The Twin Alphas’ Fated Mate
Chapter 2

ALPHA KING JOSH'S POV

Hmm...

It was hard to say if my groan was born out of pain or out of bliss.

The sourness of most of my body parts would have made me settle for pain. It would have been clear that I was in pain.

However, the unusual sensation between my legs said otherwise. Yes, I was an Alpha male and I woke up with wood every day but this was different.

Subconsciously, I felt like I had a wet dream and I tried to recall how it went down but a voice called for me.

A friendly voice that I knew belonged to my best friend and Beta, Adam.

"Open your eyes, Man!"

Adam yelled at me, tapping my cheeks lightly. He ruined my dream and made me open my dark sharp eyes that had been compared to that of an eagle many times. "It's me, Josh. Can you recognize me?"

Adam asked, panicking. His actions were clear evidence that I was in pain. Adam wouldn't be worried if I wasn't.

What happened to me?

"Who are you? Have we met before?"

I whimpered, feigning pain just to scare Adam. His brown eyes widened and he started touching my head like he had the powers of a healer.

"I was kidding, Adam."

I confessed, laughing my heart out until the memories of the previous day came crumbling into my memories.

"I am happy you can still joke around, Alpha King. I have been praying that I would find you alive." Adam held my gaze. "It wasn't easy to find you if I may add."

He didn't seem surprised that I had fooled him again with my silliness. He must be used to that just like he was used to my other characters.

"You are seriously hurt, Alpha King. How were you able to joke around?"

Adam's worried voice doesn't stop me from fading into my memory but when He opened my shirt and touched the sore areas, he was able to call my attention to the several deep wounds in key places that could have led to my death. They really got me this time. I could have died.

Looking disgusted, Adam hissed. "They spared no effort to see you die!"

"If only you knew." I pushed Adam's hands away from my body and began to button up what was left of my shirt.

Adam passed a bottle of tonic to me. I assumed it was a healing tonic and drank the content of the bottle greedily. Pain could do that to anyone. I wouldn't have stopped drinking if Adam hadn't exclaimed like he saw a ghost. "What is this!"

I looked down at my exposed thighs that Adam was pointing to and realized that they were stained with my release and that of a woman... How did I miss the smell of that desirable essence of a woman?

Adam jumped up when the realization hit him, "Henceforth, Those bastards aren't your family! They not only stab you repeatedly, leaving you to bleed to death but they also sent a woman to abuse you!"

"They took advantage of your weakness and sent a woman. They know you hate women for goddess's sake! You must be sick to death. Where did that woman touch you?"

Adam clamored. I could tell that he found my expression inscrutable and perhaps disgusting. Women disgust me but if my family sent that woman to disgust me then they have sent the wrong person or they weren't the one that sent her. That woman. She was different.

Last night was her first time. I could remember clearly and...

I thought of how her body trembled and the sweet taste that almost made me lose my mind.

"She cleaned up her blood but missed the one that dropped to the earth."

My wolf, Max, gritted. He resurfaced after a near-death experience. I wondered how I was able to pleasure that woman last night despite the wounds... I should have died.

Or did she do something to me when she touched me? My eyes burned, dilating as I shifted my gaze to a frightened Adam.

"Your silence is scary. Did she succeed? Were you..."

Adam's voice broke and I could have sworn I heard his thoughts. He has to be thinking about the last time a woman touched me. She touched my finger and I developed rashes all over my body. The rashes couldn't be cured for a long time. Adam was definitely thinking back to those days. "Are you really okay? Do you have a rash? Oh, no! I am not with the tonic that helped the last time."

I rolled my eyes when Adam confirmed that I guessed his thoughts right. It was safe to say that I was allergic to women and if I knew myself well, I would soon start to react to that strange woman with green eyes.

"This will help you remember that your family members are traitors that should be punished. I will make a report-"

"Shut up!" I glared at Adam. He was focusing on the least important matter. "Get me to the healers!"

The urgency in my voice reminded my Beta of my condition and also got him in action.

"I'll get you to them now!"

How soon was "now"?

ROSE'S POV

I dragged my sore body, slowly, making my way back to Alpha Richard's home... A place I had lived and worked for three years yet couldn't call my home.

The night has ended but its memories will remain with me for the rest of eternity. The stranger who I had spent the night with kept tossing around after he made me a woman.

I had to leave him before he regained consciousness. I felt bad for making him use his energy on me when he obviously needed it to heal himself.

However, I regretted nothing.

A smile appeared on my face as I pushed the door to Alpha Richard's home but that smile didn't last because Irene came at me head-on roght after I stepped into the house. "The witch is awake..."

Cali who had been enjoying the bliss of pleasure in silence eventually spoke up.

"You dare return to my son's home after spending the entire night in goddess knows where! Where the hell have you been!"

Irene blocked my way, spitting words on my face. I chose to ignore Irene's outbursts due to my state. I was tired.

"How dare you make faces at me! You dare not walk out on me."

Irene shouted yet I tried to walk away from her. She got angrier and began to hurt me with words.

"Have you forgotten how your family begged my son to accept you!" she barked at me, pulling my skirt and I suddenly stopped walking away. I faced her. That was long overdue. Grunting as I pushed Irene away, "They are the ones begging you so why not find them? Leave me alone!"

Irene went wild. Her nostrils flared as her face became red with anger. She was stunned that I stood up to her.

I was happy that I did but my happiness didn't last because Irene stormed closer to me. She intended to pull my long brown hair but I dodged her.

At least I thought I dodged her until her hands gripped my collar, pulling at it and rioting it off.

"You!" Irene's eyes widened as she stared at my naked chest. Out of curiosity, I looked at my chest and discovered that it was covered with red marks that could be called love bites.

"Aren't they beautiful!" Cali purred about the hickeys as she looked at them through my eyes.

"Hello, Slut! You went out to cheat on my son." Elizabeth didn't find the hickeys beautiful. "Warriors! Tie this whore up immediately!"

Within two minutes, I had been grabbed by the pack warriors, dragged to the family ancestral hall, and tied up like a criminal...

I was right there tied to a pole and everyone in Alpha Richard's closest family was there to ridicule me. Irene stood before my tied frame with the book of laws that guided the Silver Moon Pack. Irene was in charge since her son wasn't within pack land. Pointing at me with a twisted face, Irene asked angrily, "Will you confess your sins or not!"

"I have no sins." I responded with content, finally tasting revenge.

Heck! It tasted divine.

"Despicable whore! Let's see who will stop me from killing you."

Irene hissed and asked one of the warriors to pass a whip to her. No one thought of stopping Irene even after minutes of watching her ruin my flawless skin.

I was beaten yet I didn't give Irene the satisfaction of seeing me cry. I groaned in pain and my long brown hair was soaked with my sweat.

"Your son can sleep with and spend money on other women outside but I can't cheat!" I said each word with difficulty and pain.

"He can't control himself so I paid him back. It's called tit for tat. Fair enough!"

I made sure I was audible enough for every one of Alpha Richard's family to hear me... Despite my stinging flesh.

My words drove Irene crazy. Lash after lash, she whipped me desperately.

"You think you are still from the Howling Wolves Pack. You are no longer a Smith but a Wright of Silver Moon Pack. Your pack and family have fallen and you would have died if my son didn't take pity on you." Irene spelled out to me, reminding me of my family's challenges.

"You would have been worse than a flirty rogue without my son and this pack!" Irene added. "Now what were you saying about fairness or unfairness?"

Rather than let her see me suffering, I smiled, provoking her.

"I will kill you today, slut!"

Irene delivered another series of lashes on every part of my body. But one particular lash crowned her effort, stole my consciousness, and sent me into dreadful darkness.

I passed out with zero hope of seeing daylight again in this lifetime.