The Challenge Two Alphas, One Girl

Chapter 55: Let’s Lunch

Elizabeth’s POV

Cody took my hands in his. His huge hands enveloped mine. I could feel the callouses on his palms from labour. I traced them with my fingertips.

“I’m sorry for not fighting harder for you, Lizzie, and for staying away all these years. I was so stupid and I was heartbroken when I saw you in your wedding dress knowing you wouldn’t be coming down the aisle towards me,” said Cody, leaning towards me.

I bit my lip.

“Oh, Cody,” I said, brushing my nose against his as I leant in. He withdrew a little and my face faltered. My heart stung at this simple little motion from him. I was very fragile right now.

“When you got in touch with me after all these years, I made up my mind to be fully honest with you. You deserve that,” he said, looking down at our entwined fingers.

I took a deep breath feeling a panic rising within me.

“The day of your wedding I was waiting for you like we’d said outside my cottage watching the main house in the distance, scared you weren’t coming. Malachi’s Dad came to me,” Cody began.

I gasped and anger welled up inside of me. That old creep.

“He offered me a huge sum of money to get lost essentially and I refused. No amount of money was worth more to me than being with you. He told me I was a fool, that you didn’t feel the same, that you wouldn’t miss out on your inheritance for the likes of me,” Cody explained, meeting my eyes.

I felt a pang of guilt. I kept silent, listening intently. Cody sighed.

“Malachi’s Dad, he said you weren’t coming and I should go see for myself how you were all dolled up for your wedding to his son, the Alpha. He said to go look before I turned him down. I told him to ‘f**k off’ and he just laughed,” I said.

I was shocked Cody had told a former alpha that and over me.

“But I did go look. I had to. It was getting late and you weren’t there yet. I climbed into your bedroom window and I saw you, the most beautiful bride ever, only not my bride,” Cody said.

I fought back tears listening to him.

your eyes you had no real intention of leaving with me,” said Cody

said with a laugh giggled and Cody stroked my cheek causing chills to creep through me. I found myself thinking about inviting Cody back

back down and went to my cottage. I wrecked the place in a fit of frustration and rage, which was dumb. I heard laughter. It was that prick

at how brazenly Cody spoke about the

stay here, poor and lonely and watch you

saved   never made me nappy. It’s probably pathetic to admit it out my nappiest days were chopping woon, anticipating you coming by to show me how pretty you looked that day in another one of your gowns,” Cody

I took

his neck. His lips found my jaw and then my neck. He seemed pleased that there was no mark there. Malachi had never marked me. I wondered if he had marked Felicity yet. Should I let Cody mark me? Was I rushing things? I had a son old enough to be Alpha and to court his own mate but I felt like a school girl when it came to these things. I had never been

hoped Mazey was preoccupied with the Friday lookalike or something and not witnessing this. I buried my face in Cody’s neck. His scent was glorious. If sunlight had a smell that would be Cody’s scent. He smelled bright somehow, fresh, new and yet familiar. He had an earthiness to his smell too like being out in a kitchen garden, surrounded by fresh produce, bathed in sunlight

my hair smiled against his shoulder. Loud cheering made me look up. Cody did

you

me in the first place pulling a few strings as he lived in Berryndale and getting his contact information. Malachi had always

“They’re great!” I smiled.

nervous. I had never asked someone out before. Ugh. I needed to pull myself together. If Maze got that Friday pregnant,

go to the Berryndale’s Ladies’ Luncheon tomorrow as my…date?” I said, mumbling

“What time and what should I wear? How about we

not excited about seeing Thaddeus was unheard of. I grumbled, staying in my bed, burying my

best kitty in the world?”

gave him some cat wet food, his favourite flavour: turkey and cheese. He launched himself at it. I got back into bed to mope about the impending drama, My mother   nonesty but didn t want those two coupies crossing pains. I was terrinea or a repeat or their rignit in the resuscitation room. I hadn’t

it and keep the two couples from interacting too much! The Berryndale pack house staff will know what to do. There are

right. But I don’t want the Berryndale staff to think I’m too pushy, Imused,

wolf. I was to be

to myself,

Felicity’s POV

not belong in high society. Elizabeth would be there and she would be in her element. I knew she would never embarrass herself in front of her classy friends by trying to brawl with me as she’d done before so at least that was one less thing to worry about. I fidgeted with my

was shirtless and glorious in the morning. Well, he looked glorious to me regardless of the time of day, I finally had him all to myself. I kissed his bare shoulder. I admired the way my silvery mark on my neck caught the light. Malachi and I had wasted no more time in marking each

a divorce by the Marigold court by special order (aka Maze) due to the circumstances considering Farris. was on the run from the law and there was no way I could serve him the papers. The Marigold court (again Maze) had refused

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