Two Alphas, One Human

He is back.

Sedrick-

It’s been a day and a half since Seb left to find our mate. I was hoping that he would give up after being in Augusta for a day and having no luck but of course he didn’t. He called in, Michael, our best tracker. There was no way that Michael wouldn’t be able to find her. If he even got the slightest wiff of her it would be over. 

Seb won’t even try to mind link me anymore but I know that he is having his wolf talk to mine. That dumb mutt won’t even talk to me anymore. What kind of Alpha doesn’t have contact with his wolf. I feel him pull away from me more and more. 

I can’t concentrate on these spreadsheets anymore. I need to find some type of release. I have been avoiding Star lately. I am just scared that I won’t be able to please her without imagining my mate. 

“Star, are you busy?”

“Not for you Alpha. Do you want me to meet you in your bedroom?”

“Yes, I think that I do. Meet you there in five.”

This had better work. I better find a release in her soon or I am going to have to go for a long run. This extra energy and stress is going to kill me if I don’t. 

I beat Star to my room so I decide to just jump in the shower really quickly. I haven’t showered since I got home from Augusta that night. I still smell Astrid a small amount. I turn the water on as hot as it can possibly go and then jump in. I let the scolding water wash away the last scent. She will not be burden on my senses any longer. 

Halfway through and I hear the door open slowly. Star just lets herself in and begins to undress. I feel nauseated just lucking at her body. She steps into the water and jumps slightly at the temperature of the water. “Are you trying to burn your skin off?” I don’t answer her. I just pull her into the water more and try to hold her. 

She gently tries to massage my shoulders and chest. Normally, this is all that I would need to get started but its not working. “Let me wash your hair for your, baby.” She gently tugs and scrubs my scalp and it does feel so good. It relaxes me a bit. She begins to lather up her hands to wash the rest of my body. She takes her time and it releases a small bit of tension in my body. Just as I begin to relax, I feel it. 

I feel the pull of our Luna being marked. He marked her! How could he? He knows how I feel about her and her ability to be our Luna. I look up at Star and her eyes begin to tear up. 

“I thought that I was going to be your Luna?”

“You are my Luna. I don’t know what he is doing. This was not a part of the plan.”

“Well, what happens now? What about me?”

“I don’t know Star. I need to figure all of this out. I will call you when I do figure it out but for now I need to be alone.”

She slowly dries off, puts her clothes on, and leaves the bathroom. I know that she is upset but what am I suppose to do about it. I wasn’t the weak one who just marked a human as a Luna of the a large pack. She has no idea what pack life is even about let alone being able to lead werewolves. 

The more I think about it, the angrier I get. I don’t know what Seb is playing at but this is not what should have happened. Our parents are going to be so disappointed in him. Maybe I should call mom and dad before he gets the chance too. If I can get them on my side first then this will all be over. 

I hope that he isn’t planning on leaving the pack or trying to lead with two Lunas. Is that even possible? Could we pull that off? I suppose that I could I put Star in charge of all public events and let Astrid control the behind the scenes things like party planning. That wouldn’t be an awful arrangement as long as she stayed away from me. 

I doubt that Seb will want to move out of the pack house with her but maybe I could convince him too. They would probably enjoy having their own place anyways. They will need the privacy I bet. 

“You’re an i***t. You should have marked our mate right away like Sebastian and Slade did. They are doing what the Moon Goddess wanted us to do.”

“Don’t start with this again. I have made the choice of picking a better mate.”

“Look around you more when you are out with Star. Oh wait, you never actually go out with her. I think you’d be surprised at how many people don’t actually like her.”

“Don’t you dare talk about her like that!” I cut the link off this time with Blaze. He has no idea of what he is talking about. I feel even worse now than before I took a shower. I think I am going to go for a long run and then call mom and dad. There is no way that he would be stupid enough to move his human mate after marking her. They will be gone for a few days at least. 

I walked out of the pack house with everyone watching me as I do. They are all wandering who our mate is. They are going to be shocked and disappointed. 

I find my favorite tree and begin to strip down. Placing my clothe safely in the tree trunk so they will be dry when I get back. I begin the process of shifting. Since Blaze won’t help me shift anymore it’s a longer and more painful process. I feel every bone bend and break. My skin stretches as my wolf emerges. Blaze is a large wolf. He has deep black fur and rich yellow eyes. This is when I feel the most at ease and free. Running and jumping over small limbs works all of my frustrations and anxiety out. 

After a few hours of running I get the message that I was not expecting.

“Alpha, Alpha Sebastian is coming on to pack grounds.”

“Thank you. I will be there in a moment.”

I can’t believe that he moved her. He is putting her at risk. Who knows how long she will be out or what the marking process could do to her. I would have never had moved her like this. I quickly make it back to my clothes and change. Blaze helps me this time because he wants to see Astrid. That will not happen. 

I make my way up the fourth floor, our floor. I smell her immediately. Why does she have to smell so freakin good. I just want to run to her and make sure that she is okay. This is going to kill us slowly. 

The doctor is leaving as I am walking up. “Congratulations Alpha! Your mate is doing very well. I expect her to be fully recovered in a few days.”

“Thank you doctor. I am glad to hear it. Is my brother with her?”

“Yes, he is. You may go in whenever you would like too.”

She walks away and I am just left standing there. Do I go in or should I wait out here? I am just going to mind link Seb and let him know that I am out here. That will be the best thing to do probably. 

“Seb, I am out in the hallway. We need to talk.”

“I don’t want to leave Astrid but I don’t think it would be wise to argue in front of her right now. Give me a few minutes.”

He walks out into the hall way and he is ready to fight this out. His body is tense and he is on edge.

“Sedrick, I will not allow you to hurt her. She is my mate and I will protect her at all costs. She is perfect for me, for us. If you do not want her, then I will step down as Alpha and we will go our own way.”

I was not expecting him to just come out and say that. 

“You can’t leave. We are meant to lead this pack together. You can not give up on all of us just for a woman.”

“She is not just a woman. She is my mate, our mate.”

“Oh please, brother!She is a human and she shouldn’t be here.”

“When are you going to stop fighting this? She was made for us. She completes us!”

“I will not accept her. You may move out of the pack house with her but you are not to step-down. We lead together and that is it. I will mark Star and she can be the Luna that makes public events. If Astrid feels like it she can help Star plan the parties and events. That is it.”

“So you want me to hide her like she is a dirty secret. Like I am ashamed of her.”

“I never said that you had to be ashamed of her but she will not be face of this pack.”

“I think we both need to take a step back and wait a few days to cool off. This is clearly not going anywhere.”

“Fine.” I had no choice but to walk away. I went to my room across the hall and closed the door. I need to get some sleep. I need to stop thinking about her.