House of Wolves, Plus One

Despite how much Mikey wanted to rip Andy limb from limb...slowly, he also knew that both Frank and Brendon wanted a piece of him too, and each deserved a chance to enact their revenge on the psychotic Alpha. And with almost his entire pack destroyed, minus LynZ who turned tail and ran at the first sign of blood, and the twins who had rescued Gerard and therefore defected to the Way pack, Andy knew he had lost. He knew it was only a matter of time now before Way took his life too.

Mia and Caleb clung to each other as they were herded toward whatever fate awaited them. They were used to Alphas like Andy and their brother, Alphas with a "kill now, ask questions later" mentality...but they weren’t sure what kind of Alpha Mikey Way would turn out to be. The pack moved quickly through the dense trees, silent save for a few words spoken here and there, and Gerard’s soft purrs and whimpers as he was helped along by Frank and a couple of Betas that the twins had yet to be introduced to. No one spoke to the twins during the journey.

"Do you think they’ll let us stay?"

Caleb whispered nervously. Mia shrugged.

"I don’t know. I’m just praying they let us live."

Caleb's eyes widened and watered slightly, his fingers gripping his sister's arm tighter.

"You think they’re gonna...k-kill us?"

Mia winced, but she didn’t have an answer for her brother...not a good one anyway.

"Walk straight fucker..."

Mikey growled as he and Bob marched Andy through the woods between them, their claws digging bloody holes into the Alpha's biceps.

"Unless you want us to knock you out and drag you there by your balls?"

Bob snickered, but fell silent at a glare from Mikey. Andy huffed, but straightened up...he knew he had no choice but to comply...for now at least.

No one talked about what had occurred at Andy’s compound. No one spoke about the blood, or the screaming. No one mentioned the fact that Ashton wasn’t returning home with them...and no one said a word about what was yet to be done. Mikey was curious about one thing though...

"What happened to Aaron?..."

Andy snorted a laugh, grunting when it earned him a clawed slap to the cheek.

"He deserted us, hurt us, and defected to your pack. Did he leave you too?...or did something happen to him?"

Andy huffed, he obviously wasn’t getting out of talking right now. That didn’t mean he’d make it easy though.

"He’s dead..."

Mikey growled at him to elaborate. Andy rolled his eyes.

"I couldn’t have another Alpha in my pack, I couldn’t chance that he’d want to take over. Plus..."

He turned his head to look Mikey in the eye.

"...once a turncoat, always a turncoat."

Mikey raised an eyebrow.

"You’d know!"

They fell silent again as the group approached the village.

All was quiet as Brendon, the Omegas and the pups stayed hidden out of sight in the main house. They were waiting, gathered in the pack room by the fire together, hoping all was well with their pack...their family. Brendon's ears twitched as he listened intently for any sign of the pack's return. A small smile crept onto his lips as he sniffed the air.

"They’re coming."

He whispered, making the others smile.

"Can we go outside to meet them papa?"

Milly asked, looking up at Brendon hopefully. Brendon shook his head.

"No baby, we have to wait. We don’t know if they brought anyone back with them."

Milly frowned, then sniffed intently and smiled.

"Well, they definitely brought Gee back."

Brendon tilted his head and sniffed again, eyes widening as he looked down at his little Alpha pup in awe.

"Good nose baby."

Milly giggled, smiling proudly.

As the group reached the centre of the village, Frank steered Gerard’s jet black wolf-form toward his brother.

"Mikey..."

Mikey turned his head, raising an eyebrow at the other Alpha.

"I’m gonna take Gee into the woods. You good to take care of the trash?"

Frank nodded toward Andy. Micky chuckled darkly.

"Yeah, we got it. We'll leave some for you though."

"You better."

Frank grinned, then shifted to his wolf-form and lead Gerard away. Mikey watched them go for a moment, then turned to Bob.

"Let’s string this shit up to the big tree, then we can go check on the others."

"Sounds good to me."

Andy whimpered quietly as the two Alphas dragged him over to the large tree in the middle of the village, he didn’t argue though, he knew that nothing he could say would save him now...he had gone too far for that. They chained him to the tree with heavy iron manacles, his arms pulled back behind him to prevent him from shifting and escaping. He gritted his teeth as his joints were stretched beyond comfort...but again, he said nothing...what was the use?

Once Mikey and Bob were sure the chains were secure, they turned their attention to the twins.

"So..."

Mikey began, straight faced. The twins clung nervously to each other.

"You two rescued my brother?..."

Mia and Caleb nodded in unison.

"Why?"

Mia swallowed, glancing at her twin, then back to the intense and intimidating Alpha.

"B-because he d-didn’t deserve what Andy had p-planned for him..."

She stammered.

"It was...wrong."

Mikey hummed, nodding thoughtfully.

"Do you have a family somewhere?"

Mia frowned slightly, looking down.

"Unfortunately."

Bob chuckled, but was silenced by a look from Mikey.

"You don’t want to go back?"

Mikey asked, turning back to the twins.

"No sir."

Mia answered quietly, eyes still on the floor. Mikey sighed, relaxing his shoulders as he stepped toward the Betas. He used his index finger to gently lift the small, dark haired girl's chin, encouraging her to meet his eyes. He gave her a soft smile.

"You’re both welcome to stay, for as long as you want. Also, you can call me Mikey...if you like."

Mia smiled back shyly, and swallowed back her nervous tears.

"Thank you s...I mean...Mikey. We would love to stay...right Caleb?"

She turned her eyes expectantly to her brother, who was already grinning and nodding enthusiastically. Mikey chuckled, then put one arm around each of them and turned them toward the big house.

"Come on, let’s go introduce you to the family."

The twins both relaxed into Mikey’s sides, feeling safe and accepted for the first time in a long time. The other members of the rescue party fell in behind, and they all headed inside.

Brendon tensed for a moment as the knock came on the front door, then he relaxed, passing Milly over onto Ryan's lap and standing up.

"Stay here."

He murmured, heading to the hallway.

"But it’s them papa!"

Brendon looked back, raising an eyebrow at his little Alpha.

"I said...stay."

Milly looked down.

"Yes papa."

Brendon nodded, then went to answer the door, closing the door to the pack room as he left it.

Another knock sounded, then Bob's voice.

"Come on Brendon, it’s fuckin' cold out here dude."

Brendon laughed and opened the door.

"Fuck you Bob. Come here..."

He grabbed the other Alpha and pulled him into a bone crushing hug, holding him close as he looked out the door at everyone else over the shorter man's shoulder.

"I’m glad you’re all back safe..."

Then his smile slipped as he scanned the faces smiling back at him. He knew Ashton wouldn’t be returning tonight, but he couldn’t see Frank or Gerard either. He let go of Bob.

"You are...aren’t you?"

He looked at Mikey, ignoring for now the two unknown Betas tucked under his arms. Mikey smiled.

"We’re all good Bren..."

He nodded.

"Frank took Gee out back to the woods."

"Oh..."

Brendon’s eyes widened in realisation.

"Ohhh, haha, fair enough. Well, you all better come in and introduce the newbies."

Mikey chuckled, hugging the twins to him. He wasn’t sure why, but the moment he’d put his arms around them, he’d felt overwhelmingly protective of the young Betas. If he had his way, they would be a part of his family for as long as they lived. He nodded, and everyone filed inside, Brendon leading the way back into the pack room.

Ryan, Lucas and the triplets looked up from their places by the fire, all smiling to see their family safe and sound.

Time Stamp- 8 months later

Life had settled down and was better than ever for the pack. Andy Black was nothing but a distant bad memory now, and his name was like forbidden words to Mikey and his Lupo family.

Ryan had had his litter two months back, three gorgeous little boys who he and Brendon called Connor, Conall and Rivers, and a girl who everyone unanimously agreed should be called Lulu Sara, and who had the most stunning amber coloured eyes anyone had ever seen.

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Then there was Mikey and Ray, who were now expecting their first litter. Ray was seven months gone and could barely move now. He spent most of his time on the porch or by the fireplace, with Mikey never far from his side. Mikey was attentive and protective, always making sure Ray had everything he wanted, and all the peace and quiet he needed...but even when Mikey took his turn at patrol, Ray was never left alone. Ray had one almost constant companion...a slightly more pregnant Gerard.

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Gee had fallen pregnant on the night he was rescued from Black's evil grasp. It was while he was in his first shift, when Frank took him into the woods to show him just how good Lupo mating could really be...and it had been really good. Now Gee was mere days away from his due date and he honestly couldn’t wait. It wasn’t that he was uncomfortable, well, not just that, but more that he just wanted his babies in his arms at last. Frank basically refused to leave his side, unless it was to fetch him strawberries, and in the entire eight months since he’d gotten his precious mate back, he had only been persuaded to go on patrol once, and that was when almost everyone else had gotten sick from a bad batch of apple cider.

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Then we turn to Bob, who had, in a fit of uncharacteristically romantic behaviour, gotten down on one knee and proposed to Lucas...who in turn squealed loudly and screamed...

"YES! YES! YES!"

Before they disappeared into Bob's old cottage and weren’t seen for the next four days...that didn’t really surprise anyone.

*

Next is Steven, who, still mourning the loss of his friend Ashton, had been taken in by Pete and Patrick, and now the three were just about as close as a group of Betas could be...they now even shared a room...and a bed.

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Then there's Daniel and Phillip, who had sort of adopted the twins, and proved to them that there are good people in the world. Mia and Caleb knew that they couldn’t have found a better home if they’d spent a lifetime searching for one...or even two lifetimes.

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All together, the pack were happy, and stronger than they ever were apart. They all knew that there could be more trials ahead for them, but for now...everything was perfect. There was peace in the forest at last.

*The End*

Notes

Hi there chipmunks, how’s you?

Loooooong time no see.

Sorry it’s been so long, but writer’s block and personal issues have kept me from being even vaguely productive, but here it is, the final chapter of this (probably my favourite) fic.
I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it.
I hope there’s still some of you out there who are reading this.

Anyway, I’ll try to get back to writing on my other fics soon...til then...

HAPPY CHRISTMAS etc. to you all.

PLEASE comment, I’ve missed this.

xxx <3 xxx