Nobody saw how it happened. But Cassian had almost broke Phoenix's nose and Kylo had pulled Dean away from Phoenix almost ripping his suit jacket. Dean was in a daze and everything had come to a standstill. Phoenix and Cassian were holding each other by the throat growling at each other's faces and to tell the truth Phoenix was way in over his head if he thought he was going to win this fight against one of the strongest Lycans in the Crescent Moon Pack.
Rafe who is Cassian's Lycan wasn't even showing but Phoenix was near to letting out his wolf.
"Oh my god!" Dean exclaimed in a low voice his eyes widened, he wanted to pull the two apart but Kylo was holding onto him and not letting go while his eyes screamed murder at Phoenix.
King Asher walked to Dean and gave him a hot slap accross the face, "can you not embarrass me everywhere we go!?" He was seething and the Nyko family didn't want to step in.
"I didn't-" Dean tried to defend himself while rubbing his throbbing cheek.
"Shut up!!" King Asher screamed with a deep voice. It had been years since his Lycan felt like ripping into someone and Dean was testing his patience.
"Do you have to be a slut everywhere we go!?" His claws were extended and he nearly scratched Dean's face out but Kylo stepped in.
"Dad, stop." He asked calmly. King Asher's face had turned dark but upon seeing his favorite son it turned even darker.
"Everybody please go back to enjoying the party." Alpha Bruno addressed the crowd that was gawking at the situation.
"As for us let us go in here." He ushered them into his study. It was seperate from his working office. He had two studies and one office. The office was where he worked at and the other study was filled with important documents that needed to be handled with care. It carried confidential documents and a lot of things pertaining to the pack while the study they were in was rather filled with books and alcohol. It was used to chill and have private conversations like the one that was about to happen now and relax. A lot had happened in this study as it was near the place where they held parties and banquets and such.
"Dean how could you!?" As soon as that door closed King Asher wasn't holding back, but Dean was confused. He didn't know what he had done this time I mean he just danced with someone and then that someone kissed him only for him to end up being the one scolded.
"So your name is Dean?" Blue eyes asked as those blue eyes sparkled.
"Mine is Phoenix." He blushed.
"I will knock your teeth out." Cassian warned him with a low growl.
"Oh so you want to go!?" Phoenix made a stance showing he was ready to fight.
"Okay calm down everybody." Alpha Bruno who was also Phoenix's father said in a calm manner.
"Dean what is going on?" He addressed him.
"He's being a slut, that's what." King Asher was not having it when it came to Dean today. Dean shot him a glance and subconsciously his hand rubbed his cheek that King Asher had struck.
"I don't know. We were dancing and he suddenly kissed me." Dean pointed to Phoenix who smiled.
"Phoenix why did you kiss Dean?" Alpha Bruno asked.
"Because he's my mate." As soon as he said that Dean widened his eyes and his jaw dropped.
"I call bullsh*t!" Kylo spoke behind Dean.
"Thank you." Cassian said and Dean looked at him weirdly but paid no attention to him after that.
"And how would you know?" Phoenix challenged Kylo's statement.
"Because he bears-" Dean suddenly jumped and did a 180 as quickly as possible to cover Kylo's mouth with both his hands. He turned his head around to face the crowd and said, "he was about to say some nonsense." He awkwardly smiled and turned to look at Kylo and gave him a warning look.
"Dean is not your mate, you fu*ken twink." A chuckle escaped Kai and Apollo's mouth before they turned away and faced the wall to laugh as quietly as they could muster.
"How would you know you giant rat?" When Phoenix answered Kai and Apollo knocked themselves out with laughter.
"Because he is my mate." That answer from Cassian ceased all laughter and Dean let go of Kylo's mouth, "mhmm?!" He gasped with eyes widened.
"I wanted to make it special when I told you but I guess it's out in the open now." Cassian was looking at Dean, all shy smiles and all that was left to do was for him to twirl his hair and bite his lower lip. Dean blinked rapidly, this was not happening, I mean why would Cassian think that they were mates. What the f**k?
His train of thoughts came to a halt when suddenly Phoenix shoved Cassian so hard that he hit the wall.
"So you're the f**ker that marked him?" A punch to his jaw followed that question, then a kick to the abdomen. His foot was stuck though because Cassian caught the foot and he lifted it upwards and pushed causing Phoenix to stumble and fall hard on his back.
"Stop!" Dean yelled as Cassian was about to stomp on Phoenix.
Cassian looked at him, "don't tell me you don't believe me." He looked rather sad when he asked that.
"It's not that, but you're going to kill the poor man." Cassian smiled and fixed his posture.
"Don't tell me you believe he is your mate." Kylo who has been brewing in anger behind Dean finally spoke in a deep voice.
"Nobody is talking to you." Dean gave him attitude and Kylo didn't like it, he grabbed Dean by his hand and pulled him close to him, "you are mine." He growled lowly. "You bear my mark." His eyes were dark and his voice was shaking but rather stern and forward. A hiccup suddenly escaped Dean when he realized what Kylo had just confessed in front of everyone.
"You did what!?" King Asher's voice suddenly boomed inside the large study.
Luca annd Hunter didn't care, they heard what they heard and they went straight to Kylo. They were so angry they forgot two things. One: Their little favorite brother was still standing in front of Kylo so when they attacked him Dean was caught in the crossfire, Luca's elbow socked him in the face and Hunter backslapped him.
Two: Kylo was still a Prince and the favorite son at that but they didn't care.
Cassian caught Dean after he was caught in the crossfire and Luca and Hunter were whooping Kylo's ass.
When Phoenix saw that Dean was clinging to Cassian he marched over to them and started pulling at Dean. Now Dean was in the middle and being pulled like a rope in a tug of war.
Dean meditated for a second then suddenly he screamed at the top of his lungs. All things came to a standstill.
"Momo, are you okay?" Kai rushed to him but he stopped him, he turned around and pulled Kylo from his brother's hands and hid him behind him.
"You want to beat him up you have to go through me first." He was addressing his brothers but Phoenix and Cassian felt their blood boiling because it was like Dean was choosing Kylo.
"Thank you babe." He placed a kiss on Dean's cheek and Dean wiped it away.
"Momo what is going on?"Azriel could see the defeat of King Asher, so he took charge. After all Dean's partner in crime was his favorite son and Azriel could tell how hurt and disappointed King Asher was.
"I don't know!" The kid was telling the truth.
"Which one of you is actually Dean's mate?" Azriel asked.
"I am." All three answered. Dean walked near to where Alpha Bruno and King Asher were standing and he poured himself whatever alcohol was on that small table and he downed it in one go. It burned his throat and he was gagging, clawing at his throat. All three approached him trying to embrace him but the Nyko brothers formed a protective circle around him and Apollo shook his head at them letting them know that this was a no go area.
"Okay let's all calm down." Alpha Bruno who had never seen such a situation in his life tried to be level headed.
"Dean which one do you feel most drawn to?" That question seemed to be giving him a headache.
"I don't know okay." He released a huge sigh while rubbing his face with his left palm.
"This damn mark make me lose all sense whenever I'm around dumbo over here." He pointed at Kylo who winked at him with a smirk.
"He makes me uncomfortable but at the same time more at peace that anybody else." He pointed at Cassian who smiled shyly.
"And he makes me feel like I could live with him for the rest of my life." He pointed at Phoenix who looked at the direction of the Princes and said, "you heard that?" Then stuck his tongue out.
"So it's Phoenix." Alpha Bruno said and the Princes growled at him.
"No that's not what I said." Dean protested.
"Come on sweetie." Phoenix tried to coax him.
"You shut up, You're new." Dean buried his face in his palms, this was not happening to him.
"Wait!" Dean suddenly had a light bulb moment.
"None of them can be my mate!" He exclaimed in joy.
"They are royalty." He said and no one seemed to be following his logic.
"Royalty only gets a mate from royalty. Thus Phoenix by the way will have a royal mate so will Cassian and Kylo." He explained all smiles.
"That is true babe but Im the last born so I might have to marry a royal wife but you are my mate." Dean wizened his eyes, he didn't want to be stuck with Kylo. He may not have a Lycan or a wolf but he knew very well that Kylo was not his mate.
"You two are disqualified. He. Is. Mine." He gloated.
"Sorry little brother but the throne is yours thus the moon goddess will give you a royal mate, me I have given up my birth right to you." Cassian explained that he just didn't give up the throne when Kylo asked him but he gave up his birth right too, making him the royal inheritance.
"So that disqualifies Phoenix." Azriel deduced.
"Nope. Me and Dean have a bond and even though he is human, he can feel it. Am I lying?" All eyes turned to Dean. Those eyes felt heavy on him and he panicked and screamed, "he's gay!"
"I am not his mate, but if he ever finds a woman as a mate it's going to be a problem." He casually shook his head.
"Dean, I am sorry for being so hard on you." Suddenly King Asher gained his strength to talk and adter thinking all the things he put Dean through while his son was equally to blame and how Dean, not once made it seem like it was heavy to bear. At this point the King's respect for Dean had reached a level that will never drop and something im him hoped that Dean ended up with one of his sons so that he can have such a strong son in law.
When he said that Dean looked at him and smiled then out of nowhere Dean collapsed.
He wasn't caught by anyone and on the floor Luca checked his pulse because anyone in that room could hear that his heart had stopped beating. There was no pulse and no air going in or out of his nostrils. Dean Nyko age eighteen had just died. Breakdown.