Since John had told him about the vampire army that was coming towards them, Randy could not sleep at night. After all what chances they'd without their packs? Alone they were nothing. They would not escape the vampires and the two tribes hunting them. It was a waste of time to try!

But then Chris suggested something completely insane. Something that had never been done before. And as they were all fucked anyway, everyone agreed in the end.

A new alliance was formed that day.

A new pack was born, a pack of renegades with two Lycans, two Quileutes and one shape shifter. Together they swore to protect each other as true packs would do, even if it was against their own friends. The chosen leader was Chris, for being the older and more experienced of them all and even if he appeared to be just an ordinary dog he was more than the eye could see. Chris was able to communicate with spirits on the other side and they guided his steps throughout life. He could also heal like the werewolves.

They left the old hut and walked for days to Chris's village that was located in the extreme north, along the great river. After long days of walking they finally reached the place. They were welcomed by the natives thanks to Chris being with them and settled in separate huts. Cody and Randy would stay together on a hut as well as Chris and Mike. John would share with a native family.

Randy and John spent much of their time hunting for food and wood and returned at dusk all dirty and always with some animal on their backs, usually a boar or a deer. They cleaned the animal and left it ready for the cooking done by the women. Cody stayed in the hut most of the time, often without having much to do except think about his problems, his tribe now after his skin, and usually got nervous and agitated thinking about it. He counted the hours for Randy to come back and be with him, to finally feel at peace again.

But that was not good. Not at all. Cody couldn't stand thinking about tragic scenarios over and over when alone, and often and almost always he ended up going to visit Mike. Chris wasn't home most of the time either, always going out to fetch wood and fish.

This turned out to be good because the time alone helped to recover a friendship almost destroyed by Wade.

"I still don't get how you managed to hide this from us, Mike!"

Cody referred to his imprint on Chris, the man they thought was just a simple dog for so long.

"I managed the same way as you did, doing my best. Struggling to keep my thoughts to myself and forcing to not let any compromising one escape. Because it was worth the effort."

Cody smiled, "Yeah. I know what you mean. But how it happened, at first? I remember he came out of nowhere and spent some time with us in the village!"

"He said he was traveling and always found the 'the village of wolves' interesting. He said that we seemed to be quite civil while the beasts," Mike bit his tongue and looked apologetically to Cody, who shrugged.

"Don't worry he really is a beast!" He gave a mischievous smile, with double meaning behind his words. Mike smirked.

"Spill it out!"

"No way I'll talk about my private life with Randy, Mike! Forget it,"

"Come on! Just tell me one thing: are they are as wild in bed as we always thought?"

Cody blushed, but smiled mischievously. "Fuck yes. Even more than I thought."

Mike raised an eyebrow.

They talked for hours, until Chris returned and Cody realized that he had stayed longer than he should. Randy didn't like to come home and not see him there, waiting for him. It was annoying most of the time, but Cody avoided being outside so late because he hated to fight with him. He ran to the hut and opened the door in a rush, finding Randy already there with a closed off face.

"Where were you?"

"I was at Mike's. I lost track of time! I'm sorry."

Randy crossed his arms and started to slowly approach Cody, and when he was near enough he took a deep sniff to smell him. Satisfied by scenting only Cody's familiar scent, Randy relaxed.

"You know I hate not knowing where you are."

"I know Randy. I already apologized, but I get bored here sometimes alone with nothing to do, so I go up to Mike to talk a little and distract myself by the time you get back."

Cody spoke softly to calm the Lycan who was on the verge of emerging. Cody smiled lazily and reached out to run his hand on Randy's chest and saw Randy's pupils dilate and his blue eyes become yellow for a second. Cody looked down and saw his cock filling up and before he could blink he found himself lying on his back in the old sofa. On the couch barely fit the two, but Randy maneuvered them anyway: he sat down and made Cody sit on his lap with his back to his chest. In one swift motion the shorts that Cody wore was torn from his body and thrown away. Without the clothes obstacle Randy ran his hands around Cody's waist, his chest and towards his shoulders and down the muscular back, to finally reach the round ass he squeezed with strong hands.

'Fuck I loveyour ass, baby. It was made to have my cockinside it.'

Cody gasped and stood up enough to align Randy's saliva moistened cock on his entrance and slowly descended on it until he was fully seated. Randy helped him go up and down, Cody rolled his hips and squeezed around his member, moaning and groaning with pleasure and pain like a cheap prostitute, leaving Randy closer to come in mere minutes. Damn Cody made him crazy with lust! Randy raised a big hand to Cody's hair and pulled the short strands and that way he could bit his vulnerable neck, commanding submission and getting it when the body went limp in his lap like a rag doll and let Randy do to him as he wanted. He grunted and thrust harder, reaching out to Cody's neglected cock and rubbing it until he felt his cock burst, filling his beta with his essence, claiming him as his one more time.

They fell back exhausted, leaning on the old sofa. Randy hugged Cody against his chest with his cock still inside him and they remained that way for several minutes.

Several days passed.

Everything was calm and quiet and boring in the village. Randy was getting agitated with that much calmness around him because he never had that in his old life and it was pure torture. The only way to relax these days was being with Cody, loving him and taking care of him. But Cody would complain that he was too swollen and sore to do anything else sometimes, and Randy of course respects that. This quiet life was not meant for him. Randy didn't like living like this and he missed his workshop and heavy lifting. Damn he even missed the bloody battles they had to keep that damn truce! He was bored.

Until he heard that some people were approaching the village.

The natives went on alert and prepared to protect their land if necessary. A while later the strangers could already be sighted, and that's when they got flabbergasted; it was Mark and Wade, marching together towards them.

"What the hell look at that. There's something going on, Randy. This shit is not normal." John said.

"I know."

Mark and Wade came to talk with the village leader under the watchful eyes of their former pack members who heard every word of what they wanted to talk: a truce. A truce followed by an alliance to confront the army of vampires because the army was bigger than they thought.

The village leader led them to the main hut for a long talk. Nobody trusted anybody there, but the fact was that one needed the other, and need a LOT. After hours of conversation the deal was sealed, and the alliance was formed.

Mark approached Randy and John and offered a hand shake as a peace offer. Both John and Randy looked at the offered hand with suspicion and didn't move a muscle to shake it. Mark sighed, "I'm here to fix things. Especially with you, Randy. I do not intend to punish you for what you did and you know I never wanted to do that in the first place. I was only doing all this because the Council decided so. But no more. I wish you no harm, nor to you nor to your mate. Believe me."

"And why should I? You follow the fucking rules, after all."

"These rules are in the past. Everything changed, Randy. Everything. We being here is the biggest proof of that. I know you will not forget everything so easily, but I really hope you'll join us in this battle."

You bet he would not forget! People had to die for them to rethink the damn rules. Blood was spelt for them to realize they were wrong, so very wrong. Shit. Randy did not want to deal with this now, but he never laid off a good fight before and he'd not start doing it now.

Randy took the offered hand and sealed his commitment. He'd fight one more time and then it's over. Mark would never hear of him again. Mark was pleased but did not try to extend any kind of conversation because it would be useless anyway. Randy looked at him steeping away feeling a mixture of anger and admiration for the man he had as a role model for so many years.

Randy snorted and turned to speak to John when he choked on his words. From the corner of his eye he saw Wade trying to talk to Cody. Randy saw him trying to get closer to him, trying to touch him. On impulse Randy ran towards them and placed his body between them. Cody jumped with the sudden appearance in front of him.

"Randy—"

Randy ignored him and focused on Wade.
"Get away from him asshole! Don't you ever get near him again or I'll kill you for real, you hear me?"

"Wow. What a nice thing to say at a meeting to make peace between the tribes. Very clever."

"You son of a b—"

"Randy wait!"— Cody grabbed a tattooed arm and pulled back, trying to distance him from Wade. It didn't work; Randy was stuck in place.

"I DON'T WANT HIM TALKING TO YOU! I don't even want him to look at you!"

Wade rolled his eyes, unimpressed with the outburst and watched in silence as Cody pulled Randy's arm trying to explain to him what was really happening.

'Randystop it!Let's just hear what he has to say.'
'Hear what?! You know it's hard for meafter he-'
'I know that! I know. It'shard for metoo, butjust tryokay?For me.'

Wade looked at the mental conversation between them in shock. It was rare and unusual for different werewolf species to form a bond strong enough to be able to communicate mentally. What he was seeing with his own eyes now was proof that Cody and Randy were really meant for each other.

With a sudden lump in his throat Wade felt guilty for having done such terrible things to both Cody and Mike in the past. He'd have done worse things, he actually planned to hunt them down and punish them for breaking the rules. Wade just gave up because the war began and he had to focus on bigger things. But now he realized what a mistake he has made with his pack brothers. Who was he to be against fate, anyway? He had his own imprint and just the thought of losing Justin made him feel a chill in the stomach. And now he stood between the man he once hated, for no reason, and had to face his own failures as a leader and friend. He should not have been so intolerant. Wade deserved all of Randy's hostility and he knew that. He deserved worse actually. Wade sighed heavily,

"Cody stop it. The only thing I have to say now is I-I'm sorry. I'm sorry to you and Mike. I was deeply wrong and now I see it."

Cody paused and froze; he was waiting for the man to try to put him against Randy, he was waiting for that and for the moment where he'd laugh at his face and maybe even spit on it. Now that was a huge surprise. Did Wade just apologize? He apologized for nearly ruining his life, just like that? And he hoped he'd forgive him just like that?

"You can bet you were wrong. You bastard you tried to take everything from me! And you have the nerve to come to me and apologize? What do you expect of me after what you did? Huh? What if someone tried to take Justin, what would you do?"

"I'd probably kill anyone who tried to take Justin from me,"

"Who says I'm not going to kill you?" Randy was feeling sick with all that and tried to reach for him but his arm was grabbed again.

"Randy don't. He's not worth it. Don't get your hands dirty with the blood of that bastard. I want them to be clean when your ran them all over my body,"

Cody offered his neck to Randy knowing how that would make Wade sick in the stomach. Randy groaned and bit on the vulnerable skin, making Cody shiver with the bite he received.

Cody smiled as Wade frowned with the erotic display in front of him, looking downright uncomfortable. Randy was biting the skin of Cody's neck and staring at Wade at the same time, showing to him that Codyismine and youcan't do anythingabout it!

Wade took the hint and rolled his eyes, raising his hands in surrender and turning away to leave. Cody looked at him disgusted of that man he once called a leader until he was out of sight, then turned to kiss Randy properly.

Things will never be the same again but the truce was accepted for the sake of the alliance. They had other concerns now and they needed to join forces if they want to survive this.

And when the army of vampires came they stood side by side, stronger than ever to face this deadly threat.