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I walked into the bathroom to see the woman crying, she kept trying to fix her make-up, but more tears ruined it. I felt horrible for her, the pain was shining in her eyes.

I sighed and grabbed a few tissues before gently placing my hand on her shoulder. She spun around, she quickly wiped the tears and forced a smile.

"Sorry." She mumbled.

I smiled softly at her, "It's alright. Uh, I noticed how your date was treating you."

"Oh, that's normal." she murmured.

"I was determined to try and get him to believe me tonight, but he hates me. He'll always hate me. How could he love a hunter?"

I stiffened at the word hunter, but I quickly recovered. I gently wiped away her tears and helped her fix her make-up.

"He's a werewolf." I stated.

Her eyes widened, "How did you...?"

"I'm a werewolf too." I smiled softly.

She furrowed her eyebrows, "And you're not disgusted by me?"

"No. You're not trying to kill me at the moment. Why would I hate you?"

"I...he just..." She released a breath. "I'm a waste of breath."

"No, you're not. If that's how he's talking to you, then don't bother staying with him. Find yourself a true man, someone who will love you for you. There's plenty out there, you just have to find the right one." I replied.

She smiled sadly, "But I'm his mate. He's supposed to be the right one."

I frowned at her, "Then...reject him. It'll hurt, but if he's treating you like this, I doubt he'll change his ways. Unless, someone makes him get some sense into his head."

"That won't happen. He's an alpha, a stubborn one. All he does with me is parade me around, telling people in their sorry excuse for a Luna. The whole pack hates me. Why shouldn't they? I killed their past Luna, his mother. Granted, I didn't mean to. I was only twelve and panicked."

"But I can never be forgiven. I betrayed the whole pack and my mate before I even knew them."

"But that doesn't give him the right to treat you like garbage. Did he even give you a chance to explain?" I fumed.

"No."

I clenched my jaw, "Then I'm going to have a talk with him. What's his name and your's?"

Her eyes widened with fear, "You don't have-

"Yes, I do."

We stared at each other for a few more minutes until she sighed in defeat.

"His name is Judas and mine is Evelyn." She whispered.

"I'll be right back."

I stormed out of the bathroom to see Judas sitting alone. He had a slightly concerned look as he watched the bathroom. I narrowed my eyes at him, earning his shock.

I then walked over and sat across from him. He furrowed his eyebrows.

"Who are you?" He asked.

I folded my arms across my chest, "Name is Jolene, now, I just found your mate in the bathroom, heartbroken. Who the hell do you think you are to treat her like that? To flirt with women in front of her and collect their numbers? I understand she's a hunter and killed your mother, but she was twelve! What did you expect a frightened child to do? She did what she was trained to do. Did you even let her explain?" I seethed.

He clenched his jaw, "She doesn't deserve to-

I laughed and slapped him across the face. "So you have any compassion and common sense yet?"

He glared at me, "Who the hell do you think you are to barge in on my relationship with my mate? And to slap me?"

"Trust me, baby, I can do way worse. And I'm the mate of Alpha Alaricas, that's who I am. And I'm sorry if I hate seeing disgusting and disrespectful men. If she murdered your mother out of spite, then I would understand. But she told me what had happened and I tried seeing it from her point of view. Here's a question for you, if she died tonight...would you be happy? Would you be happy to know that she died believing she's a waste of breath and isn't worthy of a mate? That she died believing she was unloved?"

He growled, "No, she's not going to die."

"I'm not saying she is, but by the way she's treated...I assume you want her dead."

"I don't!"

"Then what the hell do you want from her?" I snapped.

"For her to feel heartbroken like me!"

I sighed and shook my head, "She's way past heartbroken, Judas. She's ruined. She's defeated. And it's all your fault. Let her explain and see it from her point of view. I didn't let Alaricas explain what he did before he left and I almost lost him. He almost died by the hands of a crazy mutt. If he died, I would hate myself. I love him."

"That woman loves you, but she knows you don't love her. And if you don't, then let her go. Let her grow stronger and find a true man. Send her to our pack and I'll watch over her. She doesn't deserve this."

I looked up as Evelyn walked over, she didn't look at Judas. I got up and sighed, I smiled softly at her. I then gave her my number.

"If you have any issues, just text me." I smiled.

She nodded and gave me a thankful smile, "I'm going to go home. I'm sorry, Judas."

Her voice cracked as she grabbed her purse in shaky hands. I bit back my smirk when I saw the torn and guilty expression on Judas' face. He quickly grabbed her wrist.

"No, you're going to sit down and tell me what happened the night you killed my mother." He whispered softly.

Her eyes widened before she looked at me.

"Looks like the bitch slap worked, he grew some brain cells." I smirked before walking away.

I sat down with Alaricas who smirked at me.

"What?" I grumbled.

"You do have a heart." He sighed dramatically.

"Asshole."

As we were leaving the restaurant, Evelyn quickly pulled me aside. She had a torn look on her face as she glanced at a patiently waiting Judas.

"You okay?" I asked.

She released a breath, "I don't know...I-I love him, but...he hurt me. He can't just apologize and suddenly, it's all okay."

"I understand. Then why don't you two have some space? If he truly wants you and is truly sorry, he'll come looking for you." I suggested.

She sighed, "I guess so."

"Why don't you come to our pack? I'm sure we'll have a room for you."

"No, it's okay. I'll stay with my sister." She smiled. "Thank you, Luna."

I nodded as she grabbed her purse and walked over to Judas. I silently wished her luck before focusing on my grinning date.

"What?" I asked.

He gently grabbed my hand, "That was sweet of you."

"I just don't like seeing relationships like that. When the partner is being an ass while the other is trying to prove how much they love them."

"I know."

I smiled up at him, he raised an eyebrow before kissing me on the cheek. I sighed and rested my head against his shoulder.

"What are we going to do about the war? Apparently, Dimitri has been captured." I whispered.

"I'll train the pack and get ready to fight them. But I won't give anyone any hints as to when we'll attack the skin-walkers." He replied.

I nodded silently.

When we returned to the packhouse, Alaricas picked me up and carried me to his room. He laid me on the bed before straddling me.

"We are not having sex." I whispered.

He slowly kissed my neck, "I know."

I sighed in content at the feel of his lips against my flesh. His hands explored my body, his body was pressed against mine now, and his warmth wrapped around me.

His lips then found mine and we proceeded to kiss. I tangled my fingers in his dark hair, desperately pulling him closer. All of our love and pain was poured into this kiss, along with our need for each other.

Sparks were coursing through the both of us, awakening things that weren't new to me. My need for him has lied dormant for so long, but now that fire was burning in the pit of my stomach.

My wolf howled in joy, pleading with his wolf to mark us. I didn't care though, through my lust, I didn't care. But he didn't bite me at all, he continued to attack my lips with his.

We finally split for air, we stared into each other's eyes as we caught our breaths. He smiled and pressed his forehead against mine, his eyes sparkled with love.

"God, how I love kissing you." He breathed.

I chuckled, "I think I like kissing you."

"Think?" He mused, raising an eyebrow.

"That's not the right word, huh?"

"Nope."

I smiled, "Fine, I love kissing you."

"Good."

With that, he kissed me again.

Sexual themes!!

An hour passed, but we were still making out and teasing each other. His pants' zipper was open as his hard on strained against it. He slowly grinded against me, his eyes flickered between his normal color and black.

I could smell the desire on him and I'm sure it's on me too. But neither one of us pushed for sex. My core was throbbing, my body was begging me to take him, but we weren't ready.

He moaned as he grinded against my core, earning a moan from me as well. I dug my nails into the sheets, biting my lip as a strange feeling gathered within me.

He started to breathe faster as he grinded against me, harder. Suddenly, a large wave of pleasure washed over me. I gasped and snapped my eyes open, Alaricas released a low growl mixed with a moan as he completely stilled.

Once he was done he looked at me with bright red cheeks.

"I can't believe I just did that." He whispered.

I chuckled, "It felt good."

He hummed in response before laying beside me. "I bet the real thing will feel even better."

I smirked and kissed along his jaw, "It will."

Sexual themes over

After a while, he quickly stood up and ran to the bathroom. I chuckled as he whined about having his seed all over his boxers and abdomen.

I shook my head, oh, Alaricas.