Gio stands up from his seat as he sees Enzo walking in the house with a sleeping Erika in his arms, he goes to help him but Enzo just shakes his head before he walks towards their bedroom and after settling Erika, he walks back to where Gio was.

"Did she cause any troubles?" Gio asks as soon as Enzo sits besides him with a heavy sigh.

"Don't even remind me, she was in a throne when I reached the building and then she kicked me hard before asking our nephews to attack the council...

I never thought I would see the day where my own friends will be beaten by my nephews with the order of my mate, that's the height of craziness only my mate can achieve" he chuckles closing his eyes to rest for a while.

"Wait you mean, shit...she is something else" Gio joins in the fun.

"And then she goes to attack Devilin, poor guy was shocked to find her on top of him choking him down" Enzo informs which doubles Gio's laughter.

"She is on house arrest for a few moths I don't think I can handle any more havoc from her" Enzo finalizes with a smile.

"Ah, I think that will tame her beast for a while" Gio comments before they both stay silent.

"How long has she been asleep?" Enzo asks after a while as the laughter dies.

"Five hours" Gio replies while Enzo hums in reply.

"Enzo, I wanted to talk to you about something" Gio hesitates which makes Enzo to sit up straight and face the boy.

"What is it?"

"Erika told me about how you turning her into a wolf healed her from her sleep, so I was..." Gio stops not knowing what else to say.

"She is your mate Gio, even if I am her father and it's awkward as hell I know as her mate there is a few things that will happen between you two where I will never have a say...

I appreciated more than I can express for you standing by my daughter's side for all these years, I know, it had to have been hard for you more than anyone of us...

Moreover, it is fine to be scared about loosing her, I will not deny you any rights you have on her and if mating her and turning her is the answer then I have no problem with it...

I have known years ago that Engel, even if she has my blood running in her she will never change into a werewolf, may be it's because Erika was human when she was with Engel or if the poison killed the chance of Engel being a wolf...

Whatever the reason is we have yet to find answers, we have tried everything we could get our hands on to cure her so why not turn her as well, who knows it may be the answer...

I am out of ways to heal her so do as you wish; she is your mate and I think whatever time you two have together you need to spend it together happily. You have my blessings" Enzo states giving him the permission Gio was hesitating to ask.

As soon as he finishes the relief on his face is seen clearly he smiles thanking Enzo for everything before he gets up to check on his mate while Enzo does the same.

*******

"No more, please...I cannot"

"Just a little bit, baby, last time I promise"

"But..."

Engel sighs as she takes the last bite Gio offers from the bowl of her food, even if she was stuffed Gio has been fussing over her to eat some more.

As soon as she chews down the last of her food, Gio puts the tray he brought away.

"Now lie down and just rest" Gio smiles as he goes to pull the covers over her but she stops him.

"I just ate that much of food, if I lie down now I don't think I will be able to keep it inside of me...

Can I not lie down I just woke up anyway" she pouts brightening his smile.

"Okay, you don't have to lie down, so what do you want to do then?" he asks her curiously.

"First I want you to get on the bed with me and snuggle" she grins.

"But you just said you don't want to lie down" Gio states in confusion.

"It's just snuggling Gio come on" she pulls him with the sleeve of his shirt.

"What are you thinking?" Engel asks as she plays with the button of his shirt.

"Just"

"What?"

"How you would feel about us mating as well as if I turn you into what I am?" he asks her slowly.

Engel stays silent for a while as she hears him out.

"It's okay, if you don't want to" Gio adds when she does not say anything.

"I am just scared if we mate and if I leave your side you will never try to find happiness again"

"Why don't you let me take care of it when the time comes but right now my happiness is you and even if it's for an hour, day week or year I want to live as your mate, knowing that you are with me bearing my mark...

Do you know how honorable it is for any male to have a mate who bears his mark, I want you to do same, I don't care what will happen tomorrow but what matters is what I have with you today...

If you are not ready to mate then I understand you know I will never pressure you but baby, the least you can let me do is mark you" Gio requests as he holds her chin between his fingers and stares into her eyes.

"Your happiness is all that matters to me and as for having your mark on me it will be as honorable for you as for me...

I would want nothing but to live my life being just yours" Engel states agreeing with whatever he wants.

"Engel don't do it just to please me"

"But pleasing you pleases me Gio, I have hurt you enough and I don't want to hurt you more, so yes Gio mark me, mate me and make you yours body, heart and soul" Engel agrees as she pulls him by the back of his neck and kisses his lips softly.

"I love you Gio, I never stopped loving and wanting you" she whispers into his lips.

"I know, Engel, I have always known without a doubt," Gio whispers back as they continue with their kiss.

*******

"Where's our sleeping beauty and her beast?" Erika asks with a yawn as she walks towards Enzo stretching her arms above her head.

"They are gone to Gio's place," Enzo answers as he keeps typing on his laptop without looking her way.

"Hmm...are they doing the dirty?" she asks him innocently but Enzo does not answer her.

"Guess it was time anyway, so how do you feel about it?" she asks him once again and Enzo just merely raises a brow her way.

"Are you seriously asking me that now, you never cease to amaze me the height of your shamelessness leaves me stunned every time" Enzo comments while she grins evilly.

"I know right, if I was as boring as you I think we both would have fallen apart ages ago"

"So why be with me if I am so boring"

"I am in it for sex only and you being rich is a plus"

"Ah now the truth is out, so it's my sex appeal and money that has you bound with me"

"Well, I did have an obsession with your specks too; I love to break them when we in the middle of some heavy activities"

"You really are asking for the spank"

"Oh I am daring you to"

"Can't, have some work" Enzo dismisses knowing too well about her ploys and plays.

"Ah, always ruins the mood, I am going to crash with the twins today as it seems I am on house arrest for a few months"

"House arrest also means being inside the house, how is it a house arrest if you will be crashing at the twins house?" he asks her amused.

"Simple, because I can...you sure you don't want me to stay in here?" Erika tries once more but Enzo just opens his laptop and busies himself.

Erika walks out of the room mumbling something while Enzo smiles secretly as he knew she wanted to trick him into having sex so he could say yes to something he knew he would regret once they were finished with their activities.

No one knows his mate like he does even if at times he lets her do what she wishes because nothing makes her happier than a breaking few rules and bringing him on the verge of insanity and that is how they work.

And seeing her fully happy after so long, he does not want to stop her in doing anything she wants because they both know he will always fix things for her when she is caught up between the mess.

*******

Gio's phone rings once again, even if he does not want to pick it up and has been ignoring it for quite a while the incessant ringing was annoying him so finally he gives in.

"What Eri, what is that you want to say?" Gio asks her annoyed.

"Damn, you still have not got laid, when you did not pick the call I thought you were in the middle of doing it...

Wait, she did not fall asleep in the middle of it right?" Erika asks amused.

"Not every one of us thinks about it like someone I know"

"Good to hear that else from now on I would have to call you Erika, it would have been quite insulting...

Anyway, back to a serious topic so I am with your future brother-in-laws and in middle of a very serious conversation"

"What conversation?"

"You know about that whether or not Engel will fall asleep before you two could even get into your very first orgasm"

"Eri" Gio shouts at her outrageously.

"Fuck, see I told you it was a good thing to put the phone on speaker...now pay fuckers" Erika speaks as the boys groans.

"I cannot believe we are even having this conversation Eri, I am hanging up"

"No, you cannot do that, you just cannot take my daughter's innocence for free" Erika shouts in horror and Gio face palms himself,

"Are you seriously asking me for money about this?" Gio asks her gritting his teeth.

"Well, even if I thought about it for a while I let the idea go because I was the one who raise you for a few months and she was the one I gave birth to just for you so I felt bad...

Now, on to the more serious topic, shall I bet on her falling asleep after you are done or before you are done" Erika asks him slowly and waits for his answer but all they hear is the dial tone when Gio hangs up his phone on them

"Pay bitches he hung the phone up" Erika shouts as the boys groan once again.

"How can you always predict things spot on" Alec complains as he pulls a few bucks out of his wallet.

"I know right"

"If she predicts spots on then how come we have not met our mates yet I mean come on we are over 30 now," Aldrich whines as he puts few bucks in Erika's hand.

"Hey Ace, I swear if you are pretending to fall asleep just so you don't have to pay then I will burst your nuts" Erika warns as she kicks the boy's ass and he falls down.

"What, no I was not pretending...here take it" Ace yawns throwing his whole wallet at her.

"I don't know why you are so obsessed with taking our sons money all the time when you are filthy rich" Sean's voice startles all of them and the boys stand at attention.

"Dad" both Ace and Alec whispers as they try to back out of the room but stop when Finn holds his nephew's back.

"How many times did we tell you to not do any betting with tiger?" Finn asks as he pins all four of the boys with his glare.

"No pocket money" the twins finalize at once as they look at their sons who sigh in defeat.

"Spoilers, they are your sons spare them, I mean this whole empire they are the ones who will handle one day and it's their money...

Little ole me taking few won't put a dent in it" Erika defends the boys.

"No it won't because you already put a hole in our bank accounts," the twins growl her way,

"Dad come on don't get angry at her, you know it's not her fault" the boys defend her this time making her grin.

"You really have put some of your evil charms on our sons that even if you are the one wrong they defend you...

And you four you already are grown up, have you ever thought of taking care of the business instead of hanging out with tiger all day long and watching movies and eating junk?" Finn scolds his sons once he is done with Erika.

"About that" the boys shuffles in their feet seeking for Erika to help them but she is nowhere in their sight.

"Aunt?" they all shout at once searching her but Erika is halfway to the door.

"You cannot leave us in here," the boys shout but shut up when Finn hits them all on the back of their heads.

"You are in your early 30's stop seeking your aunt on everything; god tiger curse her for turning our boys into some sissies" Sean curses before he is interrupted by Erika as she walks back inside.

*******

"Boys look what I found," she shouts as she pulls someone along with her into the house.

Ace eyes widen as he sees the beautiful creature in front of him and grins before making a beeline to the little beauty.

"Is your name Google? Because you have everything I have been searching for," Ace grins before pulling the little beauty into his arms and slamming his lips on the boy Erika brought.

"You make my software turn into hardware" he whispers once he is done and starts to nuzzle the boy's neck with a purr.

"Damn" Erika's curses as she witness everything live.

"Who are you my precious?" Ace mumbles on the boy's neck, who looks around the room shuffling a bit in Ace arms as everyone's eyes were on them.

"He is my assistant Ace and if you don't get your hands off the boy this instant then I will put you on night duties around our grounds...

I am so ashamed to call you my son right now, where the fuck did you even learn these pick up lines?" Sean warns his son who was suffocating the boy with his tight hug.

"Virginia taught me and I don't want to do any night shifts dad" Ace states in horror loosening the grip on the boy as he knows he will be dead with in a few moments of his duties as he loves nothing more than to sleep in this whole wide world well after his boy.

"His name is Russell" Sean sighs as this was the last thing he wanted to deal with that, first his son turned out to be gay and the mate of his assistant.

"Do you have more assistant dad?" Alec asks as he watches his brother all wrapped up with his mate and not at all surprised to see them together.

"No, but it seems we will have to search for a new assistant" Sean sighs sadly.

"No, please you cannot fire me" Russell shouts in horror this time as soon as he hears it.

"Relax Russ, the only reason we are getting a new assistant is because I know my son won't let you step a foot away from him for sometime" Sean tries to calm the little person who relaxes as soon as he hears it.

"Russ baby let's go, how about we do some peer-to-peer saliva swapping in my room" Ace asks as he pulls the boy with him with a happy grin.

"Who the fuck is Virginia?" Finn asks, as they all watch the two boys leave the room.

"One of aunt's students" the boys reply sadly as they watch their brother getting a mate while they are yet to find one.

"I don't even want to know anything about it" Finn deadpans as he glares at Erika who has a huge grin on her face.

"They made me miss my Romeo and Juliet," she pouts sniffing a bit before she faces the boy.

"I heard someone was missing me" Julian speaks right from behind her and Erika shrieks in happiness.

"Juliet" she shouts jumping in his arms.

Soon their excitement stops with a loud crash when both Aldrich and Archer pins someone on the ground with a growl.

"Guess it is meet your mate day?" Finn sighs shaking his head as he watches both of his sons all over the poor girl on the ground who was trying to push their heads away from her neck.

"Dad" the girl cries for help.

Julian with a heavy sigh pushes Erika away before he walks towards the boys and easily picks them up saving his precious daughter.

"Evan will be so mad now" Julian shakes his head at the situation.

*******

"Why?" Evan asks as he walks inside the house carrying his bag.

"Babe, it seems we cannot adopt Miranda, but she will still be officially our daughter seeing as she is the twin's mate" Julian addresses his mate who pouts before sighing and nodding his head.

They were on their way to a meeting when someone tried to mug Evan thinking he was a weak person but unfortunately, for the thief who did not know that Julian has been teaching Evan self-defense was lying on the ground within a second of their attempt.

Only when the person started to cry in pain did Evan let go of their hand thinking he was a boy only to his surprise it was a girl, Miranda was her name.

That happened six months go, when they knew Miranda was an orphan and was surviving by stealing from others Evan came up with the decision to take her under his wing.

After a few heated discussions with Miranda, finally, he had gotten it through her thick head and she agreed to stay with them but Julian came up with the brilliant idea to adopt her seeing she was only seventeen and still underage by the law even if she thinks other wise.

Now, it seems it is of no use to adopt her, as she was officially an Antonio, well when the twins mate her.

"I cannot believe this is happening to me," Miranda whines, kicking in the air.

"Well, at least we don't have to worry about her anymore" Julian grins as he holds his mate to his side.

"Only if" Evan shakes his head with a sigh as he knows Miranda was a wild child.

"Will you two fuckers stop getting inside of my space bubble?" Miranda shouts as she tries to stop her mate's attempts to get near her.

"We will if you get in our space bubble" Aldrich smiles.

"I think she is just scared of us" Archer grins with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Scared, please" Miranda scoffs as she gets head to head with both the boys even if she is tiny compared to them.

"Threesome, threesome, threesome" Erika keeps chanting as she watches them interact.

"Seriously tiger" all the men in the room stare at her bewildered.

"That's not the image I want," Evan groans, face palming as Erika glides towards three mates.

"Triplets, can I please, please, please like really, really please watch you three get it on. I will be real quiet I promise I won't let your video go viral," Erika begs as she keeps shuffling on her feet in excitement.

"Now who the fuck are you?" Miranda asks as she turns her attention towards Erika.

"One who can really fuck your life up" Erika grins dangerously before she puts on her most pleading puppy dogs eyes.

"Enzo is the only one in this whole world who finds you cute when you do that, pouting and puppy dogs eyes are never meant for you," Julian states as he pulls her away before looking at Miranda sternly.

"Sweetie, I will never stop you, if you put this house on fire but if you ever disrespect our Tiger, then I will personally lock you inside the house when you are done putting it on the fire, are we clear?" he says all of this with a sweet smile intact on his face.

"Yes sir" Miranda gulps scared, she always gets scared when Julian gets in one of his moods because it rarely happens and when it does, he means, business.

*******

"Worst day of my life" Alec groans as he lies on the chair.

"Same here" Erika agrees as she too was lying on the chair and both of them were staring straight at the pool.

"I am the only one who did not have a mate and you say you have a worst day, how?" Alec asks as he sips on the cool beer in his hands.

"They literally kicked me out of the room when I tried to sneak in, can you believe it I mean how hard it is for them to just let me sit in the corner of the room?" she asks in disbelief.