My One and Only Alpha

Chapter 15

Harry was up early that next morning, constantly smiling into a pillow of soft hair with arms full of his precious Omega. His extended rut was definitely over, and he was extremely sore, but he knew his Omega would feel a lot worse than he did, so he'd stayed perfectly still to let his darling sleep for as long as he naturally would.
He'd noticed a much larger We-Ota than he remembered lying in the corner of his home, impressively loud snores coming from his nose, and he'd been amused to find the rabbit had brought all of Louis' belongings with him and had dropped them all over the floor. Evidently, Wewe was moving in.
Harry ran his palm down Louis' curved side and stopped it on his hip, deeply inhaling the scent that was now his and pulling him closer. He had some questions for when his mate woke up, and he was tempted to bring him into the morning so he could ask, but he didn't have to wait long because Louis began stretching himself awake, adorable little whimpers pushing from his throat as his sleep concluded. What a sweet pea.
Louis felt himself cocooned in the arms of his mate, and he purred in satisfaction, not a thing wrong in the entire world. That is, until he really felt what the last seven days had done to his body. He groaned low in his throat when he found that every single part of him was unbelievably sore (including his throat), but most of all his poor hole, which was currently stinging like lemon juice on a cut. He accepted his condition as payment for the best time of his life and opened his eyes to see a very peculiar first sight. "Wewe..." he croaked in disbelief, sitting up to get a better look but quickly giving that up from the pain.
A small tortured groan escaped Louis' throat and Harry pulled him in tighter, cooing and purring at him to help alleviate it. "Wewe moved in at some point last night. I'm sorry for your discomfort, my beautiful wolf...are you hurt terribly? I did this to you, I feel so bad. Is there anything I can do?" he asked, prepared to do literally anything requested for his mate-anything.
Louis smiled despite the pain and turned around (with a multitude of winces) so they were facing each other, and his Alpha tucked a lock of his messy hair behind his ear as he ran his knuckles down his face. "No, Alpha," he mumbled, leaning into Harry's soft caresses and chasing the moments of painless bliss in them. "You were perfect. My body was made for this...for you...I just need a day. Can we please stay in just one more day?" he whined with big and hopeful eyes, moaning when Harry began idly kneading his back.
"Of course, Kimi. I need my Beta here at some point to discuss a few things, if that's alright, then we can have one more day," Harry confirmed, much to Louis' palpable enthusiasm. "But you need to spend it resting-we've got a wild week or so ahead of us when your body realizes it has puppies in it... Gods, Louis," he suddenly remarked, finally taking visual note of the scarred bite marks coating his mate's body. "I marked you everywhere!"
Louis followed Harry's eyes and just as shocked to see how many marks he was permanently sporting, but he only smirked back up at his Alpha. "You should see yours," he bragged, running his fingers down the jagged and messy bite mark on his Alpha's neck.
Harry shivered from the contact and touched the raised lines himself, left in awe at his highly capable and uniquely powerful Omega. "I remember that. You're incredible, Louis. I will wear it proudly," he stated like a true Pack Alpha, even crossing a fist over his heart to swear the pledge.
"You better," Louis said through a yawn, closing his eyes to get more sleep, but apparently Harry had things that needed discussing.
"Wait, my love. I know I said rest, but I must talk with you a bit-then you can sleep, I promise," Harry compromised, rubbing at Louis' cheek until his heavy eyes snapped back open.
"Anything, Alpha," Louis grunted, forcing himself to stay fully present so he wouldn't disobey his Alpha's wishes.
Harry stole a second to press their lips together, and then he took in a deep breath and got serious. "Louis, how did your heat even happen? I just want the truth; previously, the truth had been that you didn't get them, which is clearly false. And I know it wasn't your first one-you were a lot less scared than an Omega having their first heat would have been," he reasoned, never stopping his gentle rubs at his mate's back to assure him he wasn't angry.
Louis closed his eyes and sighed before opening them in resignation. He'd known this conversation would come eventually, and he'd gone over how to have it properly, but he might as well just come out with it. Harry was his mate now-there can only be honesty.
"I stole a bunch of scrolls from Siksika's Keep that taught me how to make heat suppressants. It's not common, and rather complicated to do, but I didn't submit to Alphas...except you, of course. And I wanted no part in the heats that I got, since they were only a reminder of my broken Omega. I didn't want them if I would always be by myself and never have an Alpha to help me through it. So, I learned how to stop them. That's also when and how I trained my howahkan," Louis confessed, opening his mouth to give more information when Harry's groan stole his focus.
"Gods, Lou, your howahkan. Forgive me for saying, but I find it deathly attractive," Harry purred, fighting a wave of arousal so he wouldn't take his Omega right this moment.
"Really?" Louis barked, snorting at the concept that his abrasive howahkan could have excited an Alpha, his own or not.
"Yes. Adorably unintimidating...but very arousing. Every time I've heard it, I've either wanted to pat you on the head, or fuck you senseless. Lucky for me, that the last few times I got to," Harry quipped with a devious smirk, licking up the side of Louis' neck just to take the edge off his insistence.
"Wh-what do you-you mean?" Louis stuttered, twitching from the lick and meeting Harry's eyes when he pulled back in incredulity.
"You don't remember using it this past week?" Harry asked, laughing when Louis shook his head in obvious confusion. "You'd do it if I was going too slow or making you wait too long."
"Really?" Louis squeaked behind a giggle. "I guess I've just been doing it so long even my inner Omega thinks it's natural... But to get back to the topic, I'm sorry I didn't tell you about it. I still wasn't sure what was going on here, and I wasn't going to stop taking my remedies. Camila and Jade took over making them for me and they hid them in-"
"That tree. By the attack," Harry finished, his lips set in a hard line of resentment over that rogue's hands on his Omega's body.
"Y-yeah."
Harry tightened his arms around his mate and placed a kiss to his hair. "So that's what I always smelled on you...I understand now. You did the right thing, Lou. I'm honoured that only I get to have you the way you were meant to be had. We were made for each other, and the past is the past, okay? .... But yeah, Louis, your howahkan. Hearing it for the first time was probably the moment I realized you would be mine, even before I knew we were destined," he chuckled, the two of them seeming to jump back and forth between subjects without caring about the shifts whatsoever.
Although, Louis didn't respond quite so quickly this time. A heavy period of silence went by until Louis suddenly broke free of Harry's arms and sat up, regardless of his body's adamant protest. The Alpha propped himself up on his elbows and gave him a questioning look, so he promptly set his heart loose on him. "Why did you ignore me? All those weeks...after your bite...you weren't there at all, and I missed you so much. Why did you push me away?" he demanded, the first instance of actual negativity making its way into their teepee since he'd been tied to the tree.
Harry's face fell and he immediately grabbed his fretting Omega, laying him down and rolling on top of him so he was covered and boxed in from all angles. This was the most soothing position a bonded Omega could be in, and Harry diligently calmed his bondmate with small nips at his bond mark.
"Why?" Louis repeated barely above a whisper, lulled by the immediate hush from the Alpha in his ear.
"I'm sorry, Louis. I can't really ask for forgiveness, but know that I do have my reasons. And it's really a conversation for another time, but essentially, the rogues are specifically after me, and I knew if I mated you, and they were to make a big move, it would be to come after you. I just didn't want to put you in danger. But I guess you're kind of safer now anyway, since your location will always be trackable for me," he explained to the emotional Omega, continuing his speech to really drill the point into him. "Louis, if I lost you, I would die. I tried to keep you at a distance to prevent that thought from ever getting close to reality, but I can't think like that anymore. You are my most prized possession, and I will never let you down. I will die for you, Louis-and for my pups," he finished, rubbing the curve of Louis' tummy and kissing all over his neck. "You and these puppies are all I live for now. I'll protect you all from everything. I swear."
Louis threw arms around his Alpha's neck and pulled him in closer, long since comforted by his words and now emotional for other reasons. "Don't talk like that, my Alpha. You won't ever have to die for me. We'll all be together for our whole lives," he asserted vehemently, kissing his mate with a fire set behind his lips.
Harry gladly returned the rough kiss and rolled off to the side, positioning Louis to lie across his chest. "We will. Sleep now, my precious soulmate. I will be here when you wake," he murmured, directly causing his mate to slip into a comfortable sleep to please him. Always so good. I'll never get used to this.
Harry's inner Alpha was dancing in unparalleled satisfaction from having his mate and little unborn puppies in his arms, safe from harm, and he could hardly believe his council members had gone through moments like this and he hadn't even had a clue what they meant. He got it now. All the rantings and ravings about perfection-it was his turn. He never wanted to be anywhere else than right here, and he didn't know how he was expected to lead a pack when he had something so much more important to take care of-his pack was everything to him, but so was his mate now. And his little ones-they would always come first.
We-Ota got up from his corner and loudly thumped over to lie closer to Louis, the large bunny cuddling up against his Omega owner's back to supply warmth. Harry chuckled and gave the creature a big pat in thanks, secretly beginning to like the animal. They spent hours like that-flanking their special wolf and ignoring each other. It was everything either of them could want.
The Pack Alpha was quietly admiring his mate when Camila tiptoed into his home, a platter of more food balanced in the crooks of her elbows. She glanced to the bedding and cooed when she saw Louis snoozing on the Pack Alpha's chest, her little feet hopping and transferring her weight as she swooned with Omega jitters.
Harry smiled in agreement and motioned for her to get closer, holding a finger over his lips so she knew to stay quiet. She gently put the plate down and stepped with care over to the bedding, sitting herself next to Harry's side so he wouldn't get defensive and letting go of her noisy necklaces when she was still. "Is he pregnant?" she whispered, pointing in a general direction of Louis' stomach, hidden under mounds of blankets.
Harry's smile could have parted storm clouds as he glanced down at his mate, nodding his head and biting his lip as though he couldn't believe it himself. "He is. I'm sure of it. The scent is stronger every minute," he said, turning his head back to speak to his Seer and finding tears in her eyes.
"Congratulations, Alpha," Camila choked in impressively hushed excitement, Louis' pregnancy being the only thing keeping her quiet.
"Thank you. I'll need Jade here, and then I need to speak to Zayn. Please make that happen, Cam. And I don't need any 'I told you so's, I know you were right. Also...I'm sorry if I ever growled at you, or threatened you during our bonding-I appreciate you giving us the opportunity to share our mating together without having to search for food," he said all at once, a weight lifted off his chest to get that out because he'd known it in the depths of his mind as those instances had occurred that they shouldn't be.
"Right away, Alpha. And please, don't mention it. It was the least I could do. And don't worry, you weren't that bad," she said with a wink, getting up (with more necklace grabbing) to do what was asked of her.
Harry returned to the comfort of solitude with his mate (and a bunny) and was perfectly content resting alongside his beautiful Omega, falling prey to his sudden drowsiness, but about an hour after Camila left, Zayn cautiously entered his teepee and woke him back up.
"Hey, Alpha," Zayn said softly, looking on with approval at the scene before him. "Finally," he added under his breath, scoffing that it had taken them this long to come together.
Harry raised an eyebrow and shook his head fondly at his Alpha brother, who then strode up to approach the bedding. "Not too close," the Pack Alpha suddenly warned, his canines out and eyes black in a flash. He hadn't done that on purpose, but his wolf was extremely protective, and he couldn't help it. Zayn may be undoubtedly trustworthy, and Harry's closest kin, but he was still an Alpha, and this was still a delicate time in Harry's mating. Louis was newly his, and pregnant no less, so Harry didn't want to accidentally rip Zayn's throat out just for being in the same room.
The Beta instantly crouched down to show passive adherence, bowing his head to the floor to really show his devotion to the Pack Alpha, knowing all too well what his leader was going through. Harry grunted to show he accepted Zayn's apology and he raised back up slowly, sitting himself a good measure away from the couple as he waited for Harry to hide his Omega and speak first.
Harry got to work on covering his sleeping mate with even more blankets to completely shield him from sight, and he tightened his arms around the warm skin of the Omega before turning his attention to Zayn. "Tell me what's happened," he said simply, idly stroking Louis' soft back under the fully concealing mound of quilts.
"The rogues have fled from the north. My guess is they went even further north and east. We don't know why, but Cassian was spotted in the west by the ocean rallying a group and then fleeing. It's kind of confusing, the attacks have more or less stopped... They seem to be waiting for something," Zayn reported, keeping his eyes just below his Alpha's, focused more on his cheeks so he wouldn't challenge him because Harry was (probably without his own knowledge) lowly rumbling in defense at this circumstance.
Harry took a deep breath and let it out shakily, cutting off the vibrations in his chest he hadn't paid attention to. This wasn't good news-didn't seem like a time for Chehalis to let its guard down. A break from violence was always followed by something catastrophic. Last time, his parents had been murdered. He missed his mother, Anneya, every day, and he never wanted another pup or maturing wolf, anyone to feel the pain he and Parsel had.
"I know what you're thinking, Harry...and we're not gonna let that happen," Zayn assured, positive of exactly where his Alpha's thoughts had dragged him. The Pack Alpha still appeared anxiety-ridden and stuck in the past, so Zayn spoke more passionately: "Ann and Des would be so proud of you today, Harry. They would be for every single day, but particularly now," he said, gesturing to the bundle of Omega that was invisible under their blankets. "And your pups will never suffer the same fate-I am here to make sure of that. On my life, I swear."
"Thank you, Beta. You may go," he said politely, the two pack leaders sharing a special and understanding smile before Zayn turned and exited the teepee, sending a happy Jade in.
The Healer was additionally joined by an adamant Camila, and Harry sighed in exasperation, but he knew Louis wouldn't mind. What he didn't expect was for Peeta, Draco, Niall, and Kurt to additionally come barreling into his home. There was even a sheepish Jax peeking his head in just a fraction by the opening. Jax knew he couldn't enter as an Alpha, but he was obviously equally excited for his brother's pregnancy announcement.
They all froze at the front when they piled in, nervous to see the Alpha's reaction to the occupation. Harry lowly growled as a warning, but he knew this was Louis' omkin, and they (by fate and destiny) happened to all be his alkin's mates, so he reluctantly motioned them to come in. Not Jax, though-Harry wasn't that complacent. His growl had consequently woken his mate, but Louis needed to be awake anyway, so he didn't feel that bad about it. "Kimimela," he whispered in the rousing Omega's ear, turning his smooth rubs into pats to bring him into the world.
"Mmmhrmphrm," was his lover's response.
Harry chuckled and sat up to lean against one of the three tree trunks in his home (this one at the head of their bedding), pulling Louis up with him and maneuvering the Omega so that he was between Harry's legs and lounging against his chest.
"Huh?" Louis slurred in sleepy surprise, looking up into Harry's emerald eyes for an explanation.
"Jade's here to announce our puppies, and your omkin's here too," Harry informed, jutting his chin toward their nervous and excited forms.
Louis made a little squeak and looked around, grinning at his omkin. "Guys!" he exclaimed as he moved to crawl to them, getting stopped by Harry before he could get anywhere.
"Sorry, my love," Harry said regretfully under his breath, stilling his movement and running his hands up and down his Omega's arms. "I'm not comfortable with any other scents on you right now-it's too soon. I can only handle Jade."
Thankfully, both Louis and his omkin understood, and they settled for excited and fast-paced conversation that Harry couldn't follow if he tried. He discerned a few fleeting moments dedicated to Louis apologizing for lying to them about his heats, and a brief explanation as to why, and his omkin's instant acceptance, but that was where Harry's focus ended. Omegas talk like bumblebees, and it was far too early to buzz alongside them.
Eventually the pregnancy became the most prominent thing to discuss, and Jade slowly moved to the nervous Omega to find out just what was going on inside his womb. Harry reached down to push the blanket just below Louis' hips, and heaved him up a bit more, hooking his chin over his mate's shoulder to watch the Healer at work.
Jade gave an encouraging smile to Louis and pressed her dainty hands to his stomach, closing her eyes in concentration. Harry ran his hands down Louis' arms and intertwined their fingers, crossing both of their arms over the Omega's chest and placing intermittent kisses to his neck.
It seemed like an hour before the Healer opened her eyes again, but she finally did, immediately giving her diagnosis to the room of wolves that were all waiting with bated breath (even We-Ota seemed impatient for the announcement). "There are three," she stated officially, backing off and letting the news sink in.
Harry growled with pride, and Louis' omkin hollered for joy, but the Omega himself was still in shambles. "THREE? I'm going to be huge! This is going to impossible-you're gonna have to use a wheeler to get me around," he whined up at his mate, who appeared not so worried about it.
Harry chuckled at his Omega's fretting, nipping his bond mark to calm his panic. "It's very possible, Lou. You will carry them just fine, and I'll be with you every step of the way. You're going to do beautifully," he assured, disconnecting their crossed hands to cover the expanse of his stomach.
That may have helped Louis' insecurity a little bit, but he still couldn't believe it. Three? Not one, not two, but three puppies? As happy as he is for his little ones-he already loves them so much-he's still absolutely terrified. This seemed like such an impossible thing for a wolf his size to achieve, but he knows his gender kin have carried many more than this throughout history, and he'll just have to follow their example.
Jade unnecessarily informed the happy couple that it was of course too early to tell the sex or gender of the pups, but that she would be able to do it in one moon cycle. Louis and his friends said their frantically exuberant goodbyes while the Omega idly rubbed his tummy, and then Harry and Louis were alone again-just how they loved it.
Harry was colossally aroused by his mate's triple pregnancy and he wasted no time in laying them sideways and sliding into his Omega's slick-coated entrance, growling as he did so and making the submissive yip in pleasure. "There is no Omega on Earth I would ever want to mother besides you, my love. You changed my life-I love you," he moaned, keeping his thrusts nice and slow to be mindful of his mate's delicate condition.
Louis sobbed in merriment and pushed back against his Alpha's intrusion, getting his kicks while he was still thin and energetic enough to get them. "Ever since I saw you...outside with the Chehalis cubs...twirling one around with that smile on your face...I wanted to mother your puppies, and yours alone. It was my dream. I can't believe...it came true," he gasped, arching his back and turning his head sideways to lick into his Alpha's mouth.
Harry sealed his lips over Louis' and they breathed pants of air to each other, their bottom halves moving with a practiced fluidity only mates could harness. The Alpha broke the kiss and smashed his face into his Omega's neck, sniffing at the bond mark and giggling to encounter his own potent scent underneath the skin. "I knew you'd been staring at me..." he said in reference to Louis' cub-watching confession, smiling against his mate's shoulder and gripping his top hip for purchase. "It wasn't your dream, Louis. It was your right."
After Louis had stopped crying from that, the two were a blur of thrusts, moans, heavy breathing, and a combination of filthy and romantic words until they ultimately connected with the Alpha's knot. Louis came all over Harry's hand that had been stroking him, and the Alpha lapped up the spill with a possessive snarl, tasting the pregnancy even in his release.
Since Harry's instincts knew there was no need to impregnate his Omega, his knot went down a third of the time faster than it usually ran for, but he stayed buried in his mate anyway, not yet willing to part. "I love you. Every single one of you," he breathed into his beautiful Louis' neck, reverently holding the small tummy that contained their creations-creations who would someday grow up to be his walking and talking family. "You don't know how lost I was without you...you found me at just the right time. Thank you."

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Louis stirred into a pitch-black teepee, instantly knowing something wasn't quite right. Tiny mental inspection of himself and he confirmed it was his stomach, more specifically, his nauseous stomach, and he groaned into the darkness of their home, trying not to move because he didn't want to drop the leaf on a vomit-spree.
Harry jolted from the sound of distress and propped himself up on his elbow, glancing down to the unmoving lump of blankets at his side and murmuring out to it. "Louis? Baby, are you awake?"
"Mmhmm," was the response he received, that simple muffled groan proving Louis was not only awake, but suffering in a lot of discomfort.
"Are you going to be sick, love?" Harry asked, voice thick with genuine sympathy. This period of violent bodily reactions was unfortunately something all Omegas had to endure during the first week or so pregnancy, and it wasn't fair, but no amount of Healer remedies could cure it.
Louis only pitifully whined in response and clutched at his flipping stomach, so Harry acted without a second thought, removing the blankets and scooping his whimpering Omega into his arms. He walked them just outside the entrance of their home to let the cool night air wash over his mate's sweating face, and gently set him down upon the grass, continuously stroking his love's hair and back as he heaved shaky breath from his lungs. "It's gonna be okay, baby. Just let it out. You'll feel better, I promise," he cooed, holding his Omega up with a strong arm around his chest to catch him if he keeled over.
Louis continued to breathe heavily and closed his eyes, frequently grimacing when the waves of nausea shot through his body and threatened to explode, only to recede and leave him with a worsening churn in his gut. "Fuck," he hissed, wiping the sheen of sweat from his forehead and holding onto his Alpha's forearm with both hands.
"Love, you've gotta relax. I can hear you fighting it, just let it happen," Harry urged, referencing the thick and constant swallowing that was bobbing his Omega's throat between every pant.
Louis grumbled to be caught red-handed and gave up the struggle, riding the awful ride up his esophagus and coughing it all out into the grass below them. Harry hushed him methodically as he leaned him forward, keeping up his calming efforts by kissing his mate's clenched neck and scratching at his soft hair with his free hand, making sure it stayed away from the trajectory.
This went on for far too long-Louis was on his hands and knees now, and he unfortunately didn't stop retching until he was dry-heaving air for a full minute. Harry had been softly whining as he rubbed Louis' naked back, and held him close, his inner Alpha upset he couldn't do anything to immediately help.
"You are helping, Harry," Louis croaked, having picked up on the self-disappointment complaints of his Alpha's wolf.
"But I can't always. I have to go back to work tomorrow, and you can't go back until at least a week-who will stay with you? I'm not leaving you all alone, but I don't know who I would allow to be with you," Harry protested, wishing he could just desert his duties but he knew he couldn't. He wouldn't, either. He was Pack Alpha-it just wasn't always ideal to be.
Louis sat back on his ankles and reached for the water bowl Harry had gotten at some point, taking a large sip and then downing the whole thing in one go. Just before he could respond to his Alpha's question, Harry seemed to have already figured it out.
"No, okay, I'll have Camila spend time with you during the day, then Niall after his work when he can if I'm not back yet," the Alpha considered, nodding to himself in contentment of his decision. "You two need to discuss your pregnancies together anyway, and I trust Camila with my life."
"I would have smacked you so hard if you tried to separate me from Niall," Louis chuckled, taking a few more practice breaths and sighing them out in relief when they didn't react negatively with his stomach. "I'm done," he said, clearing his hoarse throat as his Alpha lifted him off the grass and carried him back inside.
Harry set him down in their bedding and washed his grass-stained hands and knees with wet rags, licking whatever he'd missed to clean him up spotless. He then slipped under the blankets and cuddled up to his cutely sighing lover, his consciousness gradually whisking away from him after the alarming excitement of earlier.
Louis listened as his Alpha's powerful and perpetually deep breaths steadily evened out, tickling his neck with the consistent rush of air, and yawned into the blanket bunched up by his face. He lay awake for quite some time, trying to wrap his head around the strikingly opposite turn his life had taken. It was a very welcomed turn indeed, and he thanked everything there was in the sky for giving him his Alpha mate and his puppies all at once. What timing.
Everything was perfect-the world could end tomorrow, and Louis wouldn't have one regret. This was exactly where he wanted to be; where he was born to be; and he wouldn't trade it for anything. He was home. And besides...he knew that as long as he and his Alpha had each other, the world could never end, anyway.