The Path's End

By Vic James

vicjames2@hotmail.com

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This story is fiction. None of the characters are based on real people.

This story takes place in the same universe as my stories Plan of the Shusheen, Son of a Wolf, Being Pack, Protecting Pack, and A Winding Path. It is a sequel to Protecting Pack and A Winding Path. You should read those two stories before you read this one. Plan of the Shusheen explains how three genetically-engineered shifter races were created.

Warning: this story contains incest scenes.

Two

The alarm went off the next morning. Bobby slid down the bed to avoid having to climb over Nicky or Chris. They were still asleep. Bobby didn't know how they did it. He used the bathroom and brushed his teeth. When Bobby left the bathroom, Nicky and Chris were getting out of bed.

"Scrambled eggs?" Bobby asked.

They both nodded.

Bobby walked to the kitchen to make breakfast. He could hear Senior in the shower. He made coffee while the oven was preheating. He stuck some biscuits in the oven and started the eggs. Chris walked into the kitchen, yawning. He was wearing a pair of briefs. Bobby poured him coffee and handed it to him. Then he knelt and pulled Chris' briefs off.

Chris laughed.

"Just as I suspected," Bobby said. "You aren't wearing the ring I gave you."

Chris laughed harder.

"My cock ring?"

"Yes. Once upon a time, a ring meant something to a girl," Bobby said, repeating a line out of a movie they'd watched.

"Well, neither of us are girls. That explains it."

"Hmm."

Bobby returned to making breakfast.

Nick walked into the kitchen. Then a few seconds later, Nicky did.

"You didn't all have to get up," he said.

"I wanted to," Bobby said. "It's an important day."

He nodded. "It is."

"Have you changed your mind about the home schooling?" Bobby asked him.

"What's that about?" Chris asked.

"Bobby asked if I would home school him if we move," Nick said.

"Ah. More sex!" Chris said. "Good plan!"

Nicky snickered.

"No. I think it will be fun," Nick said to Bobby.

"Good."

While Bobby poured him coffee, he asked, "What time is the interview?"

"There isn't a fixed time. It will be when I get there. It doesn't sound like there are a lot of candidates. That's not surprising. The salary is much, much less than I earned last year. But that is fine with me."

"Are you going to sell this house?" Chris asked his father.

"Definitely. There are too many bad memories."

"But good ones, too," Chris said.

Nick shrugged.

"I'd like to live somewhere else, even if I don't get the job."

The eggs were done. Bobby put them on plates and checked on the biscuits. They were ready. He put the food on the table and sat down to eat.

"Are you worried about the interview?" Chris asked his father.

"Not really. I'm overqualified."

Nick quickly finished eating and went to get dressed.

"We need to get ready, too," Chris said, softly.

Bobby took the dishes and washed them quickly. Chris helped. Then they brushed their teeth and put the toiletries they thought they'd need in the bag. Nicky hid the bag when they heard his father. Nick stopped at the bedroom door.

"Bobby, I'd like to talk to you for a moment," he said.

"OK."

Bobby followed him to the living room.

"I want to thank you for taking a positive attitude about the move," Nick said.

Bobby didn't know what to say. He didn't think his motive wasn't all that wonderful. He decided to tell the truth.

"I want to get Chris away from Gina. She called yesterday." Nick smiled. "This sounded like just the thing to do it. Is that selfish?"

"I don't think so. You are in love with him, aren't you?"

"Of course."

"You are protecting your relationship. How many people in relationships would be happy to hear their partner is still talking to their ex?"

Bobby nodded.

"Would you prefer Chris was still with Gina?" Bobby asked him.

Nick frowned. "I want Chris to be happy and you make him happy. When we got back from the honeymoon, Chris seemed very happy. He was happier than when we left. I wondered what happened, and then I found out. I told you before. Being straight is not better than being gay. Chris is even happier now. And why shouldn't he be? He has someone who loves him who won't leave his dick alone."

Bobby laughed, but was a little embarrassed.

"And that's a good thing," Nick added.

He hugged Bobby and kissed him on the forehead.

Ten minutes later, Nick said goodbye. They wished him luck and he left.

They made sure the house was locked up and left.

Chris unlocked the doors of his car. Nicky got in the backseat. He patted the seat next to him. Bobby got in the backseat and put on a seatbelt.

"Oops. Forgot something," Chris said.

"Me, too," Bobby said.

They went back inside. Chris took the trash from inside the house. Depending on when they returned, it could start smelling. Bobby forgot his cell phone charger. He decided to take his laptop, too. He looked out the window and saw Chris was back in the car. He left, locking the front door behind him. He got back in the car.

There was a surprising amount of traffic. When they finally got out of town, Bobby unfastened his seat belt. He was going to suck Nicky. Nicky got upset. It took several minutes to find out why. Nicky had not been wearing a seat belt when he had his near-fatal car accident. Bobby buckled back up.

They watched the video on Chris' phone that he had recorded the night before. They both agreed it was very hot. And then it was a long, dull ride.

Nick slowed to a stop as his GPS told him to turn right. All he saw was a narrow, gravel road leading into the forest. That couldn't be right, he told himself. But there was nowhere else. He turned onto it, wondering what the gravel was doing to the paint on his BMW. He rounded a corner and saw armed men on the side of the road. There was some sort of gate. Was it some sort of paramilitary group? One of those militias? Or maybe some weird religious cult. Whatever it was, it did not look promising. He was about to give up and turn around. But he was at the gate. A smiling man looked at a picture and then at him.

"Nick Kostas?"

"Yes."

"Welcome to Techupawa. The hospital is the first building on the right about half a mile down the road. I'll let Alephin know you're here." Nick had been told Alephin Techupawa was the man interviewing him.

He handed Nick an identification badge that had his photo on it. The gate opened and he drove slowly. Suddenly the road was paved. There were more armed guards on each side of the road. But then there were sidewalks and flowers planted. He couldn't miss the hospital. There was a sign, Tom Black Hospital. He was surprised it wasn't Techupawa Hospital. Past the hospital was a town. It looked normal. He saw people walking and they didn't seem armed. He saw a dog run by chased by a boy in a swim suit. He turned into the hospital parking lot. It seemed to still be under construction, but it was already landscaped. The hospital was small, but so was the town. He parked his car. He could see a man with a big rifle in his rear view mirror. He sat there for a moment and then sighed. He was there. He might as well go inside. He got out of his car. The August heat and humidity hit him at once. Fortunately, the entrance was only about twenty feet away. A man with a handgun in a holster opened the front door for him. They walked inside.

"Last door on the left," the man said, pointing down a hallway.

Nick walked down to the door and stopped. Part of him was yelling go home, as he opened the door. It was an empty conference room. Nick sat and the man with the holstered gun stood next to the door.

"They should be here soon," the man said to him.

Nick sat there, nervously. He didn't know if he wanted the job or not. If they were nuts, obviously he didn't. But he couldn't come right out and ask if they were kooks. He didn't know what to do. A couple of minutes later, the door opened. Six men entered the room. Two of them were armed. They remained standing while the other four sat. The four who sat were wearing only shorts. Nick felt terribly overdressed. Nick looked at one of the four and was shocked.

"Bobby?" Nick asked. "Is that you?" One of them, no two of them looked like Bobby. But one looked exactly like him.

When Jack entered the room, he caught a delicious scent, first. Then he saw a handsome Vin-Ta. The interview was supposed to be with a human, though. Jack looked at Alephin, who seemed very pleased. They sat.

"Oh, fuck!" Jack said when he smelled the Vin-Ta. He was his mate. That was normally a happy occasion, but Jack already had three mates. Four, if you counted Lobo, his missing mate. At the time, Jack wasn't inclined to count Lobo. No one knew where he was, what he was doing, or even if he was alive. The man just disappeared without so much as a goodbye hand-wave. Jack really didn't want another mate. Unfortunately, Jack's body was responding strongly to the man. His cock was so hard it hurt and he could feel his underwear getting wet.

"Who is Bobby?" Alephin asked him.

"He's my stepson. He looks exactly like him!" Nick said.

"I'm Jack," Jack said to him.

Nick pulled out his phone and looked for a picture of Bobby. He hadn't realized he had so many sex photos on his phone. He had lots of pictures of just Bobby, without his sons, but Bobby was naked in all of them. There was one photo he would have remembered. Bobby was on his bed, on his back, holding his legs up. The picture showed his smiling face and his puffy asshole, with cum leaking out. Nick felt his cock throbbing. Nick knew he hadn't taken that picture. He would definitely have jacked off to it. Chris must have put it on his phone. He glanced at Jack. Jack looked the same, could be the same, but with some big differences. Nick hadn't made any promises about Jack and Jack wasn't his son's lover, were two important differences. Nick glanced at Jack again. Jack was still looking at him. Nick looked at Jack's crotch. He saw the outline of an erection. As Nick looked, a wet spot appeared at the end of Jack's erection. Was fate that good to him?

He turned back to his phone. He found a picture of Bobby with clothes. He passed his phone to Alephin.

Alephin looked at the photo. His stepson was obviously a clone of Tom and Jack. That was good news!

But equally good news was that the anesthesiologist was Vin-Ta. Although Alephin didn't think he had ever shifted. There was one strange thing about his scent, though. Normally Vin-Ta who had never shifted smelled only faintly like Vin-Ta. The scent was stronger with this doctor. Had he shifted as an infant and then never again? Was he another Alpha? He hoped not, but he was still delighted they would not have to hire a human.

Alephin passed the phone to Jack who came to the exact same conclusion. Bobby was a clone-brother.

Nick looked in the young man—Jack's face. He looked so like Bobby! But there were minor differences. Bobby's hair was longer and this man had a tan. Nick thought it looked good on him. Of course, Bobby wasn't tanned because he spent all day indoors having sex with his sons.

Jack could feel the man looking at him, but he was trying to decide what to do about having another mate. It was really ironic that he should meet the man at all. He had been invited to the interview only because he was already at the hospital for an ultrasound. Without thinking, Jack found himself checking out the man's ring finger. He wasn't married.

"Bobby is your mate?" Jack asked Nick.

"My what? He's my stepson."

Alephin decided to have the interview first. Then they could sort out the relationships. He turned to Tom.

"This is Tom Black."

Tom stood up and shook Nick's hand.

"Nick Kostas," Nick said to him.

"The hospital—is it named after your father?" Nick asked.

"No. Tom is young, but he paid for most of the hospital," Alephin said.

Nick nodded his head at Tom.

Alephin turned to me. "And this is his brother, Jack Montay."

Jack smiled at Nick and held out his hand to shake Nick's. The smell of Nick's lust exploded and Jack gasped. Everyone noticed.

Alephin started tapping his nose. He wondered if they should continue the meeting outdoors. But it was a very hot day and the doctor was in a black suit.

"I'm very pleased to meet you, Jack," he said.

Jack glanced at Nick's crotch. In his loose pants, Jack couldn't see much.

"Do you mind if I call you Nick?" Alephin asked him. "We are pretty informal here."

Nick looked at the armed guards. That seemed formal to him!

"No. Not at all. Can you tell me what kind of town or...reservation this is?"

Alephin smiled.

"Since you mention it, I suppose it is a reservation. We are all related here from a single common ancestor who lived thousands of years ago."

Nick frowned. "How do you know? Genetic testing?"

"Yes, in a way."

"Why the weapons?"

"Jack and Tom are at risk of kidnapping."

Nick frowned.

"I would like you to try something, Nick," Alephin said. "Try to visualize a red circle. Close your eyes, if it helps. If you have trouble, think of a full moon, low in the sky, that is red instead of orange."

Nick frowned. Then he shrugged. He closed his eyes.

A couple of minutes later, they watched him shift for the first time. Sounds of fabric tearing accompanied his shift, as he shifted wearing clothes. His necktie seemed to be strangling him. Jack jumped up and pulled it loose. He removed the clothes from his wolf mate. It was awkward, but necessary. Jack thought his wolf was absolutely beautiful. His fur was black and gold. Jack wrapped his arms around the wolf and pressed his face into his fur. He groaned at his scent. The wolf struggled to get loose and then began licking Jack's face. Jack laughed. The wolf's tongue went inside his mouth, to Jack's surprise. But Jack found it very pleasant. He ran his tongue over the wolf's, as Jack moaned and the wolf whined. Then the wolf began sniffing Jack's crotch. He pushed his snout into a leg of Jack's shorts. Then Nick's wolf pushed harder.

"Let him have what he wants, Jack," Alephin said.

Alephin picked up his cell phone. He called Rince and asked him to bring a pair of shorts and a T-shirt for Nick.

Jack was on his knees. He stood and pulled his shirt off. Then he pushed down his shorts and underwear. He lay down on the floor. Nick's wolf began licking Jack's cock and balls. Jack groaned.

"He's definitely your mate," Alephin asked.

"Oh, yeah."

"Take a picture of him, Tom," Alephin said.

Tom stood up and took a picture of Nick's wolf with his phone. Tom wondered why he wanted that particular photo, with the wolf licking Jack.

Jack ran his hands through the fur of his wolf-lover. The wolf's raspy tongue had Jack near orgasm.

"I'm going to come, Alephin," Jack said.

"That's what your mate wants. Let yourself go, Jack."

The wolf licked until he was over the edge and cum spewed out of Jack's cock. It his Jack's face, his neck, his chest, the carpet, and even the wall behind him. Nick's wolf focused on the head of Jack's cock, lapping the flow as it lessened. Jack pulled the wolf on top of him. The wolf whined and licked him clean. Once the cum was gone, the wolf began licking Jack's lips. Jack wrapped his arms around Nick as he opened his mouth. The wolf tongue licked the inside of Jack's mouth.

"Oh, Nick, Nick," Jack murmured. He could feel his wolf-lover's erection pressing against him. But Jack wanted Nick's human cock. He had gotten fucked once by Keith's wolf, and while it was an interesting experience, it wasn't half as pleasurable as having sex with Keith in human form.

Alephin told Nick to shift back. Nick was on all fours with Jack's arms around him. Nick tried to pull away, but Jack hung on. Nick smiled at Jack and stopped trying to pull away.

Jack looked up at his newest mate. The man suddenly looked twenty. The gray hair on the sides of his head was jet black. Jack found him even more attractive.

Nick stood and helped Jack up. He put his arm around Jack, without thinking. He felt a pang of guilt until he remembered it was Jack, not Bobby. He smiled as Jack put his arm around Nick. He looked down at Jack. There was lust in Jack's eyes and that delighted Nick.

"What the fuck happened?"

"Here," Tom said, holding the phone. "This is what happened."

Nick put Jack in front of him and wrapped one arm around him, pulling him close.

Nick looked at the photo. He shook his head.

"I should be a lot more disturbed about this than I am," Nick said. Then he realized he was naked, in a room of strangers, with a stranger in his arms. They seemed to think nothing of it. It was a hell of an interview!

"It's because it's natural for you. You've just probably never done it, before."

"Why do I feel the way I do about Jack, here?" Nick asked.

Alephin explained about Vin-Ta, Shusheen, packs, and mates.

"I can't really doubt what you are saying," Nick said. "Even though I want to." Alephin chuckled. "But I have a family. Two sons and a stepson." He paused. "Would my sons be the same thing?"

"It depends on the mother," Alephin said. "It can only be inherited from the mother. If she was human, they are human."

"Human?" he said, as he shook his head.

"Are your sons very hairy?" Tom asked him.

"Oh, yeah. Absolutely. They've both been teased about their hairy backs. One of them used to get called a werewolf," Nick said. The others in the room, including his—-mate—-all laughed at that. Nick realized after a moment that he was a werewolf! And his sons might be, too.

"We don't look like movie werewolves," his mate, Jack said. Nick liked the sound of that. Mate. And his mate seemed perfectly contented to be in his arms. It was exactly like having Bobby, only there was no guilt at all. He'd made no promises about him and he wasn't taking him away from his son Nicky.

"Tell me, did you find your sons' mother irresistible?" Alephin asked Nick.

"Yeah. I guess you could put it that way."

Alephin nodded his head. "There is a good chance they are Vin-Ta. But we can't be certain until they try to shift."

Nick nodded. "What about my second wife's son—my stepson, Bobby? He lives with us and he's not hairy."

"Jack is Vin-Ta and Bobby certainly seems to be a close relative," Alephin said.

"Bobby was adopted," Nick said.

Alephin nodded.

"So was Jack. Perhaps they are twins," Alephin said.

Jack noticed Alephin wasn't trying to tell Nick that Bobby and Jack were clones. Nick probably wouldn't believe it.

"Of course," Nick said. "They were split up when they were adopted. That makes perfect sense."

Nick kissed the top of Jack's head. It was an endearing gesture. He leaned his head back against Nick's chest. He was reconciled to having yet another mate. He couldn't see himself rejecting Nick. The man was too hot and he smelled too good to do that. But he wondered how Nick would react to learning Jack had three other mates.

Nick sat and pulled Jack onto his lap. He wrapped his arms tightly around Jack.

"I'm not going to try to get away," Jack said to him.

Nick laughed. "I'm not taking any chances!"

Jack smiled at him.

"I assume your pack is gay-friendly."

"As you'd expect with any big group of people, there are those who disapprove of it. But they better keep it to themselves if they want to remain in my pack," Alephin said.

Nick nodded.

The door opened and Rince walked in with clothes for Nick. Alephin introduced Rince to Nick.

"Rince is my son," Alephin said.

Nick, nodded, smiling.

"He's also my mate," Alephin said.

Jack looked at Nick's face to see his reaction.

"Mate as in lover?" Nick asked.

"Yes," Rince said.

Jack could feel Nick's erection. It hadn't softened. If Nick was upset by the idea of incest, he wasn't too upset.

Nick thought about all he had learned in the last few minutes. He had been genetically modified by aliens. Compared to that, a little incest seemed insignificant. And clearly his mate Jack wasn't bothered.

"It doesn't bother me," Nick said. "I mean, as long as it is consensual."

Alephin nodded.

"Well, you have the job," Alephin said.

Nick smiled.

"I have to ask this. What's the catch?"

Alephin smiled and nodded.

"There are a couple of conditions you may not like. For one, Jack can't leave the pack. It isn't safe."

Nick nodded.

"I am the absolute ruler of this pack. I own every acre and most of the buildings in the pack. Anyone who disagrees with me is welcome to leave. I accept requests and complaints, but I am in no obligation to act on them. There were those who objected to Rince being my mate. Two were escorted to the highway, where I waved goodbye. The others keep their mouths shut. This is not a town. It is not a democracy. It is a wolf pack and I am the Alpha. If someone challenges me and is not willing to leave the pack, I will fight them until one of us is dead." Nick was shocked. "Now, you are used to being in control. You will be losing that, outside of your residence. Here in my pack, only I have control. An act of submission is required to prove you accept my dominance. You must consent to be fucked by me, once, as a condition of entry."

Nick was shocked.

"What kind of a requirement is that?"

"It's the kind I require, of course."

Nick looked at the man who—bizarrely—wanted to fuck him. It was a ridiculous requirement. What kind of person would skip over oaths, promises, and entrance fees and choose sodomy as an entrance requirement? He owned everything. Fine. Why not just charge rent? If renters gave him trouble, evict them! But he said he wanted submission, not obedience. Did he want his life completely controlled by someone who thought like that? Someone who thought like that and fucked his own son? It was too bizarre.

Jack knew there was a problem just by looking at Nick's face. When Nick picked him up off his lap and put him on the ground, he knew there was a major problem. Jack sighed. Maybe it was for the best. Having another mate was not something he had ever wished for. He sat down in a chair. Then he moved the chair away from Nick.

Nick looked at Jack and frowned as he saw him move away. He had been so deep in thought, he hadn't realized Jack got off his lap.

Nick stood. He was a little embarrassed by the fact that he was completely naked.

"I'm sorry. I don't want the job," Nick said.

"Now there is an alternative, but it isn't ideal," Alephin said.

Nick suppressed a smile. He sat back down.

"What is it?"

"You can live in Woodville and commute."

Nick smiled.

"Why isn't it ideal? Because of emergencies?"

"No. It's because your stepson is in danger and Woodville would not be safe. You noticed all the guards?"

Nick nodded.

"They are there to protect Tom and Jack. Bobby requires guards, too."

"I don't understand."

"Tom and I can change into other shapes than wolves," Jack said.

"Why don't you show him?" Alephin said.

"Try Hephin. He's about your weight," Rince said.

Jack nodded before he closed his eyes and imagined Hephin. He heard a gasp from Nick's direction and opened his eyes.

"Please change back," Nick said. Jack did.

"And that isn't their only ability," Alephin said.

Jack sat down in the chair next to Nick.

"What is it?" Nick asked.

"They can get pregnant," Alephin said. "As a matter of fact, Jack is pregnant now. He had a sonogram here at the hospital a few minutes ago. He is your mate. If you'd like to see it, you can."

That was a bombshell.

"How can that be?"

"You are asking how a person who has been genetically modified with the capability to look like anything can get pregnant?"

"Oh. Yeah."

"Tom, Jack, and Bobby all have these abilities. Rince and my grandson Hephin have the ability to get pregnant, but can only shift into wolves. There have been three kidnapping attempts. All of them have been unsuccessful, but only because we were prepared for them."

Nick was overwhelmed. He was past overwhelmed. Maybe Bobby wasn't like that...But Jack had to be Bobby's twin. He even smelled the same.

Alephin's phone rang. He got up and walked into the hall.

Jack moved next to Nick, again. He took Nick's hand before he remembered that he didn't want another mate. He watched Nick grow erect, again. The man did have a nice cock. Jack took it in his hand and stroked it. Nick sighed and spread his legs. Jack reached under his cock and carefully pulled Nick's balls forward. Jack admired them before swallowing Nick's cock.

Nick couldn't think straight. What he wanted most in the world was being offered to him on a platter. Bobby was sucking his cock and Nick wasn't breaking his promise to Patricia. Of course it wasn't really Bobby, but his lust didn't make a distinction. Nick reached over and began stroking Jack's erection. He didn't know what to do. He didn't think he liked Alephin. He definitely didn't want to get fucked by him. If he loved Alephin and he knew Alephin loved him and it was something he knew Alephin really wanted, he might consider it. But devoid of emotion, it was just sodomy. Ritual sodomy. He could live in Woodville, but Bobby and Jack would be at Techupawa. And he would want to be with them.

"I know it's a lot to take in," Tom said to him. "I thought I was human until I turned into a bush."

Nick looked at Tom.

"A bush?"

"I changed into a bush a couple of times. Once was inside a restaurant."

Nick stared and then started laughing.

"Bobby and Jack can do the same thing. Bobby really is in danger," Tom said.

Nick shook his head.

"How can I protect him?"

"Join the pack and let Alephin do it," Jack said. "This place is already secure."

"I've never been fucked in my life," Nick said. He didn't want to say more, because Alephin's son was still in the room.

"Every male in this pack has done it. Most of them are straight. Almost all of them are tops," Tom said.

Alephin walked back into the room.

"Alephin, would you mind trying something that might convince Nick?" Tom asked.

"Sure."

"I want both of you to change into your wolves. Nick, when you are a wolf, think about Alephin breeding you."

"Are you going to fuck me that way?" Nick asked Alephin.

"I doubt it. That would be painful," Alephin said.

"I just want Nick to find out what his wolf thinks about it," Tom said. "Luke told me the fact that his wolf wanted you to fuck him made it easier for him to accept."

Alephin nodded.

"We'll just sniff each other, Nick."

"OK."

Alephin shifted immediately. It took Nick about half a minute.

Nick's wolf walked slowly to Alephin's. The head was held low. Alephin's wolf put a front paw on his neck, before shifting back.

"Shift back, pup," Alephin said.

Nick shifted and got back up.

"What did your wolf think?" Jack asked Nick.

Nick shrugged. "He thought it was a good thing. He wants to be in Alephin's pack."

"Remember that this is a wolf pack, Nick. It is my wolf that wants yours to submit. I promise you it won't hurt. I'm not going to insult you by making love to you. It's in and out. Think about it, Nick," Alephin said.

Nick sighed. "I will."

"Good!" Alephin said, brightly. "We have visitors. I need to go."

Alephin left.

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