The Protector

Moving in

Time jump: 4 months

I waited outside on the porch watching over the pups. Ziva had gone with another pack mate to visit Eyal. The packs went about their day in front of me. Some patrolled the grounds, while others sparred or simply ran around. For the moment we were all on relax mode. Our main focus was waiting for Eyal and protecting the pups. To us it was a huge deal, seeing how they are the newest generation that will keep our line alive.

Very little has happened in the past 4 months.

After the birth of Ziva's daughters, I had my twins a few days later. Two boys. It had all happened so fast, one moment I was yelling at the top of my lungs and the next I had my sons in my arms. Aaron had taken to the role of the big brother as soon as he met them. Constantly watching over them. Always a few steps behind them. If it wasn't because of school, he would never leave their side. The pups have yet to shift, but at the moment they were learning to be one with their wolves.

You see we grow at a quicker pace than normal children. It was a defense mechanism werewolves developed over time. There was a time when wolves gave birth to defenseless children and many never made it past the year. For various reasons, but the major one being hunters. So we evolved. Now our pups were born as normal children, but at a week old they shift into their wolf form. This gave the pups the ability to grow faster and able to run should there be any danger. As for the aging, it was a funky way. A month was about a year, so as of right now the pups were four years old. They will be able to shift back once they hit their fifth year if all goes well.

Looking over at the sound of growling, I rolled my eyes at Ty and Micheal going at it again. Ever since Eyal's downfall the pack had been divided. Don't get me wrong they were still a pack, but some still didn't see Ziva as their alpha. Many have accepted her, but because of what she was it made it hard. Also didn't help Ned mark the pups as part of his pack. But Ty was helping her along the way. Shutting down anyone wanting to rise above the ranking or start something against Ziva.

I on the other hand had been absent from Gibbs and his team. We still had eyes on them, but since the birth of Ziva's and I's pups, we haven't had contact with them. Which also meant that Tony wasn't aware. The excuse that was given to Gibbs was a simple call made by Ned stating it was pack issues. The only reason Gibbs and the others haven't come in search of her, was because they didn't know where the hell our compound was located.

"Where are the boys?" Clay stepped up the porch.

I jerked my head to the two wolf pups sparring in a mud puddle. "I have given up on the hope they would remain clean for a day."

Clay took a seat beside me with a chuckle. "You were pretty much the same. Your mother could never keep you clean. The moment you stepped foot outside the house, it was as if you had a magnet for dirt."

"I remember." I chuckled. "How's your mate?"

"Fed up with the pregnancy." He hummed. "But, she still has about a month or so to go."

"You learn the sex yet?"

Clay shook his head. "She wants it to be a surprise."

"What do you want?"

"In full honesty, I already have a daughter." Clay chuckled. "I'd like a boy, but it doesn't matter if it's a girl. In a way, I already have practice with the opposite sex."

"So I was practice?" I teased.

Clay laughed. "You were a pain in the ass."

"I was not!"

"You got into every mischief you managed to find. Had me and your mother on alert every time you ran off." Clay hummed. "Let's not forget the number of males I had to chase off. The times you would try to sn-" He suddenly paused a look of horror crossed his face. "On second thought I will just stick to wanting boys."