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Third Person's POV "What the fuck happened? I didn't think you were going to announce to your pack they're your mates. At least not until we had the elders under control!" Zane said as he paced Hughes' office. "I didn't announce them to my pack, but I'm done hiding Claudius. I'm not going to have him sit in the corner and eat alone anymore. His place is next to me at the main table. The Luna's chair. It's his chair! It was his the moment he pulled into my territory. I was an idiot to keep it from him as long as I did." "That's fine and all, but I assumed you were going to hide him away until after the elders were taken care of," Zane said, struggling not to lose his cool. He was furious Hughes suddenly had a fucking epiphany while he was here with his mates, and put them in danger. Zane felt like choking the stupid Alpha. "I wasn't going to force them to hide away in my room until this was over. They deserve to be able to walk around and eat with me in the dining room. And I wasn't
Third Person's POV "I'm a Barbie boy, in a Barbie world, life is plastic. It's fantastic!" Ethan sang as he stood on the kitchen table, with a wooden spoon in his hand as a microphone. Hughes stops stirring the sauce and cocks an eyebrow at the lyrics Ethan just sung. He watches Ethan dance, using the kitchen table as his stage as the music plays from the living room. Claudius has a smile beaming on his face as he dances on the floor as if he's a fan watching his favorite singer. Ethan leans forward, holding the wooden spoon near his mouth as he sings to Claudius. "You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere, imagination, life is your creation!" Ethan sang, and Hughes could see the blush spreading across Claudius's cheeks. Hughes tastes the sauce and hears Ethan jump off the table. Hughes almost drops the spoon when he turned and saw Ethan crawling on his hands and knees toward him seductively as he sang, "I can act like a star, I can beg on my knees." Ethan sang as he came up
Third Person's POV Hughes slowly woke up to a weight on his chest. He felt tingles on his arm, and under his t-shirt. He blinks his eyes open and looks down to see Ethan is laying on top of him. Claudius is still tucked under his arm, with his arm and leg wrapped around him. Ethan's body is draped across him and Claudius, with his head resting on Hughes' shoulder. Hughes closes his eyes. He couldn't believe he woke up with his mates in his arms. All those dreams he had of being with them, just to wake up to reality hitting him in the face when he woke up alone. But this time is different. He woke up, and it was like the dream is still going on, because here they are, laying in his bed, asleep in his arms. Hughes opened his eyes and lightly trailed his fingers along Ethan's back. Ethan hummed and nuzzled his face against the Alpha and Hughes smiled. Hughes looks at Claudius as he caresses his back. He looks so sweet and peaceful as he sleeps. Hughes pressed a kiss to his forehead,
Third Person's POV"I'll let your father and Thaddeus know you're here." The warrior said as he led them into a large empty conference room. Hughes walked around the room, letting his fingers rake across the books on the shelf as he passed them.He turned around and watched his little mates walk around the room, just as he did. "Who's this?" Ethan asked, pointing to a picture of a man who looked similar to Hughes.Hughes approached Ethan, his arms slipping around his waist as he approached from behind."That would be my grandfather," Hughes said and Claudius stepped around Hughes to see the picture. Hughes wrapped his left arm around Claudius and smiled as his mates looked at his grandfather. Ethan slipped out of his arms to continue looking at the rest of the pictures. His face lit up when he saw a table at the back of the room with coffee and snacks."Sweet!" Ethan said happily as he picked up a few cookies. He happily chewed on one as he approached Claudius and brought a cookie
Third Person's POVAs Hughes enters his territory and passes the gate, he slows down, looking at the guards. His body tenses when he realizes it's not the same team that was here when they left this morning. It was nowhere near a shift change, and they should be here still. He could understand one of the guards missing, but not all three.Once he rounds the corner and they're no longer in sight, he speeds up and pushes on Colton's link. After a moment, he turns and looks at Jack and they both exchange a look. "Something's not right. I can't feel Colton." Hughes said through the link to Dominic who was in the car behind him, and Jack who was sitting next to him.Hughes stops the car and looks at Jack."Go get your mate, and get him to the Omega shelter!" Hughes watched as Jack didn't waste time, and quickly left the car.Hughes grabs his phone and dials his father's number."I can't reach my beta, send everyone now!" Hughes said and hung up the phone as he pressed the gas pedal to the
Third Person's POV Ethan was trying to stay strong for Claudius as he held him while he cried. But the truth is, he was fucking terrified! This is so far from his norm, that he's having a hard time wrapping his head around it. Ethan's fear only intensifies as he looks at the monitors and watches a new group come into view. He watches Jameson hit a button, and Claudius looks up when they are able to hear what's being said outside. "That fucking piece of shit!" Ethan yelled, wanting to go out there and shut the asshole up when he heard the horrible things he just said to Hughes. Claudius whimpered at the words and wrapped his arms around himself, looking down at the ground, feeling ashamed of himself. Hating the fact that he's the cause of all of this. "I wish I never came here! This is happening because of me! This is all my fault." Claudius' broken voice said, causing everyone in the room to look at him. Ethan quickly knelt next to Claudius and grabbed his arms. "Baby don't say
Third Person's POV Hughes closes his eyes as his men take his father from his arms to carry him home. Dominic moves in front of Hughes and he drops his forehead against Dominic's shoulder as he breaks down crying again. "I'm so sorry my brother!" Dominic said. His heart breaks for his Alpha. Not only did he lose his mother, (even though she was a bitch), but he lost his father too. Hughes' his heart felt like it had been ripped from his chest. As an Alpha, he just had to endure feeling many of his pack members die. And then on top of that, both his mother's and father's death. He holds onto Dominic, his body weak and trembling as he tries to stand. Zane grabs Hughes' right arm and pulls him to his feet. Zane looks at Hughes, and gently pats his chest, "I'm so sorry, Alpha Hughes!" Hughes scans the crowd. He looks at the men that were following the elders. He looks at his father's men, who were following his mother. He pushes away from Dominic and Zane, stumbling forward tow
Third Person's POV As soon as they saw their mates coming down the hall, they quickly opened the door. Practically bursting out of the room, and racing toward their mates. Joshua and Jameson flew past Claudius, who is still a little slow due to his weakened state. Zane opens his arms as he kneels and his mates chests collide with his, almost knocking him backwards, but he braces for it before impact. Hughes holds onto the wall as he walks down the hall, and tears fill his eyes as he sees his mates racing towards him. They come to a stop in front of Hughes instead of jumping into his arms, which confuses Hughes. He looked at them nervously, not sure why they weren't jumping into his arms like Zane's mates did. Did they change their mind? Did he somehow disappoint them during the war? Do they find him weak and not worthy to be their mate? Yes, they saw how weak he was, but it wasn't from how he performed during the war. They saw how weak he was walking down the hall, and could