"Ok. We need to talk and decide what we want to do." Hongjoong said after calling a house meeting.

A week had passed since Wooyoung's heat and things were starting to get back to a sense of normal. The two packs had been working well together, sharing the responsibility of hunting and cleaning the house. Hongjoong's pack didn't feel like they could kick the others out, and Jongho's pack didn't know how to ask to stay. So it had just become a silent agreement.

Wooyoung had started to open up to the others, although Mingi and Hongjoong still made him a little nervous if his own alphas weren't around. He had even gone with Seonghwa to get some suppressants so that his heat didn't surprise them again.

He had never taken them before, so Seonghwa made sure to get him a mild one to start with, warning that his heat could still come, but hopefully it would be as strong. As long as he stayed on the suppressants and didn't react poorly to them, they could find a stronger one like he was taking that would stop his heats all together.

This alone took a weight off everyone's shoulders. No heats meant no extremely hormonal wolves.

So when Hongjoong called the meeting, everyone was able to gather around each other feeling relaxed and at ease.

And they all sat with their mate or partner, proving even more how comfortable they were.

Hongjoong and Yeosang sat on a couple chairs they had pulled up, holding hands but also leaning into each other.

Seonghwa and Mingi were on a loveseat. The omega had his legs resting on top of Mingi's while he rested against the armrest. He smiled as the alpha started to gently rub them.

Yunho was sitting on the floor in front of Jongho, leaning into his knee while staring at Hongjoong, waiting for him to continue.

And Wooyoung was situated in between Jongho and San. He was still struggling with what he wanted, but both his alphas did their best to help him. He leaned into Jongho so their shoulders were touching, but his fingers were laced with San's on the couch.

Hongjoong smiled at all of them and cleared his throat. "I think it's time we tried to straighten some things out." He looked at Jongho. "We have been functioning well together, which thrills me, but we need to think about the future as well. Are you going to want to stay here? Or find your own territory?"

Jongho bit his lip and looked down. He wasn't sure what he wanted to do. He was comfortable here, but normal rules stated that there could only be one head alpha in a pack.

As of yet, they were still separate, and while it didn't cause any problems now, there was no saying what could happen in the future.

Understanding the younger alpha's fears, Hongjoong spoke again. "I don't see anything... Bad... coming from us staying as separate packs. But if something were to happen, we'd have no way to contact each other. And while I'm happy to get cell phones, that won't always work."

He paused and let his words sink in.

"But we won't force you into anything." Yeosang said. "As much as I... We, love having you here, if you want to go your own way we won't blame you." He bit his lip, showing his nerves.

Wooyoung leaned into Jongho a little more, causing him to look at the omega. No words needed to be exchanged between them.

"I don't think any of us could handle leaving right now." He said, smiling at Hongjoong.

But just as he was about to continue, Mingi stood, pushing Seonghwa's legs off his lap, and walked to the window.

"Hongjoong, we've got company." He growled.

The shorter alpha immediately joined him at the window and saw five people standing in their main driveway, staring back at them. "Who are they?" He knew they were wolves, that was obvious, but he didn't recognize any of their scents.

"Alpha Pack." Mingi said quietly.

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He couldn't believe his eyes. Why was his old pack standing in front of their house? It didn't make any sense.

Mingi ground his teeth together, trying to decide what he should do next.

Then he felt Seonghwa's hand slip into his and squeeze it. He instantly felt calmer, even if it was only for a second. "Do you know them?" The omega asked, his voice slightly shaking.

"Two of them. The others may have joined later." He looked at his head alpha. "I'll go talk to them."

Hongjoong nodded before turning to the others. "Try to stay calm. We will stay here unless Mingi calls for us. We don't want to start anything if we can help it."

Mingi walked to the front door and went to open it, then turned back to Seonghwa. "Stay here."

"No." Seonghwa said, his blue eyes were ice cold.

The alpha chuckled and kissed his forehead. "While I love your spirit, I need you to tame it. This pack is no joke, and no offense, but I don't want them to use you against me."

Seonghwa's gazed softened at his words and he nodded, bringing their lips together in a quick kiss, then stepped back. "I'm right here if you need me."

Mingi nodded then stepped outside.

He felt the five sets of eyes watching him as he walked down the front steps. One alpha stepped forward and held his arms open wide. "Mingi! I can't even begin to tell you how good it is to see you."

"Lance." Mingi just said in response, not taking up the invitation for a hug.

"Aw, is that anyway to great an old friend?" The other said, dropping his arms and looking genuinely hurt. "I thought you were dead, but I should have guess you just turned the link off."

"What do you want?"

Lance tsked at him and shook his head. "So this is the Mingi I get. Fine. I scented you and I thought I'd bring you home. Your father was devastated when he thought you had died."

"Yeah, sure he was. I'm not going back. If I had wanted to I would have gone back a long time ago."

The other alpha clenched his jaw and looked around. "This is a nice place. Yours?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. When he didn't get an answer he tilted his head back. "There are others here." He inhaled sharply. Then his eyes flashed red. "Ah, you've gathered more alphas for us! And..." He growled.

Mingi tensed and felt his wolf rising up, ready to strike.

"You've got breeders too."

Mingi lunged forward, shifting in mid-air to collide with Lance's silver wolf. They reared up on their hind legs, a flurry of teeth, claws, and snarls.

The other four alphas backed away and started advancing to the house.

Hongjoong, get everyone out now! He managed to call out as he and Lance stumbled away from each other.

Mingi tried to cut off the others, but Lance grabbed his tail and pulled him back, causing him to yelp in pain.

Then Lance was ripped away from him as Seonghwa's white wolf latched onto his neck.

No! Seonghwa get out of here! Mingi said as he scrambled to his feet.

But Seonghwa managed to hold his own and even got a good enough grip on the other alpha to swing him in a circle and throw him into a tree.

The others were there too, all in wolf form.

Hongjoong moved up to stand next to him, letting his dominance flow over the other alphas, who had also shifted to try and even the playing field.

Then Jongho was on his other side with San next to him.

The four of them advanced on the five alphas, all snarling and trying to make themselves as big as possible. Even the two betas and omegas joined in, forming one long line.

Lance shifted again, pulling on a pair of pants in one smooth motion and smirked at Mingi, who followed suit. "So you left us to find another pack." He chuckled. "I'm impressed. For the 'Lone Wolf', you sure have built quite the interesting group." His eyes lingered on each of the non-alphas.

Seonghwa stepped forward and snarled at him, his hackles standing on end.

Lance just laughed. "I'll be seeing you again. I'm sure your father with be very interested in this development."

He shifted one more time and the five alphas vanished into the trees.

Mingi didn't relax until he sensed them cross the border of their territory, then Seonghwa was there licking his lips and looking for any wounds. I'm fine.

Good, because I'm about to kick your ass. Seonghwa growled before marching into the house.

He sighed and met Hongjoong's hard gaze.

When they were all inside and seated in the living room again, with Seonghwa sitting next to Yeosang now, Mingi sighed again and looked at Hongjoong.

"I'm not just from the Alpha Pack. My father is the one who formed it." He could feel the tension rising. "I didn't really support his decision to start the war, but I couldn't exactly go against him. I had been practicing cutting off the pack bond for years. He was always so busy he never noticed if I went missing for a few hours. But as I got older, he started grooming me to take over for him one day, with Lance as my second in command."

No one spoke.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you. Honestly I didn't know if he had survived or not."

"Mingi." Hongjoong stood up, his voice firm, "You really need to be open with us. If they had come here while you weren't here we would have been unprepared. You put us in danger by not telling us this."

Mingi flinched and looked at the floor.

"That being said, I hope you will learn to trust us in the future because we are a pack, and we will stand by your side. I don't care what happened in your past, all that matters is what you do from here on out. Got it?"

The alphas exchanged a look and Mingi nodded. "I'm sorry." He said, first looking at Hongjoong then Seonghwa.

The omega was looking anywhere but at Mingi.

"What did they want?" Jongho asked, breaking the silence. He had one hand touching both of his mates.

"He said something about my father wanting to see me now that he knows I'm alive. But I don't think they were out looking for me." Mingi closed his eyes.

"What did they say?" Hongjoong stepped closer to him.

"Lance was able to sense all of you. He said he was pleased I had gathered more alphas and..." He hesitated, choking on the word as he felt his wolf snarl with anger.

"And what?"

"Breeders."