Lucky One

What?

5 years later

Grey POV

Life seems to be running at a faster rate. The kids are growing up so fast its a little scary.  

I hang up the phone and sigh.  What the hell is getting into the twins?  "Love, I've just had a call from the school.  Ethan and Ryker got into a fight" I link Keats.

"Who with now?" he responds 

"Each other" I reply

"Fuck, what the hell is going on with them two?" he growls

"I suppose it might have something to do with them being mates?" I guess

"But shouldn't that help them get closer?" Keats asks

Ethan told me about them being mates when he was younger and said Ryker didn't seem to be handling it very well.

"Not if they are fighting it.  I don't think Ryker really knows.  When they get home, I'll take Ethan you can talk to Ryker.  We have to sort this out before things go too far" I suggest

"Are they on their way home?" I ask

"Ryker needs picking up, Ethan drove away without him" I answer

"Right I'll go and get him and take him to my office, so we can talk" Keats says

"I'll get Mum to pick up Sky so we can have more time to sort this out" I suggest

I'm just finishing up the call to Mum, when Ethan storms into the house.  He looks as mad as hell.  

"Hi Son, let's take this outside" I say wrapping my arm around his shoulder and leading him back outside.

I start to walk to my favourite spot which is the clearing where I first shifted.

"So, what happened this time?" I ask

"My man-whore of a brother didn't like me getting close to the new boy I told you about.  All he did was laugh at something I said during lunch. Ry was over the other side of the room with his tongue down someone's throat.  When I laughed as well and put my arm around Luke's shoulders" Ethan says taking a deep breath.

"Ry charged across the dinning hall and threw Luke against the wall.  When I went to help him up, Ry pushed me back down in my seat hard.  I saw red and we started to fight" he explains

We have gotten to the clearing now and I let Conall cloak it so we won't be disturbed by any of the pack.  "When you say man-whore, isn't that a bit strong?" I ask

"Fuck no" Ethan cries and I slap the back of his head "language" I remind him.

"He's not yet 17 Ethan?" I question

"Ha as if that has ever stopped him.  He had sex at 14 and hasn't stopped since then" he states angrily.

"Even though he knows your mates?" I have to question.

"Oh, he says he needs to sew his oats while he can.  He seems to think once he turns 18 and the mating bond kicks in he'll be stuck with me" Ethan now has tears running down his face and I can feel my own anger building at Ryker's callus behaviour.

I take a deep breath and hug Ethan to me.  He is nearly as tall as me now.  "I can feel his dragon, he's about to shift" Conall warns

"What I thought he had to be fully mated before he can shift?" I ask shocked

"Ethan did Ryker bite you?" I ask, as I thought strikes me.

"Yeah, he did on my shoulder.  Why?" he asks