"Hey," Abel stepped over a large log, wood in hand, "are you okay?"
Cain went to help him, "you were not gone long." He kissed the alpha gently, "I am fine."
Abel sat on the forest floor, poking the fire before tossing some sticks inside, "sit." He smiled tiredly, patting the spot beside them. Abel rubbed Cain's knee, taking little time to climb into his open lap. He wiggled, getting comfortable, before leaning back against the strong alpha. "I love you."
Cain pressed his warm lips to the back of Abel's shoulder, were their mark sat. "I love you."
"I know you are tired."
"I want to be here with you."
Abel nodded with a long sigh, "we will go home soon."
"When we return, I think we should start moving the things from your home to our home."
"Yeah," Abel turned his head, laying soft kisses across his partner's jaw, "I would like that." Cain wiped the alpha's tired under eye. Abel took his hand, kissing it, "you are so perfect to me, Cain." He smiled adoringly, "thank you."
"I want to find him too, Abel."
"I know, but I keep dragging you along." The alpha rubbed his cheek, "everyone has just -given up. I do not understand. How could they just -no. I cannot just give up, I will not."
Cain squeezed him close, "we will not. Even if all we find is a body, it will help. -Harry was too strong to just die, to just disappear."
"What if -he wanted to?"
"He had a family here, Abel, he had Matthew." Cain mumbled, "it does not make sense. He had Zayn and Liam -it is just -it does not make sense. He would never just leave."
"You are right." Abel shivered, mouth falling open when the cold air blew their fire down. "Wha -ugh."
"Sh," Cain chuckled, "it is time to sleep anyway." He rubbed Abel's thighs, "you are so tired, my prince."
Abel stood, stretching, "you are tired -more tired than I."
Cain smiled softly, watching his mate remove his winter robe, "we are tired." He groaned when the large white wolf laid on top of him, warming him to the bone. "Maybe I should just sleep like this." He ran his hands over the pearl white fur, "beautiful -my beautiful alpha." Cain wiggled from under him, removing his own robe, changing into his own white wolf. He laid on top of Abel, as they did for the last five nights, licking his alpha's ear.
Abel whined softly, rolling onto his back, before going to sleep.
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"Hey, I am talking to you."
Cain looked up from his lunch, annoyed, "what?"
"Where is Abel?"
"How should I know?"
Zayn lifted his hands, shrugging, "hm, maybe because he is your fucking partner."
Cain moved his food around, "not his keeper."
Zayn tilted his head back, groaning, "I do not understand how he always just disappears."
