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

was overjoyed but then Maze wanted me back. It was too much for me. I had never fainted before in my

Thaddeus’ POV

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

demanded Fang. He

Theo said.

Friday. He was an i***t to reject her. There was no way he was taking her back. She was mine. If

pack doctors rushed into the room, a man and a woman. I placed Friday on the bed and they attended to her. I waited

Maze’s POV

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

Friday’s POV

came to, there were four faces anxiously observing me. I recognised two pack doctors, a

They both growled at each other. I cowered a little. Fang came into view, making me even more frightened. Theo also came into view,

not eaten anything yesterday or today. My diet was generally

was an empty bag of intravenous fluids on a stand next to me. A nurse came in and detached the line from the empty bag from my IV

Her blood sugar

that was spent on me. Last year, I had been knocked out cold at the pack house, when my brother “accidentally” hit me in the head with a football. I had

Thaddeus and Maze in unison. They glared at each

Luna?” Thaddeus said,

me. “I’m ok, really, I’m fine,” I said, blushing at being called Luna.

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

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

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

us,” said Thaddeus to everyone in his alpha

command. Maze, however, snorted with laughter. Alphas could not be commanded, not even by other

anywhere,” Maze snapped. “Friday belongs to my pack and

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

win such a fight. He was the biggest alpha I had

your point?” Maze

until the end of the competition,”

rate

competition?” Maze said, clearly not

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

Thaddeus chuckled. I gasped.

the Peace Treaty 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 put up

“But,” I said hesitantly.