The Luna Queens Fight!

Royal Request

*10 months later*

Mal POV

“PUSH! PUSH! PUSH!” I yell at the person in front of me. “Harder! Push yourself!” The recruit finally beats their record on the obstacle course. She is one of our newest members in the training program I started. Two months after taking the Head Trainer position I started recruiting she-wolves. There was some uproar from the guys but after I explained that women could fit and hide in places they can’t, they changed their outlook on it.

“Nice work today, Sarah! You did great,” I tell her as she drinks her water.

“Thank you, Mal. I wouldn’t have made it this far if not for you,” she smiles.

“Go hit the showers and get something to eat. Be ready tomorrow. It will be harder,” I say to which she nods. I head to my room when Bruce comes up to me.

“Hey, Dynamite! The King requests your presence in his office,” he says. They guys start ooing like highschool teens when a classmate gets called to the principal's office. I flip them off and head to the office with them laughing behind me.

“Your majesty, you wanted to see me.” Dad sends me a playful glare because he doesn’t like me calling him that.

“Yes, Mal. A pack is holding a training summit for any pack to participate in and would like our top team to come train them. You and your team will be heading there in a few hours. Pack up and be ready,” he tells me.

“May I inquire which pack?” I ask. Please don’t say Silver Moon.

“It is the Blood Hallow pack. Oliver is the one who talked the Alpha into it,” he tells me.

I get to annoy Ollie? Hell yes! “I’ll be ready. I’ll mindlink the team right away.”

“I have already done that, Captain. Just focus on resting and being packed,” Bruce says beside me.

“What would I do without you, Bruce?” I say. He has been my right-hand man and a person to count on these past months.

“Go crazy from boredom,” he replies, making Dad laugh at us.

“You sound like Gwen,” I chuckle.

“Be safe and keep me updated on the progress,” Dad says. We bow and head out to get ready for our mission.

***

Three hours later we are on the road heading to Blood Hollow pack. We have four SUVs in our convoy followed by a truck with a motorcycle-filled trailer. Only Bruce, Hannah, Bryce, Chuck, and myself ride. Some of the others do, but not like us.

“Did Chuck make sure my baby was secured enough? We don’t need a repeat of last time,” I ask no one in particular. Last time we traveled with our bikes, my Suzuki GSX250R was on its side by the time we got to our destination. It was brand new and I had just had it wrapped in purple and blue. Bryce and Bruce had to hold me back from killing Chuck who ran scared while Hannah watched eating chips. It took me 3 hours and 10 punching bags in the gym to cool down. After I cooled down, Chuck came to me and apologized. The man was on the verge of tears and I couldn’t stay mad at him. His punishment was he was my test dummy for new moves for a month. Let’s just say my bike gets double straps when we travel now.

“I double-checked before we left and it was good. I’m pretty sure he would cover it in straps like a blanket if he was able,” Hannah piped up from behind me.

I pull out the folder for Blood Hollow and start looking it over. “Tell me what you got,” I say to Bruce.

“The Blood Hollow pack is run by Alexander Santo. He has been Alpha for two years and still hasn’t met his mate. The Beta, as you know, is Oliver Hanson. He is filling in until Micheal Connors turns 19 in two months. The Gamma is Cole Reeves. His mate is Tammy Reeves who is expecting a pup in three months. Blood Hollow is the first pack under the Royal pack. The Training Summit will last two weeks, but we will be staying a month to do extra training for Alpha Alexander’s pack. A total of 10 packs are sending people for training and the number of wolves is about 500,” Bruce says beside me.

Damn, that’s a lot. No worries though. We brought 15 of our training team. That means 10 to train and 5 to observe everyone. This will be interesting to say the least.

Two hours later we pull up to a giant metal gate with “BH” engraved into the middle. Bruce tells the guard who we are and we drive through. The pack house is huge. Ollie is already standing outside waiting for us.

“OLLIE!” I yell as soon as I get out of the car. I tackle him to the ground as we laugh.

“Hey, Mal! It’s good to see you too,” he says, trying to get me off. Good luck buddy!

Bruce comes over and picks me up like I was nothing. He sets me on my feet as Bryce helps Ollie up. Everyone around us laugh at their Beta being tackled by me.

“The Alpha is finishing up some paperwork and should be done soon. Come on in and I’ll show you to your rooms,” Ollie says as he turns around. PERFECT!

I run and jump on his back like when we were kids. “Piggyback, b***h! It’s your punishment for not visiting.” He just laughs and grabs my legs.

We get inside and everyone is looking at me and Ollie laughing. We get to the other side of the giant foyer when Emma comes out of the kitchen. “Okay, punishment over. Put me down,” I say. As soon as my feet hit the floor I’m tackling Emma. “I missed you girl!”

“I missed you too, Mal. Your bike is still in one piece this time, right?” She asked me and glanced at Chuck.

“I hope so. I do have some new moves to try out just in case,” I say and look at him too. His eyes go wide and runs toward the door.

“Yes! I'll double-check. Just please don’t do that again. I couldn’t sit for three days,” he yells as he goes out the door. We all laugh and I help Emma stand up.

“You just had to do that, didn’t you?” Bruce laughs as he brings me my bag.

“You know I have to. Don’t ruin my fun, Bruce,” I glare playfully at him.

As we are about to head up the stairs, the most intoxicating smell of sandalwood and pine reaches my nose. What is that smell? The only other time I smelled something so delicious is when I found my... “Mate!” Gwen finishes for me. I start following the scent towards a hall when a man steps out of a door. He sniffs the air and looks around until his eyes meet mine. “Mate,” we say at the same time. Gwen starts to jump around happy, yelling, “Mate! We found our second chance mate!” I go to walk to him but stop at what happens right before my eyes. A blonde she-wolf walks out and clings to his arm. She is dressed in a tube top that shows way too much at the top and a really short mini skirt. So short that she would show everything if she bent over. She looks familiar, but her back is to us so I can’t see her face. I look back at him and he doesn’t even attempt to push her off. This is just great. Another playboy. I turn and walk back to the group. They are looking at me with angry eyes with a hint of sadness then look back down the hall.

“It’s ok, guys. I have been through this already,” I tell them through mindlink. They all jerk their head towards me. I haven’t told many people of my rejection so this is news to them. “I’ll explain later.”

I look at Oliver and he is glaring at the man. “Care to show me my room, Ollie?”

He looks at me and smiles, “Sure thing. Follow me.” As we start to walk, Hannah comes up and links her arm through my left while Emma does the same to my right. The guys surround us as we ascend the stairs.

“Are we cursed to always have playboy mates that don’t want us, Gwen?” I ask my wolf.

“No, Mal. Remember the Goddess told us that if our second chance mate rejects us, she will give us one more and make the bond so strong that nothing and no one could break it or fight it,” Gwen reassured me. That’s true but I can’t help but wonder what’s wrong with me. “Nothing is wrong with you, Mal. You are a beautiful, sweet woman. You outshine whoever that bimbo was by a million.” I chuckle at her in my head. On the outside my face is expressionless.

“Ollie, who was that man?” I ask as we get to a door. My whole team followed us to my door. I know they did it to make sure I’m alright and there weren't any issues.

He looks at me and I can see his eyes switching from his eye color and his wolfs. “That was Alpha Alexander. Whoever that she-wolf was arrived with one of the packs here to train,” he vents out. I hug him to reassure him that I’m alright. I have a sinking feeling about who she was but I didn’t want to jump to conclusions.

“Just make sure that he rejects me before he sleeps with her,” I tell him and his head jerks up. He already knows what I’m talking about. When pups learn about the royals in their first year of high school, they learn about the differences in the mate bond between them and normal wolves. Normal wolves will feel stabbing pain in the abdomen if they have met their mate and they sleep with another. It’s a way to know when your mate is unfaithful. The thing about royals is, if their mate is unfaithful after meeting, it could literally kill them. Starts off like normal ranked wolves with the discomfort and pain. The difference is the pain they feel when their mate is fully with someone is the pain royals feel when it’s just getting started. As the betrayer progresses it gets to the point of coughing up blood and their organs begin to shut down. The Moon Goddess gave us this gift (I say curse) to ensure the royals don’t stray from their destiny.

“If he does then you know what will happen,” Ollie tells me with conviction. I smile and turn to my crew. “Go get some rest. There will be a welcoming bonfire in two hours.” I don’t wait for the reply and go into my room slamming the door behind me. The pack is already asking questions in the mindlink. I tell them about my first mate and let me just say you could feel the anger so much through the link it almost combusted. Hannah, Bryce, and Bruce come to hang out in my room until the bonfire starts. Goddess give me strength.