The Challenge Two Alphas, One Girl

Thaddeus’ POV:

Friday’s scent seemed to fill the entire Alpha floor. I tried to engage the rational part of my brain and not fight Theo and the other warriors. They dragged me to the Beta floor where I could still pick up her scent though the intensity of it faded. If I had not been somewhat compliant they would not have been able to move me. I kept my eyes on Maze too, ensuring he had vacated the top floor as well. Eventually they got us down to the ground floor, to the common grounds which had been evacuated. Only mated warriors and their she-wolves were still permitted in the pack house for the remainder of her heat.

A Luna’s heat causes much crazier behaviour than that of a regular she-wolf. Friday must have been the Luna of all Lunas. I could not relax even this far away from her. My wolf was clawing at me from inside, howling and whimpering. He was worried about his mate. I was worried too. I hated thinking of Friday in pain. If not for this challenge, I could have claimed her already and her heat would just be a time to bond further. I hoped a rut was not coming on. I could not chance it. Ruts made Alphas totally irrational and sometimes coincided with the Luna’s heat. All an alpha cared about during a rut was getting his luna pregnant and all a luna cared about during her heat was getting pregnant. Once Maze and I were not in ruts, if we were far away from Friday during her heat, we could act normally. If we went into ruts, no matter how far away we were, we would try to seek her out.

Igroaned, putting my head in my hands, hoping that my little Luna was not in too much pain. I had left her with her weirdo brother who seemed truly believably concerned for the first time ever. I had an idea but first I needed to make sure Friday was being taken care of properly.

“Theo, I need you to watch Fang when he’s watching Friday! Take the mated Berryndale warriors as well!” I said, grabbing his shoulder and meeting his eyes.

“Of course, Thaddeus, I got you, you know that,” Theo said reassuringly. “Maze!” I called.

Maze was slumped over in arm chair like he was in a drunken stupor or something, not moving, his dark hair blocking his face.

“MAZE!” | yelled. My alpha voice made no difference to Maze as he too was an alpha but at least it was louder and much more demanding.

Maze stirred, looking up at me with haunted eyes. “Let’s go!” I said. “Where?” He asked, looking confused.

“Away from Friday, Theo and Fang and the mated warriors will protect her for the next couple of days,” I said, finding it difficult to even utter the words “away from Friday.”

“What about the challenge?” Grumbled Maze, narrowing his eyes slightly.

“Is this not challenging?” I growled.

Maze sighed. He shut his eyes tightly. I waited for him to argue or growl and snarl back at me but to my surprise, he got to his feet. He stumbled over to the door. One of the mated Berryndale warriors came to me. It was Athens, a tall dark-skinned warrior with a consistently stone-faced expression.

“Alpha, Theo sent some necessitates for you and the Marigold Alpha,” Athens said. I clapped Athens on the back. “Thank you,” I said, nodding.   He was constantiy giancing over his shoulder. I knew he was thinking on Friday. I was aoing the same.

is this brilliant plan, pray tell?” Maze asked, his tone

Her non-heat scent will linger there. It will be soothing and far away from her for her

was silent Maze’s

not deny his logic. We would be far away from Friday. She was somewhat wolf-less. She was in heat but she had still never shifted so she could not outrun us even if her foot was not broken. She needed round the clock surveillance and us staying nearby was the biggest threat to her. A regular werwolf attracted by her-smell would be easily subdued by our mated warriors but they could not overpower their own alphas for long if at

kept looking over my shoulder back at the pack house until it disappeared from view and trees surrounded us. We walked through the woods in silence. I hoped

the front door had been fixed. Fang’s door removal skills had helped us earlier. I smirked at that. He was

in delight. I immediately dove into her little cot and grabbed her pillow, sniffing it, inhaling her scent

remembering the cat when he had hissed at me on that

did,” Thaddeus

the pack house warriors so I knew they would still spoil him even if Friday could not look after him herself for a few

as far away from each other as possible on Friday’s little cot which was mildly hilarious. The cot was way too small for even one of us but we were each curled up on an edge just so we could breathe in her scent. I was surprised to find the cottage so well-kept in her absence. This must

seed was inside of her. I missed her too. I hoped I would

Thaddeus’ POV

me. My wolf enjoyed it but he was not that easily fooled. He knew the real Friday was currently in heat and the remnant of her scent prior to this would not suffice. He wanted his mate. I wanted my Friday. I groaned. This stupid cot

had no idea why I was

“Yeah?” He said softly.

had thought his sense of humour had

in a lot of pain,” I said. “We could fix that,” Maze said. “Not without endangering her,” I retorted. “I know,” said Maze. Maze’s eyes were black. Who was he mind-linking?

of them. If she wants those scents around her? Your idea reminded me she might want the same thing. I knew

idea,” I said begrudgingly. “So was yours,” Maze admitted. “Good night, Maze,” I said. “Good night, Thaddeus,” Maze

in Maze’s room

in Thaddeus’ room. I did not actually want to move, but I wanted to smell

stuff then?” He prompted, surprisingly not angry at

pain was waxing and waning. It was intense sometimes and mild at other times but it never left me completely. I had sweated a lot earlier. Fang had put a cool washcloth on my head. He kept refreshing it. I had taken a shower to with help from Astrid. Theo checked on me like every fifteen minutes and I could see Fang’s eyes turn black every now and then. I knew