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WARNING: For adult audiences onlyโ. | 30 Tattoo Fails That Can't Be Unseen.. Especially #18 | LEARN_MORE | https://falafelandcaviar.com/shop-below-chair-4c/? | 100320759503583 | Secrete Times | https://facebook.com/100085377804202 | 631 | 3 | 772,476,394,824,027 | 2024-03-18 02:00 | person_profile | eligible | 0 | 0 | NONE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Learn more | 0 | Secrete Times | 120209483766330174 | falafelandcaviar.com | NONE | image | So, you have finally decided to do it! You have gotten your nerve up and you have found your way to the tattoo shop. You sit in the waiting room eagerly nervous to get in that chair for your very first tattoo. But wait, what are you going to get inked? You freeze for a moment rummaging through your.... | https://falafelandcaviar.com/shop-below-chair-4c/?utm_source=facebook-4c&utm_campaign=4c-us-a-fnc-tatt2en-1628-e5-sr-1&pixel_value=0.05 | 2024-03-18 03:54 | https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/432252617_737061648548231_8088485850636727185_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=TFNs7AwZCeAAX-6oGjk&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&oh=00_AfD_Px2FOysX90lvkVeLHfwz8PNuHZM8R4pEarTNn_wBrg&oe=65FEA89B | person_profile | 0 | Secrete Times | https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/433653068_1496278654643724_6038302373053361394_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=Hrv_4-otX3wAX_KqEp-&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&oh=00_AfAL--Flydi6W4nj9WseYvLm5AjuBeryCsi_YDR1dN-5fg&oe=65FE9A64 | 0 | 3 | Secrete Times | 0 | 0 | 2024-03-18 02:00 | View Edit Delete | |||||||||||||||||||
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Don't Ignore Nerve Pain. Get Relief & Improve Your Quality of Life | Experience Relief from Neuropathy Symptoms! If you're struggling with numbness, tingling, or burning pain, explore treatment options like topical creams, physical therapy, and more. Find comfort and regain control of your life.๐๐ | LEARN_MORE | https://www.questionhero.io/dcl?q=neuropathy treat | 109589808915340 | Advice Arena 2 | https://facebook.com/61552260317930 | 17 | 1 | 936,168,051,159,641 | 2024-03-18 02:00 | person_profile | eligible | 0 | 0 | NONE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Learn more | 0 | Advice Arena 2 | 120207130536230089 | questionhero.io | NONE | image | โฉ Click Here To Check see detailsโฉ | https://www.questionhero.io/dcl?q=neuropathy treatments&o=1674558&akid={{adset.id}}&platform=fb&campaignid={{campaign.id}}&adsetid={{adset.id}}&adid={{ad.id}} | 2024-03-18 03:50 | https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/431479493_1687368352119437_1561404542201690441_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=0v4cbR-NZaAAX_zB8Y-&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&oh=00_AfBxPNukAyXY9q_LxGxDQELDEXbhLUn0ceKASyZO_8ABOA&oe=65FF465C | person_profile | 0 | 0 | 3 | Advice Arena 2 | 0 | 0 | 2024-03-18 02:00 | View Edit Delete | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Yes | 2024-03-20 00:40 | active | 294 | 0 | 1095959341524229 | โRun Upโ feat. @official.lag Out Nowโผ๏ธ<br /> Produced by @jess_one_dj_music & @mrtrackz ๐ฅ<br /> Available on all platforms ๐ฟ๐ฏ <br /> EP drops 4/20 #the6thletter<br /> โฆโฆโฆโฆ.<br /> #villageboy #lag #johnny #dangerous #newmusic #newsingle #featuring #dopemusic #realrap #rap #rappers #hiphop #westcoast #california #southside #goodmusic #vibes #runup #applemusic #spotify #youtube #followme #subscribe #share #like #comment | VIEW_INSTAGRAM_PROFILE | http://instagram.com/thevillageboy | 103122241526204 | Johnny Dangerus | https://facebook.com/officialvillageboy | 135 | 1 | 983,665,433,008,128 | 2024-03-18 02:00 | person_profile | eligible | 0 | 0 | NONE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Visit Instagram profile | 0 | Johnny Dangerus | 120206227778200665 | instagram.com | NONE | video | http://instagram.com/thevillageboy | 2024-03-18 03:17 | https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/432444510_25111493698465105_2152640235293296815_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=6NPbJg7kmlsAX-XqGhy&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&oh=00_AfAWFHYatiw_QJapv-8NFZhCAiwOnWPQVD2lEvTzYY_vUg&oe=65FFFF0A | person_profile | 0 | Johnny Dangerus | https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/432431311_1181364426185909_5338955223480937789_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=7WYPSbt3nkEAX8qbSgu&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&oh=00_AfBANyJagXlDKcymNxXN6nD3hsGNf7ppGJqWJKkq-0yN1A&oe=65FF0AF8 | 0 | 3 | Johnny Dangerus | 0 | 0 | 2024-03-18 02:00 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yes | 2024-03-20 00:40 | active | 294 | 0 | 397806736281091 | ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด 1 ๐ท๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ง? | โโโโ....โฅ <br /> โโโโ..('\../')<br /> โโโโ..( โข.โข ) <br /> โโโโ..(,,)(,,) <br /> โโโโโฆโฆโฆโโ โโโโ<br /> โโโฃโโโโโฉโฃ โโโโ<br /> โโโฉโโฉโโฉโโ โโโโ<br /> <br /> "๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ค ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ #๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฌ?" | WATCH_MORE | https://sciatiease.com/fb/bestemairte/?ad_id={{ad. | 100422331945056 | Health Report News | https://facebook.com/100076274320152 | 13,368 | 6 | 690,611,519,693,153 | 2024-03-18 02:00 | person_profile | eligible | 0 | 0 | NONE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Watch more | 0 | Health Report News | 120208319137560608 | sciatiease.com | NONE | video | best vitamin to alleviate sciatic nerve pain? (take 2 & watch) | https://sciatiease.com/fb/bestemairte/?ad_id={{ad.id}}&adset_id={{adset.id}}&campaign_id={{campaign.id}}&ad_name={{ad.name}}&adset_name={{adset.name}}&campaign_name={{campaign.name}}&source={{site_source_name}}&placement={{placement}}&cpid=8e2544aa-c1b5-49c7-9eaf-019a7c212754&lpid=bce297e6-7ca7-4125-9c5a-16dd023ae6f2 | 2024-03-17 15:05 | https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/432095126_426450003194198_4251241692215544311_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=60ZKOIuyGEkAX_uinBr&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.xx&oh=00_AfCk3z6SGyrGoRZqGQNyRHqWw7ud8EaoEWXzEQTcGCLhVw&oe=65FF83A0 | person_profile | 0 | 0 | 3 | Health Report News | 0 | 0 | 2024-03-18 02:00 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yes | 2024-03-20 00:40 | active | 294 | 0 | 433636259199914 | #1 ๐ท๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ? | "๐'๐ฆ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐๐๐ค'๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐, ๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐! ๐๐" | WATCH_MORE | https://sciatiease.com/fb/sdbem2/?ad_id={{ad.id}}& | 100422331945056 | Health Report News | https://facebook.com/100076274320152 | 13,368 | 18 | 807,406,594,767,823 | 2024-03-18 02:00 | person_profile | eligible | 0 | 0 | NONE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Watch more | 0 | Health Report News | 120208319136330608 | sciatiease.com | NONE | video | sold out 7 times at walmart?? | https://sciatiease.com/fb/sdbem2/?ad_id={{ad.id}}&adset_id={{adset.id}}&campaign_id={{campaign.id}}&ad_name={{ad.name}}&adset_name={{adset.name}}&campaign_name={{campaign.name}}&source={{site_source_name}}&placement={{placement}}&cpid=fee2f2c2-08d7-4d00-976d-5a8fe0d30de6&lpid=ccc0baa8-4a21-411d-8773-b5ae737d5d4c | 2024-03-17 15:05 | https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/432548371_1654855015253765_8700462875417545398_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=DIxTEobmp-kAX8fPH05&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.xx&oh=00_AfD3-1Da8Vmd9-BIEPTbRvK7t2lrLBCtqwm-AqdHLg7vTw&oe=65FE8C10 | person_profile | 0 | Health Report News | https://scontent-ord5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/432574586_867655582039398_6755371382367480233_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=BfkIr1_-hoEAX_htGqe&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.xx&oh=00_AfBVf2axfzr4FWOGfb6wsgAj07CEES-sJV0eNYSU5l_oEg&oe=66001F33 | 0 | 3 | Health Report News | 0 | 0 | 2024-03-18 02:00 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Yes | 2024-03-20 00:40 | active | 294 | 0 | 930394701795198 | ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด 1 ๐ท๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ง? | โโโโ....โฅ <br /> โโโโ..('\../')<br /> โโโโ..( โข.โข ) <br /> โโโโ..(,,)(,,) <br /> โโโโโฆโฆโฆโโ โโโโ<br /> โโโฃโโโโโฉโฃ โโโโ<br /> โโโฉโโฉโโฉโโ โโโโ<br /> <br /> "๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ค ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ #๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฌ?" | WATCH_MORE | https://sciatiease.com/fb/bem2/?ad_id={{ad.id}}&ad | 100422331945056 | Health Report News | https://facebook.com/100076274320152 | 13,368 | 2 | 2,731,894,163,635,310 | 2024-03-18 02:00 | person_profile | eligible | 0 | 0 | NONE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Watch more | 0 | Health Report News | 120208319129500608 | sciatiease.com | NONE | video | best vitamin to alleviate sciatic nerve pain? (take 2 & watch) | https://sciatiease.com/fb/bem2/?ad_id={{ad.id}}&adset_id={{adset.id}}&campaign_id={{campaign.id}}&ad_name={{ad.name}}&adset_name={{adset.name}}&campaign_name={{campaign.name}}&source={{site_source_name}}&placement={{placement}}&cpid=1d5d64f1-d289-4918-97a0-d5d5e684f00a&lpid=94e273f5-0164-43c9-aa0f-23d490d56568 | 2024-03-17 15:05 | https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/431543964_1459556574655541_3913979488692490602_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=mfSwnaC2qngAX9acNTx&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.xx&oh=00_AfDfESdot2zJd9LXjtmoXyNyXHDxyTAAbe8iSLOIUBUA7g&oe=65FF6415 | person_profile | 0 | Health Report News | https://scontent-ord5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/431536476_3653663964949181_7630986271341549044_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=kPavuQt65HYAX8dWVZX&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.xx&oh=00_AfDwFMp3a1N777c9x6CsHEyPp6NVF0d8Glogqmic14GcgQ&oe=65FF09E0 | 0 | 3 | Health Report News | 0 | 0 | 2024-03-18 02:00 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||
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No | 2024-03-20 00:40 | active | 294 | 0 | 1353252645390883 | Continue to listen "The Challenge Two Alphas, One Girl"๐ | I kept my head down as I entered the Marigold Pack House. I knew I would not be welcomed there. I had never been my father's favourite. That honour went to his darling son, my elder brother, Fang. Fang was the Beta, and my twin brothers, Fallon and Fargo were powerful warriors in the pack. I was the youngest of four and the only girl. My name is Friday.<br /> <br /> My eighteenth birthday passed by like a regular day. Nothing happened. I failed to phase. Two years passed and now I was twenty, still wolf-less, my family gave up and disowned me.<br /> <br /> I only even bothered to enter the pack house because I wanted to catch a glimpse of the new alpha, Maze Mason. Today was his welcoming ceremony. He finally came back after two years away from home. I had never actually seen him before because my family hated bringing me to events.<br /> I pulled my hood up, afraid my brother Fang would see me here and send me away. But he spotted me right away and yelled at me.<br /> <br /> Fang: I don't believe this, Friday!<br /> <br /> Friday: Hey!<br /> <br /> He grabbed me by the arm. I tried to tug my arm away but failed.<br /> <br /> Fang: What are you doing here?<br /> <br /> Friday: Everyone is invited.<br /> <br /> Fang: Every werewolf is invited. You don't have a wolf, remember?<br /> <br /> Friday: ...<br /> <br /> Fang: Don't you dare come back here!<br /> I trudged away from the pack house, my eyes brimming with tears. I broke out into a run, heading for the woods. I tripped and fell unto my palms, bruising them. A few teardrops hit the soil below me.<br /> <br /> I was not even allowed to move away and live among humans or other creatures. The pack leaders had decreed that although wolf-less, I could be a threat if I left and conspired with enemy packs. I would never do something like that no matter how hurt I was. I got slowly to my feet and continued the long walk home.<br /> <br /> I lived as far from everyone else as possible, literally in the Marigold woods. I was lucky that my grandmother had left me a cottage there. I moved in when I was disowned. It was tiny but it was home.<br /> <br /> I changed into my only nightgown and crawled into bed. At least, my cat, Saturday, loved me. He purred and snuggled close to me.<br /> <br /> <br /> Maze: As the Alpha of Marigold, I had been away from home for two years, forming allegiances. My travels had greatly enriched the pack in terms of allies and trade. As I walked into the pack house I was met with cheers and applause. Everyone rushed to meet me. Beta Fang shook my hand.<br /> <br /> Fang: Welcome back, Alpha Maze, it's an honour.<br /> <br /> Maze: The pack had prepared a huge feast in my honour. The smell of the feast wafted throughout the pack house but an even more potent smell distracted me. My inner wolf stirred. The scent of wildflowers was driving me crazy.<br /> <br /> Maze: What's that? It's the most intoxicating thing I've ever encountered and it's getting fainter and fainter as if the source is moving away from me.<br /> <br /> Maze: Fang, who's missing?<br /> <br /> Fang: No one, Alpha.<br /> <br /> Maze: That's impossible.<br /> <br /> Maze: I used my alpha voice which made everyone fall silent.<br /> <br /> Fang: Well, the only person missing is um...Friday.<br /> <br /> Maze: Who's Friday?<br /> <br /> Fang: My little sister.<br /> <br /> Maze: Why isn't she here?<br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha, please, let's talk about this privately.<br /> <br /> Maze: I rolled my eyes and stalked off, heading out of the pack house, following the flowery scent. Fang hurried after me.<br /> <br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha Maze, my sister is wolf-less.<br /> <br /> Maze: Are you sure?<br /> <br /> Fang: Yeah, Friday is twenty years old. She should have phased two years ago but didn't. My parents gave her six months to see what would happen. Then they asked her to leave our house. She lives in the woods now in a cottage.<br /> <br /> Maze: I was of two minds. If she really was my mate, my heart broke for her but at the same time, my pride was devastated. I could not accept such a mate. I was from a long line of extremely powerful alphas all mated to very impressive she-wolves.<br /> <br /> Maze: We found the cottage and the scent intensified. She was definitely inside.<br /> <br /> Fang: Friday! Friday!<br /> <br /> I had only been asleep for barely a minute when a pounding on the door woke me up.<br /> <br /> Fang: Friday! Come on, the alpha wants to meet you!<br /> <br /> I opened my door hesitantly to reveal my brother standing next to a gorgeous man who was undoubtedly the alpha. His eyes were a stormy grey, cold but beautiful. He had chiseled features, broad shoulders and rippling muscles. His hair was dark brown and his skin was olive.<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm Maze Mason, the Alpha of Marigold.<br /> <br /> Friday: I'm Friday Fenestra. The Beta's sister.<br /> <br /> Maze: Your brother tells me you're wolf-less?<br /> <br /> I nodded, keeping my eyes down.<br /> <br /> Maze: You've never phased ever?<br /> <br /> Friday: No, never.<br /> <br /> Maze: How old are you?<br /> <br /> Friday: Twenty years old, Alpha.<br /> <br /> Maze: What happened on your eighteenth birthday?<br /> <br /> Friday: Nothing. Alpha.<br /> <br /> Alpha Maze turned to Fang and commanded him.<br /> <br /> Maze: Leave us.<br /> <br /> Fang looked shocked at his dismissal but sauntered away.<br /> <br /> Maze: What do you think of me?<br /> <br /> Friday: You're the alpha. You're wonderful. Tall. Strong. Handsome.<br /> <br /> Maze: Do I smell unusual?<br /> <br /> I did not have a werewolf's sense of smell. I had to get a little closer. I almost fell over and Alpha Maze caught me in his strong arms.<br /> <br /> A weird current shot through me when he touched me. His scent hit me. He smelled like an orchard to me. It was a lovely smell.<br /> <br /> Friday: You smell wonderful.<br /> <br /> Maze: Friday, my inner wolf led me to you tonight because you are my mate.<br /> <br /> His mate! The alpha's mate! The Luna! I was over the moon. I had always dreamt of meeting my mate. I was wolf-less but connecting with my mate would make me a part of things again. I would belong somewhere. I could have never dreamt I would be fated to the alpha. I wanted that kind of love, the love between mates more than anything else in this world.<br /> Maze: I, Alpha Maze Mason, of the Marigold Wolf Pack, reject you, Friday Fenestra, a wolf-less she-wolf, as my mate.<br /> <br /> I felt a sharp pain inside my chest. He walked away from me quickly.<br /> <br /> Maze: Tomorrow night will be the Peace Treaty Celebration. Alpha Thaddeus of Berryndale will be in attendance. You are not to come anywhere near the pack house. In fact, don't come to the pack house ever and don't tell anyone what we've discussed here. It will be as though you were never my mate.<br /> <br /> My heart shattered. I had not dared to feel anything close to happiness in two years and Maze made me elated and devastated all in the same five-minute conversation.<br /> <br /> I stayed on the tiny porch of the cottage, leaning against the wall. I hugged my knees to my chest. I tried to take deep breaths. How could fate be so cruel? I really did not ask for much. I was stupid to even for a second think I could be worthy of an alpha. I should have known right away he had just come to officially reject me.<br /> <br /> I crawled into bed. Saturday kneaded my back with his paws. I cried myself to sleep.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I'm Thaddeus, the Alpha of Berryndale. Marigold was an Aly to Berryndale, so it was my duty to attend the Peace Treaty Celebration. To be honest, I was not particularly looking forward to meeting Alpha Maze of Marigold. I had heard that he was arrogant.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I got out from the car eager to stretch my legs. I towered over everyone who came to greet us. Alpha Maze was only a few inches shorter than me. He shook my hand and led me and my Beta inside. Every pack I visited rolled out the red-carpet treatment and Marigold was no exception. However, none of that mattered to me. I was twenty-five years old, eight years after my phase, and still no sign of my mate. I was always disappointed after meeting a new pack and realising my mate was not among them. Was I mate-less? <br /> <br /> Thaddeus: The Marigold Beta, Fang, showed me to my room. He grinned from ear to ear.<br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha Thaddeus, it is truly an honour. You'll be in the guest room on the fifth floor, the Alpha's floor.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Alpha Maze was the only person besides me who was not upbeat. Maybe all Alphas are prone to being glum. He showed his courtesy anyway.<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm right across the hall, if you need anything.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I ran my fingers through my dark hair. I had not cut it in a while, too busy with my travels. It was just past my shoulders. Maybe, they had a good barber in Marigold.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Is there anywhere I can get a haircut around here?<br /> <br /> Fang: Yeah. My sister cuts my hair. And my brothers' hair.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Bring her to me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: But suddenly Alpha Maze cut in.<br /> <br /> Maze: No. I mean, she is not allowed in the pack house.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Is she dangerous or something?<br /> <br /> Fang: Friday? She's tiny. But, yeah, we go to her house and take the clippers. I'll take you.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: And the reason she doesn't come here is?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: These people are avoiding my questions. What is wrong with them? They are shady.<br /> <br /> Fang: Because she's wolf-less.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Ok. In my pack, we protect our wolf-less. Some of us have great strength and that is a gift so that we may protect the weak. I insist that you bring her here.<br /> <br /> Maze looked shocked. There was another emotion in his eyes but he quickly masked it and nodded.<br /> <br /> Maze: Fine. Bring her here.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Maze didn't look at any of us. He went to his room and shut the door.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Fang quickly departed to fetch his sister. I went to my room to wait on this poor shunned wolf-less girl.<br /> <br /> <br /> Last night I dreamt of Maze. In my dreams, he accepted me so dreaming was much preferable to reality. Dreams were always better than reality when it came to me. I had not had a happy day in a while and my first happy moment in two years led to me being humiliated and heartbroken.<br /> <br /> I sprang up and ran to the door, flinging it open.<br /> <br /> Fang: You have to come to the pack house. That's an order!<br /> <br /> Friday: Butโ<br /> <br /> Fang: I don't want to hear it, Friday! Let's go!<br /> <br /> Friday: I just want to know why I'm being summoned to the pack house. Maze said never to come there.<br /> <br /> Fang: Don't be insolent! Maze changed his mind and that's Alpha Maze to you!<br /> <br /> Friday: I'll get ready very quickly.<br /> <br /> Fang: Come as you are. No one cares how you look.<br /> <br /> Fang grabbed me and swung me over his shoulder. I was still barefoot. I was too scared to protest.<br /> <br /> <br /> Fang marched through the woods at an incredible pace and before I knew it, he threw me on the porch of the pack house. I braced my fall with my already bruised palms. I got to my feet and followed Fang upstairs. He was leading me up many flights, all the way to the fifth floor, but the fifth floor was only for the alpha.<br /> <br /> The tallest werewolf I had ever seen opened the door. He was almost seven feet tall with broad shoulders. He stared at me, his blue eyes wide with shock. He smelled like a rainforest. It was the most beautiful smell.<br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha Thaddeus. This is my wolf-less sister Friday who cuts my hair like I was telling you.<br /> <br /> Wow, what a marvellous introduction. Fang left. I suddenly realised how sore I was from being thrown onto the porch.<br /> <br /> Alpha Thaddeus motioned me forwards into his room. It was amazing. I had never seen any of the Alpha floor's rooms. This room alone was bigger than my cottage and it was decorated in yellow and green, our pack colours.<br /> <br /> I looked at Alpha Thaddeus and smiled. His face lit up even more. He was so handsome. I blushed and looked away.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Friday, where are your shoes?<br /> <br /> Friday: Oh! I'm sorry, Alpha Thaddeus, I was in such a hurry to get here.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Please don't call me Alpha. My name is Thaddeus.<br /> <br /> Friday: Ok.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Please sit.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Friday, do you notice anything different about me?<br /> <br /> Friday: You're the tallest werewolf I've ever met, even for an alpha.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Ok. What about my smell?<br /> <br /> Friday: I-, it's...really...<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Friday, I'm not sure if you can tell because I know you are wolf-less but I can tell and...you are my mate, Friday, my Luna.<br /> <br /> Not this again. I didn't know how to react so I ran towards the door. Quick as lightning, Thaddeus grabbed me and spun me around. He held my arms gently.<br /> <br /> Friday: Are you playing a joke on me?<br /> <br /> He laughed but before I could panic or cry, I was in his embrace. He sat back in his chair, with me in his lap. He hugged me tightly to his chest. His rainforest smell was so wonderful. I inhaled it deeply and it relaxed me. His arms were strong but he held me so gently, as though I were a porcelain doll.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Why would you think I was playing a joke on you?<br /> <br /> Friday: You're an alpha. I don't have a wolf. No one wants a wolf-less luna.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I want you.<br /> <br /> The way he said it aroused me. I knew Thaddeus could smell it. His blue eyes darkened, his wolf taking over. I wanted him too.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I, Thaddeus Hawthorne, Alpha of the Berryndale Wolf Pack, accept you, Friday Fenestra, as my mate and Luna.<br /> <br /> Just then someone burst through the door.<br /> <br /> It was Maze. Seeing me sitting on Thaddeus's lap, Maze got furious. He lunged forward to grab me away from Thaddeus but Thaddeus quickly placed me behind.<br /> <br /> Maze: Let go of my mate!<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: What?! Friday was your mate?!<br /> <br /> Maze: Yes, I found out last night. I rejected her because she is wolf-less but that doesn't mean that she can be your plaything!<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Plaything? She's my mate now. And I've accepted her wholeheartedly. She's the future Luna of the Berryndale Wolf Pack.<br /> <br /> Maze: I, Maze Mason, Alpha of the Marigold Pack, rescind my rejection of Friday Fenestra. Friday, I accept you as my mate and Luna.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: She's already my mate and my Luna! I just said that same thing to her after you already rejected her. It's too late now!<br /> <br /> Fang had heard everything outside. He walked into the room.<br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha Maze, Alpha Thaddeus. In accordance with both of our packs' laws, you may both attempt to sway her. Our Aly status does not allow a fight to the death between alphas. The decision is hers. The she-wolf in question.<br /> <br /> Everyone turned to look at me. Yesterday no one wanted me. But now two Alphas? It was too much for me. I had never fainted before in my life but I suddenly saw the ground come up to meet me.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I came to, there were two faces anxiously observing me. I recognized a worried Thaddeus and a guilty-looking Maze. Judging by the fading light, I had been out for a few hours. Thaddeus leaned closer to me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: How're you feeling, my Luna?<br /> <br /> Friday: I'm ok, really, I'm fine.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: The doctor said you had some bruises, as though you'd recently fallen or perhaps been in a fight.<br /> <br /> I thought back to Fang yanking me out of the pack house by my arm yesterday and throwing me onto the pack house porch today. Fang was glaring at me. I got up but fell back a little bit and Thaddeus immediately scooped me up in his arms. His embrace was so warm and comforting. Was he really my mate and alpha? Would I really be Luna and get to leave Marigold?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Could you please leave us alone?<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm not going anywhere. Friday belongs to my pack and therefore to me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Friday belongs to no one until the end of the competition.<br /> <br /> Maze: How long is the competition?<br /> <br /> Maze clearly wasn't versed in these particular pack laws. Fang explained.<br /> <br /> Fang: About one month. The time between one full moon to the next full moon.<br /> <br /> There was a full moon tonight marking the Peace Treaty Celebration. The next full moon was about four weeks away naturally. I would have to put up with all this back and forth for a month!<br /> <br /> Friday: But... what is the competition?<br /> <br /> Fang: You will alternate days, Friday, spending one day with one alpha and the next day with the other and so on until the full moon ends the time period. On the night of that full moon, you will give your answer.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Do you understand, Friday, my little Luna?<br /> <br /> Friday: Um, yes, Thaddeus.<br /> <br /> He looked really pleased with my answer and squeezed me a little. I was surprised that Maze showed his eagerness.<br /> <br /> Maze: Well, I call today, then?<br /> <br /> Fang clarified.<br /> <br /> Fang: Today is almost over. It's the night of the first full moon, so it does not belong to a particular alpha. Tonight will be the formal announcement of the challenge. Friday is free to do what she wants until the ceremony tonight.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: What do you want to do, my little Luna?<br /> <br /> Friday: I want to talk to you a little, to ask you some questions.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Ask away, Friday.<br /> <br /> Friday: And I want to talk to Alpha Maze too, a little later, to ask him some questions.<br /> <br /> Maze begrudgingly left the room without another word, followed by my brother. My stomach clenched in excitement at the thought of being alone with Thaddeus again.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus quickly placed me to sit on the bed. He sat next to me, pulling me into his lap like he'd done earlier.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You're beautiful.<br /> <br /> He nuzzled his nose against my neck. My heart was beating frantically.<br /> <br /> Friday: You too! I mean...handsome. You're handsome.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I'm ready to answer your questions, Friday.<br /> <br /> Friday: You really don't care that I'm wolf-less?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I really don't. I don't need a Luna for her power. I have enough power. I want a companion, a life-mate, a lover.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus moved my hair gently out of the way, revealing my neck. He kissed the spot where werewolves mark their mates. I shivered.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I have a question.<br /> <br /> I nodded eagerly.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: May I kiss you?<br /> <br /> Friday: Yes.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus pressed his lips against mine. Electricity coursed through me. I wrapped my arms around his neck and straddled him where he was sitting on the bed. He tightened his grip on me gently. He moved his lips against mine while massaging my back with his hands. I was rocking on his lap a little, every nerve in my body on fire. He bit down on my lower lip gently. I gasped, granting him access to my mouth. His tongue massaged mine. I shivered and he drew me even closer, rocking me, matching my movements. I broke away when I was totally breathless, panting, burying my face in his neck.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I've waited seven years for my mate. I finally have you! I'm not letting you go, ever. Friday, you're coming home with me when this is all over.<br /> <br /> <br /> A knock on the door broke us apart.<br /> <br /> It was Astrid, Fang's mate. She despised me.<br /> <br /> Astrid: Alpha Thaddeus. I have to steal Friday. She has to be properly attired for the Celebration so she can look like the prize two Alphas would compete for.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus stiffened, picking up on her thinly veiled insult regarding my looks.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: She already is that. But I'll let you dress her up, even prettier.<br /> <br /> He winked at me. Thaddeus was such a cool alpha, so perceptive and considerate. I kissed his cheek.<br /> <br /> Astrid led me to a room on the same Alpha floor. It was a walk-in closet filled with formal wear for a woman. Gorgeous gowns lined the walls.<br /> <br /> Astrid: This is the dressing room for the future Luna.<br /> <br /> She eyed me as though I was clearly not the future Luna. She put me in a dress that was short in the front but long in the back. The material was a pastel pink but was laced with gold thread so it would sparkle in the moonlight tonight. She curled my hair into loose ringlets and I loved it but I didn't say anything because she looked so pissed off. I was given heels that were clear as though they were made of glass. I was shocked at how pretty I looked. I really looked like a Luna two Alphas would be fighting for.<br /> <br /> There was a huge bonfire and the entire Marigold pack was gathered on the grounds, all chattering excitedly. The crowd gasped as they recognized me, the shunned wolf-less she-wolf, adorned in flowers and shimmery fabric like a queen. Maze and Thaddeus came into view. My brother led me to them.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus linked his arm with my right arm and Maze was on my left. Maze took a deep breath before he whispered to me.<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm sorry for rejecting you. I take it back. I hope you will choose me and stay in Marigold where you belong.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus was clearly listening to our conversation.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You look like a goddess, Friday. I can't wait to worship you!<br /> <br /> I blushed and looked at the ground, away from both of them, overwhelmed by all the attention.<br /> <br /> Fang addressed the crowd, in his most powerful Beta voice.<br /> <br /> Fang: Welcome, werewolves of Marigold, to the Peace Treaty Celebration!<br /> <br /> Fang: We welcome our allies from the Berryndale Pack, Alpha Thaddeus Hawthorne and Beta Theodore Rosewood.<br /> <br /> Fang: Tonight is a very special night, not only do we celebrate our allies but we also welcome a peaceful challenge between allied packs. Today Alpha Thaddeus and Alpha Maze both accepted Friday as their mate and Luna.<br /> <br /> Fang: I know, I know. Both Alphas have agreed to enter a challenge marked by this full moon and ended by the next full moon. They have a month to win Friday's heart and allegiance as Luna. The first two weeks of the challenge, including this very ceremony, will be held in Marigold and the last two weeks and ending ceremony where Friday chooses her Alpha and mate will be held in Berryndale.<br /> <br /> The crowd cheered, satisfied with this drama and the conclusion which promised more drama.<br /> <br /> I looked down the whole time. Fang was enjoying the rapture of the crowd though I was caught in the middle of this debacle. Thaddeus noticed I was uncomfortable.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You ok, Friday?<br /> <br /> Friday: I wonder if I could sit down.<br /> <br /> He led me over to a row of five chairs for the pack leaders several yards away from the bonfire. Maze followed us. I sat in the middle chair, and they both sat beside me. Fang and Theodore sat at the ends next to their Alphas.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Better, little Luna?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus whispered in my ear. I blushed and nodded. It was all so surreal. The auras of the two alphas were overwhelming me. I felt something stir inside me. Thaddeus' rainforest smell mingled with Maze's orchard smell.<br /> <br /> The pack members were dancing to the beating of drums now. The feast was being set up, buffet style, and light refreshments were being served on huge platters. I had not been to any pack celebration in more than two years, including the alpha ceremony last night. The platters came our way, bearing a variety of treats. <br /> <br /> Friday: What's this?<br /> <br /> I smiled at the server who was holding out a platter of small yellow pie-like treats.<br /> <br /> Server: It's quiche. Same as last night, Miss.<br /> <br /> Friday: I wasn't there, sorry.<br /> <br /> Alpha Maze was looking a little guilty. He whispered to me.<br /> <br /> Maze: You should have been allowed at my welcoming ceremony. Your brother was too harsh and I agreed with your ban only because...I couldn't handle being near your smell and...still...resisting you. You...smell delicious.<br /> <br /> I felt a little tingle in my stomach at being complimented by Maze, but was it necessary to resist me at all? Thaddeus accepted me immediately. I had thought that it would be impossible for an alpha to be proud to have me until I saw Thaddeus' reaction. I realised the world was much bigger than Marigold and their ideas.<br /> <br /> Friday: Thank you, Alpha Maze.<br /> <br /> I suddenly remembered I need to check on my cat, Saturday. I was sort of a Luna now. Maybe I could try to give a small command. I was scared but I loved my cat.<br /> <br /> Friday: Maybe, um, someone should go to my house and get my cat, Saturday. Actually, he may not go to anyone else... so maybe I should go fetch him.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: We have a kid already, baby, a fur baby. Hey, it's not the alpha heir I wanted but I'll put that in you soon enough.<br /> <br /> Maze looked like he was ready to kill.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus insisted on accompanying me to get Saturday. Maze followed us. Fang and Theodore also tagged along.<br /> <br /> I found my little black cat sleeping in his little bed. I picked him up and cradled him, walking to Thaddeus.<br /> <br /> Friday: Found him! I woke him up from his nap. He's not pleased.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Hi, Saturday.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus let Saturday smell his hand. Saturday purred a little then swatted his hand away playfully, regarding him with curiosity.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: He's a Momma's boy. We'll have to name our five kids, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday since Friday and Saturday are already taken.<br /> <br /> Theodore and I laughed but Maze and Fang glared at Thaddeus. I grabbed my few possessions and tossed them in a bag. We returned to the pack house. The moon was full overhead, gleaming, amongst a sky full of stars. Tonight I'd move to the Alpha floor, next door to the two beautiful beasts.<br /> <br /> The feast passed by uneventfully. I was physically and emotionally exhausted. My room was at the end of the Alpha floor. It was gorgeous. I decided to take a bath, relaxing in the warm water. Saturday was busy inspecting his new territory. I put on a plush robe and opened the door. Alpha Maze seemed surprised to see me in nothing but a bathrobe.<br /> <br /> Friday: I was in the middle of getting ready for bed, excuse my attire, Alpha Maze.<br /> <br /> He was eyeing the shape of my body under the robe, his grey eyes darkening.<br /> <br /> Maze: May I come in?<br /> <br /> Friday: Sure, Alpha.<br /> <br /> He sat at the table. I sat across from him.<br /> <br /> Maze: Unfortunately, tomorrow will be Alpha Thaddeus' day to spend time with you and the following day will be mine and so on. You had said you had questions for me.<br /> <br /> Friday: Yes, Alpha.<br /> <br /> Maze: Well, ask your questions.<br /> <br /> I was a little frightened but I needed answers.<br /> <br /> Friday: Why did you reject me?<br /> <br /> Maze: Because you are wolf-less and I always expected my mate would be a strong she-wolf. I was caught off-guard. You're not what I expected... That does not mean I was unaffected by you. Rejecting you was very painful for me.<br /> <br /> Friday: Really?<br /> <br /> Maze: Excruciating.<br /> <br /> Friday: Why did you take back your rejection?<br /> <br /> Maze: I smelled you with Thaddeus. You were...aroused and I was worried he was taking advantage of you. But when I came in...I realised...you were far from a plaything to him. He was treating you more warmly than I did. I felt ashamed and I could not handle letting you go without a fight.<br /> <br /> Friday: What if Thaddeus had never shown up? If I didn't have a second chance mate already, would you still be fighting for me?<br /> <br /> Maze took out a handkerchief and wiped some stray tears on my cheeks, one of his first acts of kindness towards me.<br /> <br /> Maze: I don't know. I don't know how long I would have stayed away from you but you never left my thoughts. The only way I could resist you was to make sure our paths wouldn't cross again by banning you from the pack house.<br /> <br /> Friday: Would you have punished me if I came to the pack house?<br /> <br /> Maze: I would have been furious at your disobedience on the surface, but I would have enjoyed looking at you again, smelling your scent. You smell like wildflowers. I'm not sure I would have been able to exact any punishment. You are my punishment. Wanting you but knowing you're not...the traditional candidate for Luna.<br /> <br /> Friday: Would you have selected a better...candidate...for Luna?<br /> <br /> Maze: Perhaps, but that relationship would be hollow.<br /> <br /> Friday: That's it for now, Alpha, thank you.<br /> <br /> Maze got up to leave. Before he left, he glanced back at me.<br /> <br /> Maze: It's Maze to you, Friday.<br /> <br /> I woke up, still a bit sore. I showered and found something to wear. It was a sundress in our pack colour, green and gold. I headed to the dining room. The two alphas were both at the huge dining table.<br /> <br /> Friday: Good morning Thaddeus. Good morning Maze.<br /> <br /> They had both given me permission to call them by their first names now. Maze looked nonchalant but his eyes never left me. Thaddeus grinned at me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: What would you like to drink?<br /> <br /> Friday: Coffee! Really sweet and milky, please.<br /> <br /> Maze: That's childish.<br /> <br /> Was Maze trying to lose this challenge? Thaddeus ignored him, fixing me coffee as I liked it. Then he loaded my plate up with stuff, checking with me item by item. I could scarcely believe how attentive he was. I ate as much as I could. I was so not used to getting regular meals that I was quickly satiated.<br /> <br /> Maze: Clean your plate.<br /> <br /> Friday: I really can't. I'm so full. I don't usually eat regularly so my body is adjusting, I think.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Maze, today is not your day, so I'm not sure why you're talking to my Luna but I'm prepared to ignore you if you just keep it friendly.<br /> <br /> Maze: I am the Marigold Alpha. This is my floor. Where else would I sit and eat?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: In your room, to give Friday and I some privacy.<br /> <br /> Maze: Grrrrr!<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Grrrr!<br /> <br /> Friday: Hey!<br /> <br /> They paused, shocked I was trying to stop them. Both alphas turned their gazes on me but their expressions softened.<br /> <br /> Friday: Both of you should feel welcome in either alpha quarters whether we're in Marigold or Berryndale. It's a friendly challenge.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I'm sorry. It must be upsetting for you, even scary, when we fight, huh, little Luna.<br /> <br /> Maze said nothing but he sat back down and began reading the newspapers. I was on the front page in my outfit from last night with Maze and Thaddeus on either side of me.<br /> <br /> Friday: Ohh!<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Yeah, you're a star, baby.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus was dressed casually in a T-shirt and jeans. I'm truly excited for our very first date. When he pulled into the hotel parking lot, he finally told me we were going to a spa.<br /> <br /> We had to enter steam shower before the massage. Thaddeus turned his back so I could slip out of my clothes and wrap the towel around myself while he did the same.<br /> <br /> We stepped into the shower room. Lukewarm water and soothing steam streamed at us from all four walls and overhead. It felt amazing. My aching muscles relaxed instantly. I held onto my towel for dear life. Thaddeus was so close to me I could feel his body heat. He looked like he was carved from stone, perfectly lean but muscular.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You ok, baby?<br /> <br /> Friday: Mmm, yes.<br /> Thaddeus extended his hand to me. I put my hand on his. He traced his fingers over my palm, looking at the bruises.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: How'd you get these, baby?<br /> <br /> Friday: I...fell.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Let there be no secrets between us.<br /> <br /> He leaned forward, nuzzling my nose with his.<br /> <br /> Friday: Ok, only if you promise not to do anything...rash. I don't want anyone hurt. I hate violence.<br /> Thaddeus nodded solemnly.<br /> <br /> Friday: Fang told me to get away from the pack house the night of the alpha ceremony. I was so flustered that I fell bracing myself with my palms. The next day when Fang came to get me, I was hesitant about going with him. He didn't tell me anything about a haircut. Then he carried me off and threw me on the porch so I bruised my palms again.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I would kill Fang if I knew you wouldn't mind. I would kill Maze too. I'm not afraid to go to war against your pack.<br /> <br /> Friday: I don't want anyone hurt.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: They hurt you.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus took my chin in his hand and turned my head so that I met his eyes. He looked truly heartbroken.<br /> <br /> Friday: No violence.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You're the boss. I am your mere servant.<br /> <br /> I giggled but he silenced me with a kiss. His taste was somehow even more delicious than last night and his smell was more intoxicating.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: What are your parents like?<br /> <br /> Friday: They're like...alcoholics. Your parents?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: They're homebodies. They hate traveling. They like being at the pack house back in Berryndale lost in their own little retirement world.<br /> <br /> Friday: Do you have any siblings?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I also have identical twin brothers. They're annoying but not as much as yours.<br /> <br /> So he had heard of Fallon and Fargo. He had probably asked around about me.<br /> <br /> Friday: What are their names?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Titus and Timothy.<br /> <br /> Friday: Our parents all like themes, huh.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: We'll pick our own letter from a hat or something.<br /> <br /> I wanted to kiss him. I wanted to see what was under that towel but I'd only known this guy two days.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Little Luna, you are very special to me. I've waited a long time for you.<br /> <br /> Friday: You're not disappointed? Be honest.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: They've kinda brainwashed you. My pack is different. I know a few wolf-less members who are just the same as any other pack member. We share our town with humans and witches and wizards, even vampires.<br /> <br /> Friday: I want to meet a vampire and a witch and a human.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: So you shall, I'll make sure of it.<br /> <br /> I brought his hand to my mouth and kissed it. He brushed his fingers against my mouth, causing me to part my lips slightly. He pushed his middle finger in my mouth. I sucked on it instinctively, pulling it in and out rhythmically. I started to express my pleasure audibly and felt myself creaming in excitement. I stopped myself. What was I doing?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Very good, Friday, you're eager to show me your skills although we can't go all the way.<br /> <br /> Twenty-nine more days, I thought to myself.<br /> <br /> After a delicious lunch, we returned to the pack house. I almost fell over when I spotted my parents, brothers and Maze in the common living area. <br /> <br /> My Mother, Felicity, stood up to give me an awkward hug. <br /> <br /> Felicity: Congratulations, sweetheart.<br /> Friday: On what?<br /> <br /> Felicity: On becoming Luna! We're so proud. First a Beta son and now a Luna daughter!<br /> <br /> Maze stood up.<br /> <br /> Maze: I wanted to meet your parents.<br /> <br /> Friday: Wouldn't you have met them before?<br /> <br /> Maze: I met your Dad a few times when he was Beta to my father. I never knew them as your parents. I wanted to meet with them in that context.<br /> <br /> Friday: Ok.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus was looking at them warily.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Today is my day.<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm aware of that but this is your potential Luna's family.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: From whom she is estranged.<br /> <br /> Maze: And you don't want to fix that?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Only if Friday wants to fix it. It depends on why they're estranged and how they plan on treating her now.<br /> <br /> There was an intensely awkward silence.<br /> <br /> Friday: Um, today is Thaddeus' day so I think he has a lot of stuff he wants me to do.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Not necessarily. Talk to your family for a bit. There are strange bruises on my mate's palm. Have you seen them, Fang?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus took my hand and kissed it. Fang paled.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: As a Beta, tell me, what do you think the punishment for harming the Luna should be?<br /> <br /> Fang: What if the person was not Luna at the time?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Answer my initial question before you ask me a question, please.<br /> <br /> Fang: The punishment should be whatever the Luna decides.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Luna, what should be the punishment for harming you?<br /> <br /> Friday: Banishment.<br /> <br /> Whoa. Where had that come from? There was a weird feeling in me. Something protective and fierce was stirring inside of me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: The next person to harm the Luna even accidentally shall be banished.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus pronounced, looking at Maze. Maze nodded in agreement. I wondered if Maze realised Fang had caused my bruises. I wondered if he cared.<br /> <br /> <br /> Thaddeus left me with my family and Maze. I sat in an armchair facing them. Maze got up suddenly.<br /> <br /> Maze: Friday, I'll leave you to spend some time with them catching up.<br /> <br /> Friday: Thanks, Maze.<br /> <br /> My family members gasped at me calling the Alpha by his first name. My Dad, Farris, was angry.<br /> <br /> Farris: That's your Alpha whether or not another Alpha wants to take you!<br /> <br /> I stared at him, disgusted. Who spoke to their own daughter like that?<br /> <br /> Maze: Mr. Fenestra! Are you out of your mind?<br /> <br /> Farris: Sorry, Alpha, I was embarrassed by my daughter. She was raised better than that. We taught her to respect her Alpha.<br /> <br /> Maze: And she has done that. I asked her to call me by my first name.<br /> <br /> My family looked completely shocked.<br /> <br /> Maze: Perhaps, this was a mistake.<br /> <br /> Friday: No! It's ok, Maze.<br /> <br /> My father grumbled for me disagreeing with the Alpha. I was so angry. I wanted to make my family squirm. I gathered all my courage. It would be humiliating if he didn't react well but I thought I'd give it a shot.<br /> <br /> Friday: Wait, baby. Don't go just yet.<br /> <br /> Maze halted in his tracks. He stared at me like I was a lunatic. It was too late to back down now. I wrapped my arms around him, and kissed his cheek.<br /> <br /> Friday: I'll be up in a little while, ok?<br /> <br /> Maze: Ok.<br /> <br /> To my surprise, he put his arms around my waist. He seemed to enjoy being this close to me. He hugged me tightly and inhaled my scent. He kissed me on the neck. Tingles ran through me. He sucked the spot and nibbled it. Was Maze out of his mind? He took one last look at me and then headed upstairs.<br /> <br /> My family stared at me in total silence for several minutes. They were all dumbfounded. It was pretty satisfying to be honest.<br /> <br /> <br /> After dinner, Thaddeus insisted I come to his room. He said his day was not over until midnight. I had showered and put on a shimmery nightgown. His room was dark except for a single lit candle on the table.<br /> <br /> Before I could say anything, Thaddeus locked the door and pulled me under the covers. I squirmed, trying not to make a sound, in case Maze heard and they ended up fighting.<br /> <br /> I was trembling. I wrapped my arms around his shoulders. He held me close, our bodies moving rhythmically together. I suppressed my vocal reactions, allowing only soft, muffled sounds to escape. My nightgown was discarded. Unable to contain myself any longer, I let out a cry. He tenderly kissed me, paying attention to each part of me in turn.<br /> <br /> His eyes darkened. He was letting his instinct take control. He reached closer but I stopped him.<br /> <br /> Friday: The rules.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Don't think I won't take you, Friday, if I feel like it! You're mine!<br /> <br /> That pushed me over the edge. My excitement surged through me, leaving me breathless. And his intense desire for me was unmistakably evident.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I want you so, pretty little Luna.<br /> <br /> I was too exhausted to reply. My eyelids were heavy.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: It's almost midnight. Baby, I have to carry you back to your room. I'm sorry, we can't wake up together until the challenge is over.<br /> <br /> Friday: I thought you didn't care about the rules just now.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: We have to win the challenge so we can be together.<br /> <br /> Friday: We have to win?<br /> <br /> He took off his T-shirt and put it on me. It went almost down to my knees. He scooped me up and carried me to my room.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Seeing as you have my T-shirt, I want something. Something that smells like you.<br /> <br /> He removed my private clothing. I let him this time. He took it back to his room, leaving me alone on my bed. I tried desperately to calm myself. 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Yes | 2024-03-20 00:40 | active | 294 | 0 | 3614523575466875 | Continue to listen "The Challenge Two Alphas, One Girl"๐ | I kept my head down as I entered the Marigold Pack House. I knew I would not be welcomed there. I had never been my father's favourite. That honour went to his darling son, my elder brother, Fang. Fang was the Beta, and my twin brothers, Fallon and Fargo were powerful warriors in the pack. I was the youngest of four and the only girl. My name is Friday.<br /> <br /> My eighteenth birthday passed by like a regular day. Nothing happened. I failed to phase. Two years passed and now I was twenty, still wolf-less, my family gave up and disowned me.<br /> <br /> I only even bothered to enter the pack house because I wanted to catch a glimpse of the new alpha, Maze Mason. Today was his welcoming ceremony. He finally came back after two years away from home. I had never actually seen him before because my family hated bringing me to events.<br /> I pulled my hood up, afraid my brother Fang would see me here and send me away. But he spotted me right away and yelled at me.<br /> <br /> Fang: I don't believe this, Friday!<br /> <br /> Friday: Hey!<br /> <br /> He grabbed me by the arm. I tried to tug my arm away but failed.<br /> <br /> Fang: What are you doing here?<br /> <br /> Friday: Everyone is invited.<br /> <br /> Fang: Every werewolf is invited. You don't have a wolf, remember?<br /> <br /> Friday: ...<br /> <br /> Fang: Don't you dare come back here!<br /> I trudged away from the pack house, my eyes brimming with tears. I broke out into a run, heading for the woods. I tripped and fell unto my palms, bruising them. A few teardrops hit the soil below me.<br /> <br /> I was not even allowed to move away and live among humans or other creatures. The pack leaders had decreed that although wolf-less, I could be a threat if I left and conspired with enemy packs. I would never do something like that no matter how hurt I was. I got slowly to my feet and continued the long walk home.<br /> <br /> I lived as far from everyone else as possible, literally in the Marigold woods. I was lucky that my grandmother had left me a cottage there. I moved in when I was disowned. It was tiny but it was home.<br /> <br /> I changed into my only nightgown and crawled into bed. At least, my cat, Saturday, loved me. He purred and snuggled close to me.<br /> <br /> <br /> Maze: As the Alpha of Marigold, I had been away from home for two years, forming allegiances. My travels had greatly enriched the pack in terms of allies and trade. As I walked into the pack house I was met with cheers and applause. Everyone rushed to meet me. Beta Fang shook my hand.<br /> <br /> Fang: Welcome back, Alpha Maze, it's an honour.<br /> <br /> Maze: The pack had prepared a huge feast in my honour. The smell of the feast wafted throughout the pack house but an even more potent smell distracted me. My inner wolf stirred. The scent of wildflowers was driving me crazy.<br /> <br /> Maze: What's that? It's the most intoxicating thing I've ever encountered and it's getting fainter and fainter as if the source is moving away from me.<br /> <br /> Maze: Fang, who's missing?<br /> <br /> Fang: No one, Alpha.<br /> <br /> Maze: That's impossible.<br /> <br /> Maze: I used my alpha voice which made everyone fall silent.<br /> <br /> Fang: Well, the only person missing is um...Friday.<br /> <br /> Maze: Who's Friday?<br /> <br /> Fang: My little sister.<br /> <br /> Maze: Why isn't she here?<br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha, please, let's talk about this privately.<br /> <br /> Maze: I rolled my eyes and stalked off, heading out of the pack house, following the flowery scent. Fang hurried after me.<br /> <br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha Maze, my sister is wolf-less.<br /> <br /> Maze: Are you sure?<br /> <br /> Fang: Yeah, Friday is twenty years old. She should have phased two years ago but didn't. My parents gave her six months to see what would happen. Then they asked her to leave our house. She lives in the woods now in a cottage.<br /> <br /> Maze: I was of two minds. If she really was my mate, my heart broke for her but at the same time, my pride was devastated. I could not accept such a mate. I was from a long line of extremely powerful alphas all mated to very impressive she-wolves.<br /> <br /> Maze: We found the cottage and the scent intensified. She was definitely inside.<br /> <br /> Fang: Friday! Friday!<br /> <br /> I had only been asleep for barely a minute when a pounding on the door woke me up.<br /> <br /> Fang: Friday! Come on, the alpha wants to meet you!<br /> <br /> I opened my door hesitantly to reveal my brother standing next to a gorgeous man who was undoubtedly the alpha. His eyes were a stormy grey, cold but beautiful. He had chiseled features, broad shoulders and rippling muscles. His hair was dark brown and his skin was olive.<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm Maze Mason, the Alpha of Marigold.<br /> <br /> Friday: I'm Friday Fenestra. The Beta's sister.<br /> <br /> Maze: Your brother tells me you're wolf-less?<br /> <br /> I nodded, keeping my eyes down.<br /> <br /> Maze: You've never phased ever?<br /> <br /> Friday: No, never.<br /> <br /> Maze: How old are you?<br /> <br /> Friday: Twenty years old, Alpha.<br /> <br /> Maze: What happened on your eighteenth birthday?<br /> <br /> Friday: Nothing. Alpha.<br /> <br /> Alpha Maze turned to Fang and commanded him.<br /> <br /> Maze: Leave us.<br /> <br /> Fang looked shocked at his dismissal but sauntered away.<br /> <br /> Maze: What do you think of me?<br /> <br /> Friday: You're the alpha. You're wonderful. Tall. Strong. Handsome.<br /> <br /> Maze: Do I smell unusual?<br /> <br /> I did not have a werewolf's sense of smell. I had to get a little closer. I almost fell over and Alpha Maze caught me in his strong arms.<br /> <br /> A weird current shot through me when he touched me. His scent hit me. He smelled like an orchard to me. It was a lovely smell.<br /> <br /> Friday: You smell wonderful.<br /> <br /> Maze: Friday, my inner wolf led me to you tonight because you are my mate.<br /> <br /> His mate! The alpha's mate! The Luna! I was over the moon. I had always dreamt of meeting my mate. I was wolf-less but connecting with my mate would make me a part of things again. I would belong somewhere. I could have never dreamt I would be fated to the alpha. I wanted that kind of love, the love between mates more than anything else in this world.<br /> Maze: I, Alpha Maze Mason, of the Marigold Wolf Pack, reject you, Friday Fenestra, a wolf-less she-wolf, as my mate.<br /> <br /> I felt a sharp pain inside my chest. He walked away from me quickly.<br /> <br /> Maze: Tomorrow night will be the Peace Treaty Celebration. Alpha Thaddeus of Berryndale will be in attendance. You are not to come anywhere near the pack house. In fact, don't come to the pack house ever and don't tell anyone what we've discussed here. It will be as though you were never my mate.<br /> <br /> My heart shattered. I had not dared to feel anything close to happiness in two years and Maze made me elated and devastated all in the same five-minute conversation.<br /> <br /> I stayed on the tiny porch of the cottage, leaning against the wall. I hugged my knees to my chest. I tried to take deep breaths. How could fate be so cruel? I really did not ask for much. I was stupid to even for a second think I could be worthy of an alpha. I should have known right away he had just come to officially reject me.<br /> <br /> I crawled into bed. Saturday kneaded my back with his paws. I cried myself to sleep.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I'm Thaddeus, the Alpha of Berryndale. Marigold was an Aly to Berryndale, so it was my duty to attend the Peace Treaty Celebration. To be honest, I was not particularly looking forward to meeting Alpha Maze of Marigold. I had heard that he was arrogant.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I got out from the car eager to stretch my legs. I towered over everyone who came to greet us. Alpha Maze was only a few inches shorter than me. He shook my hand and led me and my Beta inside. Every pack I visited rolled out the red-carpet treatment and Marigold was no exception. However, none of that mattered to me. I was twenty-five years old, eight years after my phase, and still no sign of my mate. I was always disappointed after meeting a new pack and realising my mate was not among them. Was I mate-less? <br /> <br /> Thaddeus: The Marigold Beta, Fang, showed me to my room. He grinned from ear to ear.<br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha Thaddeus, it is truly an honour. You'll be in the guest room on the fifth floor, the Alpha's floor.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Alpha Maze was the only person besides me who was not upbeat. Maybe all Alphas are prone to being glum. He showed his courtesy anyway.<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm right across the hall, if you need anything.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I ran my fingers through my dark hair. I had not cut it in a while, too busy with my travels. It was just past my shoulders. Maybe, they had a good barber in Marigold.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Is there anywhere I can get a haircut around here?<br /> <br /> Fang: Yeah. My sister cuts my hair. And my brothers' hair.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Bring her to me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: But suddenly Alpha Maze cut in.<br /> <br /> Maze: No. I mean, she is not allowed in the pack house.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Is she dangerous or something?<br /> <br /> Fang: Friday? She's tiny. But, yeah, we go to her house and take the clippers. I'll take you.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: And the reason she doesn't come here is?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: These people are avoiding my questions. What is wrong with them? They are shady.<br /> <br /> Fang: Because she's wolf-less.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Ok. In my pack, we protect our wolf-less. Some of us have great strength and that is a gift so that we may protect the weak. I insist that you bring her here.<br /> <br /> Maze looked shocked. There was another emotion in his eyes but he quickly masked it and nodded.<br /> <br /> Maze: Fine. Bring her here.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Maze didn't look at any of us. He went to his room and shut the door.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Fang quickly departed to fetch his sister. I went to my room to wait on this poor shunned wolf-less girl.<br /> <br /> <br /> Last night I dreamt of Maze. In my dreams, he accepted me so dreaming was much preferable to reality. Dreams were always better than reality when it came to me. I had not had a happy day in a while and my first happy moment in two years led to me being humiliated and heartbroken.<br /> <br /> I sprang up and ran to the door, flinging it open.<br /> <br /> Fang: You have to come to the pack house. That's an order!<br /> <br /> Friday: Butโ<br /> <br /> Fang: I don't want to hear it, Friday! Let's go!<br /> <br /> Friday: I just want to know why I'm being summoned to the pack house. Maze said never to come there.<br /> <br /> Fang: Don't be insolent! Maze changed his mind and that's Alpha Maze to you!<br /> <br /> Friday: I'll get ready very quickly.<br /> <br /> Fang: Come as you are. No one cares how you look.<br /> <br /> Fang grabbed me and swung me over his shoulder. I was still barefoot. I was too scared to protest.<br /> <br /> <br /> Fang marched through the woods at an incredible pace and before I knew it, he threw me on the porch of the pack house. I braced my fall with my already bruised palms. I got to my feet and followed Fang upstairs. He was leading me up many flights, all the way to the fifth floor, but the fifth floor was only for the alpha.<br /> <br /> The tallest werewolf I had ever seen opened the door. He was almost seven feet tall with broad shoulders. He stared at me, his blue eyes wide with shock. He smelled like a rainforest. It was the most beautiful smell.<br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha Thaddeus. This is my wolf-less sister Friday who cuts my hair like I was telling you.<br /> <br /> Wow, what a marvellous introduction. Fang left. I suddenly realised how sore I was from being thrown onto the porch.<br /> <br /> Alpha Thaddeus motioned me forwards into his room. It was amazing. I had never seen any of the Alpha floor's rooms. This room alone was bigger than my cottage and it was decorated in yellow and green, our pack colours.<br /> <br /> I looked at Alpha Thaddeus and smiled. His face lit up even more. He was so handsome. I blushed and looked away.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Friday, where are your shoes?<br /> <br /> Friday: Oh! I'm sorry, Alpha Thaddeus, I was in such a hurry to get here.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Please don't call me Alpha. My name is Thaddeus.<br /> <br /> Friday: Ok.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Please sit.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Friday, do you notice anything different about me?<br /> <br /> Friday: You're the tallest werewolf I've ever met, even for an alpha.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Ok. What about my smell?<br /> <br /> Friday: I-, it's...really...<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Friday, I'm not sure if you can tell because I know you are wolf-less but I can tell and...you are my mate, Friday, my Luna.<br /> <br /> Not this again. I didn't know how to react so I ran towards the door. Quick as lightning, Thaddeus grabbed me and spun me around. He held my arms gently.<br /> <br /> Friday: Are you playing a joke on me?<br /> <br /> He laughed but before I could panic or cry, I was in his embrace. He sat back in his chair, with me in his lap. He hugged me tightly to his chest. His rainforest smell was so wonderful. I inhaled it deeply and it relaxed me. His arms were strong but he held me so gently, as though I were a porcelain doll.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Why would you think I was playing a joke on you?<br /> <br /> Friday: You're an alpha. I don't have a wolf. No one wants a wolf-less luna.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I want you.<br /> <br /> The way he said it aroused me. I knew Thaddeus could smell it. His blue eyes darkened, his wolf taking over. I wanted him too.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I, Thaddeus Hawthorne, Alpha of the Berryndale Wolf Pack, accept you, Friday Fenestra, as my mate and Luna.<br /> <br /> Just then someone burst through the door.<br /> <br /> It was Maze. Seeing me sitting on Thaddeus's lap, Maze got furious. He lunged forward to grab me away from Thaddeus but Thaddeus quickly placed me behind.<br /> <br /> Maze: Let go of my mate!<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: What?! Friday was your mate?!<br /> <br /> Maze: Yes, I found out last night. I rejected her because she is wolf-less but that doesn't mean that she can be your plaything!<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Plaything? She's my mate now. And I've accepted her wholeheartedly. She's the future Luna of the Berryndale Wolf Pack.<br /> <br /> Maze: I, Maze Mason, Alpha of the Marigold Pack, rescind my rejection of Friday Fenestra. Friday, I accept you as my mate and Luna.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: She's already my mate and my Luna! I just said that same thing to her after you already rejected her. It's too late now!<br /> <br /> Fang had heard everything outside. He walked into the room.<br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha Maze, Alpha Thaddeus. In accordance with both of our packs' laws, you may both attempt to sway her. Our Aly status does not allow a fight to the death between alphas. The decision is hers. The she-wolf in question.<br /> <br /> Everyone turned to look at me. Yesterday no one wanted me. But now two Alphas? It was too much for me. I had never fainted before in my life but I suddenly saw the ground come up to meet me.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I came to, there were two faces anxiously observing me. I recognized a worried Thaddeus and a guilty-looking Maze. Judging by the fading light, I had been out for a few hours. Thaddeus leaned closer to me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: How're you feeling, my Luna?<br /> <br /> Friday: I'm ok, really, I'm fine.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: The doctor said you had some bruises, as though you'd recently fallen or perhaps been in a fight.<br /> <br /> I thought back to Fang yanking me out of the pack house by my arm yesterday and throwing me onto the pack house porch today. Fang was glaring at me. I got up but fell back a little bit and Thaddeus immediately scooped me up in his arms. His embrace was so warm and comforting. Was he really my mate and alpha? Would I really be Luna and get to leave Marigold?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Could you please leave us alone?<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm not going anywhere. Friday belongs to my pack and therefore to me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Friday belongs to no one until the end of the competition.<br /> <br /> Maze: How long is the competition?<br /> <br /> Maze clearly wasn't versed in these particular pack laws. Fang explained.<br /> <br /> Fang: About one month. The time between one full moon to the next full moon.<br /> <br /> There was a full moon tonight marking the Peace Treaty Celebration. The next full moon was about four weeks away naturally. I would have to put up with all this back and forth for a month!<br /> <br /> Friday: But... what is the competition?<br /> <br /> Fang: You will alternate days, Friday, spending one day with one alpha and the next day with the other and so on until the full moon ends the time period. On the night of that full moon, you will give your answer.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Do you understand, Friday, my little Luna?<br /> <br /> Friday: Um, yes, Thaddeus.<br /> <br /> He looked really pleased with my answer and squeezed me a little. I was surprised that Maze showed his eagerness.<br /> <br /> Maze: Well, I call today, then?<br /> <br /> Fang clarified.<br /> <br /> Fang: Today is almost over. It's the night of the first full moon, so it does not belong to a particular alpha. Tonight will be the formal announcement of the challenge. Friday is free to do what she wants until the ceremony tonight.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: What do you want to do, my little Luna?<br /> <br /> Friday: I want to talk to you a little, to ask you some questions.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Ask away, Friday.<br /> <br /> Friday: And I want to talk to Alpha Maze too, a little later, to ask him some questions.<br /> <br /> Maze begrudgingly left the room without another word, followed by my brother. My stomach clenched in excitement at the thought of being alone with Thaddeus again.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus quickly placed me to sit on the bed. He sat next to me, pulling me into his lap like he'd done earlier.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You're beautiful.<br /> <br /> He nuzzled his nose against my neck. My heart was beating frantically.<br /> <br /> Friday: You too! I mean...handsome. You're handsome.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I'm ready to answer your questions, Friday.<br /> <br /> Friday: You really don't care that I'm wolf-less?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I really don't. I don't need a Luna for her power. I have enough power. I want a companion, a life-mate, a lover.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus moved my hair gently out of the way, revealing my neck. He kissed the spot where werewolves mark their mates. I shivered.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I have a question.<br /> <br /> I nodded eagerly.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: May I kiss you?<br /> <br /> Friday: Yes.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus pressed his lips against mine. Electricity coursed through me. I wrapped my arms around his neck and straddled him where he was sitting on the bed. He tightened his grip on me gently. He moved his lips against mine while massaging my back with his hands. I was rocking on his lap a little, every nerve in my body on fire. He bit down on my lower lip gently. I gasped, granting him access to my mouth. His tongue massaged mine. I shivered and he drew me even closer, rocking me, matching my movements. I broke away when I was totally breathless, panting, burying my face in his neck.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I've waited seven years for my mate. I finally have you! I'm not letting you go, ever. Friday, you're coming home with me when this is all over.<br /> <br /> <br /> A knock on the door broke us apart.<br /> <br /> It was Astrid, Fang's mate. She despised me.<br /> <br /> Astrid: Alpha Thaddeus. I have to steal Friday. She has to be properly attired for the Celebration so she can look like the prize two Alphas would compete for.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus stiffened, picking up on her thinly veiled insult regarding my looks.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: She already is that. But I'll let you dress her up, even prettier.<br /> <br /> He winked at me. Thaddeus was such a cool alpha, so perceptive and considerate. I kissed his cheek.<br /> <br /> Astrid led me to a room on the same Alpha floor. It was a walk-in closet filled with formal wear for a woman. Gorgeous gowns lined the walls.<br /> <br /> Astrid: This is the dressing room for the future Luna.<br /> <br /> She eyed me as though I was clearly not the future Luna. She put me in a dress that was short in the front but long in the back. The material was a pastel pink but was laced with gold thread so it would sparkle in the moonlight tonight. She curled my hair into loose ringlets and I loved it but I didn't say anything because she looked so pissed off. I was given heels that were clear as though they were made of glass. I was shocked at how pretty I looked. I really looked like a Luna two Alphas would be fighting for.<br /> <br /> There was a huge bonfire and the entire Marigold pack was gathered on the grounds, all chattering excitedly. The crowd gasped as they recognized me, the shunned wolf-less she-wolf, adorned in flowers and shimmery fabric like a queen. Maze and Thaddeus came into view. My brother led me to them.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus linked his arm with my right arm and Maze was on my left. Maze took a deep breath before he whispered to me.<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm sorry for rejecting you. I take it back. I hope you will choose me and stay in Marigold where you belong.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus was clearly listening to our conversation.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You look like a goddess, Friday. I can't wait to worship you!<br /> <br /> I blushed and looked at the ground, away from both of them, overwhelmed by all the attention.<br /> <br /> Fang addressed the crowd, in his most powerful Beta voice.<br /> <br /> Fang: Welcome, werewolves of Marigold, to the Peace Treaty Celebration!<br /> <br /> Fang: We welcome our allies from the Berryndale Pack, Alpha Thaddeus Hawthorne and Beta Theodore Rosewood.<br /> <br /> Fang: Tonight is a very special night, not only do we celebrate our allies but we also welcome a peaceful challenge between allied packs. Today Alpha Thaddeus and Alpha Maze both accepted Friday as their mate and Luna.<br /> <br /> Fang: I know, I know. Both Alphas have agreed to enter a challenge marked by this full moon and ended by the next full moon. They have a month to win Friday's heart and allegiance as Luna. The first two weeks of the challenge, including this very ceremony, will be held in Marigold and the last two weeks and ending ceremony where Friday chooses her Alpha and mate will be held in Berryndale.<br /> <br /> The crowd cheered, satisfied with this drama and the conclusion which promised more drama.<br /> <br /> I looked down the whole time. Fang was enjoying the rapture of the crowd though I was caught in the middle of this debacle. Thaddeus noticed I was uncomfortable.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You ok, Friday?<br /> <br /> Friday: I wonder if I could sit down.<br /> <br /> He led me over to a row of five chairs for the pack leaders several yards away from the bonfire. Maze followed us. I sat in the middle chair, and they both sat beside me. Fang and Theodore sat at the ends next to their Alphas.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Better, little Luna?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus whispered in my ear. I blushed and nodded. It was all so surreal. The auras of the two alphas were overwhelming me. I felt something stir inside me. Thaddeus' rainforest smell mingled with Maze's orchard smell.<br /> <br /> The pack members were dancing to the beating of drums now. The feast was being set up, buffet style, and light refreshments were being served on huge platters. I had not been to any pack celebration in more than two years, including the alpha ceremony last night. The platters came our way, bearing a variety of treats. <br /> <br /> Friday: What's this?<br /> <br /> I smiled at the server who was holding out a platter of small yellow pie-like treats.<br /> <br /> Server: It's quiche. Same as last night, Miss.<br /> <br /> Friday: I wasn't there, sorry.<br /> <br /> Alpha Maze was looking a little guilty. He whispered to me.<br /> <br /> Maze: You should have been allowed at my welcoming ceremony. Your brother was too harsh and I agreed with your ban only because...I couldn't handle being near your smell and...still...resisting you. You...smell delicious.<br /> <br /> I felt a little tingle in my stomach at being complimented by Maze, but was it necessary to resist me at all? Thaddeus accepted me immediately. I had thought that it would be impossible for an alpha to be proud to have me until I saw Thaddeus' reaction. I realised the world was much bigger than Marigold and their ideas.<br /> <br /> Friday: Thank you, Alpha Maze.<br /> <br /> I suddenly remembered I need to check on my cat, Saturday. I was sort of a Luna now. Maybe I could try to give a small command. I was scared but I loved my cat.<br /> <br /> Friday: Maybe, um, someone should go to my house and get my cat, Saturday. Actually, he may not go to anyone else... so maybe I should go fetch him.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: We have a kid already, baby, a fur baby. Hey, it's not the alpha heir I wanted but I'll put that in you soon enough.<br /> <br /> Maze looked like he was ready to kill.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus insisted on accompanying me to get Saturday. Maze followed us. Fang and Theodore also tagged along.<br /> <br /> I found my little black cat sleeping in his little bed. I picked him up and cradled him, walking to Thaddeus.<br /> <br /> Friday: Found him! I woke him up from his nap. He's not pleased.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Hi, Saturday.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus let Saturday smell his hand. Saturday purred a little then swatted his hand away playfully, regarding him with curiosity.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: He's a Momma's boy. We'll have to name our five kids, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday since Friday and Saturday are already taken.<br /> <br /> Theodore and I laughed but Maze and Fang glared at Thaddeus. I grabbed my few possessions and tossed them in a bag. We returned to the pack house. The moon was full overhead, gleaming, amongst a sky full of stars. Tonight I'd move to the Alpha floor, next door to the two beautiful beasts.<br /> <br /> The feast passed by uneventfully. I was physically and emotionally exhausted. My room was at the end of the Alpha floor. It was gorgeous. I decided to take a bath, relaxing in the warm water. Saturday was busy inspecting his new territory. I put on a plush robe and opened the door. Alpha Maze seemed surprised to see me in nothing but a bathrobe.<br /> <br /> Friday: I was in the middle of getting ready for bed, excuse my attire, Alpha Maze.<br /> <br /> He was eyeing the shape of my body under the robe, his grey eyes darkening.<br /> <br /> Maze: May I come in?<br /> <br /> Friday: Sure, Alpha.<br /> <br /> He sat at the table. I sat across from him.<br /> <br /> Maze: Unfortunately, tomorrow will be Alpha Thaddeus' day to spend time with you and the following day will be mine and so on. You had said you had questions for me.<br /> <br /> Friday: Yes, Alpha.<br /> <br /> Maze: Well, ask your questions.<br /> <br /> I was a little frightened but I needed answers.<br /> <br /> Friday: Why did you reject me?<br /> <br /> Maze: Because you are wolf-less and I always expected my mate would be a strong she-wolf. I was caught off-guard. You're not what I expected... That does not mean I was unaffected by you. Rejecting you was very painful for me.<br /> <br /> Friday: Really?<br /> <br /> Maze: Excruciating.<br /> <br /> Friday: Why did you take back your rejection?<br /> <br /> Maze: I smelled you with Thaddeus. You were...aroused and I was worried he was taking advantage of you. But when I came in...I realised...you were far from a plaything to him. He was treating you more warmly than I did. I felt ashamed and I could not handle letting you go without a fight.<br /> <br /> Friday: What if Thaddeus had never shown up? If I didn't have a second chance mate already, would you still be fighting for me?<br /> <br /> Maze took out a handkerchief and wiped some stray tears on my cheeks, one of his first acts of kindness towards me.<br /> <br /> Maze: I don't know. I don't know how long I would have stayed away from you but you never left my thoughts. The only way I could resist you was to make sure our paths wouldn't cross again by banning you from the pack house.<br /> <br /> Friday: Would you have punished me if I came to the pack house?<br /> <br /> Maze: I would have been furious at your disobedience on the surface, but I would have enjoyed looking at you again, smelling your scent. You smell like wildflowers. I'm not sure I would have been able to exact any punishment. You are my punishment. Wanting you but knowing you're not...the traditional candidate for Luna.<br /> <br /> Friday: Would you have selected a better...candidate...for Luna?<br /> <br /> Maze: Perhaps, but that relationship would be hollow.<br /> <br /> Friday: That's it for now, Alpha, thank you.<br /> <br /> Maze got up to leave. Before he left, he glanced back at me.<br /> <br /> Maze: It's Maze to you, Friday.<br /> <br /> I woke up, still a bit sore. I showered and found something to wear. It was a sundress in our pack colour, green and gold. I headed to the dining room. The two alphas were both at the huge dining table.<br /> <br /> Friday: Good morning Thaddeus. Good morning Maze.<br /> <br /> They had both given me permission to call them by their first names now. Maze looked nonchalant but his eyes never left me. Thaddeus grinned at me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: What would you like to drink?<br /> <br /> Friday: Coffee! Really sweet and milky, please.<br /> <br /> Maze: That's childish.<br /> <br /> Was Maze trying to lose this challenge? Thaddeus ignored him, fixing me coffee as I liked it. Then he loaded my plate up with stuff, checking with me item by item. I could scarcely believe how attentive he was. I ate as much as I could. I was so not used to getting regular meals that I was quickly satiated.<br /> <br /> Maze: Clean your plate.<br /> <br /> Friday: I really can't. I'm so full. I don't usually eat regularly so my body is adjusting, I think.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Maze, today is not your day, so I'm not sure why you're talking to my Luna but I'm prepared to ignore you if you just keep it friendly.<br /> <br /> Maze: I am the Marigold Alpha. This is my floor. Where else would I sit and eat?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: In your room, to give Friday and I some privacy.<br /> <br /> Maze: Grrrrr!<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Grrrr!<br /> <br /> Friday: Hey!<br /> <br /> They paused, shocked I was trying to stop them. Both alphas turned their gazes on me but their expressions softened.<br /> <br /> Friday: Both of you should feel welcome in either alpha quarters whether we're in Marigold or Berryndale. It's a friendly challenge.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I'm sorry. It must be upsetting for you, even scary, when we fight, huh, little Luna.<br /> <br /> Maze said nothing but he sat back down and began reading the newspapers. I was on the front page in my outfit from last night with Maze and Thaddeus on either side of me.<br /> <br /> Friday: Ohh!<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Yeah, you're a star, baby.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus was dressed casually in a T-shirt and jeans. I'm truly excited for our very first date. When he pulled into the hotel parking lot, he finally told me we were going to a spa.<br /> <br /> We had to enter steam shower before the massage. Thaddeus turned his back so I could slip out of my clothes and wrap the towel around myself while he did the same.<br /> <br /> We stepped into the shower room. Lukewarm water and soothing steam streamed at us from all four walls and overhead. It felt amazing. My aching muscles relaxed instantly. I held onto my towel for dear life. Thaddeus was so close to me I could feel his body heat. He looked like he was carved from stone, perfectly lean but muscular.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You ok, baby?<br /> <br /> Friday: Mmm, yes.<br /> Thaddeus extended his hand to me. I put my hand on his. He traced his fingers over my palm, looking at the bruises.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: How'd you get these, baby?<br /> <br /> Friday: I...fell.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Let there be no secrets between us.<br /> <br /> He leaned forward, nuzzling my nose with his.<br /> <br /> Friday: Ok, only if you promise not to do anything...rash. I don't want anyone hurt. I hate violence.<br /> Thaddeus nodded solemnly.<br /> <br /> Friday: Fang told me to get away from the pack house the night of the alpha ceremony. I was so flustered that I fell bracing myself with my palms. The next day when Fang came to get me, I was hesitant about going with him. He didn't tell me anything about a haircut. Then he carried me off and threw me on the porch so I bruised my palms again.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I would kill Fang if I knew you wouldn't mind. I would kill Maze too. I'm not afraid to go to war against your pack.<br /> <br /> Friday: I don't want anyone hurt.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: They hurt you.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus took my chin in his hand and turned my head so that I met his eyes. He looked truly heartbroken.<br /> <br /> Friday: No violence.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You're the boss. I am your mere servant.<br /> <br /> I giggled but he silenced me with a kiss. His taste was somehow even more delicious than last night and his smell was more intoxicating.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: What are your parents like?<br /> <br /> Friday: They're like...alcoholics. Your parents?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: They're homebodies. They hate traveling. They like being at the pack house back in Berryndale lost in their own little retirement world.<br /> <br /> Friday: Do you have any siblings?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I also have identical twin brothers. They're annoying but not as much as yours.<br /> <br /> So he had heard of Fallon and Fargo. He had probably asked around about me.<br /> <br /> Friday: What are their names?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Titus and Timothy.<br /> <br /> Friday: Our parents all like themes, huh.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: We'll pick our own letter from a hat or something.<br /> <br /> I wanted to kiss him. I wanted to see what was under that towel but I'd only known this guy two days.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Little Luna, you are very special to me. I've waited a long time for you.<br /> <br /> Friday: You're not disappointed? Be honest.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: They've kinda brainwashed you. My pack is different. I know a few wolf-less members who are just the same as any other pack member. We share our town with humans and witches and wizards, even vampires.<br /> <br /> Friday: I want to meet a vampire and a witch and a human.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: So you shall, I'll make sure of it.<br /> <br /> I brought his hand to my mouth and kissed it. He brushed his fingers against my mouth, causing me to part my lips slightly. He pushed his middle finger in my mouth. I sucked on it instinctively, pulling it in and out rhythmically. I started to express my pleasure audibly and felt myself creaming in excitement. I stopped myself. What was I doing?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Very good, Friday, you're eager to show me your skills although we can't go all the way.<br /> <br /> Twenty-nine more days, I thought to myself.<br /> <br /> After a delicious lunch, we returned to the pack house. I almost fell over when I spotted my parents, brothers and Maze in the common living area. <br /> <br /> My Mother, Felicity, stood up to give me an awkward hug. <br /> <br /> Felicity: Congratulations, sweetheart.<br /> Friday: On what?<br /> <br /> Felicity: On becoming Luna! We're so proud. First a Beta son and now a Luna daughter!<br /> <br /> Maze stood up.<br /> <br /> Maze: I wanted to meet your parents.<br /> <br /> Friday: Wouldn't you have met them before?<br /> <br /> Maze: I met your Dad a few times when he was Beta to my father. I never knew them as your parents. I wanted to meet with them in that context.<br /> <br /> Friday: Ok.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus was looking at them warily.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Today is my day.<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm aware of that but this is your potential Luna's family.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: From whom she is estranged.<br /> <br /> Maze: And you don't want to fix that?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Only if Friday wants to fix it. It depends on why they're estranged and how they plan on treating her now.<br /> <br /> There was an intensely awkward silence.<br /> <br /> Friday: Um, today is Thaddeus' day so I think he has a lot of stuff he wants me to do.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Not necessarily. Talk to your family for a bit. There are strange bruises on my mate's palm. Have you seen them, Fang?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus took my hand and kissed it. Fang paled.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: As a Beta, tell me, what do you think the punishment for harming the Luna should be?<br /> <br /> Fang: What if the person was not Luna at the time?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Answer my initial question before you ask me a question, please.<br /> <br /> Fang: The punishment should be whatever the Luna decides.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Luna, what should be the punishment for harming you?<br /> <br /> Friday: Banishment.<br /> <br /> Whoa. Where had that come from? There was a weird feeling in me. Something protective and fierce was stirring inside of me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: The next person to harm the Luna even accidentally shall be banished.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus pronounced, looking at Maze. Maze nodded in agreement. I wondered if Maze realised Fang had caused my bruises. I wondered if he cared.<br /> <br /> <br /> Thaddeus left me with my family and Maze. I sat in an armchair facing them. Maze got up suddenly.<br /> <br /> Maze: Friday, I'll leave you to spend some time with them catching up.<br /> <br /> Friday: Thanks, Maze.<br /> <br /> My family members gasped at me calling the Alpha by his first name. My Dad, Farris, was angry.<br /> <br /> Farris: That's your Alpha whether or not another Alpha wants to take you!<br /> <br /> I stared at him, disgusted. Who spoke to their own daughter like that?<br /> <br /> Maze: Mr. Fenestra! Are you out of your mind?<br /> <br /> Farris: Sorry, Alpha, I was embarrassed by my daughter. She was raised better than that. We taught her to respect her Alpha.<br /> <br /> Maze: And she has done that. I asked her to call me by my first name.<br /> <br /> My family looked completely shocked.<br /> <br /> Maze: Perhaps, this was a mistake.<br /> <br /> Friday: No! It's ok, Maze.<br /> <br /> My father grumbled for me disagreeing with the Alpha. I was so angry. I wanted to make my family squirm. I gathered all my courage. It would be humiliating if he didn't react well but I thought I'd give it a shot.<br /> <br /> Friday: Wait, baby. Don't go just yet.<br /> <br /> Maze halted in his tracks. He stared at me like I was a lunatic. It was too late to back down now. I wrapped my arms around him, and kissed his cheek.<br /> <br /> Friday: I'll be up in a little while, ok?<br /> <br /> Maze: Ok.<br /> <br /> To my surprise, he put his arms around my waist. He seemed to enjoy being this close to me. He hugged me tightly and inhaled my scent. He kissed me on the neck. Tingles ran through me. He sucked the spot and nibbled it. Was Maze out of his mind? He took one last look at me and then headed upstairs.<br /> <br /> My family stared at me in total silence for several minutes. They were all dumbfounded. It was pretty satisfying to be honest.<br /> <br /> <br /> After dinner, Thaddeus insisted I come to his room. He said his day was not over until midnight. I had showered and put on a shimmery nightgown. His room was dark except for a single lit candle on the table.<br /> <br /> Before I could say anything, Thaddeus locked the door and pulled me under the covers. I squirmed, trying not to make a sound, in case Maze heard and they ended up fighting.<br /> <br /> I was trembling. I wrapped my arms around his shoulders. He held me close, our bodies moving rhythmically together. I suppressed my vocal reactions, allowing only soft, muffled sounds to escape. My nightgown was discarded. Unable to contain myself any longer, I let out a cry. He tenderly kissed me, paying attention to each part of me in turn.<br /> <br /> His eyes darkened. He was letting his instinct take control. He reached closer but I stopped him.<br /> <br /> Friday: The rules.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Don't think I won't take you, Friday, if I feel like it! You're mine!<br /> <br /> That pushed me over the edge. My excitement surged through me, leaving me breathless. And his intense desire for me was unmistakably evident.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I want you so, pretty little Luna.<br /> <br /> I was too exhausted to reply. My eyelids were heavy.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: It's almost midnight. Baby, I have to carry you back to your room. I'm sorry, we can't wake up together until the challenge is over.<br /> <br /> Friday: I thought you didn't care about the rules just now.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: We have to win the challenge so we can be together.<br /> <br /> Friday: We have to win?<br /> <br /> He took off his T-shirt and put it on me. It went almost down to my knees. He scooped me up and carried me to my room.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Seeing as you have my T-shirt, I want something. Something that smells like you.<br /> <br /> He removed my private clothing. I let him this time. He took it back to his room, leaving me alone on my bed. I tried desperately to calm myself. 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Yes | 2024-03-20 00:40 | active | 294 | 0 | 1074642900488329 | Continue to listen "The Challenge Two Alphas, One Girl"๐ | I kept my head down as I entered the Marigold Pack House. I knew I would not be welcomed there. I had never been my father's favourite. That honour went to his darling son, my elder brother, Fang. Fang was the Beta, and my twin brothers, Fallon and Fargo were powerful warriors in the pack. I was the youngest of four and the only girl. My name is Friday.<br /> <br /> My eighteenth birthday passed by like a regular day. Nothing happened. I failed to phase. Two years passed and now I was twenty, still wolf-less, my family gave up and disowned me.<br /> <br /> I only even bothered to enter the pack house because I wanted to catch a glimpse of the new alpha, Maze Mason. Today was his welcoming ceremony. He finally came back after two years away from home. I had never actually seen him before because my family hated bringing me to events.<br /> I pulled my hood up, afraid my brother Fang would see me here and send me away. But he spotted me right away and yelled at me.<br /> <br /> Fang: I don't believe this, Friday!<br /> <br /> Friday: Hey!<br /> <br /> He grabbed me by the arm. I tried to tug my arm away but failed.<br /> <br /> Fang: What are you doing here?<br /> <br /> Friday: Everyone is invited.<br /> <br /> Fang: Every werewolf is invited. You don't have a wolf, remember?<br /> <br /> Friday: ...<br /> <br /> Fang: Don't you dare come back here!<br /> I trudged away from the pack house, my eyes brimming with tears. I broke out into a run, heading for the woods. I tripped and fell unto my palms, bruising them. A few teardrops hit the soil below me.<br /> <br /> I was not even allowed to move away and live among humans or other creatures. The pack leaders had decreed that although wolf-less, I could be a threat if I left and conspired with enemy packs. I would never do something like that no matter how hurt I was. I got slowly to my feet and continued the long walk home.<br /> <br /> I lived as far from everyone else as possible, literally in the Marigold woods. I was lucky that my grandmother had left me a cottage there. I moved in when I was disowned. It was tiny but it was home.<br /> <br /> I changed into my only nightgown and crawled into bed. At least, my cat, Saturday, loved me. He purred and snuggled close to me.<br /> <br /> <br /> Maze: As the Alpha of Marigold, I had been away from home for two years, forming allegiances. My travels had greatly enriched the pack in terms of allies and trade. As I walked into the pack house I was met with cheers and applause. Everyone rushed to meet me. Beta Fang shook my hand.<br /> <br /> Fang: Welcome back, Alpha Maze, it's an honour.<br /> <br /> Maze: The pack had prepared a huge feast in my honour. The smell of the feast wafted throughout the pack house but an even more potent smell distracted me. My inner wolf stirred. The scent of wildflowers was driving me crazy.<br /> <br /> Maze: What's that? It's the most intoxicating thing I've ever encountered and it's getting fainter and fainter as if the source is moving away from me.<br /> <br /> Maze: Fang, who's missing?<br /> <br /> Fang: No one, Alpha.<br /> <br /> Maze: That's impossible.<br /> <br /> Maze: I used my alpha voice which made everyone fall silent.<br /> <br /> Fang: Well, the only person missing is um...Friday.<br /> <br /> Maze: Who's Friday?<br /> <br /> Fang: My little sister.<br /> <br /> Maze: Why isn't she here?<br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha, please, let's talk about this privately.<br /> <br /> Maze: I rolled my eyes and stalked off, heading out of the pack house, following the flowery scent. Fang hurried after me.<br /> <br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha Maze, my sister is wolf-less.<br /> <br /> Maze: Are you sure?<br /> <br /> Fang: Yeah, Friday is twenty years old. She should have phased two years ago but didn't. My parents gave her six months to see what would happen. Then they asked her to leave our house. She lives in the woods now in a cottage.<br /> <br /> Maze: I was of two minds. If she really was my mate, my heart broke for her but at the same time, my pride was devastated. I could not accept such a mate. I was from a long line of extremely powerful alphas all mated to very impressive she-wolves.<br /> <br /> Maze: We found the cottage and the scent intensified. She was definitely inside.<br /> <br /> Fang: Friday! Friday!<br /> <br /> I had only been asleep for barely a minute when a pounding on the door woke me up.<br /> <br /> Fang: Friday! Come on, the alpha wants to meet you!<br /> <br /> I opened my door hesitantly to reveal my brother standing next to a gorgeous man who was undoubtedly the alpha. His eyes were a stormy grey, cold but beautiful. He had chiseled features, broad shoulders and rippling muscles. His hair was dark brown and his skin was olive.<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm Maze Mason, the Alpha of Marigold.<br /> <br /> Friday: I'm Friday Fenestra. The Beta's sister.<br /> <br /> Maze: Your brother tells me you're wolf-less?<br /> <br /> I nodded, keeping my eyes down.<br /> <br /> Maze: You've never phased ever?<br /> <br /> Friday: No, never.<br /> <br /> Maze: How old are you?<br /> <br /> Friday: Twenty years old, Alpha.<br /> <br /> Maze: What happened on your eighteenth birthday?<br /> <br /> Friday: Nothing. Alpha.<br /> <br /> Alpha Maze turned to Fang and commanded him.<br /> <br /> Maze: Leave us.<br /> <br /> Fang looked shocked at his dismissal but sauntered away.<br /> <br /> Maze: What do you think of me?<br /> <br /> Friday: You're the alpha. You're wonderful. Tall. Strong. Handsome.<br /> <br /> Maze: Do I smell unusual?<br /> <br /> I did not have a werewolf's sense of smell. I had to get a little closer. I almost fell over and Alpha Maze caught me in his strong arms.<br /> <br /> A weird current shot through me when he touched me. His scent hit me. He smelled like an orchard to me. It was a lovely smell.<br /> <br /> Friday: You smell wonderful.<br /> <br /> Maze: Friday, my inner wolf led me to you tonight because you are my mate.<br /> <br /> His mate! The alpha's mate! The Luna! I was over the moon. I had always dreamt of meeting my mate. I was wolf-less but connecting with my mate would make me a part of things again. I would belong somewhere. I could have never dreamt I would be fated to the alpha. I wanted that kind of love, the love between mates more than anything else in this world.<br /> Maze: I, Alpha Maze Mason, of the Marigold Wolf Pack, reject you, Friday Fenestra, a wolf-less she-wolf, as my mate.<br /> <br /> I felt a sharp pain inside my chest. He walked away from me quickly.<br /> <br /> Maze: Tomorrow night will be the Peace Treaty Celebration. Alpha Thaddeus of Berryndale will be in attendance. You are not to come anywhere near the pack house. In fact, don't come to the pack house ever and don't tell anyone what we've discussed here. It will be as though you were never my mate.<br /> <br /> My heart shattered. I had not dared to feel anything close to happiness in two years and Maze made me elated and devastated all in the same five-minute conversation.<br /> <br /> I stayed on the tiny porch of the cottage, leaning against the wall. I hugged my knees to my chest. I tried to take deep breaths. How could fate be so cruel? I really did not ask for much. I was stupid to even for a second think I could be worthy of an alpha. I should have known right away he had just come to officially reject me.<br /> <br /> I crawled into bed. Saturday kneaded my back with his paws. I cried myself to sleep.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I'm Thaddeus, the Alpha of Berryndale. Marigold was an Aly to Berryndale, so it was my duty to attend the Peace Treaty Celebration. To be honest, I was not particularly looking forward to meeting Alpha Maze of Marigold. I had heard that he was arrogant.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I got out from the car eager to stretch my legs. I towered over everyone who came to greet us. Alpha Maze was only a few inches shorter than me. He shook my hand and led me and my Beta inside. Every pack I visited rolled out the red-carpet treatment and Marigold was no exception. However, none of that mattered to me. I was twenty-five years old, eight years after my phase, and still no sign of my mate. I was always disappointed after meeting a new pack and realising my mate was not among them. Was I mate-less? <br /> <br /> Thaddeus: The Marigold Beta, Fang, showed me to my room. He grinned from ear to ear.<br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha Thaddeus, it is truly an honour. You'll be in the guest room on the fifth floor, the Alpha's floor.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Alpha Maze was the only person besides me who was not upbeat. Maybe all Alphas are prone to being glum. He showed his courtesy anyway.<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm right across the hall, if you need anything.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I ran my fingers through my dark hair. I had not cut it in a while, too busy with my travels. It was just past my shoulders. Maybe, they had a good barber in Marigold.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Is there anywhere I can get a haircut around here?<br /> <br /> Fang: Yeah. My sister cuts my hair. And my brothers' hair.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Bring her to me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: But suddenly Alpha Maze cut in.<br /> <br /> Maze: No. I mean, she is not allowed in the pack house.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Is she dangerous or something?<br /> <br /> Fang: Friday? She's tiny. But, yeah, we go to her house and take the clippers. I'll take you.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: And the reason she doesn't come here is?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: These people are avoiding my questions. What is wrong with them? They are shady.<br /> <br /> Fang: Because she's wolf-less.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Ok. In my pack, we protect our wolf-less. Some of us have great strength and that is a gift so that we may protect the weak. I insist that you bring her here.<br /> <br /> Maze looked shocked. There was another emotion in his eyes but he quickly masked it and nodded.<br /> <br /> Maze: Fine. Bring her here.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Maze didn't look at any of us. He went to his room and shut the door.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Fang quickly departed to fetch his sister. I went to my room to wait on this poor shunned wolf-less girl.<br /> <br /> <br /> Last night I dreamt of Maze. In my dreams, he accepted me so dreaming was much preferable to reality. Dreams were always better than reality when it came to me. I had not had a happy day in a while and my first happy moment in two years led to me being humiliated and heartbroken.<br /> <br /> I sprang up and ran to the door, flinging it open.<br /> <br /> Fang: You have to come to the pack house. That's an order!<br /> <br /> Friday: Butโ<br /> <br /> Fang: I don't want to hear it, Friday! Let's go!<br /> <br /> Friday: I just want to know why I'm being summoned to the pack house. Maze said never to come there.<br /> <br /> Fang: Don't be insolent! Maze changed his mind and that's Alpha Maze to you!<br /> <br /> Friday: I'll get ready very quickly.<br /> <br /> Fang: Come as you are. No one cares how you look.<br /> <br /> Fang grabbed me and swung me over his shoulder. I was still barefoot. I was too scared to protest.<br /> <br /> <br /> Fang marched through the woods at an incredible pace and before I knew it, he threw me on the porch of the pack house. I braced my fall with my already bruised palms. I got to my feet and followed Fang upstairs. He was leading me up many flights, all the way to the fifth floor, but the fifth floor was only for the alpha.<br /> <br /> The tallest werewolf I had ever seen opened the door. He was almost seven feet tall with broad shoulders. He stared at me, his blue eyes wide with shock. He smelled like a rainforest. It was the most beautiful smell.<br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha Thaddeus. This is my wolf-less sister Friday who cuts my hair like I was telling you.<br /> <br /> Wow, what a marvellous introduction. Fang left. I suddenly realised how sore I was from being thrown onto the porch.<br /> <br /> Alpha Thaddeus motioned me forwards into his room. It was amazing. I had never seen any of the Alpha floor's rooms. This room alone was bigger than my cottage and it was decorated in yellow and green, our pack colours.<br /> <br /> I looked at Alpha Thaddeus and smiled. His face lit up even more. He was so handsome. I blushed and looked away.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Friday, where are your shoes?<br /> <br /> Friday: Oh! I'm sorry, Alpha Thaddeus, I was in such a hurry to get here.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Please don't call me Alpha. My name is Thaddeus.<br /> <br /> Friday: Ok.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Please sit.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Friday, do you notice anything different about me?<br /> <br /> Friday: You're the tallest werewolf I've ever met, even for an alpha.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Ok. What about my smell?<br /> <br /> Friday: I-, it's...really...<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Friday, I'm not sure if you can tell because I know you are wolf-less but I can tell and...you are my mate, Friday, my Luna.<br /> <br /> Not this again. I didn't know how to react so I ran towards the door. Quick as lightning, Thaddeus grabbed me and spun me around. He held my arms gently.<br /> <br /> Friday: Are you playing a joke on me?<br /> <br /> He laughed but before I could panic or cry, I was in his embrace. He sat back in his chair, with me in his lap. He hugged me tightly to his chest. His rainforest smell was so wonderful. I inhaled it deeply and it relaxed me. His arms were strong but he held me so gently, as though I were a porcelain doll.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Why would you think I was playing a joke on you?<br /> <br /> Friday: You're an alpha. I don't have a wolf. No one wants a wolf-less luna.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I want you.<br /> <br /> The way he said it aroused me. I knew Thaddeus could smell it. His blue eyes darkened, his wolf taking over. I wanted him too.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I, Thaddeus Hawthorne, Alpha of the Berryndale Wolf Pack, accept you, Friday Fenestra, as my mate and Luna.<br /> <br /> Just then someone burst through the door.<br /> <br /> It was Maze. Seeing me sitting on Thaddeus's lap, Maze got furious. He lunged forward to grab me away from Thaddeus but Thaddeus quickly placed me behind.<br /> <br /> Maze: Let go of my mate!<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: What?! Friday was your mate?!<br /> <br /> Maze: Yes, I found out last night. I rejected her because she is wolf-less but that doesn't mean that she can be your plaything!<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Plaything? She's my mate now. And I've accepted her wholeheartedly. She's the future Luna of the Berryndale Wolf Pack.<br /> <br /> Maze: I, Maze Mason, Alpha of the Marigold Pack, rescind my rejection of Friday Fenestra. Friday, I accept you as my mate and Luna.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: She's already my mate and my Luna! I just said that same thing to her after you already rejected her. It's too late now!<br /> <br /> Fang had heard everything outside. He walked into the room.<br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha Maze, Alpha Thaddeus. In accordance with both of our packs' laws, you may both attempt to sway her. Our Aly status does not allow a fight to the death between alphas. The decision is hers. The she-wolf in question.<br /> <br /> Everyone turned to look at me. Yesterday no one wanted me. But now two Alphas? It was too much for me. I had never fainted before in my life but I suddenly saw the ground come up to meet me.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I came to, there were two faces anxiously observing me. I recognized a worried Thaddeus and a guilty-looking Maze. Judging by the fading light, I had been out for a few hours. Thaddeus leaned closer to me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: How're you feeling, my Luna?<br /> <br /> Friday: I'm ok, really, I'm fine.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: The doctor said you had some bruises, as though you'd recently fallen or perhaps been in a fight.<br /> <br /> I thought back to Fang yanking me out of the pack house by my arm yesterday and throwing me onto the pack house porch today. Fang was glaring at me. I got up but fell back a little bit and Thaddeus immediately scooped me up in his arms. His embrace was so warm and comforting. Was he really my mate and alpha? Would I really be Luna and get to leave Marigold?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Could you please leave us alone?<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm not going anywhere. Friday belongs to my pack and therefore to me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Friday belongs to no one until the end of the competition.<br /> <br /> Maze: How long is the competition?<br /> <br /> Maze clearly wasn't versed in these particular pack laws. Fang explained.<br /> <br /> Fang: About one month. The time between one full moon to the next full moon.<br /> <br /> There was a full moon tonight marking the Peace Treaty Celebration. The next full moon was about four weeks away naturally. I would have to put up with all this back and forth for a month!<br /> <br /> Friday: But... what is the competition?<br /> <br /> Fang: You will alternate days, Friday, spending one day with one alpha and the next day with the other and so on until the full moon ends the time period. On the night of that full moon, you will give your answer.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Do you understand, Friday, my little Luna?<br /> <br /> Friday: Um, yes, Thaddeus.<br /> <br /> He looked really pleased with my answer and squeezed me a little. I was surprised that Maze showed his eagerness.<br /> <br /> Maze: Well, I call today, then?<br /> <br /> Fang clarified.<br /> <br /> Fang: Today is almost over. It's the night of the first full moon, so it does not belong to a particular alpha. Tonight will be the formal announcement of the challenge. Friday is free to do what she wants until the ceremony tonight.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: What do you want to do, my little Luna?<br /> <br /> Friday: I want to talk to you a little, to ask you some questions.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Ask away, Friday.<br /> <br /> Friday: And I want to talk to Alpha Maze too, a little later, to ask him some questions.<br /> <br /> Maze begrudgingly left the room without another word, followed by my brother. My stomach clenched in excitement at the thought of being alone with Thaddeus again.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus quickly placed me to sit on the bed. He sat next to me, pulling me into his lap like he'd done earlier.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You're beautiful.<br /> <br /> He nuzzled his nose against my neck. My heart was beating frantically.<br /> <br /> Friday: You too! I mean...handsome. You're handsome.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I'm ready to answer your questions, Friday.<br /> <br /> Friday: You really don't care that I'm wolf-less?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I really don't. I don't need a Luna for her power. I have enough power. I want a companion, a life-mate, a lover.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus moved my hair gently out of the way, revealing my neck. He kissed the spot where werewolves mark their mates. I shivered.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I have a question.<br /> <br /> I nodded eagerly.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: May I kiss you?<br /> <br /> Friday: Yes.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus pressed his lips against mine. Electricity coursed through me. I wrapped my arms around his neck and straddled him where he was sitting on the bed. He tightened his grip on me gently. He moved his lips against mine while massaging my back with his hands. I was rocking on his lap a little, every nerve in my body on fire. He bit down on my lower lip gently. I gasped, granting him access to my mouth. His tongue massaged mine. I shivered and he drew me even closer, rocking me, matching my movements. I broke away when I was totally breathless, panting, burying my face in his neck.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I've waited seven years for my mate. I finally have you! I'm not letting you go, ever. Friday, you're coming home with me when this is all over.<br /> <br /> <br /> A knock on the door broke us apart.<br /> <br /> It was Astrid, Fang's mate. She despised me.<br /> <br /> Astrid: Alpha Thaddeus. I have to steal Friday. She has to be properly attired for the Celebration so she can look like the prize two Alphas would compete for.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus stiffened, picking up on her thinly veiled insult regarding my looks.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: She already is that. But I'll let you dress her up, even prettier.<br /> <br /> He winked at me. Thaddeus was such a cool alpha, so perceptive and considerate. I kissed his cheek.<br /> <br /> Astrid led me to a room on the same Alpha floor. It was a walk-in closet filled with formal wear for a woman. Gorgeous gowns lined the walls.<br /> <br /> Astrid: This is the dressing room for the future Luna.<br /> <br /> She eyed me as though I was clearly not the future Luna. She put me in a dress that was short in the front but long in the back. The material was a pastel pink but was laced with gold thread so it would sparkle in the moonlight tonight. She curled my hair into loose ringlets and I loved it but I didn't say anything because she looked so pissed off. I was given heels that were clear as though they were made of glass. I was shocked at how pretty I looked. I really looked like a Luna two Alphas would be fighting for.<br /> <br /> There was a huge bonfire and the entire Marigold pack was gathered on the grounds, all chattering excitedly. The crowd gasped as they recognized me, the shunned wolf-less she-wolf, adorned in flowers and shimmery fabric like a queen. Maze and Thaddeus came into view. My brother led me to them.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus linked his arm with my right arm and Maze was on my left. Maze took a deep breath before he whispered to me.<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm sorry for rejecting you. I take it back. I hope you will choose me and stay in Marigold where you belong.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus was clearly listening to our conversation.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You look like a goddess, Friday. I can't wait to worship you!<br /> <br /> I blushed and looked at the ground, away from both of them, overwhelmed by all the attention.<br /> <br /> Fang addressed the crowd, in his most powerful Beta voice.<br /> <br /> Fang: Welcome, werewolves of Marigold, to the Peace Treaty Celebration!<br /> <br /> Fang: We welcome our allies from the Berryndale Pack, Alpha Thaddeus Hawthorne and Beta Theodore Rosewood.<br /> <br /> Fang: Tonight is a very special night, not only do we celebrate our allies but we also welcome a peaceful challenge between allied packs. Today Alpha Thaddeus and Alpha Maze both accepted Friday as their mate and Luna.<br /> <br /> Fang: I know, I know. Both Alphas have agreed to enter a challenge marked by this full moon and ended by the next full moon. They have a month to win Friday's heart and allegiance as Luna. The first two weeks of the challenge, including this very ceremony, will be held in Marigold and the last two weeks and ending ceremony where Friday chooses her Alpha and mate will be held in Berryndale.<br /> <br /> The crowd cheered, satisfied with this drama and the conclusion which promised more drama.<br /> <br /> I looked down the whole time. Fang was enjoying the rapture of the crowd though I was caught in the middle of this debacle. Thaddeus noticed I was uncomfortable.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You ok, Friday?<br /> <br /> Friday: I wonder if I could sit down.<br /> <br /> He led me over to a row of five chairs for the pack leaders several yards away from the bonfire. Maze followed us. I sat in the middle chair, and they both sat beside me. Fang and Theodore sat at the ends next to their Alphas.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Better, little Luna?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus whispered in my ear. I blushed and nodded. It was all so surreal. The auras of the two alphas were overwhelming me. I felt something stir inside me. Thaddeus' rainforest smell mingled with Maze's orchard smell.<br /> <br /> The pack members were dancing to the beating of drums now. The feast was being set up, buffet style, and light refreshments were being served on huge platters. I had not been to any pack celebration in more than two years, including the alpha ceremony last night. The platters came our way, bearing a variety of treats. <br /> <br /> Friday: What's this?<br /> <br /> I smiled at the server who was holding out a platter of small yellow pie-like treats.<br /> <br /> Server: It's quiche. Same as last night, Miss.<br /> <br /> Friday: I wasn't there, sorry.<br /> <br /> Alpha Maze was looking a little guilty. He whispered to me.<br /> <br /> Maze: You should have been allowed at my welcoming ceremony. Your brother was too harsh and I agreed with your ban only because...I couldn't handle being near your smell and...still...resisting you. You...smell delicious.<br /> <br /> I felt a little tingle in my stomach at being complimented by Maze, but was it necessary to resist me at all? Thaddeus accepted me immediately. I had thought that it would be impossible for an alpha to be proud to have me until I saw Thaddeus' reaction. I realised the world was much bigger than Marigold and their ideas.<br /> <br /> Friday: Thank you, Alpha Maze.<br /> <br /> I suddenly remembered I need to check on my cat, Saturday. I was sort of a Luna now. Maybe I could try to give a small command. I was scared but I loved my cat.<br /> <br /> Friday: Maybe, um, someone should go to my house and get my cat, Saturday. Actually, he may not go to anyone else... so maybe I should go fetch him.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: We have a kid already, baby, a fur baby. Hey, it's not the alpha heir I wanted but I'll put that in you soon enough.<br /> <br /> Maze looked like he was ready to kill.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus insisted on accompanying me to get Saturday. Maze followed us. Fang and Theodore also tagged along.<br /> <br /> I found my little black cat sleeping in his little bed. I picked him up and cradled him, walking to Thaddeus.<br /> <br /> Friday: Found him! I woke him up from his nap. He's not pleased.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Hi, Saturday.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus let Saturday smell his hand. Saturday purred a little then swatted his hand away playfully, regarding him with curiosity.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: He's a Momma's boy. We'll have to name our five kids, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday since Friday and Saturday are already taken.<br /> <br /> Theodore and I laughed but Maze and Fang glared at Thaddeus. I grabbed my few possessions and tossed them in a bag. We returned to the pack house. The moon was full overhead, gleaming, amongst a sky full of stars. Tonight I'd move to the Alpha floor, next door to the two beautiful beasts.<br /> <br /> The feast passed by uneventfully. I was physically and emotionally exhausted. My room was at the end of the Alpha floor. It was gorgeous. I decided to take a bath, relaxing in the warm water. Saturday was busy inspecting his new territory. I put on a plush robe and opened the door. Alpha Maze seemed surprised to see me in nothing but a bathrobe.<br /> <br /> Friday: I was in the middle of getting ready for bed, excuse my attire, Alpha Maze.<br /> <br /> He was eyeing the shape of my body under the robe, his grey eyes darkening.<br /> <br /> Maze: May I come in?<br /> <br /> Friday: Sure, Alpha.<br /> <br /> He sat at the table. I sat across from him.<br /> <br /> Maze: Unfortunately, tomorrow will be Alpha Thaddeus' day to spend time with you and the following day will be mine and so on. You had said you had questions for me.<br /> <br /> Friday: Yes, Alpha.<br /> <br /> Maze: Well, ask your questions.<br /> <br /> I was a little frightened but I needed answers.<br /> <br /> Friday: Why did you reject me?<br /> <br /> Maze: Because you are wolf-less and I always expected my mate would be a strong she-wolf. I was caught off-guard. You're not what I expected... That does not mean I was unaffected by you. Rejecting you was very painful for me.<br /> <br /> Friday: Really?<br /> <br /> Maze: Excruciating.<br /> <br /> Friday: Why did you take back your rejection?<br /> <br /> Maze: I smelled you with Thaddeus. You were...aroused and I was worried he was taking advantage of you. But when I came in...I realised...you were far from a plaything to him. He was treating you more warmly than I did. I felt ashamed and I could not handle letting you go without a fight.<br /> <br /> Friday: What if Thaddeus had never shown up? If I didn't have a second chance mate already, would you still be fighting for me?<br /> <br /> Maze took out a handkerchief and wiped some stray tears on my cheeks, one of his first acts of kindness towards me.<br /> <br /> Maze: I don't know. I don't know how long I would have stayed away from you but you never left my thoughts. The only way I could resist you was to make sure our paths wouldn't cross again by banning you from the pack house.<br /> <br /> Friday: Would you have punished me if I came to the pack house?<br /> <br /> Maze: I would have been furious at your disobedience on the surface, but I would have enjoyed looking at you again, smelling your scent. You smell like wildflowers. I'm not sure I would have been able to exact any punishment. You are my punishment. Wanting you but knowing you're not...the traditional candidate for Luna.<br /> <br /> Friday: Would you have selected a better...candidate...for Luna?<br /> <br /> Maze: Perhaps, but that relationship would be hollow.<br /> <br /> Friday: That's it for now, Alpha, thank you.<br /> <br /> Maze got up to leave. Before he left, he glanced back at me.<br /> <br /> Maze: It's Maze to you, Friday.<br /> <br /> I woke up, still a bit sore. I showered and found something to wear. It was a sundress in our pack colour, green and gold. I headed to the dining room. The two alphas were both at the huge dining table.<br /> <br /> Friday: Good morning Thaddeus. Good morning Maze.<br /> <br /> They had both given me permission to call them by their first names now. Maze looked nonchalant but his eyes never left me. Thaddeus grinned at me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: What would you like to drink?<br /> <br /> Friday: Coffee! Really sweet and milky, please.<br /> <br /> Maze: That's childish.<br /> <br /> Was Maze trying to lose this challenge? Thaddeus ignored him, fixing me coffee as I liked it. Then he loaded my plate up with stuff, checking with me item by item. I could scarcely believe how attentive he was. I ate as much as I could. I was so not used to getting regular meals that I was quickly satiated.<br /> <br /> Maze: Clean your plate.<br /> <br /> Friday: I really can't. I'm so full. I don't usually eat regularly so my body is adjusting, I think.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Maze, today is not your day, so I'm not sure why you're talking to my Luna but I'm prepared to ignore you if you just keep it friendly.<br /> <br /> Maze: I am the Marigold Alpha. This is my floor. Where else would I sit and eat?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: In your room, to give Friday and I some privacy.<br /> <br /> Maze: Grrrrr!<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Grrrr!<br /> <br /> Friday: Hey!<br /> <br /> They paused, shocked I was trying to stop them. Both alphas turned their gazes on me but their expressions softened.<br /> <br /> Friday: Both of you should feel welcome in either alpha quarters whether we're in Marigold or Berryndale. It's a friendly challenge.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I'm sorry. It must be upsetting for you, even scary, when we fight, huh, little Luna.<br /> <br /> Maze said nothing but he sat back down and began reading the newspapers. I was on the front page in my outfit from last night with Maze and Thaddeus on either side of me.<br /> <br /> Friday: Ohh!<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Yeah, you're a star, baby.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus was dressed casually in a T-shirt and jeans. I'm truly excited for our very first date. When he pulled into the hotel parking lot, he finally told me we were going to a spa.<br /> <br /> We had to enter steam shower before the massage. Thaddeus turned his back so I could slip out of my clothes and wrap the towel around myself while he did the same.<br /> <br /> We stepped into the shower room. Lukewarm water and soothing steam streamed at us from all four walls and overhead. It felt amazing. My aching muscles relaxed instantly. I held onto my towel for dear life. Thaddeus was so close to me I could feel his body heat. He looked like he was carved from stone, perfectly lean but muscular.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You ok, baby?<br /> <br /> Friday: Mmm, yes.<br /> Thaddeus extended his hand to me. I put my hand on his. He traced his fingers over my palm, looking at the bruises.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: How'd you get these, baby?<br /> <br /> Friday: I...fell.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Let there be no secrets between us.<br /> <br /> He leaned forward, nuzzling my nose with his.<br /> <br /> Friday: Ok, only if you promise not to do anything...rash. I don't want anyone hurt. I hate violence.<br /> Thaddeus nodded solemnly.<br /> <br /> Friday: Fang told me to get away from the pack house the night of the alpha ceremony. I was so flustered that I fell bracing myself with my palms. The next day when Fang came to get me, I was hesitant about going with him. He didn't tell me anything about a haircut. Then he carried me off and threw me on the porch so I bruised my palms again.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I would kill Fang if I knew you wouldn't mind. I would kill Maze too. I'm not afraid to go to war against your pack.<br /> <br /> Friday: I don't want anyone hurt.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: They hurt you.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus took my chin in his hand and turned my head so that I met his eyes. He looked truly heartbroken.<br /> <br /> Friday: No violence.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You're the boss. I am your mere servant.<br /> <br /> I giggled but he silenced me with a kiss. His taste was somehow even more delicious than last night and his smell was more intoxicating.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: What are your parents like?<br /> <br /> Friday: They're like...alcoholics. Your parents?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: They're homebodies. They hate traveling. They like being at the pack house back in Berryndale lost in their own little retirement world.<br /> <br /> Friday: Do you have any siblings?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I also have identical twin brothers. They're annoying but not as much as yours.<br /> <br /> So he had heard of Fallon and Fargo. He had probably asked around about me.<br /> <br /> Friday: What are their names?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Titus and Timothy.<br /> <br /> Friday: Our parents all like themes, huh.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: We'll pick our own letter from a hat or something.<br /> <br /> I wanted to kiss him. I wanted to see what was under that towel but I'd only known this guy two days.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Little Luna, you are very special to me. I've waited a long time for you.<br /> <br /> Friday: You're not disappointed? Be honest.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: They've kinda brainwashed you. My pack is different. I know a few wolf-less members who are just the same as any other pack member. We share our town with humans and witches and wizards, even vampires.<br /> <br /> Friday: I want to meet a vampire and a witch and a human.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: So you shall, I'll make sure of it.<br /> <br /> I brought his hand to my mouth and kissed it. He brushed his fingers against my mouth, causing me to part my lips slightly. He pushed his middle finger in my mouth. I sucked on it instinctively, pulling it in and out rhythmically. I started to express my pleasure audibly and felt myself creaming in excitement. I stopped myself. What was I doing?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Very good, Friday, you're eager to show me your skills although we can't go all the way.<br /> <br /> Twenty-nine more days, I thought to myself.<br /> <br /> After a delicious lunch, we returned to the pack house. I almost fell over when I spotted my parents, brothers and Maze in the common living area. <br /> <br /> My Mother, Felicity, stood up to give me an awkward hug. <br /> <br /> Felicity: Congratulations, sweetheart.<br /> Friday: On what?<br /> <br /> Felicity: On becoming Luna! We're so proud. First a Beta son and now a Luna daughter!<br /> <br /> Maze stood up.<br /> <br /> Maze: I wanted to meet your parents.<br /> <br /> Friday: Wouldn't you have met them before?<br /> <br /> Maze: I met your Dad a few times when he was Beta to my father. I never knew them as your parents. I wanted to meet with them in that context.<br /> <br /> Friday: Ok.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus was looking at them warily.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Today is my day.<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm aware of that but this is your potential Luna's family.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: From whom she is estranged.<br /> <br /> Maze: And you don't want to fix that?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Only if Friday wants to fix it. It depends on why they're estranged and how they plan on treating her now.<br /> <br /> There was an intensely awkward silence.<br /> <br /> Friday: Um, today is Thaddeus' day so I think he has a lot of stuff he wants me to do.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Not necessarily. Talk to your family for a bit. There are strange bruises on my mate's palm. Have you seen them, Fang?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus took my hand and kissed it. Fang paled.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: As a Beta, tell me, what do you think the punishment for harming the Luna should be?<br /> <br /> Fang: What if the person was not Luna at the time?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Answer my initial question before you ask me a question, please.<br /> <br /> Fang: The punishment should be whatever the Luna decides.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Luna, what should be the punishment for harming you?<br /> <br /> Friday: Banishment.<br /> <br /> Whoa. Where had that come from? There was a weird feeling in me. Something protective and fierce was stirring inside of me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: The next person to harm the Luna even accidentally shall be banished.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus pronounced, looking at Maze. Maze nodded in agreement. I wondered if Maze realised Fang had caused my bruises. I wondered if he cared.<br /> <br /> <br /> Thaddeus left me with my family and Maze. I sat in an armchair facing them. Maze got up suddenly.<br /> <br /> Maze: Friday, I'll leave you to spend some time with them catching up.<br /> <br /> Friday: Thanks, Maze.<br /> <br /> My family members gasped at me calling the Alpha by his first name. My Dad, Farris, was angry.<br /> <br /> Farris: That's your Alpha whether or not another Alpha wants to take you!<br /> <br /> I stared at him, disgusted. Who spoke to their own daughter like that?<br /> <br /> Maze: Mr. Fenestra! Are you out of your mind?<br /> <br /> Farris: Sorry, Alpha, I was embarrassed by my daughter. She was raised better than that. We taught her to respect her Alpha.<br /> <br /> Maze: And she has done that. I asked her to call me by my first name.<br /> <br /> My family looked completely shocked.<br /> <br /> Maze: Perhaps, this was a mistake.<br /> <br /> Friday: No! It's ok, Maze.<br /> <br /> My father grumbled for me disagreeing with the Alpha. I was so angry. I wanted to make my family squirm. I gathered all my courage. It would be humiliating if he didn't react well but I thought I'd give it a shot.<br /> <br /> Friday: Wait, baby. Don't go just yet.<br /> <br /> Maze halted in his tracks. He stared at me like I was a lunatic. It was too late to back down now. I wrapped my arms around him, and kissed his cheek.<br /> <br /> Friday: I'll be up in a little while, ok?<br /> <br /> Maze: Ok.<br /> <br /> To my surprise, he put his arms around my waist. He seemed to enjoy being this close to me. He hugged me tightly and inhaled my scent. He kissed me on the neck. Tingles ran through me. He sucked the spot and nibbled it. Was Maze out of his mind? He took one last look at me and then headed upstairs.<br /> <br /> My family stared at me in total silence for several minutes. They were all dumbfounded. It was pretty satisfying to be honest.<br /> <br /> <br /> After dinner, Thaddeus insisted I come to his room. He said his day was not over until midnight. I had showered and put on a shimmery nightgown. His room was dark except for a single lit candle on the table.<br /> <br /> Before I could say anything, Thaddeus locked the door and pulled me under the covers. I squirmed, trying not to make a sound, in case Maze heard and they ended up fighting.<br /> <br /> I was trembling. I wrapped my arms around his shoulders. He held me close, our bodies moving rhythmically together. I suppressed my vocal reactions, allowing only soft, muffled sounds to escape. My nightgown was discarded. Unable to contain myself any longer, I let out a cry. He tenderly kissed me, paying attention to each part of me in turn.<br /> <br /> His eyes darkened. He was letting his instinct take control. He reached closer but I stopped him.<br /> <br /> Friday: The rules.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Don't think I won't take you, Friday, if I feel like it! You're mine!<br /> <br /> That pushed me over the edge. My excitement surged through me, leaving me breathless. And his intense desire for me was unmistakably evident.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I want you so, pretty little Luna.<br /> <br /> I was too exhausted to reply. My eyelids were heavy.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: It's almost midnight. Baby, I have to carry you back to your room. I'm sorry, we can't wake up together until the challenge is over.<br /> <br /> Friday: I thought you didn't care about the rules just now.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: We have to win the challenge so we can be together.<br /> <br /> Friday: We have to win?<br /> <br /> He took off his T-shirt and put it on me. It went almost down to my knees. He scooped me up and carried me to my room.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Seeing as you have my T-shirt, I want something. Something that smells like you.<br /> <br /> He removed my private clothing. I let him this time. He took it back to his room, leaving me alone on my bed. I tried desperately to calm myself. 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Yes | 2024-03-20 00:40 | active | 294 | 0 | 957924949181378 | Continue to listen "The Challenge Two Alphas, One Girl"๐ | I kept my head down as I entered the Marigold Pack House. I knew I would not be welcomed there. I had never been my father's favourite. That honour went to his darling son, my elder brother, Fang. Fang was the Beta, and my twin brothers, Fallon and Fargo were powerful warriors in the pack. I was the youngest of four and the only girl. My name is Friday.<br /> <br /> My eighteenth birthday passed by like a regular day. Nothing happened. I failed to phase. Two years passed and now I was twenty, still wolf-less, my family gave up and disowned me.<br /> <br /> I only even bothered to enter the pack house because I wanted to catch a glimpse of the new alpha, Maze Mason. Today was his welcoming ceremony. He finally came back after two years away from home. I had never actually seen him before because my family hated bringing me to events.<br /> I pulled my hood up, afraid my brother Fang would see me here and send me away. But he spotted me right away and yelled at me.<br /> <br /> Fang: I don't believe this, Friday!<br /> <br /> Friday: Hey!<br /> <br /> He grabbed me by the arm. I tried to tug my arm away but failed.<br /> <br /> Fang: What are you doing here?<br /> <br /> Friday: Everyone is invited.<br /> <br /> Fang: Every werewolf is invited. You don't have a wolf, remember?<br /> <br /> Friday: ...<br /> <br /> Fang: Don't you dare come back here!<br /> I trudged away from the pack house, my eyes brimming with tears. I broke out into a run, heading for the woods. I tripped and fell unto my palms, bruising them. A few teardrops hit the soil below me.<br /> <br /> I was not even allowed to move away and live among humans or other creatures. The pack leaders had decreed that although wolf-less, I could be a threat if I left and conspired with enemy packs. I would never do something like that no matter how hurt I was. I got slowly to my feet and continued the long walk home.<br /> <br /> I lived as far from everyone else as possible, literally in the Marigold woods. I was lucky that my grandmother had left me a cottage there. I moved in when I was disowned. It was tiny but it was home.<br /> <br /> I changed into my only nightgown and crawled into bed. At least, my cat, Saturday, loved me. He purred and snuggled close to me.<br /> <br /> <br /> Maze: As the Alpha of Marigold, I had been away from home for two years, forming allegiances. My travels had greatly enriched the pack in terms of allies and trade. As I walked into the pack house I was met with cheers and applause. Everyone rushed to meet me. Beta Fang shook my hand.<br /> <br /> Fang: Welcome back, Alpha Maze, it's an honour.<br /> <br /> Maze: The pack had prepared a huge feast in my honour. The smell of the feast wafted throughout the pack house but an even more potent smell distracted me. My inner wolf stirred. The scent of wildflowers was driving me crazy.<br /> <br /> Maze: What's that? It's the most intoxicating thing I've ever encountered and it's getting fainter and fainter as if the source is moving away from me.<br /> <br /> Maze: Fang, who's missing?<br /> <br /> Fang: No one, Alpha.<br /> <br /> Maze: That's impossible.<br /> <br /> Maze: I used my alpha voice which made everyone fall silent.<br /> <br /> Fang: Well, the only person missing is um...Friday.<br /> <br /> Maze: Who's Friday?<br /> <br /> Fang: My little sister.<br /> <br /> Maze: Why isn't she here?<br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha, please, let's talk about this privately.<br /> <br /> Maze: I rolled my eyes and stalked off, heading out of the pack house, following the flowery scent. Fang hurried after me.<br /> <br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha Maze, my sister is wolf-less.<br /> <br /> Maze: Are you sure?<br /> <br /> Fang: Yeah, Friday is twenty years old. She should have phased two years ago but didn't. My parents gave her six months to see what would happen. Then they asked her to leave our house. She lives in the woods now in a cottage.<br /> <br /> Maze: I was of two minds. If she really was my mate, my heart broke for her but at the same time, my pride was devastated. I could not accept such a mate. I was from a long line of extremely powerful alphas all mated to very impressive she-wolves.<br /> <br /> Maze: We found the cottage and the scent intensified. She was definitely inside.<br /> <br /> Fang: Friday! Friday!<br /> <br /> I had only been asleep for barely a minute when a pounding on the door woke me up.<br /> <br /> Fang: Friday! Come on, the alpha wants to meet you!<br /> <br /> I opened my door hesitantly to reveal my brother standing next to a gorgeous man who was undoubtedly the alpha. His eyes were a stormy grey, cold but beautiful. He had chiseled features, broad shoulders and rippling muscles. His hair was dark brown and his skin was olive.<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm Maze Mason, the Alpha of Marigold.<br /> <br /> Friday: I'm Friday Fenestra. The Beta's sister.<br /> <br /> Maze: Your brother tells me you're wolf-less?<br /> <br /> I nodded, keeping my eyes down.<br /> <br /> Maze: You've never phased ever?<br /> <br /> Friday: No, never.<br /> <br /> Maze: How old are you?<br /> <br /> Friday: Twenty years old, Alpha.<br /> <br /> Maze: What happened on your eighteenth birthday?<br /> <br /> Friday: Nothing. Alpha.<br /> <br /> Alpha Maze turned to Fang and commanded him.<br /> <br /> Maze: Leave us.<br /> <br /> Fang looked shocked at his dismissal but sauntered away.<br /> <br /> Maze: What do you think of me?<br /> <br /> Friday: You're the alpha. You're wonderful. Tall. Strong. Handsome.<br /> <br /> Maze: Do I smell unusual?<br /> <br /> I did not have a werewolf's sense of smell. I had to get a little closer. I almost fell over and Alpha Maze caught me in his strong arms.<br /> <br /> A weird current shot through me when he touched me. His scent hit me. He smelled like an orchard to me. It was a lovely smell.<br /> <br /> Friday: You smell wonderful.<br /> <br /> Maze: Friday, my inner wolf led me to you tonight because you are my mate.<br /> <br /> His mate! The alpha's mate! The Luna! I was over the moon. I had always dreamt of meeting my mate. I was wolf-less but connecting with my mate would make me a part of things again. I would belong somewhere. I could have never dreamt I would be fated to the alpha. I wanted that kind of love, the love between mates more than anything else in this world.<br /> Maze: I, Alpha Maze Mason, of the Marigold Wolf Pack, reject you, Friday Fenestra, a wolf-less she-wolf, as my mate.<br /> <br /> I felt a sharp pain inside my chest. He walked away from me quickly.<br /> <br /> Maze: Tomorrow night will be the Peace Treaty Celebration. Alpha Thaddeus of Berryndale will be in attendance. You are not to come anywhere near the pack house. In fact, don't come to the pack house ever and don't tell anyone what we've discussed here. It will be as though you were never my mate.<br /> <br /> My heart shattered. I had not dared to feel anything close to happiness in two years and Maze made me elated and devastated all in the same five-minute conversation.<br /> <br /> I stayed on the tiny porch of the cottage, leaning against the wall. I hugged my knees to my chest. I tried to take deep breaths. How could fate be so cruel? I really did not ask for much. I was stupid to even for a second think I could be worthy of an alpha. I should have known right away he had just come to officially reject me.<br /> <br /> I crawled into bed. Saturday kneaded my back with his paws. I cried myself to sleep.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I'm Thaddeus, the Alpha of Berryndale. Marigold was an Aly to Berryndale, so it was my duty to attend the Peace Treaty Celebration. To be honest, I was not particularly looking forward to meeting Alpha Maze of Marigold. I had heard that he was arrogant.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I got out from the car eager to stretch my legs. I towered over everyone who came to greet us. Alpha Maze was only a few inches shorter than me. He shook my hand and led me and my Beta inside. Every pack I visited rolled out the red-carpet treatment and Marigold was no exception. However, none of that mattered to me. I was twenty-five years old, eight years after my phase, and still no sign of my mate. I was always disappointed after meeting a new pack and realising my mate was not among them. Was I mate-less? <br /> <br /> Thaddeus: The Marigold Beta, Fang, showed me to my room. He grinned from ear to ear.<br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha Thaddeus, it is truly an honour. You'll be in the guest room on the fifth floor, the Alpha's floor.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Alpha Maze was the only person besides me who was not upbeat. Maybe all Alphas are prone to being glum. He showed his courtesy anyway.<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm right across the hall, if you need anything.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I ran my fingers through my dark hair. I had not cut it in a while, too busy with my travels. It was just past my shoulders. Maybe, they had a good barber in Marigold.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Is there anywhere I can get a haircut around here?<br /> <br /> Fang: Yeah. My sister cuts my hair. And my brothers' hair.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Bring her to me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: But suddenly Alpha Maze cut in.<br /> <br /> Maze: No. I mean, she is not allowed in the pack house.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Is she dangerous or something?<br /> <br /> Fang: Friday? She's tiny. But, yeah, we go to her house and take the clippers. I'll take you.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: And the reason she doesn't come here is?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: These people are avoiding my questions. What is wrong with them? They are shady.<br /> <br /> Fang: Because she's wolf-less.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Ok. In my pack, we protect our wolf-less. Some of us have great strength and that is a gift so that we may protect the weak. I insist that you bring her here.<br /> <br /> Maze looked shocked. There was another emotion in his eyes but he quickly masked it and nodded.<br /> <br /> Maze: Fine. Bring her here.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Maze didn't look at any of us. He went to his room and shut the door.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Fang quickly departed to fetch his sister. I went to my room to wait on this poor shunned wolf-less girl.<br /> <br /> <br /> Last night I dreamt of Maze. In my dreams, he accepted me so dreaming was much preferable to reality. Dreams were always better than reality when it came to me. I had not had a happy day in a while and my first happy moment in two years led to me being humiliated and heartbroken.<br /> <br /> I sprang up and ran to the door, flinging it open.<br /> <br /> Fang: You have to come to the pack house. That's an order!<br /> <br /> Friday: Butโ<br /> <br /> Fang: I don't want to hear it, Friday! Let's go!<br /> <br /> Friday: I just want to know why I'm being summoned to the pack house. Maze said never to come there.<br /> <br /> Fang: Don't be insolent! Maze changed his mind and that's Alpha Maze to you!<br /> <br /> Friday: I'll get ready very quickly.<br /> <br /> Fang: Come as you are. No one cares how you look.<br /> <br /> Fang grabbed me and swung me over his shoulder. I was still barefoot. I was too scared to protest.<br /> <br /> <br /> Fang marched through the woods at an incredible pace and before I knew it, he threw me on the porch of the pack house. I braced my fall with my already bruised palms. I got to my feet and followed Fang upstairs. He was leading me up many flights, all the way to the fifth floor, but the fifth floor was only for the alpha.<br /> <br /> The tallest werewolf I had ever seen opened the door. He was almost seven feet tall with broad shoulders. He stared at me, his blue eyes wide with shock. He smelled like a rainforest. It was the most beautiful smell.<br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha Thaddeus. This is my wolf-less sister Friday who cuts my hair like I was telling you.<br /> <br /> Wow, what a marvellous introduction. Fang left. I suddenly realised how sore I was from being thrown onto the porch.<br /> <br /> Alpha Thaddeus motioned me forwards into his room. It was amazing. I had never seen any of the Alpha floor's rooms. This room alone was bigger than my cottage and it was decorated in yellow and green, our pack colours.<br /> <br /> I looked at Alpha Thaddeus and smiled. His face lit up even more. He was so handsome. I blushed and looked away.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Friday, where are your shoes?<br /> <br /> Friday: Oh! I'm sorry, Alpha Thaddeus, I was in such a hurry to get here.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Please don't call me Alpha. My name is Thaddeus.<br /> <br /> Friday: Ok.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Please sit.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Friday, do you notice anything different about me?<br /> <br /> Friday: You're the tallest werewolf I've ever met, even for an alpha.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Ok. What about my smell?<br /> <br /> Friday: I-, it's...really...<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Friday, I'm not sure if you can tell because I know you are wolf-less but I can tell and...you are my mate, Friday, my Luna.<br /> <br /> Not this again. I didn't know how to react so I ran towards the door. Quick as lightning, Thaddeus grabbed me and spun me around. He held my arms gently.<br /> <br /> Friday: Are you playing a joke on me?<br /> <br /> He laughed but before I could panic or cry, I was in his embrace. He sat back in his chair, with me in his lap. He hugged me tightly to his chest. His rainforest smell was so wonderful. I inhaled it deeply and it relaxed me. His arms were strong but he held me so gently, as though I were a porcelain doll.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Why would you think I was playing a joke on you?<br /> <br /> Friday: You're an alpha. I don't have a wolf. No one wants a wolf-less luna.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I want you.<br /> <br /> The way he said it aroused me. I knew Thaddeus could smell it. His blue eyes darkened, his wolf taking over. I wanted him too.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I, Thaddeus Hawthorne, Alpha of the Berryndale Wolf Pack, accept you, Friday Fenestra, as my mate and Luna.<br /> <br /> Just then someone burst through the door.<br /> <br /> It was Maze. Seeing me sitting on Thaddeus's lap, Maze got furious. He lunged forward to grab me away from Thaddeus but Thaddeus quickly placed me behind.<br /> <br /> Maze: Let go of my mate!<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: What?! Friday was your mate?!<br /> <br /> Maze: Yes, I found out last night. I rejected her because she is wolf-less but that doesn't mean that she can be your plaything!<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Plaything? She's my mate now. And I've accepted her wholeheartedly. She's the future Luna of the Berryndale Wolf Pack.<br /> <br /> Maze: I, Maze Mason, Alpha of the Marigold Pack, rescind my rejection of Friday Fenestra. Friday, I accept you as my mate and Luna.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: She's already my mate and my Luna! I just said that same thing to her after you already rejected her. It's too late now!<br /> <br /> Fang had heard everything outside. He walked into the room.<br /> <br /> Fang: Alpha Maze, Alpha Thaddeus. In accordance with both of our packs' laws, you may both attempt to sway her. Our Aly status does not allow a fight to the death between alphas. The decision is hers. The she-wolf in question.<br /> <br /> Everyone turned to look at me. Yesterday no one wanted me. But now two Alphas? It was too much for me. I had never fainted before in my life but I suddenly saw the ground come up to meet me.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I came to, there were two faces anxiously observing me. I recognized a worried Thaddeus and a guilty-looking Maze. Judging by the fading light, I had been out for a few hours. Thaddeus leaned closer to me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: How're you feeling, my Luna?<br /> <br /> Friday: I'm ok, really, I'm fine.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: The doctor said you had some bruises, as though you'd recently fallen or perhaps been in a fight.<br /> <br /> I thought back to Fang yanking me out of the pack house by my arm yesterday and throwing me onto the pack house porch today. Fang was glaring at me. I got up but fell back a little bit and Thaddeus immediately scooped me up in his arms. His embrace was so warm and comforting. Was he really my mate and alpha? Would I really be Luna and get to leave Marigold?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Could you please leave us alone?<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm not going anywhere. Friday belongs to my pack and therefore to me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Friday belongs to no one until the end of the competition.<br /> <br /> Maze: How long is the competition?<br /> <br /> Maze clearly wasn't versed in these particular pack laws. Fang explained.<br /> <br /> Fang: About one month. The time between one full moon to the next full moon.<br /> <br /> There was a full moon tonight marking the Peace Treaty Celebration. The next full moon was about four weeks away naturally. I would have to put up with all this back and forth for a month!<br /> <br /> Friday: But... what is the competition?<br /> <br /> Fang: You will alternate days, Friday, spending one day with one alpha and the next day with the other and so on until the full moon ends the time period. On the night of that full moon, you will give your answer.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Do you understand, Friday, my little Luna?<br /> <br /> Friday: Um, yes, Thaddeus.<br /> <br /> He looked really pleased with my answer and squeezed me a little. I was surprised that Maze showed his eagerness.<br /> <br /> Maze: Well, I call today, then?<br /> <br /> Fang clarified.<br /> <br /> Fang: Today is almost over. It's the night of the first full moon, so it does not belong to a particular alpha. Tonight will be the formal announcement of the challenge. Friday is free to do what she wants until the ceremony tonight.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: What do you want to do, my little Luna?<br /> <br /> Friday: I want to talk to you a little, to ask you some questions.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Ask away, Friday.<br /> <br /> Friday: And I want to talk to Alpha Maze too, a little later, to ask him some questions.<br /> <br /> Maze begrudgingly left the room without another word, followed by my brother. My stomach clenched in excitement at the thought of being alone with Thaddeus again.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus quickly placed me to sit on the bed. He sat next to me, pulling me into his lap like he'd done earlier.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You're beautiful.<br /> <br /> He nuzzled his nose against my neck. My heart was beating frantically.<br /> <br /> Friday: You too! I mean...handsome. You're handsome.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I'm ready to answer your questions, Friday.<br /> <br /> Friday: You really don't care that I'm wolf-less?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I really don't. I don't need a Luna for her power. I have enough power. I want a companion, a life-mate, a lover.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus moved my hair gently out of the way, revealing my neck. He kissed the spot where werewolves mark their mates. I shivered.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I have a question.<br /> <br /> I nodded eagerly.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: May I kiss you?<br /> <br /> Friday: Yes.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus pressed his lips against mine. Electricity coursed through me. I wrapped my arms around his neck and straddled him where he was sitting on the bed. He tightened his grip on me gently. He moved his lips against mine while massaging my back with his hands. I was rocking on his lap a little, every nerve in my body on fire. He bit down on my lower lip gently. I gasped, granting him access to my mouth. His tongue massaged mine. I shivered and he drew me even closer, rocking me, matching my movements. I broke away when I was totally breathless, panting, burying my face in his neck.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I've waited seven years for my mate. I finally have you! I'm not letting you go, ever. Friday, you're coming home with me when this is all over.<br /> <br /> <br /> A knock on the door broke us apart.<br /> <br /> It was Astrid, Fang's mate. She despised me.<br /> <br /> Astrid: Alpha Thaddeus. I have to steal Friday. She has to be properly attired for the Celebration so she can look like the prize two Alphas would compete for.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus stiffened, picking up on her thinly veiled insult regarding my looks.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: She already is that. But I'll let you dress her up, even prettier.<br /> <br /> He winked at me. Thaddeus was such a cool alpha, so perceptive and considerate. I kissed his cheek.<br /> <br /> Astrid led me to a room on the same Alpha floor. It was a walk-in closet filled with formal wear for a woman. Gorgeous gowns lined the walls.<br /> <br /> Astrid: This is the dressing room for the future Luna.<br /> <br /> She eyed me as though I was clearly not the future Luna. She put me in a dress that was short in the front but long in the back. The material was a pastel pink but was laced with gold thread so it would sparkle in the moonlight tonight. She curled my hair into loose ringlets and I loved it but I didn't say anything because she looked so pissed off. I was given heels that were clear as though they were made of glass. I was shocked at how pretty I looked. I really looked like a Luna two Alphas would be fighting for.<br /> <br /> There was a huge bonfire and the entire Marigold pack was gathered on the grounds, all chattering excitedly. The crowd gasped as they recognized me, the shunned wolf-less she-wolf, adorned in flowers and shimmery fabric like a queen. Maze and Thaddeus came into view. My brother led me to them.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus linked his arm with my right arm and Maze was on my left. Maze took a deep breath before he whispered to me.<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm sorry for rejecting you. I take it back. I hope you will choose me and stay in Marigold where you belong.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus was clearly listening to our conversation.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You look like a goddess, Friday. I can't wait to worship you!<br /> <br /> I blushed and looked at the ground, away from both of them, overwhelmed by all the attention.<br /> <br /> Fang addressed the crowd, in his most powerful Beta voice.<br /> <br /> Fang: Welcome, werewolves of Marigold, to the Peace Treaty Celebration!<br /> <br /> Fang: We welcome our allies from the Berryndale Pack, Alpha Thaddeus Hawthorne and Beta Theodore Rosewood.<br /> <br /> Fang: Tonight is a very special night, not only do we celebrate our allies but we also welcome a peaceful challenge between allied packs. Today Alpha Thaddeus and Alpha Maze both accepted Friday as their mate and Luna.<br /> <br /> Fang: I know, I know. Both Alphas have agreed to enter a challenge marked by this full moon and ended by the next full moon. They have a month to win Friday's heart and allegiance as Luna. The first two weeks of the challenge, including this very ceremony, will be held in Marigold and the last two weeks and ending ceremony where Friday chooses her Alpha and mate will be held in Berryndale.<br /> <br /> The crowd cheered, satisfied with this drama and the conclusion which promised more drama.<br /> <br /> I looked down the whole time. Fang was enjoying the rapture of the crowd though I was caught in the middle of this debacle. Thaddeus noticed I was uncomfortable.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You ok, Friday?<br /> <br /> Friday: I wonder if I could sit down.<br /> <br /> He led me over to a row of five chairs for the pack leaders several yards away from the bonfire. Maze followed us. I sat in the middle chair, and they both sat beside me. Fang and Theodore sat at the ends next to their Alphas.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Better, little Luna?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus whispered in my ear. I blushed and nodded. It was all so surreal. The auras of the two alphas were overwhelming me. I felt something stir inside me. Thaddeus' rainforest smell mingled with Maze's orchard smell.<br /> <br /> The pack members were dancing to the beating of drums now. The feast was being set up, buffet style, and light refreshments were being served on huge platters. I had not been to any pack celebration in more than two years, including the alpha ceremony last night. The platters came our way, bearing a variety of treats. <br /> <br /> Friday: What's this?<br /> <br /> I smiled at the server who was holding out a platter of small yellow pie-like treats.<br /> <br /> Server: It's quiche. Same as last night, Miss.<br /> <br /> Friday: I wasn't there, sorry.<br /> <br /> Alpha Maze was looking a little guilty. He whispered to me.<br /> <br /> Maze: You should have been allowed at my welcoming ceremony. Your brother was too harsh and I agreed with your ban only because...I couldn't handle being near your smell and...still...resisting you. You...smell delicious.<br /> <br /> I felt a little tingle in my stomach at being complimented by Maze, but was it necessary to resist me at all? Thaddeus accepted me immediately. I had thought that it would be impossible for an alpha to be proud to have me until I saw Thaddeus' reaction. I realised the world was much bigger than Marigold and their ideas.<br /> <br /> Friday: Thank you, Alpha Maze.<br /> <br /> I suddenly remembered I need to check on my cat, Saturday. I was sort of a Luna now. Maybe I could try to give a small command. I was scared but I loved my cat.<br /> <br /> Friday: Maybe, um, someone should go to my house and get my cat, Saturday. Actually, he may not go to anyone else... so maybe I should go fetch him.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: We have a kid already, baby, a fur baby. Hey, it's not the alpha heir I wanted but I'll put that in you soon enough.<br /> <br /> Maze looked like he was ready to kill.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus insisted on accompanying me to get Saturday. Maze followed us. Fang and Theodore also tagged along.<br /> <br /> I found my little black cat sleeping in his little bed. I picked him up and cradled him, walking to Thaddeus.<br /> <br /> Friday: Found him! I woke him up from his nap. He's not pleased.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Hi, Saturday.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus let Saturday smell his hand. Saturday purred a little then swatted his hand away playfully, regarding him with curiosity.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: He's a Momma's boy. We'll have to name our five kids, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday since Friday and Saturday are already taken.<br /> <br /> Theodore and I laughed but Maze and Fang glared at Thaddeus. I grabbed my few possessions and tossed them in a bag. We returned to the pack house. The moon was full overhead, gleaming, amongst a sky full of stars. Tonight I'd move to the Alpha floor, next door to the two beautiful beasts.<br /> <br /> The feast passed by uneventfully. I was physically and emotionally exhausted. My room was at the end of the Alpha floor. It was gorgeous. I decided to take a bath, relaxing in the warm water. Saturday was busy inspecting his new territory. I put on a plush robe and opened the door. Alpha Maze seemed surprised to see me in nothing but a bathrobe.<br /> <br /> Friday: I was in the middle of getting ready for bed, excuse my attire, Alpha Maze.<br /> <br /> He was eyeing the shape of my body under the robe, his grey eyes darkening.<br /> <br /> Maze: May I come in?<br /> <br /> Friday: Sure, Alpha.<br /> <br /> He sat at the table. I sat across from him.<br /> <br /> Maze: Unfortunately, tomorrow will be Alpha Thaddeus' day to spend time with you and the following day will be mine and so on. You had said you had questions for me.<br /> <br /> Friday: Yes, Alpha.<br /> <br /> Maze: Well, ask your questions.<br /> <br /> I was a little frightened but I needed answers.<br /> <br /> Friday: Why did you reject me?<br /> <br /> Maze: Because you are wolf-less and I always expected my mate would be a strong she-wolf. I was caught off-guard. You're not what I expected... That does not mean I was unaffected by you. Rejecting you was very painful for me.<br /> <br /> Friday: Really?<br /> <br /> Maze: Excruciating.<br /> <br /> Friday: Why did you take back your rejection?<br /> <br /> Maze: I smelled you with Thaddeus. You were...aroused and I was worried he was taking advantage of you. But when I came in...I realised...you were far from a plaything to him. He was treating you more warmly than I did. I felt ashamed and I could not handle letting you go without a fight.<br /> <br /> Friday: What if Thaddeus had never shown up? If I didn't have a second chance mate already, would you still be fighting for me?<br /> <br /> Maze took out a handkerchief and wiped some stray tears on my cheeks, one of his first acts of kindness towards me.<br /> <br /> Maze: I don't know. I don't know how long I would have stayed away from you but you never left my thoughts. The only way I could resist you was to make sure our paths wouldn't cross again by banning you from the pack house.<br /> <br /> Friday: Would you have punished me if I came to the pack house?<br /> <br /> Maze: I would have been furious at your disobedience on the surface, but I would have enjoyed looking at you again, smelling your scent. You smell like wildflowers. I'm not sure I would have been able to exact any punishment. You are my punishment. Wanting you but knowing you're not...the traditional candidate for Luna.<br /> <br /> Friday: Would you have selected a better...candidate...for Luna?<br /> <br /> Maze: Perhaps, but that relationship would be hollow.<br /> <br /> Friday: That's it for now, Alpha, thank you.<br /> <br /> Maze got up to leave. Before he left, he glanced back at me.<br /> <br /> Maze: It's Maze to you, Friday.<br /> <br /> I woke up, still a bit sore. I showered and found something to wear. It was a sundress in our pack colour, green and gold. I headed to the dining room. The two alphas were both at the huge dining table.<br /> <br /> Friday: Good morning Thaddeus. Good morning Maze.<br /> <br /> They had both given me permission to call them by their first names now. Maze looked nonchalant but his eyes never left me. Thaddeus grinned at me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: What would you like to drink?<br /> <br /> Friday: Coffee! Really sweet and milky, please.<br /> <br /> Maze: That's childish.<br /> <br /> Was Maze trying to lose this challenge? Thaddeus ignored him, fixing me coffee as I liked it. Then he loaded my plate up with stuff, checking with me item by item. I could scarcely believe how attentive he was. I ate as much as I could. I was so not used to getting regular meals that I was quickly satiated.<br /> <br /> Maze: Clean your plate.<br /> <br /> Friday: I really can't. I'm so full. I don't usually eat regularly so my body is adjusting, I think.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Maze, today is not your day, so I'm not sure why you're talking to my Luna but I'm prepared to ignore you if you just keep it friendly.<br /> <br /> Maze: I am the Marigold Alpha. This is my floor. Where else would I sit and eat?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: In your room, to give Friday and I some privacy.<br /> <br /> Maze: Grrrrr!<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Grrrr!<br /> <br /> Friday: Hey!<br /> <br /> They paused, shocked I was trying to stop them. Both alphas turned their gazes on me but their expressions softened.<br /> <br /> Friday: Both of you should feel welcome in either alpha quarters whether we're in Marigold or Berryndale. It's a friendly challenge.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I'm sorry. It must be upsetting for you, even scary, when we fight, huh, little Luna.<br /> <br /> Maze said nothing but he sat back down and began reading the newspapers. I was on the front page in my outfit from last night with Maze and Thaddeus on either side of me.<br /> <br /> Friday: Ohh!<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Yeah, you're a star, baby.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus was dressed casually in a T-shirt and jeans. I'm truly excited for our very first date. When he pulled into the hotel parking lot, he finally told me we were going to a spa.<br /> <br /> We had to enter steam shower before the massage. Thaddeus turned his back so I could slip out of my clothes and wrap the towel around myself while he did the same.<br /> <br /> We stepped into the shower room. Lukewarm water and soothing steam streamed at us from all four walls and overhead. It felt amazing. My aching muscles relaxed instantly. I held onto my towel for dear life. Thaddeus was so close to me I could feel his body heat. He looked like he was carved from stone, perfectly lean but muscular.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You ok, baby?<br /> <br /> Friday: Mmm, yes.<br /> Thaddeus extended his hand to me. I put my hand on his. He traced his fingers over my palm, looking at the bruises.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: How'd you get these, baby?<br /> <br /> Friday: I...fell.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Let there be no secrets between us.<br /> <br /> He leaned forward, nuzzling my nose with his.<br /> <br /> Friday: Ok, only if you promise not to do anything...rash. I don't want anyone hurt. I hate violence.<br /> Thaddeus nodded solemnly.<br /> <br /> Friday: Fang told me to get away from the pack house the night of the alpha ceremony. I was so flustered that I fell bracing myself with my palms. The next day when Fang came to get me, I was hesitant about going with him. He didn't tell me anything about a haircut. Then he carried me off and threw me on the porch so I bruised my palms again.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I would kill Fang if I knew you wouldn't mind. I would kill Maze too. I'm not afraid to go to war against your pack.<br /> <br /> Friday: I don't want anyone hurt.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: They hurt you.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus took my chin in his hand and turned my head so that I met his eyes. He looked truly heartbroken.<br /> <br /> Friday: No violence.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: You're the boss. I am your mere servant.<br /> <br /> I giggled but he silenced me with a kiss. His taste was somehow even more delicious than last night and his smell was more intoxicating.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: What are your parents like?<br /> <br /> Friday: They're like...alcoholics. Your parents?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: They're homebodies. They hate traveling. They like being at the pack house back in Berryndale lost in their own little retirement world.<br /> <br /> Friday: Do you have any siblings?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I also have identical twin brothers. They're annoying but not as much as yours.<br /> <br /> So he had heard of Fallon and Fargo. He had probably asked around about me.<br /> <br /> Friday: What are their names?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Titus and Timothy.<br /> <br /> Friday: Our parents all like themes, huh.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: We'll pick our own letter from a hat or something.<br /> <br /> I wanted to kiss him. I wanted to see what was under that towel but I'd only known this guy two days.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Little Luna, you are very special to me. I've waited a long time for you.<br /> <br /> Friday: You're not disappointed? Be honest.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: They've kinda brainwashed you. My pack is different. I know a few wolf-less members who are just the same as any other pack member. We share our town with humans and witches and wizards, even vampires.<br /> <br /> Friday: I want to meet a vampire and a witch and a human.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: So you shall, I'll make sure of it.<br /> <br /> I brought his hand to my mouth and kissed it. He brushed his fingers against my mouth, causing me to part my lips slightly. He pushed his middle finger in my mouth. I sucked on it instinctively, pulling it in and out rhythmically. I started to express my pleasure audibly and felt myself creaming in excitement. I stopped myself. What was I doing?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Very good, Friday, you're eager to show me your skills although we can't go all the way.<br /> <br /> Twenty-nine more days, I thought to myself.<br /> <br /> After a delicious lunch, we returned to the pack house. I almost fell over when I spotted my parents, brothers and Maze in the common living area. <br /> <br /> My Mother, Felicity, stood up to give me an awkward hug. <br /> <br /> Felicity: Congratulations, sweetheart.<br /> Friday: On what?<br /> <br /> Felicity: On becoming Luna! We're so proud. First a Beta son and now a Luna daughter!<br /> <br /> Maze stood up.<br /> <br /> Maze: I wanted to meet your parents.<br /> <br /> Friday: Wouldn't you have met them before?<br /> <br /> Maze: I met your Dad a few times when he was Beta to my father. I never knew them as your parents. I wanted to meet with them in that context.<br /> <br /> Friday: Ok.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus was looking at them warily.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Today is my day.<br /> <br /> Maze: I'm aware of that but this is your potential Luna's family.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: From whom she is estranged.<br /> <br /> Maze: And you don't want to fix that?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Only if Friday wants to fix it. It depends on why they're estranged and how they plan on treating her now.<br /> <br /> There was an intensely awkward silence.<br /> <br /> Friday: Um, today is Thaddeus' day so I think he has a lot of stuff he wants me to do.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Not necessarily. Talk to your family for a bit. There are strange bruises on my mate's palm. Have you seen them, Fang?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus took my hand and kissed it. Fang paled.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: As a Beta, tell me, what do you think the punishment for harming the Luna should be?<br /> <br /> Fang: What if the person was not Luna at the time?<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Answer my initial question before you ask me a question, please.<br /> <br /> Fang: The punishment should be whatever the Luna decides.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Luna, what should be the punishment for harming you?<br /> <br /> Friday: Banishment.<br /> <br /> Whoa. Where had that come from? There was a weird feeling in me. Something protective and fierce was stirring inside of me.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: The next person to harm the Luna even accidentally shall be banished.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus pronounced, looking at Maze. Maze nodded in agreement. I wondered if Maze realised Fang had caused my bruises. I wondered if he cared.<br /> <br /> <br /> Thaddeus left me with my family and Maze. I sat in an armchair facing them. Maze got up suddenly.<br /> <br /> Maze: Friday, I'll leave you to spend some time with them catching up.<br /> <br /> Friday: Thanks, Maze.<br /> <br /> My family members gasped at me calling the Alpha by his first name. My Dad, Farris, was angry.<br /> <br /> Farris: That's your Alpha whether or not another Alpha wants to take you!<br /> <br /> I stared at him, disgusted. Who spoke to their own daughter like that?<br /> <br /> Maze: Mr. Fenestra! Are you out of your mind?<br /> <br /> Farris: Sorry, Alpha, I was embarrassed by my daughter. She was raised better than that. We taught her to respect her Alpha.<br /> <br /> Maze: And she has done that. I asked her to call me by my first name.<br /> <br /> My family looked completely shocked.<br /> <br /> Maze: Perhaps, this was a mistake.<br /> <br /> Friday: No! It's ok, Maze.<br /> <br /> My father grumbled for me disagreeing with the Alpha. I was so angry. I wanted to make my family squirm. I gathered all my courage. It would be humiliating if he didn't react well but I thought I'd give it a shot.<br /> <br /> Friday: Wait, baby. Don't go just yet.<br /> <br /> Maze halted in his tracks. He stared at me like I was a lunatic. It was too late to back down now. I wrapped my arms around him, and kissed his cheek.<br /> <br /> Friday: I'll be up in a little while, ok?<br /> <br /> Maze: Ok.<br /> <br /> To my surprise, he put his arms around my waist. He seemed to enjoy being this close to me. He hugged me tightly and inhaled my scent. He kissed me on the neck. Tingles ran through me. He sucked the spot and nibbled it. Was Maze out of his mind? He took one last look at me and then headed upstairs.<br /> <br /> My family stared at me in total silence for several minutes. They were all dumbfounded. It was pretty satisfying to be honest.<br /> <br /> <br /> After dinner, Thaddeus insisted I come to his room. He said his day was not over until midnight. I had showered and put on a shimmery nightgown. His room was dark except for a single lit candle on the table.<br /> <br /> Before I could say anything, Thaddeus locked the door and pulled me under the covers. I squirmed, trying not to make a sound, in case Maze heard and they ended up fighting.<br /> <br /> I was trembling. I wrapped my arms around his shoulders. He held me close, our bodies moving rhythmically together. I suppressed my vocal reactions, allowing only soft, muffled sounds to escape. My nightgown was discarded. Unable to contain myself any longer, I let out a cry. He tenderly kissed me, paying attention to each part of me in turn.<br /> <br /> His eyes darkened. He was letting his instinct take control. He reached closer but I stopped him.<br /> <br /> Friday: The rules.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Don't think I won't take you, Friday, if I feel like it! You're mine!<br /> <br /> That pushed me over the edge. My excitement surged through me, leaving me breathless. And his intense desire for me was unmistakably evident.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: I want you so, pretty little Luna.<br /> <br /> I was too exhausted to reply. My eyelids were heavy.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: It's almost midnight. Baby, I have to carry you back to your room. I'm sorry, we can't wake up together until the challenge is over.<br /> <br /> Friday: I thought you didn't care about the rules just now.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: We have to win the challenge so we can be together.<br /> <br /> Friday: We have to win?<br /> <br /> He took off his T-shirt and put it on me. It went almost down to my knees. He scooped me up and carried me to my room.<br /> <br /> Thaddeus: Seeing as you have my T-shirt, I want something. Something that smells like you.<br /> <br /> He removed my private clothing. I let him this time. He took it back to his room, leaving me alone on my bed. I tried desperately to calm myself. 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