. They would definitely have to restrain Mingi that day...

"He caught them kissing?" Yunho asked softly as he came to sit next to Jongho.

The alpha just hummed as he wrapped an arm around his mate's shoulders.

They both watched as Avayla pulled Theo behind her into the house, no doubt looking for Seonghwa to complain to him about Mingi. He was in trouble now.

The thing Jongho didn't understand, was how could Mingi not be happy for them? They had been inseparable since they realized what it was like to interact. And it was obvious Theo was smitten with Avayla by the way he looked at her whenever he followed her around.

She had always protected and been there for him. Hongjoong had voiced at one time that he wondered if they had a Soulmate connection too.

Which seemed even more fitting since both kids came from either half of the two packs they had originally formed before they made one big one.

Meaning it was fate that brought them together.

Jongho's thoughts were interrupted when Gunner and Riley came running past, yelling at each other and falling to the ground to 'play fight'.

They boys sure were rambunctious at ten years old. Riley had ended up being a perfect combination of both parents, although he inherited Hongjoong's leadership abilities. He was already a head alpha in the making.

Gunner also ended up being an alpha, although he was timid compared to Riley. And everyone could tell that he really looked up to his big sister. If he wasn't with Riley, he was following her around, much to her annoyance right now.

Seven alphas in one house was a lot to handle sometimes, but they were slowly figuring it out.

"Yunho!"

Jongho and Yunho looked to their right and saw Wooyoung walking up carrying two grocery bags. San was close behind him as always.

"Hey! Do you need help?" Yunho called back, moving to stand.

"Nope, we've got it." The omega smiled brightly, then turned around to yell, "Lizbeth! Lorelai! Keep up please!"

Jongho felt his heart flutter when the two identical twins came running forward carrying several bags of chips.

The girls were the joy of the household. They looked a lot like Wooyoung, but they got San's sharp jaw and dimpled smile.

The alpha felt Yunho join their hands together as they watched the family of four make their way into the house, wide smiles on both their faces.

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Wooyoung grunted as he lifted the heavy bag onto the counter.

"Here Mama!" Lizbeth said, holding up her bag of chips.

"Thank you Lizzy, and thank you Lori." He praised both his girls and they beamed before running to go play outside.

He hummed when he felt San's arms wrap around his waist and pull him into a hug. Then they both stood there and watched their girls play in the yard with Gunner and Riley.

Wooyoung sometimes still couldn't believe it. He had had a pretty smooth pregnancy. There was some morning sickness, but it never lasted for very long. He got the weird food cravings that had San scrambling to find them at all hours of the night. Back pain, headaches, mood swings, it had all been there.

And yet oddly, now that he thought back to it, he had loved every second of it. Even the pain that came from birthing two babies. They were his and San's pride and joy. And they were the sweetest little girls too.

When they turned seven, their wolves came and they came out as omegas. Both of them. It made sense though. All they wanted to do was please. They loved helping out around the house or going shopping. They also enjoyed spending time with Avayla as much as possible.

Being the only three girls in the house was a challenge, and there was a huge learning curve for the pack as Avayla got older. But thankfully Maria saved the day. Again.

Today's celebration was for her. Kenneth had told them that today was her birthday, although he refused to disclose either of their ages. But he wanted to throw her a party, and Hongjoong immediately agreed.

Some of the local families had been invited as well. In the years since the big war, packs were starting to form again.

Hongjoong was considered the head alpha of the area, as the other head alphas all came to him to ask for permission to settle here since his pack had been here for so long.

Now there were four other families in the area, giving the kids other pups to play with and friends for the rest of the pack.

Wooyoung loved how peaceful everything was now. They had taken care of all their enemies, Ultima never came looking for him after he told them he wasn't interested, and Marylou and Tina had even come to visit a couple of times.

Mingi had invited Colonel Gregson to come by at one point too, so he could meet Gunner. It brought the old man to tears when he learned they had named their boy after him.

"Now honey, you know your dad can get over protective." Seonghwa sighed as he walked down the hallway.

Wooyoung turned to see Avayla following behind, red in the face, with Theo following faithfully behind her. But as soon as the beta saw Wooyoung, he beamed and came running over.

Uncle Woo! You're back! He threw his arms around Wooyoung and hugged him tight.

Just now, yeah. What's going on?

Theo stepped back and bit his lip. Uncle Mingi may or may not have found me and Avie together again.

Wooyoung smiled at the special name he had for his future mate. He's just an old grump. I hope you're ready for Avayla to be like that too. Alphas can get pretty temperamental sometimes.

Hey! San said, scrunching is face up in displeasure.

Oh, I already know that. Theo beamed. I've heard the stories Uncle Sannie. Don't try to deny it.

The alpha pursed his lips and opened the fridge, pretending to look for something.

Wooyoung winked at Theo, then watched as he walked back over to where Avayla was now smiling while talking to Seonghwa about something. They joined hands instantly and Wooyoung noticed her shoulder relax immediately.

"Mama! Uncle Jongho needs you!" Lizbeth called from outside.

"Yeah! Uncle Jongho needs you Mama!" Lorelai joined in.

They both poked their heads through the open back door and smiled. "Alright, I'm coming," the omega smiled as he went and took their hands.

His girls pulled him after them to where Jongho was standing by the grill. As the sun got brighter, Wooyoung could make out the only detail that was different between his daughters. Lizbeth had inherited the gold flecks in her eyes.

"Hey Woo." Jongho leaned forward to give him a kiss on the cheek. "Is everything ready?"

"Yeah, we just need the grill to heat up. Kenneth and Maria should be here any time now." He said while rubbing the back of Lorelai's head.

Come one girls! Let's go get cleaned up. Theo said as he walked up next to them.

The twins happily took his hands and followed him back inside. They had also inherited Wooyoung's love for skin contact, so they held hands with each other or whoever they were with all the time.

As everyone came together, Wooyoung couldn't help but stand off to the side and smile. While his pack of eight looked exactly the same as they did when they all met, they had all changed so much. After all they had been through together, though, it was expected.

Yunho came and wrapped his arm around Wooyoung's shoulder, pulling him in close. They stood in silence as Riley, Gunner, and the twins ran in circles around the table, then ran to the back door as Maria and Kenneth walked out.

She had the brightest smile on her face and placed a hand over her heart as everyone took turns hugging her and wishing her happy birthday.

"Did you ever think we'd end up here after how we were raised?" Yunho asked quietly.

Wooyoung snorted. "No. At that time I thought I would live the rest of my life with Chan and never see you again."

"We've definitely been through a lot, haven't we Youngie?"

"Yeah. But we are all together, and that's all I want. We can't predict what the future will bring us, but as long as we stand together and support each other, I believe we can get through anything." Wooyoung looked up at his best friend and got a wide smile in return.

Then the beta picked him up and spun him in a circle before they went to join their perfect family.

The End

So I'm not going to lie, my heart is breaking a little at the thought of saying good bye to these characters. Not counting their intros, have written 100 amazing chapters total. Wow. I still can't believe it.

Thank you to everyone who has gone on this adventure with me! Your support is what keeps me going and it means the world to me <3

At this very bittersweet time, we say goodbye to this universe. I am so proud of this story. So proud. But I hope you will join me on whatever crazy road these boys take me on in the future!

All my love to you Atinys

xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

This story means so much to me I couldn't bring myself to delete the previous A.N. I left on here... But the story continues in 'One Way'! I had so many readers wanting this universe to continue that I worked very hard to come up with a third story for everyone. 

If you'd like to go the route I went when publishing, go to the book titled 'Teaser' first! ;)