Claim your fate

chapter 4

"We aren't going to find anything." Changbin grumbled as he blinked the snowflakes out of his eyelashes.

"Well, we're not stopping until we know we're safe. We're keeping our omegas safe." Suho said, scanning the horizon. "We can go further, and we will."

Hyunjin rolled his eyes at his stepfather's dramatic words. It was good that Suho wanted to keep their omegas safe, but this was the second time that they'd transformed back into their human form, and if he had to do it again, he might cry. Turning from a human into his wolf sucked, to be honest. It hurt; the pain getting so bad from the shifting bones and stretching muscles almost making him want to throw up.

Which would be bad, because he wanted to keep the lunch he had eaten inside of him. It was a great lunch, and he was glad that he'd talked the pack into eating back at the camp for a few minutes. And true to his word, Felix handed him a warm cup of tea as soon as he stepped in the door, and less than a minute later, he was wolfing down the sandwiches Felix prepared. And when he left ten minutes later, he found himself almost reaching for the omega to plant a big kiss on his lips, but recoiled as soon as he realized what he was doing.

But Felix, being blissfully unaware of Hyunjin's internal struggle, simply gave Hyunjin a pat on the back and made sure that he was filled up before he left again. Damn omegas. Always so sweet and kind and gentle, making strong alphas like Hyunjin question their willpower. In the end, Hyunjin left, replying to Felix's be careful! with a grunt and an unnecessary slam of the door.

As soon as everyone was done eating, or attempting too, Suho led them out past the thick horizon of trees and into unknown territory. It was crucial to make sure that there were no threats for miles, and miles was an understatement.

They ran until they reached Wonju, which was ninety-three miles away. Hyunjin's wolf was aching, and he would wager a great sum of money to bet that everyone else's was too. Suho was ridiculous, and when they'd run into a different pack, Hyunjin had to break up an impending fight between his stepfather and the other pack's alpha. He had to remind Suho over and over again that of course there would be territorial alphas there. They were on their land, for God's sake.

They eventually left in worse moods than they had started the day in, and they'd finally gotten everything sorted out with the land and the alphas. Changbin was whining to Minho and he rolling his eyes, Chan and Jinyoung were almost asleep on their feet, as was Hyunjin. But, he had to admit, even though Suho was a bit ridiculous, he took the safety of his pack very seriously, and if keeping the pack safe meant scouring ninety-three miles of land, then so be it.

And now, Suho wanted to go further. And Hyunjin wanted to scream. But, instead, he pulled Suho to the side.

"Suho, we can't go any further. We've nearly just been in a fight with another pack. We have to go back. Night is going to be falling soon, and we've traveled ninety-three miles away from the camp."

Suho shook his head. "I'll scour Korea in its whole if I have to, Hyunjin, and you know this. This is what being a good alpha is. Making sure that there are no threats to your pack."

Hyunjin held back a scream. "Suho, don't get me wrong because I think it's great, but do you think that going ninety-three miles away from our camp, our omegas, are safe? That in itself is putting them in danger. The only way to keep them safe is if we're there to protect them, and don't deny it because you know I'm right."

Suho stared at him for a few moments before nodding his head. "Alright. You're absolutely right. We do need to get back. Tell the others."

Hyunjin sighed in relief and nodded. He was more than happy to change back into his wolf one more time, but the others, not so much. He didn't blame them, mainly because turning to and from your wolf excessive amounts in a short period of time was a bitch, but they had to do it if they wanted to get home before it was completely dark. So, after everyone was done moaning and groaning, they shifted and home they went.