Epilogue

The Rest

"This is the fifth apartment you said no to Bastian." Hunter was shaking his head and walking up the stairs. The current real estate they were considering was a mid-level high rise closer to the University campus.

Wes had been overjoyed that someone with a decent military background was available to train his pack, but Hunter deferred that job offer for a while. Since his mate would be in college, it only made sense for him to go as well. The two of them were considering a small hiatus from pack life so they could get to know each other more slowly. That decision led them to real estate agent from an adjacent wolf pack and now they were apartment shopping.

"There's a service elevator." Sebastian said pointing downward. Hunter ignored him, he wanted to see how the place looked from the outside. "You never told me what your mom said on the phone." He turned back to his mate, "is it the third floor? Or fourth?"

"Fifth," Sebastian corrected, "and my mom said she can't wait to meet you. They won't be coming back after Australia. She said Japan was too good an opportunity to pass up. She finally gets to visit a place my dad hasn't already seen." They rounded the stairwell towards the fifth floor, "and don't read my parent's minds. You've been pretty good so far, but..."

"I'm a good boy." Hunter smiled a little.

His mate keyed the stairwell door open, "you don't always have to be a good boy." He winked at Hunter. No mind reading skills were needed for that expression, Hunter knew it very well. Sebastian had been actively trying to respect how sensitive Hunter was when it came to curious eyes when it came to their more intimate moments, but they were alone and the return expression Hunter awarded his mate with was full of promise. "This is it...2b."

"Or not 2b." Hunter drawled, and Sebastian opened the door for them.

"That is the question." His mate sighed, "let's check it out."

They stepped inside and instantly, Hunter knew this was it. He sent a pulse of belonging down the mating bond that made Sebastian stop and look at him. "This is home. I know what you're thinking," he shook his head, "I'm not reading your mind, I just know. We haven't seen it all, and what if something's wrong with it." Hunter smiled and closed the distance between himself and Sebastian. "We'll fix it." He kissed his mate then, putting his hands up to frame Sebastian's jaw gently. "Together."

-End-

A/N - Thank you for reading this story!