The Alphas’ P**n Star Mate

Mick

POV

It burns. Everything inside of me burns, and it feels like every single one of my bones is being crushed, the splinters tearing me apart from the inside out. Screams and cries are deafening to me, and I don't realize they are coming from me until the pain becomes too severe for any more sound to come from my breaking body. All I can hear now are bones crushing and my skull literally breaking in half.

"Mick! It's the first shift, son! Let it happen!"

I knew my dad was yelling at me, but I couldn't comprehend the words. I was too busy trying to combat the pain and keep myself whole.

Then I felt her. I felt the sparks from my mate, like a cooling balm on my searing skin. "Mick! We're here, Mick! I'm right here. Quit fighting it and embrace the pain. It will be faster!"

What were they saying? It didn't make sense. My body was boiling and breaking, and it sounded like they wanted me to embrace the pain ripping through my body right now, but that couldn't be right. If I break any further, I would die.

"Mick," My brother's voice was heavy, calling to something feral deep inside of me, commanding it to be tamed. "Shift."

My will to fight to keep myself whole snapped, and just like that my body was torn to pieces. I was trapped in a brief prison of pain, but then a familiar roar tore out of the bulking prison I was in.

I was still trying to figure out what had happened, and what went wrong... Or maybe it finally went right. The heat was leveled out and regulated all around me, like a warm blanket fresh out of the dryer. It no longer hurt, but was comforting in the abyss I was in. Then, I started to see the world around me. It was like looking through goggles. There was a film between me and the outside world.

"Finally," the parasitic voice echoed around me.

"Rome?" I mumbled out, still confused. "W-what happened?"

He chuckled roughly, and I could not just hear him, but feel him. It was almost like the mate bond, where we were connected on such a deep level that we were one and the same. His amusement eased a lot of my worry.

"A little dense, aren't you?" Rome continued laughing at me. His laughter died and a full-body sense of jubilation ran over the vessel I was in.

I focused on the outside world again, and that's when I saw Chloe, and saw the look of wonder on her gorgeous face. Her recognition, staring right into the soul of my vessel.

"R-Rome?" she stuttered. "Rome? Is that.... Is that really you?"

"She knows you?!" I asked in shock.

"Yes," he said to both me and her, pulling her into a mind link. "It's me." He nuzzled his face against hers, and the sparks were stronger than ever. What I felt before couldn't even compare to the exhilaration I felt from her touch now. She was touching him, not me, but my senses picked up on all of the sensations. It was disorienting, but also felt so right.

"But.... But Cameron?" She had tears welling in her eyes.

Alarm bells started to ring in my head. "Your ex-mate?"

Her face was hesitant, but Rome answered the question for her. "I was originally the wolf counterpart of Alpha Cameron Haine."

"Then.... How?...."

"I don't know," I could feel his confusion. "When Chloe marked you, I was embracing myself to be torn away from Cortina forever, but she somehow latched onto me, tearing me from Cameron when the bond between our humans broke. I thought I was stuck in her subconscious and was fine with that. Anything was better than being without her as long as I knew she was safe. But after some time, I started feeling you. I started to gain the ability to see through your eyes, and feel what you felt. I could talk to you, but couldn't implant myself fully in your mind and body."

"You said Chloe and Miles had to mate. You.... Did you know that would.... That it would make whatever this is happen?"

"Cortina and I suspected. More than anything, I wanted Chloe to have all the love and adoration she went without because of my first human. I wanted her to be adored by both her mates. The more you were around your brother, the closer I felt to you. I just.... I just somehow knew." His confusion was heavy on my mind. Our mind. Our shared mind.

I have a wolf.

Chloe was truly my miracle in every sense.

"Son?" Pops and Miles were standing off to the side, Pop's eyes wide like saucers and Miles frozen in shock. "You... you have a wolf." He could mask his elation. "You have a wolf!"

The pride on his face mixed with his excitement aggravated me. Rome, feeling my irritation, snuffed his nose angrily, blowing hot steam towards the old man.

That seemed to break Miles from his stupor. He grimaced, looking back at our father. "Pops, can you give us time with him," he said in a gentle tone. "Thanks for being with him, but I sense he and his wolf want space."

Pop's smile faulted, making his face look weak again as he straightened up. "Y-yes. Of course," he put on a pained smile. "I'll, uh, see you all tomorrow for dinner." He took a long look at me, then grinned gently at Chloe. "Goodnight, Alpha," she murmured politely, running her hands through the fur on Rome's neck to calm him.

Once he was gone, Rome started nudging Chloe's shoulder with his snout. I could feel what he wanted, and I knew Chloe could too.

She giggled. "Okay Rome. She wants you too." She looked back at Miles. "Cortina wants both of her mates."