Warning: although the picture is relatively cute (well, I do find this cat a bit scary-looking, to be honest), this chapter is a bit dark. 

OLIVER'S POV

There are two men standing at the entrance of the cavern, apparently too disgusted by our little previous show to venture any further. They really don't look like much : one of them has light brown hair and looks like a shrimp, while the other is hardly bigger with many facial hair and seems to be hiding behind his partner.

I can feel my wolf's desire to kill them both but I reign him in: they are probably armed and it wouldn't be a wise move anyways, with all these Poachers outside. Nah, better trying  to get outta here without spilling blood. Although they have been mercilessly killing our kind, I don't want Renan to be more traumatized than he probably already is. 

"Yes? Can we help you?" I ask politely since none of them seems willing to break the silence. 

I feel Renan tensing in my arms and Will briefly squeezes my hand, although I have no doubt he will manage to keep his calm composture: Will is a powerful werewolf, after all. 

"What the fuck are you doing here?" the shrimps eventually demands, straightening up as if to appear more imposing. No such luck.

"What does it look like?" Will asks sweetly and I curse him internally when the shrimp's eyes darken in anger. Does Will wants us dead?

"Watch your tone" the biggest of the two suggests before he starts walking in our direction. "You're not supposed to be in the forest in the first place. It's now forbidden. Don't pretend you didn't know it"

"My bad, sweets" Will apologizes, although I can hear his murderous thoughts in my own head. "We just wanted to have a little fun. This sexy guy here loves having sex in public spaces. He thinks danger makes it more exciting. He's a kinky one but kinks are good. Kinks are healthy. Kinks are the new black"

I almost laugh when I see Renan discreetly pinching Will's sides as a revenge. 

"Ok, fine, we will make an exception this time but you better never break the law again. Get dressed, we will escort you to the entrance of the forest"

They take two steps back and turn their heads, waiting for us to put some clothes on.

"Phew, that was a close one!" Will sighs in relief, using our mental link, which is becoming more and more useful. 

"What are you saying, you idiot? You and I don't have any clothes, remember? They will find it suspicious, for sure!"

"Shit, I forgot. Wait, don't panick just yet Oli, I have an idea!"

I barely refrain a sigh, because, not to be rude, but Will's ideas most of the time involve blood,  sex, or both and I don't think that's what is needed right now.

"Fine"

Will nods, then turns in the direction of the two killers:

"Hey, guys"

Their eyes are immediately on us. I can tell they are feeling extremely uncomfortable with the whole situation. 

"Yeah?" the shrimp sighs. "Why are you still naked? You're making our eyes bleed"

"Do you want to join us? Is that the secret reason why you're still with us, instead of hunting down these horrible shifters hidding out there?" Will asks them in a voice which is dripping with sex. 

The taller guys scowls and immediately takes two steps back, while the shrimp averts his eyes, his cheeks flushed. Oh, come on,  shrimp, I internally mock him. Didn't Harry Potter taught you that no one should live in a closet?

"Ew, thanks but no thanks" he mutters. 

"Are you sure?" Will insists, looking predatory now. "Because this little guy here is so wet down there, how could anyone resist?" he adds, looking down at Renan whose ears are getting redder and redder. "Just take a look at it". 

To my greatest horror, he unceremoniously grabs  Renan under the knees, spreading his legs wide so that the two guys have a perfect view of his hidden treasures down there. 

The shrimp gasps, and his friend grabs his arm, squealing "Come on, Ed. Let's get the fuck out of here. They are just a bunch of perverts, they don't even deserve to be protected from shifters"

The shrimp nods and follows his partner, but not before taking a last longing look at Renan. We hear their footsteps retreating and Renan starts hitting Will's chest without losing a second. 

"Asshole! You had no right" he fumes, before putting his shirt on. 

"Ouch, that hurts!" Will whines although I am pretty sure he barely felt it. "Look, Renan, I am sorry for your dignity but I just saved us here!"

"What if they had agreed to join us? What would you have done? Would you have let them fuck me?"

"No, of course, I would have kill them both" Will replies simply. 

"Still, you could have spread your own fucking legs" Renan hisses, not at all convinced by Will's contrite expression. 

"You're the one who looked the most excited" Will counterargues. "It was most believable this way"

" I wasn't excited" Renan hits him again and I sigh. 

"Look, guys, we will talk about it later, okay? Renan, I'm sorry for Will's behaviour, he is not always the most subtle person, but I think he saved our asses tonight. Just let's go home as quick as we can, because these Poachers could very well decide to come back with their little friends. We're not out of the woods yet"

"Yes Master. Out of the woods? That's a good one, Master " Will winks at me. I smack his head, laughing: "Get lost Will"

As Renan starts putting his underwear on, I shake my head, putting my hand on his wrist to stop him. 

"What?" he asks, looking a bit bewildered. 

"Leave it. Just put your trousers on, and let's go. Throw your underwear behind the bushes"

"What? Why?"

"Look, Renan, just do as I say"

"But why should I - "

"Oh, for fuck's sake." Will interrupts him. "You came in your underwear, like, a lot, and us werewolf have very sensitive noses. Do you want Flora to laugh at us when we get home because she can smell the évidences of your arousal?"

Dear old Will. So delicate. 

Renan's eyes widen as he asks "What? She's a shifter, too? You know what - whatever"

He hastily puts his pants on, blushing when he throws his underwear in a corner and Will smirks at him. 

"Well, guys..." he seems to comes to a sudden realization, as we are all ready to leave. 

"What now?"

"I am not even coming with you. I'm going to my house and that's final. I should have kept my underwear on. I'll just fetch it and - "

Before he even has time to finish his sentence, I lift him up and throws him on my shoulder like a bag of potatoes. Forget every shitty picture you had in mind about me carrying him "bridal style". 

"Put me down" he yells, starting to hit my back. 

I react instinctively - I blame it on my wolf. He hates being challenged, I swear!  and my hand lands on his left cheek with a loud smack, making him yell, then still. 

"Be quiet now, Renan. I AM carrying you. We will go faster this way. And yes, we're all going home together" I warn him in a stern voice. 

"Y-yes Oli"

"Good boy"

I nod in satisfaction and Will and I take off, running as fast as we can. 

MATTHIAS' POV

"Like a virgin... Touched for the very first time! Like a vi-i-i-rgin. When your heart beats next to mineeee"

My door suddenly opens wide, making me jump in fright. 

"Bloody hell, Rémy! Nobody taught you to knock on others' bedroom door? " I protest, not even bothering to lower the volume of my computer. 

"I knocked. Twice." he retorts before shutting off my laptop. Ass. 

"Okay, what do you want?" I ask, starting to feel slightly embarassed as he looks at my bared chest, tight red pants and black hat with an unimpressed expression. 

"I thought you were supposed to be the straight brother, Madonna-lover" he eventually smirks, making me scowl. 

"A straight guy can listen to the great Madonna just like everone else" I yell. 

"Whatever helps you sleep at night, straight boy"

"Not everybody is gay, Rémy. We're not in one of your bxb wattpad stories"

"Stop with that! I haven't been on Wattpad since I turned eighteen"

"Liar, liar, pants on fire" I sing because I'm mature like that. 

"Anyway" he rudely interrupts my beautiful song. "I wanted to talk to you, and you're not going to avoid me this time"

Oops. I should have locked my fucking door. Now, he is gonna to harass me until I spill the beans, then he will get mad and locks me in this bedroom and I will miss my date with the lovely Charlie. Yes, she's A GIRL. 

"You're hiding something, Mat. You better tell me now, before I find it myself. I know it's been bothering you for a while."

"Y-yes, okay."

"Okay what?"

"Something has been bothering me" I admit. 

I can't tell him about me helping shifters now. I will later, but if I do it now, he will insist that I stay home until the poachers are no longer using fear to rule the city. Plus, these people really need my help and I would feel so guilty to stay home while I could use my knowledge to save lives. 

"About what?"

"About... about..."

Oh, Goddess of Lies and Inspiration, a little help? No? Fine. 

"Matthias!"

"Okay, okay, stop pressuring me! I'm worried about Nour!" I yell, feeling exasperated. 

"Nour? Why? What is it?" he immediately demands. 

Shit. Nour is going to kill me, and so is Rémy, once he knows I lied. Well, it was only a half lie, because I'm really worried about Nour. I promised him to not tell anyone about it, but at the same time I feel it's a mistake. Nour is probably avoiding to think about it, but it's not healthy and he can't keep bottling everything up. I can tell there's something terribly wrong with this whole thing. 

"Remember the time when you brought him back home and he slept for days?"

What can I say? We are a family of meddlesome know-it-all. Stop judging me, pretty please. 

"Yes, of course" he frowns, looking at me with more attention than ever before. Jeez, thank you for putting the lunatic foxy before your beloved brother!

"Well, the thing is hewaspregnantbutlostthebabyandhedoesntknowwhothefatheris" I quickly recite. 

"What? Slow down, please"

"Your - your what, by the way? Boyfriend? Submissive? Charming Prince? Feline Partner? "

"Foxes are not félines, you idiot. To the point, please, Matty"

"Okay, well, he was pregnant"

"... you're kidding, right?"

"But he lost the baby. Well, the embryo. You know how different pregnancies are for humans and shifters. Shifters' pregnancies are much quicker"

"Wow, wait. So, you mean he can be pregnant?"

"And he doesn't know who the father is. Don't look so sad, I don't think he has another lover. He really looked confused about the baby, which makes me fear the worst. I mean, if he can't remember having sex..."

"Don't tell me you're thinking..." Rémy is starting to look quite nauseous and I don't feel so good myself. 

"I think he was raped, yes. He was probably also druged, which is why he doesn't remember anything. Do you have any idea who might have done that?" I press him. 

Rémy's eyes glower with anger, an anger that I have been feeling too, as soon as I came to this conclusion. 

"It's this lion! This fucking lion raped Nour! I am going to kill him painfully I swear! " he yells, and I step back because I have never seen my brother looking so murderous. He is usually the peaceful type. 

"Lower your voice" I beg him. "You don't want him to hear us"

Too late. Standing in front of the door, with his face void of all emotions but with his body shaking so badly that I'm afraid he is having an attack, is Nour. 

A/N: Hello dear readers! Two things: first, many thanks again for all the support! I'm feeling eternally grateful for every vote, message and follow! Thanks for taking the time to read this story. 

Second, I can now tell you that there will be 30 chapters in total for this story, so 6 chapters left. I might write a couple of "bonus" chapters if I have enough inspiration or if you have any suggestions (but we can discuss it later, for now: have a nice week-end and stay tuned for next week's chapter! ;) )

Love always,

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