Millicent's POV

I could not sleep that night. Anytime I shut my eyes, I saw Christopher's face. I could not get the kiss out of my mind either.

I had had to take a bath when I got to my room after leaving Christopher by the stream. The cool bath had done nothing to cool my heated body as my senses continued to run riot on me. I wanted to go to him, so that we could continue what we had started, what he had interrupted. I should be grateful to him for stopping when he did. And I was but I felt disappointed as well.

Early the next morning, before anyone was up, I was out and running. The exercise was good for me and I could feel the tension in my body easing.

After the exertion and my mind seemed to be clearer, I was about to return to my room when I heard footsteps behind me. Someone was also running. It would seem that I was not the only one who could not sleep or the person was running for sport - to keep fit. The two Alphas did it, Alphas Sylvester and Christopher. I knew now that it was beneficial.

The person came up beside me but it was not any of the males I had presumed. It was Cathania!

'Oh, It's you Cathania', I said, surprised.

'When did you start running?' she asked. 'Or are you doing this to win the heart of Sylvester? Or get him to mate with you here in the open?'

I was shocked and could only look at her. She sounded really malicious. What was irking her? If there was anyone who should be angry, then it was me. I saw her making out with my mate for goodness sake.

'You think that he loves you?' she asked bitchily. 'If you think that, then you are more of a fool that I gave you credit for! Do you think he loves you and he is still seeing me? When you will realise what you have got yourself into, it will be really late!' she said, laughing.

I wasn't going to dignify her words with a response. So, I made to pass but she stood on my way, her hands spread sideways, blocking my path. As I made to go right, she shifted to the right, and if I went left, she shifted to the left, clearly not wanting to let me be ony way.

' Cathania, what do you want?' I asked.

'Leave Sylvester alone. He belongs to me', she said, beating her chest to emphasize the fact. 'Ho back to where you came from and leave he and I to live out lives we are supposed to!'

'Talk to your Alpha then. I am not the one doing the chasing. He is. And I am just a lowly maid, who can only do his bidding', I said, then wanting to get her angry, I added suggestively, 'No matter what that bidding might be'

Slap! 'You whore!' she said. 'Aren't you ashamed of causing a rift between two close brothers?'

I rubbed my check, seething. Cathania would never change was my thought.

'She the way the brothers are always quarrelling over you. What do you hope to achieve? Sleep with the both of them? And even their Betas as well. I wouldn't put it pass you, didnt you do it in the past before you were sent on exile?'

Slap! I retaliated, with all my strength, making sure it was a harder one than she gave me. 'How dare you slap your Luna?' I asked. 'I have a mind to report you to the council and you will be severally punished!'

'You are not my Luna!', she screamed, rubbing her cheek like I had done earlier. 'I am not from this pack, not yet anyway. And you are not yet married to anyone of the Alphas. So you are just their whore!'

'If you are not from this pack, then what are you doing here?' I asked smiling. Cathania had to realise that the roles were reversed now. 'And if I am a whore, what are you? You are not married to Alpha Sylvester and won't be, I'll make sure of that!'

'Bitch!' she spat. 'I shall deal with you. You shall learn not to mess with me, I promise!' Then shoving me to the side, she stormed off.

I don't know how long I stood there but suddenly, I heard someone say: 'Alpha Christopher, are you sure you want to go for your usual run? You are later than usual. Maybe we should leave it fo another day?'

From the sound of the person's voice, it was his Beta.

I didn't know if I wanted to see him or not. My feelings were confused. I felt happy, that I was going to see him but I was also scared and I had run with the specific intention to see if the exertion would help me forget about him, you know get him out of my mind.

'I am sure', he said gently. 'Don't come with me!' Then as though as though he suddenly remembered. 'Has there been a word from those warriors I sent to carry out the investigation?'

'Not yet', Alpha Christopher.

What investigation? Was there something going on that I didn't know? I tried to hide but I had left it too long and as I Ade to hide, he called for me'.

'Millicent, is that you?' How had he known it was I?

'Come out, my love, I can smell you', he said. Oh, so that was how he knew, I thought as I walked towards him.

'What's the problem?' he asked, as soon as his eyes met mine. Was he really that perceptive?

'Problem? There's no problem', I said, then to change the subject more than the need to know,I asked, 'Hope you had a good night rest?'

'I couldn't sleep', he said, coming closer and looking deep into my eyes, ' I thought of you, through the night. I tried to force you out of my mind but I couldn't'.

I opened my mouth to say something to divert him from what I was sure he intended but I found that my mouth had been captured by his.

There was no use fighting it, this was what I wanted as well. This was what I had spent the night wanting and from his words, it was the same for him too. So, I melted into his body and with a groan, he pulled me tightly into his arms as he sank his tongue into my mouth, teasing, exciting me. I felt myself moving and realised he had carried me and I do not know through what route but he opened a door and we were inside a room.

'Where is...' I started.

'Shh', he said, stopping my words with one single finger placed vertically on my lips. 'Not now '.

I didn't think I wanted to have any discussions either. I had something else on my mind.

Third Person POV

Christopher pulled Millicent back into his arms. He kissed her lingeringly, feeling, his hands moving roughly on her back, his beast excited. He had to tell himself to take it easy, he wanted her so much it was hurting. It was an effort to restrain his beast from taking over. His mouth trailed to her neck and she moaned, her hands that had found their way round his neck, drawing his head down.

'Look at me', he commanded. Millicent obeyed and found that he had disposed off his singlet and his chest was bare, and the jumpers he had on was on his hip bones, making his narrow waist visible. She could see the v - shape that led to his shaft region and through the jumper, could see his hard shaft, pulsating. So strong, so big...so sexy..

She licked her lips as desire pulsed through her and looked up into his eyes,and saw her desire mirrored in his. His eyes, followed the movement of her lips and darkened further...

With a growl, he carried her to the bed,, his mouth never leaving her mouth, as the kiss grew fierce. Millicent responded in kind.

He unstrapped her bra, and her breasts sprang out like cherry. Fresh cherry, as he remembered from their previous encounter and he pick one with his mouth, wanting to fill himself with her sweetness.

Millicent screamed as his wet mouth made contact with her feverish skin, skin made feverish with desire. Christopher teased her nipple with his tongue, and the other with his finger and Millicent could feel the ache in her core increasing. She held on tight to his head, pulling it closer to her breasts as she wriggled under him, his shaft, moving sideways through his jumpers between her legs.

'If you keep doing that, I shall come before I can pleasure you to my heart's content', he groaned.

His did not cease its torture on her breasts and then continued its descent lower to her naval, his hands working on the button of her shorts.

Millicent's hand were clawing his back, because of the rising intensity of pleasure and anticipation she felt.

'Ohh, Chris...',

'Hmmm?' he murmured, his heart glad as he saw the intensity of her desire and his body aflame for her body.

'Can you feel my need for you?' he asked huskily as he balanced her on the bed, straddling her. With trembling fingers, he pulled her Polo shirt up her head and off her body. She had a lacy white brassiere on, and her nipples were a pink bud showing and pressing through the lace showing her arousal.

'Do you want me?' he growled.

'What?' she asked.

'Do you want me?' he repeated.

'Can't you smell it?' she asked, impatient for him to continue his ministrations.

'I need to hear you say it!'

'I want you, Christopher, I want you so much it hurts!' she blurted. And to emphasize her point, she took his hands and squeezed it into her shorts where she left it at the entrance of pleasure pot. 'See?' She could not believe that she was the one saying and acting so wantonly this way but she found she could be herself with him.

'I love you Millicent', he growled as he felt how wet she was, his cock pulsing uncontrollably.

Millicent could not believe she heard right. 'Say that again!'

'I love you, Millicent. Only you. I fell in love with you from the very first day I saw you, mate bond, aside!' he said huskily, looking at her with eyes filled with love and want.

'I love you too, with all my heart', she said, touching his cheek tenderly. Then threw her arms round his neck, happy to surrender her all to him, but he gently removed her arm from around his neck with one hand, looking intently at her.

'Who?' he asked, his voice and body tense from restraining himself from ravishing her. 'Who do you love? Say my name!'

'I love you Christopher. I love you so much. I tried to fight it but it was no use', she said, looking at him with all her love, hoping he would believe her.

'And Sylvester?' he asked, his other hand still stroking her taut nipples, she felt his bulge pressing into her, she could feel his restraint, she shut her eyes as she felt molten fire coaxing through her, causing her to grow wetter...

'What about him? Why bring him up now?' she moaned, not wanting to speak of anyone else.

'Do you love him?' he asked, looking at her seriously. 'Look into my eyes as you answer me and tell me the truth'. He wanted to be sure that as he took her, it was him and no one else that would be in her mind.

Millicent was surprised at the question, but felt that she could understand him. He and his brother were identical twins, mated to the same woman, it was only logical that he wanted to be sure where her affection lay. She shook her head, with the dual intention of clearing it for a moment and denying having any feelings for Sylvester. 'No!'

'Do you want him, then?'

'I do not feel this way for him', she said and Christopher smiled, happy with her response. He was about to pull her short off when he felt a mighty punch on his face, the force of which brought his head reeling backwards.

'What the fuck?', he shouted, recovering very fast and leaping off Millicent but at the same time throwing the covers over her to shield her from any prying eyes.

Another loud sound. This time, it was Christopher retuning the favour.

Millicent who was dazed sat, holding the bed covers over her, trying to find out the source of the disturbance and her eyes grew wide when she saw who it was and self consciously, burrowed back under the bed covers, pulling it to her neck, ensuring that every inch of her body except her face was covered.

How had he known they were there?'

Alpha Sylvester's POV

I had gone to wish Millicent a good morning but after knocking and it seemed like she was never going to invite me in, I had gone in anyway, but she was not in her room nor the rest room.

Where has Millicent gone?

For a moment I considered that she had run away without anyone knowing. God knows she had ample reasons to do that, especially seeing me with Cathania in Christopher's room.

That reminds me, I thought. I had planned on running with Christopher this morning

'Daniel, look round the grounds for Millicent', I said, ' when you find her, tell her that I would like to see her when I get back from my runs'.

'Right away, my Alpha', he said and moved away.

I went into Christopher's room to call him but his Beta told me Christopher had gone for his run. I was going to go for mine, believing that I would catch up with Christopher when Cathania accosted me.

'Good morning, my Alpha', she greeted.

'Good morning, Cathania', I replied. 'What are you doing here? I thought I asked you to return to your parents till everything settles?'

'But how can I, Sylvester?' she asked, looking forlorn. 'You know I love you and I am missing you terribly'.

She came close to me, placed her hands about my neck, tilted her head to the side in readiness to capture my lips in hers. I grew irritated and pushed her away. 'Stop that!' I said fiercely. 'We could be seen!' I could not believe that I didn't want Cathania. In the past, she only had to touch me and I would have shifted my run to another time and carried her into my room to ravish her but surprisingly, I had no such inclination.

'When has the mighty Sylvester become so fearful of people and what they thought about his actions?' she asked, anger darkening her features. 'You pushed me away because of that maid, didn't you? No female can love you better than I', she said.

'Cathania, just go and stop being a fishwife', I said getting ready to brush her aside and be ony way.

'The girl for which you are sacrificing our love, does she really love you?' she asked.

I could not be sure that Millicent had grown to love me especially with all the implications and complexities of our relationship but I was sure she would come around. I started going out without giving her an answer.

'Of course!' Cathania continued. 'You know she does not live you but just in case you are deluding yourself that she does, forget it!

'Cathania, why are you like this?' You are now so bitter, I can barely recognize you!' I said, not able to hidey disgust. 'What has the poor girl done to you now ?'

'Listen to yourself! What has the poor girl done to me?' she said, her tone rising. I pushed pass her as I made to start my run.

'But that poor girl is not really that poor because she has made you start eating out of her finger and caused rifts between you and your brother. So if you are thinking of winning her heart, I must advise you to save yourself the effort for she is not worth it and she can never love you', Cathania spat out forcefully.

'You seem so sure!' I said getting furious with her. 'I could almost believe you are the owner of her heart to know it this well'.

'If she really loves you, why would she be with another?' she said and I stopped in my stride.

'Oh, that got you didn't it?' she mocked, laughing hysterically.

'You better watch your tongue', I said. 'You are speaking to the future Luna of this pack!'

'Of course! I beg your pardon, Alpha, for speaking this way about your Luna, but dear Alpha, your loving Luna is at this moment rolling in the hay with another and I have evidence!' she said looking me fiercely in the eye.

My heart started thumping. I was going to kill Cathania if this was one of her sick jokes. How dare she malign Millicent's character this way. But if it was the truth, I'd give the male who dates touch my Luna a slow death that would make him beg for death.

'Who dares touch my mate?' I asked thunderously, turning towards Cathania.

'I cannot tell you that', she said and I raised my hands to strike her but she hastened to continue. 'but I can show you. This way, please'.

I followed her, bothy heart and footsteps thumping like an elephant.

'I was running when I saw them go into this place, at first, I did not think it was our prim and proper Luna but when I heard her voice, begging her partner to take her already, I needed no other confirmation'.

'You talk too much!' I said. 'Show me!'

Then she entered into a familiar place. It had been long since I went in there. It belonged to someone I knew, someone... Oh my God! It couldn't be..

I rushed forward and barged into the room.

I could not believe my eyes as I burst into the room and beheld the scene before me. Christopher was straddling a very willing Millicent, he was unzipping her shorts, and her chest were bare. I quickly took in the scene and before I could think, I gave Christopher a mighty punch on his cheek. I felt a moment's satisfaction as the punch caught him on the jaw and I saw his head become woozy but like always, Christopher was fast in recovering and with his fast reflexes, he leaped out of bed, covering Millicent at the same time and before I could see it coming, had returned the punch to my jaw as well and I spat out blood.

Both of us faced each other growling, ready to do battle.

'How dare you touch my mate?' I asked, baring my teeth at him.

'She is my mate!'

'We agreed there would be no mating till the matter is resolved', I shouted.

'I never agreed to any such thing. And what's all this sudden love? You had your chance with her but lost it. Now it is my time with her and I intend to keep her for ever!' Christopher said and his words antagonized me further. I have never felt like killing anyone, the way I felt towards him in that instant.

Our claws were raised and our beasts were veering to be released. I was only too happy to oblige Ezra and Christopher did not want to be undone. I clawed at him and he clawed back. The place was becoming crowded. Our raised voices had alerted others.

'Lets go to an open space!' I suggested furiously.

'Yes, let's. We have to settle this once for all!', Christopher. Before we could step out however, Millicent came between us, 'Stop this for goodness sake!'