Boy's POV: CHAPTER THREE

The boys, as usual, are on the brink of ripping everyone's head off.

The advisers are now fighting for the older brothers' attention.

All they want is one, one measly day, of pure relaxation. But of course, the universe just- no.

Hoseok sighed out as he grabbed another paper. He groaned as it was another marriage proposal. Since all brothers have hit their twenties, kingdoms and other breeds of species. Of course, being sons of a werewolf does ave some things to be reminded of.

One is that they share all possessions. They would share anything, from their home to their clothes.

Another thing is that they would also share a mate. The brothers don't care about having one mate to share, but the fact that she or he can be used as a blackmail item or get hurt with all the hate in the world. Even if there are seven of them, they're still scared for their mate.

A knock on his office broke his line of thoughts. He rubbed his head and gave his calmest smile to hide the beast inside him. A dark-haired head popped out of the door and send a square smile.

"What do you want, Taehyung?" Hoseok asked, muffled through his hand on his mouth.

"I just want to let you know that me and Jungkook here are going for a walk, real quick," A head under Taeehyung popped up and send a toothy smile with a small wave.

"Hi, Hyung," The two run away, laughing, as the older yelled for them to close the door. The older threw a book at the door, making the door slam in the force. He leaned back on his chair and stared on the ceiling. His wolf blew a breathe and yawned.

It's so boring, let's play with Caden and Frost. The wolf got up, tail wagging, tongue out. Hoseok grimaced at the overly excited wolf.

We need to finish these papers, Echo. Hoseok sighed out, completely used to his wolf being overly excited to anything. The said wolf slumped down to sit and ears flopped down. Hoseok sat straight as his eyes widen when he sees his wolf with wet eyes.

Another thing about Echo is that he is also, very emotional. He's also where Hoseok can get all his excitement for small things.

N-no, don't cry. I promise, after this, we can get ice cream. Hoseok cooed at the wolf, who just slumped further down.

okay. The wolf decided to close his eyes. Hoseok sighed for the twentieth time for the afternoon and went back to his papers. After that conversation with his wolf, calming silence over-beared the mind-numbing letters and the pinching pain on his wrist. For almost three hours this has been what they were doing the whole time.

The wolf suddenly raised his head, ears stood up, looking alert. Hoseok stopped, mid-writing, suddenly startled seeing the wolf all anxious.

You okay? Hoseok asked the wolf, who keeps looking around, trying to find something.

something's wrong, like, very wrong. The wolf kept on looking around. Hoseok was about to roll his eyes to the actions of the wolf when he suddenly felt something weighing down his heart.

He stiffened, rubbing the place where it felt very painful and draw in a breath.

What's going on, Echo? Are the others feeling that too? Hoseok said. The wolf was about to answer when they felt something hastily go through their leg. Hoseok jumped when they felt it creating a pain that's not there. He gasped as he felt it like the object through his leg is being dragged against the ground. Echo kept whimpering then howled out the pain. after that, the pain ended and they gasped in as much air as their lungs can hold. Hoseok ran out the door and ran to his left. He skidded to a stop when he found Namjoon on the floor, holding his thigh and gasping for more air. Hoseok kneeled beside him and held his shoulder.

"I-I'm fine. J-Just out of... Just out of breath," Namjoon said, gasping in now smaller breaths. Hoseok helped him get up and pulled him off. They ran through the corridor as Hoseok asked him questions.

"What the hell happened?" Hoseok asked as they turned a corner.

(they have a big ass house, a mansion, might be a castle. Just remember that it's that big that they need to turn to corners)

"I don't know too. Leo won't answer my questions.'' He answered, also questioning what happened. Their hearts still ache for an unknown problem when they stumbled upon their gray-haired brother. He also seemed to hold his chest and hopes to soothe to ache his non-existent pain.

"Hyung, you felt it too?" Namjoon asked the older. The latter nodded.

"Yeah, you know what happened?" Yoongi asked the younger ones. They both shrugged when the oldest ran towards them. Jin huffed a breath in as he stopped in front of them.

"Taehyung said to come to the hospital, right now. He said it's not Jungkook tho." He gestured to his back and started to jog away. The three followed the oldest and tried not to overthink what could have happened for Taehyung to call all of his brothers to the Hospital.

"Where is Jimin?" Namjoon asked as they turned to a corner. Maids that were cleaning had stopped and bowed as they ran past them.

"He's already on his way. He was at the sector when Jungkook mind-linked him." Jin answered the question as fast as they ran pass through. They ran down the stairs but jumped at least on the sixth step of the stairs.

"You know you could have just mind-linked us?" Yoongi said as they slid down the stairs. Jin, on the other hand, looked sheepish.

"Not my brightest moments okay? I panicked," He defended and ran out of the door. Hoseok shielded his eyes as the sun glared down at them and he blinked a couple of times. Their Limo was already ready and a chaperone had opened the door for them. One by One, they entered the car and settled in. They all fell into silence as they drown in their thoughts.

Hey, Echo. You okay? Hoseok asked his wolf, who paced around at the back of his mind.

Yes. No. Yes. Actually no. Cayden and Frost are panicking and mad for some reason. Gray and Timber is still asking what is wrong. Echo explained as he also seemed anxious. Hoseok just remained silent as a response. That's when Jin stiffened and placed his hand on his mouth. He seems to shake as he repeated mumbled words over and over again. Hoseok asked what's wrong but Jin didn't seem to hear it. He placed his eyes on his palms as he shook his head.

"Please let it not be true," He repeated the words over and over again. The others looked at the oldest as they tried to get him to talk.

"Gray will tell you. Just please let it not be true," He said softly like something will come out of the blue and gut him out.

Hoseok is now confused and scared of what is happening. He was about to ask his wolf what Jin's wolf has said but the latter whimpered then howled.

What is it? Hoseok asked the anguished wolf. The wolf seems to have been infected by Jin's gloomy state.

It is about our mate, she's... she's- Hoseok didn't let the wolf finish his sentence as he was about to explode when Echo said the word "mate".

She's what? Can you fucking tell me already? Hoseok's natural patience has been thrown out of the window as he is very affected by any topic that is connected to their mate.

They found her. The wolf whispered as his eyes dropped flat on his head. Hoseok's eyes widen as he was taken aback by the amazing news.

That is fucking amazing? Why are you so sad about that? Hoseok wanted to laugh and shout his lungs out in the process.

They found her but do you remember that pain in our thigh? Echo asked him like he just been shot out of the earth and came diving down. Hoseok flexed his hand as he's trying to contain himself from tearing his hair out from the suspense.

She caused that. I-I don't know what Gray means about that but it- I'm sorry. I can't talk about it. Later. Echo raised the border and that's when Hoseok heard his heart crack. he tried to calm down but his chest told him otherwise. He tried to breathe but his lungs said welp, good luck bitch.

Hoseok was brought back to reality when the car lurched forward and to a stop. The moment the chaperone opened the door, they rushed out of the car swiftly. There was a nurse on the front, talking to a walkie talkie. She raised her eyes to meet with the princes and directed them inside. The nurse leads them as the other people in the building sided away and bowed. The nurse kept talking to the walkie talkie like "Contain the princes,", "No, don't give them any meds. Just let them sit down. We don't want to risk anything," and other phrases that the men didn't phase through as they keep their focus on their injured mate.

At long last, they arrived at the room, which must be requested by Jungkook and Taehyung, which is at least as big as a living room. The entrance was guarded by to soldiers, each one having a gun carried on their belt. they saluted as the princes entered, seeing Jungkook staring at nothing and Taehyung pacing around the room.

And then the girl.

Hoseok, as corny as it sounds, felt like the world stopped.

The girl was, simply, stunning.

Her black hair shined against the glare of the sun that came from the side windows. Her face was balanced between smooth and scratched. Gashes have splattered the right side of her forehead. If you didn't know that she's confined, you would only think that she's only asleep with how peaceful she's sleeping. Hoseok was brought back to the real world when taehyung placed a hand on his shoulder.

"I know right? I didn't get to admire her because those ungrateful asses didn't know how to act on their future queen," Taehyung coughed back down a growl fighting its way out. Hoseok glanced at him with confused eyes.

"The guards, Hyung. Those guards you guys worship so much after any event where they don't even do anything," Jungkook grumbles out as he scooted closer to the girl. Jin walked slowly and cautiously towards to girl and touched her face.

Jin jumped back in surprise as he felt heavy sparks run through his hand. Gold flakes sprinkled his eyes as he stares at his hand. But as soon as it came, the gold flakes disappeared like it wasn't even there and the sparks disappeared. He looked back at his brothers with tears pooled at his eyes and a smile dancing on his lips.

"It's really is her," he whispered out, looking at the girl.

Hoseok now wondered at his brother's statement. He felt the weight of his shoulder disappear and looked at Taehyung, who rolled his eyes at his brother. Hoseok could still clearly see flakes of anger dance around his eyes as Taehyung scoff at his brother.

"Of course it's her, Hyung. Wouldn't you think that we would bring a random person and request the royal's room?" Jin glared at the younger and flicked his forehead. Taehyung yelp and rubbed his forehead that is now turning red.

"Well, I'm sorry. I'm just happy that after twenty-seven years of living on this planet, with you boneheads wrecking every minute of my week, we found our mate," Jin rolled his eyes at the purple-haired boy.

"Okay, stop fighting." Yoongi sighed out as he slumped down on a silk-covered couch. Namjoon rubbed his temple as he shushed everyone out.

Hoseok decided to keep quiet with all of the commotion that is happening. He watched as Namjoon was about to say something when-

"I'm here! I'm here! What happened?" The door opened with a bang, surprising everyone except for Yoongi who just rolled his eyes and blew the pieces of hair that are falling down his forehead, and for the unconscious girl who is still breathing softly.

"Where the world have you been?" Hoseok asked, crossing his arms. Jimin raised his hands while he's still panting.

"I was in the sectors, okay? There was a problem with their wiring that even our tops do not know how to fix so I lend a hand," He explained while rubbing his burning chest from the lack of oxygen.

"Then after that, Jin-Hyung mind-linked me about our mate so I panicked but the car broke so I just shifted and ran." He leaned back as he gulped down more air.

Namjoon glared at the red-head and just took in a couple of breaths in.

"Now that everyone is here-" Jimin coughs out as everyone eyes him, "-The two of you said that the pain was caused by her, did she stab you?" Namjoon forced the question out of his mouth as he would go against the heavens just to believe it's true.

The two youngest looked at the blonde with ridiculous looks. Jungkook snapped out of it and pulled the blankets off.

What they saw forced a gasp out of their mouths as Yoongi stumbled off the couch and got up, alarmed with what he is seeing.

Under the blanket, the girl's pants, specifically the right leg has been ripped off and a butt load of bandages decorated her thigh. Her ankle at the same leg is also covered with bandages. Scratches littered up and down her arms and legs until it reached just below her tank top that is ripped with narrow rows, concluding everyone's head that the wolves did really a number on her.

Hoseok felt gold swirl around his eyes as it blocked his sight. His wolf did no good and just fueled the gold liquid further. He felt numb as his hearing goes deaf. He felt as claws grow out of his hands and felt all of his control slowly slip to the wolf but a smack echoed through his ears as pain spread throughout his cheek. He groaned out and rubbed his reddening cheeks. The gold liquid disappeared and he saw Taehyung shaking him. The numbness withdraws back and he now felt that Taehyung is shaking him. He, in return, glared at the younger.

"Why are you shaking me?" Hoseok growled out. The man rolled his eyes as he back-handed the man once again. Hoseok's eye twitched with annoyance at the actions of the man but he just closed his eyes and breathe in, and out.

"Ok, so care to tell us what happened?" Namjoon rubbed his cheek as Jungkook did the same thing Taehyung did. The two looked at each other and decided to start from the start.

"So me and Jungkook were about to go to the ice cream shop when the guards were following this cloaked person carrying a kid. At the same time, we smelled her," Taehyung nodded his head towards the sleeping girl.

"We thought it was coming from the cloaked figure so we followed the guards. They managed to catch up with her and surround her. She stopped and made the kid sit down, then out of nowhere she threw some daggers and just fought of... ten or fifteen wolves with," Jungkook emphasized the 'with' then took a big breath and then started spitting out words.

"Armed guards. We needed to stop the next batch to come so we could watch her fight. It was amazing. She was jumping from one dude to another then fight hand to hand to at least three wolves at a time and dodging bullets but she doesn't really kill them. She just knocks them unconscious and just leave them like that. No guard had any stab wounds, just bruises, and cuts but enough to make them sleep for almost two hours. Anyways, she carried the kid and ran full speed, then we followed her but she was so fast. She can't be a cheetah shifter because, well, she didn't shift. She isn't a vampire Because we aren't really throwing up so, in other words, we don't really know what she is but anyway Taehyung said "Stop and turn around" or some shit then she said "Okay just don't hurt the kid" and the kid ran off so yeah, she turned around and pulled back the hood and-"

"Wait, so you're saying that she ran away from you two, full speed, and on a windy day, without her hood falling?" Yoongi raised his eyebrow as he cut Jungkook off from his storytelling.

"Yes, now shut up. I'm telling something here, Jeez-" Yoongi narrows his eyes at the youngest.

"-Now, where were we. Right, And she turned around and pulled the hood down and she was so beautiful but then those stupid wolves didn't know it was their queen so they attack. At least all of them charged and some left to hold us back. We were on the verge of shifting when someone actually landed an arrow on her thigh. She dropped but then they didn't know when to stop. They dragged her against the ground while she was whimpering. She managed to get out of his hold with some awesome shit but then he got up again and got her into a chokehold then another one did something with her thigh and she lost consciousness and I shifted and killed at least 3 guards but Taehyung-Hyung snapped me back to control and we brought her here and you guys came and-"

"Okay Jungkook, we get it. Calm down, Frost is coming out." Jimin rubbed the latter's back up and down. Jungkook dropped his tensed shoulders and breathed in and out.

"So why didn't you stopped them?" Jin asked. Jungkook tensed up and glared at the oldest.

"Did you even listened to what I said?" Jungkook groaned and slumped down the chair, fiddling with the girl's hand. Jungkook got lost in the sparks that flow smoothly to his hand.

(ok so you guys read chapter four right, so they just repeated that storytelling stuff until you woke up and bla bla bla, I'm Nyx, omg you're Nyx!, we're the prince bla bla anddddddd here)

Nyx, as she introduced herself, nodded at the boy's introduction and got up. Hoseok started to get up to assist her as she seems to wobble at her place but she held a palm up and grabbed the towel that's been given to her. She wrapped it around her waist and placed her hands behind her back.

"Thanks for the introduction, but when can I leave?" Hoseok felt the room tense up at her question. He face-palmed internally as he forgot that, of course, she would want to get out. But that didn't stop his wolf and himself to feel pain spread through his chest.