The Challenge Two Alphas, One Girl

Fang’s POV

I had so many wrongs to make right and I had some hell to raise too. I would not be the Fang everyone had grown to know and dislike if I did not raise some hell but I would make amends first. I had to put a stop to something. I could not leave the pack house with Friday still in heat. She had yet to shift but the fact that her foot had heeled meant her she-wolf powers were flourishing. I doubled all of the patrols, adding guards to each group. If she shifted, she would run away for sure and go to the woods to seek out Thaddeus and Maze. I could not have that happen. Theo was with her now so I had some time to handle my business.

I went to the Beta floor. It was night-fall. I was not sure of the time exactly but we had gotten through Friday’s second day of heat which would have been the tenth day of the challenge. I could not believe we were only a third of the way into this thing. f**k! Twenty more days of this bullshit. And most of the

remaining time was to be spent in Berryndale with a bunch of hippie wolves.

Astrid was asleep. She tossed and turned, her slumber fitful. I stroked her hair. I was not good at apologies and I could not leave this place to buy her something so I wouldn’t have to say sorry. I sighed. I pinched one of her butt cheeks.

“Ow!” She squealed. She woke up and fixed me with a glare. I stifled my laughter and hid my smile. “What?!” She said, folding her arms. “Friday has a wolf,” I told her.

She raised her brows, her eyes wide with shock. “Really?” She whispered.

I nodded.

Astrid smiled slightly. “I’m happy for her. She’s not what you made her out to be you know. She’d make a good Luna even if …she didn’t learn to shift,” said Astrid begrudgingly, smiling in spite of herself.

Inodded. We stared at each other. “Ok, well, good night,” she said dismissively, turning away from me. “Oh, come on,” I said, giving her a pointed look and grabbing her forearm.

“I’m…”Itook a deep breath. Two apologies in one day, Friday and now Astrid. “I’m sorry, Astrid. I’ve been a jerk and it’s really nothing to do with you. It’s my own mess I have to clean up,” I admitted.

Astrid nodded, her lower lip trembling. She scooted towards me and I wrapped her in a bear hug. She sobbed quietly in my arms while I ran my fingers through my hair. I was tired of comforting crying girls. I had compassion fatigue (that’s a thing ok, I read about it in some chick magazine). Ugh! And I still had to confront my mother. I could leave it alone but I sure as f**k wouldn’t. I needed to know if there was anything between her and former alpha Malachi.

Astrid locked me into a kiss. I could taste her tears. I bit her lower lip and she opened her mouth, allowing my tongue to explore it. The other things I had to do today would have to wait a bit.

Theo’s POV   ir nappiness over Friday’s recovery mage nim come to ner? wnat ir ne ana maze rougnt at the cottage because Maze craved a now possibly not wolf-less Friday? I grumbled to myself. I hated being conflicted. A good Beta was quick to act in his Alpha’s best interests. I just was not sure what those were right now. The Fenestra family and the Marigold atmosphere was quite complicated. I had never liked soap-operas and now I felt like I was in one.

Friday moaned, keeling over on the bed. She could thrash about more now due to her healed foot but it was making her more restless. She kept looking at the windows and the door. Not today, princess. She was not going anywhere. Thaddeus gave me a job to do and it would be completed in full.

She pouted at me. I knew she was silently pleading to leave. I fixed her with a black expression. “I want a muffin. I’m hungry. Please!” She said emphatically, widening her doe eyes.

door. “Friday wants a muffin!” I called to the other side. I remained sitting on my chair

with a jug of water. I offered it to her. She wrinkled her nose but took it and put the water jug on her night table and the muffin plate on her bed. She lay down staring

use the bathroom!” She said. “Ok, let’s go,” I said, offering her my arm. She did not take my arm. She buried her face in a pillow groaning. “I

know,” I whispered. “The first heat is always the hardest but you’re

calling her pixie. Friday was like a little sister to me too and she was not going near those horny alphas. I would escort her to the bathroom a hundred times, as many times as she wanted to pretend

stay close to keep an

Maze’s POV

I said. I had dreamt that Thaddeus and I shared Friday

you…did you dream that also?” I

silence. I could hear

one who can cook,” I said

Thaddeus was annoyingly perfect but I could not hate him because being a likeable great guy was part

a Marigold Alpha?” Asked Thaddeus, adopting the accent of

judging Friday for playing with her food once.

potential,” Thaddeus said. “You only officially took up your

I

of alphas would kill to meet their Luna the night of their coronation so to speak and never have to rule a single day without her,” Thaddeus admitted, eliciting my good old friend regret to pop in for a

I know I’m stupid, thanks,”

laugh, banging his hand on the floor where we were sitting making it shake.

said, reminding me of my Dad even

big brother I could have used growing up but was glad I did not have cause only the eldest gets to be

your younger brothers like?” I asked, changing

high-strung, mixed with Fang’s temper so he’s a nightmare but he’s

like being an only child?” I asked

murmured. “Her mother and your father are fated. I remembered that day you found them…er…making up for lost

raising his eyebrows, “they never stopped…having…meetings like that despite the rejection. And my Dad financially supported

Daddy is Friday’s Mommy’s