Trace instinctively ran after his son, reacting to Mary's anxiety. He was confused, not sure of the reason of Mary's anxiety- his parental instincts simply kicking in.

"You smell just like my daddy!"

Silence.

"Who is your father?" A hardened voice, filled with disbelief responded. Angry phermones began exuding into the open field, causing for surrounding wolves to immediately kneel in submission. 

Trace's body immediately kneeled in submission, his wolf whining in panic for their pup. He gritted his teeth as he looked up, to see the unknown man reaching out to his son. His eyes widened in horror, not wanting the unknown man to touch him. He whined loudly in distress causing for two figures react immediately.

Jin held a knife in front of him as he beared his fangs, eyes an obsididan black; the need to protect his grandson causing him to react aggressively.

A normally timid Hinata, stood fiercly behind him, blocking the view of Tristian. His body had instinctively responded to his brothers distress; an omega's need to protect his family.

Jeff incredulously took a step back, an expression of surprise flashing across his face. The two men standing in front of him were obviously omegas. Weaker by nature. So how could they withstand his phermones when almost every other person in the field were kneeling, even those stronger than then. Albeit, he hadn't done it on purpose, he had never met any omega who could withstand his phermones. That built his curiosity, as he stared at them.

Jeff cuffed the back of his head, as Kenneth annoyingly smacked it. "Draw in your damn phermones before you drive my damn pack into heat!"

Jeff huffed, reigning in his phermones. 

Trace immediately hopped up, racing to snatch his son into his arms.

Mary was beside him immediately, as she pushed them both behind her back. While Trace was not her true mate, her wolves love for the small wolf was strong. She had imprinted on him, therefore it drove her protective instincts.

"Daddy, are you ok?" Tristian asked concerned.

"I'm fine baby. Next time you listen to your mother, and never run away from us. Do you understand me?!" Travis said with a stern voice.

"I'm sorry," Tristian whimpered, giving puppy dog eyes.

Trace groaned internally, releasing his lavendar phermones to help calm his son down.

Jeffs body heated up at the smell of phermones, his wolf jumping around in excitement. 'Mate! Mate!'

He had only smelled those phermones once his sophmore year, before he left the country. The memory of the lewd body he had taken, flashing across his brain painfully. He had followed the smell for almost a mile from the school, before the rain washed away the scent. He had painstakenly been unable to determine who the person was, and with how homophobic his father was, he was unsure how to identify the person.

However, the sight of the dark haired dirty blonde man who was kissing over the little boys face gave him pause, slowly sizing the frame of him. While he had only seen him briefly before taking him, he would never forget the face standing in front of him. The slanted choclate covered eyes, the straight nose and pink plump lips came in site as he kissed the little boys cheeks.

"Stop," Tristian comaplained as he pushed his fathers face away, embarassed.

Trace giggled, hugging him as he scented his son.

"It's you," he heard a voice say behind him, a sense of awe to the voice.

He gripped his son tighter, turning curiosly to see who the voice was talking to. He looked confused as the incredibly blue eyed dominant alpha was staring dead at him. He looked behind himself, to see if there was someone else he was trying to address.

"No you!" he said, walking towards the omega. 

Brute stepped in front of him growling. Jin walked behind his husbands wolf's frame, eyes still an obsidian black.

Mary growled, blocking Trace's view from him.

Alpha's were known as possessive creatures. So imagine one who had been deprived the ability to be near his bonded mate for years. Luca immediately came forefront, a pair of golden yellow eyes staring blankly at the bodies separating him and his mate. "Move!" the alpha commanded in a inhumane tone.

Everyone responded to the command, beside Jin who strongly fought the command.

Luca started to approach his mate, as Jin backed up until he was now standing in front of his son.

The dangerous phermones exuding from the body in front of him caused a cold sweat to break out across his forehead. Luca growled in challenge, eyes beginning to glow.

Trace gasped as the growl caused for the hairs to stand up straight on his arms, but the sight of his son's wolves yellow-rimmed eyes glowing in response to it, is what made his heart stop. There would only be one reason the sound of a wolves growl would cause for a pups eyes to do that.

Trace nervously turned, heart stopping as he really took in the appearance of the man. The roustle brown hair, piercing blue eyes and thin lips curled in a scowl with a stubborn chin was almost identical with his son's face. There was no question about it. The man standing in front of him was none other than Tristians father.

Trace felt hsi wolf roll beneath his skin, causing him to shudder as his eyes turned an intense silver. "MATE!"

"MATE" Luca growled back.

Iris instinctively stepped forward, clutching their pup to her as she stepped in front of her papa. 

"NO!" Mary screamed, as she tried to clutch Trace's arm.

Iris shook her off, standing in front the huge alpha. The mix of their phermones undeniable, as the bond mark on the back of Trace's neck burned.

 

"Mine!" Luca growled, pulling the omega into his arms as he kissed him fiercly. 

The crowd gasped in shock, confusion abundant.

"Isn't he the other alpha's mate?"

"I knew the little boy looked nothing like her!"

"What's going on?"

"Enough!" Kenneth gritted, although he himself was confused. How had he not put it together before? The reason the little boy had looked so familiar before was because he was almost identical to Jeff. Like as if Jeff had spit him out.

"HEY! You can't kiss my daddy!" Tristian stubbornly hit the alpha.

Luca looked down at the yellow rimmed pup, eyes identical to his in shock. He leaned down to smell the small pup, and immediately knew the little boy in the omega's arm was his.

Jeff's eyes returned a normal blue, as his eyes began to shed tears. "Is he my son?"

Trace stiffened in confusion, finding himself in the alpha's arms. However, the question caused him to snap his eyes to the alphas eyes that were now a bright blue.

"No!" he answered, the lie obvious.

Jeff's anger returned, as he tightened his grip on the omega. "Do not lie to me!"

Trace struggled to remove himself, before giving up defeatedly. He looked away stubbornly. "I do not want to discuss this in front of a group of people."

Jeff briefly looked around, almost forgetting their audience. He growled in annoyance. "Then let's go somewhere quiet."

"Then are we done here?" Jin asked hopefully, eyes back to a chocolate brown.

"No! If Jeff wishes to challenge to be beta he has a right," Kenneth answered, tiredly. He didn't even know what the fuck was going on anymore, and he was extremely tired. However, he had to be strategic here. There was a possibility that Alaric would be beaten by Jeff. While he was young and inexperienced, his training overseas had been intense and he wanted to believe he would be able to beat him. 

While Kenneth had not known nor requested his return, he was actually happy for it.

Jeff grew frustrated, not wanting to release the man in his arms. He looked at the beta. "Can this not be done another day?"

"No. This is a sacred challenge. If he is to remain the winner tonght, he will remain beta," Kenneth said. However, Jeff picked up on the unsaid words. It was obvious he wanted him to beat the beta, althought from what he saw the wolf was actually pretty good. He was unsure of what was going on, but it was obvious a power struggle behind closed doors.

He sighed, kissing the omegas forehead. "Stay right hear until im done. We have a lot we need to discuss. Do not run away this time, do you understand me?" he said sternly, looking at the stubborn omega who was ignoring him.

"He won't. I promise," Jeff's eyes flickered to the voice of the older, pretty omega.

"Who are you?" he asked, although he could see a slight similiarity to the two.

"I'm his papa, Jin. The wolf you're challenging today is his father, Alaric," Jin said purposely. While Kenneth was thinking strategically, he would think cunningly. There is no way this Alpha would kill his mate's father if he wanted him to favor him. If he killed the wolf, Trace would never forgive him and never accept him as a mate. 

"Papa!" Trace voice said disbelieving, at his promise. He had actually planned to flee with Mary the moment the alpha was distracted. Now it seemed his father was using some secret agenda to keep him there. He was sure it had something to do with trying to prevent his father from being killed.

Jeff eyes widened in surprise, as he looked at the large wolf battered beta. He looked at Trace's face, seeing the worry in the omega's eyes. He sighed, as he leaned his head against the omega's forehead again. He stepped back, beginning to strip as he looked at the older omega. "As long as you promise he goes nowhere, I will not kill him," referring to the beta, seeing right through the older omega.

Jin smirked, impressed. "Agreed!"

"No," Mary whispered, a sense of dread spreading through her.

"This is the last challenge of the night," Kenneth said. "We will either continue to remain having Alaric as beta, or tonight we will have a new one. A strong one."

The crowd mumured, extremely uncomfortable with the unknown wolf becoming their new beta. 

"I understand a lot of you are not comfortable with this idea, but you will have the opportunity to see just how strong he is to protect you if we are to ever be attacked. You can get to know him personally at the pack house for dinner if he wins."

Uncertainty was still there, but curiosity from the drama and strong aura of the unknown wolf had them curious to see him fight.

Jeff smoothly shifted, similar to the way Tristian had. The crowd gasped at the large and beautiful wolf, he was a mirage of color. Luca was a red wold with a mixture of white and rustle brown fur. He howled in excitement of the challenge of a fight, and having met his mate and pup. 

Brute howled in response to the challenge of the younger wolf, beginning to pace as his eyes remained lock on his prey.

Jin grabbed his son, as he pulled him back to clear him from the circle the two wolves were preparing fight.

"Alright! Begin!" Kenneth shouted as he raised his arm and brought it down fastly.

This battle was different. Luca could sense the other wolves fighting intelligence, while Brute could sense the other wolves lack of fear. This was nothing like the prior fights. There was no need for strategy. This was a primal fight. 

Both wolves growled animalistically, attacking each other head on. The sound of snapping teeth and bloodthirsty growls filled the clearing. 

Luca bit at the wolves muzzle, scratching his paws across the other wolves face. 

Brute ate the pain, swinging his head to the side to bite the younger wolves retreating paw- swinging his head side to side roughly to pull him off balance.

Luca was pulled forward, unable to balance himself. However, he used the momentum under the wolf to bite the scruff of his neck, causing for a flood of blood to enter his mouth as he also begin to swing his head side to side; using his back legs to try and kick the beta off of him.

Brute whined at the pain. 

Jin gripped Trace's arm tightly, fighting the urge to jump in and attack the alpha to protect his mate.

Brute released his hold on the paw, dropping his full body weight onto the younger wolf beneath him. He tried to roll away so he could attack his neck himself, but it only caused the other wolf to get on top of him with his jaw remaining locked around his neck.

Brute growled, shaking his head as he raked his nails through the younger wolves sensitive belly.

Luca whined in pain, but kept his jaws lock on strongly; beggining to shake his head again. He ragged the older wolf scruff around his neck, curling his large body above him to hold his limbs down.

Brute saw what he was attempting and was preparing to retreat last minute, but Luca dropped his body weight on the older wolf unexpectedly, catching him by surprise. He snapped his jaws onto the younger wolves muzzle, attempting to have him remove his grip on his scruff. 

Luca released a piercing whine, but remained lock jawed. He shook again aggressively in warning. 

Luca growled as Brute struggled to get from beneath him. However, as time passed the older wolves stamina began to wane. The younger wolf strained to keep him down, although he himself was growing tired. Brute had expected him to go in for the kill.

It wasn't Brute's resolve to ever give in to a fight. To the death was a beta's mantra, but he could sense his mates anxiety. He briefly flicked his eyes to the side, to see the tear stricken face of his mate. He could sense the distress, and he unknowingly growled in anger. 

Brute turned to look at the older wolf, before releasing his jaws and stopped struggling. He whined in submission, admitting defeat.

Luca released the older wolf, throwing his head back to howl in victory.

"The winner is Jeff Callwell!" Kenneth screamed. The crowd had a mixed response. Some roared with excitement of how strong the wolf was to beat their former beta, while some half-heartedly clapped not impressed. 

Brute stood up shakily, head held high and tail standing stiff.

"You fought well beta Alaric. We thank you for your years of service," Kenneth said clapping, before bowing his head in respect. 

The cheers grew louder than that that of the winner of the challenge, some whistling, as some cried at the end of Alaric being beta.

Jin stepped past the bowing alpha, to drop down and nuzzle his mate. "Thank you," he whispered.

There was no doubt in his mind that Brute wanted to fight to the death instead of submitting to the younger wolf.

Brute licked his face, smearing saliva all over his mates human form. 

Jin laughed, as he rubbed his hands through his battle ridden mates fur.

Tracy, Marie, and Hinata all burst forward to throw their forms over their fathers wolf, crying with tears of joy after the scary battle.

Trace stepped forward holding his son, with Mary beside him, sighing in relief.

Alaric shifted back hugging his family close in his arms. 

(A/N wolves don't really hold modesty when they are naked from shifting)

"You and me need to talk," a gravelly voice said, grabbing his arm.

Trace's body shuddered at the hold, the bond snapping as he could feel the blood thirstiness and desire radiating from the alpha. 

"No! We don't-"

"Yes, you do," Jin said taking his grandson. "There is a lot you both need to discuss."

Trace wanted to argue.

Mary gripped his arm. "It's ok. Do it.