Mate ...s ?!?!
Chapter Five

[Jaxson’s POV]

After Cassie filled us in on Orion’s life, I wanted to strangle Jace. How could he have known about Orion and not have told me about him? I believe him when he says that he didn’t know that Orion was our Mate but still. Jace knew that one of our own Pack members was being treated harshly by his own family and did nothing about it. Once was enough to warrant a search. Abuse was never taken lightly.

That was going to earn him a good whooping from me after this day was over with. I wanted to know what he had said to Kin to make Orion ever doubt him in the first place, let alone me. I wasn’t even there. I was going to beat him extra hard for that one. How dare he make me look bad without me even being there. Talk about being unfair. I had my own honor to uphold and I didn’t need Jace’s big mouth ruining it.

I sighed heavily as I watched my baby boy from afar. He was so damn beautiful with his shoulder length platinum blonde hair that was practically white, and those perfect blue eyes that were framed by long lashes, ones that would flutter when he was shy or embarrassed by something. I wanted to hold him so fucking badly but because of my idiot fucking twin I couldn’t and it pissed me off. Cassie promised Jace and I that she would keep Orion from Kin and his other friends as long as we promised not to jump Orion as soon as he got out of the nurse’s office. We had to keep our distance unless there was an absolute need to help.

We had waited and he had appeared during lunch only to be shadowed by Cassie. That was good though, he was safe. I had convinced Jace to leave him in her hands for now. Wanting Orion to want our company instead of forcing our overwhelming presence on him again. At least until we could figure out what was going on with him for real. I felt like there was more that Cassie hadn’t told us yet. I wanted Orion to come to us for help, not just Cassie. However, because of Jace and his stupidity we now would have to wait longer just to be able to hold our precious submissive in our arms. It made me growl subconsciously at my stupid brother making him flinch. I grabbed his hand in a silent apology, I didn’t need to be taking my frustration out on him. I just needed to stay focused on the task at hand to be honest. It was what was best for everyone involved. If I didn’t, I would go crazy and hurt someone.

Orion was sitting at the table with Cassie, a smile on his beautiful face, when I saw trouble heading for them and their peaceful conversation. Kin had gathered himself after Jace had pinned him to the wall and was on the warpath. His target Orion. His eyes raging and laser focused on my little angel.

Oh hell no.

Jace growled from next to me, guess he noticed too. I stood and put my hand on him to put him back in his seat. He had done enough for one damn day and he was not going to make this any harder than it already was. Kin quickly made his way to Orion and Cassie’s table, throwing Cassie to the side when she stood against him. His goons grabbing her, to hold her away from Kin and Orion. She had done and impressive job trying to keep him from Orion but Kin was just too big for her and too angry. Orion was trying to escape the oncoming beating from his brother but I could see him cornering himself in his panic. He was not thinking clearly and it had showed.

My poor baby had no idea how to defend himself from a predator. He was so scared of Kin he couldn’t move at all. That was going to change quickly. I could tell Cassie was trying to get to them but Kin’s goons held her tightly against them. I was about to go postal on this entire student body for this display. Everyone was frozen in their chairs watching in fear.

The bullies were huge jock assholes, the ones who always thought they ran everything because they were bigger than the others, and the onlookers were too terrified to try and help in any way. This entire thing was pissing me off and I was going to be doing a lot of changing in this Pack when Jace and I became Alphas.

“Jax,” Jace growled as we watched everything unfolding. I could feel him figiting next to me and it made me growl at him. He was not allowed to do a damn thing and he knew it.

I could hear his nervousness as Kin advanced on our helpless Mate. “Don’t move, you have done enough.” I said before flashing to our Mate and easily tossing Kin into the hallway. I was the motherfucking ALPHA BITCHES!!! Don’t touch what was mine and my Twins. Orion was looking up at me in complete and total shock as I did so. He had been expecting to get beaten not saved.

I heard the shocked gasps behind me and a few low growls from those who thought themselves better. That is until I turned to face everyone in the cafeteria. My Alpha aura had everyone falling to their knees as silence fell in the large room as I looked to Jace before going to snatch Kin by the back of his neck, dragging him behind me down the hall. Jace following behind me closely watching Kin. I was taking his ass to my dad. He went too far this time.

After a few moments I could hear small footsteps running behind us and I stopped when I could hear the small, “P-please …” breathless and almost pleading.

I turned to see Orion behind us huffing and grasping his chest as if he was going to keel over any minute from the exertion. “Are you ok, little wolf?” I asked still gripping Kin in my iron grip. Half choking the bastard in one hand. I really wanted to kill him but I was controlling myself.

Orion giggled over his huffing and nodded, Jace moved closer to me, I could hear Guren whimpering in my head and I knew they didn’t want to fuck this up again. “W-why d-do y-you k-keep d-doing this?” he huffed out in confusion, when he had caught his breath a little more. I guess he means protecting him from Kinder. That was easy.

“I thought that was obvious, sunshine. You are our Mate and we will not allow anyone to harm you.” I said making sure that Orion was paying attention to me and not to Jace or Kin who was now silently staring up at the three of us, a very shocked and angry look on his face. Kin was practically seething with anger by the time I was done talking.

Orion stood there for a moment, staring at me, “I don’t want you to be burdened by me like everyone else has.” He whispered softly and if we were not Werewolves, I’m very certain Jace and I would not have heard him. However, that was not exactly what had gotten me so damn angry in that second.

As soon as Orion had finished what he was saying Kin decided to smile brightly and open his big fucking mouth, “That’s right, why would our proud Alphas ever want a pathetic Omega like you? You have never been good at anything,” he babbled, cackling like a madman, going on before I was able to realize what he was doing. I squeezed his neck until I could feel him fall unconscious in my grasp, this trash just really has a death wish today.

‘Grab him.’ I thought to Jace quickly, seeing that need to run in Orion’s body.

I was not going to let his piece of shit brother dictate to the three of us how we handled our relationship. No one was going to tell me nor Jace what to do when it came to do with our fucking Mate. Seconds before Orion had the chance, Jace slipped behind him and wrapped his arms around our little Omega, before he could slip away. We didn’t want him to think we didn’t want him because of what his brother had put in his mind. Kinder did not speak for us. No one else spoke for us but us.

“We have no plans on rejecting you Orion. Please, forgive me for the words I never meant to say.” Jace said his voice pleading as he held our struggling little Mate against him. His eyes holding unshed tears because he saw that our little Mate was too far beyond listening. He knew those words were not reaching Orion but he was trying anyway.

Orion was just trying to run; I could see it in his body movements. He was terrified and he had no idea what was really going on. Kinder’s voice had done this to him. Cassie had explained to us that Orion had been hurt very badly by his family. Physically hurt. They had damaged him somehow to a point where their voices raised too much made him very flighty and he would run because he was afraid. I could see it in his eyes, he was terrified. Terrified beyond all reason of Kinder, a pathetic excuse for a Wolf that chose to hurt those smaller and weaker than he was for fun.

I hauled Kin up by his neck as I could hear him starting to laugh at Orion’s panic attack and the way my poor baby boy was basically trying to cave in on himself. Kin had done this to him. Kin and his parents had done this to my Orion and I was murderously pissed off. My hand tightened around his neck cutting off his laughter as I jerked him behind me forcefully. I was close to killing him on school grounds and that was a bad thing. Not everyone here was a Wolf.

“Jace, take him to Cassie and get them to the Principal’s office.” I commanded, my voice not giving him any room to argue with me. I wanted them away from Kinder, now.

He just nodded and scooped Orion into his arms and set off in search of Cassie. Leaving me with Kin.

Kin groaned a little, still clinging to consciousness, “What’s the matter, don’t want poor innocent little Jacy to see you go ballistic?” Kin taunted me. It wasn’t going to work. “I had always enjoyed being in your company until I realized how wrong the two of you really are.” He said his voice twisted a dripping with hatred. “You are disgusting Jax, you are going to let that pathetic scrap of trash be in your bed instead of a female.” He said going on and on about how Jace and I disgusted him. I was getting angrier by the second.

I sighed; I knew what was going to happen at the end of this. Kin was no longer a whole Wolf. I don’t think he has been since Kelani was murdered; it’s just gotten worse. I hauled him out of the school and linked my father. I may be an Alpha, but I did not have final say in this Pack just yet. That was still my father’s job. I stood outside of the school waiting for my father and his Guards for only a few short minutes before I saw them coming from the tree line, just south of the school building. I actually breathed a sigh of relief; I didn’t have to kill Kinder myself now.

My father was a very large Honey Brown Wolf that shifted forms as he came closer to me, a very serious look in his eyes as he pulled on a pair of shorts, his Beta handed to him. “What is going on Jaxson?” dad asked as he came up to me still holding a now ‘unconscious’ Kin by the back of his head. I had knocked his ass out, so I could wait without him trash talking my life. Or I would really would have killed him myself.

“I have a good reason to believe that Kinder has lost his sense of right. He is not the Balanced Wolf he once was when he was up for the title of our Beta. Jace and I have chosen another, much better candidate. One that we both think will do this Pack very proud.” I said tossing Kinder over to one of my father’s more skilled Guards. I no longer wanted to deal with any of this, I wanted to see my Mate and make sure he was ok. Orion was far more important to me than anything at the moment.

“It is your first day back and this is what you replace. I am proud, my son. How did you root this out?” he questioned me curiously. His Guards hauled Kinder up, holding him like a small doll, but he was garbage at this point.

I felt my face heat up a little, “Right now pop, I would really appreciate it if you could just take care of the potential Rouge in your paws.” I said scratching the back of my neck nervously. I really didn’t want to get into all of this at the moment with him.

Dad waved his Guards off, they left hauling off Kin, all but his Beta, Reddas. “Jaxson Sawyer King. I can tell you are hiding something from me. As your father this worries me, but as your Alpha I cannot let it slide.” Dad said getting me to flinch at his words. I hated when he pulled the Alpha card.

I sighed heavily, “Jace and I found our Omega.” I said sadly, my demeanor changing at the thought of the mess we had to face at the moment. I wanted to be happy and jumping at telling my father about this but I couldn’t even really bring myself to smile because of the mess we were in because of Jace’s fucking mouth. It was just too much to even think about.

“I want to feel like this is an incredible moment but I can’t by the look on your face.” Dad said as he came over to me to put his hand on my shoulder. “You and Jace were always the ones to choose your own paths. Whatever is going on I know the two of you will figure it out. The two of you need to remember that you are stronger together and now that includes whoever this Omega is.” Pop said thoughtfully, trying to get me to breathe, to think through this.

“Dad, our problem is a little more than just all of that.” I said with a heavy sigh. “Jace knew about who are Mate was as a person, not that he was ours, but; I feel a little left out because they already sort of know each other. Even if it wasn’t the best of first impressions. Jace decided to run his stupid mouth and say some things that were hurtful, because he was upset with himself and me. I guess I couldn’t really blame him though because I was feeling empty even with him next to me. I wanted to be able to do this together and get to know our Omega together but he already knows something more and I’m confused by that. There is an issue with a few other things that I’m not getting into in front of the school but Jace and I are lost right now.” I said seriously, my words jumbled and a little confusing even to me.

Pop chuckled, “Breathe, kid. That is always your first step, right?” he said. Trying to make me think like the Alpha I was. I nodded and did as I was told. “Now, let’s start with how well Jace and your Mate already know each other. Do you know that?” he asked me curiously. Making me think of their short interaction with each other.

I thought about it for a moment, I guess not. How did Jace know Orion? I never even knew Kinder had a younger sibling until today. Wait! What was Kin’s last name and was it different from Orion’s? If it, was it would explain why no one knew they were related. They looked nothing alike to start with and if their last names weren’t the same Kin didn’t have to claim him as his brother. It would make sense. At least mostly.

“Thanks pop!” I yelled happily hugging him before running off into the school, “Tell mom I’m going to be late!!” I yelled back before disappearing into the school. I had homework to do and it was something I was actually excited to do for once.