The next day, the expecting couples when into town to find a midwife as well as to look for more parenting books and a few things to start a nursery for Yunho's baby. Yeosang worked on cleaning the room that would be needed, while Hongjoong went out on patrol. San was making a snack for himself and Wooyoung.

Which gave Wooyoung time to curl up in the corner of his room in a large bean bag chair Hongjoong had let him order. He loved the safe feeling he felt when he sank into it, and it was big enough that both he and San could sit comfortably.

Glancing at the door, he reached into his night stand and pulled out a worn leather book and a pearl bracelet.

He held the bracelet close to his chest, wishing he could talk to Lizbeth again. The fact that she was gone... He couldn't believe she had given up her life for his... He wasn't worth more than her life. Not with her gifts.

A tear rolled down his cheek as he slipped the bracelet onto his wrist and opened the book. It was all gibberish to him. The ancient text had stopped being taught to anyone outside of the council a long time ago, but Lizbeth had left some notes in the margins.

One page was the healing mixture she had used to heal Hongjoong and Jongho. Another listed ingredients for a sleeping tonic. There were a few spells for sickness, plant growth, tracking, and to make fire.

He had flipped through the book several times and always stopped at the same spot.

Near the back of the book was a section where several pages had been ripped out. It was just after a section that was talking about fertility...

Wooyoung ran his fingers over the stubs that had been left behind and felt his lower lip trembling. He quickly flipped the pack link off so the others didn't feel his emotions.

He was happy for Yunho, he really truly was. Family had always been so important to the beta, and that's why he had turned into Wooyoung's protector. He had no family, so Yunho had become his, along with Chan when he came along.

But there was always that looming pain of not being able to enjoy the feeling that both Seonghwa, Yunho, and eventually Yeosang would get to enjoy.

As he stared at the book, the tears came fully. He knew he shouldn't be feeling this way. Everyone in his pack loved him for who he was, and he knew that. But that didn't stop him from feeling like a piece of him was missing.

If those pages were in here, maybe they were still out there somewhere.

No. He couldn't go down that route.

Lizbeth had spent years of her life searching for it. She must have been so happy to see this book, only to have that joy get ripped away with the missing pages...

Wooyoung sighed and wiped his eyes. He knew San would be back soon and he didn't want his alpha to walk in on him crying. He also tucked the book and the bracelet back into his nightstand.

So he did what he had been learning to do. He slipped behind a mask so that everyone would think he was ok.

Just as he predicted, San opened the door a few minutes later and came in carrying a plate of sandwiches. He had a bright smile on his face as Wooyoung wormed a few inches over so he could sit in the beanbag with him.

"Hey cutie." San said, leaning over to nibble on his omega's ear. Wooyoung giggled in response, and tried to move away, but San's strong arms held him close and he moved to nibbling on the younger's neck. "I think I found something better than the sandwich I made."

"S-Sannie!" Wooyoung cried out and squirmed even more. His alpha always knew what to do to cheer him up. Even if he could shut the others out, he could never fully shut San out. Their bond was too strong. But his alpha never said anything when he could sense that Wooyoung didn't want to talk about it.

So instead, while keeping Wooyoung pinned to his side, San picked up one of the sandwiches. The omega tried to reach for it, but San pulled it away and said, "Open."

For whatever reason, Wooyoung blushed as San held the sandwich closer. He obliged and opened his mouth so he could take a bite. San had made a blt, and he had done it perfectly. The bacon was crispy, plus there was the perfect amount of mayo on it too. Wooyoung hummed.

This is just what he needed.

San nuzzled his mating mark before holding the sandwich up for Wooyoung to take another bite.

Wooyoung sank into the beanbag, closing his eyes and opening his mouth for another bite.

Instead he was met with lips and San's tongue immediately taking over. He whimpered at the contact and wrapped his arms around San as his alpha moved to straddle him, pushing him deeper into their seat.

San hadn't tried to initiate anything since they had been home, not wanting to push Wooyoung into anything he didn't want after what had happened with his brothers. The omega was grateful for this at first, but he had started getting clingy with his mate, hoping to send him a message.

Apparently he got it.

Wooyoung's wolf churned at the contact. He tried to arch his back off the beanbag, but San just growled and put more weight on him, pinning him down. He brought his knee up and lazily rubbed it against Wooyoung's hardening member.

The younger groaned at the contact, inhaling sharply through his nose as he worked to pull San's shirt over his head. He tried to pull his head away, but his alpha refused to break the contact as he smirked into the kiss.

"Patience my sweet." He growled against his omega's lips before taking control again, swallowing all of Wooyoung's moans.

San slipped both his hands up Wooyoung's shirt, applying light pressure as he traced his skin. They drifted higher until his thumbs reached the omega's nipples. He let them circle them lazily, driving Wooyoung insane.

He dragged his nails down San's back, feeling that wonderful heat forming in the pit of his stomach. His alpha groaned into their kiss and finally released him so he could start kissing along his jawline.

"Alpha..." Wooyoung gasped, tilting his head back to give the other more access. "I missed you Alpha."

San paused and pulled back to look at his omega, his red eyes glowing. "And I, you." He connected their lips one more time before he pulled Wooyoung up and slipped his shirt off. Wooyoung quickly repeated the gesture and zeroed in on his mating mark, licking, kissing, and nuzzling it as he ran his hands over San's back.

"I need my Alpha." Wooyoung moaned, trying to press himself closer to San.

His alpha chuckled and pushed Wooyoung back into the beanbag, then slowly dragged his hands down his chest. He hooked his fingers into the hem of the omega's pants and underwear, pulling them down at the same time.

Wooyoung lifted his hips to help him and reached to do the same to San's. He needed to feel every inch of his alpha.

When their members started rubbing against each other, both groaned and tried to pull the other closer. Their hands roamed aimlessly as San pressed his omega further into the beanbag. It enveloped both of them into a different kind of embrace, and even though Wooyoung was surrounded on all sides with no chance of getting free, he loved every second of it.

They nuzzled their marks and kissed every chance they got as they turned into a mess of moans and panting. All the while San kept rocking his hips, giving them the friction they both desired.

"Alpha... Please Alpha. Take me." Wooyoung whined, bringing his hands down to cup San's ass. He squeezed, earning a moan from his alpha as he stretched to grab some lube he had bought the last time he went into town.

San quickly squirted it on his length and stroked himself several times as Wooyoung watched him hungrily. Then he grabbed the omega's legs and lifted them up so he could gain access to his entrance. San spread a little lube around his hole and looked at him. "Are you sure?" He asked, voicing his concern and Wooyoung's history as well as no prep.

"Yes Alpha. I want MY Alpha's knot. I need to feel you." Wooyoung bit his lip as he looked up at his lover. He needed that connection so badly right now. He needed for San to erase what his brother's had done to him.

San groaned at his words and started to push his length in, taking it slow as Wooyoung whined at the stretch. But Wooyoung lifted his hands to San's waist, seeing as he was bent almost in half and he could reach, and pulled him in.

They both cried out as San bottomed out.

Wooyoung could see San's red pupils through his hooded eyes as his head tilted back and he sucked on his own bottom lip. He smiled, loving the look on his alpha.

After sitting there for a moment, San started to rock into him, quickly picking up the pace. Wooyoung was in pure bliss as San pounded him into the beanbag, its soft material pulling him into its warm embrace.

"You make Alpha feel so good. You're so good to Alpha." San panted, adjusting his grip around Wooyoung's sweaty waist.

"Alpha... Alpha!" Wooyoung cried out as he felt himself getting closer. "Yes, Alpha!"

"That's it my sweet." San purred, taking one of his hands and grabbing Wooyoung's length, stroking it to bring him closer to his release.

Wooyoung felt him slowing as his knot started to form.

The second it burst and Wooyoung was filled with his alpha's seed, he came himself, covering his own chest as he moaned through his climax.

He felt a few water droplets hit his skin as he opened his eyes, meeting San's red ones and seeing the sweat gathering on his forehead.

Wooyoung smiled, humming at how full he felt.

San leaned over carefully and grabbed some tissues to clean Wooyoung's chest off. Then he twisted them both to the side and they held each other close as San kissed the top of Wooyoung's forehead. "I love you. So damn much, Wooyoung."

"And I love you, my Alpha." He smiled, rubbing his nose against San's chest.

They didn't separate from each other for the rest of the day, even when San's knot released. He stayed inside Wooyoung. They both needed that connection as the beanbag chair hugged them, holding them together.

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Jongho kissed Yunho on the cheek and left him in the room that would become their nursery. They had had a fun filled day of shopping and dreaming about what would be needed, but they didn't want to go overboard just yet.

When they got home, Yeosang and Hongjoong had greeted them from where they were cuddling on the couch. The other two were nowhere to be seen.

Now that things had been put away, Jongho meandered over to their room and knocked gently.

He could smell them inside, so when pushed the door open slowly and peeked in.

His heart melted when he saw the two of them cuddled up in their giant beanbag chair. It didn't even phase him that neither one of them were wearing clothes.

Wooyoung's face was still glowing as he nuzzled his forehead into San's chest. A smile tugged at his lips and a soft moan escaped him.

It made Jongho so happy that Wooyoung had found his happiness, even if part of him was still a little hurt that it wasn't with him. He had never stopped loving the omega, but San loved him more. And they needed each other.

The alpha grabbed a blanket of the bed and placed it over them before leaning over and kissing the side of Wooyoung's head.

He closed the door quietly behind him and told the others that the couple most likely wouldn't be joining them for dinner and they all just smiled as Seonghwa and Yeosang went into the kitchen to start cooking.

"Are they ok?" Yunho asked, moving to stand next to his alpha.

"Yes. They are." Jongho smiled and placed a hand on his beta's stomach, rubbing it gently. His wolf purred at the thought of his pup growing in his mate's stomach. "They are perfectly fine my love."