I need to clarify this...mostly for my own good to make sure my facts stay straight later on lol.

All females (including Alphas) and Omegas (including males) go into heat and can become pregnant.

All Males (except male Omegas) can produce a knot.

A pair is not truly mated until the Female or Omega has been knotted during their heat.

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"I honestly don't care what you have to say Michael...some jack ass attacked my Chroi!" Dean shouted his face getting a little red with frustration. Cas had his knees pulled up to his chest as he watched them from the bay window. He still felt extremely gross...the stench of that other wolf made his stomach churn. It clung to his skin and he really wanted to take a shower. Keelie was still pretty weak after whatever it was that happened...instead of listening to Dean and Michael argue she went straight to her bedroom with Garth. He knew she was sleeping and for that he was grateful.

"Dean...I understand, I really do but I'm not pulling them out of school!" Michael said, a growl at the edge of his voice. Cas swallowed hard, pressing the side of his face on his arms so he could look outside. Not once had he ever been propositioned or even harassed by another Alpha...now all of the sudden this was happening?

"He's still vulnerable Michael!" Dean shouted and Cas's head perked up at that, his eyes narrowing at the two bickering alphas.

"What do you mean I'm still vulnerable...we mated...you marked me," Cas said softly. Dean's pulsing green/gold eyes flicked over to him and all the anger that had been there melted into something softer.

"Cas...we won't be completely mated until you're first heat..." Dean said softly walking over to him. Cas frowned and shot up from the window, moving around his Chroi.

"So any Alpha can still claim me? Are you fucking kidding me?" Cas cried and both his brother and Dean flinched at his outburst.

"Castiel..."

"I've been good! I go to school, I stay out of trouble...I tried so hard to not bring any attention to myself and now this? Some random disgusting Alpha wants to claim me now that I have the one thing I always wanted? THIS IS BULLSHIT!" Cas growled, feeling his chest tightening with the need to cry. Michael opened his mouth to speak but Dean shook his head, his arm wrapping around Cas's shoulders.

"I know sweet heart...and I swear that we will keep you safe...he won't get to you I promise...and as soon as your heat hits, we wont have to worry about this ever again...and it'll be soon," Dean said softly trailing his nose up the side of his neck. Cas heaved out a sigh and melted against him, resting his head on his Chroi's chest.

"I know...I'm sorry," Cas whispered, giving Dean a small smile when lips pressed against his temple.

"You have nothing to be sorry for Cas...nothing. We're so used to our ways...we never thought anything like this would happen. You have to tell me honestly though, do you want to stay in school?" Dean asked and Cas let out another sigh looking over at his older brother. Michael was pinching the crook of his nose trying to control his breathing.

"Yes...it's something I promised my dad...I have to keep that," Cas answered and Dean nodded.

"Ok...but we need to get another alpha in the school..." Dean said and Michael glared at him.

"Keelie can protect him just fine Dean..."

"No...she can't," Dean said.

"She's done a pretty damn good job so far...what she not good enough now?" Michael sneered. Cas rolled his eyes and slumped back down at the window.

"That's not what I meant...she litterally can't protect him from this," Dean said a bit slower.

"What the hell are you trying to say?"

"Exactly what he is saying Mike...I can't protect Cas against this guy...if I do...it'll be a disaster," Keelie replied leaning against the door frame. Cas looked over and swallowed hard, she looked fine when they left the school but once they arrived home she seemed to deteriorate. Dark black circles were under her eyes and she was incredibly pale. Garth stood behind her with red brimmed eyes and Cas's heart stammered in his chest. Dean's jaw clenched when he looked over at her.

"How can you even know that Keelie?" Michael scoffed. Keelie's eyes narrowed and she went to take a step forward but stumbled, only Garth's grip on her arm kept her from collapsing to her knees.

"Look, we don't really know what's going on...but I'm working on finding out...Michael your sister knew where the girls were...I didn't track them by scent," Dean said. Cas held out a hand to his sister and she stumbled over to him, letting him pull her into his arms. He hated this...everything was going wrong...

"Fine...I'll have Lucifer and Gabriel stake out around the school tomorrow...then we'll all go to your land," Michael said. Dean opened his mouth to argue but Michael slammed his fists down on the desk. Cas let out a whine. Keelie sat up a little straighter and held him instead.

"Dean...I will not let some piece of shit rogue destroy my family again...even if I have to kill him myself. I am doing everything I can to keep to what my father believed in with every fiber of his being...and that was an education...especially for Castiel. He's your Chroi...but he is still my baby brother...and until you two are completely mated, I am his Alpha," Michael said thickly. Cas glanced up and saw a few tears fall down his brother's cheeks. Dean's tensed up for a minute and looked about to say something but his shoulders drooped and he bowed his head with a slight nod.

Cas pulled himself away from Keelie and hurried over to his brother. Michael slumped down into his chair as a quiet sob wrenched out of his throat. He swallowed hard and climbed into his lap, wrapping his arms tightly around his neck.

"Can you give us a minute Dean?" Keelie's trembling voice said softly. He heard Dean sigh but left the room, and he knew Garth followed.

"Mikey...you have to let yourself mourn...you can't keep holding all of this inside," Keelie said softly. Cas lifted his head and looked at his exhausted brother. Gods how could he have not realized it sooner? The moment their father died, Michael took on every responsibility...his work, the family, the alliance...now he had to deal with all of this new stuff? He couldn't remember if Michael ever had a moment alone to just grieve.

"I can't..."

"Yes, you can. We love you Michael but you don't always have to be the strong one for us...That's it...we're all taking a vacation this weekend. Especially you...are you still in touch with that girl Tessa? From the Richings pack?" Keelie asked her hand rubbing his shoulder. Michael huffed out a laugh and patted Cas's leg.

"I haven't talked to her...since it all happened. Her dad scares the hell out of me," Michael grinned.

"Why do they call him the grim reaper again?" Cas asked biting his lip. He looked up and saw a small smile on his sister's face...she was starting to look better and he felt a wave of relief flood over him.

"Cause he always looks like an undertaker...and he's all skin and bones. I don't think he ever liked me," Michael frowned. Keelie rolled her eyes and smacked his arm.

"Stop making excuses...and call her. Go on a date...have fun! Stop worrying about us so much...I know this isn't going to go away anytime soon...so it'll still be here when we come back from vacation," she said. Michael tried to argue but Keelie growled at him which made him bark out a laugh.

"Ok! Fine...but you two still have to go to school tomorrow..."

"We'll go...only if you call Tessa the second we leave the room..."

"Promise...now go. Tell Gabe and Luc I need to see them," Michael said. Cas smiled and hugged him before crawling out of his lap. Keelie kissed Michael's forehead and smiled before taking his hand. He led the way out of the room and stopped short to see Dean and Garth waiting for them.

"Everything OK?" Dean asked quietly. Cas nodded going into Dean's arms, inhaling the comforting scent along his skin.

"Keelie...you need to rest," he heard Garth say softly. The link between them suddenly opened and Cas gasped at just how badly his sister was feeling.

"Shit...sorry Castiel...yeah I need to sleep," Keelie stammered and slammed down the wall again before hurrying off towards her room.

"What was that about?"

"She's hurting pretty bad Dean...what's wrong with her?" Cas asked his voice shaky with panic. Dean kissed his forehead and sighed.

"I don't know baby...I wish I fucking did though," Dean sighed.

Dean knocked back the last of his beer and turned to throw it in the garbage. He, Balthazar, Gabriel, Sammy, and Benny were in the Novak's basement playing pool and listening to loud music. They had wanted to listen to the radio but Dean was having none of that. Thankfully Chuck actually listened to good music and had a rather large collection of records and cds. At the moment Steppenwolf was blaring through the speakers and Dean found himself singing along and a smile stretched across his face.

The door opened and Dean glanced over to see Cas coming down the stairs. He looked so adorable in his baggy sweats and hoodie, his black rimmed glasses sat on his nose and his hair...his freaking wild hair was a mess like always. He grinned over at him and raised his arm so Cas could snuggle up against him. The smell of his heat was getting stronger and Dean was getting anxious. Until it happened, Cas was vulnerable and Dean was not ok with that.

"Dean...will you come up stairs with me?" Cas asked softly and Dean glanced down at him. Those bright blue eyes seemed to sparkle in the light and he couldn't help kissing those plump lips.

"Sure...lead the way," Dean said and waved to the others. They made some pretty crude comments but Dean just shot them a grin before Cas yanked on his arm. He followed through the house until they were upstairs and Cas was opening the door to a pretty big room. It was spacious but he wasn't surprised to see how clean it was. Everything was in its place and insanely organized.

He was about to tease him when Cas jumped on him, his legs wrapping around his waist. Dean groaned when Cas kissed him eagerly, long fingers delving into his hair to hold onto something. He could do nothing but comply (like he actually minded ha!). One of his hands slid along his leg to grab a hold of the round flesh, pushing their groins together. Cas let out a soft moan and Dean didn't hesitate to slide his tongue through his parted lips. He moaned again and Dean shuddered when the Omega sucked greedily on his tongue.

Dean ended up loosing his balance and thankfully toppled onto the bed, Cas letting out a little giggle when they bounced.

"Not that I am complaining...but what brought this on?" Dean grinned. They crawled further onto the bed and Cas leaned back against his pillows letting his legs fall open for Dean to settle between. Both of them groaning at the slight rub of their twin erections.

"I'm done with my homework, I haven't seen you in over a week...I'm horny and I want you so bad Dean," Cas whined. Dean touched his forehead, frowning with disappointment when he didn't feel a spike in his temperature. Cas chuckled and pulled him down to brush their lips together.

"Not yet Dean...right now I'm just a plain horny teenager," he laughed. Dean flicked his tongue out at his lips and shook his head.

"You, are anything but plain...and it has taken everything in my will power to not ravage you in front of everyone...all day," Dean nibbled on Cas's bottom lip, following it to his jaw and up to his ear. Cas took in a sharp breath and canted up his hips when Dean slowly dragged his tongue up the side of his neck to nip at the skin behind his ear.

"Dean..." Cas moaned and Dean couldn't help but grin, his hands holding down his hips as he rutted against him. The Omega let out a loud whimper and his entire body shuddered, the scent of his slick flicking a switch deep inside Dean's belly. He growled and quickly rolled Cas over, his fingers yanking down his sweats.

"Oh gods Dean," Cas moaned laying his head down on his arms, letting his ass stay up in the air. Dean licked his lips and dragged his blunt nails up his thighs and up the mounds of his ass cheeks. The sweet smell attacked his senses and the wolf roiled inside, wanting to be let out and taste his delicious Chroi.

"Cas...I don't know how much control I'll have after I taste you," Dean growled, his voice dropping a few octaves. Cas let out a whine and looked over his shoulder, the wolf very present in his eyes. Dean let his control slip just a bit and surged forward, his tongue licking up the slick that had leaked out down the back of his thighs. Cas let out a animalistic whine and Dean's control slipped even further. He spread Cas and let his tongue lap up at his entrance before very slowly dipping it inside his quivering hole.

"Dean!" Cas growled and both of their controls fell apart. Cas spun around and started to rip Dean's clothes off and the Alpha repaid him in kind. He felt eager hands starting to push at his shoulders and Dean was able to swim to the surface enough to glance over at the very unlocked door. He shoved Cas back down on the bed and growled, loving the smile Cas gave him as he sat still. Dean hurried and locked the door before tackling Cas pinning him down with his hands above his head. Cas's eyes were all-electric and glowing making his blood boil in his veins.

Dean had every intention to mount Cas and fuck him until he was screaming but the little Omega had other plans and somehow got the upper hand. Even as a wolf, he was willing to let Cas get away with whatever he wanted. Cas crawled over him straddling his hips. He let out a deep growl when his mate started to impale himself on his throbbing cock. Cas let out a sharp cry once he was fully seated, his nails leaving angry red marks as he dragged them down his chest. Dean sat up and nipped at his chin, whining deep in his throat. Cas smiled letting him know he was ok and kissed him, his tongue quickly finding its way into the Alpha's mouth. Dean cupped the back of his neck and growled deep in his throat as their tongues battled, neither of them really wanting to win.

Cas started to roll his hips and Dean broke away from his mouth to moan loudly, one of his hands gripping at his hip tightly. He started off slow, letting Dean sink deep into him with every downward motion. When Cas moved his hips in a circle Dean fell back against the bed and cried out, his own hips bucking up nearly pushing Cas off him.

His eyes flew open at the dirty giggle his mate made and he ran his hands up his thighs, digging his nails into that pale flesh. Cas sat back on his hands and kept rolling his hips, every once in a while going in a circle. It felt too good and Dean loved watching the breathy moans escape his lovers mouth but he wanted to watch Cas fall apart under him. When Cas threw back his head, Dean shot forward and pinned Cas to the bed again. The Omega whined but had a smile on his face. He tried to pull off of Dean to roll over but Dean nipped at his chin.

"No," he managed to growl out and Cas took in a deep breath, wrapping his legs tightly around Dean's waist. The Alpha pushed all the way into his lover and waited a breath before he started thrusting almost roughly against him. Cas let out a loud moan and his fingers dug into the sheets, the sound of them ripping under his growing claws spurring Dean on.

"Fuck!" Cas cried out and arched his back, and Dean slipped even further inside, pressing deliciously hard against his prostate. His Omega let out a pretty scream and Dean couldn't help but bite into his shoulder, his hips moving in a blur as he chased his release. Cas was crying out over and over again until Dean felt him clench unbelievably tight around him as he shot out his release onto both of their chests. Dean's hips stuttered and with a scratch down his back he was coming hard. He held Cas's hips against his own as he shot his load into his Omega. Cas whimpered, his fingers rubbing his lower back. Dean didn't want to move away or pull out, he wanted to stay tied to his mate but as his cock softened he finally did. Cas bit his lip and whined, the wolf slowly sliding away to go sleep most likely. Dean took in a deep breath as he rolled onto his side while Cas stayed on his back with a little smile on his face. His control slid back into place with ease and gazed at his Chroi lovingly.

"You OK baby? I was kinda rough," Dean said his voice a little hoarse. His throat burned but he didn't remember shouting or anything...he was so focused on the sounds Cas was making he didn't hear himself. Cas stretched out his body and yawned, turning his head to give him a sleepy but happy smile. Dean grinned and rubbed his stomach, his fingers trailing little patterns on his skin, loving the pure contentment pouring off of his Chroi.

"Yeah...I'm sure I'll be sore but it was worth it...do you think...on the next full moon we can do that in our wolf forms?" Cas asked biting his lip. Dean grinned widely leaning in to kiss him. Their lips moved slowly, for once not in a hurry.

"We'll do whatever you want," Dean answered against his lips.

The Next Morning

Castiel hesitated outside his chem class...he knew his brothers, Dean, Sam and Benny were circling the school and one sound from him they would all appear. He just didn't want to deal with it...or smell him. He showered for nearly an hour last night after their talk with Michael, scrubbing his skin pink to get it all off. Dean had wanted to join him but Cas was embarrassed . So he waited and then took great care...and joy getting his scent all over Cas's skin again. He had tried to start his homework but Dean pulled the towel off of him and stared kissing and licking at his skin. Cas didn't mind it one bit...it made him ecstatic that Dean even cared that much. When he was satisfied with his work, Cas kicked him out so he could attempt to work on his assignments.

The final bell started to ring and Cas held his breath as he stepped inside, completely taken aback when the new student wasn't there. He looked over at the teacher in question but he just shrugged. Link and Lyra looked up at him with glowing eyes but smiled at him regardless of their anxious state. Cats were solitary creatures and very rarely mated for life...having so many wolves around made them nervous and hard for them to keep the animal side passive. Cas bit his lip and gave them his best apologetic smile.

The Alpha never showed up and Castiel let out a breath of relief.

Keelie...he's not here.

Thank the gods...I asked some of the others and they hadn't seen or rather smelled him either. Stay on your guard though twin.

He nodded to himself and continued on with his work.

When the final bell of the day sounded Cas sat back in his chair and sighed...was the guy just messing with them? He couldn't make any sense of it.

Cas closed his locker and jumped nearly a foot when Meg Masters' face just suddenly appeared. She grinned at him and he shook his head, moving around her.

"Oh Clarenece don't be like that!" she called following after him through the front doors.

"Whoa...who are they?" Meg asked with a slight moan. Cas looked over and smiled with pride. Dean was leaning on the Impala talking with Benny while Sam, Gabe and Luc were in a separate conversation. Dean took in a deep breath and smiled before their eyes met.

"They, would be my pack mates...the one looking over is my Chroi," Cas said looking over at her. She stared at him with wide eyes and laughed.

"Well...damn boy...if I knew that your pack was sex on 4 legs...I would have joined a long time ago," she laughed. Cas rolled his eyes at the lone wolf and chewed on his lip.

"You can always join you know..." he said and she playfully punched his arm.

"Nah...my heart is too wild to be tamed...catch you later angel boy," she grinned before hurrying over to her car. Cas watched her for a moment before he felt Keelie join him.

"She's such a strange girl..." Keelie said. Cas looked up at her and flinched at how much silver bled into the blue. He prayed that they could figure something out this weekend. She blinked a few times before she smiled at Cas.

"Come on...I don't know about you but I need to run tonight," she said taking his hand.

Dean glanced over at Cas and smiled. He and Alfie were lying out on the grass talking, the sound of Cas's laugh sent shivers down his skin. Knowing he had some time before someone sought him out, he headed over to Kevin's cabin...it used to belong to Daniel but after the boy showed interest and a gift at record keeping...he gladly took over the title. He tapped on the Theta's door and smiled when the young boy opened it right away.

"Dean! Hey...what...what are you doing here?" He asked flicking his eyes up and then around him. Dean glanced over his shoulder and chuckled when he saw Benny leaning against a tree not too far away. After Benny received his newest title, the poor kid was scared shitless of the massive wolf.

"I need to talk to you for a moment...are you busy?"

"No! Of course not...come in! Um...sorry it's a mess...I um..."

Dean watched the young Theta rush around trying to clean up the crumpled up pieces of paper strewn all over the floor. Other than that the cabin was clean...he reached down to snatch up one of the paper balls.

The History of The Tillamook Pack:

Conri: Dean Winchester

Anamchara: ?

2nd: Benny Lafitte

Official Beta: Sam Winchester

Dean stared at it for a moment before frowning...why were the question marks where Cas's name should be? He opened his mouth to ask when he noticed almost the same list but more detailed sitting on the coffee table.

The History of The Tillamook Pack:

Conri: Dean Winchester

Anamchara: Castiel Novak

2nd and Pit Protector: Benny Lafitte

Official Beta: Sam Winchester

Scribe/Record Keeper: Kevin Tran

Trackers: Garth Fitzgerald, Gabriel Novak, and Ash Singer

Teachers: Garth Fitzgerald, Pam Barnes, Balthazar Novak

He smiled as his fingers traced over the names...it wasn't finished, far from it but it still made him a bit giddy inside.

"Ok...so...what did you want to talk about?" Kevin forced a smile, his hands nervously winding around the other.

"You ok Kev?" Dean asked and the boy nodded.

"Yeah, yeah...just there's so much to do and get organized...Daniel was great but he didn't have a system and it's hard keeping things in order without a system," Kevin said and got up again to enter the small kitchen. He pulled out two bottles of water. Handing one to Dean he plopped down on the couch and nearly sucked it dry.

"Ok well...Kevin the reason why I'm here...I don't know if you've heard about what's been going on lately?"

"Rogue wolves, the girls going missing, you finding them, Keelie's strange behavior the alpha who attacked Cas at school...yeah I know...what about it?"

"I need to know if you've read anything in Daniel's notes about anyone else acting the same way as Keelie..." Dean asked. Kevin stared down at the table for a moment before rushing off down the hall. He came back a second later with a huge leather-bound book.

"This is the history that Daniel was working on for John's time as Conri... I've read the entire thing but there is nothing in here that is even remotely similar...the only thing I can remember is that someone was able to tell if something was going to happen...but that was on instinct...and not psychic ability," Kevin explained. Dean sighed reaching over to pat the Theta on his shoulder.

"Thanks anyway, see you around," Dean said. He left the cabin, pausing on the porch to watch as Keelie disappeared into the woods, Garth trailing behind her. Cas was still sitting with Alfie but his eyes watched his sister with a pained expression. It was really odd for Keelie to go off by herself...she had Garth of course but she always took her brother. Benny was watching them with that same knowing look as before. Dean whistled and gestured with his head for the Alpha to follow him.

"You need to tell me what you know Benny...and don't act like you don't..." Dean said quietly once they were under the cover of trees. Benny sighed heavily and rubbed the back of his neck. He gave Dean a pained look but moved to lean up against one of the trees, his feet crossing in front of him.

"Before I came here...I was in a pack in New Orleans...they weren't very big but they had the same values. My father was the pack master's 2nd so when it came time for me to find a mate, Aaron promised me his daughter when she came of age. I was happy...she was beautiful, smart, sassy and took no lip from anyone...Andrea was a Beta with the mind-set of an Alpha. When she was 17 her first heat hit and her father allowed us to be together and she became my...well Chroi. We didn't use the old traditional words...when she turned 18...something started changing about her," Benny said. He pushed away from the tree and rubbed his face, keeping his back to Dean when he started talking again.

"It started small...knowing when little things would happen, I saw her more often in my dreams...then on the full moon she had...a fit. Started convulsing on the ground and screaming that something was coming...something we couldn't even start to prepare for. Her eyes...they glazed over with this...milky haze and when it cleared...her usual honey brown eyes had silver in them," Benny said looking at Dean now. Dean felt like something hit him square in the chest. He moved to sit down on one of the rocks and stared up at Benny, quietly urging him to continue.

"Well...no one believed her, except me. Her own father refused to listen to her until it was too late. A neighboring pack attacked us and we lost nearly half of our wolves...most of them were the children...it was horrible...after that everyone listened to Andrea...they were either scared of her or respected her. Things...seemed to have slowed down but out of no where, she had another one of those, visions. She started bleeding through her nose and couldn't walk on her own. Her dreams kept her awake so she never slept...I was watching my mate slowly die and there was not a damn thing I could do to stop it.." Benny took in a sharp breath and his hands clenched into fists. Dean wanted to stand and comfort his friend but nothing he could have said would make things better.

"What...happened?"

"She didn't make it through the transition Dean...it killed her."

"Transition? What was she turning into?"

"She was becoming a Shaman Dean...and so is Keelie," Benny said flatly. Dean couldn't help the small laugh escape his throat.

"But they're just a myth..."

"Just because we haven't seen them around for generations...doesn't mean they don't exist. Many of them...don't make it past the first year of the transition...after Andrea died...I roamed from pack to pack trying to figure out what the hell happened...they all said same thing. They were females and they never survived it..." Benny said with a leveling gaze. Dean stood up and started to pace. How the hell was he supposed to tell the Novaks this? That their only sister was going to die? They were just starting to heal from their father's death. It would kill Cas...he had been so wrecked when he lost Chuck...he would never be able to handle his sister leaving him. And Garth? All he ever heard Garth talk about was how badly he wanted a family...Dean let out a loud growl and punched into a tree. His knuckles split open and he winced but bit it down.

"Dean...Keelie's different...she'll make it through this," Benny said and Dean spun around to find the alpha staring at him.

"How? What makes her so different then the others?"

"Her brother...Castiel...she's had a psychic connection with him since birth right?"

"Yeah...and?"

"None of the others had that...she's been able to practice this and be ready for it for years...my Andrea and all the others... not one of them had a twin. This is the only difference and I believe with my whole being that she'll make it through the transition..." Benny said, the confidence in his words made Dean feel a slight bit better.

"I have to tell my dad...come on, he'll want to hear your story as well."

"Dean wait...there's something else you need to know...and be prepared for...if she does in fact survive this and become a full-blown Shaman...you'll be the most powerful Conri in not only Oregon...but in the country."

"But...I'm not Conri yet Benny...so she'll be my dad's Shaman...not mine," Dean said swallowing down his beating heart. Even as he said the words...he knew it was far from the truth.

"Brotha...I wish that were true. She's connected to her brother, who is connected to you. She may aid your father...but she won't belong to him. You have to understand that Shaman's are extremely powerful and even though they tend to be independent...they only serve one person in their lifetime," Benny said taking a few steps towards him.

"How the hell do you know all of this Benny?"

"I told you, I traveled for a long time trying to figure out what happened to my Andrea...there was only one pack that had a full-fledged Shaman about a 150 years ago," Benny looked down and then back up, Dean's breath hitched in his throat at the heated anger behind those steel-blue eyes.

"I was in England when I heard of them...they were a peaceful group and never caused any problems. A pack of wolves wanted the Shaman for themselves and kidnapped the Shaman's sister to make a trade...they didn't realize that a Shaman's bond can't be broken. When she said no, they beat and raped the sister...she was only 14. The Shaman went bizerk and killed every wolf within her reach...when she realized that she had even killed her pack master...she ended her own life," Benny explained and Dean slumped back down to the rock, his head falling into his hands.

He heard Castiel's laughter ring out through the trees and for the first time it actually hurt him more than brought him joy.