The Challenge Two Alphas, One Girl



Katrina's POV

I could hear the shredding of fabric as they instinctively shifted without und.ressing first and made chase. I wondered if they were faster than I was. The crazy part of me hoped they were. The rational part made me run faster. I couldn't be with two werewolves. They were the younger brothers of the guy I had thought I was crazy about. I dashed through the woods unsure if this was indeed the direction from which we had come. I could hear their paws pounding the ground behind me.

Suddenly, one of the wolves leapt over me and spun round to glare at me, blocking my path. I spun on my heel and came face to face with the other wolf. I was surrounded. They shifted back. I blushed. The boys covered themselves.

"Katrina, please stop running from us!" Said Fallon. "You're our mate!"

Friday's POV

After Raelynn's engagement party ended in the wee hours of the morning, I fell into a deep sleep. I awoke on the twenty-fourth day of the Challenge, unsure if there really was any significant Challenge or not. I groaned and hastily showered and dressed. Astrid showed up and worked her magic again: a shimmery satin navy blue dress with puff sleeves that ended just above the knees. She did a muted version of smoky eyes for the daytime and pink-n.ude l!pstick. I went to the Alpha Dining Room only to find it empty save for one attendant. The attendant handed me a mug. I sipped the sweet milky coffee and it warmed me up and soothed me instantly.

“Luna,” said the attendant. “Alpa Thaddeus said to meet him in your room when you are finished with your coffee."

"My room?" I asked, confused. "You mean his room?" I clarified.

“No, he said to go to your room," said the attendant.

I shrugged. I sauntered back to my room, not expecting to find anyone of anything. I gasped when I walked in.

The whole room had been transformed in the fifteen minutes I spent in the Alpha Dining Room. There were rose petals on the floor and on the bed. The room had been filled with bouquets of long-stem red roses. There were pink candles lit everywhere all scented so that the room was heavily perfumed as they burnt. I almost jumped when I spotted Thaddeus coming out of the bathroom. He was just as glorious as ever, wearing a V-neck dark T-shirt and dark grey joggers. He was holding a single long-stem red rose. He grinned at me and I blushed furiously. Before I could say anything, he spoke.

"Friday, I love you, my little Luna," he murmured.

I felt myself tearing up a little.

"I am so sorry for the fight we had. I should not have given you the cold shoulder like that. I am just worried about you Baby, about your father and Ezekiel coming back to snatch you and your sister. You were their landmark experiment and once they are at large you can never truly be safe and I can never truly drop my guard.

I hesitated, trying to choose my words carefully. Thaddeus I interpreted this as my being reluctant to be with him.

“I can't make you forgive me, my little Luna. I can only ask humbly for your forgiveness. I am trying so hard to keep you save. Sometimes I feel you don't value your on safety that highly as you're not used to prioritising yourself but you are my top priority.

I blushed. I sniffled a little. He was right. I had always placed myself last naturally. Saturday was purring and rubbing his fur against my ankle. “Alpha Caturday says forgive me," said Thaddeus. "You should listen to our fur baby!"

I burst into laughter but Thaddeus silenced me by pressing his l!ps urgently to mine. Fire coursed through me as he wrapped his strong arms around me and lifted me up, his palms against the backs of my thighs. I wrapped my legs around his wa!st instinctively and pressed my body eagerly against his. I craved him so desperately. He was holding me extremely tightly as his mouth left my l!ps and planted kisses along my jaw and neck. I was painting and so was he.

"I don't forgive you," I whispered to him. His face fell. "Because I was never actually angry with you anyway," I added with a slight smile. Thaddeus grinned and boomed with laughter.

"And I'm sorry," I admitted. "I put you and Maze in an extremely difficult situation, I just couldn't order my father to stay for his re-arrest......." I started to cry. I couldn't help it. My father was a monster but he was still my father. It was so hard to realise he was never going to come around and be the Dad I'd always wanted. He seemed to have no to very little natural love for me. Thaddeus pressed his forehead to mind and then nuzzled me.

“Shh, shh, little Luna," murmured Thaddeus against my skin. My wolf and I calmed down in our alpha's embrace. Where was our other alpha? "Where's Maze?" I asked, pausing to blow her nose.

Maze's POV

Today was Thaddeus' day, day twenty-four and I was actually giving them some alone time. I wanted to make things right with Friday too but I respected my bro Thaddeus and wanted to him to have a special opportunity to talk to Friday sis. In the meanwhile, I was with my sister, Raelynn. She was still glowing with happiness from being proposed to at her surprise party last night. We were finalising some of the details of Astrid's surprise baby shower this afternoon. Astrid's baby shower had been the cover story last night but the Beta's wife truly deserved a lovely day off to rest, and a baby shower to celebrate her and the pup. She had been really strong and I now thought so differently of Astrid. I knew my future nephew or niece would be well taken care of. We hadn't really involved Fang in the planning of the shower. We had just told him there was to be a show later today that we were planning for Astrid.

Fang's POV

Maze was such a prick: refusing my input and help for my wife and baby's own baby shower. I knew I had messed up gigantically but I was still the Daddy and I should have been involved in the planing. I grumbled to myself but quickly pushed those thoughts aside. Astrid was fast asleep looking so innocent as she slumbered. The twins were in our room, looking forlorn. The shocker of the year was that Katrina was their mate! No wonder she had the hots for me so badly. She had been in the right gene pool but chasing the wrong brother. I sighed. Now she really was my little sister but she had fled from the twins upon hearing that she was their mate. The trio had showed up at midnight at Raelynn's surprise engagement party. Katrina had been fl.ustered, avoiding everyone and knocking down a few things. The twins had been distraught ever since. They had come to me for advice, asking me to talk to Katrina on their behalf. I wan't looking forward to this chat with Katrina despite telling the twins I would talk to her. I knew she had a thing for me but I had a mate and now so did she apparently. Two of them.

Farris' POV

Friday had released me. She was the one claiming to be my daughter. She had ordered me and Fang to stop fighting and we had been compelled to stop. That meant she was actually a Luna, meaning she undoubtedly had a wolf. She had showed very minuscule signs of having a wolf before but this was a big one. Stoping a fight with some words, a forceful order. So her experiment was a success. Ezekiel would be pleased. Friday was on my lap in the bathtub when the door burst open. She squeaked in surprise and I held her protectively. It was only Maze.

"Should we have made this a joint baby shower for Astrid and my mom or is that not a thing?" Asked Maze, seeming a bit frazzled, not his usual smooth as silk self.

"Definitely not a thing unless the

women are incredibly close and wanted it joint," I said. The big family

life was ah.uge adjustment for

Maze

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e who was used to worrying

about numero uno and that

was

it. I

grinned at him. He slumped against the outer wall of the tub.

"Hello," said Friday sheepishly.

"Hello, Baby," chuckled Maze, reaching in and splashing her with water. She giggled.

"So you don't hate me either?" Asked Friday hesitantly. Maze kneeled in front of the tub and cupped her face in his hands. He kissed her gently and then nuzzled her. She giggled, getting her nuzzling fix for the second time today. Content belongs

"Besides your mom would be even earlier on in her pregnancy than Astrid and they're so different! They should have separate showers!" Agreed Friday. "And then we'll have Raelynn's bridal shower."

"Bridal shower?" Whispered Maze, his eyes wide.

I splashed him with a lot more water than he'd splashed Friday with earlier.

"HEY!" He yelled indignantly.

"Chill out!" I said regarding the worrying about family events not the being splashed with water.

He sighed and his shoulders slumped. "You're right."

Friday kissed his forehead.

"Planning the bridal shower is my responsibility only!" Friday informed him. Oh, excuse us. Maze raised his eyebrows and then grinned.

“Also, Maze, you could have let Raelynn plan the shower on her own. I would've helped also. You don't have to stress about it," said Friday soothingly, running her fingers through his hair.

"Yeah," mumbled Maze. "It's just. I know a lot of Astrid's stress has quite a bit to do with me."

Friday was quiet for a few moments. "It's Thaddeus' fault too." She commented.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

"Gee, thanks," I said, chuckling.

"Welk she is pregnant so knowing the fate of her husband and father of her pup would be helpful," said Friday matter-of-factly. "And it's not as though both of you have a mate related to Fang who begged that he be allowed to live at least even if imprisoned...and that he walk her down the aisle."

Shade.

"If Fang doesn't walk me down the aisle," said Friday defiantly, "I'm not walking down it. I'm standing in the doorway in my dress. Everyone can just sit

there."

Maze snorted.

“Point taken, Luna," I said, splashing her with water.

"And?" She asked hopefully.

"What?" I said. Maze looked up.

"What will happen to Fang?" She asked, anxious and impatient now that it had been brought up.

I sighed. Maze sighed. We looked at each other, Maze and I, from enemies to friends to brothers. We had decided on a few things. We just hadn't told

anyone yet.

You tell her! Maze insisted over private mind-link.

Oh wow thanks Alpha Maze the Brave! I said.

You're welcome, he replied snidely.

Caturday walked in and meowed. He eyed us, judging us, also waiting to hear Fang's fate.

I cleared my throat.

"We decided that Fang should be..."