The Alpha Challenges Ch. 02

"Again."

Megan, in her wolf form, breathed hard. Through their mental pack link, she said, "Elvin, we've done this so much already this morning. I won't even get to fighting Orion if I don't pass the other challenges."

Elvin's large grey wolf suddenly lunged at her and she dodged, nipping his throat as he passed.

"Plus, I've been able to beat you for years," she said, not able to stop the smugness creeping into her tone. She'd first won against him eight years or so ago. She had been able to beat him more often than not for the last three years, after she'd really come into her own as a dominant wolf.

"Orion's much faster than me, even if he's not as quiet," Elvin said back as he landed on his feet, began circling her. "You should train with Charmaine as well, you know how fast she is, even for an old wolf."

Omegas didn't get too involved in play fighting alphas since the latter usually began bristling and growling, signs of dominance omegas struggled with. As long as they treated it as a game, Megan could have played with her. But Charmaine would submit at the first growl, as omegas tended to do. "I can't treat this like it's fun or that might carry over to my final fight. Can we work on the hunting trial?"

"After you've beaten me again."

Before Megan could grumble, Elvin lunged at her again, and this time he used his bulk to try and overpower her. Or, at least, he tried. Megan's wolf wasn't the biggest so she had a disadvantage on strength and reach. But she was quick, wily, and aggressive. She knew exactly where to dodge around opponents. Her wolf took over, darted them to the side and under Elvin's snapping teeth. She used her front paws to lurch herself over him, knowing that Elvin would turn to lunge for where she had just been. She darted over him then turned and snapped at his vulnerable belly. He stopped after her teeth grazed him.

"Can we finish with that, now? I've been beating you for most of this week," she said as she panted.

"Fine," Elvin grumbled. He shifted to human and Megan averted her eyes. Since the week before, they hadn't touched each other like that again. Elvin hadn't even talked about it. Neither had Orion, who would speak to her neutrally, as if she was a stranger who just happened to be living in the pack. But that was fine, she told herself. She missed the mentorship and deep friendship she shared with Orion, but she would regret not being Alpha more.

As Elvin was donning his jeans, Megan changed too, putting on a long dress she'd brought. Dresses were simple, and she liked them. To distract herself from thinking about Orion and Elvin naked, she said, "Charmaine announced how the hunt will go. It's going to be the day after tomorrow."

"I heard. She'll release marked prey, we'll all go after it and you have to be the one to catch it. Fairly standard. You'll breeze past that no problem," he said.

Chuffed with his confidence, Megan said, "she hasn't said what the other challenges will be, though." There were five stages to an alpha challenge; provide for the pack, be able to live alone from the pack, protecting the pack, supporting the pack and, at last, fighting the pack. The head omega would decide exactly what form these challenges took but some of them were more rigid than the others. Providing usually took form of a hunting exercise, and the last stage was always fighting the existing Alpha to submission.

"Being independent of the pack will just be you living outside of our territory, I can't imagine it'll be more than two weeks," Elvin said. Megan nodded. "I can't see Charmaine sending you out to hunt down a wild wolf so protecting the pack is going to take time. She'll probably wait until there's an unavoidable threat we'd have to deal with anyway and get you to handle it."

"You see, that's what I'm worried about," Megan said as she went over to the small bag she'd brought. She drew out a water bottle. They lived fairly close to the human's territory, which meant they could trade for their more useful inventions. A water bottle that could filter stream water? Genius. She took a long drink. "I don't want this to take all year as we wait for someone to threaten our borders or for a team of humans to come hunting." Especially with Orion's cool attitude towards her.

"There's been a good amount of trouble lately, I'm sure you'll come across something," Elvin said with a rare smile. Megan grinned back. While things were understandably fraught with Orion, at least her easy friendship with Elvin hadn't changed. He didn't speak much with most people, but when it was just the two of them, he was chatty as anyone.

"Also, supporting the pack is going to be something lame and I know it," Megan said, sighing a little. She held out the water bottle to Elvin and he took it, drank. A drop trickled down his chest, over his pec and into the trail of curls that followed all the way down to the waistband of his pants.

Elvin finished drinking and shot her an amused look, like he knew what she was thinking. Warmth coiled in her belly but she ignored it. Both of them knew she had to focus. "Charmaine is a good omega. She knows this is the chance to make sure you know about running the pack, and to learn who to talk to about what."

"I know all that, I haven't been just ignoring how the pack works in the lead up to this."

"It's different when you're in charge," he said. "Now, for the hunt. I'm going to go capture something, then release it, and if I get it before you do, you have to fight me again."

Megan rolled her eyes. "Fine. But get ready to get your ass beat, either way."

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The alphas of the pack, about thirty in total, gathered together, all in their wolf forms. Some of the betas had grouped up to watch from the side lines, especially the older and youngest members, but Megan knew a lot of them would deem it an alpha thing and decide they had better things to do. Omegas tended to get stressed out about alpha fights so they usually went about their business as well.

Charmaine stood with them, the only omega in attendance, standing out as the only one, apart from the group of onlookers, who was in human form. She held a basket that was squeaking. Some of the other alphas had already expressed their frustration that they'd be chasing a rat or mouse. It was easy to lose one. But Megan knew why the head omega had chosen a small rodent. Megan would have no trouble catching a rabbit and a deer wouldn't stand a chance either. But a rodent, she could lose.

Megan grinned. The omega wasn't going to make this easy.

The last alpha in the pack joined them. Charmaine glanced at the nearby sun dial. She glanced at Megan and raised her eyebrows, as if to ask her if she was ready. Megan nodded. She had been ready for months.

Charmaine raised the basket and all alphas fell silent. She opened it and took out a small creature who had been dyed bright green. Purple or red would have shown easier, so she'd chosen a color that would add to the difficulty while still being unnatural enough to mark it. It was a rat but a small one, a creature that was ready to run. Megan knew this kind of rodent, they were rarely eaten because they were quick, and didn't give much meat for all the hassle they were to catch. She tensed.

"Go when I say and not before," Charmaine said loudly, not meeting anyone's eyes. Giving a command to this many alphas had probably been difficult for the older omega. Slowly, she let the rodent go. It darted into the underbrush. Charmaine stayed silent for the space of three seconds, then said, "Go!"

Megan shot off like a rocket. She could see Orion out of the corner of her eyes, going around. Elvin was here somewhere as well.

Twenty minutes later, Megan returned to the spot they'd started, the rodent dead between her teeth. Charmaine, still in human form, took it from her, checked the green dye to make sure it was the same one. The omega grinned at her. "Megan. You pass the first challenge."

The betas still watching cheered for her. Out of the corner of her eye she could see Orion watching her from the shadows, having followed her back. Alphas began changing back, clapping her on the back as she changed as well. Charmaine beckoned her over, Megan knew it was to go through what the next challenge would be. When she was finished talking with the omega, she glanced back around. Orion had gone.

Megan threw on a dress she'd left at the starting spot and went back to her own hut, still buzzing with adrenaline. "One down, four to go," she said to herself as she walked in. She didn't jump when she saw Elvin waiting for her inside, leaning against the side of the wall. She knew he'd be there. She'd have some time before the next challenge, now was the time to celebrate. She knew he'd been waiting for the right time.

"Is Charmaine sending you out straight away?" he asked as he watched her close the door.

Megan nodded. "Tomorrow. I'm going East for a week. She sought permission from the pack there already. They'll know that I'm doing a challenge and to leave me alone." She unzipped the dress she'd thrown on, slowly began drawing it up. Elvin's eyes warmed.

"I wasn't sure if you'd want to do this just before you leave," he murmured as his eyes locked onto her chest. He brushed a hand over his mouth.

"Why?" Megan snorted. "Are you afraid you're that good that I won't be able to leave?"

"You can tell me after," Elvin said as he stalked over. He put his hands on her waist first, touching her roughly. He moved his hands over her hips, feeling her supple flesh. He moved her back against the wall and once her back hit wood, he ducked his head to take a nipple into his mouth.

Megan let her head rest back as he explored with his tongue and teeth, alternating between sucking and licking her hardening nub, and nibbling on it. Slickness was growing between Megan's thighs, she could feel it there. She gasped as a swipe of Elvin's tongue made her shudder.

Elvin's other hand pawed at her other breast, thumbing the nipple. He pulled back from the one he was licking and blew on it slightly. Megan gasped and looked down at him. He met her eyes, kept them as he leant in and bit at her nipple gently, holding it between his teeth. Megan growled at him slightly, as he had to know knew she would. Her wolf wasn't sure about him challenging her with his eyes like that as he nibbled on her. But she was as eager to lie with him as she'd been to lie with Orion. Orion, who hadn't spoken to her since she'd issued the challenge.

"Whatever you're thinking about, stop it," Elvin said roughly as he moved lower. He moved her knee across his shoulder. Megan steadied herself on the wall, flushing a little in guilt. He must have been able to tell she was thinking of Orion. He leant in and delved straight in between her legs. Megan cried out to the ceiling again.

His clever tongue lapped at her clit. Megan, dazedly, realized she was heading straight for a climax when he stopped, slid a finger inside her instead. She cried out again, not expecting it. The sudden change in stimulation increased the heat between her legs but changed the build-up, meaning she wasn't so close any more. Elvin teased her, sliding a finger slowly in and out of her. She looked down at him to see his eyes on her, hungry. He sent her a savage grin as he slid in a second finger, stretching her. "Yes," she hissed between her teeth, feeling her crest coming again.

Suddenly, Elvin removed his fingers. Just as she was about to complain he set in with his tongue again. He switched again once more before Megan realized what he was doing. "Elvin," she moaned.

"I love it when you moan my name as your little cunt drenches my fingers," he said roughly.

Megan's breath caught. Where did that dirty mouth come from? But arousal flooded through her. Wherever it had come from, she loved it. She moaned his name again. "Elvin. Stop teasing."

He bit her on the inner thigh, just hard enough for it to leave a mark. "No," he growled before drawing his fingers away and setting back in with his tongue. She cried out again, her fingers tightening in his hair.

"Elvin, for fucks sake," she said when he did it again, filling her with his fingers instead of bringing her to climax.

He laughed roughly and stood up. He kissed her, and she could taste her own juices on his tongue. He pulled back, tugged her over to the bed and bent her over onto it. Megan braced her hands on her bed cover, waiting to see what he'd do. Normally, she'd take the lead in the bedroom, but Elvin seemed to have such a clear plan of what he wanted. She wanted to see where it would go. She had a suspicion where he was going with bending her over like this so she was utterly exposed to him, she wanted to see if the rumors about what Elvin liked in bed were right.

His fingers delved into her again, and he growled in approval when he felt her wetness. He pulled out his fingers and one moved up slightly, to her other hole. He slid his finger, wet with her juices, against in. "Have you ever had anything in here?"

Breathless, Megan nodded. "Only fingers," she said. The rumors had been right, which wasn't a surprise for a male shifter who'd been with another male.

He pushed his thick finger against her and for a moment Megan thought it wasn't going to give, but then his fingertip breached her. He slid his finger in a little and Megan gasped. It wasn't entirely uncomfortable, but she didn't want to be comfortable. She wanted to be pushed.

"Okay?" Elvin asked. Megan nodded. He pushed his finger in a little further. "God, seeing my finger in your little ass is something I've been fantasizing about."

That made her shudder, she could feel herself clench around his invading digit. "I'm not that little," she said, a bit offended. She was one of the tallest women in the pack.

As if to prove his point, Elvin pushed his finger in a little more. She gasped again at the feeling. "Smaller than me," he said, almost smugly. He drew his finger out then, and back in, slowly, the same way he'd fingered her pussy. The slightly uncomfortable feeling was still there but growing fainter the more he drew his finger in and out of her. "Spread your legs," he asked quietly. It was that quiet request, not a demand but a request, that had her stepping her legs wide. She could feel air on her bared, splayed folds. "Christ, Megan, I can see how wet you are from this."

"Yes," she hissed again, rocking her hips back slightly into him.

"You like this?"

"Yes."

"You want more?"

"I swear to god, Elvin, if you don't put your cock somewhere soon," she snapped.

Elvin huffed a surprised laugh. "I don't want to fuck your ass before I've had your pussy," he said gruffly, with a good amount of affection in his tone. It distracted Megan. She wanted a quick, mind-blowing tumble. But this sounded like it meant a lot to Elvin. If she wasn't challenging his best friend for Alpha, it would probably mean a lot to her as well, but as it was - "Stop that. You're thinking about him again."

Megan sent him a teasing look over her shoulder. "Then distract me."

He snarled then, and positioned himself against her slick entrance. He sunk in deep with one stroke, pushing her further onto the bed so her ass was higher up, and he could fuck her while still fingering her ass. He pushed her face into the mattress to help his angle as he sawed in and out of her. The double penetration, the feel of his thick hardness filling her, it was too much for Megan. She tumbled head first into a climax, moaning into her bed cover as he slammed into her.

He kept going throughout, drawing it out. He didn't slow down. Megan was starting to get too sensitive for his rough handling. She tapped the hand on her head and he released her without slowing. "I need a minute."

"Do you?" he asked darkly. "I thought you were too tough for that."

With that, her wolf demanded she keep pace with him. Instead of slowing down, Megan started thrusting her hips back onto him. The sensitive areas stretching around his finger and cock complained, but Megan ignored the feeling, and soon the uncomfortable too-much feeling was building up to another climax.

"God, if you keep pushing back at me like that," Elvin said as she kept pushing back into him, drawing him into her body. He didn't finish his sentence, climaxing just as she reached her second peak. They came together, crying out their releases. He thrusted gently in and out of her, both of them stumbling through the last aftershocks, the wet, warm heat in her giving her a strange, satisfied feeling. He drew his finger from her ass slowly, pulling his softening cock out as well. He lay next to her, gathered her into his arms. The feeling made her wolf rumble in satisfaction, being in the alpha's arms while his seed slipped onto her thigh, the pleasant feeling of having been fucked, it was all so perfect.

Megan got comfortable there. She hadn't expected him to stay afterwards. Orion had sent her packing quickly enough. Or she had left. One of those things had happened.

Elvin scooped her into his body. "Have you thought about what happens after the challenges?"

Megan laughed. "With me as Alpha? No, right now I've got to focus on getting there."

Elvin didn't say anything else, but Megan wondered what he meant. If he, like Orion, thought this might be a good time to court her. Luckily, he said nothing. Megan couldn't promise anything to either of them.

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Thank you so much for reading! Hope you enjoyed, see you next time! - Author Rosalie Spencer"