take away the heart of the
pack. In another five minutes these men, who have all got
along just fine up until now, will be fighting. Without Dean,
your pack will splinter up and disappear. This male only pack
needs an Omega, and the Fates obviously thought you could
care for one, or you would never have met Dean on that fateful
day.”
Kane looked around the table at his frozen men. He had never
seen an outburst like this one, and even excluding the newer
members like Josh, this degree of dissent was unusual.
Everyone in his pack got along with each other – always. But
now he didn’t have a clue how to fix this. It was like Dean was
worth his weight in gold and everyone wanted a piece of him.
He didn’t know what to say, and his eyes were pleading when
they met Shawn’s.
“You either have to fix this, or fix things with Dean and
Matthew.”
Kane slumped in his chair. His self-righteous anger was gone,
and he knew he would far rather apologize to Dean and
Matthew, than deal with the fallout in his pack if he banished
them. And the fact of the matter was that he never actually
wanted to get rid of Dean. He really did feel protective towards
his smallest pack member and that is why he felt so weird
when Dean said he wanted Matthew to claim him. He had been
so used to being the main source of support for Dean, he felt
jealous that someone else had come along and would become
more important to the Omega. And banishing someone
because he was feeling jealous was so stupid, Kane didn’t even
want to mention it.
“I’ll apologize to Dean and Matthew, and let them know they
will always have a position here in the pack,” he said quietly to
Shawn. “But what can I do about this fight?”
“Watch and remember,” Shawn said cryptically as he waved his
hands again. There was a blur and then all of a sudden Kane
was faced with a freshly laid table, dinner was still in the oven
and there was a knock at the door. Only this time Shawn was
here, and Kane whispered “thank you,” as Shawn went to the
door to let their pack members in. Dinner meeting round two.
Chapter Nine
If Matthew was surprised to answer the door to Dean’s house
the following morning, and find Kane and Shawn standing on
the porch, he didn’t let it show on his face. “Dean’s asleep,” he
said softly, as he let the two men into the house. “I’m just
about to make him some coffee, if you want some,” he
continued.
“Thank you,” Shawn smiled. “That would be lovely.” Kane
smiled too, but didn’t say a word as they followed Matthew into
the kitchen. Setting down the mugs for Shawn and Kane,
Matthew said, “I’ll just take this in for Dean and let him know
you are here.”
“Er Matthew, have you claimed Dean yet?”
Matthew looked at Kane and then put the cup he was holding,
down on the bench. “Not yet, no,” he said quietly. “After the
day Dean had yesterday, I thought it was best that we take
things easy. I want him to get used to being close to me and I
want him to trust me. If I had claimed him yesterday, it would
have been like I was getting him to choose between me and
the pack, and I won’t do that to my mate. When I do claim
him, you will know about it because I will be wearing his bite
with pride.”
Matthew knew Kane was looking at the marks he was already
wearing proudly. Clad only in his jeans, with his long hair still
mussed from the night before, he knew he had a “just-fucked”
look and he didn’t care. Dean had been soft and gentle in most
of his explorations, but every now and then his suction had
turned almost manic, and Matthew knew that his torso was
littered with hickeys. Keeping his smirk to himself, Matthew left
the Alpha and the Alpha Mate in the kitchen and walked
through into the bedroom. Dean was still snuggled in the
covers where he had left him, and Matthew was struck again
with how gorgeous his fated mate was.
Crawling onto the bed, he
pack. In another five minutes these men, who have all got
along just fine up until now, will be fighting. Without Dean,
your pack will splinter up and disappear. This male only pack
needs an Omega, and the Fates obviously thought you could
care for one, or you would never have met Dean on that fateful
day.”
Kane looked around the table at his frozen men. He had never
seen an outburst like this one, and even excluding the newer
members like Josh, this degree of dissent was unusual.
Everyone in his pack got along with each other – always. But
now he didn’t have a clue how to fix this. It was like Dean was
worth his weight in gold and everyone wanted a piece of him.
He didn’t know what to say, and his eyes were pleading when
they met Shawn’s.
“You either have to fix this, or fix things with Dean and
Matthew.”
Kane slumped in his chair. His self-righteous anger was gone,
and he knew he would far rather apologize to Dean and
Matthew, than deal with the fallout in his pack if he banished
them. And the fact of the matter was that he never actually
wanted to get rid of Dean. He really did feel protective towards
his smallest pack member and that is why he felt so weird
when Dean said he wanted Matthew to claim him. He had been
so used to being the main source of support for Dean, he felt
jealous that someone else had come along and would become
more important to the Omega. And banishing someone
because he was feeling jealous was so stupid, Kane didn’t even
want to mention it.
“I’ll apologize to Dean and Matthew, and let them know they
will always have a position here in the pack,” he said quietly to
Shawn. “But what can I do about this fight?”
“Watch and remember,” Shawn said cryptically as he waved his
hands again. There was a blur and then all of a sudden Kane
was faced with a freshly laid table, dinner was still in the oven
and there was a knock at the door. Only this time Shawn was
here, and Kane whispered “thank you,” as Shawn went to the
door to let their pack members in. Dinner meeting round two.
Chapter Nine
If Matthew was surprised to answer the door to Dean’s house
the following morning, and find Kane and Shawn standing on
the porch, he didn’t let it show on his face. “Dean’s asleep,” he
said softly, as he let the two men into the house. “I’m just
about to make him some coffee, if you want some,” he
continued.
“Thank you,” Shawn smiled. “That would be lovely.” Kane
smiled too, but didn’t say a word as they followed Matthew into
the kitchen. Setting down the mugs for Shawn and Kane,
Matthew said, “I’ll just take this in for Dean and let him know
you are here.”
“Er Matthew, have you claimed Dean yet?”
Matthew looked at Kane and then put the cup he was holding,
down on the bench. “Not yet, no,” he said quietly. “After the
day Dean had yesterday, I thought it was best that we take
things easy. I want him to get used to being close to me and I
want him to trust me. If I had claimed him yesterday, it would
have been like I was getting him to choose between me and
the pack, and I won’t do that to my mate. When I do claim
him, you will know about it because I will be wearing his bite
with pride.”
Matthew knew Kane was looking at the marks he was already
wearing proudly. Clad only in his jeans, with his long hair still
mussed from the night before, he knew he had a “just-fucked”
look and he didn’t care. Dean had been soft and gentle in most
of his explorations, but every now and then his suction had
turned almost manic, and Matthew knew that his torso was
littered with hickeys. Keeping his smirk to himself, Matthew left
the Alpha and the Alpha Mate in the kitchen and walked
through into the bedroom. Dean was still snuggled in the
covers where he had left him, and Matthew was struck again
with how gorgeous his fated mate was.
Crawling onto the bed, he
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