Duncan was laid on his back on the bed in the hospital room. He passed out in Ezra's arms right after they spoke. He was brought to the pack hospital where the doctor was ready to perform his tasks. After an entire body examination and tests, it was concluded that he had no serious injuries on the outside except his neck, which retained deep scars on it. The silver that pertained in the leash harmed his skin way too intensely.

Talking about Arion, he was hurt more than Duncan as he stood up to take whatever the abductors offered and kept Duncan at bay. He was weaker in his senses now and was advised extreme rest. This means Duncan would not be going on runs for a time being. Any excessive physical activity was denied.

As of now, Duncan was still unconscious, his body took a toll on things after escaping the blast last night. No exact time was declared but only the word "soon" was used about him being responsive again.

You need rest, Ezra.

"I know, in the same way, he needs me"

Silver didn't really know what to say so he chose to stay silent. Only Ezra remained back with Duncan while everyone else including Easton went back to their places after spending the whole day near the beta. It was now past 10 in the night and Duncan was still not up.

It did worry Ezra but Silver kept on reporting the mate presence and strength he felt. Like said before, Silver did need to share Arion's strength from time to time and vice versa, but it wasn't possible in these circumstances. So all he has to do is be strong and healthy for both of them. Only if Ezra can do that.

"You know Silver" Ezra broke the silence between them. The room was still quiet, they been talking to each other inside.

Hm?

"I was always in love with Duncan" he stated stroking Duncan's hair.

"He used to be around often. Hanging out with Easton, flirting with my mother, playing with Elias and Elena. And with me?" He let out a chuckle.

"He used to bring me chocolates daily because I would never talk to him. I was always buried inside books to even spare him a glance but he never skipped getting me the chocolate"

But, you...

"Yeah, I don't like chocolate and he still has no idea about it because he bought me chocolates for a whole year"

Both of them laugh together at typical Duncan foolishness.

"I used to dislike him in the beginning but I didn't even know when I started to wait for his chocolates. I stayed past my sleeping time to watch him play football with my brother. I started to unusually laugh when he cracked a stupid joke. I started liking him"

A lovely smile makes its way on Ezra's lips remembering the days. "But, then he turned eighteen and everything just changed. He stopped getting me chocolates, he stopped seeing me altogether. He avoided me like plague, he stopped hanging out with brother in the house. It was pure torture"

But, why?

"Because he found out that I was his mate and he promised brother that he wouldn't lay a finger on me" Ezra shakes his head side to side. "My innocent idiot mate"

That is so Duncan.

"Hmm... Silver, can I ask you something?"

Yes?

"How was Arion in the earlier days?"

The question altogether put off Silver. There remained soundless for more than a minute which gave Ezra his answer that Silver will still not respond to this question.

"I understand-"

He was the exact opposite of Duncan.

He began.

Very rude, never serious, and a total asshole. Pride and ego were the things he had for breakfast.

He went silent with only a few words.

"He doesn't seem like that now. He has chang-"

Still doesn't matter to me, Ezra.

"What did he do, Silver?"

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

"Fine" the young alpha accepted the fact that he could not force his wolf to talk the secrets out. He would give him the time he deserved.

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Easton sat between the bundle of files and books he borrowed from the pack library. The files were the reports of the previous alphas about the rogue attacks, vampire invasion, treaties between the supernatural groups, and everything related to Blood Moon and Black Woods pack. On the other hand, the books included the stories of vampire-werewolf wars or most definitely any war involving werewolves. Easton's body was giving out working for 36 hours continuously with only bathroom breaks, that too included visiting Duncan. His muscles were sore but he was nowhere close to finishing. He wanted to read every possible detail of the person who went after his best friend.

He wanted them beneath his feet.

Knock Knock.....

"Come in" Easton answered without removing his eyes from the book he was reading. He was in the office in the packhouse, after their suite being destroyed. But, everyone in the house was asleep, so it would be no one other than Blake and the coffee beans smell confirmed it.

"Aren't you done yet?" the alpha asked walking towards his mate. He completed his homework so he was free now and had nothing to do with Easton not being close. He just wanted his mate to take a break. His body would give out in no time if he doesn't sleep now.

"Not even close, Blake. You got something to tell?" Easton asked still not looking at his beautiful mate which pulled Blake on the edge. He walked closer to the alpha with knotted brows. He stopped right next to Easton's chair and pushed him away from the table. "Blake, what-?"

"Shh..." Blake placed a finger on Easton's lips and it did silent him, he turned around to remove the laptop, books, and files from the desk making a place in the front. He removed his slippers before climbing on the table and pulled Easton towards him with his leg, tangled with the armrest of the chair, his mate was sitting on. The wheeled chair came forward with an amused looking and tired alpha perching on it. He took out his right leg that was tangled with the chair and put it on the armrest right next to Easton's chest.

Easton eyed the leg next to him and descended his sight up and up until his eyesight reached Blake's narrowed-eyed face, who was posing his best to show his dominant side.

Goddess, he is so hot.

"Sexy"

That too.

Easton smirked at his little mate and raised a brow. "What do you plan to do to me, Mr. Jensen?" he whispered touching Blake's ankle sensually. If this is what he gets being away from his mate for 36 hours then he would do it every single week.

"Make you sleep with me" Blake gave no brain to the touch at his ankle, neither to the sparks that followed. He was making Easton sleep and that was it.

"Oh? Direct much" Easton smiled with his brow arching.

"Huh?" Blake had no idea what Easton was saying but then again he had no idea 90% of the time.

Easton lifted Blake's leg from the armrest and touched it more intimately. Goosebumps raised on Blake's skin as his heart raised and almost fell out of his chest. "W-what are you- *gasp*" his breath hitch when Easton licked the thumb of Blake's barefoot. He gulped loudly at the scene before him, Easton held eye contact with the alpha kissing each toe. He stopped occasionally to give the gap in between the fingers, a lick. "E-Easton stop" Blake was breathing heavily with his fingers digging into the glass table if that even was possible.

Easton licked the fingers click before kissing the area above it. He folded Blake's jeans and kissed at his ankle. Blake wanted to stop Easton but he also wanted him to never stop. His head was thrown back as a moan escaped his lips with Easton's harsh bite. "I-I, Easton"

The older alpha was enjoying this so much. He had no fetishes or kinks in his life before but now he wanted to try all the kinks he could, with Blake. The way his name was moaned out of Blake's lips made him harder than any professional blowjob can. He loved when Blake's lust-dripped eyes get rolled back but were again ready to meet his gaze. He fucking loved how his mate's confidence slip when he was in charge, it gave his wolf a pride moment. But, he also loved when Blake acted all dominant making his knees buck.

"E-Easton you need to s-sleep" Blake somehow managed between two moans that were results of his mate kissing his clothes inner thigh. His hand, acting on its own clutches onto Easton's hair, who was already gazing at his other half's lost impression. Blake's pants were so tight from something he never did in his life before.

"Uh-huh," he mindlessly ignored the statement and worked on the things that will make him watch more of Blake's hot expressions. He descended higher and higher biting off the fabric that was the mere gap between his mouth and Blake's skin. He harshly bit right below Blake's crotch making the alpha cry out and fall on the table with a thud.

"Fuck!" he moaned at the closeness. Easton stood up from the chair and pulled Blake by the leg. Throwing the files and books away from the table in a hand slide, he attacked the alpha's lips in a hot passionate kiss which he instantly responded. He sucked on his man's lips before giving it a lick. Blake let out a sensual groan upon the touch of the tongue making the alpha enter his mate's mouth without any tension. He took the other alpha's tongue in between his lips and sucked upon it making him buck up. "Fuck, Easton"

The kiss was so full of hurry and lust. There was a quickness to take everything the other one was offering and more. Easton scooped Blake's waist from below and brought him up and close his hard-on. A hiss escapes both of their lips when the members grind against each other. "Oh, Goddess" Easton moaned which made Blake groan. It was sexy as hell to hear his mate moan. The last time they did this, Blake had so many questions in his head but now, he wanted this. So bad. The older alpha's lips ascended down to the younger one's neck. He kissed the hot skin, licked on it, and bite which made Blake cry every single time. He sucked on the area where his neck and collarbone meet and made sure to do it hard, so he leaves a hickey.

The lower action of their bodies hasn't stopped anytime. Their cocks were creating the friction needed. The older alpha's hand slipped inside Blake's t-shirt as he lifted it upward. Blake raised his hands so his mate could take off the annoying piece of cloth. After removing the shirt, Easton went to the perked-up pink beads. He gave one of it a lick while his fingers pinched the other. "Holy shit!" the alpha was out of his mind. He has forgotten the cause he came here for and he wasn't actually regretting it.

Blake took hold of Easton's head and made him stay in that place for more. He had no idea, his nipples can give him his pleasure and now that he was gaining it he was no one to avoid it, was he? Easton smirked against the bead and gave it everything he could before kissing Blake on the mouth again. Blake's hands dragged among the alpha's back lifting the shirt he was wearing. "Off" he whispered letting out a heavy breath. Easton obliged the instruction given to him and took off the buttoned shirt in seconds.

Nothing could match the feeling of Easton's skin on his, Blake thought. He pulled him closer to give him the sloppy kisses. The older alpha pulled back from the kiss and instead kissed his way down the younger's body. He gave each of the sensitive beads equal attention and then continued the way down. He stopped at his mate's navel and bite on the outer circle. A gasp escapes Blake's lips followed by a moan. Easton glanced at Blake who was up and settled on his elbows watching his mate. His wet muscles stroked the sensitive area making Blake shiver and heave at the loss of air.

His heavy eyes watched as the alpha went further below until he reached the hard imprinted jeans. Palming the member, Easton stroked it with his finger. "Fuck!" the other alpha falls back again on the table. His back arched with Easton blew air on the area after giving it a wet massage. "Easton!" he yells out of anger when the alpha was doing everything and anything but touching him directly.

Easton chuckled, which was sexy as fuck to Blake's ears. He then came back up near to his mate's face and whispered, "what?", his lips almost touching the younger alpha's.

"You know what?" Blake managed without stumbling on his words. Though nothing made sense in his mind now.

"I do? Maybe I do" he teased.

"Then do it!!"

"Hmm.... only if you call me what you called me yesterday" he smirked. Of course, he heard Blake calling him the nickname and he wanted to hear it again, now.

"I-I don't know what you talking about"

"Then I too don't-" he said pulling away from his mate.

"Easton......" he pleaded, pulling Easton back and wrapped his arms around the older's neck.

"What?" the other acted all innocent. Blake had enough, he was so on edge. He wanted Easton's touch right now, right here. He closed his eyes and then opened them to look straight into Easton's brown orbs.

"B-baby, please," he said with his eyes glossy and heavy, which made Easton almost cum in his pants but he restrained. He gulped the eagerness and calmed his wolf, who was on the edge of going mad.

Holy shit!

"More words, Blake" Easton demanded kissing Blake's open neck with his skin burning against his mate's naked one. Blake was in euphoria again, he moaned when the wet muscle touched the sensitive area on his neck but he wanted more.

He took hold of Easton's brown strands and pulled him up by them. "Baby, p-please touch me there," he said with all his hips bucking up and grazing against Easton's. Easton smirked and kept his wolf at bay, who was ready to devour the man laying in front of them.

He moved to the side of Blake's head, to his ear, and gave it a seductive bite. "Since you asked it nicely" he whispered and kissed his way downwards. Stopping right in front of the target, he removed Blake's pants in a go, with his briefs still on. The alpha's member was hard as a rock and his briefs were damp with pre-cum. He palmed the fabric which made Blake jerk upwards.

Making eye contact with Blake, Easton got his mouth near the band of the briefs and pulled it down with his teeth.

Too much for someone not gay.

Kai commented with his voice rough and unsteady.

"I know, right? It's hot as hell though"

True that.

The hard-on slapped against Blake's gut, the size made Easton drool over. It was above average and being a werewolf added sparks to it. The width was very impressive.

Blake watched as Easton pushed the chair back and got on his knees, so he was right in front of the meal. The scene made Blake leak visibly more as he moaned louder. He closed his eyes and throw his head back because he knew he couldn't last.

A hurried gasp escaped his lips when the older man licked from his root to the head. He bucked up unconsciously but Easton put his hands on both thighs to restrain him. He kissed in the inner area of his thigh on both sides to tease him a bit. He licked, kissed, and sucked at the delicate flesh forming the other hickey. He repeated it until he was satisfied by marking the territory.

After teasing him a lot, he licked the length again bringing out grunts from Blake's lips. With his hand taking a hold of it, he stroked the cock occasionally paying attention to the sack. He played with them, taking the length in his mouth as far as possible. It was absurd for him to take it all in, but he did the thing until his gag reflex kicked in. Blake's back escaped the table as he arched for more friction. Removing his mouth away

from the member, he glanced at Blake, who was withering for a release.

Settling his gag reflex, he took the cock in again with taking most of the size making Blake heave on his breath. "E-aston!!!" his hands grasp the strands making him stay in place. His hips jerk forward sending him more in. On the other hand, Easton had his member out, jerking his huge cock while he played with Blake's. He was so on edge and could come anytime now watching his mate wither because of him. "Fuck fuck fuck. I'm coming" he removed his hands from the hair and held them on the table with his nails turning white.

He came screaming, with a possibility of waking up the whole house if only the office wasn't soundproof. Easton shot his load right after with his ears ringing with Blake's moan. He gulped down the salty fluid without a reluctance and licked the cock clean while Blake shuddered at the touch.

"What do you want me to do now?" Easton asked seductively as he stood from his place and hovered the boy. He kissed the boy on the mouth who was trying his best to kiss back. Blake's eyes that were rolling back in his head came down and looked half-shut. Blake opened his mouth and tried to form words but it was too much with the pleasure he was feeling.

"Why-" he couldn't complete it, taking another breather.

"Hm?" Easton had more expectations with everything going now. He closed in more kissing his mate on the cheek who was trying to calm down.

Blake closed his eyes, calmed himself, and took a deep breath before opening them again. "Why the fuck did you do that for?" He pushed Easton off him who was caught off-guard. He looked confused at Blake with the change of personalities.

"You said you wanted to sleep with me" he stated with knotted brows.

"I meant sleeping in for the night, asshole. You haven't slept for thirty-six hours now" he huffed glaring at his mate who had an amused smirk on his face. "How did you even pull all this with no sleep that long? Are you a monster? Beast ass fellow. Move" he pushed Easton away from his way and walked out of the office after tearing his clothes.

He stood dumb-founded.

What the fuck did just happen?

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

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Past midnight, the alphas were ready to sleep for the night. After much pleading, Blake gave in and they decided to sleep after finishing the last file for the day, together.

On the other hand, Tib was eating the cheesy corn kernels on his usual spot, the chair. He moved back and forth on the chair, with his mind reminding him of the events that happened a day ago. He met Emmeline, his stepsister which his father adopted ages ago. Vampires were blood-being, they don't necessarily have to reproduce to have the same blood. They seek blood from the one they want and change them for life. Emmeline was also no different. She was also one of his dad's orderlies who has changed after a vampire attack a century ago.

But, Tib was different, he was born after his Dutch father fell in love with a beautiful American witch centuries ago. He was the only "known" child who was born from a vampire-witch relationship. Dorian De Bryne, Tib's father, was an exceptional man with only one relationship in his whole life before he was slaughtered by someone in his own clan.

Though Tib had different things to worry about now. Cora.