It was past seven in the morning. The birds were chirping around the packhouse. The pack members were awake and were mostly off for the day. Mr. Knight too was up and was back from the run. After a long shower, he was in the kitchen making some breakfast and eating bananas on hand while he hummed the song he heard at Tib's place yesterday. His mood was touching the sky, as he was lucky to witness a very sexy side of his ultra-sexy mate.

He was definitely giving Blake alcohol again.

Meanwhile, Mr. Jensen was still in deep slumber. The blanket was thrown down the bed, his posture, like he was about ready for a sword fight, just without a sword as of now, occupying the whole queen-size bed. He was wearing the black shirt, he stole from Easton's closet and underwear, which the other alpha put on him before going to sleep. His mouth was wide open, snoring off the worries of the sinful world.

"Here, beer"

"EEEastonnnnnnn.... look. I have 12345678910 fingers"

*hic*

"You are an alien"

"I want ceeeeerealllllll"

*hic*

"Why are you shouting at me?"

*hic*

"You. are. *hic* a. whore"

"I will marry Tib!"

*hic*

"I'm hotter"

*hic*

"E-Easton"

The actual "sinner's" eyes threw open as yesterday's adventurous events invaded his memory, one by one. If only he would've been a human, his head sure would be slit in two with pain. But, as a werewolf, he doesn't have any hangover. More like, no physical hangover but his emotional state......

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" the scream made Easton drop the spatula he was holding. The birds, that were happily mating at the branches of the tall tree near the couple's window, flinched and flew away in a go. The older alpha dumped whatever he was holding and ran upstairs at a lightning speed. He threw the door open and found a round vibrating ball on the bed, covered in the blanket.

Easton looked out of the window to see if it was raining and it wasn't even aware of that. But, no. It wasn't raining, if anything the sun was already high and shining. He then looked back at his mate who was shaking vigorously and letting out some incoherent words. "Blake?"

"AHHHHHH" This shocked Easton again. He stood at the same place he was standing last night and that did bring him some wonderful memories. And he also understood the reason behind the vibrating ball.

"Why did you do this, Kai?"

I did it? You did it! You even blocked me away when I tried warning you. Watching you like that was the most difficult thing of my entire life. *shivers*

"Ughhhh. What do I do?"

Deal with it.

"Kai-"

Like always, Kai was straight on point and left with few words. Blake was beet red under the blanket with embarrassment. The words and actions he used last night were clear as a glass, engraved in his memory. And that, he was still wearing Easton's shirt was proof of all that being anything but a dream. "Why would you call him a whore, Blake? Are you dumb? That's not even a question. You are dumb, idiot, stupid, and whatnot" he kept on mumbling to himself unaware of the other presence in the room.

"Blake?" Easton called again and this time Blake did hear him. "Are you okay?" he stiffened upon hearing the voice of his mate. Wild thoughts came through his mind in ten seconds, which he finally decided upon one real quick. Which was: acting cool.

"YEAH!" he threw away the blanket and got down from the bed on the opposite side where Easton was standing. "I'M GOOD. ALL GOOD" he said using his high-pitched voice. Easton stared at Blake blankly, who was finding a perfect thing to look on and that happened to be his boxers that lay near the closet. The exact place where he removed them before wearing Easton's shirt. He cursed under his breath remembering the moment and shifted his gaze. And the next thing he saw was Easton's belt at the foot of the bed.

"KILL ME!!" he screamed in his mind but this time, Kai blocked him away.

"Okay? I made breakfast, come down after getting fresh" Easton said with an amused smile.

"OKAY! I WILL!" Blake answered in a breath and dashed to the ensuite bathroom. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" the scream was heard again but this time Easton didn't flinch.

"I'm getting used to this" he commented leaving the room.

Which is really bad for my ears.

"Now I know why he likes heavy metal"

Yeah, 'cause he sounds like one.

"Right...."

Right...

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After an expectedly long shower and a lot of consoling, Blake's stomach decided he needed food. He reluctantly got up from the toilet seat and dragged his feet downstairs. He stopped at the top step and closed his eyes. "You don't remember anything. Everything is cool. All okay. Nothing happened" he repeated the words he kept saying for the past one hour, sitting on the seat and biting his nails.

"Hey" he greeted Easton as soon as he got down the stairs. "Normal, normal" he chanted.

"Hey, come" Easton greeted back and gestured towards the chairs.

"Coming" the word kinda hit him bad. "I'm coming" again. "I mean, h-hi" he sat on the chair at the breakfast bar. Easton snickered at Blake's nerves in a way Blake did not notice. He was blankly calculating the events in a sequence and making himself more and more embarrassed.

"Here," he passed the strawberry pancakes he made for his mate. It was only the second time and Blake pleaded with him to make these since forever. So, he decided to make them today as he knew Blake would need this.

"Thank you!" he thanked the alpha and took a huge bite of the breakfast. After getting the taste of the food, he knew the dish and looked down. "Strawberry pancakes!!" he remarked eating another bite and another. "Twank que" (thank you) he properly thanked Easton this time which made his heart delight.

"You're welcome," he says getting seated in the chair next to Blake "You want some cereals?"

"NO! I Don't" he forcibly smiled to make it sound "not" awkward. "Thank you"

"Okay....." the hype was too much for Easton's liking but he was indeed enjoying this. "Do you remember last night?" he asked casually which made Blake halt his moments. He shakes his head a "no" real quick. "Oh, too bad. Last night was so much fun, we should drink sometime again," Easton says plainly putting the butter over his bread.

"NO! NEVER!" Blake yelled putting his fork down.

"But, I had so much fun" Easton tried to argue.

"No, you did not" he argued back.

"How do you know?"

"I just know!"

"No, you don't. I drank three cans, while you emptied five. It was crazy" making it sound cheerful.

"No!"

"You remember you wore-"

"No!"

"And-"

"No!"

"You even had the audacity to call me a loose ass slut" he said in one breath before Blake could interrupt with another "no".

"No!! You liar, I called you a whore. A blind and deaf one!"

"So..." he smirks at Blake who had his hands over his stupid mouth. "... you do remember"

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

My ears, My ears......

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Blake was gone to the school with the most hilarious face. His face hid in a hoodie like the whole world was there to witness his drunken ass last night. Easton laughing the whole way dropping off Blake did not help with much and to top of it, he insisted on drinking again which Blake aggressively denied. The car was parked in front of the school building and Blake wanted to get out of the hell of a car but Easton caught him by the hand.

"Blake," he held both of Blake's hands in his and turned his mate to him. Soft loving sparks were slithering on both of their bodies making them bind into a comfortable silence.

"Hm?" was the only response Blake could make of. He was so embarrassed that he could actually cry.

"Look at me" he commanded which Blake reluctantly followed and made bare eye contact with him. "You are the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my whole life. And last night made you more charming. I loved taking care of you, it gave me a feeling of huge responsibility"

Blake's heartbeat skipped hearing the words, especially the word, "love" from his mate's lips made him turn into a mush. He just watched his other half with all the adore he held.

"You were funny though" he commented making Blake broke a chuckle. "I liked that more to be honest" he palmed his mate's cheek stroking it gently. "but less than the later part" his voice went all hoarse and low making it sound very "seductive" to Blake. His cheeks were tinted pink as he tried to avoid the older alpha's gaze. "I can't wait until you come back home" he descended the hand that was on the cheek to Blake's lips.

"But you have to" Blake stated in a firm voice. His mind reminded him that Easton was his mate, he wouldn't judge him whatsoever. He can be as much spoil as he wants because Easton will be ready to take the charge. He adored Easton, not just because of the mate bond but because he was Easton. "I gotta go. I will come back home with Ezra" he pecked Easton on the cheek and exited the car before things could heat up. "Bye," he waved at Easton with a smile.

It warmed Easton's heart instantly to watch the stress slip off of his mate's forehead. He waved his hand back and started his engine. Blake still stood there waiting for Easton to drive off. Easton then put his head out of the window to talk to his mate one last time before going. Blake with furrowed brows closed in to the car not expecting the words that came by. Easton gestured to Blake to show his ears so he could tell the words that were bubbling inside his stomach. Blake did what he was said and offered his ear.

"Let's have cereal for dinner today" Easton whispered and retreated with a laugh and received a slap on the arm.

"Fuck you," Blake said that but with a smile. "Bye"

"Bye" and Easton drove off.

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"Hey" Blake greeted Ezra as soon as he came into the class. Zander followed Blake as he too had English for the first period. Ezra was seated in the first row which made the duo groan but they did sit next to the young alpha. "What's up?" Zander was the one to ask. The alpha-beta sat on either side of Ezra.

"Hi" he waved lazily towards both. His face showing a sort of worry.

"What is it?" Blake asked knowing something was definitely wrong. Right after protecting Tib from a very angered Silver, we left Ezra and Duncan together at Tib's place. Tib and Duncan had borders to patrol and Ezra was very capable of going back home. So anything must have happened in between these two times.

"I-I can't feel him, Blake," Ezra said after pondering for a while. He was getting very comfortable with Blake. And watching his brother happy, there didn't stand anything he could despise of Blake anymore. He was glad that he could be friends with his brother's happiness.

"Feel who? Duncan? He is away in the packhouse, Ezra. Even I can't feel Easton. I'm sure Zander too..." he looked at his beta who was looking in a certain direction in the class, Jaxon. "Oh well.."

"No, not Duncan. I can't feel Silver" he rephrased.

"You can't feel your wolf? Oh," he went silent receiving a confirmation nod from Ezra. "You tried talking to him?"

"I did. He just won't respond" Ezra banged his head against the desk making Zander jump on the other side.

"What are you guys talking about?" he then asked. Blake glared at him.

"Ways of seducing Jaxon. You want a special class?" he let out with gritted teeth, mocking him. He was annoyed that he wasn't paying attention to such an important issue.

"Huh?"

"Go away, Zandy" Blake shooed him off. He looked pitifully at Ezra who looked tired by spending one day with his wolf.

"I pity him. Silver is being an asshole"

He has reasons, Blake.

"Reasons to cut off his own human?"

Well.....

"Try talking to him again" he pats Ezra's back. "Use words like "miss you, please, come back". Kai falls for them every single time" he says.

Hey!

Ezra nods his head and closes his eyes. "I will try," he says.

"Silver?"

.......................

"Silver, where are you? Please talk to me"

........................

"It feels empty without you, Sil. I wouldn't talk to Duncan at all from now if you want to"

.......................

"I will stop eating Broccoli because you don't like it"

Pfft-

"Silver?"

What are you, a toddler? Haha.

"Thank you!" he mentally hugs his wolf as a happy vibe spreads through.

I'm sorry.

"No, I'm sorry. I will keep all my promises"

You don't have to. I will be with you even when you meet Duncan. I will try to breathe the same air as Arion. It's hard but not impossible.

"So dramatic"

Oi!

"Thank you, Blake" Ezra hugs the alpha making everyone in the class including Blake, shock. Ezra never initiated a touch, he would pick up your pen from the ground, call you once, show you your pen and put the pen on the ground again, just to avoid the touch. And him initiating a hug was a huge thing.

"You're welcome. This means you can feel him now" Blake asks. "Then, hi, Silver" he waves in front of Ezra's face.

Fuck off.

"He says, "hi" " Ezra manages with a forced smile hiding his wolf's original words.

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The class gets started. After English, the trio had to part ways for different classes and promised to meet at lunch at the cafeteria. Blake had Geography which he kinda found easy but the people in this class were annoying as hell. He walked avoiding the murmurs and gossips. Reaching his place at the last, he takes out the textbook for the lesson. He turns page after page revising the things taught in the last class.

"Did you see two men kissing in the parking lot this morning?" Blake's ears unwantedly twitch at the comment which indeed was meant for him and Easton. He ignored it and went further with the read.

"I know, right? They shamelessly were making out in public"

*ignore*

"Gross!" it came out in unison of three voices. Blake rolled his eyes and slammed his thick book on the desk attracting the eyes on him if they weren't already on him. He got up from the seat and stretched out his muscles. The three girls who were commenting from the back scurried closer to the wall in scare. Blake gave them a look and decided he wasn't in the mood for an argument and planned to skip instead.

"Hmph. Bloody faggots" they started laughing. Before the girl could blink she was attached to the wall, three feet above from the ground, by the neck. Blake casually eyed her too much revealing outfit which made him gag big time.

"Well, you look like a slut, Amelia, no no Julia? no no no, Asia? Whatever" her mate, Mike growled from beside watching another male close to his mate. Blake glared him down with his eyes glowing blue. Kai. Mike was a part of Black Woods which make Blake, his alpha. He bowed down his head immediately watching Kai in charge. The girl above was fighting off the hold against her neck, which wasn't even that tight. Blake pitifully looked at her and dropped her to the ground. "What were you doing when your mate started insulting your alpha, Mike?" he let out in his alpha tone.

"I'm sorry, alpha" he apologized in a second.

"You should be. Give her the right lessons, Mike. Or she might moan under some other man as she did under me last week" he glared down at the woman while Mike can't believe his ears. "I didn't even know she had a mate then. Now, you should know when you guys became mates, right?"

"Y-yes, alpha"

"Hmm......." he moves on to the other girl who was shivering frantically. "Elizabeth, dear" he closes into her, his mouth next to her ears. "Isn't your mate, a girl?" he whispers making her eyes go wide. "She is sitting right there," he points at a girl who had her head bowed. "....her head probably under the ground with shame to have you as a mate" Elizabeth's legs gave out as she falls to the ground.

Blake's eyes glance at the third girl, the same one from a few days ago. "Do I have to say anything?" he asked tiredly which made the girl sob and run out of the class due to the overwhelming alpha power "Thought so"

He goes back and sits in his seat with his legs crossed, the Geography textbook again in his hands.

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The classes before lunch come to an end and Blake walked to the cafeteria without any whispers this time. "Kids learn fast" He walked to the table where Zander and Ezra were already sitting with an addition, Jaxon Daniel. "My head already hurts" he strolls to the table and was welcomed with knotted brows. "What is it, now?" he asked tiredly.

"Silver says, something is wrong" Ezra states.

"And what is something?"

"Duncan"

"Huh?"

"Silver said, they need to do a check on their mate wolf to stable their energy from time to time"

True. Kai confirms

"But, he couldn't feel Arion's energy at all" Ezra continues his complaint.

"Maybe, it's just the distance" Blake states, it to be a possible reason.

This has nothing to do with distance but just your mate's mental state matters. I can feel Aziel from here without any problem.

"No, it is not. I feel something is going to happen"

"Nothing-"

*Ring* .......... *Ring*................

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After dropping off Blake and a very cold shower, Easton came down to finish up the work. Tib was already waiting for him in the office along with Derek. Easton walked into the office and found Tib all over Derek. "He is married with a kid, Tib. Leave him alone"

"Oops, sorry" he retreats his hands off the huge warrior, who just nodded his head to his alpha. Easton nodded back and sat on the chair. Tib avoided Derek like a plague, now that he knew Derek was married and sat back on his lavish chair, he pulled out from the thin air.

"How was the patrol last night, Tib?" he asks inspecting the files, Derek arranged for him.

"Good, I did not find any foul energy in the pack lands at least and Duncan was with me the whole time so it was lovely," he says drinking the coffee he made.

"What do you mean at least on the pack grounds?"

"I found an unusual one towards the North gate" he states.

"The same place where the two guards went missing" Easton pondered.

"Yes, alpha. And we found that the guards that went missing were actually mates. The ones that went missing earlier also had their mate missing within a span of a week" Derek states in a monotone making Tib's mouth go wide.

"He can talk? I thought he was mute" Tib exclaims recovering from the deep voice of the warrior.

*ignored*