Regina awoke the next morning in her mate's arms. She watched the sunlight dance across Lycia's sleeping face, mesmerized by the beauty of her lover. Lycia peeked out of one eye and looked at Regina. "Good morning." Regina smirked. Lycia smiled and kissed her forehead before rolling over and stretching. Regina's eyes traced her mate's incredible naked body. Gods Lycia was sexy, every inch of her. "Don't move."She commanded. Lycia went still, raising her eyebrow as Regina ran her hand along her side. She'd done this last night, usually every night and she never tired of it. Lycia's skin was so smooth and she was so warm. Lycia rolled closer and Regina ran both hands along her taut stomach, admiring the muscle beneath. "You have an amazing body."

"I am glad you like it, however..." She smirked as Regina continued running her hands along her body. "Yours, is truly a sight to behold." She pulled Regina close and nuzzled her neck, gently kissing the flesh. "You are a like a goddess come to earth, so perfect."

Regina blushed and buried her face in her mate's neck. "Flatterer." She sighed happily.

Lycia made that deep purring growl that Regina just couldn't get enough of and gave her ass a squeeze. Regina growled at her. "What? Have you any idea how irresistible you are to me? You're like a drug, I just want more of you no matter how much I get." She started kissing Regina's neck, grazing it with her teeth.

"By the way," Regina moaned as Lycia's hands roamed a little lower. "Why didn't you ever tell me you could use magic?"

Lycia ground her body against the brunette's. "It only reacts when I get really angry, I can't actually control it." She squeezed Regina's hips and growled deeply. "The thought of her touching you enrages me, the fact that she kissed you..."

"Relax dear." Regina soothed.

"I don't care about what happened before, you're mine now."

"I am, every piece of me, any time you want, dear."

"Then I want you now." She rose to slid between Regina's legs and looked down into her mate's eyes. "I never want anyone to touch you."

"Same goes for you."

Lycia smiled. "You know you're the only one I will ever desire. You know, I kinda want to see you get jealous. You'd probably kill them."

"Probably you as well." Regina scoffed, leaning to nip Lycia's neck. The she-wolf shook her head and Regina was reminded just how beautiful her mate was, just how wild she looked. She growled. "If you're going to take me, do it. I don't like to wait."

"I am aware of that fact." Lycia said, gesturing to the nightstand where a handful of her hair lay after Regina had accidentally ripped it out in the middle of their lovemaking.

"I apologized for that...profusely."

Lycia chuckled. "That's my she-wolf." She purred. "Now, on to the fun part before we have to wake up the kids."

Xxxxxxxxx

After the amazing feat of awakening all of the werewolves in the house, Regina and Ruby cooked breakfast before everyone started scrambling to get packed for the cove. The doorbell ringing made Regina and Ruby go to the door, opening it to find The Charming clan standing on her doorstep. "Can we help you?"

"Yes." Said Snow. "We wanted to apologize, for everything, and we wanted to thank you for saving me and Neal. And the town."

"That's quite alright. All is forgiven." Regina said.

"Neal!" The boys nearly pushed her out of the way to greet their new friend. "Mom, can Neal come with us to the cove?"

Regina gestured to Snow. "I'm sure his mother wants him to recuperate first. A single night isn't enough."

"I'm fine, Gina." Neal said adamantly. "I want to go too. Can I, Mom? Dad?"

Snow looked at Charming.

"Why don't you come as well? Then you can keep an eye on him." Bron suggested.

"Um, I'm sure your mom doesn't want us around to ruin the family outing." Snow said.

"You know what, I am quite tired of this little family feud." Regina said with a sigh. "I must insist that the Charmings accompany us, if only to find a new beginning for our families. I'm tired of fighting. I'm getting too old for that."

Ruby snickered. "You've only been an Alpha for a decade and your girlfriend is over 300 years old and barely looks 30. You've got a long way to go before you're considered old."

"Mate." Regina corrected. "Not girlfriend, mate."

Ruby rolled her eyes. "Of course."

"We'd love to go." Emma said finally.

"Make sure you don't get any more ideas." Regina warned. "I'm not in the mood to be scent marked again."

"Um, what?" The Charmings looked confused.

"Just be back here in an hour. Boys, let's go, you're not done." She lead them back into the house and Ruby smirked before she closed the door.

It took another hour for everyone to get ready and the kids were busy picking some apples for snacks when the Charmings returned. Lycia raised an eyebrow at her mate. "It's okay, love." Regina said, scratching her behind her ear. Lycia purred and abruptly shook her head.

"I am not a dog."

"Oh shut up, you know you love it." Regina smirked. She walked towards Snow. "Are you ready, we're walking."

"Sure."

Regina grinned. "Then let's begin." She waved her hand and transported the bags and things to the cove and lead the way to the trail and into the forest. The start of the walk went fairly well, full of chattering of the children and Quinn constantly teasing Lycia. The kids were polite and nice to the Charmings, asking them questions and telling them stories about something the pack had done at one time or another. About halfway to the cove, however, they pushed the Charmings to the sides of the trail. Lycia had been leading and didn't seem to notice that the others were no longer following. Regina ran at her and attempted to tackle her. A quick glance over her shoulder at the sound of running footsteps gave Lycia more than enough time to duck Regina's attack. Ruby leaped onto her back, only to be slammed onto Regina.

"Oh my gods! How much do you freakin weigh?!" Regina groaned.

Quinn seemed to be the only one who could match wits with his sister. They traded blows, but couldn't land any.

The kids were cheering on their parents.

"Come on Ma!" Lucia yelled.

"Nobody can beat Mom." Natasha and Anita said.

"Get up Mom!" Red called.

"Is this normal?" Snow asked Cara.

"A wolf has to learn to fight by practicing. Mom is the strongest of us, so she's usually the target, but yeah, it's pretty normal."

"Will they get hurt?" Emma asked, watching Regina get thrown. She wanted to leap to her defense, but clearly no one was causing any actual damage. It was actually pretty cool to watch.

"Ma's about to get her." Cara said excitedly.

Quinn distracted Lycia and Ruby managed to slip into her guard and toss her into the air using superhuman strength. Lycia instinctively turned to land on her feet but Regina surprised her by launching herself out of the bushes in wolf form and speared her to the ground. They both landed hard but it was Regina who came out on top.

"Who is the Alpha female?!" Regina yelled as the children cheered their heads off. Regina smiled and looked down at her mate. Lycia hadn't moved. She had a mildly surprised look on her face and a slight smirk that her mate knew all too well. Her eyes started to glow bright gold. "Lycia, wait." Lycia growled and Regina raised her hands. "The kids are very close, I'm sure they don't want to see their mother go nuts." Lycia grinned and started to rise. Regina screamed and ran behind Ruby and Quinn.

"What's going on?" Ruby asked with a confused look at her best friend.

Regina didn't answer. She couldn't tear her eyes from Lycia's.

"Are we leaving or not?" Bron asked. The kids had started moving forward again.

"Watch them for me, will ya?" Regina said, taking a step back.

"Sure, but-"

Regina shifted and took off into the woods. Lycia pelted after her. She chased her mate to the werewolves den just as Seth and Scarlett were leaving. Regina nearly dove inside and Lycia was right behind her. She popped her head back up to look at Seth. "Pack is heading to the cove. Head there to help Ruby and Quinn. Thanks." She ducked back inside, slamming the door shut.

"Is your mom always so horny?" Scarlett asked. "Are you going to be like that?"

"I try not to think about my mother's horniness. As for me, well..." He looked her up and down. "We'll have to wait and see, won't we?"

Scarlett smirked. "Race you?"

"You're on."

Xxxxxxxx

"Damn it, Lycia." Regina growled as she sat up, looking at her shredded clothes. "Why are you so damn horny?" She waved her hand and magically dressed herself, wincing slightly. Thankfully it hadn't taken long to satisfy her mate's crazy sexual appetite and they could get back as the kids made it to the cove.

Lycia purred and yanked her against her chest, kissing her passionately. She pressed Regina up against a pillar and picked her up, wrapping her legs around her waist. "Watching you fight drives me insane."

"Anything I do seems to drive you insane." Regina moaned. "We have to get back to the kids, baby."

Lycia growled. "Did I not say you were irresistible to me? I meant that." She sighed and stepped back. "You go, I'll catch up."

"But-" Lycia hushed her next words with a soul searing kiss. "Please stop kissing me or we'll never leave this place."

"Then do as I say." Lycia smirked.

"Fine, but we're talking about this when we get home."

"Yes, dear."

Regina rolled her eyes and poofed herself to the cove. The kids dashed past, stripping down to their bathing suits and flying into the water. She smiled, watching them have fun. She made a quick decision to place a protective spell around Neal. The young alphas were far more durable than their new human comrade and she didn't want him getting hurt or excluded from the fun.

"Ma, come in." Cara called from Bron's back as he carried her into the deeper water. All of them knew how to swim, so she wasn't worried. Regina shifted into a wolf and ran and jumped into the water, splashing them all. She shifted back as she rose out of the water and grinned at a soaked Snow and Charming. Henry and Emma were still sitting on the beach, simply watching the others.

"She's with Seth now." Henry said. "They're mates, or whatever."

"Like Regina." Emma said, watching the brunette toss Daniel through the air. The others immediately crowded her to be thrown as well. Mother and son turned as Scarlett and Seth came racing down the beach. Scarlett was wearing a dark red two piece and Seth was shirtless in black shorts. Scarlett suddenly stopped and grabbed Seth, launching him into the air using her newfound strength. She flexed her muscles and grinned. Daniel and Hunter suddenly took off out of the water after her, chasing her down the beach. That is, until Lycia came out of nowhere to grab all three and dove into the water, taking them with her.

"You guys aren't going to join us?" Charming asked, walking towards them, dripping with water.

"No." Henry said curtly, watching Scarlett splash Seth with water.

"You know, you guys are being a little creepy, just sitting here watching Scarlett and Regina."

"Well, it's not easy knowing that the woman you love is with someone else." Emma said.

Charming rolled his eyes. "Emma, you know something, what we did to Regina, she didn't deserve it. I realized that you were hurt because Regina broke up with you, but everything we did afterwards was wrong. We have no right to be a part of her happy ending, but she's trying to forgive us, and I think that in itself is a true testament as to how strong she is. What you think is love is only possessiveness. Regina isn't yours anymore and you can't stand that. Same thing with you Henry, although I don't really believe Scarlett was ever yours to begin with. Let go and just live. They're not your happy ending."

"I know, but I can't forget all the good times we had before everything went to hell." Emma sighed.

Charming eventually shrugged and ran back to the water.

By midday, the pack was laid out under a tree, napping in the shade. Regina and Lycia were walking along the beach.

"So, what'd you do?" Regina asked. "When you told me to leave."

"Calmed down my wolf. Took a bit of effort. You're not exactly helping wearing a wet tanktop and short shorts." Lycia replied. Regina smirked. "You have no idea what you do to me Miss Mills."

"I know you're usually insatiable, but all night, this morning and now this afternoon." Regina said. "Are you pregnant?"

Lycia laughed. "I'm pretty sure that I'm not. I don't why, I just can't get enough of you. Do you mind?"

"Of course not." Regina kissed her lips as her she-wolf wrapped her arms around her. "I will never mind having the sexiest woman in the world always wanting me."

"Good. Think we can go to bed early tonight?"

Regina raised an eyebrow at her mate's sheepish grin. "If we must."

"We must. I would prefer right now, but you should rest up." Lycia smirked and kissed her forehead.

Then it occurred to her. "Lycia dear, have you ever been in heat?"

"What? No. I am not in heat."

"Denial." Regina sang.

Lycia rolled her eyes and pushed her into the water.

Xxxxxxxx

As the sun slowly began to set, the children set about building sand castles while Regina and Ruby built a fire pit. Lycia and Scarlett left to go get the food to roast. Seth and Quinn raced each other down the beach in wolf form.

Emma slowly walked towards Regina, carrying some wood and laid it next to her.

"Thank you Miss Swan." Regina said, building the teepee of wood.

"I'm sorry Regina, about the kiss."

"Apology accepted." Regina said. She wiped her hands on her pants and stood up. Ruby stood up as well.

"Nice tattoo."

Regina glanced over her shoulder. "Thank you. I like it too. Is there you something you wanted to actually talk about, besides how much of a killjoy you were today?"

"Sorry about that, guess I wasn't as up for it as I thought."

Regina glanced around the blonde as Lycia and Scarlett returned. Lycia immediately zeroed in on Emma and bared her teeth, stalking towards them. She growled, stepping between Regina and Emma.

"Hey, I was just trying to apologize." Emma said.

"Did you forget the last time that happened?" Lycia growled deeply. "Or do you need a reminder?"

Regina frowned slightly. Lycia was naturally possessive, but not this much. She scented the air And came across a slight change in the usual scents. Perhaps she was in heat instead of Lycia, that's why she was acting weird. That made much more sense. She growled at Lycia until her mate backed down and gave her a push towards the kids. She pulled out her phone and dialed Granny's number. She was immediately greeted by the sound of loud music and people talking. "Granny, are you throwing a party?!"

Granny laughed and went somewhere quiet. "Did you need something, dear? We're playing beer pong and going skinny dipping later and I don't want to miss that."

Regina's eyes nearly bugged out of her head. Gods kill the visual. "O...k then. I have a question about werewolves."

"Ask away."

"Will a she-wolf know if she's in heat?"

"Probably not. There isn't much of a change for the she-wolf in question, but her mate will definitely sense it, but then again may not actually know it."

"Thanks, say hello to Frankie for me."

"Will do."

Regina magically poofed her phone away and watched as the kids and adults gathered around the fire. Lycia walked towards her with a look of concern on her face.

"Everything alright?"

"Yes, fine, other than the fact that I can't get the image of Granny skinny dipping out of my head."

"What?" Lycia asked with a smirk.

"Nothing important, but I do have a question. That potion you gave me allowed me to have children with you. Will it ever stop?"

"I don't know. Why?"

"Don't you think that 7 kids are enough for the pack?"

"Maybe, are you pregnant?!"

"No!" Regina laughed at the look on Lycia's face. "No, baby, I just wanted to know if you could still get me pregnant because of all of this sex we've been having. Not that I wouldn't love to have as many as possible, but I do believe 7 is enough for right now."

Lycia nodded and touched her stomach, sending a flush of warmth through it. "That should deactivate it."

"Still finding out new stuff about you 10 years later." Regina said.

"Part of the adventure." Lycia smirked.

"Why can't I get you pregnant?" Regina asked as they walked over to the others.

"I don't know." Lycia frowned, thinking it over. They sat down around the fire and enjoyed roasted hot dogs and marshmallows and s'mores, all while either telling stories or singing songs. By the time the moon was high in the sky, all of the kids were sound asleep.

"We should be going." Snow and Charming said as they picked up Neal. "Thank you for inviting us out with you Regina, Lycia." Lycia dipped her head and Regina shrugged.

"About Sarah." Emma said.

"What about her?" Regina asked.

"You're still gonna kill her?"

"What would you do?" Lycia growled. "Offer her a second chance when she's clearly crazy and hellbent on hurting my family because I killed her psycho ex? There is no alternative."

"Heroes are so stupid." Scarlett scoffed, leaning against Seth. She laughed. "You guys are like Batman. You think that if you keep locking up the Joker, he'll spontaneously become sane and a better person, when in reality, he's only plotting his next escape and that includes killing thousands of innocent lives. Lycia give me a quote."

"What is one life, compared to thousands -Anonymous." Lycia said.

"Killing her would protect everyone. What is the big deal?" Quinn asked.

"Heroes don't kill." Henry answered.

"Then what are you gonna do, heroes?" Regina asked. "You don't like our way, but yours won't help anyone. What are you gonna do?"

"Have you become so hard that killing someone doesn't even faze you?" Emma asked.

"Miss Swan, I once ordered the execution of an entire village during my time as the Evil Queen, and personally murdered many more. Lycia was a wolf queen, killing is a part of the Alpha code, this is nothing new to either one of us. The code is meant to protect its followers. If a single person has to die to protect everyone else, there would be no hesitation on anyone's part. She can't be saved, she has no heart, no soul, put the woman out of her misery. Let her be with Alistair."

"Don't forget you also killed Cruella." Ruby added. "The Savior's hands aren't without blood."

"She had Henry, she was about to shoot him."

"And throw him off a cliff?" Regina said. "Bit of an overkill, don't you think. And she couldn't hurt anyone."

"I didn't know that!"

"You know what, enough." Lycia commanded. She stepped towards Emma and looked her directly in the eye. "Do you want, Savior. In a few days, we will be gone and never have to return here again. Sarah stays on lockdown until then. Do whatever the hell you want to her once we leave, but if she gets out and threatens my pack, I will kill her...and may just kick your ass again for the hell of it. I will not let anyone or anything threaten the safety and lives of my pack, my it?"

"Yes." Emma said, glaring at the she-wolf.

"Good, Regina, if you will?"

Regina waved her hands and poofed the pack home. They put the kids to bed before going into the bedroom. Lycia filled the super soaker tub with water and climbed inside. She grabbed Regina and pulled her in, sitting her mate in her lap. "What?"

"Nothing." Regina smirked. Lycia roamed her hands up and down her body, growling appreciatively. "Have we ever made love in the bathtub?"

"There have been so many times in so many places, they all tend to blur into one glorious period of ecstasy." Lycia said, lips pressed against her neck, hands sliding downward. Regina moaned as her mate started to pleasure her. "You know I love that sound."

"Hmm, you induce it so often, you should." Regina smirked as Lycia kissed her lips.

"You know I would do anything to protect this family."

"I do, so would I. You are a good person, Lycia, don't let Emma and her misguided beliefs make you question yours."

"I'm not." Lycia sighed as Regina tilted her head to look her in the eye. "I want to make sure I'm doing this right."

"You are, my love. You are. Now stop worrying and get back to kissing me please."

Lycia grinned and did as commanded.

Xxxxxxx

Seth watched the pack leave for the night on their Run. Scarlett was at his side, looking a bit confused.

"Why aren't you going with them?" She asked.

"Because, I have something else planned for us tonight. It will not take long." He crouched in front of her and she leaped onto his back. He carried her deep into the forest until they came to a clearing, covered in dark red flowers.

"This is so beautiful, Seth." Scarlett said, climbing down. She walked forward into the small field, looking down at the flowers. "I like the red." She smiled at him.

"I am glad that you do." He stepped forward and took one of her hands. "Marry me."

"What?" She said, looking confused, but a slight smirk curled her lips.

"Marry me. Yes or no?"

"Yes." She grinned, leaping into his arms. He wrapped his arms around her, laughing.

"I know that humans usually get down on one knee, but I thought it unnecessary."

"You are not human, far from it. And I would have it no other way."

He smiled and presented her with a necklace. With the help of Regina's magic, he'd taken the opal out of the ring and laid it into a larger red ruby. The band of the ring had been unfurled into a shining silver chain. "Regina helped me make it. Look closely at it." She did and found that the ruby had been implanted with stars, actual stars, so that the whole necklace glowed.

"This is amazing!" Scarlett whispered. "Is that for me?"

"Of course it is." He grinned, placing it around her neck. "It's not a ring but-"

"It's wonderful." She cut him off with a kiss. "It's absolutely perfect."

"Good."

"Now can we Run, as future man and wife?"

"Yes." He grinned, suddenly kissing her hard. He easily spun her in the air and kissed her forehead as he placed her back down. "My mate, my future wife."

"My Alpha king and my future husband." They both grinned like idiots before shifting and taking off in the direction of the pack.

"What did she say?" Regina asked, wagging her tail. Hunter, Cara and Daniel laughed from her back.

"Yes. We're going to be married." Seth said excitedly. Lycia immediately assaulted him with licks and nuzzles.

"I'm so happy for you, Little One."

"Thanks Mom."

Lycia turned to Scarlett and reached out to touch her nose to Scarlett's. "Welcome to the pack, fully."

"Thank you, Lycia."

"Shouldn't it be Mom now?" Quinn asked with a wolfish grin.

"Ignore him." Ruby said, butting her mate in the shoulder. "Let's Run!"

Seth and Scarlett took the lead throughout the Run through the woods of Storybrooke. The air was filled with wolf song as the wolves rejoiced and celebrated the latest news.

"Granny, I'm getting married." Seth said with a grin in Regina's directions. The adults were currently lounging in the back yard while the kids chased one another around the apple tree.

"To who?" came the reply.

"To me, Granny." Scarlett said.

"Oh, Scarlett. That's great news kid."

"Thanks Granny. See you soon, no more parties."

"Don't worry about that, the last one wore me out." Granny chuckled. "See you soon, I'll call back later to talk to the kids."

"Who else would you be marrying?" Scarlett demanded as he hung up the phone.

"No one dear." He smirked.

"So, how many grandchildren should Lycia and Regina be expecting?" Quinn asked, receiving a smack from Ruby.

"I don't know, we haven't talked about kids." Scarlett said. "But I know he wants them. Hopefully less than 7."

"Of course not." Seth agreed. "I'm expecting twice that many." He grinned at Scarlett's annoyed look at him.

"Well, we're happy for you both. Anything you need, we're happy to provide." Regina smiled, leaning against Lycia. Lycia nodded.

"Thank you Regina."

"So, has Cia had the birds and bees talk yet, Little One?" Quinn asked.

"I swear, Quinn if you don't shut up." Ruby sighed.

"Yes, she has." Seth said. "Thank you very much. Any more annoying questions, Uncle Quinn?"

Lycia nudged Regina. "Want to go to bed early?" She whispered.

Regina chuckled and looked at her mate. "Insatiable, you have a tattoo of that."

"Come on. Think of something clever so we can leave." She stood up and Regina growled as she fell back against the seat of the lawn chair. "We're gonna go for a walk, watch the kids?"

"Sure. When will you be back?" Seth asked.

"Probably in the morning." Regina answered, pushing Lycia in front of her. "Your Mom is really horny."

"I said clever." Lycia growled over her shoulder.

"Whatever, it's not like he doesn't know that by now." Regina pushed her around the front of the house. "So, where to?"

"The den."

"How about a race? Winner gets to be on top?"

"Okay."

Regina pinned Lycia to the bed with a grin.

"No fair, you know you're faster."

"And you agreed, now shut up." Regina said, leaning down to kiss her mate's lips.

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