Winter Rejected By One Alpha Love By Another One
Chapter 21

Penelope and Taffy are in the den. She keeps looking at Taffy strangely thinking "I don't understand why Nicholas hasn't contacted her. Every Alpha knows that their pack is stronger when they have a Luna there." Taffy is filing her nails and humming. "Mother, are you sure your plan will work?"

"Yes dear, I am." Penelope walked over to the window. She's looking at Morlock and Muffy playing badminton. Crystal is sitting on a blanket watching them with a picnic basket beside her. "Dear, did you know your father was having a picnic?" "Uh-huh, he invited me but I declined. He said something about quality family time. I can't stomach that scene right now." Taffy shakes her head, looking at her nails. "Mother, at first I didn't care what you did. But I'm curious now."

Penelope walks over and sits beside her. "For starters, I had some rogues to attack the pack. I'm sure that Nicholas's pack will win. But the members will be upset with him because you're not there. An Alpha grows weak without his Luna. Sometimes their wolf even leaves them. Then he will come running to you."

Taffy was looking at her, shaking her head. "Your plan is so f****d up. I'm not the Luna there. Nick made his mother the Luna. Not only that Wilder would never leave Nick for me or Tunic. He despises both of us. I mean with a passion. Tunic tried to communicate with Wilder a few times. He blocked her, but not before saying that she'd never be Rieka."

"Hell maybe she should have tried to seduce him" Penelope mumbles

"Oh, we both tried that with Wilder and Nick. Those assholes threw us against the wall several times. " Taffy started back filing her nails.

"Looks as if I'll have to come up with a different plan. Maybe get rid of his damn mother." Penelope was thinking and tapping her finger on the arm of the chair. She's brought out of her thoughts.

"Mother is Crystal and father mates? Their relationship is so strange." Taffy turns her nose up.

Penelope stands up. "That, my dear is a long f*****g story. One that I don't wish to discuss today."

****

After talking to Rusty, Irving is moping in the den. "How in the hell did I not see who Winter was? I f****d up. Man did I f**k up."

"Greed, hardhead, and ego. But mostly ego." Igor, his wolf yells,

"Shut the f**k up" Irving yells in his head.

"Nope, not this time. I tried to tell you over and over about that Taffy chick. But you were hell-bent on showing Cooper Atkinson up. Now, who's showing who? He's living in the palace. You don't even have an office. Nicholas and Wilder want us dead. Hell, it was your bullshit, not mine. But that's the price we wolves pay for having an egotistic fucker for a human." Those were the last words Igor said before he blocked Irving out.

"Why must my wolf be a damn jerk?" He sits down and closes his eyes.

"Probably because you're a jerk." She sat down across from him.

He opens his eyes, looking at her. "Your a*s is enjoying all of this. I know your gloating"

She nods her head and laughs. "I must say that I am. But the reason that I came here was to ask you what the former King wanted to see you and Morlock about. I saw that you both were summoned at the same time."

"He was upset about the deal that Morlock and I made. Some hog-wash about interfering with the Moon Goddess. The bastard only said that s**t because his daughter was the one that was rejected. He also said that she'd be watching us." Irving frowns and smirks "What the hell can she do about it?"

"Well, she's the Queen who knows what she or King Shane can or will do about it. I have a meeting with my son. You noticed that I said, my son? Nicholas asked me not to refer to him as your son." She was walking out of the room.

He closes his eyes. "None of this is as I had planned."

In Nicholas's office, he's telling Blake and Hayden that he's meeting with Shane in the morning. "Blake, you're in charge. I want Hayden to accompany me. If that man that I used to call father does one damn thing, lock his a*s up or save me the trouble of killing him." "Believe me, either way, will work for me." Blake is on his laptop. "So are you planning to tell your mother about Winter's situation?"

Hayden stops flipping through some papers and looks up at Nicholas.

Nicholas was shaking his head. "No, not right now. I don't want her so-called mate to get wind of it."

"Man, I still can't believe that you're meeting with the man that is mated to your mate" Hayden put the papers on the desk.

"It's not as if I have a choice. I would team up with the devil if I had to, as long as she is safe. He's looking at her picture. "Right now the most important thing is to keep Winter safe. I saw for myself the other night that she's one hell of a fighter. But she doesn't need to shift or fight right now.

"Who doesn't need to be fighting or shifting?" Sabrina walked into the office.

"My mate" Hayden blurts out and scratches his head, thinking "Why did I say that,"

"That can only mean one thing. Congratulations on becoming a father." Sabrina hugged him.

Blake covers his mouth, laughing, and turns to look away from Hayden.

Nicholas didn't know what to say.

"Thank you". Hayden stands up and starts walking out of the office.

"Where are you going?" Nick looked at him confused.

"To work on that issue that we were just talking about". He smiles and winks at Nick

"Oh yea right, you do that" Nicholas chuckles.

****

Parker and Harper are in Winter's office. Winter is sitting behind her desk. "Tomorrow morning while McDreamy is meeting with Nicky. I mean, Nicholas, we're going to the mall. I don't care to be in the same place where he and Wilder are right now." "Okay sure. Win, Parker, and I thought you were with pup a day or two before you and Shane mated." Harper, leaning closer to the desk, whispering.

Winter leans closer to her desk. "Why are you whispering?"

Parker does the same thing, "Because we don't want anyone to hear us."

"Oh. Well, then it might be best if we changed the subject. McDreamy is the father" Winter sits back in the chair. "Now is there any business that we should be discussing?"

"Our mates and we are looking into Taffy and her damn mother's relationship with rogues." Parker squinches her eyes, looking at Winter.

Winter nods her head. "Good I was going to suggest that. Especially since I'm positive that night that I was the target. The meeting that Nicholas had requested with Shane confirmed this somewhat. Keep me updated on that. Anything else?" She looked at Harper "We found out that he sent Taffy home the night of your coronation," Harper whispered.

Winter laughs. "We really need to work on your whispering. That's between him and her. That doesn't concern me at all." She lays her hand on her stomach. " Tonight Shane and I won't be down for dinner. We'll be eating in our room. I want to spend some time alone with him before he meets with Nicholas tomorrow."

"I would love to be a fly on that wall. Can't we stay and eavesdrop as we used to when we were kids?" Parker looks around the office.

"Not this time. Maybe next time" Winter, is opening a bag of Lemonheads, thinking "I would love to know myself."

Down the hall, Shane is meeting with Dimitri and Gage. The two men are updating Shane on the tv station and his sports team. Gage tells him that he got Patrice and Yolanda's input on the woman project that he wanted to do for the summer.

Dimitri pulls up the bank account to show Shane that the Alpha from Jamaica has transferred the funds into the special account that Shane had set up just for that deal.

Shane nods his head. " That's good."

The two men looked at one another. They know that something is on his mind. Gage nods and mouths "I'll ask."

Dimitri waved both hands toward Shane.

"Okay Alpha, do you want to tell us what's wrong? As far as we can see it, you should be cloud nine", Gage smiled and leaned his head to the left.

Shane chuckles "I am happy as hell. Nicholas stated that some mutherfucking rogues want my Star Eyes. I'll kill every f*****g rogue if I have to. No one will touch my Star Eyes", he points at them.

"It seems as if we're about to go on a killing spree." Dimitri closes the laptop and looks at Shane.

Gage nods his head. "Yep. We'll kill anyone that comes after her."

"You damn skippy". Shane hits his desk

Later that evening, Shane and Winter are drying each other off. She walks out of the bathroom naked. He looks at her smiling and follows her lead by not putting any clothes on.

"Star Eyes, what is going on in that beautiful head of yours? Whatever it is, I love it." He walks behind her, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her neck. He sees candles lit on the table.

"I want tonight to be special." She turns to look at him and starts planting kisses all over his chest.

Shane picks her up. "Every night with you is special". He pins her against the wall.

Winter wraps her legs around his waist as he pushes his hardness inside her core. She and Shane are moaning each other's names louder and louder while he thrusts her. She's digging her nails into his back until they reach their high. Shane buries his head into her neck, licking his marks. Winter lays her head on his shoulder, inhaling his sexy manly scent.

The next morning, after breakfast, Shane and Winter are holding hands and walking into his office. Shane sits on the corner of his desk pulling her between his legs. "Star Eyes, are you still sure about this? He rubs her stomach.

"Yes, but I'm not happy about your meeting this morning." She laid her head on him.

Shane kissed her head. "I don't want you to worry about this or anything else. Leave the worrying part to me. I'm not worried."

Winter nods her head.

"You two are not going to believe who is on this phone. As if her a*s is someone important. That thang even had the nerves to say this is Luna Taffy Tuttle of the Goldstooth Manes pack let me speak to your Queen. Yep, that's what the b***h said". Parker walked into the office with the phone in her hand.

"Damn it. Her a*s is up to something." Shane looks at her, taking the phone. Winter nods her head.

"Phone conversation"

Winter: This is Queen Winter.

Taffy: This is Taffy Tuttle, Alpha Nicholas Forrester's mate

Winter: Okay, now that we have established who we are. Why in the hell are you calling me? I'm sure that it doesn't have anything to do with any official pack business. From what I have heard, Goldtooth Manes is no longer where you reside. Your name isn't listed as Luna of that pack. Sabrina Forrester is. Taffy: That hasn't been updated yet. It's time you and I meet.

Winter: Why would I waste my time meeting with you? When all I want to do is kill you? But if you insist, then fine, but it will be at your own risk.

Taffy: Those last two times were luck. It won't happen again.

Winter: Keep thinking that. Name the time and place.

Taffy: Noon tomorrow at Felipe's Mexican restaurant

Winter: I'll be there Loose Legs

"End of call"

Winter looks at Shane. "I believe tomorrow is the day that she has planned my abduction."

"I was thinking the same thing. You're not going alone". He looked at his watch. It's 9:15. "You all need to be on your way. Be careful". He's looking at the twins, Ace and Bronson.

Ace and Bronson nod their heads.

Winter kisses him "I will. I love you, my handsome McDreamy."

"My beautiful Star Eyes", Shane licked her lips. "I love you more."

Not too long after Winter left, Shane is still in his office when there is a knock at the door. "Come in." He looks up at the door.

"Your Royal Highness, Alpha Nicholas Forrester is here to see you. "Selma walks into the office with Nicholas behind her.

"Thank you, Selma. Can you bring the Alpha something to drink?" Shane looked at Nicholas.

"Water will be fine." Nicholas sits down across from Shane's desk.

"So, Nicholas, what is this about some rogues that might be coming after my mate?" Shane sits back in his chair, giving Nicholas his attention.

Nicholas clenched his fist when Shane called Winter his mate. But he controls his temper and goes on to tell him about the fight with JJ. Also, about when he and Winter were dating he smelt rogues close to her apartment. He's sure that Taffy and her mother are behind it. Shane tells him about Winter's phone conversation with Taffy. He knows that it's a setup. "Let's get one thing clear. Winter is mine now. Not yours. That ship has sailed. I want to thank you for informing me about the rogue situation."

"You may be her mate now. But she's carrying my pup." Nicholas smirks.

"I hate to spoil your moment. But you have been misinformed. My mate is pregnant but by me. Maybe you should go back and get your information correct." Shane.

"We'll see about that." Nicholas sits closer to the desk

Shane leans a little closer to his desk. "Yes, we will. Right now, the most important thing is to keep my mate safe and out of your damn mate's trap."

Nicholas stands up. "I agree that's why I'm meeting you at that damn restaurant tomorrow."

"I had a feeling you were going to say that. I don't have a problem with you being there. But keep your damn hands off of my Star Eyes." Shane stands up

"Sure. We'll play this by your rules for now. All I want is for Winter to be safe". Nicholas stands up

Shane smirks "Winter will never be yours again. I let her go once. I'm never letting her go again."

Nicholas looks at him confused.

"Now, if that is all, I'll see you tomorrow" Shane point to the door.

"Until tomorrow." Nicholas walks out of the office wondering "what did Shane mean he let her go once."