Jack

Twist, honey!

I can't believe the pregnant couple got mated to each other. I mean, the Goddess must have a softer side to her after all. It's so obvious that no one saw it coming.

Good for them. At least they will be a happy family with a pup on their way.

Speaking of pups, mine just had it's 3 months ultrasound and it's doing great. Tyler is also healthy and eating well, fortunately.

And he continues to demand me to 'complete the bond' with him. While I worry a little, it's not exactly a sacrifice. I love my mate with all my heart.

Plus, we're really good at it. I never thought I'd be this comfortable being intimate with a boy in my life, to be honest. But we're great together, really.

In other news, scouts that Mr. Burke have sent throughout the State are returning with various reports and clues about the pack who attacked us. It's only a matter of time before they are found, he has complete confidence in this.

Remember when I said our most powerful sense is smell? That's how we find our mate, how Tony found out my mate is pregnant and how I did the same with Elsa.

Each person has a different scent. Just like werewolves' scents are different than humans. And since we had a lot of their dead in our territory, we could use their scent to track down where they came from.

Of course, experienced warriors use different tactics to disguise their scents. Precisely to avoid their origin being tracked down, but no one can hide forever. And a reckoning is coming. I long for my revenge.

"I still can't believe you completed the bond at school." - Tyler told Elsa and Jay. It's been weeks but he's not letting it go.

"Dude, move on. It's not the same between us as it was with Sarah and Tony. We already had sex before." - Jason said in an annoyed tone.

"Yeah, what's he gonna do? Get me pregnant?" - Elsa snickered.

"I know. I guess I'm a romantic at heart." - Tyler replied, sounding defeated.

"Not all of us require our mates to whisk us away to a cabin far away to complete the bond. Some of us just want to get it done." - Jason argued, referencing our mating.

"I know. How is your dad doing? I know you told us he didn't want to believe you got mated to El." - Ty asked him, changing the subject.

"He's fine now that he's officially Delta. As for Elsa and I, he just thought it was too good to be truth." - Jason explained in a serious tone.

"My parents didn't believe me at first either. But how am I gonna make this up? It's not something we can lie about it." - Elsa smirked, giggling at the turn of events. She looks so happy now, not counting the pregnancy glow.

She's not wrong. You can't fake a mate bond. And even if you could, you can't sustain it for too long. The truth will catch you up and then what? Lose your credibility with the entire pack? It's not something we'd take lightly. As Tyler has learned, reputation is everything in this business.

"Now, there's only Peter and Anna left." - Ty said, looking at them who looked at each other embarrassed.

"When is your birthday?" - I asked them.

"Mine is in June. Anna is in April." - Peter replied.

"So Peter will be the last of us to get mated." - I pondered.

"Yes, unless his mate is older than him." - Ty said looking at them both suspiciously.

There's a bit of awkwardness that follows before we go to our classroom. It's a weird thing that none of us gets to pick our own partners. But you know, it is what it is. And I don't know a single unhappy wolf couple, though that has more to do with our mate bond connection. If you sense your partner's struggles, it's easier for you to address them and be there for each other.

At this point, it's as established as some cultures whose men have up to 7 wives.

No shade, I can barely keep up with one mate.

"Are you okay?" - Ty asked me in between classes.

"Yes, I'm getting there. Gus is getting discharged today from the hospital, so I'm thankful for the blessing." - I replied, sheepishly.

After one month at the hospital, Gus is finally going to be discharged today. His condition was very much touch and go for a while. Luckily, he persevered. Tony is over the moon as am I.

I can't put into words how relieved I am for my uncle's health improving. I was so scared. I can't afford to lose another father. And Tony shouldn't lose his either. Or aunt Lidia her mate. So yeah... It's been a journey for sure.

Tyler smiled at me before we move on to the next class. Today we had wrestling tournament. That's when our school competed against other schools teams of the State.

It's fun for our team to demolish other team wrestlers. Unfortunately, since Tyler is no longer able to compete or practice anymore, I was made captain of the team in his place.

Unfortunately for him, I mean. I'm beaming.

But I would prefer to do this with my mate by my side. Plus, he's a fucking fantastic fighter as we've already established.

"You're going down, fag!" - An opponent taunted me before the match started.

Wrong move, pal. I reign my wolf in as I can't be seen to be glowing my eyes in front of humans. But I sure as hell would like to.

Since I'm already angry, it doesn't take long for me to demolish him on the mat. By the time the referee called the match, his shoulder was nearly dislocated.

The kid winced in pain so loud I almost feel bad for him. Almost.

After I won and returned to the bench, I kissed Tyler on the lips as he was with the rest of the team watching.

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That won't happen when he is further along, as we can't exactly explain a pregnant (cis) male to humans. But for now, it's fine. He's just a little chubby.

The competition carried on with our school beating the opponents one by one. Even Peter who is usually the quiet one was deadly.

He doesn't show off, but I wouldn't want to face off against him. It's always the quiet types who you should be scared of. Not that I fear anyone. As if...

Later, we go to the locker room and celebrated as a team. The coach was happy with our victory but that was child's play. It's much more fun when there're wolves among the team. They go incognito among the humans but we spot them as they do us.

Anyway, a win is a win. And we cheered it loudly.

"When the guy said THAT I thought you were gonna kill him." - Tony said with a worried tone and look on his face.

"If you mean murder, he just cursed me. He did not hit Tyler." - I smirked. Tyler gasped at this.

There's only one absolute law in every wolf pack known to existence. And that is you don't mess with someone's mate.

Of course, the law does not apply to self defense - no law really applies to that.

But unless a mated werewolf slapped you or worse, you don't touch them. Specially in Tyler's condition, but that is basic (werewolf) knowledge.

That also does not apply to wrestling, because is not meant for hurting. That's not the point of the sport. And even so, it's common sense.

That's also why Tyler can't practice in his condition, even though is not meant to hurt, it can. And if someone hurts my mate in a wrestling match, I'd be mad but I wouldn't interfere.

But if someone cause any harm to our pup, then I'd go feral. All bets are off. Even not on purpose. Regardless, don't mess with my pup.

And every werewolf that wasn't raised in the jungle alone knows this. So no, I don't commit murder for people calling me names, specially humans.

We still live in a modern world with police and everything. We're not isolated from society. We're just fortune enough to live amongst our kind. But we know we have to keep our existence hidden and protect our secret.

"I know that. But still..." - Tony insisted, looking at me as if I was going off the rails at any second.

"I much rather murder him on the mat. Thank you very much. I have no desire to draw human attention upon myself." - I rebuked, not giving into his paranoia.

I'm not a hot head. That's not my tea. If I were, I would demonstrate it by fighting Ty that very first day of school when he was in my face.

But that's not why I build my many muscles. I rather intimidate than actually fight. Not that I'm a saint who never threw a punch. I'm just saying I rather work off my aggression at the gym than on people.

That's something my dad used to tell me. Being Alpha is not about flaunting power on people's faces, or showing off what you can do and especially not to abuse your position. On the contrary, being Alpha is about service.

And putting others needs in front of yours. That always stuck with me.

"Tyler!"

A scream snapped me out of my thoughts, making me gasp as I see Jason pointing at the blood dripping from Tyler's rear.

I move forward in the shower area to get to where he is and drop to check on him. I take a look at his butt and the blood keeps pouring out of him.

"What's happening?" - Tyler asked in a scared tone, trying to catch a glimpse of his leaking derriere.

"You're bleeding. Something is wrong. Let's get you out of here." - I told him, deeply concerned.

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I grabbed his towel so he could dry himself, but the blood keeps pouring. We can't stop the hemorrhage alone, so I had Jason get the school nurse.

I also told the boys to get dressed so she doesn't get uncomfortable with all the naked men. I wrapped myself in my towel as I tended to him.

By the time she came inside the locker room, the boys were in various states of undress but nothing to shock her. She opened up the towel to check on Tyler and was able to do a curative to stop the bleeding.

After she left, I got dressed hurriedly as did Tyler and I took him to the hospital.

Tony and Jason would explain the situation to our friends at lunch.

I also mind linked Mr. Burke to appraise him of the situation. I did the same with aunt Lidia to tell her we're coming over to the hospital.

When we got there, she got Tyler admitted immediately to check on him and the baby. They went inside and I waited alone at the hospital lounge.

After some time passes, Mr. and Mrs. Burke arrived worriedly. I explained to them that Tyler was spotting in the shower today and that the school nurse was able to patch him up so I can bring him here.

They seemed troubled by the news. And so was I. We had just checked the baby not a week ago. Both Ty and the fetus seemed fine.

As the hours kept stacking up, the number of people showing up kept increasing. First, Sarah and Tony. Then, Jason and Elsa. Even Gus came in to check on me as he was do to leave the hospital today.

Eventually, a doctor and aunt Lidia appeared and we went to talk to him.

"Good afternoon, Alphas. Luna. Tyler was admitted with suspicion of having a miscarriage. I was able to examine him and determine that he was indeed miscarrying." - He started in a somber tone.

"Unfortunately, he lost the baby." - He continued, dreadfully.

Doctor's words hit me hard. I nearly fell to the ground but aunt Lidia was able to hold me in a tight hug. I unraveled in loud tears that flowed out of me without control.

"Is Tyler okay, doctor? How is he?" - Mr. Burke asked him after a minute.

"We had to sedate him in order to perform the necessary procedures for his own safety. But he stopped bleeding and is otherwise healthy." - He informed us, making me gasp in relief.

"Thank Goddess!" - Mrs. Burke exclaimed, sounding very relieved.

"Doctor, what brought this upon? Did we do something wrong?" - I asked him as I broke from Lidia's hug.

"You did nothing wrong, Alpha. But I'm afraid there's not much to go on unfortunately as we don't get many cases of omega werewolves in medicine. However, I can say after we performed the curettage there's no reason to believe he wouldn't be able to carry a gestation to full term." - He explained in a sincere tone.

"However you two must refrain from any sexual activity for one month." - He continued and I gasped in shock. That's not gonna fly with my mate.

"One month?" - An unintentional scream escapes me, making me and the Burkes blush.

"Yes, his body needs time to heal. And any sexual stimulation to his anal cavity can trigger an unwanted response from his organism." - He elaborated, making me mortified to have this talk in front of Tyler's parents.

"Can I see him? Is he awake?" - I asked the doctor anxiously.

"Yes, he is. Of course, you can. He is in the same room as before." - He replied and I darted at his direction.

When I found Tyler, he was crying. He would've been told by now what happened and looked heartbroken. So am I, at the sight of him.

"Hi. I'm so sorry." - I told him as I entered his room.

"I'm sorry I failed us." - He cried out, there's a flow of never ending tears that poured out of him.

I hugged him tight as I near his bed.

"You didn't fail us. It's fine. It's just a mishap. We'll have other opportunities. We're still very very young." - I comforted him.

"I know that. But what if I can't? What if I never have your heir?" - He pondered, doubting himself in a spiral of self doubt and insecurities.

"I love you, Tyler Burke. You will always be enough for me." - I melted and kissed him.

"Starting tomorrow, we'll try again." - He said and I gasped.

"We can't. The doctor said we have to wait for a month." - I informed, making him squeal in shock.

"What? You're joking!" - He gasped, looking at me in horror.

"No, he's not." - Mr. Burke interjected appearing at the door with his mate.

Tyler blushed at his dad's presence but said nothing else.

"Hi, son. How are you doing?" - He asked as he approached his bed. I moved away from blocking their path and stayed on the other corner of the bed.

I watched as they talked for a bit and Tyler received the comfort from his parents. It didn't take much longer for  him to get discharged, fortunately.

His parents took him home and I returned to mine. This is a difficult process to go trough, grief.

We had a private ceremony just to say goodbye to it. We didn't even get to find out the sex. But Tyler was devastated.

Next day at school, everyone either knew or suspected something was off. Our friends showered us with love. Elsa was devastated, to some degree as nearly as Ty.

And as people got word of the incident, there were more respects payed to us. A lot of awkward smiles and handshakes from most of the students. Even if we didn't want or like to be, we are the future Alpha couple.

So, whatever happens to us people tend to notice. But we took the love, the comfort and the nice words from all around us.

But Ty has never smiled anymore. Nothing would cheer him up - except for what we COULDN'T do. So, what he wanted he couldn't have it. But he really made a point to tempt me.

Specially now that he's cleared for warrior training with Delta Westbrook and me.

That boy would flaunt his physique in the shower like he's shooting a porn. It'd be comical if he wasn't so fucking hot.

Still, I persevere. I have faced dry spells before. It's no big deal.

As the days go by, things start to get normal again. With time, people stopped being weird around us two. And jokes were told and poke fun like usual.

Tyler wouldn't smile though. It took a lot for him to recover from this. It would take, actually.

But he had his fun touching me inappropriately in places he shouldn't and exposing himself at the warriors' shower. That brought him to life.

But grief has a way of knocking you out when you least expect it. We could be talking about the most ordinary subject and he'd burst in tears. It's heartbreaking.

And I'm deeply saddened for not being able to give him the only thing that would cure his sickness.

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A|N: I'm not crying, you're crying.

I didn't plan on using two songs from the same band, it was a coincidence of themes.

The next chapter comes with a major step forward. Though this is gonna hurt them for a good while.

Love,

Léo.