The Challenge Two Alphas, One Girl

Thaddeus’ POV

Cody opened the door to his ranch house. It was painted white with a wrap around veranda in the front. The rooms were all bright, in whites and creams, with minimal furniture and ornaments. You could tell a guy lived here alone. A bachelor. Well, not anymore now that he’d come back for his “Lizzie.” We found Farris, Friday’s Dad, slumped over near the liquor cabinet in a pool of his own vomit. Theo and I glanced at each other. We looked at Fang, scrutinising his expression. He kept his facial expressions neutral. I knew he had to be hurting on some level. I clapped him on the back, squeezing his shoulder. He put his hand on the hand I’d laid on his shoulder. He sighed deeply. Theo rubbed his back.

“Hey, Fang, this situation…it’s complicated,” I said, not knowing what else to say to him.

Fang’s eyes were shimmery, glassy. He was trying to blink away the tears. A stray tear escaped down his cheek and he quickly wiped it away. Even Theo was feeling sorry for Fang, continuously rubbing his back comfortingly like they were bros. I had to think of my delicate little Friday. This was her Dad. Asshole or not. Attempted Murderer. Former Beta. He had served Marigold so that should not go unnoticed but he’d also betrayed his former alpha but his former alpha had in a sense betrayed him first with the affair with his Beta’s wife. It wouldn’t be my decision to make, it would be Maze’s but I was worried about that too. Cody had gone and gotten himself into this mess. Maze couldn’t let any harm come to Cody devastating his mom. Killing Farris would devastate his mate and not doing anything would alienate his father.

Cody helped Farris to his feet and started getting him cleaned up. Cody mopped up the vomit. I got some water from the fridge and encouraged Farris to sip it. He could not go to trial drunk as a fish. Farris slumped over on the couch in a new set of clean clothes. He moaned. His stomach hurt apparently. Well, obviously

We gave him some greasy fries to eat and he ate about half a portion and drank two cups of water before he started to perk up a little. He had his wits about him now. He glanced at me somewhat distastefully. I knew he had wanted his daughter with the Marigold Alpha Maze but I was not sure if recent discoveries had changed that.

“Farris, I’m gonna give you a chance to please explain what happened the day Malachi was shot,” | said.

not get

“As if its’ gonna make any difference. I’m a dead man walking,” said Farris. Fang’s POV

“So you’re not even gonna try to plead your case?” I asked, trying as hard as I could to emotional.

“You know what upsets me?” said Farris.

“What?” I snarled, reaching my limit with him.

“You can forgive your w***e of a mother but you can’t even try to see it from my perspective,” said Farris, slurring his words and cackling madly near the end of the sentence.

an affair with her mate. She decided to run off with him. What’s done is

I supposed to see it from your side, huh? When are you ever not drunk so I can talk to you, sympathise, empathise?” I snapped, losing my

I asked, narrowing his eyes. What the f**k was

Lady is fine. She’s hosting a Lady’s Luncheon,” said

lady. She’s a w***e

scruff of his shirt. His feet dangled off the ground as the seven foot alpha was holding him at eye level and the former beta, at six-foot-two, was ten inches shorter than

mate, again?” Snarled

and slid back down onto the

“Just like her mother and the other

I was not thrilled

answer Thaddeus’ question. He just lay on the floor, fell asleep, and started snoring very

him in?” I asked, holding back tears. My voice cracked a little.

addled his mind must be, years of alcohol, emotional trauma,” mused Thaddeus. “Maybe we could do twenty-five to life and not

and Maze agree to that?” I scoffed. “Felicity and Friday could

and that would eat away at Malachi too through the mate-bond. It was Malachi’s decision to reject her ultimately. His choice had made things complicated, rejecting her and then still pursuing her relentlessly, dissatisfied on a personal level with his publicly acceptable Luna, Elizabeth. Friday and Dad had a horrible relationship but I knew she yearned for a better one. She wanted his

I asked, looking up at Thaddeus. “He couldn’t escape from anywhere or to anywhere in this state,” stated Thaddeus throwing his

to snore. Friday’s

purred thinking about it. There was an open field at the back of the pack house. The grass was so overgrown it was knee-high in some places and waist-high in others. I sighed. I was not too great at tailing people following their scents yet. All I could tell is they’d been here recently and then they’d gone. The sun beat down overhead but the cool wind eased the effect by tossing my wavy hair back and forth. The wind grew stronger and blew my hat off. I gave a small shriek of surprise and turned to chase after it. I saw a hand flick out and effortlessly catch it. Maze.   neck, wrapping the illac ribbons arouna gentiy so that it lookea like i was wearing a choker. I lookea up at Maze, drinking in his handsome features. He grabbed me by my waist and pulled me flush against him. I tickled him which made him release me. I ran away treading lightly, picking my way through the tall grass, I heard a low growl behind me. I giggled just as Maze pounced in me,

and so wasi when our lips found each other. He kissed me so sweetly and so

in his hair and pulled him to me. He kissed me, moving his lips skilfully against mine, coaxing my mouth open, nibbling my lower lip and sliding his tongue along the nibbled area. He did the same to the top lip while his pelvis pressed against my core. I could feel his huge meter

a little giddy. He slipped one of the dress straps down so my shoulder was bare. He planted open-mouthed kisses