1 Alpha 2 Mates

Chapter 10

Heather's POV

I woke up to an empty bed. I sighed, pushing the hair out of my face and rolling out of bed. I start my morning routine. Brushing my teeth, washing my face, combing my hair, putting on mascara, and picking out an appropriate outfit. If Im going to be the luna of this pack I have to act like it. 

I've been feeling very groggy ever since the visit to Alpha Rickmans pack. Amber killed her mates other mate. I can't do that, not when Noah has feelings for her. A part of him would never forgive me. I wonder if Rickman was upset at Amber for what she did. I wonder if Lilian has ever thought of getting rid of me.

I'm dazed in thought when I hear laughter coming from downstairs. I focus my hearing to the voices and notice that Noah, Lilian, and beta Callum are all having a conversation down there. After I rush to put my clothes on I make my way downstairs and into the kitchen.

Noah is at the stove making food while Lilian is sat on the counter beside him and Beta Callum is sitting in one of the bar stools. They all turn to look at me when I enter.

"Heather Bee how nice to see you again!" Cal came up to me and spun me around in a hug. Cal and I never use to be this close until one day I was out at the shop and befriended a human girl. Cal started acting weird around me and was always sniffing me like a weirdo until I put two and two together. I invited the girl over to my house and it turned out that she was Cal's mate. After that he was forever grateful, and calls me 'Heather Bee' for reasons I don't even know.

"Cal, nice to see you too. You've been so busy I only catch a glimpse of you here and there" I say laughing as he puts me down.

"I know, it's because your mate has been piling his work pile onto me" he rolls his eyes causing me to laugh again. Very soon his eyes becomes serious "Well, I know why he's been doing that now. Heath are you okay with this whole thing?"

Before I answer Noah comes up to us and bumps Cal away with his arm and wraps me in his embrace. "Morning" he pecks my temple "You're normally up before I am, but since you slept in I had to take matters into my own hands" he said looking back at the stove.

I smile "Noah we both know you're a lot better at cooking than I am."

"Yeah but I say that you are so that you can cook instead of me" he laughs as I try to swat him, going back to the stove to finish whatever he's making.

"So Lily, how you liking Noah? Already wishing you had another mate huh?" Cal says grinning, taking a seat at the table I just sat at.

She blushes a smile and puts her hand on his shoulder. I look away. "No, he's perfect the way he is."

"Cal, are you trying to turn my mates against me?" Noah says coming to the table and setting the food down with Lilian trailing behind him.

"No, not at all" he turns to me and gives me a sly look. I shake my head smiling and reach for a plate, piling food on. "No but seriously Noah, how awesome is it to have two mates?"

We all start eating, Noah ignoring Cal but Cal just continues "I mean, it's pretty much every guys dream to have two girls fighting over him, completely devoted. Don't get me wrong I love my mate and wouldn't change her for the world, but you basically get to choose your mate yourself."

Noah puts his fork down and rubs his face with his hands. "Cal I think it's only your dream to have two people fighting over you. The thought of it seems cool but it sucks when your in the position. Also, I haven't told you the full detail of what happens when I choose one mate over the other."

"Well I got time te-"

"Cal, not now, we'll talk later."

Cal stopped talking and the rest of breakfast was pretty much silent. Cal loved talking, he spoke what he was thinking, that's why he always had so much to say. He was pretty awesome for a beta and a friend. Noah and Cal haven't been life long friends. In fact, they started becoming friends when they both started training to take over the positions from their fathers.

I can admit that when Noah is over stressed he becomes more of his wolf, who is highly grumpy and way too serious.

Just as everyone was finishing up their breakfast Jim came running through the door out of breath. Cal and Noah stood right away, both looking alert.

Jim went in the kitchen, grabbed a plate, sat down beside Lilian, pilled food on his plate and began eating.

"Sorry I'm late, I thought I missed the food" he says leaning back in his chair finishing the load in his mouth before scooping in more.

Noah and Cal stood staring at Jim then at each other before laughing, letting off the steam of stress they just built up with the way he barged in. Pretty soon we were all laughing.

Both sat down and Noah cleared his throat, getting everyone's attention.

"So I've decided today will be the day that I notify the pack of my situation."

I stop moving.

"And here I thought you just wanted to have breakfast with a good friend" Cal said laughing. I would have narrowed my eyes at him if I didn't feel stuck in place.

"I think it's a great idea. People are wondering where you are, they haven't seen or heard much of you." Jim says.

"Finally, I've been wanting to be introduced to the pack the first day we met" Lilian said excitedly, grabbing his arm and squeezing it with the biggest smile on her face. How I wanted to wipe it off her face.

Noah was smiling back at her. 

"Noah, do you think this is a good idea? Maybe you should choose one and tell them about everything after the decision is made" Cal said.

I was fuming. I'm pretty sure my face was red. My hands were balled into fists. I try to contain myself because we had guests and they've never seen me worked up. I'm always composed and I want them to keep that image of me.

"Maybe this will help make the decision more clear, and I'm running out of time. I not only need a mate but a great Luna too."

That's it. My claws came out and my eyes stared to sting, which meant my eyes switched to my wolfs. I stood up fast, causing the chair I was sitting on to fall backwards. 

"Am I not a 'great Luna' Noah? I've been helping you run this pack for five months. I've been there for you for everything! I put up with this bullshit of you not marking me as your own five months ago, only to find out you now have another mate. As soon as you knew you had another mate you should have rejected her!" I was screaming and seeing red. 

"Now were going to tell the pack, my pack, that their poor Luna is fighting to keep her mate. How would you feel Noah? If I was the one with a second mate? And didn't reject him for you? And let him kiss and touch me in front of you? I was your's for five months and she came into your life a couple of days ago and you're not sure who your going to pick?

If this is your way of telling me that you want someone new then the message is sent loud and clear. Maybe if I reject you it wont hurt as badly then when you do it" I was going hysterical. My wolf felt like in was running up and down inside me and my thoughts were scrambled. 

They were all staring at me shocked. "I Heather Mondelez, reject you Noa-"

In a flash he was in front of me with his hand on my mouth. I tried squirming away from him but he put his other hand around me to stop me from moving. I was still fighting to get away and used my wolf canines to bite down on his hand. He winced and growled but he stayed in his position till I calmed down.

"Cal, Jim, get out." he used his clipped alpha tone.

They both got up and slowly went to the door, looking back all the while. When they were out of the house Noah moved his hand. I wiped my mouth of his blood. I immediately felt guilty but didn't show it. I went as far as almost rejecting him in my blind rage. You can't really go back from something like that.

"Sit" he ordered me.

I sat across from Lilian, whose face held a shocked expression but a pleased one, knowing I just messed up, big.

Noah took the seat at the head of the table. Then looked at me with vicious eyes and all but yelled "Heather what the hell!?"

I sit back in my chair "Noah, I've said all I needed to say"

"I thought I have as well. I told you this isn't easy for me. I told you this would be hard. I told you why I didn't mark you five months ago, I was too stressed with taking over the pack and my wolf was half assed about it and I didn't no why at the time. 

The second I knew I had two mates I couldn't reject her because my pull to her was just as strong as my pull to you the first time we met. If I rejected her on the spot, everything that Rickman said would have came true. She would have gone rouge, or most likely ended up dead. She wouldn't have gotten a default mate."

"She tried to reject you Noah, that speaks volumes in itself" Lilian said.

I could feel his gaze on me. But my gaze is on the table.

"Do you really want to reject me Heather?" He asks.

I shake my head no. "I was just angry and wanted to get my point across."

He shakes his head and stops to focus, mind-linking with someone, then he stands.

"The pack is gathered at the pact building." He looks at Lilian "Are you ready?" She nods in return. Standing, she grabs his hand.

He looks at me "Heath, as much as I know you need comfort right now, we don't have time for any of that. No matter what the pack says I will have the final decision on who will be my mate. Are you ready?"

I sigh. I stand up and grab a hold of his hand that I previously cut but it's healed now. "No I'm not ready. But I'll go anyway"