All eight of them were sitting together in the living room and watching the news outlet about King Arthur's crown having been found. They had piled on the couches comfortably to observe the TV above the entrance with rapt attention.

Yongguk hadn't appeared on screen, of course not, he never did. However, the Royal Family had openly expressed their gratitude and announced to meet Seonghwa soon. He had received a formal invitation to Buckingham Palace via mail, the letter actually being sealed with a fancy wax sigil. He had felt so proud when he had gotten the thing, and Yongguk had just laughed when Seonghwa had called him to excitedly yell about it.

The crown would soon find a place in the National Museum where people could see it, but until then, there were still some formalities to sort. And during these following weeks, the news would go crazy with covering the new hot topic.

There had been reporters swarming Seonghwa's home the whole day, too, forcing them to stick to being inside. Seonghwa once again regretted not having installed flamethrowers outside. If he wanted any peace and quiet ever again in his life, it seemed to be the only option.

After the program switched over to another topic, San turned the volume down and leaned back smugly. He was very much satisfied with how the whole situation had played out and what his paycheck would look like. There was nothing to complain about here.

Hongjoong dropped his head back on Seonghwa's shoulder, too. A little sigh escaped him, as he continued to play with the other man's long fingers in his. He had been sitting on Seonghwa's lap all this time as it seemed to have become his favourite places to be in these days. Seonghwa nuzzled the man's neck.

"Seems like you did really well there. This was a far larger scale than I had expected," Yeosang hummed amazedly. He still had his notes and his phone right in front of his seat on the table so he could react anytime if somebody tried to reach them again. Multiple interviews and invitations to radio shows had been extended to Seonghwa, and Yeosang was the one who took such calls and updated Seonghwa's schedule.

Yeosang and he would spend much time running to said events soon while San would get a few days off to play. He would probably visit his mom if he wasn't too stuck with Wooyoung. Seonghwa suspected that the man would also take Wooyoung to visit his mom any day.

"I'm glad to have done it. Not for the scale and money, but also because of everything that it had to do with my family, too. It seems like today feels like a day I can sit back proudly and hope that it finally turned out how they imagined it. Out of all things my father researched, I was always interested the least in this one. But here we are, and it was all worth it."

Yunho nodded satisfied from his place. His family, too, had had a long history of being butlers for the Park family. His granddad and dad sometimes still preached about the importance of Seonghwa's father's studies, so of course, seeing him end this mess had been satisfying for all of them.

Plus, he had gotten a very cute lover out of it.

When Seonghwa blushingly hid his face in Hongjoong's shoulder at the though, Jongho finally addressed their most pressing topic these days again.

"So about the whole joining packs... Everybody is here now for once and I wanted to bring it up again before you drown yourself in work, Seonghwa."

Cautious, Seonghwa peeked over Hongjoong's shoulder. They all were looking at him, waiting for further instruction. Well, it had been his idea, after all.

He straightened a bit and shifted Hongjoong to sit more comfortably on his lap. He, too, was watching Seonghwa with that patient affection. He seemed to just wait for Seonghwa to ask him to get the stars from the sky so he could run and pick them. He looked so deeply in love that Seonghwa felt his heart warm every time he looked in those eyes.

"Right... Did you only talk within your respective packs about the topic, or maybe also with members of the other pack?"

Wooyoung and San gave each other matching smirks. Those two again.

"Fine as you all seemed to have discussed it in some way before... Do you have anything to point out? Please remember that everybody here has a veto. I even one person says they don't want to join packs, the whole thing will be called off."

Warmly, he looked around to just as calm and collected faces. Nobody seemed to have anything to add in any way, so they had unanimously agreed already. Now, they just seemed to patiently wait for Seonghwa to speak the words of consent.

"Alright then. So you wanna... do it now? You're right, it's a good time, actually." Seonghwa nodded at Jongho who replied with a proud smirk. He flicked his hair back smugly to boast a little. The pack members giggled at their adorable youngest.

Now, too, they agreed, getting more comfortable while Yunho ran to fetch the medical kit. He would insist to treat any wounds with the correct medical procedures, and after many years in his care, Seonghwa had grown too tired to resist him.

"Which one of you is going to be pack alpha? I dare say Seonghwa would be the better option since San won't struggle to get used to another pack alpha then," Yeosang added sharply and San nodded slowly. He looked as if he didn't want to spoil any of their wishes with his own, but Seonghwa would always put his needs before his own.

"It's better that way, anyway. I will continue to hide my scent in public and if I get associated with your pack it's easier to hide if I'm not pack alpha at the same time. So you do that, mon ange."

Seonghwa cuddled Hongjoong as if he was his favourite plushie, enjoying his little giggles at the treatment.

When Yunho came back with water and the kit, they could start. Seonghwa reluctantly let go of Hongjoong to step up in front of the couch.

"Alright, boys, I expect you to be of your best behaviour. Is anybody here sensitive to pain or blood? Please be open to each other about what you need and don't hurt each other. Darling, where do you want to be bitten?"

At the question, Hongjoong pulled the crop top that kept slipping down scandalously over one of his shoulders a little further so Seonghwa could see the three bites of his pack mates strewn over the back of his left shoulder. They looked pretty, just some faint scars that alerted everybody of their bonds and that connected their lives with each other.

Seonghwa carefully balanced his body with one knee on the couch as he smoothed his hand over the man's muscular flesh. It was so close to his nape, so close to where Seonghwa wanted to claim the man as his and his only. Not as his pack member, but his mate, his one and only. But it was far too early for that. They were not anywhere near bonding on marriage level yet.

Seonghwa found a soft spot on the man's shoulder that he quite liked and gently grabbed onto Hongjoon's hand to calm him down.

"Alright, you ready?"

Hongjoong just nodded calmly and stayed relaxed as Seonghwa leaned in.

Seonghwa carefully bit down without breaking skin at first, getting a feel for it until he carefully used more force. Attentive to not let his jaws snap too brutally, he only bit until he got the first taste of blood and then licked over the wound to collect most of it. Hongjoong stayed as patient as an angel even as his scent spiked at having Seonghwa so close.

When he pulled back, Yunho was right there to spray Hongjoong's wound with disinfecting medicine. Meanwhile, Hongjoong turned around and carefully reached for Seonghwa's leg, the one that was not tattoed.

Seonghwa wore his bite marks on his thigh, having decided that there was more than enough space for them and they looked pretty where he could see and trace them. For the first time in his life, he regretted that decision when Hongjoong ducked down to choose a spot he fancied.

Of course, he was daring. San had been daring already, choosing a spot high up on Seonghwa's thigh that was dangerously close to his crotch. But Hongjoong felt challenged by that. Thus, he soon pressed his pointy nose in the junction of Seonghwa's inner thigh to his groin. He smirked at the way Seonghwa trembled as he also pushed the fabric of his shorts further up to dig in.

His bite had Seonghwa's hand flying to his hair, gently grabbing at red locks, but never pulling. He just waited and fought the need to snap his thighs shut around the pain in such a sensitive place.

Hongjoong made up for it by sucking a little mark next to the bite.

While he pulled back with a cheeky grin and Yunho hurried over again to help, Seonghwa couldn't help but smile breathlessly at him, too. He could notice his scent shifting and mingling, fitting more towards the pack. Seonghwa felt the typical calmness of having a family member close by wash over him.

Hongjoong left a little peck on Seonghwa's lips before he skipped off to get bitten and bite the rest. Seonghwa hurried to move after him, too, but before he even came to his feet, Mingi was already by his side. He silently eyed the open injury on Seonghwa's tanned thigh before nodding to himself. Only then, he dipped down to leave his bite close where Yeosang's and Yunho's were, at a reasonable place on Seonghwa's leg.

Seonghwa didn't dare grab his hair, so he just went for the man's broad shoulder instead and settled his hand there in case he needed to push him off. Of course, Mingi was gentle with him, though. He just bit him and then pulled right back, offering his upper arm to Seonghwa.

The alpha complied with a nod and bit him back while his eyes strayed over the forming pack. Yeosang was a whiny mess where he was nearly forcefully pinned underneath Jongho because he kept trashing out when somebody bit at his collarbones. San was next to him, gently petting his hair and distracting himself from Hongjoong, who was right behind him and biting at his shoulder.

Wooyoung was wrapped around Yunho at the moment, carefully biting away on the man's biceps while his own thighs were already dotted with two new bites.

They all went well together, and Seonghwa was once again glad.

He hadn't expected to find all of this just because of Yongguk. In the beginning, it had just been a normal treasure hunt that had escalated into a puzzle hunt. And then a robbery, falling in love and finding a whole new pack to join his and call his home.

With a smile, Seonghwa let go of Mingi and gently patted his hip before he wandered off. This time, he took up the disinfection spray that Yunho had discarded on the table when he had been attacked by Hongjoong's pack members.

He now had four people more to look after and go on adventures with. The least he could do for them was to make sure they wouldn't die of their pack bites right on the first day of them joining together.

Not as if he would come far for he barely took care of San when Wooyoung already spotted him, and threw him down on the nearest couch with excited eyes. He was over Seonghwa within seconds, his peachy smell radiating off him with happiness.

But Seonghwa could only laugh it off. Their new members were all adorable and he already loved them with all of his heart.

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Eeeeeeeeend.

Alright not fully end because I do be plannin' another one shot to add to this. I can't say much about when it will be out since I'm very busy these days buuut it will be about Seongjoong going to France to visit his parents, as he had promised and them actually mating ^^ So stay tuned for that, I will inform you here when it's finished!

Ahh thank everybody for enjoying this with me! This was a nice break from my Overshadow series which I will now return to with Prince of Ink. I hope you all had a good time and might see me again at other stories, I would be very happy!

So thanks for reading, voting, and commenting on this! Thanks to anybody who wanted to hit Seonghwa with me! :D

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