---Nathan's POV---

It was amusing to see an extremely old vampire like Drake squirm at the jesting and answers that Alec threw his way every time the vampire was dumb enough to ask another question. Drake had tossed me several uncomfortable and pleading looks but he deserved it; Alec wasn't telling him to ask all those questions.

Not directly anyways... I chuckled softly as Drake fidgeted on his seat while I relaxed in the lounge, waiting for the vampires to come to my domain. Yeah, those idiots who thought our mating bond was a joke were invited by my sharp-mouthed Alec. No doubt they would receive the same lashing Drake was suffering at the moment.

Once Alec deemed the permanent blush on the vampire's cheeks worthy, he stalked over to the couch and snuggled against my side as I drew him closer. "Having fun?" I muttered, pulling him flush against my side and closed my eyes as I buried my nose in his hair and inhaled deeply.

"Nnnnn...perfect mix between his own scent and ours..." I groaned mentally and chuckled as I felt my Lycan shiver, my muscles twitching and flashing more prominent for a second before he calmed down again.

"Mrrr., yes. Quite a bit." Alec purred, nuzzling his head underneath my chin before he gave my throat a playful nip. The warning growl rumbled through my chest before I thought about it and judging by the way I felt Alec smirk against my throat, he expected as much.

A smirk of my own slipped on my lips as I shook my head slightly, snorting an amused laugh out. "Be careful now..." I rumbled as I grasped his hips, warning him not to push it too far.

"Why? Does the wolf want to come out and play?" Teased Alec, eyes sparking with mischief and amusement when we heard a chocked cough coming from Drake. Aah, Alec was teasing both him and me as well? I chuckled again before surprising Alec by grasping a firm hold on the nape of his head and yanked him closer.

His purr echoed through the room as I claimed his lips hungrily, nipping at those plump and tantalizing curves, ravaging his mouth with my tongue before leaning back. I was amused that he leaned along with me, keeping our lips fused for that second longer before he sighed and gave up.

Those eyes though...If only he knew what he did to me.

Alec licked his lips before flashing me another grin and stretched out on the seat, placing his head in my lap. My fingers instantly found their way in his hair, playing with those soft white locks until I heard him purr softly, nuzzling unconsciously against my thigh.

Meanwhile Drake was looking everywhere but at us, shuffling uncomfortably in his seat and muttering under his breath before he sighed deeply. "Alright, I'm happy for you guys, really, I am. But can you take it down a notch with the teasing and stuff? Please?"

Alec chuckled and rolled on his back to look at me. "Hmmm, I don't know...What do you think? Personally I love to tease the hell out of you. It's a complete turn on to see your Lycan just there." He purred while my expression portrayed the lust for my mate as Drake cursed under his breath before he stomped towards the door, propping his fingers in his ears.

"I'm not listening! Lalalalala!"

"Really Drake?" I chortled before Alec and I busted into laughter, watching as the vampire zipped out of the room. The guy was older than Alec and I combined and he flushed like a little virgin at the mere notion of anything sexually related.

Alec stopped laughing and smiled, shaking his head slightly before turning back to me.  His eyes sparkled with happiness and a hint of mischief while the rays of sunshine gave him an eternal look. Gods, I'm such a lucky dog...

"No dog." My Lycan snarled before glancing back at Alec, pushing at my control while I fought back. "Mine!"

Did he really think I was going to let him mate Alec in our strongest form? The mutt must've bumped his head way too many times. I winched as I felt an internal pinch of pain before he flashed a series of emotions and images through my mind.

Several contained a playful Alec shifting and being chased by us in Lycan form, or us simply getting familiar with our other forms. The rush of playful-longing-wanting-mine! was a bit overwhelming but showed that my Lycan didn't want Alec just to warm our beds, he wanted everything.

His need to protect the feline and the urge to come out and interact with Alec was strong, pushing further and further against my resolve while I tried my best to shove him back. How would Alec react if my beast suddenly took over and jumped him?

"I wouldn't mind one bit. Now I don't now about the 'jumping', as long as its playful I guess."  Alec's voice rang through my mind before he sat up in my lap, rubbing his chest against mine with a grin on his face before he winked again. "What, I thought you were a Lycan, not a chicken."

And just like that, my resolve crumbled and I was shoved back to the farthest corner of my mind as my animal took the reigns. Alec flew through the air only to land safely a few feet away from the couch as the Lycan pinned him down, snarling to prove to his mate who he was talking to.

He was now calling the shots and by the way he held Alec's hands firmly pressed against the floor and sniffed at his neck, he was getting familiar with our mate. Alec didn't seem to mind, though he did snort and chuckle, trying to shove my animal away while all the mutt felt was confusion.

"Your whiskers, dumb mutt."

A growl rumbled through the room at the insult before he finally caught onto the fact that every time he rubbed his muzzle against Alec, his whiskers rubbed over his bare throat and tickled him in the process.

"Nathan, damn it! Stop!" Alec snorted, tempting to wriggle out from under us before he was pulled up against our chest, the Lycan purring deeply as he simply held our mate. Alec took a few deep breaths to calm down before he glanced up, petting our fur as he observed our expressions.

"Nathan? Its not you in control now, right?" To answer that question, my Lycan decided to be rather playful and a second later, Alec blinked flabbergasted as the mutt licked him from chin to the edge of his hair.

"Really? Really? A simple yes or no would have sufficed!" He cried while wiping the drool of his face as that mutt found everything rather amusing and produced a growling chuckle that rumbled through the room...that is, until Alec smirked and flicked his hands with a sharp movement, hurling a blob of our own spit right in our eyes.

"Grrrrrr...."

The answering chirp was amused as I pushed closer to the forefront and helped my animal rub the spit of his face, our eyes instantly flitting to the smirking cheetah, which twitched its nose before it slowly backed up to the open door.

"Nnnn...Mate. Play, catch, mine!" The Lycan's thoughts echoed of the walls of our shared mind as Alec wriggled his bum and then leaped forwards, pawing us playfully on the muzzle before he bounded outside.

"Don't harm our mate!" I growled warningly and only got a huff of indignation in reply; it was impossible for the beast to harm his mate, Alec was his reason of living and something to fight for.

I let him have control and watched as he bounded after Alec, starting on all fours to gain speed before he pushed himself up on his powerful hind legs and easily caught up to the playful cheetah.

Alec chirped and bounded away, jumping through the Lycan's arms as it attempted to catch our mate before Alec, spun around and jumped against our chest, shoving my beastly form on the floor.

It reacted on instinct and spun us around with a snarl, trapping Alec on the floor until he froze. The dumb mutt instantly froze as well and whimpered before nuzzling through Alec's spotted fur, trying to reassure himself that Alec wasn't hurt and apologizing in his way.

"What are you two doing?"

---Alec's POV---

I purred and wriggled around underneath Nathan's majestic lycan-form, flicking my tail back and forth in excitement as I spotted my two brothers standing there. Marcus was calmly observing things and shaking his head in amusement while Liam seemed to slowly accept things.

"Get off of my brother! Mate or not, you can't treat him like that!"

Well, maybe I was wrong.

Rubbing my head against the growling lycan above me, I snorted at my brother before rolling over, playfully pawing and swatting at the chocolaty fur above me. It stopped the display of aggressive protectiveness as my mate huffed and nipped at my paws.

Just as I managed to stop this from running out of hands, I heard a pair of silent footsteps coming our way; the vampires Drake had told us about must be really suicidal if they encroached to a Lycan's mate while I had said powerful Lycan snarling above me.

Nathan stood up slowly, towering over me and making sure I was within reach as I followed his lead, flexing my muscles slightly before I blinked lazily at the dumb duo. I let out a snort as my eyes flitted over their appearance from head to toe. Did they honestly think they stood a chance against Nathan?

Don't get me wrong; I'm not one to base everything about looks and first impressions, but with the way they were looking at me as if I was a mindless object, smirking lewdly as they glanced at my brothers...No...just, no.

"Uhm, Alec? Why are these two looking at you like they're going to do disgusting things to you?" Liam snarled at the end, slipping out a threatening growl at the end. The two vampires seemed to rethink the situation a bit when Nathan let out a roar and charged at them.

"You two make sure those idiots get out of here, I'll distract Nathan."

Liam didn't seem too thrilled by the idea but he shifted when one of the vampires dodged my ticked-off mate and went for me. Have fun with a 200 pound bundle of muscle and overbearingly protective brother, dumb-dumb!

Nathan spun around but blinked in surprise when I jumped through the air and landed on his chest with a loud meow, managing to tackle my mate to the floor before I flattened myself on his chest, flicking my tail from side to side.

This was fun!

Obviously Nathan was now back in charge, since his form shivered underneath me until I had the opportunity to drool over my very yummy and naked man. Sadly my feline took over now, which resulted into a lot of chirps and purrs as I rubbed myself all over Nathan, who was chuckling, seemingly pleased with the attention.

"Why are you so happy? I mean, you were pissed off two seconds ago and now you're all smiles and stuff." I wondered as I rubbed against his chest, rolling slightly before Nathan sat up and hugged me close to his chest.

"The fact that you are unconsciously rubbing it into their faces that you're picking me without second thought is enough to turn my lycan into a purring mutt." Nathan said as his hands rubbed over my chest and through the longer fur on my belly, nails scratching softly...Nnnnn, belly rub...

Nathan's warm chuckles were drowned out by my low purring as I pressed against his hands, ears twitching and tail curling around his middle. He rubbed me some more while keeping an eye on my brothers but he didn't need to worry; one of the vampires was currently inspecting the blades of grass inches away from his face while Liam sat on the other one.

"You're loving this huh?" He asked rhetorically, nails gently scratching over the length of my spine before he found the spot just at the base of my tail. I couldn't help it, it was a feline thing! Now mu mate was hiding his smile in my fur as I purred even louder, flopping down on the floor to give him more room to work.

Hmmm....soo...gooooood....

Sadly, Nathan stopped to focus his attention on the vampires, though his fingers kept combing through my fur. "As you've seen, its clear whom Alec will chose. Now, I'm going to make this easy for you guys to remember." Nathan grumbled, motioning to my siblings to let the vampires go.

Both men scrambled to their feet and stood up; freezing on the spot as Nathan suddenly towered in front of them. They had to crane their necks to watch, but they paled quickly as Nathan's features sharpened before he leaned closer to their faces and spoke awfully calm."

"I don't give a damn that you're part of a coven, that you have families of your own or were simply joking around. Stay away from my mate, or I'll kill you." With that, Nathan suddenly smiled before he politely asked, "Am I clear?"

The two vamps nodded rapidly before running away, much to the amusement of Liam as he saw them off, running after them and tripping them up. Marcus sighed and shook his head before walking over to me.

"I can see that you two are a perfect match. And you're happy, so I'll see what I can do to get Liam off of your backs. Seems like we're staying here permanently, huh?" My big brother said in his soft voice, happiness for me sparking in his eyes as he ruffled through my fur.

Purring as a reply, I stood and bunted him, reaffirming our bond and sharing that family-scent between us. He chuckled and replied by rubbing his own cheeks against mine before grabbing my ears and playfully pulled them.

"We'll leave you two to bond some more...but don't tell Liam what you two were up to. I don't exactly want to know what you're doing in that house with your mate, got it?" I gave him a pout and twitched my ears before chirping as he shoved me away.

My attention was drawn away as Nathan stepped forwards, my brothers shaking their heads before they slinked of into the woods, undoubtedly going to hunt. My mate chuckled slightly, "So, I didn't scare you with that territorial display?"

Another chirp slipped past my lips as I watched him closely before smiling wickedly. "How far away are we from your house?"

Judging by the surprise flooding on his face, he didn't expect that as he answered almost hesitantly, "Not so far off, a minute if we shift. Why?" I purred louder and walked closer while Nathan leaned down to look in my eyes.

"Just to know how much of a head start I have since I'm going to tell you that you being so territorial turned me on so much that if I was into bestiality, I would have your lycan have its way with me." I shifted back and stood naked in front of my mate with a teasing smile before slowly taking a step away.

That step was mirrored with one of Nathan's as I slowly backed away in the direction of his house, teasing him to give his lycan the lead. Hi slowly darkening eyes and lustful expression were creating delicious shivers over my body and I smiled as I realized I might not make it back to the house in time.

Ah well.