San paced back and forth in front of the cabin as he waiting for Colonel Gregson to finish going over the plan with his troops. It had been three days since their mates were taken and he was growing restless.

He had taken to shifting and taking long runs around the perimeter of the cabin just to get some of his energy out. But it never truly helped.

Every second he was away from Wooyoung and couldn't protect him was another second that Ultima could discover who he was.

Maria had asked to speak with him last night when Jongho called Hongjoong to give him an update. She asked him several questions about Wooyoung's past and made a few more connections that made it almost impossible to deny that he was from the ancient line of Omega rulers.

The biggest one being the fact that he mated with Jongho at the same time as Yunho. Apparently, because of how peaceful the omegas were at the time, it was common for multiple mating bonds to be formed within the leaders of the pack. Many times between an omega, alpha, and beta to represent all three groups.

San growled and sent a rock flying with his paw. All this time everyone always commented on 'how special' Wooyoung was, or 'how impressive' he was, or 'how he continued to surprise them'. Little did he know it all had a reason behind it.

And Yunho obviously knew nothing about it. He had always said they came from the same pack, which would make sense if Wooyoung's ancestor was forced to be in the pack by her mate.

The alpha snarled again as he started to take short, shallow breaths. A few of the Hunters glanced over at him and started to walk away.

Good, they should be scared. He was not in a position that he should be messed with right now. He wouldn't hesitate to rip someone's throat out if he needed to.

San, I can feel your stress inside the house. Jongho said.

The older looked up to see Jongho watching him from the window. So?

So... You need to try and calm down. Taking your anger out on rocks isn't going to help anything right now. Jongho gave him a small smirk.

San just growled again and flopped down into the snow with his back to the window. He let out a deep sigh and watched his frozen breath float away from him.

San... Jongho said, suddenly appearing in front of him in wolf form.

I know. I'm trying. He let out a low whine and covered his muzzle with his paw. How are you able to stay so calm and collected?

Jongho sat in front of him and bowed his head, his ears falling back slightly. Because I need to be... For you, and for Mingi. It's part of being a leader I've discovered. Someone always needs to keep a calm head, otherwise nothing will be accomplished.

San winced at his words and cringed at the thought of what Jongho must be going through right now. His mate was gone. And they all knew he had never truly stopped loving Wooyoung. So he was missing two pieces of himself... I'm sorry I've been so selfish...

Now don't go down that road. Nobody said anything about being selfish. We all have a hard time controlling our emotions sometimes. Believe me, I'm struggling with it right now. But I just keep telling myself that I will get my moment. Once I find out who too them, they will be sorry. Jongho said with a snarl, baring his long teeth.

San chuckled and pushed himself up so he could rub his body against the other alphas. It was a comfort they had come to rely on a long time ago. Both alphas hummed and closed their eyes before turning back to the house.

Mingi opened the door for them. "Might as well stay in those forms. We are getting ready to leave." He said quietly.

Colonel Gregson was currently answering any questions his men had, which wasn't much. He had already gone over the speech of who to kill and who to let go, so there shouldn't be any issues there. As he finished, he turned to Mingi. "Ready?"

"Yes, Sir."

"Alright, we will follow San up the path again and spread out along the end of that canyon. Then I will call out to our bombers and we will mark the location."

Mingi nodded in approval and walked out front. Jongho and San followed close behind.

Several wolves were gathered, all alert and ready to fight. Marylou and Tina had done a great job recruiting for the attack. They had managed to gather about twenty of their neighbors, even converting some from Lance's side to theirs.

It wasn't much, but it was better than nothing.

They had all accepted that communication was going to be hard. Most of the fighters were in small groups of two or three, so a lot of what was going on was communicated before-hand.

Mingi took a deep breath and looked at them with a small smile on their face. "Ok, one final review before the one giving orders will be Colonel Gregson. We are going to head up the canyon and wait for his men to bomb the wall. It's going to be chaos. Not that you guys would, but don't attack anyone who doesn't attack you. His men have agreed to do the same. Free any prisoners you might find. I wouldn't be surprised if they have started a breeding program again..."

Several of the wolves hunched over and growled at the thought, and a lot of the Hunters started whispering behind them.

San snapped his head around and growled in warning, shutting them up immediately.

"This isn't going to be easy, so I want to thank you for joining us. If we can take down Lance, hopefully we won't have to deal with something like this for a long time. If you have any questions, now is the time to shift and ask, otherwise we will get going."

None of the wolves shifted, but they did stand up and bow their heads to the three alphas in front of them.

San looked at them in surprise and exchanged a quick glance with Jongho. Even in wolf form he looked embarrassed.

Mingi nodded once before ducking around the corner to strip and shift. When he came back, he stood tall and proud, but stopped on Jongho's other side for the young alpha was still the one in charge of their group of three.

Are we ready? He asked, looking first at Mingi, then at San.

Yes. They answered at the same time.

"Alright, load up! Grab as much as you can carry! We will leave the trucks at the entrance of the canyon!" Colonel Gregson called from behind them.

We'll follow you. Jongho blinked while studying San.

Taking a deep breath, San stepped forward and pressed his nose into each of their necks before turning around and taking off at an easy lope. He could feel the others behind him, although he knew that Mingi would be at the back of the pack and Jongho would find a place somewhere in the middle.

The engines of the cars roared to life and a couple helicopters lifted off the ground.

A shiver ran down San's spine as he focused on the task ahead. Thankfully it had stopped snowing a couple days ago, so they didn't need to worry about too much fresh powder. He prayed the good weather would keep up.

The trip was faster than normal, even though it still took several hours to navigate the winding path. They couldn't go any faster than a walk, otherwise they would risk falling to their death.

But once they reached the far end, that's when tensions started to rise.

San had no doubt Ultima would know they were coming. They probably knew they were at the entrance of the canyon right now.

He glanced to the side where Mingi was standing at attention next to the Colonel, his red eyes locked on the front gates.

Jongho came to stand next to San and leaned into his shoulder. This seems too easy...

I agree. We need to be prepared for anything. And he thought he was.

Until the gate started to open.

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Yunho was awoken abruptly again by a soft tap on his cheek. At least this time wasn't a slap, but he still jumped and looked around in a panic.

"Shh, it's just me." Seonghwa whispered into his ear while rubbing his head. "I think Juno is outside.

"Who's Juno?" Yunho rasped as he tried to sit up. It was difficult with his arms tied behind his back though, so Seonghwa had to give him a slight push.

"He's the midwife here. And my silent babysitter." Seonghwa grumbled as the lock clicked.

Yunho groaned as he fell back into the omega's chest, but let out a small sigh when Seonghwa held him tight. It was nice to have a connection with someone again, even in this circumstance.

And older beta woman walked in carrying a tray of food. She set it on the table next to the bed and proceeded to start checking Seonghwa's vitals. Yunho tried to shift to get out of the way, but Seonghwa tightened his grip. When the beta glanced up, he noticed the older was glaring at the woman, so this must be a small act of defiance.

She didn't seem to care though and just worked around Yunho. He hoped that maybe she would untie him and give him a check-up too, but he soon realized this was just to make sure Seonghwa was staying healthy through the pregnancy.

Once she was finished, she left without another word.

Seonghwa pulled the table over and Yunho noticed two plates on it. The omega continued to rub his head gently. "I'm sorry, I wish I could untie you, but Lance could come in at any second and I don't want to risk pissing him off..."

"No I get it." Yunho sighed, closing his eyes as he rested his head against Seonghwa's chest. "I'm sure the more we behave the longer I can stay here as well."

"I don't get it." Seonghwa said as he brought a piece of toast up to Yunho's lips, letting him take a bite. "It's like he's trying to butter me up or something.

Yunho swallowed quickly and looked up at him. "Maybe he's trying to get you to willingly come to him."

The older snorted as he continued to feed Yunho. "Yeah that will never happen. He doesn't know who he's messing with."

They both chuckled and continued their breakfast in a peaceful silence. Yunho tried to not let the fact that Seonghwa had to feed him the entire time get to him. It was slightly embarrassing.

But as the meal ended, the knowledge that they could be ripped apart at any time loomed over them.

Seonghwa wrapped both his arms tightly around Yunho and held him close again.

"What do you think Mingi is going to do?" The younger whispered after several minutes.

"I don't know. It won't be pretty, that's for sure... But... I fear he will try to kill the baby."

"I can't really blame him."

Seonghwa sighed. "No, I can't either. But it's not the baby's fault who his father is. No matter what happens, I'll do what I can to try and still take care of it. To the best of my ability... I try not to think about what Lance's plans are though. I worry he won't let me see the baby at all after..."

Yunho tilted his head back again. "You can't think about that right now. We don't know what's going to happen. Mingi could be outside the wall right now, waiting to get us out of here."

"That's true." Seonghwa smiled and pressed his lips to Yunho's forehead. "At least I hope it is."

Then the door burst open and Lance came marching in, followed by Silas. "You are to stay here." He growled while he moved to grab Yunho's collar.

"No!" Seonghwa cried out, batting his hand away. "Please don't take him. Please, I beg you Lance. I've done everything you've asked."

The alpha growled and glared down at Yunho, who had rolled into a tight ball in Seonghwa's arms. "Fine! I don't have time for this. No funny business!"

He looked stressed. His eyes were red and his hair was messed up. What was going on?

"Sir, you need to stay calm. There is no way they will get inside. The magic is too strong." Silas said, eyeing the other alpha warily. "Plus Freya is already in place."

Yunho sat up at those words. "What are you talking about? What did you do to Wooyoung?"

All this did was earn him a smirk.

"Fine." Lance sighed, closing his eyes and taking a deep. "You're right. Make sure they stay here. Chain them up more if you have to. He is your number one priority, got it?" He snapped, pointing his finger at Seonghwa.

"Of course, Sir." Silas bowed his head. "And the other one will be taken to Reece as soon as we have San."

Lance nodded and eyes Seonghwa once before storming from the room.

"What are you going to do to Wooyoung?" Yunho yelled again, trying to move forward so he could run at Silas, partially forgetting his arms were bound.

The alpha just sneered at him before walked out the door and closing it.

"Get back here you bastard!" He shouted as tears ran down his flushed cheeks.

Seonghwa pulled him back and held him close, whispering soft words of comfort into his ear that he didn't fully absorb.

What on earth was happening that has them all on edge? Could the others really be outside?

Both he and Seonghwa hoped so as they waited in their isolation.