Liam was lucky enough to be an only child, Zayn thought. He himself had two younger sisters and of course he loved them but they were annoying most of the time. He was currently in Liam's room, they were waiting there for harry to pick them up for the pack meeting.

When the black range rover pulled up outside and honked, Zayn stood without hesitation, Liam following behind closely. They jumped in and barely put on their seat belts before Harry drove off. "For fucks sake, Styles. Are you trying to kill us?!" Zayn barked, reaching for the buckle. "Maybe" Harry smirked slyly.

Zayn rolled his eyes, "Fucking wanker" Zayn mumbled as Harry and Liam laughed. Harry had always been good at pushing Zayn's buttons. The two always had their playful banter where Harry would tease and Zayn would make empty threats he'd never actually carry out.

Harry was the only one of the three who had his licence. Zayn was only just under a month older than Harry. But Zayn' parents had two other children to look after so Zayn couldn't afford a car, so getting his licence seemed pointless to him.

Harry didn't mind driving his friends everywhere; Fortwood was small town after all. They came to the edge of the woods where the gravel road began. This was the only way, by vehicle, that you could get to the pack headquarters. The boys built the wooden shack a few summers back, with the help of Zayn' father. The owner of the timber mill generously donated the wood, seemingly happy to see the teens take an interest in carpentry.

Two minutes down the gravel road, the shack came into sight, a few other cars already parked out the front. Zayn hoped everyone was going to be open and accepting of his idea. Zayn, although a dominant pack alpha, always asked for the opinions of his pack mates, and that was one of the many reasons he was so respected within the pack.

The three got out of the car and made their way inside. The open fireplace had been lit, and the heat spread throughout the small but generous sized space. The boys had put in a beautiful wooden dining table next to multiple lounges that surrounded the fireplace.

And a small kitchenette finished off the open space. It was simple, but it was all they needed, and it serves them well. James, the oldest member of the pack, lived close by and was in charge of the maintenance of the place. He also kept the only keys hidden on his property.

Though the pack members all knew of its whereabouts for when they needed to use the shack. What they didn't know was the Zayn has his own set of keys that only he Harry and Liam knew about. It was their place after all. Not everything needed to be shared with the pack.

"Thank you all for coming. Let's get started" Zayn clapped, getting everyone' attention. Everyone made their way to the lounge room, spreading themselves between the chocolate brown leather three-seater, the grey swede two-seater, and the adjacent grey three-seater futon.

Zayn stood in front of the fire, so everyone was facing him. Harry took the last seat, in the middle of the leather lounge right across from Zayn. "I'm very impressed with your training, I hope everyone can make it to our next Sunday morning training session" He looked around as everyone nodded.

"Great. Now; I want to address the tension in the room." He paused as he heard a few sighs around the room. He decided to ignore them and continue. "I've noticed a few of you growing selfish. You're letting pride get in the way. I've never been disappointed of anyone here until now. We've always been family, guys. We look out for one another no matter what." He stopped to look around the room, a few members looking guilty, and some of them turning their nose up at the idea.

"I've come to a conclusion. Something I feel we need to help us reconnect as a family unit. And that's a pack omega." Everyone gasped and Liam and Harry shared a look of shock. Zayn hadn't told them that there was someone he liked. Everyone in the room began to whisper and gossip about Zayn having found them a Luna.

Zayn sighed, "The thing is-"
he shouted and everyone stopped talking, "-he's not my love interest. He's not even a friend of mine. I've talked to him in class and I think he's exactly what we need." Through Zayn's tough alpha front, Liam could see in his eyes that there was a sense of doubt and hope.

"So who is he?" Liam asked what everyone else was thinking. Zayn looked at Liam and then made eye contact with Harry. "His name is Louis Tomlinson" Zayn watched Harry's face carefully as he spoke. It's not that Harry told Liam or Zayn that he had feelings for the boy, but the three where like brothers; of course they picked up on it.

They noticed the change in Harry's mood whenever the omega was around, the staring and the physical reactions whenever his name was spoken. Zayn observed the way Harry's jaw clenched and his eyes averted to the ground. He wanted to know what his fellow alpha was thinking.

"But of course; we are a pack. And that means I won't do anything you're not comfortable with. To a certain degree; but none the less, let's take a vote." Zayn was basically speaking directly at his friend, not sure of how he was going to take the news.

"All in favour of having an omega in the pack raise your hand." Zayn glanced around the room, watching everyone look around at one another before making their decisions.

Everyone raised their hands hesitantly. A few of the alphas doing so immediately making Zayn want to roll his eyes. Louis would be able to handle the alphas, the ones at school treated him with less respect and he was fine with them.

Everyone in the room had raised their hand except Harry. Zayn sighed at the alpha, who was still looking at the floor with his arms crossed over his chest in dismay. "Sorry, Haz... Majority rules." Zayn shrugged before continuing.

"Good. Now that that's settled, I'll proposition Mr Tomlinson at school and we'll see if he's interested." Zayn finished with a sense of accomplishment.

Notes:
Hi guys, sorry it's been a while. My life is a rollercoaster right now.
I have an important question though; should I change my cover? I've made something new myself and I'm torn.
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PUBLISHED~14/JUN/2018