Page 46 of Unknowingly Adopting the Alpha
“You can’t just tell Fillian to fuck off?” I suggested hopefully.
He shook his head sadly. “As Alpha, I have to fight those that challenge me.”
I hated that so much, but I still went to stand by Paul, hoping Jeremy would beat the shit out of Fillian.
Milo was as shocked as the rest of the pack, but he surprised me by walking up and standing next to Jeremy. “I’ll be Jeremy’s second.”
Leaning in to whisper, I asked Paul, “What does being a second mean?”
Paul swallowed, his eyes not leaving his sons. “Because Marcus declared he was second, it means that if Fillian fails, and dies, Marcus will then fight Jeremy as Alpha. Since it wouldn’t be fair for Jeremy to fight two battles right after each other, that’s where Milo comes in.”
“Hang on,” I said, getting my brain wired up. “You’re telling me, that when Jeremy rightfully beats the ever-living crap out ofFillian, Milo then has to fight Marcus, and if he loses that fight, then Marcus becomes Alpha?”
“No, then Marcus will fight Jeremy right after, making it a fair fight since they’ve both then fought twice and won.”
My stomach felt ill, like the pretty cupcakes Greg and I had made wanted to escape.
“It’ll be fine,” Darius calm voice spoke from behind me. “Jeremy will handle it.”
I turned to meet his gaze, remembering his own fated mate stood to fight, too. “They both will,” I declared, hoping my conviction was enough to settle us both.
Jeremy moved into the middle, the pack forming a circle around him.
“I accept your challenge for the Alpha title,” Jeremy said, his voice neutral, like he wasn’t just about to fight for his life. Damn that cupcake really wasn’t doing well in there…
Marcus looked at me and smiled wickedly. “When my son wins there won’t be any humans allowed here. We’re wolves, not pets.”
Did he truly think I saw them as pets?
Ignoring him, I focused all my attention on Jeremy. I both wanted to watch, and to escape home and pet Daisy until Jeremy came home and it was all over.
Please win.
They started to strip, but I was glad Jeremy hurried with his and shifted immediately. Even when he had to fight for his life, he still remembered how much I wanted his body for myself. He truly was the perfect mate.
Fillian’s wolf was just as big as Red. I’d stupidly thought Red would be bigger since he was the Alpha. I now knew that wasn’t true. Red was still much prettier than Fillian’s wolf.
They circled each other, maybe it was a formal way of starting the fight? I didn’t care enough to ask, my eyes glued to my Red as I watched them close in on one another.
Fillian was the first to spring forward, his jaw wide open and ready to tear into Red’s throat. I held my breath as Red escaped it, dashing to the side and taking Fillian by surprise.
A quick breath escaped me, and I held in the next one. This went on for far too long, both wolves growing tired. But then it happened, Fillian dodged Red’s attack, but instead of focusing back on Red, his eyes found mine. I wasn’t expecting I’d need to move. I’d been too busy focusing on their fight to notice when Fillian sprang forward to attackme. I wasn’t ready for it.
I just managed to see Marcus shift in the background, then attack Red, who was distracted watching me. Red went down, and so did I.
Chapter Twenty-Three
Jeremy
I’d gotten distracted, but who was stupid enough to attack a packmate during a fight?
Fillian, apparently.
Marcus bit into the back of my neck, but I was younger and faster than him, so I slid around before he’d gotten his teeth truly in, my back legs pushing him from my body. Then I twisted, using my front paws to jump him. He fell to his back, my teeth finding his neck as fast as I could. I was allowed to kill him. He’d attacked me without permission, so when his neck broke, I didn’t feel bad about it. I did however, need to see the reality of what had happened to my mate.
I’d seen Milo shift just as Marcus hit me from the side, and that had been what gave me hope that Cass was okay. I at least knew he was alive, I could feel it.
I’d been surprised when Milo had stepped in and offered to be my second. Maybe it was purely because he wished to be Alpha himself, or maybe, just maybe, he still cared for me. I hoped it was the latter.
