/So over the past two days I watched all of DA and I am in love with the Max/Alec pairing. I know this story has been done before but I couldn't resist. Enjoy and Review :)

It was a few months since they had officially deemed themselves as the freak nation and things were going better than the transgenic had ever expected them to. Max was a damn good leader and he had fitted into the role as her second in command so quickly he had even shocked himself. Alec knew that it pissed Logan off that he got to be at Max's side because he couldn't stay in Terminal City too long due to the radiation. It hadn't even really been discussed that if Max wasn't around you went to Alec but he was just an alpha, even those strays who came into TC hearing it was a safe zone took one look at Alec and fell into line under him. After an early morning training session with some X7's Alec made his way to the command office and paused as he saw most of the X5 males hovering around the room.

"Hey Maxie…" Alec called as he pushed through the crowd to get towards her. She was looking over some maps on the table and half of her back was exposed due to the way she was leaning. Now Max was hot but he didn't think it really required from this many males in the facility. As he got closer to her it suddenly hit him, so far it was only weak but he was close enough now to pick up the smell and any male Max had even walked past today would have picked it up. Walking up behind her Alec slipped his hands onto her waist and leaned to her ear slowly.

"Alec what the hell are you doing?" Max protected trying to move but found herself held into place.

"Stop moving. Maxie… when was the last time that you were in heat?" He asked her as quietly as he could. The brunette paused for a second as she thought about it before suddenly cursing, she herself wasn't even aware that it was happening but she looked up from the map and saw at least 20 X series males stood watching her carefully and she could tell they were getting pissed off at Alec.

"How can you tell? I can't even feel it yet?"

"I can smell it Max, god you smell good. We have to get you safe before they start fighting over you."

"Alec I can handle any of them."

"Max if they get close enough to you they can claim you as their mate. There is nothing you could do about it and when you are in heat he could do what he wanted to you."

Slowly Max stood up and turned so she was facing him. "Why aren't you reacting to it?"

"I am fighting the urge Max."

"What will they do when I get into full heat?" She asked a small part of her now wishing she hadn't missed this particular lesson at Manticore.

"Fight it out until an alpha comes out on top. Or until someone claims you."

"Claims me? What kind of bullshit is that?"

"Mating Max, once an X claims their mates no other X will go near them. If they do the male would probably rip their heads off. I could claim you right here and then they would back off."

Max looked at the room, she wasn't as much scared as worried, she could handle herself now sure but when she went into full heat she had never had other X's in the area. Looking down at her Alec bit his lip and took her hand. "I could do it Max. Mark you and they will leave."

"What and have me becomes yours mate yea no thanks smart Alec."

"Technically speaking yea you would but I wouldn't act upon it like this lot would Maxie, it would also mean you only want to mate with me in your heat and I am sure that we could keep you locked in a room. At least this lot wouldn't be trying to get at you."
"But I wouldn't…."

"Be able to be with another transgenic no, but last time I checked Logan was human."

"That means you wouldn't be able to be with a transgenic either."

"Very true, but we both know I am hardly Mr Commitment."

"You wouldn't try and take advantage?" Max asked looking up at him, as far as she could see she was stuck between a rock and a hard place. It was let Alec claim her and hope he stuck to his word about leaving her be or risk leaving it and avoiding all the other X's. "Ok." She said looking up at him biting her lip, Logan wouldn't like it but she trusted Alec, he was her second in command anyway, and the most powerful alpha in TC, maybe it wouldn't be that bad if he was her 'mate'.

"Okay?" Alec asked her looking slightly shocked, he had more expected her to slap him around the head for suggesting something so stupid.

"Yes Alec, Ok. How do we do this?" She asked, Mole had entered the room and was giving them a weird look as they stood so close together and though he couldn't smell Max as clearly he had a fairly good idea of what was going on.

"I uh, I have to bite you."

"What?" Max gasped, well at least they didn't have to have sex. "Right ok? My neck yes?" Alec nodded at her and she moved her hair to the side for him. Part of her wanted to do this more privately but what better way for Alec to state him 'claim' than to do it in front of these challenging X's. With a breath Alec looked down at her neck and felt himself wanting to moan, as much as he had promised Max he would behave he was a male and an alpha at that and he was about to claim his mate, no matter how much he would try and deny it the though was a major turn on for the transgenic. Hearing another male across the room growl Alec was snapped out of his trance and leaned into the crook of her neck before slowly sinking his teeth into her. He moaned against her neck involuntarily and pulled her body in closer to his. Bringing his teeth out slowly Alec soothed the bite with his tongue before he spun her and pulled her hair back to reveal her bar code.

Max was unsure of what he was doing but as he pressed his lips down across the black lines she felt a shiver run down her spine and the other X's began to slowly look away. His smell was now on her barcode and not many of them would like to challenge Alec for his mate. From the corner of his eye though he could see a few of the large X5's stood there still as if they were waiting to challenge his claim. With a cough he pulled back and exposed his neck to her. "What are you doing?" Max questioned the blonde looking at him.

"Your turn Maxie, it will stop them trying to challenge the claim."

"What I have to bite you back?"

"That or I have sex with you and get you pregnant, yea?" Alec chuckled at her wincing as she punched his arm. "Okay okay."

Max pushed Alec down so he was sat on the edge of the table and his neck was more accessible to her before she slowly moved her lips over the skin on his neck and bit into the flesh. It was a weird feeling but she knew instantly that she was more protective over Alec than she had been before. Copying him she moved him around and gently brushed her lips over his mark, she had accepted his claim on her and as she looked up she smiled to see that the other males had gone.

Stepping back slightly Max looked down at him and blushed slightly. "So…. Now what?" She grinned at him.

"Now we get you to OC's before your full heat kicks in and you keep trying to jump my bones." Alec smirked at her as he stood up before subconsciously reaching out and brushing his fingers over his mark on her neck. "You know loggie boy is going to freak out when I sees this don't you?" Alec asked her with a chuckle. Max smacked him around the back of the head before scooping up her map and nodding.
"Come on then." She growled and pushed him out of the door. As they headed through TC towards their bikes Max couldn't help noticing people's reaction to them. Men shied away from her and looked at Alec with a fear she had never seen before. And the women well they looked ready to claw her eyes out as they eyed Alec hungrily. Seeing them look at him like that Max felt a wave of something strange in her Mine ,Max all but growled before she realised what she had said. Where the hell did that come from?