It was one reason why John had made his boys read the old stories. While Mary herself had been a Beta, Kate had been an Omega and John would never have stood for any of his boys talking back to her or disrespecting her for her status. Not that any of them ever would have, but it was better to know for certain.

What Gabriel's orgasm started, Sam's sealed completely. He wasn't very far behind his mate at all, pheromones and the rhythmic squeezing of his knot sending him over the edge with a bitten off whine against the back of Gabriel's neck. He slid his arm under Gabriel, holding him up as his other arm dropped to the bed, keeping them both upright for the moment as Sam disengaged his teeth, licking lightly over the four spots along the top of his spine.