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621,624	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":621622}'	Yes	2024-03-20 00:40	active	294	1130594268065874	🔞🔞Click to read the full novel👉👉	"I heard that she has a trace of werewolf blood but she has no wolf, unlike her mother, Luna, and her father, a Lycan king. Imagine being the sole heir and inheriting nothing from such a powerful bloodline."<br /> "I've heard the same. Even the omegas from her father's pack, the lowest of the lowest, don't bother to show her any respect. She just came from a household name, nothing more. The Lopez legacy is falling, a fading echo since the pack's leader just died, and Luna disappeared long ago."<br /> Zaria bowed her head, a cascade of raven-black hair concealing the agony etched across her face.<br /> Since her father, the once-regal Lycan King of Colmar was gone, Zaria had to survive a world that now regarded her as an unwanted werewolf.<br /> She trudged along the pavement, her steps heavy with grief and the burden of the rumors. It’s like they really wanted her to hear them talking and they were not even trying to hide it from her.<br /> What they were saying was true though. She doesn’t have a wolf despite having a very powerful father who is a Lycan King, and an undeniably strong Luna as her mother.<br /> It was a mystery even to her family. Having blood from a Lycan King, she was bound to be one of the most powerful werewolves of her generation and yet she doesn’t even have a wolf. She was weak. Even a lowly omega can be considered stronger than her.<br /> "Maybe there's darkness in her, something that killed even her powerful father. A cursed werewolf, they say. Cunning. Dangerous."<br /> Her lips quiver at that. How can they think that her father’s death was due to a curse associated with her? How can they be so cruel? The disdainful looks from everyone cut through her like shards of glass.<br /> She was walking with her gaze focused on the ground when she almost bumped into an old woman with a young man possibly her age greeted before her.<br /> And then, as if she had a disease that could kill anyone near her, the older woman pulled her son away from her.<br /> “Stay away from that cursed woman! Don’t even try to befriend her. She’ll bring a curse to our family like how she brought the death of her entire family,” the old woman hisses, her eyes screaming dagger to her mere existence.<br /> “Luna or not, she brings doom. No one should come near her, lest they be tainted too.”<br /> “I am just glad she is not part of our pack or we will be cursed too,”<br /> "No, it's not true!"Zaria tried to shut out the relentless whispers, a futile attempt to shield herself from the cruelty of those who once feigned courtesy towards her as the Lycan King’s daughter. They were trying to act civil to her before all because of her powerful father. And now that he is gone, they have no one to fear now.<br /> As she approached Lucius's mansion, she couldn’t help but whisper to herself.<br /> "It's alright, Zaria. Lucius is alpha now. They'll stop their bullying when you're already his Luna. They won't dare speak against you, won't lay a hand on you. Fear will keep them in check."<br /> She clung to those words, a fragile lifeline she was desperately trying to hold on to. Each step towards the mansion felt like a marathon. The weight of her impending marriage was the only shield she was holding against all the misfortunes that she was experiencing.<br /> Lucius was the newly elected alpha of their pack up due to her. Though Lucius is not a Lycan King like her father, as an alpha of a very powerful pack, she is sure that being with them will keep her safe.<br /> And Lucius had always assured her of their future. He promised her that they would be together as they would lead their pack with her being his Luna.<br /> "Breathe, Zaria. Everything will be okay after this." But the reassurance felt hollow.<br /> "Ma'am?" The housemaid, who seemed so shocked upon her arrival, blocked her way as soon as she went into the mansion of the Carters.<br /> Zaria raised her eyebrows at the action of the maid before her. She had never been treated like this in this mansion before.<br /> "Alpha Lucius has strictly told me not to welcome any visitors at the moment, ma'am," the housemaid said in a panicked voice.<br /> She thought it was weird. She was not just some visitor. She wanted to say that, but she decided otherwise.<br /> "Allow me a moment to speak with him. I must discuss the arrangements for my father's funeral," Zaria voiced, her tone heavy with sorrow. She moved purposefully towards the staircase.<br /> "But ma'am," the housemaid attempted to intervene, her anxiety apparent.<br /> Zaria turned, fixing the maid with an intense stare that silenced the already paled housemaid instantly. The housemaid fell back, trailing behind Zaria with a worried expression. Zaria noticed her appearance but remained indifferent.<br /> At that moment, all she yearned for was a comforting presence, a shoulder to lean upon. She needed Lucius more than anything at this point.<br /> However, as she ascended, she heard soft sounds strikingly familiar. Her heart started hammering against her body, and several thoughts started bugging her mind. As her stomach churned with all the emotions that were starting to build up within her, all she could do was move forwards despite her growing fear.<br /> She pushed the door open, and immediately, an indecent scene invaded her senses.<br /> There, on the mattress, was her fiancé, his back to her, engaged in a rough, intimate act with her best friend!<br /> "Harder, dear! Feck me harder, please!" Her best friend yelled and with her lust with so much ecstasy that Zaria wanted to puke at the very sight of them.<br /> In front of her, Lucius rammed himself inside of Arina, both lost in forbidden ecstasy . She never thought she would ever witness. And it was as if her soul left her body as a soft whimper escaped her lips.<br /> “No…” Zaria whispered; her voice laced with so much pain and sorrow at the very scene in front of her.<br /> "Oh God! Zaria, what are you doing here?!" Lucius cursed, his eyes widened.<br /> Arina, sensing the gravity of the situation, quickly grabbed the bedsheet to cover herself. However, the victorious twitch at the corner of Arina’s lips didn’t escape Zaria’s notice.<br /> "What... what is the meaning of this, Lucius?" Her voice thundered, a sound of betrayal and heartbreak echoing in every word.<br /> Tears traced down her cheeks, and her gaze flicked between the two culprits with a mixture of disdain and disbelief.<br /> “Just what is this?” she couldn’t help but utter. She was just so lost that her mind was in a daze at this point. Everything that was happening was just too much to take in and all she wanted to do was explode.<br /> "My father just died, Lucius. I was mourning, hurting, and in pain, and instead of comforting me, here you are, Fecking my best friend?" her voice cracked as she could feel her throat clenching. It was like there was a huge ball stuck in it and she hardly breathed.<br /> Even just saying those words makes her want to puke. The revelation of Lucius's infidelity felt like a blade pull into her heart, draining her sanity with every beat.<br /> Lucius fumbled with his sweatpants, while Arina, the supposed best friend, leaned against the headrest, arms crossed, unapologetic in this betrayal.<br /> "Zaria, I was just about to tell you that... I am planning to make Arina my new fiancée," Lucius stammered, his voice wavering with insincere remorse.<br /> “What?” Zaria's voice cracked. "What do you mean you're going to make her your fiancée? I am your fiancée, Lucius!" The absurdity of the situation left her dumbfounded. This was like a nightmare for her and everything was slowly crashing in front of her.<br /> As Lucius attempted to reach for her, Zaria lifted her hand, a forceful signal for him to stop.<br /> Lucius sighs, defeated. He knows that there’s no point in lying right now.<br /> "I can't choose you, Zaria. You have no wolf. You cannot be my Luna," Lucius declared, "In your current state, you are nothing more than omega, and it's a downgrade to our family if I settle for an omega like you."<br /> Zaria's world crumbled. She hadn't even begun to recover from the loss of her family, and now she was reduced to a lowly omega, undeserving of love and companionship.<br /> "So, did you only stay with me because my father was a Lycan King? Tell me, did you even love me, Lucius?" She looked at him with a pained expression on her face. Lucius kept silent. Pity gleamed in his eyes, a pitiful acknowledgment of the devastation he had caused.<br /> Tears streamed down Zaria's cheeks despite how much she tried to stop herself from further breaking down. She turned her gaze to Arina, who smirked and casually brushed her disheveled hair, relishing every moment of the dirty deed they were into just before she came.<br /> “Well, curse the two of you. You can both rot in hell,” Zaria cursed, summoning every ounce of strength to turn her back and leave.<br /> As she approached the gates of the mansion, Lucius yanked her arm, causing her to falter. His grip was a vise, her knees buckling from physical and emotional pain.<br /> “God! I’m sorry, baby! I didn’t mean to—” Lucius began, but Zaria cut him off, pulling her arm away. “Don’t touch me! How dare you touch me with those filthy hands of yours!” Her screech echoed the betrayal etched into her soul.<br /> Turning her gaze to Lucius, she laughed sarcastically. “And really? Baby? You still have the guts to call me after calling Arina’s name so loudly in the same room where you first expressed your feelings for me?”<br /> Lucius gulped, stammering apologies, but Zaria had heard enough. She left, leaving behind the ruins of her shattered heart.<br /> "Feck all of them!" Zaria cursed, drowning her sorrows in drink at a bar, the bitterness of betrayal lingering on her lips. Her descent into drunkenness blurred the line between control and chaos.<br /> Leaving the stool behind, she staggered to the dance floor, where a man with intense green eyes watched her with predatory intent. His gaze bore into her, a hawk ready to swoop down.<br /> How can someone’s eyes be that beautiful?<br /> For some reason, something inside her started feeling different. Something about those green eyes felt like hypnotizing, urging her to come to him.<br /> She abandoned reason, confidence surging as she approached him, the memory of Lucius's betrayal fueling her reckless state. The man pulled her close, his scent overpowering, a force she hadn't encountered before.<br /> "Your name?" he whispered against her ear, the raspy timbre igniting a fire within her.<br /> Instead of answering his question, she lets her judgment be clouded by lust, and all of her negative emotions start to rule over her sanity.<br /> "Feck me," she murmured, her body responding to his touch.<br /> The man chuckled, "that's a good name." He whisked her away from the bar with mere thought.<br /> In the hazy aftermath, Zaria found herself on a soft mattress, her soft low sounds filled the air as his lips reached the center of her softness, his tongue flickering continuously.<br /> She didn't regret the evening; she wanted to forget everything, especially the image of Lucius with Arina.<br /> However, the next day, Zaria cried in shock when she saw the mess they made. "Oh, God!"<br /> She had to run!<br /> Chapter 2<br /> "And who is this woman, Leon? Is she really that important?" Gio, Leon Arscott’s beta, curiously asked.<br /> He had always addressed their Lycan King by his first name, a habit that took Gio a long time to get used to, thanks to Leon Arscott himself forcing him into it.<br /> Chills ran down his spine as he could feel the coldness emanating from Leon. They were inside the Lycan King’s office, situated within one of his manors.<br /> Serving as his beta for years, Gio had grown accustomed to the chilling aura that Leon projected. There were moments when it was overpowering even for a strong beta like him, but Leon could easily control the intensity of his own aura, though sometimes he slips, especially when he is out of control or lost in deep thought.<br /> Truth be told, his aura was more than enough to kill a very low omega. His aura itself was like a weapon he could easily manipulate to take control of his enemies and even the wolves under his command.<br /> Gio could see how their Lycan King was currently lost in his own thoughts as he was seated on his swivel chair in the middle of his office.<br /> Hearing his beta’s question, Leon had a grim expression showing on his face. He could still vividly remember how frustration engulfed him after waking up and discovering that the woman he had a passionate evening with was already gone.<br /> With a deep breath, he tilted his head for a second before he lowly uttered, "My woman,"<br /> On the other hand, Gio was surprised to hear those words coming from Leon.<br /> The Arscott clan was very mysterious, known to only the most powerful packs and clans. Ordinary wolves might have heard rumors about them, but they were so elusive that many believed the Arscott clan to be nothing more than a legend crafted by the elders to instill fear in werewolf packs.<br /> But of course, the alphas of every pack knew of them. The Arscott clan was masked in menace, ruthlessness, and a cold aura that made alphas shudder at the mere thought of encountering them.<br /> "Whoa, a woman dared to run away from our Lycan King? She must be something else,"<br /> This comment fueled Leon’s frustration even more. As an Arscott, it had always been effortless for him to have any woman he desired. The mysterious nature of their clan meant they didn't reveal themselves to the public often, but the fear of the Arscott clan was deeply ingrained in those who feared power.<br /> "Stop asking so many questions. Just investigate and find her. I want her back," he hissed.<br /> Gio laughed. He found it amusing how Leon Arscott, the powerful Lycan king from the mysterious Arscott clan, looked a little too desperate to find a woman. It wasn't a sight anyone who knew him would expect.<br /> "Hmm... looks like the woman dodged a bullet by running away, I guess?" Gio tried taunting him.<br /> Leon arched his brow; the coldness of his aura intensified and Gio almost regretted taunting him.<br /> "Find her, or I'll break your neck if you don't stop making me angry."<br /> Meanwhile, Zaria knew that what happened was just a passionate evening, and she had no plans of getting into a serious commitment after being cheated on.<br /> But there was something about the man... He was intense, and his scent was stronger than Lucius, whom she thought was the most powerful alpha in Colmar right now.<br /> “How could someone exceed Lucius? And who is he? He wasn't familiar at all.” She couldn’t help but ask herself.<br /> As soon as she went home, the first thing that welcomed her was Arina, dressed in royal blue with her hair in an uptight ponytail. Arina crossed her arms and looked at Zaria with a meaningful gaze.<br /> Zaria gritted her teeth, thinking that Arina had the audacity to show her face after what she had done.<br /> "You've got the nerve to show up after sleeping with my fiancé," she fired in a controlled rage.<br /> Arina raised her eyebrow, a wicked smile showing on her face. "Let's clear things out, Zaria. Lucius chose me purposefully. You're no good to him anymore, now that it's known you're just an omega and can't contribute anything to the Carters Pack."<br /> Zaria seethed with anger, but she knew that violence was never a solution to end an argument.<br /> “What leaves you then? An option? The second choice? It’s funny how you stand up in front of me feeling so proud about that fact,” Zaria pulled a smug look on her face, wanting to break the confidence that Arina had. And she knows that her words affect her.<br /> Zaria took a step forward, a taunting smile showing on her face. “If I were you, I’d feel so embarrassed. Imagine being a replacement Luna all because the original one doesn’t have a wolf. It means anyone can replace me and that you are nothing special. It’s just that you were so low enough to throw yourself to my fiancé!” she laughed sarcastically.<br /> Arina's jaw clenched, her arms hooking into each other, and her eyes gleamed with wrath. "How dare you?!"<br /> "Why? It's the truth. You're a cunning person who clings to my fiancé because you were so thirsty for him. Fine, go ahead. He's all yours. You two are good for each other since you're both trash."<br /> Zaria’s words were cut off as she slammed against the wall when Arina used force on her. She felt bones in her body breaking, pain surging through her as if she had been hit by a truck.<br /> Arina was Luna and with a wolf. Compared to her, Arina was definitely stronger.<br /> The fact that Zaria had no wolf was no secret to anyone in town. When Arina picked her up and threw her against the wall again, she cried as she hit her head, feeling dizzy.<br /> "You're despicable! What are you proud of, Zaria? You're nothing but omega! Everyone knows you're cursed and the weakest werewolf here! Without your parents, you wouldn't even be known as part of Lopez because of how weak you are!" Arina shouted, picking her up again and throwing her, slamming Zaria into the wall once more.<br /> Zaria coughed, blood splashing out of her mouth, wincing in pain.<br /> "Do you even know why I befriended you? It was all because you are Lopez! I never wanted you from the start! But because your father and your mother were the strongest among the pack, among the werewolves, I needed to pretend that I like you when you are nothing !"<br /> Zaria chuckled. "Nothing? Look who's talking?"<br /> Arina was pure livid as she unleashed her full force, beating Zaria until she lost consciousness. Besides the anger, there was a trace of fear that Zaria might reveal her secret relationship with Lucius, especially since everyone knew he was supposed to marry Zaria. Arina didn't want her name tarnished before Lucius officially announced her as his new fiancée.<br /> With the pristine reputation of Levine's household, Arina couldn't afford to have Zaria ruin her name.<br /> Stressed and fearful of the consequences, Arina hastily tied Zaria and concealed her in the basement while she remained unconscious.<br /> Arina left the location swiftly to avoid drawing attention. Given Zaria's weakened state and knowing that she had no wolf, Arina was confident that she wouldn't be able to escape the basement quickly.<br /> When Zaria slowly woke up and noticed the darkness of the basement, as she felt she was tied as well, she winced in pain as she felt how her body was completely sore because of being beaten up by Arina, who was desperate to silence her.<br /> “Feck that stupid woman,” Zaria whispered to herself. Since she had no wolf and she was very weak, it was hard for her to heal herself, unlike normal werewolves. It’s something that she hates about herself.<br /> And maybe Arina had been too careless, underestimating Zaria too much that she didn’t even bother tying her strongly.<br /> Zaria used her remaining energy to free herself, despite the struggle. It took her more than an hour to release herself and she could feel the stinging sensation around her wrists.<br /> Her stomach grumbled, but it was her last priority as she wanted to escape from the threat.<br /> Finally breaking free, Zaria wasted no time. She fled and each step was a stride toward her survival. In this desperate moment, she had no one to rely on but herself.<br /> A bitter smile escaped her lips as she reminisced about her parents.<br /> "Father, if you were still alive, I'm sure they wouldn’t even dare to lay a finger on even a strand of my hair," she whispered, bitterness lacing her words.<br /> Zaria felt an overwhelming urge to cry. Weak and alone, she kept running because she wanted to live.<br /> At one point, she sought refuge in an unfamiliar lounge, desperate for a place that couldn't be traced. The pain engulfing her was so extreme that, before she could find something to eat, she collapsed. And unbeknownst to her, a familiar set of green eyes had been watching her since she entered.<br /> "You really found your way back to me, huh?" Leon said, crouching down as he noticed the unconscious woman.<br /> He observed the scars and bruises on her body, prompting him to carry her to his room. Leon ordered the housemaid to clean and treat her wounds.<br /> His hands balled into fists as anger surged within him. The image of Zaria now, covered in bruises, was a stark contrast to the one he had when he first met her. Struggling to control his rage, the colors of Leon’s eyes flickered, causing the housemaid to back away in fear.<br /> Leon growled before leaving the room, concerned that his anger might affect her while she slept.<br /> “Any news?” Leon asked as he found Gio who had just arrived.<br /> “She was the ex-fiancée of the newly elected alpha of the Carter’s Pack,” Gio reported to him. Careful with his words, Gio sensed the wrath Leon was trying to control.<br /> “Ex?”<br /> Gio gulped, aware of Leon’s still-flickering eyes. The intensity of the Lycan King’s aura was palpable throughout the household.<br /> “Yes. She was the daughter of the late James Lopez, the Lycan King. They haven’t announced it yet, but it looks like the Carter’s pack decided to make the Levine’s daughter the new Luna instead of her.”<br /> A low growl escaped his lips and Gio took a step backwards.<br /> “So, they did that to her…” Leon whispered. He cracked his neck, took a deep breath, and closed his eyes as he tried to control his temper. “I guess it wouldn’t hurt to pay the new alpha a visit.”<br /> And in the blink of an eye, Gio watched as their Lycan King disappeared. As soon as this happened, Gio fell on his knees as he wasn’t prepared for the intensity of power Leon had released before he was gone.<br /> “Feck,” he whispered.<br /> Now, he felt sorry for the new alpha, hoping that Leon would at least calm down before reaching Carter’s household.<br /> Chapter 3<br /> "Alpha Lucius, someone was looking for you. He said it’s important," Lucius looked up from the papers scattered across his desk as one of the housemaids delivered the message. His mind, preoccupied with thoughts of Zaria since her abrupt departure, struggled to focus on the present.<br /> He didn’t bother looking for her. Zaria had always been dependent on him. She must have been surprised by what happened but he’s convinced that she would return on her own. She always does.<br /> And the fact that she has no one but him now, Zaria would surely return and beg for him to take her back. Just thinking about that makes him smile in his thoughts.<br /> His attention shifted as he noticed the tension in the housemaid's expression. Raising an eyebrow, Lucius inquired, "I am not expecting anyone, especially at this hour. And why do you look so alarmed?"<br /> The housemaid, visibly uneasy, bowed her head before speaking. "I really think you need to go downstairs, Alpha. He said he’s an Arscott. He said his name was Leon,"<br /> Lucius felt a jolt of surprise. An Arscott seeking him out was no ordinary occurrence. The Arscott’s, especially Leon, the feared Lycan King from a mysterious clan, were known for their rare appearances and rumored extraordinary power surpassing even existing alphas.<br /> Without fully realizing it, Lucius found himself rushing downstairs, the weight of the situation sinking in.<br /> As he approached, Lucius sensed an overwhelming aura that preceded Leon Arscott. The very air seemed to vibrate with power, and Lucius couldn't shake the feeling that this meeting held great significance.<br /> Facing the Lycan King, Lucius couldn't help but feel a sense of confusion.<br /> Why would a werewolf of such immense power seek him out?<br /> While Lucius had recently assumed the role of alpha in his pack, he had never heard of any connection between the Arscotts and their pack.<br /> “Leon Arscott?” He asked, weighing his reaction. He had never seen him before but judging by the aura that he was feeling, there’s no doubt that it was indeed him.<br /> “She’s with me and I am taking her away,” Leon didn’t hesitate to say. His voice was so low and heavy that Lucius felt another surge of chills running through his body. And his eyes, they were green, but something about their glow made him feel nervous.<br /> Lucius was a bit confused. “Who are you talking about?”<br /> Leon Arscott looked at him with so little interest, like Lucius’s presence was nothing to him.<br /> “Zaria Lopez. She is now under my protection. If you touch her, our clan will clash. So don’t ever lay a finger on her, or else…blood will flood in your own territory.”<br /> And just like that, Leon disappeared in front of him as if he rode on the gush of the wind, and one of the housemaids who was standing a few meters away from them gasped in both fear and surprise.<br /> Lucius was momentarily lost in his own thoughts as everything that had happened slowly sank into him.<br /> He was consumed by pure fury when he realized Leon's determination to pursue Zaria. He felt intense anger, driving him to the brink because someone else was interested in the woman he had just rejected.<br /> It bruised his ego to think that Leon possessed a greater power than his own, intensifying his agitation.<br /> There was so little about Leon Arscott that Lucius knows as the werewolves from that clan are known to be so mysterious. Everything he knows about them is from rumors.<br /> Heck, even the fact that Leon Arscott visited him personally was such a surprise to him. All he knows from the rumors surrounding the Arscotts is that the Lycan King has never been interested in women, as he was only invested in the family's important businesses; nothing comes before it. Knowing that Arscott personally went to him to keep Zaria, irked Lucius so much.<br /> Lucius hit the wall in so much anger that the maids were all afraid.<br /> “He thinks he can get Zaria just like that? Zaria is mine. Just because they are known to be powerful doesn’t mean that they can have their ways in Colmar. The town of Colmar is now under the powers of the Carters...”<br /> So, that very same evening, Lucius sent someone into Leon's place to get the woman, despite knowing how dangerous the rumors about the Arscotts were.<br /> Lucius laughed inside his room. For sure it would be easy to just replace Zaria with another woman. Zaria is just omega. The Arscott wouldn’t be bothered by her.<br /> However, at the back of his mind, he could remember the words Leon had uttered to him before he left.<br /> “Oh, my God!” The loud screaming of the maids echoed within the household of the Carters the next morning, so Lucius quickly rushed outside.<br /> And to see him early in the morning, in front of his house, with the head of the man Lucius sent into, as he tossed it into his feet, made Lucius freeze.<br /> Leon’s steps are heavy like every step he takes is a heavy rush of the wind that sends shivers down the spine of everyone who sees him. And Lucius knows everyone around the house could feel the power of the aura he was releasing at this very moment.<br /> The maids were screaming, terrified at the view before them.<br /> Lucius attempted to move, but before he could react, he found himself forcefully pinned against the wall. The painful sound escaped him as he struggled to maintain contact with the ground. His feet almost couldn't touch the floor. A sharp intake of breath became a struggle as Leon's left hand tightened around his throat, causing him to rise slightly, gasping for air.<br /> He could feel the intensity coming from him and he couldn’t help but feel so afraid.<br /> "My words were clear, Carter. I am not giving you an option. You have no choice but to agree with what I said, so leave the woman alone. This is my last warning. Make me angry and watch me annihilate the very pack you were starting to lead," Leon snapped.<br /> Lucius underestimated Leon. But to taste a small amount of his power, he was already shivering; he felt like death was already knocking through his window and was ready to get him as soon as possible.<br /> He was so annoyed when Leon disappeared that he could no longer get to control Zaria the way he wanted despite abandoning her and cheating behind her.<br /> When Zaria slowly opened her eyes, she immediately noticed the room that wasn’t familiar to her. Other than that, she was already wearing a nice dress that smelled luxurious.<br /> “Good morning, Miss. Mr. Arscott has told me to make sure you eat your breakfast and drink your herbal medicine for your fast recovery,” the housemaid said as she placed the tray in front of her on the mattress at the top of the small wooden table.<br /> Arscott? I felt like I heard that surname somewhere.<br /> But she was grateful for the hospitality of someone named Arscott, who let her into his place and even took care of her. She wasn’t expecting it, despite the things that she had been through.<br /> After eating her breakfast and drinking her medicine, she decided to come out of the room and go outside for some fresh air. She was so shocked at how big the place was from the outside that she could hardly remember how she got into it.<br /> “You’re awake,” a voice suddenly echoed behind her.<br /> She glanced at the back and saw the man who was so familiar to her that her eyes widened, knowing she had familiarized herself with him.<br /> "You..." she gasped, just looking at his green eyes. It was the same eyes that made her feel so many things that evening, the same eyes that let her forget all of the pain she was feeling then.<br /> She can’t help but blush as memories of what happened between them slowly filled her mind.<br /> “You should be resting. Are you okay?”<br /> Zaria was so stunned that she couldn’t take her eyes off his face. She could hardly remember his face that evening, but looking at him now, in broad daylight, while the string of lights is kissing his face, he seems glowing. A beast in the middle of paradise dressed like a daydream when he felt like a nightmare.<br /> Thick lashes, green, intense green eyes. Pointed nose. Angular jaw. Disheveled hair. He was the kind of man any woman would sleep with because you knew he would do you hard and good just by looking at his physique.<br /> “I…uh…am okay,” she said, clearing her throat when she realized that she seemed to be drooling.<br /> “You can stay here whenever you want. This is your new home now. You are safer here. My pack could protect you from the harm,” Leon said.<br /> Zaria blinked twice, as she could not fully digest what he just offered. She was not used to the treatment since she knew that she was omega now and her father was no longer with her. To everyone’s eyes, she was just a lowly werewolf who had nothing, not even a wolf.<br /> “I appreciate your help, and I owe you for that, but... I am not fit to stay in your pack. Can you let me go?”<br /> “Your bruises and your wounds say you are in great danger. Aside from that, my pack is willing to welcome you in. This is going to be your new home. You can start a new life here, away from those people who hurt you.”<br /> Zaria’s shoulder loosened as she suddenly remembered why she was in his place. There was a threat chasing after her. And she knew that there was no one waiting for her anymore. The only family she had—her fiancé—chose to betray her with her best friend, who even had beaten her up.<br /> Thinking about the misfortune she has and the fact that she was abandoned by Lucius himself, she would only be bullied in the town for no longer being the fiancée of Lucius, and she doesn’t want to live like a poor rat as well.<br /> So, she agreed to Leon’s offer as Leon brought her to the pack to introduce her, and she was welcomed warmly.<br /> “Treat her like she was part of us from now on,” Leon said, to which everyone nodded, looking at Zaria with pure curiosity.<br /> In the middle of the introduction, a woman showed up, dressed in a white winter coat with her uptight ponytail hair and a hostile demeanor.<br /> “Elayne,” Leon called.<br /> The beautiful woman walked toward Leon and gave him a peck on the cheek as she side-eyed Zaria, who was standing next to him with those cold eyes.<br /> “Who is she?" She asked; her voice sounded so cold. Zaria could feel animosity coming from the woman, but who was she to judge?<br /> “This is Zaria Lopez. She is part of the pack from now on,” Leon introduced.<br /> Zaria smiled a little at Elayne, who looked at her from head to foot. Zaria could feel that she didn’t like her.<br /> “I am Elayne Collins. Leon Arscott’s fiancée. Nice to meet you,” she said, smiling a little but with no hint of affection in her words.	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621,631	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":621637}'	Yes	2024-03-20 00:40	active	294	441680451548789	Continue to listen "The Challenge Two Alphas, One Girl"👉	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: But—<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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621,638	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":621637}'	Yes	2024-03-20 00:40	active	294	7741502275910991	Continue to listen "The Challenge Two Alphas, One Girl"👉	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: But—<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. 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