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Author's Note: Guess what?
I'm back from summer break! Well good news for my readers, bad news for me. So I'm just about done with the edited prologue of The Stepfather and will be posting that soon, but in the meantime, here is a little something new that I was inspired to write by one of my new favorite author's AriieBoyLove, anything that sounds similar to her book belongs solely to her, I will give her the credit, I was just so inspired I had to write this. The prologue isn't that great even in my opinion but keep going and give it a chance, and don't forget to leave me a review if you enjoy the story!
Warnings: M/M underage sex, rape of a minor, mpreg
If you don't like, no one forced you to click the link, all flaming will be ignored.
Chapter One
I stared into the golden eyes of the man before me his arms were tight around my upper arms. He stared down at me intently, pressing his body closer to mine. There was electric flowing through his fingertips to my skin. I was shaking so badly as he squeezed me.
I couldn't bring myself to scream from the fear that was clenching my stomach.
"Let go of my brother!" I heard my older brother's terrified scream.
I glanced over to my big brother. Ryan was captured by another man his arms were held tightly behind his back. "Ryan..." I finally found my voice, managing to whisper my older brother's name.
The man holding my arms smiled at my weak plea for my brother. In one sudden movement the man threw me to the ground letting my head smack the ground. "Luka!" My brother shouted in panic. "Luke!"
I opened my eyes not realizing that I had closed them just in time to see the man's large foot flying to connect with my stomach. I cried out as his foot met my ribs, I heard a soft crack. I felt tears well up in my eyes at the pain before I forced my eyes closed as he kicked me again, this time the air rushed from my lungs and I gasped trying to get my breath back as he kicked me again.
"Beta Erik!" The man's name came as a command from an other's mouth. "I thought the alpha told you not to hurt these kids?" This time the words came as a snarl.
"Must have slipped my mind." The large man said. "I don't know why the little one didn't just shift and protect himself."
I managed to open my eyes and look at the person who had saved me. "Now let them go." A small, dark haired man ordered. I heard the tremor of the alpha's voice behind his soft, smooth, tone.
The beta standing over me spun on his heels and walked away from me back towards the shadows, shifting into a large, sleek grey wolf last second.
My brother raced to my side in just seconds. He didn't say anything to me, he just very gently ran his hands down my body, leaning down to kiss my forehead.
As he pulled back, I caught the scent of the sweetest thing I'd ever smelt in my life. "What's that smell?" I asked in a soft whisper.
My brother gave me a look. "What smell kiddo?" He asked reaching forward to touch my cheek.
"Its really sweet," I said my breath having finally returned.
The boy behind my brother stepped forward and the smell grew stronger. "I believe I can answer that question." He said. "My name is Zack, I'm the alpha of the Delino pack." He knelt beside my brother. "May I have your names?"
My brother reach out and pulled me into his arms. "I'm Ryan and this is my little brother Luka."
The boy watched me for a moment then bowed his head to us just slightly. "You'll have to forgive my beta. I merely wanted to…to detain you until I arrived."
"Why?" My brother nearly snapped.
"You are both shifters, correct?"
We nodded and my brother tightened his grip on me just a bit.
Zack hadn't moved his attention from me since we'd started talking. "How old are you?" He asked.
I swallowed nervously. "Twelve,"
Zack smiled. "Well, that answer to your question, I'll just be blunt about it. You're my mate." He said smiling, his green eyes sparkling.
I stared at him for a moment my heart started to race. "You're an alpha?" Ryan asked suddenly.
Zack looked up at him and nodded.
"Aren't you a bit young?"
"Maybe but I believe your alpha is your alpha regardless of age." He said.
My brother looked a little surprised by his very diplomatic answer but gave him a smile. "Nice to meet you Zack." He said holding out his hand for a shake.
Zack shook with a smile. "You as well Ryan," he look down at me still leaning against my brother with one of his arms around me. He released my brother's hand then reached his hand to me. "I'm glad I finally found you Luka." He smiled warmly at me.
I took his smooth hand in mine and warmth spread up my arm. Zack smiled at me and I knew he felt it too. I gave him a small shy smile and pulled my hand back.
"Why don't we go? Luka looks like he needs some medical attention." Zack said.
"Yeah, thanks to your beta," my brother said, some anger slipping into his voice.
"I know, I'm very sorry, he will be punished for that." Zack said, his face growing dark.
They both sighed in unison. There was a crack of a twig behind us and Zack looked up. "I know Merrick, we are coming." He said, standing slowly.
Ryan got to his feet, bring me up in his arms, holding me close to his chest. Zack watched me for a moment then slowly extended his arms to me. "May I carry him?" he asked.
Ryan smiled and looked down at me. "Would it be okay if Zack carried you?"
I looked up at my brother for a moment then nodded.
Ryan moved closer to Zack and slid me in his arms. Zack's arms were tight around me, he wasn't muscular by any means but he carried my weight like it was nothing. I felt safe in his arms, safer than I'd ever felt in Ryan's arms.
I snuggled close to his chest and closed my eyes. Zack chuckled and tightened his grip on me, sighing contentedly with me close to him. "It won't take us long to get back to the house. I promise you will be able to rest there."
Zack led Ryan through the forest until we reached a dirt path. There were three cars sitting on the path, one had a driver behind the wheel already.
"Where are your parents?" Zack asked, looked down at me with soft eyes.
"Uh… they…" I stuttered but my brother saved me from answering.
"Our parents were murdered by a rogue wolf five years ago." Ryan said, sadness in his voice.
"Oh my god, I am so sorry." Zack said, leaning down to kiss my forehead. "Who have you been staying with?"
"An old friend of our father's, she was kind enough to take us in after our parents died." Ryan said.
"You don't have a pack?" Zack asked.
"No, we never did."
Zack smiled back at him. "Well you do now." He gently set my legs down on the ground and opened the back door of the car with the driver. "Sorry it took so long Merrick, there were things that needed to be explained." Zack said.
"Is he the one then?" the man in the front, Merrick asked.
Zack smiled and nodded vigorously, almost like a small child excited at Christmas. Zack pulled me back up into his arms and slid into the car. He let me situate myself comfortably on his lap. It wasn't hard to get comfortable on his lap, it felt like my body was meant to be connected to his. Ryan reached over and took one of my hands gently in his. "How does it feel to have your mate kiddo?"
I thought for a moment. "Complete," I said, nuzzling against his neck.
Ryan laughed lightly and stroked my hand gently.
It's been four years since that day, Ryan found his mate within the pack as well. Zack and Ryan are both twenty years old now. Once we'd joined the pack, Zack had removed his previous beta from serves and appointed my brother to the position.
I couldn't have asked for a better mate than Zack he was strong, protective, loving, patient. Absolutely perfect in my eyes, not to mention, I always knew that I could trust him. That first day, Ryan and I entrusted Zack with my deepest, most well-kept secret. I was an omega wolf.
Omega's are special because once they are brought into a pack they enhance the powers of the pack and enhance their bonds. The only thing is, for the omega's enhancement to fully effect the pack, the omega must be mated. Meaning I have to make love to my mate first. If I don't do this on the night of the third full-moon after my sixteenth birthday, my body will be forced into heat and if my body isn't satisfied, I'll die.
I shuddered in the bay window just thinking about it. I was already sixteen and two full moons had already passed. I hadn't told Zack about the deadline, I hadn't wanted to rush him into this but now I was getting stupidly close and if I didn't tell Zack soon, I wasn't going to live to see the spring. I think I was afraid of being rejected, but that was stupid too, my mate would never reject me, right?
I planned to talk to Zack about it as soon as he got home, but there was no sign of the cars yet. I sighed and got up, leaving my perch to go find some form of entertainment.
The pack wasn't huge, but it wasn't small either. A hand full of them had gone with Zack to go hunting this morning but there were still a few people hanging around the house, one of those people just so happened to be my best friend.
Senri was sitting on the couch playing a racing game with another young member of our pack and his brother, Kai as I came down. I was just in time to see Senri cross the finishing line just a hairs length before Kai. Senri jumped to both fists pumping the air, jumping up and down. He caught sight of me and waggled his eyebrows. "Wanna give it a go Luka?" he asked.
"I'd rather not Sen; you know how terrible I am at those games."
Senri just smiled at me and rolled his eyes. "Fine lover boy, whatever,"
I stuck out my tongue, "You're one to talk," I retorted, gesturing to his older brother sitting on the couch. Kai just smiled at me, wrapped an arm around his little brother, and pecked him on the lips.
"I demand a rematch," Kai said in an almost seductive voice.
"Blah, get a room," I complained then jumped from where I sat, hearing the approach of cars. "Finally," I breathed.
I moved to the door and opened it, stepping out to wait for them. Zack's car was the first to pull up, he rushed to me and pulled me into his arms, hugging me tight. "Zack?" I asked looking over his shoulder to see that his car held the other three alpha's from our area. "What's up?"
Zack pulled away. "Sorry, the other alpha's found us while we were hunting, apparently some of their wolves have gone missing. I just got worried on the way over. I'm sorry Luke,"
I reached up and caressed his cheek. "Don't be, let's go in," I said.
"Please follow us," Zack said.
I opened the door, Zack refused to let me go far though, he wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me back to him. Ryan came up behind him and rested a hand comfortingly on the alpha's shoulder. "Luka is fine Zack; he's safe here at the house."
Zack pressed his nose into my hair as Ryan sighed and led the other alpha's into the house. "I just can't do the separation right now. James's mate is one of the missing wolves and she was just a little bit older than you." Zack said.
I leaned into his hold and kissed his neck softly. "I'm right here Zack," I whispered. "And after you get this sorted out, I have something important that we need to talk about."
Zack's emerald gaze met my azure one for a moment and he nodded. "Of course love, anything." He said, leaning in to kiss my lips softly. "Will you come sit with me for this meeting?"
I smiled up at him. "Anything for you," I said lovingly and he led me up the stairs to his office.
The alpha's had situated themselves around the table that Zack had place in his office for meetings just like this. Zack brought me over to the table and pulled me onto his lap. "My fellow alpha's I believe we all know why we are here." He said, running his hand through my hair.
"This matter needs to be dealt with right away." James said, his dark eyes meeting Zack's. His eyes looked crazed, I could only image what losing his mate must feel like.
"Calm down James, we will find Maria." One of the larger alpha's said, I'd come to find that he was the head alpha while Zack was the lowest ranked.
"But there was no sign of who took her, none at all!" James shouted suddenly pushing back in his chair, slamming his hands down on the table and meeting the higher alpha, Thomas's, gaze with a crazed look in his eyes.
"James, sit down, you aren't going to help Maria like that." Zack said, his arms tightening just a little around me. "What do we know of these disappearances?" he continued as James took as deep breath and sat again.
"Nothing really," the female alpha, Jess, said. "All of the shifters that have been taken were all from this triad that we know of, and they all had just turned sixteen."
Now Zack's grip was painfully tight around me.
"Why?" Thomas asked. "Why just after they turn sixteen? It makes no sense."
"My pack and I believe that whoever is taking these pups is looking for an omega." Jess said, almost hesitantly, but her words shot ice into my heart but not Zack's, Zack actually started growling, low in his throat.
"Zack you okay?" Thomas asked.
All three of the other alphas were starting at us. I looked into my mates deep green eyes and kissed his cheek. "Tell them," I said, lacing my fingers through one of his hands.
Zack's eyes went soft for a moment then he looked at his fellow alpha's. "Luka is the omega this bastard is looking for."
The alpha's stared at me, three sets of wolfy gold eyes on me, eyes probing. I felt uncomfortable under their gazes and I buried my face into Zack's neck. "Why sixteen? Do they know the age of the shifter they are looking for?" Jess asked.
I turned my face to look at her then shifted my gaze up to Zack's. "This is actually what I wanted to talk about." I whispered to him. "You all know that an omega supplies a pack with special bonds and things of that nature, right?" I asked. They all nodded and I took a deep breath. "Well, in order for these effects to be fully rooted into the pack, the omega must be mated by the third full moon after their sixteenth birthday. Thing is, if they aren't mated, their body will be forced into heat and they will die if they aren't satisfied."
I felt Zack's body tense in anger beneath me. "Where you ever going to tell me about this?" he asked, his tone none to kind.
"I'm sorry," I whispered.
"But why would someone kidnap an omega, if they have their mates by sixteen, then there is nothing to be done, right?"
I shook my head. "An omega is special; they can be mated with anyone, especially as the deadline gets closer. It destroys the omega spiritually, but it gives the pack the power they need." My heart jumped to my throat just thinking about it.
Zack's hands stroked down my back slowly and I felt his lips brush the back of my neck. "God…" Jess breath. "Zack you can't let him out of your sight until we get this sorted out."
"I won't, you can count on that." Zack said, and I heard the undertone of a growl in his voice.
"We should go and warn our packs," James said, finally having his composure back.
"Thank you for coming." Zack said.
Once the three were gone, Zack shifted me so I was facing him, my legs straddling his hips.
"Luka, why would you keep something like that from me?" he asked.
I shifted my gaze away and closed my eyes. "I didn't want you to feel like you were being rushed into sex." I whispered.
Zack gently grabbed my chin and brought my gaze steadily back to his. "Luka, you know I'd do anything for you. If I had known this was hanging over your heart I was would have found the perfect moment and taken you weeks ago."
I shook my head. "I didn't explain it right I guess," I said. "This is why being mated to an omega is so dangerous," I just shook my head again. "The mating must be done the night of the third full moon, while my body is in heat."
Zack pulled me in close and hugged me tight. "Okay Luka, everything will be alright, I promise you I won't let anything happen to you." As he pulled away, he captured my lips in a slow kiss, softly licking my lower lip, requesting entrance to my mouth. I parted my lips just enough and he slipped in, deepening our soft kiss, his tongue probed along mine, his hands stroked up my back. He found a tense spot on my shoulders and rubbed it out with gentle fingers as he pulled away. "I love you Luka," he said.
I smiled. "I love you to Zack."
There was a light tap on the door and Ryan pushed it open. "Sorry to interrupt, but everyone is starting to freak out over to kidnappings. They won't listen to me so I was hoping you would calm them down."
Zack took a deep breath and pressed his lips to mine for just a second before he slid me out of his lap and brought me to the door. "Well, let's go face the pack." He said.
It didn't take much for Zack to get our pack calmed and before I knew it, I was lying in bed chest to chest with my mate. Zack's gentle hands were stroking my back, working my tense muscles. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"I told you already."
"Luka, that couldn't be your real reason?" Zack said, brushing his lips against my cheek.
I sighed and stared up into his dark green eyes. "I was afraid you wouldn't want to."
I felt Zack's chest rumble under me as he chuckled. "Luka, that's what mates do, you are so silly."
My cheeks felt like they were on fire and I pressed my face into Zack's chest. "I'm sorry Zack," I whispered.
"Don't be sweetheart," he replied. "There is nothing for you to be sorry for, everything is out in the open now, just stay close to me for these last few weeks and then I'll claim you like a proper mate." He nuzzled his nose to my cheek and I smiled.
I'd never felt so loved in my life, Zack always made me feel like I was something special, like I deserved the attention of the alpha. When I had first arrived, I had always hidden behind Ryan and bowed to Zack as I had been told to do when I was in a pack and was addressing the alpha. Zack had just laughed good naturedly and told me that I could call him by his name and didn't have to show him any formality. Slowly I started to feel more comfortable about him, allowing Zack to rain me with little kisses on my face, slowly working up to my lips. He'd always made me feel like I had a place I belonged.
Zack sighed contently, slipping his arms around my waist, and closed his eyes. "I could stay like this forever." He said.
"Me too," I snuggled up under his chin and rested my head on his collarbone. "But aren't I keeping you from work?" I asked.
"Of course you are." He said chuckling. "But do you think I care?"
"No, of course you don't," I replied.
"Course not," Zack said, pressing his lips to mine.
I felt Ryan's presence coming closer to the room and I sighed, pulling my lips from Zack's. We heard his knock on the door, a polite gesture but it was unnecessary, we'd both felt and heard him coming. "Come in Ryan,"
Ryan slipped into the room and smiled softly at me. "Hey kiddo, Marissa's waiting in the living room. She really wants to see you before she leaves." He said. Marissa was the friend of our father who took us in after our parents were killed.
I sighed and slid off the bed. Zack sat up and wrapped his arms around my waist. "I'm not letting you escape." He chuckled lightly and kissed my neck.
I laughed as he tickled my sides. "No, Zack!" I gasped.
"You're my prisoner now." Zack whispered in my ear, his breath fanning over my cheek.
"No, Zack I need to go visit with Marissa."
"You're all mine my dear little pup." He breathed, slipping his hands up under my shirt. I smiled and nuzzled back against Zack.
Ryan was on top of us, wrapping his arms around me and pulling me up away from my mate. "Come on Luka, Marissa came down here to see you and she isn't leaving until she does."
I smiled playfully struggling with my brother. "Zack, join us." I said smiling, giving in to my brother's hands.
"Sure thing love, I'll be down in a bit," Zack said, smiling warmly at me.
I let Ryan drag me downstairs with those words in mind. Marissa was sitting on the couch calmly talking to Lissa, a beautiful she-wolf with long black hair and dark green eyes. Marissa in contrast had platinum blonde hair and eyes that were nearly black. She looked up when she heard us coming down the stairs.
"Oh my beautiful little Luka, look at you, you are practically glowing. I've never seen you so happy baby!" She exclaimed, jumping to her feet.
"Hi Marissa," I said smiling at my foster mother.
She raced forward and pulled me into a tight embrace. "It's been too long. How's your mate treating you?" she asked, pulling me back to look at me.
I smiled shyly. "Umm," I averted my gaze.
"Hello again Marissa, it's been too long." Zack said from the top of the stairs. He came down and wrapped his arms around my waist.
"Zack, keeping me away from my little darling for so long," Marissa said smiling, and gently tugging me into her arms again. "I hope you're treating my baby boy well, I may have to hurt you if you haven't."
Zack smiled. "I'm treating my little mate just fine thank you." Zack said, his hands stroking down my back.
I smiled and leaned out of Marissa's grasp back into Zack's. Zack held me tight and kissed my cheek. "Aren't you two just the cutest." She nearly squealed.
I smiled and leaned against him. "Thank you Marissa," I said. "Zack's been nothing but good to me since the day he found us."
Marissa smiled and waggled her eyebrows at me. "Have you claimed my little darling yet?"
I glared a little at Marissa. "You should know above everyone else I can't mate until my third moon of my sixteenth birthday."
She smiled at me. "I know, I was just teasing." Then she smiled at Zack and poked my stomach. "You'd better be careful claiming my little darlin', you better use protection."
Zack looked between the two of us confused.
I looked up at Zack and sighed. "There's something else I forgot to mention." I said.
I heard Ryan chuckle from nearby. "You didn't tell him that juicy little detail of being an omega?"
I blushed a deep crimson, looking down, and shook my head.
"What are they talking about?" Zack asked.
My older brother laughed and pulled me out of Zack's arms, hugging me gently. "Your sweet little mate here will be forced into heat on that third moon." Ryan said.
"Yeah I know that."
Ryan chuckled loudly. "Did he tell you that during that heat you will be able to impregnate him?"
Zack stared at me. "No way," he said, not in a disgusted way just shocked.
I cringed and snuggled into my brother. "I'm sorry Zack."
"No, that's… that's great Luke, I just, I really wasn't expecting that. Come here," he said. I moved to my mate and buried into his chest. "I never expected that I would be able to have a child, that's great."
He hugged me and kissed my forehead. "I love you Zack."
"And I you my darling little mate,"
Marissa jumped up and down smiling at me. "Oh, my little baby, I can't believe you didn't tell your mate that kinky little detail of your power."
"It's not kinky, having a child is not kinky." I said, hitting at my foster mother.
"You're right it's not." Ryan said. "Leave him alone Marissa, it's great that you get to have a child."
"Alright kiddo, why don't you walk me out to the car? I'll be out of your hair until my next visit." She said, sighing.
I stepped out of my mate's hold and Marissa and I walked towards the garage.
We walked through the garage out to the front of the house. Marissa's Kia Forte was parked out front. She turned to me and smiled. "Ah, baby boy, you've grown up so much. You've got yourself a great mate, a great new life, and you're brother still love each other. There is nothing more that I could ask for for you two."
I smiled as she turned to embrace me. "Thank you for allowing Zack to take me with him." I said moving closer to hug her.
"Oh baby, I would never keep you from your mate." She hugged me tight and kissed my cheek. "You let me know when he claims you okay baby. I want to be there when that little baby of yours is born."
I made a face. "I'm not pregnant yet."
"I know baby, but you will be, just don't mess up, you've got one week left." She said, stroking my hair.
"Thanks Marissa," I said.
"Be careful baby," she whispered.
"I will be,"
She pulled back, sliding her hands down to grasp my hands, and kissed my forehead one last time. "I'll be back soon okay baby?"
"I look forward to seeing you again." I said, squeezing her hands.
She smiled brightly and kissed me one last time. "Alright, I'm out of here," she said, unlocking her car and sliding in. "You behave for Ryan, alright baby?"
"I will, see you Marissa,"
"Bye baby," she said, waving at me as she started her car and began to pull away. I watched her car until it was out of sight. And I sighed, I had almost forgotten about that little bit of information myself. I let my hands drop to my stomach. There was almost a guarantee that I would become pregnant after I was claimed.
There was a snap in the tree line behind me and I spun around quickly. I scanned the trees and saw nothing. I just shook my head and started back towards the house only to hear another snap from the trees behind me. "We've finally found you."
I spun and this time there was a tall man with about Zack's description standing behind me. "Zack!" I screamed.
"Oh so you know my brother?" the man said.
"Zack!" I screamed again and I heard movement in the house. But I knew they were going to be too late.
The man moved quicker than I'd ever seen a shifter move in my life, he disappeared from in front of me and I quickly moved to look around only to be grabbed by a set of strong, powerful hands.
"Zack!" My scream was more desperate this time.
I heard the front door fly open and the man holding me spun me around. "Conner!" Zack's voice was furious, his body shaking with rage. "Let my mate go!"
The man behind me chuckled. "Aw, I got my baby brother's precious mate. How sweet?"
"Zack! Help me!" I cried as I felt the man tighten his hold against my thrashing.
Zack growled and shifted mid stride, his wolf came through snarling and spitting in rage. I loved his wolf, he was so pretty, his fur was a reddish-brown like his hair but it had spots of white. His eyes turned that eerie glowing green that all of our wolf forms took on. I almost smiled seeing his wolf, the wolf was even more protective of me than Zack was.
The snarls that ripped from Zack's throat scared me and made the man behind me cringe, but he didn't falter. "Aw, do I have something that's yours?"
The red-brown wolf before us took calculating steps forward. Deciding how it wanted to attack so it wouldn't hurt me. I caught my brother's scent on the breeze, he was coming up from behind to take this man down.
The man holding me must have sensed something because he suddenly straightened up moving a clawed hand to my throat. I felt my eyes go wide with fear and I looked at Zack, my eyes pleading. "If I were you Zachariah, I wouldn't come to much closer. Wouldn't want your little omega to get hurt would you?"
The wolf let out a whimper, bowing his head just slightly, he didn't want to see anything happen to me. I could hear more of our pack converging on this man, he wasn't getting out of here without a fight.
"Well, this has been fun dear brother, but I'll be making my leave and I'll be taking your adorable mate with me." The man said.
There was a shifting around us and a darkness was closing in around us, the last thing I saw before everything went dark was Zack racing towards us, his claws digging into the dirt to quicken his pace.