The Challenge Two Alphas, One Girl

Maze’s POV

Her smell was driving me mad. I could tell Fang was leading her up the stairs. Her smell got more and more intense. Why did she have to smell so d*mn good? I sighed and tried to concentrate. I had some work to get through before the Celebration tonight. I cursed that odd alpha who had demanded my rejected wolf-less mate be allowed in the pack house. I bet he would insist that she attend the Celebration too. I had to just get through the night. Alpha Thaddeus was only staying one night. He would leave tomorrow afternoon. Then, I would tell Fang to remind his sister she was not allowed in the pack house. We were just accommodating a guest, a very powerful guest.

Her smell intermingled with the smell of that odd alpha a little. My inner wolf growled but I quieted him. She was brought here to cut the alphas’s hair and shave him so obviously they were standing near to each other. I felt a little jealous that she was attending to another alpha but I could not have Friday attend to me and still have the strength to resist the mate pull. Even across the hallway, it was maddening. Then I smelled it. I smelled Friday’s arousal. My wolf was murderous. What was she doing with that other alpha? Before I could stop myself, I ran across the hallway at lightning speed and burst through the door. Thankfully, the door was unlocked so I did not have to break it down.

Friday looked startled. Thaddeus looked extremely calm and happy. I was livid. Friday was sitting on another alpha’s lap, in his embrace, and she was aroused.

A growl ripped through me. I lunged forward to grab Friday away from Thaddeus but he quickly placed her behind him. He snarled at me, eyes black, canines bared.

Beta Theo and Beta Fang ran upstairs and into the room.

“What’s wrong, Maze?” Fang asked.

“Thaddeus, what happened?” Said Theo.

“He has my mate!” I yelled, anger pouring out of me.

“But you rejected her?” Said Fang. “She’s wolf-less!”

“What?!” Bellowed Thaddeus and Theo in unison.

“Friday was your mate?!” Thaddeus said.

“Yes,” I said. “I found out last night. I rejected her because she is wolf-less but that doesn’t mean that she can be your plaything!”

Thaddeus laughed. “Plaything? She’s my mate now. And I’ve accepted her wholeheartedly. She’s the future Luna of the Berryndale Wolf Pack.”

My heart threatened to cleave in two. Friday had gotten a second chance mate, another alpha! Was I missing something? She was wolf-less and fated to an alpha twice in a row. Fate was really trying to apologise for making her wolf-less. I sighed. I could not handle Friday being here with another alpha. She was mine first. Clearly, I’d missed something, some special power she might have.

Before I could stop myself, I said, “I, Maze Mason, Alpha of the Marigold Pack, rescind my rejection of Friday Fenestra. Friday, I accept you as my mate and Luna.”

“She’s already my mate and my Luna!” Bellowed Alpha Thaddeus. “I just said that same thing to her after you already rejected her. It’s too late now!”

Beta Fang cleared his throat, “In accordance with both of our packs laws, you may both attempt to sway her. Our Aly status does not allow a fight to the death between alphas. The decision is hers. The she-wolf in question.”

Everyone looked at my mate, Friday, who was peaking out from behind Thaddeus. She fainted.

Friday’s POV

Maze wanted me back. It was too much for me. I had never fainted

Thaddeus’ POV

the floor and hurt herself. She was limp in my arms. I held her bridal style,

pack doctor? Fetch someone immediately!” I demanded Fang. He went running. Theo rushed to me and

breathing,” Theo said.

on Friday. He was an i***t to reject her. There was no way he was taking her back. She was mine. If she were conscious, I’d

the bed and

Maze’s POV

wolf-less! How was Thaddeus able to accept that so quickly. He would obviously seem like the better choice to Friday. He had not

Friday’s POV

me. I recognised two pack doctors, a worried Thaddeus

up. Both alphas tried to help me. They both growled at each other. I cowered a little. Fang came

the fading light, I had been out for a few hours. I also had not eaten anything yesterday or today. My diet was generally pretty poor. It was difficult to come to the pack house

noticed there was an empty bag of intravenous fluids on a stand next to me. A nurse came

were normal. Her blood sugar was a little low but we’ve fixed

spent on me. Last year, I had been knocked out cold at the pack house, when my brother “accidentally” hit

doctor,” said Thaddeus and Maze in unison. They

Luna?” Thaddeus said,

scent hit me. “I’m ok, really, I’m fine,” I said, blushing at being called Luna. The doctors and nurse took the IV

bed. I swung my legs towards him and Theo, to avoid my brother, Fang,

though you’d recently fallen or perhaps been in a fight. There was bruising around

yesterday and throwing me onto the pack house porch today. Fang was glaring at me. I got up but fell back a little bit and Thaddeus immediately scooped me up in his arms.`His embrace was so warm and comforting. Was he really my mate and

said Thaddeus to

immediately obeyed, unable to ignore the command. Maze, however, snorted with laughter. Alphas could not be commanded, not

“Friday belongs to my

to laugh. His whole chest rumbled. “You know the pack laws. Our status as allies mean we can only peacefully challenge each other for Friday. If we were rival packs, there’d be a fight to

they’d prefer a fight to the death. Thaddeus would surely win such a fight. He was the biggest alpha I had ever seen. He was the biggest werewolf

your point?”

the end of the competition,” Thaddeus

heart rate picked

long is the competition?” Maze said, clearly

the hallway, still listening in. “The time between one full moon to the next full

Thaddeus chuckled. I gasped.

Celebration. It was always held by either pack on a full moon night. The next full moon was about four weeks away naturally. I would have to

“But,” I said hesitantly.