[Dedicated to my babe, ]

The couple reached the pack in thirty minutes and to be precise, Blake didn't speak a single word throughout the journey. Reason: He was sulking.

It irritated Easton more than the time when Blake didn't shut up. Not because he missed his mate's voice but because he kept making those extremely annoying voices to let the older alpha know that he was angry and upset.

"We are here, get down" Easton managed the words and removed his seat belt.

"Hmph" Blake was immediate to make the sound and get out of the car. Easton banged his head against the steering wheel for ever asking this man to shut up. He promised himself to never repeat his "this" mistake. Never ever. He followed Blake with his waistcoat and jacket. Blake easily took hold of two of his suitcases before Duncan offered a hand.

"Thank you..?"

"Duncan Long, Lu- Alpha" Blake awkwardly nodded and started walking towards the entrance. He stopped right in front of the door and turned back to watch Easton walking towards him with his jacket in his hands. His strides were long and steady while his muscles flexed with every step. A small smile claimed his lips for no reason.

Bad, Blake. Bad.

Before even ringing the bell or knocking on the door, it flew open revealing the former alpha and luna with two other copies of Easton, one in the same male version and another in the female.

"Oh my god, he's adorable" the luna pulled Blake into her arms even before the boy got any chance to greet. "You were so young since the last time I saw you, Blake. Do you remember me?"

Dust of red sprinkled on his cheeks making him more than adorable. The Luna cooed over him while Easton watched with amusement. "I do, Luna" he bowed his head in a form of greeting to the elderly couple.

"Oh boy!" Austin(Easton's father) pat Blake's back twice to show his acceptance "How's your father? Doing good?" Austin put his arm across Blake's shoulder and started walking to the living room.

The duo conversed about topics relating to the pack, his father and Austin's friendship, and whatnot. Aurora(Easton's mother) gushed with snacks and sweets for the young alpha. Easton stood astonished at the front door and avoided the urging will to check whether he was at the right place or not.

It was supposed to be his home. He found his mate after three years. He should be treated special. What the fuck?

"You must be tired? Why don't you rest in your room? We'll talk in the morning" Aurora stroked Blake's head and pulled her mate with her before he starts a new topic with the poor kid.

"Your luggage has been retained in the room, alpha" Duncan was the one to announce before he left bowing his head. Blake replied with an overwhelming nod. This was so new to him. Being called alpha and not even by his pack. Maybe this was also going to be his pack if things worked out with Easton.

The other pack members were still dispersed here and there watching the new Luna carefully. Different expressions and feelings were sputtered in their hearts and minds but no one spoke a single word. Who would want to be on Easton Knight's wrong side by disrespecting his mate?

Blake stood from the couch to walk to his allocated room and rest. He had a very long day. A good long sleep was a must. "Excuse me?" Blake looked down, from where the voice was coming. "Are you my brother's mate?" It was Elena. An instant smile appeared on his lips as he kneeled in front of the little girl.

He looked at Easton who had his eyes fixated on Elena with a giddy smile. Mad brother love. "It seems like I am" Blake managed his words carefully putting aside his sulky mood.

"Then big brother wouldn't be sad anymore?" she gestured with her hands making it two times cuter.

"Well... This big brother will try not to make him sad" Easton's eyes were now on Blake as they held each other's gaze. It was romantic but not. There was love but not.

"Ahem" Blake blinked directing his eyes to the second copy of Easton, or it would be third counting Ezra as the second. Their parents literally used a printing machine with a mild difference in the fonts. "I'm Elias Knight" the big man offered his hand for a shake.

"Blake Jensen" Blake was amused at the manners the little ones sported. He doubted himself to ever be this mannered.

"This is Elena, by the way," Elias introduced his little sister.

"Now that's a perfect name for a beautiful lady" Elena giggled slightly and hid behind her big brother. Blake's heart melted at her cuteness.

"Flirt" Easton scoffed folding his arms to his chest.

"Ass" Blake uttered carefully within his gritted teeth. Easton did hear it and glared at his mate. "I am going to rest now. Why don't we talk tomorrow?" Elena started nodding her head with excitement while Elias muttered an "okay".

The brother-sister left the living room to the place where their parents leave before. Ezra was nowhere to be seen and Duncan was on his way to his room. It was almost midnight and the pack was all set to sleep yet they did not miss a chance to watch the talk of the town.

Easton started walking to the elevator. "Follow me," he said to Blake while he followed reluctantly. The young ladies of the packhouse were still wide awake like an owl and gawking their eyes out.

"What a waste. I could've made a better mate for the alpha" someone in the group said and ended it with a "tch". Blake knew they were talking about Easton and addressing him as a "waste". He clenched his fist tightly while his jaw ticked in anger.

"Are you planning to go rogue, Maria?" Easton suddenly blurted out with his back faced to the group and Blake.

"W-what? No, alpha" the "Maria" girl from the group answered while everyone else remained silent.

"If not, how dare you insult my mate?" Easton now turned to the group and Blake looked up at him. His fists were clenched just like Blake's and the nerve in his forehead was popping with anger. "If anyone in this pack let out a single word against my mate should either have a death wish or an expel. Am I clear?"

"............"

"I said, am I clear?" The tone Easton used was rough and high. It made everyone in the room flinch including Blake. But for Blake, it was more of a proud moment.

"Yes, alpha"

He gulped his worries and followed the angry alpha in silence. They got into the lift and reached the alpha suit on the final and sixth floor.

[Not my image. Credits to the owner]

"Woah" Blake stopped right at the door to give a quick glance. The whole suite was decorated with the perks of black and cream. "I'm going to live here?" was the next question Blake asked directly to Easton after the car yell.

"We are going to live here" Easton managed with a smirk. His words before did affect his mate he thought. The pack matter was meant to be thought and he wanted his mate to talk again. He knew it would annoying again but he kinda missed it.

[Aziel missed it. Not me.

Sure, sure]

"We? We are sharing an apartment?" Blake kind of knew about the alpha suites we're supposed to share with their mate. He also had a whole suite ready at the packhouse but then again... he was shocked.

"Yes, Sherlock. Your luggage is set in our room upstairs"

"Our room?"

"Uh-huh," Easton poured a glass of water for himself setting the coat he was holding on the sofa. He also placed the bouquet he was carrying under the coats. And which he forgot to give to his mate.

"Then we'll have to share the bed too?"

"Hmm" was the also answer he could get out of Easton.

"No thanks. I would rather sleep on the floor than in the same bed as you" Blake glared at the man who wasn't been paying him attention.

"Suit yourself" with that Easton picked up the bouquet and walked upstairs. "By the way, there is a couch in the room. I don't want my lounge area getting dirty"

"Fuck you!" Blake yelled his anger coming back. He collected his jacket from the sofa and followed Easton.

"I know you want to" Easton smirked and walked twice the speed.

Blake already regretted his decision to come to the packhouse with this bastard. "In your dreams!!"

Easton let out an amused laugh at the childish comeback.

The duo made it to the room with conflicting on minor to minor things. At some point in time, even the Moon Goddess would regret her decision of pairing them together.

"Here" Easton moved away from the view to show the luxurious bedroom to his mate. Like the entire place, the bedroom was also matched with cream and black. The floor was wooden and black like usual. While the walls and bed impaled cream. The mattress was white with a cream duvet.

The couch which was supposed to be Blake's bed tonight was all black. Looked all luxurious and comfortable but the bed won. Blake started calculating the decision he made just a while ago.

Dumbo

"Shut up, Kai"

What? Who told you to say "I'll better sleep on the floor than with you". Pfft-

"Shut up, Kai!!"

Pfft-

Kai faded away with a laugh making Blake angry. His ego was more important than comfort now. So he decided to sleep on the sofa.

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"Don't pull on to the blanket" Blake tug at the corner of the duvet while Easton pulled on the other end.

"You don't pull on it!" Easton argued back. "Why are you here anyway? What happened to your "I would rather sleep on the floor than in a bed with you"?"

The couple was now all cleaned and showered and in the bed ready to sleep. Another way to put it, Easton dragged Blake to shower before he got to sleep. And now they were fighting for the duvet laying on the extreme ends of the bed.

"Shut up. Kai wanted to sleep on the bed" Blake blamed all it on Kai.

When did I?

"Shut up, Kai"

"Now would Aziel let his precious mate sleep on the floor or the couch? He wouldn't like it, would he?" His voice going all puppy and sassy.

"Ugh!! Fine, but stop it with the blanket. You gonna rip it"

"Then why don't you go and sleep on the couch instead?"

"Why would I? This is my bed!"

"Fine!!" With one long pull with Blake drew the blanket from Easton and tugged it under his sides.

"Blake!!"

"Easton!!"

No sparks included this time. *sigh*

With none of them giving in, Easton, being the gentleman he is, surrendered and scooted closer with their backs facing each other.

Around 11:45 pm, Blake started falling asleep with all the tiredness getting to him. On the other hand, Easton was still wide awake. Now that he had a mate, who was another alpha, many questions struck his mind at once. What would happen to the packs now? Will they merge them or will one of them have to leave their duties? Who would take the position of the alpha? Will there be two alphas?

He kept changing sides and as then his eyes settled on the table where the bouquet he bought for Blake was kept. He got up from the bed carefully and walked to the table. It was around 11:55 pm now, which means it was practically still Blake's birthday.

Now he did think about it, he neither wish him a happy birthday nor has given him the bouquet. He took a hold of the bouquet and walked to his mate's side.

"Blake? Are you asleep?"

"What now?" Blake opened his eyes to look at Easton standing above him with a bouquet in his hand.

"Well...." Easton pushed the bouquet into Blake's embrace and walked to his side. He laid down next to his mate and covered himself with the duvet.

Blake was still confused as to what just happened. He was woken up from his sleep just to have himself pushed by a bouquet that too, the bouquet where flowers were already wilted.

"What-?" he sat in his place with all the confusion running his brain.

"Happy birthday" were the only words Easton said before falling asleep as the clock hit 12. Blake's sat there amused and stunned whether to feel happy that his mate wished him or be irritated that it was at the last minute.

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The morning came like usual with the dramatic birds chirping, wolves all set for the run, the warriors started their morning training, breakfast was prepared. But, one thing was unusual about this morning. It was that...

Easton Knight was still asleep.

Easton never slept in since he got his responsibilities as an alpha. More like he barely slept. Two to three hours of sleep every night was enough for him but now he was sound asleep for eight hours. Everyone in the pack started talking about their alpha's absence. They started reasoning it to be mate's heat, tiredness after the first night, and whatnot.

Back in the room, two fully clothed bodies were molded into each other's embrace. With the duvet on the floor and bed shattered the pair was still asleep. Easton had his one hand under Blake's neck while the other was on Blake's waist, drawing his mate nearer. Whereas Blake was clamped to his mate, all curled up and his hand grabbing the front on Easton's black t-shirt pulling him close. Their legs were mingled with each other as their breathing even out.

Blake was the first one to stir up from sleep. He curled his fingers clasping more of Easton's t-shirt. He threw his leg over Easton's waist and stretched out his limbs. He froze when felt a presence beside him. His head shoots to the side and watches a body right next to him.

His eyes fall on the exposed waist showcasing the rigid eight pack. Blake gulped at the sight as slowly his eyes traveled to the hard chest that heaved up and down with every breath. He felt something turn in his stomach with all the touch and smell of his mate. His gaze more up until it reached two pink juicy pieces of meat, his mind time-traveled back to yesterday when they were taking away his breath. He lifted his eyes more up and met with a pair of brown orbs staring back at him.

"Enjoyed the show?" Easton asked, his voice all husky and rough with just waking up. Blake's face burned red as he pushed Easton by his chest and slide out of the bed.

"You wish" there was an embarrassment in his voice which he didn't want to show. "I-I'm going to take a shower first" that he escaped into the suite bathroom. Easton let out a chuckle at his mate's behavior. He can even be cute sometimes.

He sat up from the bed and saw the time on his phone. It was now thirty past ten which means five hours late than his usual time to wake up. Easton cursed that he slept in but there wasn't a regret he felt, no tiredness anymore like he always did. Throughout the slumber, the warmth in his arms kept him sleeping.

He stretched his refreshed body and walked downstairs for making some breakfast. Living alone for three years now, life taught him to be a great chef. He cracked up four eggs and made the scrambled eggs while he toasted the bread. He chose to make some strawberry pancakes. He didn't know what Blake like but he can get to know it now.

He made the mix for the pancakes as the secondary dish for the breakfast. If not eggs and toast then the pancakes were the plan. He added some thin slices of fresh strawberries from the fridge and after making the batter of perfect consistency he pours it on the pan. And when the bubbles show up he flips it over and cooks from the other side.

Repeating the process for making four more. He places them on a plate and glazes time with some chocolate syrup. His fingers got dirty with some chocolate which he wipes off with his shirt but stops when he sees what he had just done.

Blake was against the bathroom door thinking how he wanted to kiss Easton if he hadn't have woken up. He curses himself for being so weak for a man.

He takes off his clothes and turns the shower on. The hot water drizzles down his curved body and relaxes his not-so-sore muscle. It then strikes him that he did take a bath last night. Wow. This was so unlike him.

"He is definitely rubbing off me"

Both of them let out the same words at the same time but in different places.

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Blake got out of the bathroom with wet hair and a towel covering his waist he rubbed his head with the other towel a time or twice and walked to his bag, placed next to Easton's wardrobe. He managed to take out a pair of boxers and a black wife beater.

"Easton?" he cleared his throat to tide away his thoughts and called his mate. Easton heard the voice and walked to the bedroom for assistance like an obedient husband. [Lol]

"Yea-?" he peaked into the room but the view skipped his heartbeat. Blake, in his boxers, was bent down taking out clothes from his bag. He had his back faced to the door which made Easton gulp loudly.

"Hey, umm... I need to put away clothes from the bag" Blake said and turned towards the door.

"Yeah? Yeah... S-sure" he walked to the cupboard and made a place for his mate's clothing. "There's a lot of free place. Feel free to use it" his words came out in a stammer.

"Okay......" Blake was amused to see the great alpha stumble on his words. He ignored it and started arranging his clothes.

"Put away your clothes and get down for breakfast"

"Okay, thanks"

"And put some pants before coming down, it's distracting" Blake's hands stopped mid-track at the comment. He turned to see Easton but he was already gone. A chuckle followed by an instant rosiness made its way on his cheeks.

"So I am distracting, huh?"

Easton rushed downstairs at an unbelievable speed. His heart was raising so bad. He didn't even know was it because of all that running or from watching his mate practically half-naked.

Blake walked down, wearing pants, and smelled the pancakes immediately. "Strawberry pancakes!" he rushed to the kitchen and then to the counter at lightning speed.

"You like them?" Easton had a small smile on his rude face. He seems to be experiencing different expressions from yesterday.

"Like them? I fucking love them. You made them?" Easton seemed pleased with himself for deciding to make pancakes.

"I did" Easton took a seat right next to Blake and started eating the eggs and toast.

Blake was now reluctant to taste his mate's cooking but he did. "Oh my god! They are so perfect. Just like the once mom used to make-"

There was a halt in Easton's movement. Of course, he knew that the former Luna of Black Woods pack was no more alive and was killed in a rogue attack five years ago. Not to make the silence stay Easton tried to make a joke.

"So you like my cooking, crawled into my bed last night, almost kissed in the morning, and seduced me earlier. What are you trying to do, Jensen?" This made Blake snap out of his trance and look at Easton wide-eyed.