"Sweetheart, wake up for me okay. We have to start the day." the words could be heard in the back of my mind, they were slightly distant yet at the same time they sounded so close to me. Maybe I was still dreaming?

I snuggled closer to the warmth that was engulfing every inch of my body, it didn't feel like a duvet and I didn't feel the familiar plush feeling from a pillow under my head. The surface beneath me was soft yet firm, not hard in the sense that it hurt my head but that whatever it was felt strong.

"Come on angel, open your eyes for daddy."

There it was again, that voice that kept floating through my dream, I was dreaming right? My body urged to obey the command but I was so tired, why must the annoying voice disturb me now, disrupting my sleep but at the same time my body relaxed itself. It wanted to listen to the command, it wanted to but why, why was it trying to take me out of my comfort.

O- It's your mate idiot.

X- Oli? Why are you in my dream?

O- I'm not in your dream, you're not even fully asleep. Matt's trying to wake you, it's almost 11 o'clock.

Matt?

"Come on baby, the day is wasting away."

The voice that was apparently my mates sounded through my head again. I didn't want to wake up, I was happy to just lay here all day but spending time with my mates is what we came here to do. With a bit of help from Oli I managed to force my eyes open, little by little as they got used to the light in the room. When I could keep them open for long enough I saw my handsome mate baring down at me. Matt held me securely against his chest with his arms wrapped around me, I stared up at his handsome face that presented to me with so much love.

"Good morning angel, did you sleep well?" His voice was low and quiet, the smooth circles he made on my back made my body shiver all over.

"I did daddy, thank you." I said with a deep yawn.

"Looks like someone's still tired huh?" he chuckled, placing a cast kiss on my lips and pulled me closer.

"Mhm, I didn't think you both drinking from me would drain so much of my energy."

"In all fairness it is your first time being drunk from, Alpha or not feeding will take some time to get used to." That made sense, considering both of them fed off me at the same time.

The side of the bed behind me lay cold and empty as I glanced over at it.

"Where's daddy?"

"He went to the bakery to fetch us some breakfast, he had an extra spring in his step this morning because of you."

Of course Damien is full of energy whilst I'm laying about barely able to move.

"How is he, after yesterday I mean?" The way Matt smirked at me made my cheeks heat up uncontrollably.

"He's good, a little shy when I was speaking to him but good. It will do you both good to alternate power from time to time."

I'm looking forward to that, the sort of things I felt at Damien's submission. I'm longing to feel that kind of power again, that control and power I only ever felt when commanding my pack. It was exhilarating.

"It's the best feeling in the world, taking care of the ones you love." Matt said tenderly. He was so good at taking care of me, they both were. Looking after Damien is an experience I'm glad I get to have, but Matt…

"Daddy?"

"Yes angel?"

"Have you really never submitted before?" I'm finding it hard to believe that he's never had to before. His eyes went distant for a while, like he always did when he was deep in thought.

"I wouldn't say it was deliberate submission, like where I was dominated by another per say. But I…." he was fumbling his words, maybe he wasn't comfortable talking about it?

"Daddy you don't have to talk about it if you don't want to, I'm sorry for asking." I felt really bad now, he definitely was uncomfortable.

"Baby don't apologise, it's alright. You know how I used to have nightmares as a kid? Well my feelings towards them were one of embarrassment, I had always been the strongest out of myself and Damien, I wasn't used to being that vulnerable. Not even as a child." I watched his face twist in discomfort, his body gone slightly sluggish. I sat up a bit to face him properly as I gave him an encouraging smile.

He continued with a sigh,"They started off small, only lasting a few minutes a day or two a week. But over time their frequency grew until they took over me every time I'd sleep. They were so painful, I'd wake up screaming so hard that my throat felt like it was ripping apart. I'd be bawling my eyes out hysterically, when I was younger it used to terrify Damien to where he'd start crying too, when we got older he grew used to it and just got our father's. They couldn't help me, none could… Until. "

"Until what daddy?" he remained silent for a moment, wrapping his arms around me again as if I'd go anywhere, I wouldn't leave him.

"Until the night Ren babysat us whilst our father's and Carden were away on important business, it had been particularly bad that night."

Ren Masters, Matt and Damien had mentioned him a few times, including about me meeting him and his mate Carden. From what I've heard he scares pretty much the majority of their father's coven, and being a professor in their academy and the mate of Vladimir's second in command meant he had a lot of influence.

"Were you afraid of him daddy?" I can't imagine a kid who got nightmares every night would feel about being babysat by someone he was afraid of.

"Yeah, at the time most were. Our father's had tried to get us to warm up to him, he thought we would've, considering we loved Carden but his aura was just too intimidating." They had spoken of Carden a good few times, he sounded lovely.

"But when he came into our room and lifted me from our bed, he held me in his arms and comforted me until I calmed down, something my father's were never able to accomplish. We loved Ren ever since that day, realising how bad my nightmares were. He babysat us with or without Carden more often and that helped me greatly. "

A genuine smile etched onto his face at the core memory, it was lovely to see.

"Anyway, go take a shower so we can eat breakfast." As I stood from the bed I stretched before pulling the remainder of my clothes off, which only consisted of a loose shirt. My skin heated up when Matt whistled in my direction making me turn to him with a smile.

"You know you could join me daddy, keep me from getting lonely?" His bare chest was looking irresistible.

"I love your ideas sweetheart-" he paused for a second as his eyes went distant, Damien must be linking him.

He sighed with a forced smile, "Damien wants us to go down to the local diner instead, said the food is supposed to be really good. So much for a lie in." he said getting out of bed, his naked body presented right in front of me.

"I reckon Damien can wait a few minutes while we enjoy a 'steamy' shower." he took my hand leading us into the conjoined bathroom.

"Yes Daddy."

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The diner was only a short walk from the cabin, people bustled all around the streets as children played and adults went on with their day.

It was nice on the outside of the diner but the inside was even better, with beautiful wooden floors and cute tables displayed around the place. I caught sight of Damien sitting over at one of the tables waving at us with his usual goofy smile making myself and Matt chuckle.

As we were walking towards him we were stopped by a man in a satin black shirt and trousers, he bowed before us at a 90 degree angle before looking back up at us.

"Alpha Xander, it is an honour to have you visit my diner. Your mate told us of your visit, please don't hesitate to ask for anything." he said with a kind smile. I felt that familiar pride swell inside my chest with the acknowledgement, I stood strong and gave him a nod to show my appreciation.

"Thank sir, my mates and I really appreciate your hospitality." he bowed one last time before stepping aside. We made our way over to our table. I could feel my heart swell as Matt placed his hand on my lower back whilst I stared at a happy Damien, goddess my mate was gorgeous.

"Good morning Daddy." My voice is quiet and calm, he looked well rested.

"Good morning to you too baby boy, did you sleep well?" His smile widened as his velvety voice sang in my ears. He never failed to make me blush, especially in public.

"I-I did daddy, thank you."

"Good, both of you sit down, I've ordered our food so it should be here in a few." he said and Matt took a seat opposite Damien. I went to sit next to Damien but before I could he grabbed hold of my hips and pulled me into his lap. A loud and rather embarrassing squeak came from my lips, my whole body heated up and no doubt displaying a dark shade of pink across my exposed skin.

Goddess would these people judge me? Would they laugh at me? Would they-, a large warm hand slid up my shirt and rubbed circles along my lower back, the action causing me to shudder.

I heard Damien link to me softly, encouraging me to meet the gazes of what felt like dozens of eyes that were staring in our direction.

I willed myself to do what my mate said and I was right, everyone including the staff were staring at me. Not my mates, just me. But when my eyes met theirs I didn't see any judgement, just stares of admiration. And as I kept my gaze, one by one they all bowed their heads to me, a chorus of 'Alpha Xander' rang through the air as pride filled my being.

My pack I had no problem showing my submission to my mates, even the other great leaders from the peace treaty as they showed me clearly that their view of me had not changed.

And yet here were people I had never met, people whom I wasn't even acquainted with showing me the same respect and love that my peers did.

Thank goddess for that, I was seriously bricking it. Oli huffed inside my head.

Agreed.

Everyone lifted their heads and with my nod of acknowledgement they smiled and returned to what they had been doing. Glancing at my mates, Matt was smiling warmly at me as Damien continued to rub my back and placed a soft kiss on my temple. My stomach exploded with butterflies.

"We're so proud of you sweetheart. You are loved, always remember that." Matt said, squeezing my hand in his. My eyes bulged out of their sockets at his words.

Were they trying to give me a heart attack right here, right now?

"Xander, what's wrong?" he said worriedly, struggling to gauge my reaction.

"Daddy!" I whimpered quietly, fighting to keep the building tears in my eyes from falling. Goddess I loved them so much, they are always so kind to me and take care of me. And now they are letting me take care of them in return…

… I'm so hopelessly in love.

"Oh Xander, baby we love you too. Don't cry, angel." they held me tightly in their arms, this was what being happy felt like, what being loved feels like.

We broke our hug once our food was delivered to us, along with a few extra tissues that I shyly thanked the owner for.

"Baby boy, do you mind if I feed you?" Damien asked me quietly. I nodded with heated cheeks and he set to work cutting up the pancakes he'd ordered for me. Matt had the same as me whilst Damien had a fry up of sausages, eggs and beans.

The pancakes were delicious, my mouth watered after every bite Damien fed me. I looked up when I heard my mates chuckling at me as I silently chewed my food.

"What?"

"Does Xander like his pancakes?" Matt teased. As if they couldn't make me blush any harder today.

. I whined through our link and hid my face in Damien's neck, making them chuckle even more.

This was all new, Damien was usually the one to tease me, Matt rarely did.

Damien fed me another bite of my pancakes as I glared at Matt, but he only smiled and laughed.

"Cutie." he whispered, I just tried to ignore him until we all had finished our food.

As Damien was sipping on his coffee I caught sight of a stray strand of his soft blonde hair that had fallen out of his messy bun, subconsciously, I tucked it behind his ear. He paused and turned to face me with a smile, pecking me on the lips. "Daddy? How do you feel after last night?" I'd been wanting to ask him since I'd woken up this morning, I wanted to know he was okay.

He cleared his throat and a light pink tint grew on his cheeks, but he smiled at me to treasure my worries. "I'm alright Xander, like we've said before it will take a bit of getting used to, but I'm happy we are taking this path. Besides, I feel very energised from your blood."

"Are you sure daddy? You just seem a little paler than usual." I hadn't noticed when we first arrived but now that I look at him closely, he does seem a bit more drawn.

"Don't worry your precious head about it baby boy. I am quite well." he said and our conversation ended there. I glanced over at Matt to see him already looking at me, he seemed to have the same look as me. We will talk about this later.

Matt clears his throat to get our attention, "So, what's our plan for the rest of the day?"

"There's a forest behind the village, we could go for a walk once our food settles, maybe explore the area a bit?" Damien suggests.

Oli practically screams in my ear. He was right, our mates had seen us in wolf form a few times during training but they've never spent time with Oli in his wolf form.

Yes yes yes, thank you.

I chuckled to myself and turned to my mates who looked at me puzzled. "Myself and Oli want to take you both for a ride."

"My dearest mate, you can do that anytime you want, no need to ask." Damien teased, my cheeks heating up yet again.

"I mean in our wolf form." I grumbled, making him smirk. Himself and Matt shared a look before nodding together.

"Sure."