Alisha woke up to the sun streaming through the parted curtains. She had had the best sleep ever last night. She couldn't remember all the dreams she had but she felt wonderful and could not wait to start her day. She turned her face toward the sunlight and smiled as she was warmed by its rays. The bright rays of the sun bathed the room in a myriad of colours which lulled Alisha again into a dreamless nap which lasted for another few minutes. She shook her head to throw the sleep cobwebs out off her mind. Alisha started to stretch her limbs but found that she was trapped between her two mates. She flushed in embarrassment to find that Mitchell's hand was inserted between her legs over her mound. His fingers were precariously close to her clitoral nub. Alisha took a deep breath as she tried to disentangle herself from his possessive hold. She pulled his hand away from her and dragged it across her abdomen. Mitchell grunted in protest and pulled her towards him. and Alisha gasped as Mitchell rubbed his early morning erection onto her pubic mound.
"Uhm...I like your method of waking me up." murmured Mitchell sleepily as he continued his movements. Alisha felt her clitoris swelling up to welcome the indirect friction that Mitchell was responsible for. Alisha was losing control of her body. She wanted Mitchell to end this torture she was feeling but she was also afraid to stop it.
"Can't both of you let a man sleep?"Markian woke up in a grumpy mood at being awoken so early. His eyes turned black as he realised Alisha was getting aroused at Mitchell's ministrations and he decided that he too would join the fun by trying to pull Alisha's shirt off.
"Oh no! Not you too! You guys need to not manhandle me every morning! Is it so hard to keep to your side of the bed?" Alisha growled in frustration. She pushed Mitchell's hands away from her body and scooted to the side of the bed. "Us?? Do you know what you did to us last night? You practically pulled my shirt off and jumped me" Markian laughed gruffly remembering the escapades of the night before.
"No Markian! Are you telling me the truth? I wouldn't do anything to you!!"
Markian turned around to show her the scratches on his back." I don't think Mitchell's nails are long enough to do that, do you?" he said softly while trying to muffle a laugh that was threatening to explode out of his mouth
"Oh, my Goddess! Did I do that? I am so sorry Markian. I didn't mean to hurt you. I don't even remember scratching you. Forgive me please" she cried as she rushed over to Markian and kneeled beside him.
"Ouch Alisha! Your fingers are on fire.....And you are looking a bit flushed now. I think you are burning up" said Markian worriedly as he turned and held his hand to her head
"I am feeling a bit hot suddenly and I am having this pain in my abdomen. I know I didn't have a fever when I woke up just now....but now! I am just feeling horrible! What's happening to me?" cried Alisha as she hobbled to the edge of the bed.
Mitchell walked towards her with concern written all over his face." Where does it hurt Alisha?" he tried not to show that he was getting more worried by every passing second.
"My abdomen! My head! What's happening to me, Mitchell? Why am I suddenly hurting all over" she cried as she huddled into Mitchell's and Markian's arms. She sighed as the pain in her head reduced a little as she leaned her head on the cool arms of her mates.
"Let me call Dr Anderson. He is the pack doctor. I am sure he will know whats going on." said Mitchell to Alisha as she sagged down onto the bed again. He mindlinked Dr Anderson and asked him to come to the packhouse to see Alisha quickly.
Markian scooped her up and placed her properly on the wide bed, propping her head upon the pillow. Alisha moaned in pain as she felt like her insides were being sliced open. Markian put a cool washcloth on her head hoping to bring the fever down, he was shocked to hear a sizzle as he wiped Alisha down."What was going on?"Markian wondered as he waited for Dr Anderson's arrival
Mitchell heard a lot of noise coming from downstairs. It sounded like a whole lot of wolves had gathered in their packhouse and everyone was talking at the same time. He threw on a t-shirt and mindlinked Markian to stay at Alisha's side just in case. As he threw opened the bedroom door, he heard the noises from the kitchen.
As he came downstairs, he first saw the Gamma of the pack called Micheal, arguing with a few wolves who were in the kitchen. His beta, Samuel came to the aid of Micheal as more wolves stormed in. They were trying in vain to keep the mob quiet and calm but the feeling of unrest and urgency was cloying
"What the heck is going on here? I order all of you to sit down!! Now!"Mitchell raised his voice using his booming Alpha voice to create some order. The wolves who had been shouting were shocked out off their mindless unease, they started growling but continued sitting down as they were forced to follow an Alpha order as long as they were members of the Starfall pack. Samuel looked up towards his Aloha with troubled eyes." I don't know what's happening Alpha Mitch...But these wolves barged in here this morning. I cannot understand what they are saying!"mindlinked Samuel.
Mitchells turned towards the wolves that were still wearing the same glazed expressions and were trying to break through the Alpha command and get into the packhouse.
Dr Anderson, a young-looking doctor who has been taking care of Starfall since Mitchell was a toddler, rushed into the room by pushing his way through the crowd of wolves at the door of the kitchen.
"Alpha Mitchell!! Did you call? You didn't tell me exactly what the problem was so I just brought my few essential equipment.No matters though. If I need anything, the dispensary is just a few doors away...So what is it that I can help you with today" he ask cordially while frowning at the wolves who were seated on the ground on the porch just outside the kitchen?
"Oh no!! Not again! This reminds me of your father and mother.Wait....where are your parents, the Alpha and the Luna?"
"Mum and dad had to go and visit Aunt Anna and her pack to the North. They left late last night with Ben and a few other wolves as their guard. What is the matter, Doc?" replied Mitchell becoming more worried as he saw the expressions of surprise, concern and then flat out worry flash pass the Doctor's face in a matter of seconds.
"Is there any other female...I mean any other she-wolf staying here now, Alpha?" he said softly looking back at Micheal and Samuel standing guard over the uneasy bunch of wolves on the floor of the kitchen. He knew that there were more wolves sitting on the porch as well.
Mitchell and Doctor Anderson both looked upwards to the third floor which housed the twin alpha's apartments."What's going on, Doc? What has this got to do with Alisha? You were not here yesterday Doc, that's why you don't seem to know...Both Markian and I found our mate the day before. She was from the Moongazer pack. We brought her back about one week ago. In fact, that's why I called you. Alisha's burning up Doc. You need to do something for her" explained Mitchell looking about in confusion.
"Both of you found your mates in the same pack? May I offer my best wishes and my congratulation to the two new couples!! Now I understand what's happening. But which one did you say is not well?" He smiled knowingly.
"Uhm....Doc!Both Markian and I are sharing a mate. It is normal for twins to share so I guess the Moon Goddess decided that we could share our mate as well. Her name is Alisha. She is upstairs lying down as she was burning up just now. That's why I called you, to come and check on her" said Mitchell
"Both of you....sharing a mate! Oh, my goddess.The poor Luna. Take me to her quickly!" Doc Anderson almost shouted as his face crumpled in worry. He turned and ran up the stairs without waiting for the young Alphas to answer. At the top of the stairs he lifted his head and sniffed the air." She is in here, isn't she?" he called out as he knocked on the Alphas bedroom.
"Luna, my name is Anderson, Dr Anderson. I'm here to see what I can do to help you. I know that you must be in a lot of pain at this moment...Can I please come in?" he said softly so as not to startle her
"Doc Anderson, how are you? Please come in. Did Mitchell tell you that Alisha was in a lot of pain? Let me introduce you to our mate...This is Alisha. She was well a bit earlier and then suddenly this happened. She is burning up, Doc, and nothing I have done has helped even a bit" said Markian worriedly as he put a cool cloth to her head. Alisha moaned at the coolness of the cloth but clutched her abdomen in pain
"Luna! Is it alright for me to come closer?" asked the doctor respectfully. He waited by the bed till he got an affirmation from Alisha. She lifted her head and smiled weakly at the doctor then dropped back to the pillow as the last of her energy sapped out of her body as a fresh bout of pain traversed her body.
"Luna! You need to listen to me. What you are feeling now is going to worsen by the time nightfalls. You are going through your heat and because you are the Alpha mate, it is going to affect you more. The fact that you are the mate to both our alphas, your heat has already been affecting all the unmated wolves in the pack too. Alpha Mitchell, Samuel and Micheal have been trying to keep the dazed wolves out of the packhouse. As the heat becomes more powerful, all the wolves, mated and otherwise will be pulled towards you. " the doctor explained hurriedly as he turned to see Mitchell coming into the room.
"We didn't realise she would go into her heat so quickly, Doc. What should we do now? " said Markian looking first at Mitchell and then at Alisha with guilt as he knew that it was their bites that pushed Alisha into her period of heat. Usually, it would take a normal she-wolf about two weeks after being marked to start feeling the effects of the heat. As Markian and Mitchell, both bit Alisha at the same time, this significantly reduced the duration of the post-bite to the initiation of her heat. To make matters worse, since they were Alphas, Alisha's heat would have already been hastened.
"It was a shame that Father and Mother didn't remember this before they left last night. Though I am sure, they didn't think it would come on so fast..But on the other hand, I am glad father isn't here. He would also have been affected by Alisha's heat" said Markian quietly to Mitchell as both of them cradled her head and torso trying their best to make her comfortable as she could be under the circumstances
"The only way to help her now is to mate completely with the Alpha mate. If you don't, every male from a twenty-mile radius will be pushing through that door ready to help you with that. So far you have just had to deal with the unmated males, as the night falls you will be getting the mated ones also being pulled into the mix...None of us will be able to help ourselves. It is the Call of the Alpha mate, which will take over our minds and body." said the doctor who was growing more worried as he too was a wolf mated to his sweetheart. He knew that would break her heart if he mated with another even if he was being compelled too. He was very worried that he will be there in the pack of mated male wolves that will force their entry the packhouse tonight.
"Please Alphas! You have to mate with her now! For all our sakes!" the doctor pleaded to both the alphas who were standing by the bed looking at their mate writhing in pain.
The doctor pulled out some medicine from his bag and injected it into Alisha's thigh."This medicine will not stop the heat and its effect but will let Luna relax for a few hours. Its effects will start reducing after about five to six hours and then the Luna will feel worse than she feels now. The only way you can stop it from recurring is by BOTH OF YOU mating with the Luna now while she is comfortable and conscious. If you don't do it now, the rest of the wolves will be compelled to mate with her" said Dr.Anderson looking very troubled at that prospect.
Markian and Mitchel growled at him fiercely in response to what he had said."NO ONE WILL TOUCH ALISHA, EXCEPT MARKIAN AND I!! "shouted Mitchell in fury. The doctor cringed in fear as Mitchell stalked towards him in anger."I am sorry Alpha! I don't mean any disrespect. It is just that the Alpha female's call will not be easy to ignore. It will affect the unmated wolves first, as you saw for yourself just now in the kitchen. Then all the mated males will also be pulled into the ruckus. We won't be able to help ourselves!
My father told me he had heard a story a long time ago about an Alpha who had found his mate in a neighbouring pack. Instead of waiting until they reached his home, the impatient Alpha marked her while still on the journey. The Alpha died in a rogue attack the next night. It seems that the Alpha female didn't realise that stress of losing her mate, would push her into heat faster than the Goddess had ever intended. She was travelling back to her pack and her heat hit her right there in the middle of the jungle. Rouges as well as males from her pack ravaged her as she writhed in pain the whole night. She understood the rogues assaulting her, but when she saw that it was her family and her friends that also were forcing themselves on her, it devastated her. She lost herself sometime in the early hours of the next morning where she stabbed herself in the chest with her dead mate's knife until she died, due to blood loss." explained Dr Anderson as he tried to make his way out of the room without going close to Mitchell who was still growling in anger at him
Markian turned toward the doctor with understanding and blocked Mitchell from grabbing hold of the hapless doctor. He was beginning to realise the extent of the problem that would ensue if his mate would continue her heat till tonight. He nodded at the doctor and accompanied him to the door. As Alisha seemed to be resting calmly, Mitchell came downstairs to see if he needed to help Samuel and Micheal again
Markian saw Mitchell whispering something into Samuel's ear who nodded and started grabbing the collars of all the wolves who were struggling on the floor as they were still under the power of the Alpha Order. With the help of Micheal and two other wolves who had come to help, he pushed the wolves out to the porch."Now go home and lock your doors.Do not come out for anything tonight " he used his Alpha Tone again to warn the wolves but he realised that these wolves were powerless against the pull of the Alpha mate call.
Even Markian and Mitchell were feeling the effects before but to a lesser degree than the other wolves as they were Alpha wolves themselves. They knew that come the night, they too will fall under the spell of the Alpha mate call. They shuddered to think what would happen to Alisha if they waited till nightfall