Carson's POV

My name is no longer Carson Hadley, the runt of an omega who was deemed the punching bag and whipping boy for the bullies of the Four Aces pack in Denver, Colorado.

My name is Carson Nicholas Derek DuBauer, the son AND brother of Iain Niccolo and Archer Vincente DuBauer- Werewolf Kings as we are the three sons of the Moon Goddess who have given us the titles of the Moon Wolves.

And today, I was in a sea of welcoming and excited faces of every supernatural community, the hunters and their respective matriarchs, and even several celebrities. All of them knew who I was and they were ready to welcome me back after I spent nearly a month in a deathlike coma AFTER being rejected by Regan Zallenda.

"How does it feel?" Iain asked me after he and I finished a lengthy cat with an Alpha female vampire from Denmark. "Being an instant celebrity and all of that?"

I smiled, taking a deep breath. "Well, it definitely is something that I need to still take in even after all this time," I confessed. "I'm still reeling over the fact that I'm now a royal AND a Moon Wolf, never mind the fact that I have eight mates."

"Well, you're definitely not in the basement anymore," Archer replied as he and Ciara- er, I mean Alpha Female Ciara- joined us. "And this is only the beginning of your new life, Carson."

"I'll bet," Ciara replied. "And I'm still taken back that my best friend is now a rank over me, and I'm the Alpha female in my own pack."

I smirked. "Girl, you know that you're still my best friend and I still see you as Alpha," I drawled. "And besides, you'll always be my best friend who saw me as someone who isn't a rogue or a runt. Thank you, Ciara, for everything that you and your pack did to make me feel comfortable when I was almost doomed to die."

Before I knew it, I was wrapped in a giant hug. "You're welcome, Carson," she mumbled. "You'll always be my best friend and welcome to come back anytime."

We broke away, smiling faintly despite the glimmering tears in our eyes.

"Ah-ah," I heard the loud voice of Eurydice Joneslake as he and his parents joined the fray. "Today's supposed to be a day of happiness, and I don't want to see any tears flowing from anybody unless it's tears of joy."

"Sorry," Ciara and I said in unison.

"Anyway, Carson, two of your mates were asking for you, citing that it was unfair that Alain had a chance to talk to you while they were bossed around by Mama Abby Mae," Alpha Damian replied, pointing to the western end of the ballroom where I spotted Gavin and Ferdinand by the refreshments with winsome looks in their eyes.

I nodded. "I'll go see them right now," I replied.

It took me a while, given the fact that I was interrupted by happy pups (fully shifted into their wolves alongside their parents who need to learn better) and other Alphas who were greeting me and wishing me well. Finally, I was by my werewolf and werecat-shifter with Gavin handing me a glass of ginger ale. "Sorry about all of that," I replied. "Looks like everyone's excited to see me these days."

"They can't be blamed," Ferdinand replied, his eyes glowing gold. "Gavin and I are happy to see you flourishing and back with the living ourselves- not to mention our fellow mates."

"And it's time that we let you know of our intentions," Gavin, the dark-skinned sex god from the Nightrose Pack, purred. "You already know who we are- the Elite Eight and us being friends and mates, right?"

I nodded. "Ciara gave me the run-down when she visited me the day before," I commented. "She's been your biggest fan since she was in middle school."

Gavin smiled widely. "Good, then you already know that we've been incomplete until we heard of your incident with that bastard of a wolf two years ago," he replied. "We knew that you had to leave the pack and perform the Soul Conversion so you wouldn't die of him sleeping around with every female. And when word of your car crash and you being in a coma reached us, it stopped our hearts for a brief moment. That's when we knew that the Moon Goddess- your Mother and our Mother-in-Law-to-be- has blessed us to be your second-chance mates."

"That bastard known as the late Regan Zallenda was a fool to let such a beauty like you slip from his grasp all because of his bias and pride," Ferdinand went on, stopping briefly to hand me a plate of sandwiches. "To let an omega be abused by heartless assholes- most of them showing remorse after they were jailed- is a crime in our eyes. Omegas need to be treasured and given the immense amount of love as possible.

"And that's our job from now on since we're now your mates, Carson," Gavin said. "Unlike Regan, we never hurt our mates. Since the Elite Eight was formed back when we discovered each other as mates, we made a vow to not only be loyal and loving to each other but also find the omega to treat with the best of love possible. And since you're now a part of our circle, our bond can be completed when you say the word. We vow to you to love and treasure you like you should've been a long time ago. We promise to be the best of husbands that you can imagine and- as soon as the time to be parents come around- be the best fathers for our children. Not even death can break our promise. And if we do turn bad on you, we will allow Ciara, the huntress Bianca, and her friends, and even our keeper Eurydice and his family to join your Mother to kill us where we stand."

"I'm going to hold y'all to that," I replied. "But thank you so much for letting me know that you all will be the husbands that I can imagine. I never even been had sex or had a first kiss, so this is going to be new for me."

Gavin's eyes went wide. "You're still a virgin, then? And that bastard wolf wanted no part of you?" he said, his eyes flashing red in anger. "May he rot in hell."

"Indeed," nodded Ferdinand. "But maybe we can be his first kiss, brother. I personally would like to-"

A slender female server raced to my side, her face flushed with excitement. "I'm sorry, Your Grace, but your parents wanted me to fetch for you," she said.

"What for?" I wanted to know.

She took a deep breath to calm her beating heart. "They want you to talk with a radio host, the biggest personality for the supernatural and human worlds- Topaz Skye. And he's here right now!" she exclaimed. "He's upstairs and waiting for you right now with the Joneslake phoenix, Carson!"

My mates were stunned, both of them gulping loudly before taking me by their hand. "Carson, let's go," was all Gavin said.

"You'll want to talk to him," Ferdinand added. "He's Eurydice's twin cousin and they're very close. And he's mated to a powerful dragon, who's also Eurydice's mate's twin brother."

I just remained silent, pondering on why the name sounded like a death sentence to them. But as soon as we reached the upstairs conference room, I saw the reason why.

A loud fanfare blew into the room followed by a piece of upbeat hip-hop music. And then...

"CARSON DUBAUER, THE MOON WOLF IN THE FLESH!!!!"

And with that, act two is now underway and we're going to make sure that this story is brimming with new faces, Carson's initial multi-transformations, some words from our newest threat, and more! What better way to begin than to kick things off with Carson's homecoming party?! And as for our mystery radio-show friend? You'll meet him in the next chapter. And here's a clue, he's a stark reminder of Chris Tucker's Ruby Rhod from "The Fifth Element!" You can't afford to miss out on this, y'all! Don't go away!

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