That night, Scott wouldn't allow Mitch to say goodnight to Avi. "He's upset, Mitchell. Leave him alone." Scott had said. Mitch had frowned at him, but complied nonetheless.
He brought it up again when they were laying down. Scott had just clicked the light off, and crawled into bed with Mitch. Mitch tucked himself into Scott's side, and felt one of Scott's arms wrap around him. Mitch peeked up at him for a moment. "Can I please go say goodnight to him? He's just lonely. And I feel bad for him." Scott sighed and removed his arm from Mitch's touch. "Fine."
Mitch scooted off the bed, and made it halfway out the door before he smelled Scott's anger. He froze, shoulders tensing and then turned around slowly. "A-Alpha..?" "Just hurry the Hell up okay?" Mitch flinched a little at the tone, but
