Winter Rejected By One Alpha Love By Another One
Chapter 20

about each one.

After they announced that they were pregnant everyone left the office quickly. Winter and Shane have been reading reports on the Alphas. They want to know more about each one. This project will take a couple of weeks to finish. But she and Shane want to know It has been a couple of hours now Winter is looking at her McDreamy she sees that he's communicating with someone. "I thought we were going to celebrate." She's thinking

Shane takes her hand come with me Star Eyes." He squats down in front of her. Winter climbs on his back wondering"where are they going."

Shane walks down the long hall and up to the balcony where they had their mating ceremony. Winter gasps at pink and blue balloons. Two large teddy bears are sitting in chairs. Winter slides off of his back. "This is beautiful" she looks at Harper and Parker standing in front of the table. Then they step away. "Four cakes? Isn't that a lot of cake?" She points at two cakes that are decorated in pink. The other two are decorated in blue.

He wraps his arms around her. "Since we don't know what we're having I figure this will cover it." Shane kisses her neck.

Winter turns to look at him "This means so much to me. I love it and I love you"

"I love you too. "This is only the beginning." " He kisses her on the lips.

The twins are looking at her and talking through their links. They thought that Winter was pregnant before she mated with Shane. Winter heard their conversational links them back that they will discuss that later. Harper and Parker nod their heads at her. Dimitri picks up a plate. "You two can do that tonight. Can we eat while the food is hot?"

"Man I was about to say the same thing. I'm hungry." Gage picks up a roll"

Everyone laughs at them.

"Boy be quiet" Patrice hits Gage's arm

"Stop laughing at our mates. They can't help it if they have food on their brains." Yolanda sticks a chicken leg in Dimitri's mouth.

Ace pats Dimitri's shoulder. "Man I'm with you. Let's eat."

"Yep" Bronson winks at Parker.

The twins are looking at their mates laughing and shaking their heads.

Shane sits down and pulls Winter on his lap. He starts singing to her "Havin' my babies. What a lovely way of sayin' How much you love me, Havin' my babies What a lovely way of sayin' What you're thinkin' of me I can see it, face is glowin' I can see in your eyes I'm happy you know it, That you're having my babies"

Winter lays her head on his shoulder and kisses her mark on his neck. "I'm so happy you're my mate."

"So am I Star Eyes. So am I" He kisses her forehead.

Their parents are looking at the couple smiling.

****

Taffy is looking at Crystal and Muffy driving down the driveway. She walks into her father's office. He's on the phone. She's walking around his office looking around while waiting for him to get off the phone. Morlock is watching her the entire time. "What brings you to see me? I'm sure it's not because you love me."

Taffy frowns "I'm trying to figure out what is happening here? Why is mother sleeping down the hall in that small bedroom?" She sits in the chair across from his desk.

He smirks. "I see. That my dear is grown people's business. That means stay out of it. Now if that is all I have a lot of work to do before some of my new pack members arrive."

"New members?" She looks at him confused

"Yes did you really think that I would give away my pack without a backup plan? I'll see you at dinner. Don't be late and be on your best behavior. Be nice to Crystal" Morlock pick the phone receiver up, looking at her. Taffy slowly gets up and walks out of the office.

He stares at her until she closes the door. "That girl and Penelope are up to something. As soon as I have rebuilt my pack I'll reject Penelope then send both of them on their damn way."

When Taffy walks into the hall. She hears some clapping their hands. She turns to look in the direction of the noise. Penelope is standing behind a shelf with her head poking out and motioning for her to come to her. Taffy is walking toward her. "My word has everyone gone nuts in this house?" She now standing in front of her mother. "Why are hiding?"

"What did your father say?" Penelope whisper

"Nothing. He basically threw me out. You never did say why you and father are sleeping in different rooms." She rolls her arms.

Penelope walks down the hall "That's not important right now. I have made the first step of getting you back to Goldtooth Mane. I'll deal with my mate and that woman soon enough."

"Mother what did you do?" She jogs to catch up with her.

"Don't worry your pretty little head. Every pack needs their Luna." Penelope turns to look at her. "Nicholas's pack is no different. You'll see he'll come running over here, begging you to come back." Taffy smiles " Don't tell me I don't want to know. Hell, I don't care as long as it gets me under the same roof with Nicholas.

****

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Irving and Rusty are on the patio. Rusty notices that Irving is quiet, which is unusual for him Irving still can't believe that Winter was the Queen. "Just think I had the damn thorn in my damn reach. I blew it f*****g around with Morlock's a*s. s**t, there has to be a way to get Nicholas and Winer marked and mated. But first I have to get rid of that damn Shane. Just how in the hell did those two get mated so damn quick" He's brought out of his thought when Rusty taps loudly on the table. "Yeah man," He looks at Rusty. "What has your a*s so deep in thought? I have been saying your name for over five minutes." Rusty looks at him.

Irving goes on to tell him about who Winter really is and about Shane. He also tells him all the details about last night. He sighs before he tells him about his and Nicholas's altercation. "My son tried to kill me." Irving nods his head looking at Rusty in disbelief. Rusty chuckles. "Hell, she got you there. You got the Alpha a pack when you could have had it all. Damn you got the short end of the stick. I'm surprised Nicholas hadn't killed you by now. It was wrong to go against the Moon Goddess. Karma is a b***h. It came back to your a*s quick."

Irving rolls his eyes at Rusty. "It's not over with yet. Once I get him mated to Winter again. He'll forgive me. I'll deal with that Reese for that damn s**t he pulled. It will be my pleasure to kill Cooper right after I throw him out of the palace." Rusty is looking at him shaking his head.

Inside the house, Nicholas is in his office reading over some of Irving's reports. Blake, Hayden, and his mother walk into his office. He looks up at them. "What's wrong now?"

His mother walks over to stand beside him. "Son we're confused as hell. Why didn't you reject Taffy instead of just sending her packing"

He leans back into his chair. "Because I didn't want her to send her nasty a*s rogue friends after Winter. That's something that I can't let happen. As long as Taffy wears my mark she'll believe that she still has some hope to have me. Right now, that's the best way of making sure that Winter isn't in any harm. Until I can come up with something else. As much as I hate to say this. I'm glad that Shane is with her. He'll protect her with his life." Nicholas clenches his fence when he says the part about Shane. Hayden looks at him confused. "That means that you're accepting this situation?"

Nicholas repeatedly shakes his head. "I never said that. The most important thing right now it's to protect Winter. Taffy has sent those damn rogues after her before. If they get their hands on Winter, Wilder and I will kill every one of those bastard by ourselves if I have to"

Sabrina looks at him, thinking. "I know that he loves her because she was his mate. But something else is happening here"

Blake looks at Hayden than at Nicholas. "You won't be by yourself. Hayden and I will be right there beside you."

Nicholas nods his head, thinking "I have to protect her and my pup. s**t, I might have to come to a truce with Shane until she has given birth." He's looking at Winter's picture that is on his desk. "It seems that we have company. It appears that some rogues want to die." Nicholas runs out of the patio with Blake and Hayden running behind him.

When Wilder, Blake's wolf Jammer, and Hayden's wolf Spitfire arrive at the border all of Goldtooth Mane's warriors are already there. They are already in wolf form staring at around sixty rogues. The three wolves shift and slide on some shorts. Nicholas sniffs looking around the rogues. His eyes land on a dark brown-haired young man. "That Bastard" He mumbles right before he tells Blake and Hayden through their link "that he is one of the rogues that were outside of Winter's apartment. His a*s is mine" Hayden and Blake look at the man. Then their eyes go to the other two men that are walking beside him.

"So Alpha Nicholas we finally meet. I have heard quite a bit about you. Now that I finally get the chance to meet you I don't think that you're all that. Let me introduce myself I'm JJ." The brown-haired man is staring at Nicholas. Nicholas smirks "James Platt Jr. I heard that were a cowardly chicken s**t. What brings you to my territory?"

"Don't call me that" JJ yells

Blake and Hayden laugh. Nicholas is still looking at him "I asked you a damn question. What the hell brings you to my territory?"

JJ rolls his eyes at Nicholas is still angry about being called James Platt Jr. "A little birdie told me that you were looking for me. So I decided to show bring the a*s whooping to you."

"So I see, To be honest I have never given you one damn thought. But I'm up for shopping your a*s." Nicholas rubs his chin.

JJ looks at him strangely, That b***h lied to me" He's thinking looking at the two men that are standing beside him. "We can't back down now. I'm going to kill that bitch."

One of the men is looking at him thinking, "She knew that your ego is your f*****g weakness."

The other man just shakes his head.

JJ is looking at Blake and Hayden they are already shifting into two dark chocolate wolves. Nicholas is still staring at him then he shifts to his large black wolf, Wilder.

The two men have already shifted and are running toward Jammer and Spitfire. As the other rogues are charging toward Nicholas's pack. Wilder looks around at his pack, they're butchering the rogues left and right.

Jammer has the tan wolf pinned against a tree. The tan wolf turns to run past Jammer on his right side. Jammer nips the wolf's back. The wold turns to run but is caught by his tail. Jammer bites down on his tail and slings the wolf to the ground. The wolf gashes for air for a few seconds. Before he howls from getting a chunk of his side ripped out. Jammer spits the meat out, looking at the wolf until he stops breathing.

Spitfire and the other wolf are on two legs clawing at each other. Spitfire swings his razor-sharp claw across the wolf's neck. the wolf stumbles back and lands on all fours. Spitfire growls and snaps at him. the wolf runs toward Spitfire. they butts heads and the wolf stumbles backward. Spitfire jumps toward the wolf knocking him on his back, as soon as the wolf lands. Spitfire bites down on his neck, biting down until the wolf stops breathing.

Wilder smirks as he starts running toward JJ's average size brown and white spotted wolf. JJ's wolf is looking at all of his men's wolves laying on the ground. He growls and charges toward Wilder then he jumps into the air. Wilder jumps into the air also, He throws his body into the wolf, making him fall to the ground. Wilder lands beside the wolf and lets out a loud growl. The wolf is looking up at a pissed-out Alpha wolf. Wilder is yelling in his head. "You will never come after my mate and pup again" Then he started biting and ripping the wolf with pieces with his two print paws. When wilder raises his head blood is dripping to the ground. He looks toward the packhouse he sees Irving looking at him. "Your time is coming" Wilder is thinking still looking at Irving.

****

Shane, Gage, Dimitri, Ace, and Bronson are walking around the borders. Shane wants to be one on one with all of the security he doesn't want to take any chances when it comes to any of their members' lives. He's concerned about Winter and the pups. He knows when the announcement goes out tomorrow that they're expecting. It will bring out a lot of rogues and maybe some bad Alphas. They want to get their hands on their pups. King Reese had told Shane a story about the time when Pilar was pregnant with Winter. How she was almost kidnapped by a person that was a friend of his brother. He ripped the man's head off.

"What are they doing here?" Bronson is looking at all of their mates walking toward them.

"Star Eyes missed me" Shane laughs looking at Winter. She's looking at him smiling

Gage is looking at Patrice. "Your Star Eyes brought her entourage with her."

Harper and Parker run over to their mates. Both twins jump into their arms. Parker leans back "We came to save you all."

Bronson laughs "Save us from what?"

Yolanda is wrapped around Dimitri. "It's dangerous out here."

Dimitri looks at her confused

Harper kisses Ace's cheek "Yep it sure is"

"Do you all think that we believe a word that any of you are saying?" Ace looks at Harper

She nods her head

Gage looks at Patrice "is there anything that you want to add?"

She nods her head "You never know when bears will show up"

"Bears? Really " All the men except for Shane say in unison and are looking around the woods.

He's looking at Winter smiling. "Your turn" He pulls her into him

"I just missed my McDreamy." Winter kisses him.

"That's my girl. I miss my Star Eyes too" He kisses her forehead and his phone rings. Shane looks at the caller id and sees Goldtooth Mane's name is on the screen. Shane shows it to Winter. She looks at him. Shane answers the call and put it on speaker "Phone conversation"

Shane: This is King Shane

Nicholas: We need to talk. Some rogues might be coming after Winter. My pack and I just killed some of the ones that were outside of her apartment when she lived here.

Shane: Okay, how about tomorrow?

Nicholas: Around 10:00?

Shane: Sounds good. Thank you for informing me

Nicholas: Keep her safe

Shane: Always. Even if I die doing it

"End of call"

"It seems that I have a meeting with Nicholas." Shane looks at her.

"So it seems" She's looking at him concerned and lays her hand on her stomach.