Damon sat at the chair where the young boy slept. He just stared at his mate.

He was cute. His mate was really cute.

"My mate.." he whispered to himself

Brown reddish curls fell around his cute face. gorgeous green eyes, or were they blue?

"I love how they glow and change colors in the light. and these freckles .. "

"Umm, I would kiss every single one."

"How far do they go?"

"Are there more freckles on his body?"

Damon, who never even looked for one, found his mate.

But he knows he blew it... and he did it on purpose.

The boy .. Jessy .. sweet Jessy was terrified of him. He looked so peaceful sleeping. Damon sat by the bed where the young man was now resting, "Wonder if he would wake up if I kissed him .. "

Random thoughts of a dream that will never come to be were dancing in his mind.

< Damon ..> Alexis's voice came for the 3rd time.

Damon was annoyed. Alexis was the eldest brother's mate and acted like a mother to all of them

Sometimes Damon wonders if he realizes that the youngest of them is over 3000 years old.

shoulder hunched, he followed Alexis to the kitchen downstairs, the little rascal was eating his serial and Mathew was sitting beside him.

< hey .. you re back .. > Damon greeted his brother and the other snorted < yah it seems you f…>

He glanced at their nephew and cleared his throat < You made a big mistake ..> he smirked at him. Damon wanted to flip him the finger so much, but restrained himself for Maxi's sake.

The little one looked up < Damon made a mistake??> he giggled <oh oh >. Mathew smirked < yup oh oh >, they giggled at each other.

< Mathew, do you mind taking Maxi into the gaming room? > asked Alexis as he walked to the stove and started making coffee. Mathew stood up and ruffled the little guy's hair < Come on, buddy .. wanna play video game with me? >The little one drank what was left in his bowl and jumped off < race you !! > he ran out to the game room and Mathew followed, smiling < that's cheating !>

As the door was closed, Alexis took a deep breath < If I call him in, you promise not to tear each other apart? >

Damon frowned... he realized that his older brother didn't know Jessy was his mate, and he even stopped, but he threatened him...

Damon leaned on the wall, crossed his arms, glaring at Alexis . he sighed < What if I tell you I will make him suffer for scaring that boy into fainting >

He smirked. Nothing was worse than your mate scolding you. < deal > Alexis's tense muscles relaxed, and he walked out of the back door and came back with a scowling Miles.

< You didn't need to go that far .. > he scowled at his younger brother. Dean felt the change come uncontrollably, but he stood in his place

< you threatened my mate! You jumped him! You snarled at him! And he fainted from fear !!!! >

Guilt was obvious in his eyes as he sat in the furthest seat from where Damon stood.

< I didn't know .. he was reaching out to my mate and child .. >

“I knew”

Of course, Damon knew how he felt seeing a strange human in his house, reaching out to touch his nervous-looking mate.

But logic was one thing and instinct was another. he snarled at him despite himself in a threatening manner.

< You didn't need to snitch on me to Alexis .. that was low > he said dejectedly, and Alexis glared at him < We agreed to be civil when we have guests!! He is a human! You could smell him! And he is right in front of our house! You know he was invited in! How else can he come here?? Now fucking apologize to your brother > Miles was quiet and glanced at his brother < sorry .. >

Damon wasn’t settled, but he knew Alexis wouldn’t let him off the hook.

Miles may be their eldest, but he was a puppy in front of his mate ..

< Damon > Damon glanced at the unhappy Alexis.

He was a bit scary when angry.

"But what did I do?"

Alexis sat down on a seat away from his mate, making a statement that he was still angry.< why was your mate asking for help? Why was he looking like he had been through hell? And why was there a man bleeding in the back seat?> Alexis asked in a cold tone.

Oh ..

Miles looked at Damon and arched an eyebrow.

Fuck ..

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“Now I have to tell my family I kidnapped my own mate.”

< hello, the beauty has arrived !! > came a voice from the front door, and the fuming Alexis yelled < fuking hell !! You kidnapped him ???? >

< not really.. I .. >

Alexis was pacing the wide kitchen back and forth, pulling his hair off his face < no wonder .. no fuking wonder !!>

Maria walked into the house when she heard her father’s voice and looked at her other dad, asking him what was going on with her eyes.

Miles looked at his daughter and shook his head with a deep frown on his face.

< the boy was a mess !! He had dirty clothes, he was trembling, he was terrified ..>

Damon scowled, feeling guilt ripping his guts. But he had already made his decision< I didn't have a choice .. I ..>

< he was fuking bleeding Damon !!> Alexis cut him off and yelled some more

A vein in Damon's neck pulsed as he glared at his feet.

Staring at the mess, Maria took a seat silently by her dad and looked at him again. Miles leaned in and whispered < Damon kidnapped his mate ..> he said, and Maria gasped but clasped her hands over her mouth before saying anything.

Alexis took a deep breath. Walked to Damon < your mate's feet are a mess .. he had cuts all over and I found a piece of glass stuck on his left foot..> he said, glaring.

Damon felt his claws digging into his forearm as he crossed his arms in defiance.

< I didn't have a choice ..> he repeated

< he was in shock; he was so scared his teeth were chattering. Do you know that a human could die from fear … ? >

Damon finally snapped < I didn't have a fuking choice !! It was either I claim him or I end up like Raphael!!>

Silence..

< Damon ..> Miles said his name in an unhappy tone.

Damon took a breath and just walked out, but before he walked by, Alexis called him again < Damon … your mate .. he .. may not be the same .. he is traumatized .. so >

< I know .. I won't appear in front of him ..for now ..> and he walked out of the house.