POV

STONE

"What the hell is this?!" I shouted, staring at Nancy through the haze of magic. She stood beside the rogue, who stood staring at me like I was insignificant. "I met my mate,  and I wanted to be a good Luna, you know do my part. I decided he would be a perfect leader given the opportunity.  And you already have a pack here, so... we want it." She said, clearly off her rocker.

"You were always a sneaky bitch, I warned you Alpha," Arthur said, and he did warn me, I told him about Lucas that night. "The pack would never accept you, you know you won't win, what about your parents, they are pack-members and old, what about them?" I asked, her eyes showed emotion for a second before becoming hard again.

"They don't look at me the same, not since that whore came here and ruined everything." She snapped, looking crazy one second and back to normal the next. "You and I both know this ward will only last twenty-four hours, we're just gonna camp out and then when the wall comes down, we'll come in there, and take everything you love, especially that whore and your little brat." She said coming forward to say the last part.

"Or, he can be a man, an Alpha, and face me one on one." The rogue Alpha said, continuing to look at me like I was the rogue. "So your necromancer can keep you from dying and I lose," I said, knowing that was the plan. "Alpha, your mother knows you called for protocol W, she says that Philip is working on a way to keep the wall up, while he searches for the necromancer." Art said.

I sighed in relief, I hadn't seen Philip during the fight, he is an Enchanter, and I knew if he was on our side, we stood a chance, so I looked at Nancy and her mate. "When we find a way to get to the necromancer, I'm going to kill your mate, and you will be brought up on charges of treason. I'd run now." I said, and they both smirked. "Let's hope that Enchanter is fast, you've only got twenty-four hours," Nancy said, smiling at her scruffy mate, revealing the permanent mark on her neck.

They shifted and turned running off, a howl sounded and the dead minions backed off, turning and running off after their living leader. "Everyone, good work today. As you can see we are about to face a real threat, I want all of you to go see your loved ones, clean up and get something to eat, we meet in the war room in five hours, dismissed." I commanded.

As they dispersed Arthur, my Delta and Gamma approached me. "We don't have much time unless Phil can keep those walls up, we really should consider moving the pack. We can take the tunnels, Nancy doesn't know about them, it'll give us time to figure something else out." Arthur said.

"That's a plan, but we have some time, and they may have a witch, but come on, we've got an Enchanter, we just need the witch out of the way, I can take that rogue, and Nancy is no threat. Let's all head back, I'll see you at the meeting." I said, shifting and heading off to see my mate and child.

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As I made my way back to the packhouse, I gave orders for everyone to stay away from the borders, then I cleared the pack to leave the lockdown zones. I entered the packhouse and my mother was the first I saw, she hugged me, asking where my father was, I told her I wasn't sure, he was in the crowd with the other wolves.

I watched her eyes unfocus as she mind-linked my father, smiling when he replied. "Go and calm your mate, Lucas is...emotional, if I didn't know any better I'd swear he was pregnant." She said, and I forgot she didn't know. I let her pass me and out the door, telling her I loved her and to be careful, then I walked off into the house.

I walked past Omega and little children,  I spotted my son, eating ice cream with Soren, but I wasn't finding Lucas. He knew we were on lower level alert, so was he out looking for me. I wondered what was going through his head, of course, I wouldn't know, he hadn't marked me yet. He almost did though when we were in Adoria, at that moment I wished he had, then I'd know exactly what was going on in his head.

Turning the corner of the hall that led to my office, I caught his scent, it was heavy and full of worry, the honey-lemon scent was a sickly tart-sweet. I raced into my office, and there he was pacing, he was so wrapped up in his thoughts, he didn't even see me come in. "Angel," I called, he spun around and his eyes spoke so many emotions.

He raced towards me, he jumped wrapping his legs around me, pulling me into a world-shattering kiss. "I wish so worried, I thought... I don't know... Stone, I forgive you, okay?" He asked in between kisses, his voice breaking. I froze at his words, I was shocked, but my shock quickly became refusal. I peeled him off of me, "You're just saying that because you're worried, and I appreciate that but I don't deserve it, and I want to deserve your forgiveness, I want to earn it." I said.

His eyes were shimmering, tears were falling, then he was kissing me, and that I could get behind. He moved too quickly and I flinched from the pain in my lower abdomen, the flinch caught Lucas's attention. "Come on, we're going to the infirmary." He directed. "No, not right now, I just need a shower and a quick nap, I just need to recharge," I said, and he gave me a look, before sighing.

"Let me see." He said, going around me, looking for wounds. "It's deep, you need to have this wound packed, or it won't heal right." He said, looking at me in a way I never thought he would, with love, care. "There's a necromancer and the rogues are being led by an Alpha and Nancy. He's her mate." I explained.

"That bitch, you know I really don't want to say this, especially not after saying I forgive you, but she has always been a snake, there were so many other girls, why her?" He asked. "She's an alpha female, everyone thought she'd be my mate, we were alike," I said, remembering when I was young, self-important, entitled and a downright dick, Nancy was just like that, only she hadn't grown-up. "You were never like her, she was cruel, she'd torture the staff, demeaning them, ordering them around. You were never like that?" He said.

"How do you know, I barely ever saw you?" I asked, and he looked away blushing. Holy shit, he was blushing, refusing to meet my gaze, he was submitting. "I might have followed you around sometimes..." He uttered. "Stalker." I laughed, laughing harder at his pretend angry face.

"So, what do you think will happen?" He asked, "Philip is working on a way to keep the shield up; if he can't, there are tunnels that run beneath the packhouse, we'll have to leave, it's a three-mile walk north, we have bus's waiting, we'll have to find a pack to host us until we can figure out a way to end this." I answered. 

"Promise me, you won't fight, not until the witch is dead. Promise me." Lucas demanded. "I promise, I'm not taking any chances," I said, "I'm going to go get some supplies I'll come to your room to clean you up, be right back." He said, heading for the door. As he opened it, my father walked in, with Arthur, the Delta, and Gamma, being closely flanked by Philip. 

"Can you all give him some time to get clean and dressed. The emergency isn't going anywhere, give him an hour, now go." Lucas said, his tone commanding, I was proud watching them follow his direct order. "I'll be back, go take a shower." He said, and I nodded.

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A few hours later, the war room, a room as old as the name Brickston, filled with a hundred chairs and a huge podium, another piece of magic given to my family, the room takes up zero space in the house, a weird interdimensional spell of some sort.

The room was packed with warriors, all four teams and me and the other heads, including the Elders. Philip was standing explaining what he had come up with, it was a long shot, but if it worked the wall would become a permanent structure, at the Alpha's command the whole territory would become impenetrable. Miles of land, untouchable to hunters or rogues.

"What do you need?" I asked, grabbing a hopeful Lucas's hand. "The wall will have to come down, I need to infuse my power with the power of the original caster, we need to both have power over the spell, only then can I affect the shield," Philip said, the crowd murmuring. "How long will the pack be imperiled?" The eldest of the Elders asked, his sharp with wisdom and age.

"Two hours at the most," Philip said, and the crowd went up and disgruntled shouts. "Everyone quiet down! The only other option is to abandon our pack. I don't know about you all, but I don't want to leave my pack. Philip is still trying to find a way to get to the witch, but for now, we need other contingencies. I say we fight, we held them back before, we can do it again, we only need two hours." Arthur said, looking at me to take the lead.

"Lucas, do you think we should stay and fight?" I asked, and he wouldn't meet my gaze. "I- I don't want you to, but leaving the pack, our home. No, we fight, protect our territory." He said, finally looking at me. I nodded standing up, "Phil, how soon can you do the spell?" I asked. "I can start whenever you're ready, I just need a quiet place to focus." He answered.

"Wolves, we have seen many threats, nothin like this though, but I and your Luna believe we can handle it. We can fight, we'll kill those undead abominations a thousand times if we have to. I will not force any of you to stay, those of you who wish to leave may do so, but those of you who would fight for our home, we go to battle before dawn." I said, before dismissing the room.

I looked over at Lucas, he was in tears. I know this entire thing was stressful and being close to two and a half months pregnant, his emotions were starting to get the best of him. I walked over picking him up and sitting down with him in my lap. "Angel, please don't cry, nothing is going to happen to me, I promise," I said, and he shook his head no, telling me I couldn't promise him that. 

The room emptied and Lucas and I were alone, "Angel, look at me." I softly commanded, loving when he did as I asked. "You are finally home, you're pregnant with my pup, if you think I'm going to just die and leave you, you are wrong. I was a great fighter when I had nothing to fight for, can you imagine how good I'll be, now that I'm fighting for my family, my mate?" I asked.

"You could die, that's the truth. I don't want to go through what I went through again tomorrow, I need to know you're alright when you're out there fighting. I want to make love... tonight, I want to mark you." He said, reaching up and kissing my pulse point. "No Lucas, it's just the fear talking, you're not ready yet," I said.

"I mark you, or I fight beside you, the decision is yours. Although, I know you'll make the right choice." He said, kissing me softly, licking my lips. He climbed out of my lap and walked off, looking over his shoulder, giving me a come-hither look and a massive boner. He was right, I could die, and I wouldn't want to leave without us being fully mated. So I got up following him.

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POV 

Lucas 

Stone had suffered enough, hell the plain truth was, that I was tired of fighting him off. I wasn't going to take the risk of him dying and having never got a chance to feel the full effects of being mated. Was I over the hurt he caused me, hell no... I may never get over that hurt, but I certainly was prepared to try, not just for Stone and our children, but for me as well. I knew if I gave him a chance, he'd never be careless with my heart again.

I trusted him to not ever purposely hurt me again, I was ready to move on, I was ready to heal, even if it was because of the impending doom, I wanted to feel whole, if only for the night. Jaz agreed, she wanted Falken just as bad as I needed Stone. I walked past pack wolves, roaming the packhouse, worry, and nervousness etched on all there faces. 

I headed up the stairs, glancing over my shoulder, watching Stone follow behind me like he was under hypnosis. Behind the door of his hotel-style suite, our lips embraced, kissing deeply. He took control of the kiss, pinning my back against the door, smashing his body completely against mine. "Are you sure about this Angel?" He asked pulling away to look at me. I bit my bottom lip, looking back at him, suddenly feeling so naked.

"I'm sure. I want you to be mine." I groaned, pulling him back into me. "Mmm." I moaned, when his hands went under my shirt, finding my nipples and running his blunt fingertips over them. He lifted my shirt over my head and threw it off somewhere, then he started kissing my neck, going down to my chest as he went on his knees. "Stone." I moaned, looking down at him, his tongue dipping into my belly button.

I watched him unbutton my jeans, pulling my zipper down and lowering my pants, I stepped out of them, feeling myself throb from the look of lust on Stone's face. His hands raced up and down my thighs, scraping sensuously as he kissed the wet spot on my briefs from where my cock was leaking. 

Then he was lowering my underwear, my dick jumping out and almost hitting him in the face. "Fuck." I cooed, my eyes closing as his full lips wrapped around me, my head falling back against the door, when he took me deeper into his hot mouth.

he suckled me softly, in between kisses to my thighs. I was needy, and the foreplay was working me up, making me needer. "You taste so good, Angel." He said, licking at my slit. he lifted my right foot, grabbing my underwear and flinging them. He kept my leg up, hoisting it higher and going under me, his tongue going straight for my taint, 

"Ugh fuck," I growled, gripping his hair, and shoving his face deeper into me. Sex with your mate is transcendent, it's easy, he knew exactly what parts of me to lick, bite, suck and fondle. The next thing I know, he's grabbing me and carrying me to his room. I kissed him, helping him get out of his clothes. Sucking and kissing my neck, he threw me on his bed.

Sliding on the bed, he went right back to tonguing my hole, he knew just how to flick it, my dick stood straight back up when I felt myself start to release slick, a finger finding its way inside of me. He used that finger to work me slowly, stroking around inside of me, trying to find my spot. I bucked, moaning harshly when he found it. "There we go." He moaned, using his index finger to run circles against the nerves.

"I need you Stone." I pleaded. "Be patient." He demanded, stroking me slower, and taking me back inside his hot wet mouth. He teased me for minutes at a time, stopping every time I showed signs of bursting. "Please Stone, mmm... please." I moaned. He looked up at me, he seemed wild, his hair sticking out from the places my hands ran through it, my slick was all over his chin,  his eyes were dark, and Falken wasn't even in control.

He made his way back up my body, stopping at my chest to take a nipple in between his teeth, my back arched off the bed, my dick grinding into his hard abs. "Enough," I growled, flipping him over pinning under me, he snarled lustfully as I glared down at him. "I want it now," I said, reaching back and placing him at the hole of my slick drenched opening. I watched his face as I slid down his rigid stiffness, his eyes crashed shut, his mouth fell open and I watched his canines elongate.

I rose slowly before falling, working him back inside me, my head fell back on my shoulders as I felt his length open me up, allowing him to fall easier inside me. "Fuck." I cried, digging my nails into his hard pecs. "So good, Angel." He groaned, grabbing my hips and making me move faster.

It didn't seem fast enough for him, he flipped me, and before I could react he was humping into me like a wild jackrabbit. Taking my cock in his hand he began a steady stroke, he jerked me twice up and down and my eyes rolled back, as my cum shot out of me. "Yeah baby, cum for me." He said, continuing to slide against my bundle of nerves. 

His lips found the mark he gave me, running his nose over the bite, kissing it. "May I?" He asked, continuing to kiss and nipple my mark. "Do it, do it Alpha." I moaned, I knew calling him Alpha would drive him wild, it worked a little too well. He groaned at the name, before picking up the pace of his stroking hips. I wasn't ready for the pleasure that overtook me; when his canines slammed into my mark.

"All mine." He said, biting into my mark again, causing my dick to erupt again, a loud and whorish moan erupted out of me, I fell back my chest heaving. When I came down, I was too weak to sit up, so I raised my arms, like a child asking to be picked up. He sat up taking me into his lap, we locked eyes, and he leaned forward to kiss me, running his tongue over my canines. "Mark me, Angel, I wanna be yours." He said, pulling away from me.

I looked into his eyes, and I saw nothing but admiration and love. The taste of pennies filled my mouth, and I felt my canines split my gums. I kissed him, moaning when he used my hips to guide me and wave formation, his hips jutting up, causing his helmet to rub against my prostate

I kissed down from his lips to his chin, following his jawline up to his ear. He moaned, the sound entirely bitchy when I nibble just beneath his right earlobe. I went down his neck, I didn't prepare him, just three kitten licks and I bit down. His hips lurched forward, as he came hard, a strangled cry leaving his throat. He fell back on the bed, his head hitting the mattress, and I continued riding him, my dick rubbing frictionally against his abs.  

"Mark me... again my luna." He groaned.

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"I love you, Angel." Stone said, after our fifth round. We were laying together, my head on his chest, our legs intertwined. I heard him, but I didn't know how to respond, "You don't have to say it back, I probably wouldn't believe you if you did. I just wanted you to know if something happens to me tomorrow..." 

"No, you promised... you promised that you wouldn't leave us," I said, and he shushed me, turning us so that we were spooning. "I won't die, I gotta meet our little Omega." He said, rubbing the melon-sized bump in my abdomen. "You think it's an Omega?" I asked. "Yeah, I don't think it's a girl, the next one." He said, and I looked over my shoulder. 

"Next one, are you serious. I don't know about that Stone." I said, and he kissed my shoulder, promising to give me a little girl. "I want you to get some sleep."  Stone said, "No, if I fall asleep, you won't wake me up when you leave, and I don't want to be asleep while you're out there risking your life." I said.

"No sense in you worrying the entire time. Just sleep, Angel." He said, and I tried to argue but I was worn out and tired. My eyes closed rapidly before sleep overtook me.

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