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I was still laughing as Nikita and I went up to join the other adults in the upstairs family room. When we walked in, Scott handed me a glass of wine, and I sat between him and Bea. "Blake, it seems we might have more negotiations to discuss."

Everyone stopped talking and looked at me. I think Brandie had a clue, because she looked at her husband with a grin as he asked "What's going on? Did something happen that I'm not aware of?"

She gave him a shoulder bump "I think he's talking about the fact our son senses his mate downstairs."

 

"Did he say anything to you Brandie?" I asked.

 

"No Greg, but a mother knows these things."

Blake looked from his wife back to me, then started laughing "One of your boys I have to assume Greg? I hope it's the human, the others are a bit young for mating yet."

I nodded and said "Well, Derrick says he thinks Jamie's looking at him that way. But Derrick is hung up on the age difference, and the fact that he's human. He's also concerned that you won't accept your son if he's gay."

Blake grinned "Typical human concept of sexuality. Oh, no offense Greg. I know you were human, but you seem to be more relaxed."

I laughed and said "I've learned a lot, thanks to the support of my pack, but it has been um... I think we'll say it has been interesting, and leave it at that."

 

"Well, for what it's worth, I spent 8 years mated to Gail before she changed, and it's not easy. Every time we make love, I struggle with the urge to bond with her. We're both glad we're here and we're able to get her beast to surface soon."

That got me thinking "Speaking of getting their beast to come out, how in the world to you have a pup's first hunt in New York City?"

They all laughed and Theo said "Obviously you've never seen Pelham Bay Park? Van Cortlandt Park? Central Park? Latourette Park? Freshkills Park? Prospect Park? The Bronx Zoo?"

"Ok, I get it. No, I've never seen any of those, but I'm guessing there's space."

"Pelham Bay Park is 2700 acres, Van Cortlandt is 1200, and Central Park is 842. The others are smaller, but there's enough wildlife in the city. You should come visit. Spend a week, I'm sure any of us would love showing you around."

"Maybe we'll come see Rockefeller Center at Christmas. Between trying to sort out all these new pack members and our twins coming in October, I don't see much free time before then."

"Twins?! Well congratulations! Do you know if they're boys or girls yet?" Alice asked.

 

"We asked them not to tell us, but Morgan..." Bea started, then realized she was saying too much.

 

"Morgan's the autistic boy? The changeling?" Lester asked.

 

"Yes, he and Marcus' daughter Allison seem to be mates."

"Well, autistic changelings are typically strong empaths or psychics, so if he's told you something, you can take it as fact."

 

"You'll forgive me, but I thought that wasn't spoken of." I said, trying to get a feel for these new members of my pack.

 

"If I may Sire, I'll address this?" Nikita asked, looking to me.

 

"Carefully, but yes, please." I said, hoping he knew where to draw the line.

 

"The fact that changelings often have magic is common knowledge, Greg. You were advised to keep it secret due to my Grandfather's desire for power. He formed the council shortly after my brother took a human mate. She was a very powerful witch, and he saw her as a threat to his power in his pack. He forced her and my brother to become, essentially slaves to his whims. He then started a systematic cleansing of all magic users that were not loyal to him, claiming they were a danger to true vampires."

Rodney added "We all have magic using changelings in our packs Greg. They're not a secret exactly, but we have to be wise, and keep the more powerful ones hidden from Prince Markov and his friends. I'm surprised Prince George hasn't suggested you meet with his man, Lucien, to see if you have magic yourself. Am I correct that you have three changeling pups?"

 

I looked around the room, making eye contact with each of these Alphas before I spoke. "Actually four, and Derrick has said he will change, he just doesn't know when yet. Am I to understand that Nikita isn't the only one of you that doesn't agree with Igor's attitude? All of you would support his removal from the Council? And before you answer that, please, trust that your answer stays in this group. I'm assuming you all trust each other that much?"

 

They all glanced around, each making sure they all agreed, then Rodney said "Yes Greg, we all would like to see the removal of Markov, and any who support him."

I looked to my mates and they all sent me thoughts saying this was entirely my decision. Then I looked into the eyes of these six Alphas who had sworn loyalty to me as their Super Alpha less than an hour ago. I stood and turned to Billy.

 

"Text Frederick, see if he's free please. Make it clear to him that this can wait, but if he's not busy, ask him to join us." Then I turned to the Alphas "I met Lucien when I met George, but I wasn't aware of who he is, or his role in all of this. While we were in Germany, a pack member opened my eyes to changelings and magic." I heard Billy's phone ping so I turned back to him.

 

"He'll be down in a minute, he just got out of the shower."

"Thanks Billy." And I turned back to the group "When we got back to England, after Germany, George came to visit and we had a long talk before I met with Igor, Prince Honda, and Prince Yuan. He told me a lot of things, but the most important was..." I stopped because I heard Frederick coming down the stairs "Well, I'll let someone else tell you what was revealed to me in England."

 

I turned and said "I'd like to introduce you to Frederick. He joined our pack shortly before our trip to Europe. Frederick, these are the Alphas from the New York City area."

 

I quickly turned back to watch their reactions. As I had expected, they all knew who he was, and my saying he had joined my pack conveyed the message. As a group, they all faced me and dropped to a knee, bowing their heads.

 

"I see you're familiar with prophecy as well. Please stand. I'm not Nikita's Grandfather and I have no desire for power, for power's sake. My only desire is to serve those that it seems I'm fated to serve. I am confused about something though. In the conference room, Nikita and I talked about all of this, he caught on. It's why his attitude changed. How did all of you miss it?"

They all looked around embarrassed. Finally Blake spoke up "I don't know about the others, but I was too worried I was facing death. When Nikki blew up at you, I thought you were going to kill us all for our crimes."

The others mumbled their agreement so I said "Well, now that the cat is out of the bag, I ask that you keep it quiet. The Council will be changing, I just can't say how soon. For now, continue as you have in the past, keeping things quiet. Something Lester said earlier has me curious, there are more autistic changelings? They're not rare?"

Rodney said "Oh they're not common, but they're not unheard of. Usually something like what happened with Marcus and Gail. A vampire will mate with a widow who has an affected child. Of course, it wasn't until recently that we started to understand autism. But I have a fellow in my pack that everyone goes to, hoping he can give them some insight into the future. Usually, his visions are only about day to day things, but he saved several dozen back in 2001. He knew my people should avoid work on 9/11, and he called every one of them the night before, begging them not to go to work. His visions were respected enough, they all listened."

 

Lester added "Sadly, word didn't get to the rest of us. I lost four that day. Theo lost three, was it?"

 

"Three that day, and two firefighters during the recovery operations the day after." Theo said, looking like he was remembering it.

 

"I didn't mean to bring up sad memories. I'm sorry for your losses." I heard two pups coming up the stairs, and turned to see Brandon and Jarrod coming in, holding hands. Really?

Jarrod spoke up "Excuse me, but may I speak with my parents a minute?"

"I'd like to talk to mine too, if that's ok?" Brandon said, before Martin or Judy could reply.

 

"Do you need privacy? Or can you boys say this in front of everyone?" Scott asked, smiling at the boys.

 

They looked at each other, then Jarrod looked me in the eyes and spoke up "Alpha Warnick, I feel a mating bond towards your son. I'd like your permission to get to know him better."

 

I turned to Martin and Judy with a questioning look "He's hunted Greg. He can speak for himself." Martin said, as Judy smiled and nodded.

 

I turned back to the boys, "Brandon? How do you feel?"

"Now I understand what you were saying about it Dad. The feelings I had for Morgan were exactly how we thought. He's my brother, and caring for him is my responsibility, if you're not around, but my beast is screaming at me to bite Jarrod."

Jarrod was nodding his head as he said "Mine too Alpha."

 

"Did you explain to Jarrod your connection to Morgan? Are you going to live up to that responsibility?"

"Morgan is, in a way, my son. I will always care for him Dad, Jarrod knows about all of it."

I turned to Martin and Judy "I think I mentioned that when I drained Morgan, Brandon fed him? Morgan sees me as his Dad, but it's an unusual situation. And before he was changed, Brandon's beast was telling him he needed to be Morgan's protector. If these boys are mates, their lives will involve Morgan and Allison, in some form."

I turned to my mates, looking for their guidance. In my mind, Brandon was still the scared little boy that George had given me just months ago. Now he's standing in front of me, asking to be mated. All three just stared at me, blocking our mental connection, forcing me to speak "Ok, if that's how you're going to be, what do you think?"

Scott and Billy both looked at Bea, knowing she was the one with the answer "You blessed Lucas' mating, and you blessed mine. We're both the same age as those two pups. Speaking of pups, I'm carrying ours. Are you really going to stand there and try to say he's too young?"

 

I took a deep breath as I turned to face my boy. Before I could speak, Brandon spoke up "Wait Dad, you've always told me to pay attention to what people say, but no one's listening to us. We aren't asking if we can be mated, we're saying we'd like to get to know each other."

"He's right Mom and Dad, I'm not going to mate bond until I know him better. I'm not going to end up like Uncle Rob and Aunt Sally."

I turned, and Judy said "I'll explain later, Greg, but Jarrod's right. We all jumped ahead of what they were asking." Then she turned to the boys "Your Dad and I are staying here until Sunday. Jarrod, you're free to spend that time however you see fit, is that what you're wanting?"

"If it's ok with his Dad, can I sleep here?"

 

Martin looked at his son "You will come to Alpha Warnick and get his permission before you mate bond?"

 

"Yes Father."

"Then I have no objection, but it's Alpha Warnick's home, and we are all in his pack."

 

"Yes Jarrod, you're welcome to stay with Brandon. If you boys decide to get physical, Brandon knows you can come to us if you have questions. And for the record, any of my pups are always going to be too young to mate." I said, laughing.

 

Brandon gave me a hug, and when I turned to do the same for Jarrod, he looked surprised, but stepped in and hugged me. As I was letting him go, I heard Blake say "Well Brandie, I guess it's our turn."

I looked up to see Derrick and Jamie standing back, waiting for us to finish with Brandon and Jarrod. I sent the first two off with a smack on their bare butts. They both giggled and headed back downstairs.

 

I motioned for Derrick to come over as I said "I'm guessing you two talked?"

"We did Dad. Jamie is, well, I won't speak for him, Jamie, you go first."

"Mom, Dad, I think I've found my mate, but it's complicated, and we should all sit and talk, if that's ok?"

 

Brandie smiled and said "Honey, it's always ok for us to talk. Do you want to talk to just me and your Dad? Do you want Derrick and his parents to join us? Or is this ok?"

 

"This is fine, I think of you all as my aunts and uncles anyway, so this is like a family meeting, right?"

I smiled. I wasn't aware of this dynamic, but I am very happy to hear it. "Boys, come sit down, this sounds like it might take a while."

"Thanks Dad, Jamie and I talked a lot, and we, well, I'll just hush for now, sorry Jamie." Derrick said, as he took Jamie's hand.

 

I couldn't stop the smile that came on my face. Normally Derrick was the one in charge, the leader, the voice of the group. This was a new side of him, and it was sweet.

 

"Ok, so I told you in May that I thought I was bisexual, right? I mean, I know Dad and Beta Johnson have sex, but Dad's not bisexual, that's just Alpha/Beta stuff, right? So anyway, when we got here and I saw Derrick, my beast went nuts, but what he was saying doesn't make sense to me."

I looked at the others and saw that everyone was waiting for him to continue, but he seemed unsure what to say, so I asked "Well what is he saying Jamie? Is he saying `mate'? Or telling you to bite Derrick?"

 

"Oh, yeah, he's saying all of that, I have no doubt Derrick's my mate. But I don't want to force him into anything. Not a mating, or changing for me, or anything. That's not the issue, my beast is saying that he's `one of my mates'. I'd never really considered it, but I think I'm polyamorous."

"When you first walked in, did you hear me introduce everyone? Or were you already locked on Derrick?"

"I didn't notice him until he stepped forward, Alpha Warnick. I know you and your mates are poly, if that's what you're asking."

"It was, but I'm confused boys, are you asking for advice? Or permission to mate? Or what did you come to talk about?"

"Well, I'm not an Alpha, and being poly isn't really accepted otherwise."

"This is my pack, my rules. And my pack members are free to be who they are, and to love who they love, period. Does that clear it up for you?"

Jamie was smiling at me when Blake said "And if we hadn't met Alpha Warnick, I would have told you the same thing, son. Be who you are, we love you, not some puzzle you're supposed to fit into. If you don't mind my asking, is there someone else?"

"No one I've met Dad, no. But Derrick said... Well, he didn't tell my part, so I'll let him talk now. Go ahead hon."

Scott smiled at me when he heard Jamie use that about Derrick. I just nodded and thought `that's mine!'.

 

"So, I hope the rest of you will forgive my being embarrassed about this, remember, I'm human. But I have a past, and Jamie knows all of it. I don't want to share it with you, not yet. But Dad helped me understand that I can embrace who I am, not who I was. I haven't talked to my parents about this yet, simply cause it's so new. I was starting to think I'm gay, but being at school, I found myself thinking about both sexes, so I'm pretty sure I'm bi too." Derrick paused to catch his breath and gather his thoughts.

 

He looked up, and when he saw us all still smiling at him, he went on "Anyway, since I'm human, I guess the mating thing doesn't kick in like it does with vampires? I mean I'm attracted to Jamie, what's not to like? I just don't have a beast in me telling me what I should do. You were human when you met Pop, when did you feel it Dad?"

I reached over and took Scott's hand "With Scott, it was within hours of meeting him. The first night, when I went home, I felt alone without him. Humans talk about `love at first sight', so I think there's a mating bond that exists, we just don't have the beast to guide us. With Billy, my beast never screamed `mate' about him. Like Jamie said, I had never thought about being poly. But when Billy wanted to be near us, it was just natural that he should be in our bed. Same with Bea, I never felt my beast pushing for a mate bond until the four of us were in bed that first night. As we fell asleep, I heard my beast almost purring that my mates were safe. I really didn't think about it."

I turned to Gail "If you don't want to share, that's fine, but your experience would help here, if you're open to talking about it?"

She smiled and said "Of course Greg. When I met Marcus, I saw a man who should be ready to retire, but I felt drawn to him. I'd never been attracted to older men before, so I just thought it was his power. You know, wealth and business, and his charisma. Looking back at it now, I agree with what you said. The night after our first dinner, I was laying in bed feeling like something was missing. Now that I've changed, my beast has been pushing me to get out so we can bond."

I could see Derrick processing what we had said, so I waited for him to speak. Finally he said "That's how I feel, I think. But I have two problems now, and I don't know what to do."

"There's a lot of wisdom here right now, waiting to help you. What are your two problems? Maybe someone will have something to give you." Bea said, putting her hand on Derrick's shoulder.

 

"Thanks Mom. I've already told Jamie all of this, and he told me what he thought, but yeah, maybe someone here will have some ideas. OK, first, I'm human. I had thought I would wait until I'm 19 or 20 to ask Dad to change me, but now, well, now part of me wants to change so we can share the mate bond."

Before I could speak, Jamie spoke up "I told him I don't want him to do that for me. I want him to be sure it's what he wants, and to do it when he's ready. If he changes for me, his beast might not want to bond with me, then he's changed for no reason."

I smiled at Jamie "That's a very wise way to look at it Jamie, and it's a very loving and selfless attitude. If you are my son's mate, I'll be very happy to have you as my son-in-law because it shows you put his desires ahead of yours. Your parents should be very proud of the man you are."

Blake was struggling with a tear, but said "We are very proud of him, Greg. Always have been."

I nodded and went on "Derrick, let's address the changing in a bit, what's your second issue? I think I have a guess."

Derrick looked at me and smiled "You're right Dad. There's a girl at school that I have these same feelings about. She's in Uncle Sam's pack, you know her."

"Stephanie?" and when Derrick blushed I continued "Have you talked to her at all?"

"She came and sat with me at lunch. We were talking when Morgan came and got me to meet with you at the office today. Maybe it's wishful thinking on my part, but she looks at me like Jamie does. Like she wants to eat me."

Jamie blushed but said "And I told him I want to meet her, but he's afraid... Oh, sorry hon, go on."

Derrick smiled at Jamie and said "She told me her story, and I know you know it Dad, but I didn't feel right telling her stuff to Jamie. I don't know what to do about this."

Billy spoke up "Derrick, I texted Sam, and if it's ok with you, I'm going to have a driver bring her up here tonight. The three of you should talk, and be honest, about everything. Jamie knows your story and it doesn't matter to him. I'm guessing he'll feel the same about her, if what you're hoping for happens. Or am I reading too much into what you're saying?"

Derrick blushed at Billy "No Papa, you are seeing what I'm hoping for. Can she spend a few days here?"

Billy smiled and said "She's always welcome here son. And I don't know if you realize, but you called me Papa, and Bea Mom. You've never done that." He said, as he texted Regent.

 

"It's how I feel, even though you're half my age, and Mom's even less, I love you all. And I guess now's as good a time to say it as any, when it comes time to change me, I want it done like Josh's was. But I want all four of you to drain me too. Can it be done that way?"

All four of us were struggling with tears, but Bea managed to say "I think we can make that happen baby. I can't give you much blood because of the pups, but I will be happy to give you what I can."

 

I wiped my eyes and pulled Derrick into my arms and said "Stephanie will be here shortly. You don't need to decide right now, let's talk about your changing after you talk with her, ok? You boys go back down with the pups, and when she gets here, you can come up so Jamie can meet her without the noise. You three can talk in the study, or the library, or your room."