I make my way to the courtyard, where the pack meeting before the mating ceremony will take place. Everyone from my class is here, most of them unhappy about being required to participate in the ceremony. Usually, we start going to the ceremony six months after our seventeenth birthday, but nobody likes being told what to do.

I have just found a place to stand when the Alpha walks onto the porch of the pack house. The raised patio gives him an easier view of all of us, which I do not think is necessarily a good thing, seeing as almost all of my classmates are glaring at him.

"Welcome, everyone! Tonight is the night when all of you will find your mate, but this ceremony is a lot riskier than any one before it. You are all to remain inside pack lands. The fences are almost finished, but there are still some sections that have not been completed. Because of this, everyone here is to remain on guard. You all know the rules of the ceremony. Omegas and Betas will all start their heat at midnight, this is when the ceremony will begin. Alphas will be able to smell their mate as soon as midnight rolls around, which is when the moon will hit its highest peak. When an Alpha smells their mate, it will send them into their rut. This will last the whole night, so everyone, please make sure to stay safe, and watch out for any potential threats."

The Alpha looks at his watch and then to the small crowd gathered before him. "Omegas and Betas, it is time for you to start the ceremony," he says with a smile.

It must be eleven, the time at which we are sent out. Omegas and Betas are supposed to be released before the Alphas for many reasons. One, it allows Omegas to find a safe place to mate and sleep throughout their heat. Second, an alpha's wolf spirit grows stronger having to search for their mate, rather than just being paired up with them. That is why we have this ceremony in the first place; it makes all of our wolf spirits stronger to participate in it.

Looking around, I notice Luna standing on the porch next to the Alpha, holding my sisters in her arms. I give her a small wave before making my way into the forest. Walking over logs and underneath low hanging tree branches, I find the perfect spot to spend the night. It is a small meadow that is concealed by trees on three sides, and a small pond on the other. It has taken me about a half an hour to find this place. Now all I have to do is wait another half an hour for my mate to start their search.

Making myself comfortable, I lay back in the soft grasses and manage to fall into a light sleep. Dreams of my mother are tormenting me when a crack of a branch wakes me up. Thinking it is my mate, I sit up and look around. My eyes catch on something stumbling towards me. Only when it is about fifteen feet away do I realize it is an infected.

Running as silently as I can, I make my way over to a tall tree with low hanging branches. I am just climbing up into the tree when I feel something grab my leg. Looking down, I see eyes dripping blood, and a cracked and peeling hand holding onto me. Startled, I fall out of the tree and start yelling as loud as I can, hoping for someone to find me before it is too late.

*****

I am standing in the courtyard when the most delicious scent hits my nose. Looking at my brother, I notice his eyes are closed. He must smell it, too. We always knew we would have the same mate, but we have never wanted to find them before now. Quickly, we make our way into the forest, following the scent through the dense undergrowth. Erik and I have been walking for about twenty minutes when we hear yelling.

"Help! Help! Somebody help me!" Erik looks over at me, and we both take off towards the voice. The dense underbrush in the forest makes it difficult to run towards the person in need, but we somehow manage to make it to the frantic voice.

We stumble into a meadow surrounded by trees when we see an infected hovering over someone who is trying to fend it off with a tree branch. The person is lying on the ground, the branch they are holding is half embedded in the chest of the infected, but its arms are still reaching at the trembling figure.

I run over and tackle the infected to the ground, holding it down by the branch in its chest and managing to dodge its snapping jaw. Taking a closer look, I can see that this particular infected must have been a young woman, seeing as breast implants are sticking out of her mangled chest and the only intact ear has a large hoop earring in it.

Erik runs over with a larger branch than the one sticking out of its chest and shoves it through the infected's head, effectively killing it.

Breathing harshly, I notice the wonderful scent I was smelling before has now become overpowering. Looking at Erik, I see he has noticed who we saved as well. Turning our heads, we see Liam, the tiny omega, standing there with tears streaming down his face. To say I am shocked would be an understatement. I am flabbergasted, but when I look over at Erik, he has a content and happy look on his face, as if he knew this would happen all along.

"It is okay, Liam, you don't need to be scared anymore. We'll protect you," Erik says while slowly walking over to Liam.

"Y-You're my mate," he says with a trembling voice, looking at Erik, seemingly still shaken up by the close encounter with the infected. He then looks over at me with his bright blue eyes. "B-but, you are, t-too."

I give him a small nod. "Yes, Liam. We have always known we would have the same mate." Even if I do not understand how my brother and I ended up paired with the omega, I have always known that Erik and I would have the same mate, seeing as we are twins. Apparently, all twins have the same mate when they come of age.

"But, you don't even like me. You're always making fun of me," he says, wiping the tears from his face.

"We know, and we're sor-" My talking is cut short when the most amazing smell hits my nose. It smells like Liam but amplified. I just now noticed Liam's flushed cheeks and his heavy breathing. I had completely forgotten he would be in heat when we found him. His wonderful smell is starting to trigger our ruts.

*****

I cannot believe the alpha twins are my mates. But, now that I think about it, I have always been attracted to them, even when they were making fun of me. My thoughts are cut short when I notice both of them moving towards me.

"Liam, please forgive us. We are your mates, and we want to be with you. You smell so amazing," Erik says, burying his head in my neck and taking a deep breath.

Something switches over in my mind, and all I can think of is being filled, having my mates connect with me in the most intimate way. "Please, Erik," I whimper. "I need you. You and Ethan." Looking over at Ethan, I see that he is standing a few feet away from us, staring. Before I can say anything, Erik is kissing me.

It starts off gentle, with just a press of his lips against mine, but then I feel his tongue licking along my bottom lip, asking for entrance. I deepen the kiss and let his tongue follow mine back into my mouth. Erik pulls his mouth away from mine and starts kissing along my jaw. Soft kisses are pressed all the way up to my ear, and he stops to nibble on my earlobe.

"We'll take care of you, Liam," Ethan says, suddenly at my side. Turning my head, I see the heat in his eyes, so I lift my lips up, asking for a kiss. He slowly lowers his head to mine, barely brushing his lips against my own.

I am so overwhelmed by the both of them. They are both taking their time, alternating between pressing gentle kisses on my neck and open mouth kisses, leaving their marks behind on my pale skin. Their scents and touch are driving me crazy. I need both of them. Now.

"P-please," I stutter, my eyes closed in the overwhelming pleasure of their kisses.

Erik connects his mouth with mine once again and lowers both of us to the ground. Ethan rids me off my clothes, making me whimper and Erik growl when we have to break our kiss in order to take my shirt off.

"Hush," Erik says softly, fondness evident in his voice, before laying himself in the grasses on the other side of me

"You, too," I say, wanting both of them to be as naked as I am. They oblige me and strip all of their clothes off. They are so handsome. Both of them are incredibly fit, most likely from all the training they get on a daily basis. While every one of us was required to train at least once a week, both of them were required to train every day with their father. The new change in our training schedule has no effect on them. They must be used to daily workouts.

While Ethan has a more muscular body than his brother, Erik still has muscles, they are just not as defined. My eyes make their way first down Ethan's body, then Erik's, widening when I notice how well endowed they are. I have no idea how either of those are going to fit in me.

Ethan leans down and takes my lips with his, seeking entrance into my mouth. My tongue touches his, and I feel Erik's hands caressing my body, slowly making their way down my torso.

He wraps his large hand around my cock, pumping it a couple of times. As soon as he touches me. I arch my back, trying to get as much of his hand wrapped around my cock as possible. A moan slips past my lips before I can stop it.

"Please, in me, now," I mumble, my desire to be as close as possible to them rising with every touch.

"Shh. Don't worry, love," Erik says, a sweet smile on his face. Ethan manages to separate his mouth from mine, hesitantly pushing himself away to search through the pocket of his discarded pants.

"Aha!" he says triumphantly, holding up a travel size bottle of lube. He turns to look at us, a wide grin on his face. "Thank god I did not forget this."

His brother just laughs as Ethan crawls back over to us. Ethan does not waste any time, quickly opening the bottle of lube and coating his finger. Slowly he guides the lube covered finger down my body, all the way down to my quivering hole. He pushes just the tip in gently, waiting until I nod my head before slowly pushing the rest of it inside of me.

It hurts at first, but then Erik is kissing me, making me forget about the slight pain. I hear the cap of the lube being snapped open before a second finger is slowly added. Once I have adjusted, he begins scissoring them, stretching me open. His finger brushes against a spot inside of me, making me jerk my hips in surprise and pleasure. Seeing my awestruck face, Ethan chuckles before brushing against the spot again, drawing a moan out of me.

"Ethan, I'm ready. Please," I whimper, my fingers digging into Erik's back. He hovers over me, sucking more marks into my skin as his brother opens me up.

"You're not ready yet, love," he responds, still pumping his fingers inside of me.

"Yes, I am. Please, please." By now, I am grinding my hips down on his fingers, trying to get them in as far as I can. He pushes in a third finger, making sure to brush it against my sweet spot and drawing an even louder moan out of me.

"Ethan," I cry, clenching my eyes to try and draw back the pleasure I am feeling. I feel like I am about to explode, my cock becoming even harder. He must see that I am about to tip over the edge because he pulls his fingers out of me. The loss of his magical fingers makes me cry. I was so close.

"Shh... It's okay," he tells me. He positions himself in front of my hole and slowly pushes in. He is much bigger than his fingers, and I try to pull away, but Ethan is holding my hips in his hands, and Erik is kissing me while stroking my cock. When Ethan is all the way in, he stills, waiting for me to adjust.

After a couple of minutes, I nod my head, silently telling him to move. He pulls back a few inches and pushes back in at a leisurely pace.

"Ethan, please. Harder," I say, not getting enough of him and his cock. He picks up the pace, drawing back his hips and pushing into me, hard. He hits the spot inside of me from before that makes me see stars.

"Ethan," I whimper, a small moan slipping out of my mouth with every pump of his hips. I look over at Erik, who is laying on his side, watching us while pumping his own cock.

"Erik, kiss me," I say, feeling as Ethan's knot begins to grow. He pulls out a couple more times, before pushing his entire length into me, locking us together as his orgasm rolls through him. His come spills inside of me, his knot preventing any of it from leaking out of my body.

Erik grabs my cock, only having to stroke it twice before I am coming all over my chest and his hand. He follows close behind me, releasing his own moan as he comes all over his hand and my side.

Ethan is still rutting up against me, his cock still pumping come into me. He turns us on our side, and I lay my head and arm on his chest, feeling Erik snuggle up to my back, wrapping his arm around us. We fall asleep quickly, exhausted from our activities.

We continue like this throughout the night, whenever I get a new wave of heat. Erik and Ethan both satisfying my needs until the sun begins to rise. By then, we have been going all night long, and we fall into an exhausted and much needed sleep.

*****

The picture at the top or side is of Grace.