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Koa's POV

I am usually a morning person. I like to wake up and feel the sun as it rises but today, I despise the sun. It was now noon and I knew we had to get up and go back to the pack. There was another meeting and hopefully Dieter would be there and we can end all this madness.

But I couldn't find the strength to move. Tino was laying on top of me, our limbs all tangled together. My hands are in his curls. The events of last night ran through my mind, the date he had planned, the conversations we had, and then, of course, our mating and marking each other.

Marking was a euphoric experience. And now I'm sitting and reveling in the feeling of being so connected to him. I could feel Tino. His emotions, his everything. His soul was now fully connected to mine. Right now we were both in a state of pure bliss, contentment, and peace.

While I was in Switzerland I dreamed of this moment, though at the time it didn't seem plausible. But even my imagination couldn't fully grasp what it truly felt like to mate with Tino. If it wasn't for the fact that we didn't have enough time I would have taken him again this morning.

Allister was also content. He and Zay have been talking and spending time with each other. But as time goes on, Allister keeps bothering me about moving back to our territory. He feels out of place, and I can't help but agree. I miss my pack. Other friends and family, I haven't seen in these past years.

I know if Tino decides to be the Luna he would love it there. And then perhaps we could start looking into adoption for us to grow our family.

'You know, Tino can get pregnant.' Allister barked up.

'What are you talking about? You sound ridiculous.'

'No, he can. You're an alpha and you have to continue the lineage. The least dominant one can carry, and once Tino fully accepted you as his mate, his body began changing. He just didn't realize. Hence, the extra affection, and changes in his communication.'

I thought back to the past few weeks and the changes were there in front of me the whole time and I hadn't noticed. He didn't either. His hips were a tad bit wider, and his butt was a bit bigger. But he mainly wore my clothes so he wouldn't have commented.

He had become more affectionate, but I just thought it was the push of the mate bond. He also had gotten a lot better at telling me how he was feeling...and FUCK. I came in him last night. A lot.

'You should have fucking told me!' I yelled at Allister.

'You didn't ask!'

'Fuck, Allister I have to tell him. I came in him...a lot.'

'Good job.'

'No, that's not what I meant. Is he fully developed? Could he get pregnant?'

'The moment Zay came back, was when he finished developing. Zay might not realize that is the reason he was able to come back. But that is why.'

'So you're saying Tino could be pregnant right now?'

'You really should have done some research first Koa. This is irresponsible of you.'

'Duh doy! I know that now!'

'Did you just say 'duh doy'?'

'Yes, I did. So what.'

'Valentino has changed you.'

I rolled my eyes as I knew Allister was just teasing. We were both happy that Valentino is changing us. We were less uptight, no longer feeling we had to hide ourselves from him. Though we might not have talked about our past, there are some things we should discuss in due time.

Fuck....

Well, there is no need to worry...he should be okay for now. Because there is no way he would get pregnant from the first time we do it. Perhaps I should wait to tell him. I don't want to worry him, because if I do tell him he would freak out. I know he would.

So I'll just stay quiet about it until he starts showing signs that he could possibly carry our pups and then I'll say something.

'Shitty idea. Shitty plan. You're going to end up in trouble.'

Tino started stirring beneath me with a look of confusion evident on his face. We were both covered in crusty cum from the night before. We needed a shower.

"You okay, baby?" His voice was deep and raspy very different than his voice usually. I bet he could feel my anxiousness, I would have to try my best to try and keep my feelings at bay.

"I'm wonderful. How are you, dolcezza?"

"Hmmm sore. Dirty. Relaxed. Happy." All the words brought a smile to my face ad he rubbed himself against me even more.

"I'll help you to the shower. But I do have an alpha meeting soon, so I do have to go." Tino let out the loudest groan and rolled off my body to the side.

"Just stay with me. Spend the day, please?" He looked at me with his big doe eyes and I wanted to give in. Badly.

"Baby..."

"Koa, please. I can't be away from you today."

"Come to the meeting with me. And then we can come back here, right after." It was obvious Tino hated that idea even more.

"Can't believe I gave you my body and now you're just going to leave me." I knew he was teasing as the playful smirk played on his face.

Last night was beautiful and something out of a dream. Though, there was one regret. I should have told Tino how I truly felt. The words were right at the edge of my lips. They almost tumbled out before I fell asleep, but I didn't want to overwhelm him.

"Right after the meeting, I will come right back." I leaned over and kissed him quickly before I could suck into taking him yet again.

"Okay well, before you go. I just need a small favor. Can you take me to the bathroom and then make me breakfast, and then put me back in bed? Then hand me the remote to the Tv, then my phone. Also, could you dress me?"

"Oh yeah, just a small favor," I said sarcastically but Tino pouted and rolled his eyes.

"Well, seeing as my ass is stinging in pain from your massive dick, it's the least you could do." That knocked me into gear and I immediately picked him up in my arms and took him to the bathroom. But instead of leaving him, I got in with him.

I cleaned us both off, and I helped him brush his teeth, and get dressed in my clothes. Since that's all he brought which I was thankful for. While we were in the shower I couldn't help but notice how curvy Tino had gotten. Just a little bit more, but it was noticeable to me.

He wore my seats and sweatshirt and I place him back in the bed. I made his breakfast, turned on his movies, and gave him his phone and everything else he asked for. Any time he moved he winced slightly and I felt bad, only for a second. Knowing that every time he moved he would be reminded of what happened last night, turned me on.

"I will be back soon. I promise. And if not then I will let you know of course." I leaned over and gave him a quick kiss on his forehead.

I hated leaving him, especially after last night, but I knew the faster we finish it, the faster we can move and start our life together. And now that we are mated and marked, the notion is even more prominent.

I sped through the streets, running a few minutes behind. And timeliness is something I pride myself on. I ran through the pack house and opened the door to Alpha Vincenzo's office. Everyone was in there, including a new scent.

My father's face held a smirk, as well as Vin and Kona's. Khelani looked at me with a small smile, but Cristoff gave me a nod of approval. I know it was obvious what happened last night. The fresh bite marks on my neck and now Tino and I's combined scent.

"I guess congratulations are in order." Alpha Vincenzo spoke and I turned to him. His face was flat and held no emotion. "Be sure to send them to my son when you see him." For a moment it felt that he might actually miss Tino. Perhaps he did and just didn't know how to properly show it.

My eyes went to the giant man that stood in the corner. He stood the same height as me and was almost just as wide. I had never seen a werewolf so big before. He had sharp features, a jaw, cheekbones, and a nose. He had long jet-black hair, similar to mine but he was just straight. But I couldn't help but notice the scar on his face. That gross from his eyebrow to the middle of his cheek.

It looked fresh and new. But I wonder how deep it must've been to scar him like that. It was still red, but I can see it was healed.

"Koa, this is Dieter, the Alpha I was telling you about," Cristoff spoke up and Dieter and I held eye contact.

"Nice to meet you," I said quickly and sat comfortably on one of the empty chairs.

"You as well." His voice caught me off guard. It was the deepest, raspiest voice I had ever heard. It shook in my chest. It was terrifyingly deep. "I am here to help with your Alcander problem. He is no worry to me. I will take care of him."

I raised an eyebrow at him, confused at what he meant. "Care to explain?"

"Alcander and I had a relationship. Turned out he was just using me to try and take over my pack. I took care of him the first time, no problem taking care of him again."

"How old are you?" I questioned.

"Twenty-four."

"Do you not have a mate?" Dieter's face went tight and his body went even more stiff.

His amber-colored eyes stared deep at me, deep into my soul like he was searching for something. It unsettled me. Which unsettled me even more. No werewolf had ever made me this antsy. I hated it. So did Allister.

"I am mateless." He gruffed out toward me and finally broke eye contact. "Alcander talked about his mate, told me it was his best friend and he was rejected. I assume that's you. But by the look of your neck, he must have been lying."

"Hell fucking yeah, he lied! The fucker rejected one of my friends. Koa was never interested in him." Vincent spoke up, Kona holding onto his arm to try and calm him down. I was thankful Q wasn't in here to hear this.

"How long were you two together?" My father asked. Though I don't see how this is beneficial information.

"A year." He shrugged as if it wasn't a big deal. But fuck, a year is a long time. "Point me in the direction of where he is. I will get him. Bring him here and you can punish him however you please."

"You're going to need backup," I spoke, knowing that I would have to tell Tino that I won't be coming back until later. Perhaps I could have Q go spend the afternoon with him so neither of them has to see Alcander.

"For the other rogues possibly. For Alcander? I've got him. He's owed a scar." Well, that answers the question of what happened to his face. But as I looked at the rest of him, he looked completely intact.

"Seeing as we are following your lead, you let us know when you want us to head out and we will go."

"Now," Dieter spoke quickly and was already moving to walk out of the office. This guy wastes no time.

I pulled out my phone quickly and shot Tino a text, explaining everything that is going on. Then I asked Vincent to text Q to go visit him and Q of course said yes. And also something about watching Monster's University again.

We were all outside following Cristoff to the rogue pack. We didn't need many of us, I had a feeling this was going to be a quick fight. We didn't bring more wolves knowing that it would cause more of a stir.

We stepped across the threshold and entered the rogue territory and we immediately heard the howls from them. Cristoff told us to hold our position and keep walking until we were on a hill looking down at an almost valley-like area, filled with tents and rogues roaming around.

They had yet to spot us and I was grateful, I don't feel like killing a hundred wolves today.

"That tent, at the edge is where Alcander is. Koa, use your magic if you must. We can't have any rogues attacking yet." Cristoff said as he pointed to the tent that was right below us. This one was black compared to the other white ones. Dieter nodded in understanding and quickly jumped to motion. He was so stealthy, and fast that it seemed almost like he had Lycan abilities.

I kept an eye out as he quickly passed by a rogue. And anytime he did I was able to redirect them away. And he got into the tent with ease. I focused in and I could hear Alcander try to scream but then I heard a quick punch and then silence.

Moments later I saw Dieter pulling Koa out from the tent and he had him hanging over his shoulder. He could have been a bit more stealthy, because it took every ounce of my skill to force rogues to look the other way, but one seemed to slip through.

His eyes went wide as he stared at us. Unmoving. I waited to see what he would do. Would he scream, or would he run away? Would he attack?

He fully turned his body toward us and put his hands up in surrender which I found strange. He made his way up the hill, slowly and once he was close enough to us he began to speak.

"Please, we don't want to fight. We never have." His voice came out shaky and his eyes filled with fear. They flickered to Cristoff just for a moment and then reconnected with mine.

"We never wanted to do anything. He!" He pointed to Cristoff. "Forced us to join him and then let Alcander take his place. We never wanted anything to do with this." The rogue begged us, falling to his knees. His eyes watering.

"I have a family, okay? Just take the guy, we don't care. And just leave us."

Cristoff looked ashamed as his eyes were now glued to the dirt ground. I squinted my eye at the rogue, thinking this was some kind of trap. But it felt real. It looked real too.

Dieter made his way back with a very knocked-out Alcander on his shoulder. He eyed the rogue and let out a deep growl that caused the ground to shake. He looked like he was about to pounce but I put my hand up to stop him. The poor rogue looked like he was going to piss himself just looking at Dieter. I had to hold back a hefty laugh.

"Are you telling the truth?" I questioned.

"Yes, I promise. We just want to go back to living in peace. We never wanted to fight you." He breathed out. His body was shaking, and it was incredibly thin. His hair was thinning as well, though he was a rogue and rogues don't have many ways to take care of themselves.

Dieter let Alcander fall to the ground with a loud thud. And he stepped forward.

"If I find out you lied. I'll kill you." Dieter's deep voice floated and caused the rogue to shake. He instinctually took a step back from us. Dieter's dominance rolled off of him. The rogue just nodded no longer able to keep eye contact with him.

Dieter just huffed and grabbed Alcander by the ankle and began dragging him away.

"You are free to go," I told the rogue and he ran away from us as fast as possible. We all turned to follow Dieter who was still dragging Alcander on the ground which I found surprisingly funny.

"Fuck? What is going on?" Alcander groaned as he opened his eyes and looked around. His eyes went to who was holding him and the back of Dieter's head.

"Dieter?" He tried to scramble away but Dieter tightened his grip. He genuinely looked terrified of the man that stood in front of him. His eyes went to me and there was a look of love that I had never noticed before. "Koa, you're here." He breathed out and a smile began to cover his face. It was disgusting.

Alcander began to kick his way free, and somehow got out of Dieter's hard grip. But only for a second, Dieter was on him once again, but this time pinning him to the ground.

Fuck this dude is strong. He doesn't even look fazed or tired in the slightest. Alcander had his hand on Dieter's neck, but he grabbed it and with a quick crack through the air I could tell Dieter broke it. With fucking ease. Alcander let out a hiss as his hand went limp.

"A scar for a scar." His voice held nothing but pure hatred toward Alcander.

He extended one of his claws instead of drawing it down his face. He went across it, in a jagged and bloody line. From the right side of his eyebrow, across his nose, and down the left side of his cheek.

The cut was deep and blood poured from his face as he screamed in pain. Dieter's face held no emotion as he pushed the claw in deep. This was personal.

I'm sure there is much more to the story, by the looks of it Dieter seemed...heartbroken. But I could tell he was a man that would never admit to such things.

"You've got some explaining to do."