Once Rejected, Thrice Accepted
Chapter 25

I only slept for about three hours before a nightmare ripped me from my sleep along with the scream. All three guys jumped up in their sleep looking for the intruder but it was just me and my crazy mind.

"What's wrong?" Duncan asked as he pulled me into his arms. "Did you see something? Is somebody here?"

"No I'm fine." I told them sheepishly. "I just had a bad dream. I didn't know if you guys had made it want to bed with me so felt a bit unsafe. I don't even know how to bed."

Leo laughed getting back on the bed. "We found you and Erin both passed out on the couch while apparently watching old episodes of a modeling show. Erin headed home while we carried you upstairs still passed out." "What was your nightmare about? You know that we would never let anything happen to you right?" Duncan rubbed my back.

"I know and I only feel safe when I'm with you guys. Maybe my brother but I'll never admit that to him." I laughed only lasted a second. "My nightmare was the same I normally have my mo-Sylvia replaces me and takes me down to her basement or dungeon as she calls it before taking out her anger on me."

"That will never happen again!" Duncan states sternly." Look at me." I turned my face toward his catching his hard yet loving eyes. "Between your three mates, your brother and his mate, this pack and the king with his head guard there is no one that will ever touch you. Not again. You hear me?"

I nodded. "Thank you. I'm glad that everyone is here for me and that I have my found family and pack but I'm also glad that I'm getting to know my blood family." I really was thankful for what everyone had done for me and a bit guilty that I hadn't been able to pay them back for it.

"Did you guys have a nice time?" Lucas asked joining the group cuddle.

He crawled up between my legs laying his head my thigh. The top part of my body was on top of Duncan wrapped in his arms and Leo was pressed against my back. My own hot and ready puppy pile.

"We didn't really talk that much. He came for his piece of mind which ended up helping mine." I shrugged my shoulders. "I don't really feel like he's my father but I think subconsciously I still think the guy who raised me as my father."

"I think it'll take some time to forget that they were anything to you but in the meantime you have us and you are going to replace out all about your blood family." Leo nuzzled the back of my neck. "And soon those nothings will be dead especially after last night." "Is everybody here okay? I don't know how to process it were able to really hurt any of the pack members. I know they don't see me as their Luna."

"Yet!" Lucas interrupted. "The only thing to finish that up is the ceremony and training you on your duties. Think you can handle that, baby girl?" He teased me.

Oh I am more than up to the job." I growled at him. "I'm gonna kick a*s at these responsibilities and show this back the love I never got in my old pack. They better get ready."

"Oh Lord you're going to cuddle our pack are you," Lucas teased. I flicked his nose and gave a weak growl.

"Okay cuddle time is over.". I looked over the clock and noticed that we had about 30 minutes before we needed to be at the pack house to discuss last night and to get the blood results. "We have to hurry and get dressed but first I need a shower. I thought I got all the stickiness off last night but I can feel my thighs sticking together."

"Lucas I could take care of that for you," He stuck his nose between my thighs. "You smell so good. I could make it quick."

I grabbed his hair and pulled him back. "You three have a lot to make up for after leaving me high and dry last night. We will wait till we have more time because this time I want to ride that pretty little face while I s**k one of your brother's d**k's." They all groaned reaching for me but II managed to slip through their fingers and roll off the bed already running from them before locking myself into the bathroom. If we didn't get ready now we never will. I was too excited and nervous about the blood results being able to focus on all three of them.

They waited for me downstairs with a cup of coffee made just the way I liked it. As soon as it reached my lips I moaned. Best mates ever but they didn't tell me much about last night so they must be sucking up right now.

"So on the way there how about you tell me a bit about last night?" I looked pointedly at Duncan. "I stayed home like a girl good this time. Don't make me regret it."

"Fine." Leo huffed. "I am glad you are speaking your mind more but this bossy attitude is a huge turn on so stop it until later, boss."

I pushed him out the door. "Walk and talk buddy."

They told me it was my old pack attacking but it wasn't any of their prized fighters. It was like they sent the weak ones to see how strong we really were or they thought we were a pack of weaklings. I told them it was probably both. They wouldn't waste the good fighters on a whim.

The attack didn't last long and only a handful got hurt on our side. The attackers were all taken out minus a few for questioning. What took them the longest to get home was checking the borders and talking to each of the guards. Somehow, they had gotten right next to the perimeter undetected. They didn't replace anything and none of the guards knew anything.

"Do you think there is a traitor in the pack?" I asked as we approached the doors.

"I would have said Hell No! before all of this but now it seems to point that way unless they have a witch who is willing to help them." Leo answered shaking his head.

"I've been thinking on the traitor thing since I got the call from my mother about you all being my mates. How did she replace out?" I shrugged. "I mean she could have overheard it in the nearest human town if someone from our pack was out shopping or something but that seems a bit too coincidental."

"I agree. I didn't even think much about that after she called. I wanted to take her out after so that is where all my focus was." Duncan commented. "We need to get some ears to the ground within the pack."

"I think we should do the ceremony soon. That gets everyone here and we can look out for anyone standoffish or too friendly like they are looking for information." I nodded hello to a few members as we entered the pack house. "What do you think?" "I agree." Leo and Lucas said together.

I laughed. I couldn't help it. The twin thing was sometimes like one person which tickled me pink.

"Yea, yea. Laugh it up. Wait until we spit roast you later." Leo mumbled under his breath.

My jaw dropped. Spit roasted? No clue what that was but it sounded hot as hell. Shit, now I was wet and couldn't take care of it until tonight.

"Stop it! I can smell her from over here which means the rest of the pack can!" Duncan growled. "You are lucky they know she is ours or some of the shittier ones would ignore the mark on her."

"She smells close to heat." Lucas stated stepping up to me and rubbing his body over mine. "Scent mark her. It will help if it is coming."

The others joined him. I thought it would be hotter but it just tickled more than anything. Charles and Erin entered the hallway right when they were all over me and I was laughing like a crazy person.

"What in the heck is going on?" Erin demanded stalking up to us. He grabbed Leo by the back of his shirt and pulled him off of me. "Why are you all over her like that? We know you mated, dimwits."

I felt the air leave my lungs and all I could do was squeak. They caught the guys rubbing all over me like I was a bitch in heat or super horny. How freaking embarrassing. I tried to scrunch down to hide my face but Duncan and Lucas were pushed too close to me to

move.

"Erin, back off. Can't you smell her?" Charles smirked. "The guys must have been talking dirty too near her heat. Smart thinking on the scent marking boys."

Erin sniffed and groaned. "If you are blood related I am kicking your mates asses. If you aren't I am still smacking their heads together. Keep that shit at home or after important meetings."

I groaned. "Get away from me, please. I need the floor to swallow me up after this."

Duncan laughed. "Sweetie, either way people will have to get over it. You are ours and close to your heat. They are lucky I'm not licking you like a lollipop."

"Shut up." Erin let Leo go and pulled me from my guys. "Lets head in and see what snacks the cooks got us. They mentioned you have a thing for donuts."

I groaned. "Another embarrassing moment. They just keep coming when I am with you."

"Its ok. I have plenty. Charles once walked in on me and these two gi.."

"Shut it, Erin. I don't want to remember that." Charles said groaning. "Damn it."

We all laughed and went into the meeting room. The cooks had laid out a brunch buffet type deal that looked amazing. I got me some biscuits and gravy, a big bacon cheeseburger,

"Also another Alpha will be joining us. I invited him last minute. He said he was in the area." Charles mentioned as we sat down. "He should be here shortly."

"What Alpha?" Leo looked tense.

There was a knock on the door before one of the nurses walked in. "I have your results. Do you want to do this privately?" We both shook our heads no. "Ok, it looks like you're a blood match. Not Father and Daughter but so close it could be grandpa or uncle." Holy shit! I couldn't help a huge smile taking over my face. I looked at Erin and he had a matching look. I had blood family. I was part of the guard.

We thanked her and waited until she shut the door behind her. Everyone just stared at us. I stood up and walked over to him.

"Can I... have a hug?" I felt crazy asking this, but it was a need not a want at this point. Feeling the love from someone who was meant to take care of me and who actually wants to.

He pulled me into a bear hug. His arms wrapped around me blocking everyone from sight. My body felt like I was in the softest blanket with my feel-good read and some deep fried everything. I never wanted to leave.

"What the fuck! Is this the Alpha you invited Charles!!" Duncan snarled.

"Get the hell off our land, you pathetic waste of space!" Leo growled.

"I promised id kill you the next time I saw you and I meant it." Lucas said calmly.

I couldn't see anything. I just knew their voices. I pushed back from Erin so I could see what was going on.

"Not who you wanted to see?" a smug familiar voice spoke. Too familiar. Too close. No. I couldn't be.

I whipped my head around and saw Alexander. Alpha Alexander, the man who showed me what real fear was.

"No...No...please..." I whimpered, walking backwards, bumping into chairs. "It's a nightmare. He wouldn't...couldn't..."

He smirked. "Hello, Cherry. Lovely to see you again."

"Nooooooo." Whimpering, I fell to the ground before seeing my mates running to me. "Save..." Black filled my eyesight and I was out."