Chapter Fifteen: Luna ceremony

" Yes Sire. A warriors oath. We have the ceremony of the warriors so that I am linked to my guard." Ana explained.

" Yes child I understand what it is, but I have not seen its participants behave in quiet this way. They seem almost possessive of you even to the point of disrespecting their Alpha, and us as the over lords of their race. Any race. It's odd." The King committed.

" I can trust you can't I Sire, you and your whole family?" Ana asked.

" I know you expect me to say yes, because that is what a dishonest person would say if he wanted someone's trust. Ana you can trust me with any secret you have and I will protect it. I have been keeping your families secrets for a long time. So yes, you can trust us. A word of warning though. Don't trust blindly child." The King Father said.

" I won't Sir. I can however feel the truth behind what you are saying. So I will tell you my secrets." Ana said hearing the vibration of several growls near her.

" Luna, you can not. They may be our rulers but that dosen't make them safe." Taylor said. Her guard had been growling, because she was going to tell someone, three someone's in fact, about herself and who she was.

" Taylor its ok, I promise. I am in no danger when it comes to them I can feel that he is speaking the truth. I know I am safe with them knowing." Ana said smiling softly. Looking in the direction of the royals and began.

" Sire, I am a one of a kind wolf Sir. I am what the Moon Goddess has said is a Lunar Mystic wolf one that has a great deal of power. SO when we did the ceremony to bind my guard to me they are quiet literally bound to me. They can feel my emotions, hear my link, know when I am hurt, and they can find me at any distance no matter how far. I didn't know what would happen when we did the ceremony as I am one of a kind as perviously stated. But when the ceremony was ending these appeared wrapping themselves around our arms burning into the flesh as they wound down to our wrists." Ana said nodding to her guard to show them their brands.

The King Father looked at them, examining them closely. He ran his hand down each brand noticing that there was not a wound over them to suggest they needed healing or had been healed.

" This did not cause the surrounding skin to turn red, or cause blisters. I ask because you said it burned as they wound around your arms. I do not see any signs of damage a burning brand would create." He said taking Ana's arm in his hand to examine hers as well. A growl leaving the throats of her guard when he took up her arm. Laughing lowly the King Father looked at Ezra and said.

" How are you able to share your bed with your mate with the growls coming from her guard at the mere touch of her skin by someone else."

" They know he isn't a threat to me sire. They know you aren't either but with my mate they can feel his intentions through the bond we all share." Ana said blushing.

" You have a similar brand Ezra?" He asked.

" No, but I think we should be on the lookout tomorrow where as the warrior ceremony wasn't suppose to go how it did. I think where Ana is concerned we do not know what to expect. We need to be prepared to explain anything magical. It wouldn't do for any of her capabilities to get out. Someone might try to take her for the power she wields. That would lead to a killing spree I wouldn't be able to help." Ezra said his eyes darkening, Maddox pushing forward just a bit.

" Seems to me we should have come a week ago to figure this out. Who else knows of Ana's abilities?" The Queen Mother asked.

" The people in this room." Ezra said firmly.

" Yes, thats good, it should remain that way." The Queen Mother says taking my hand and squeezing it.

" Ana thats not all baby. You also fixed me and Maddox. They should know it all, or at least most of it. They might feel threatened if they knew you can force even a Lycan to shift. But I think they should know that I am no longer the mindless beast that I was. I think it will help them understand what we are trying to protect." Ezra linked Ana.

" Umm your majesties." Ana began.

" What is it child you look conflicted?" The King Father asked.

" Theres more. I Umm, I fixed Ezra and his wolf he isn't maddened anymore." Ana said.

" Not even during the full moon? " He asked.

" No, it was a full moon when I brought him out of his madness." Ana said to them looking frightened. When she looked at him to see he was smiling in fact he was beaming at her.

" Thats great news. But may I ask how you fixed him?" He asked.

" I forced him to shift fully into his wolf form bring him and his wolf full circle making them connect again." She explained.

" Meaning I have lost my ruthless enforcer?" The King replied looking a little sad.

" No." Ezra said. Chuckling at his deflated look.

" I can still take my beast form and I can still deliver my form of punishment if I had to." Ezra says. Leaving out the part where Ana shared power with him not wanting anyone to know that she had the ability to such a thing.

" Also Sires one of the people responsible for Ana's captivity will be here in a few hours. He wasn't the one that started it. He is however the one who locked her in an attic for two years of her life after he found that she wasn't his rightful mate." Ezra said murder in his eyes.

" Ana, what does he mean locked you in an attic?" The Queen Mother asks.

" Darien, the Alpha of the Red Dawn pack thought I'd be his mate, but when Cheyenne a friend of mine turned out to his mate instead he locked me in the attic of the pack house to keep me in his life." Ana said with a shutter.

" Why would he do such a thing?" The Queen Mother said. She looked horrified.

" Because he was in love with her. In fact he was obsessed with her to the point that he refused to mark or mate his own mate. Then when Ana escaped he blamed his mate saying if she had handled the details for my arrival in their pack he wouldn't have had to let Ana out where she got a taste of freedom making her want to get away. He then locked his mate in the attic and began to abuse her as well. But you are aware of Cheyenne's situation being you kidnapped by men and Cheyenne upon landing on the island. By the way Christian..." Ezra said raising his hand and extending his middle finger, flipping him off, while grinning at him.

" He is the one responsible for this child's abuse?" The Queen Mother asked looking mortified completely ignoring the rude gestures passing between her son and the son she clams in her heart. Ezra had been so young when tragedy struck and she had been friends with his mother Charlize. After she'd gone crazy and killed half her pack the Queen Mother took the boy under her wing and helped raise him, though mostly from afar but she was still there for him when he needed a mothers advise or interference. Ezra had, had many people in his corner after the tragedy that stuck his life. That is why he kept his own pack, because it was rightfully his and his fathers Beta and the royal's were behind him helping him.

" Yes." Ana said dropping her head in shame.

" Ana!" Ezra snapped at her causing her head to snap up. He'd felt her shame flood the link, and it pissed him off. Her guards crossed over to where I was seated on the chair in my office prepared to remove her from my lap. Not that they could, but they would try.

" Baby." I said softening my tone and calming my mood before I laid into Ana's guard.

" You have nothing to feel shame about. You did what was best in not reveling what you were, or that you are powerful. They would have forced you to use your power for their own gain had they known." I said gently.

" I know, but I feel like I should have done something even though it wasn't ideal. I feel like a failure in a way." Ana said to him.

" Even now to hear that they will be near me frightens me." Ana admitted.

" Ana darling you have been abused both physically and mentally. It is only natural for your mind to go to a place of fear and discomfort at the mere idea of being in their presents. You are not a failure by no means child, you are a survivor. I couldn't have asked the Goddess for a better mate for the son of my heart." The Queen Mother says patting the hand she still held.

" Arrest him when he lands." The King Father says.

" No dear he can't. He is Alpha to his pack. Unless he does something here Ezra can't arrest him until he goes to his pack to carry out the orders he has on that pack, but it must be done on Red Dawn pack lands. If I am not mistaken that pack is allied with Ezra's so once the Alpha family is arrested along with anyone else that had any idea of what was going on there Ezra can claim the pack. He can move it here or he can leave it there and name a benefactor to run the pack though he will still be its Alpha. " His mate explains to him.

" Also keep the asshole away from Ana while he is visiting, though we can't do anything about the Luna ceremony since everyone is invited. The after party will be a bit more difficult for the same reason, but she has enough guards to keep her safe. He will not be permitted to cause her pain ever again." The Queen Mother continues. Shocking everyone with her use of the word asshole.

" Ok, that takes care of her safety issues. Now how do we explain the weirdness if there is any." Ezra asked.

" Ezra can you send a plane to the palace like now?" The Queen Mother asked.

" Yes, it would have time to get there and back if I send it out in the next hour. It should arrive back here by noon tomorrow. May I ask why?" Ezra asked.

" I would like to send for Coraline, my magical handmaid. She can cover the magic by pretending to bless the union as we perform the ceremony. I think I can make it play out ok. If you don't mind, she would have to know something about why the magic is happening but we wouldn't have to tell her anything to important. She would arrive several hours before the ceremony Ana can get to know her and decide what to tell her." She said.

A knock at the door had them all going silent when Ezra called out knowing now who was on the other side of it.

" Come in." The door opened to reveal the cook for the day.

" Alpha, the midday meal is ready. Would you all rather have your meal in here than the sun room? She asked bowing.

" Yes I think that would be best, place it in the conference room adjoining my office please." Ezra replied. The adjoining rooms to his office like his office were sound proofed, though he has never told Ana that they were, not wanting her to fear being in his home. He had it done when the place was built feeling that he didn't want anyone ease dropping on his business or meetings. With his mate being who she is he's glad he did now. No one would overhear anything about who she was.

The group stood and walked into the room off the office taking their seats around the larger table. Ezra and the current King took the two ends of the table with Ana setting next to Ezra, the Queen Mother and Father next to Ana three of her Guards next to them and the other five seated across from them. Eating their Lunch they fell off the subject of Ana and her being one of a kind. Ezra had sent his private jet after the Mage that was the Queen Mothers handmaiden. After they ate they reentered the office and continued with conversation of Ana's Ceremony. The King would perform it being Alpha and Luna had to participate. The King didn't do the ceremony's for all packs but Ezra's was special to them as he was considered family. The ceremony would take place on the stage in the square that the warriors were currently constructing. Ezra was talking to the King making plans to arrest a pack of werewolves that don't deserve to be shifters when a link came in telling him the leaders of the Red Dawn pack has arrived. Ana stiffened in his lap, she had the ability to intercept mind links he has recently found out, she does it without realizing she is doing it. He would have to learn to block her if he even could, if there was a way, he'd find it.

" Ana dear whats the matter. Your heart rate has accelerated a great deal hun." The Queen Mother asked.

" Alpha Darien Green and his Beta has arrived." She said visibly shaking.

" Ezra does he have to stay in the pack house?" Ana asked.

" No, he is going to be put in the Cabin, the Royals have said they want to stay in the pack with us. I have linked patrol and asked them to take him and his luggage over. I have also ordered warriors to patrol the cabin and let me know of his movements. Hopefully we can keep your contact with him and his Beta to a minimal in this way." Ezra said.

" I would like to go up to bed Alpha. Its been a long day." Ana said about an hour later. Ezra showed the Royals to their own rooms and took Ana to bed.

The next day dawned clear and beautiful. It was the day of the ceremony, the day he'd take Ana as his Luna before the entire world. Anyone that matters and some that don't would know she was his. Ezra looked out of the window in his office staring out looking at nothing in particular his mind wondering over the events that are about to happen and the ones that would happen after that, then to the impending arrests he'd have to make in the days to come. He didn't notice when his office door opened and the Lycan King stepped in.

Ezra turned and bowed in respect to his King.

" None of that Ezra we are friends. I am in your territory and we are alone." The King said.

" What can I do for you Your Majesty?" Ezra asked.

" Christian, Ezra we are alone no need for formalities." Christian said.

" I was hoping you could explain what happened with the Warriors ceremony so that we might have an idea of what to expect when I perform the Luna's ceremony later today." He said.

" I honestly don't know. We did the ceremony the normal way but what happened was anything but. She did her part the Guard did theirs then when all was said that needed to be said nine Golden ropes appeared in the air glowing. Then they just sort of wrapped themselves around the arms of her Guard then hers. The glowing didn't stop after it burned its way into their arms and wrists like a glowing brand. Only not one of them felt any pain when it happened. That is all I know and the best way I can describe it. Christian if anyone knows what Ana is I'm afraid it will bring war form any who covet power. I have to keep only the people I can trust in the loop here." Ezra said.

" I understand that Ezra. If she were my mate I wouldn't let her out of the castle for fear of the what if's." Christian said.

" That being said though. We can trust Coraline and her family. There is a see'er among them it might not hurt to have her take a look?" Christian said that last in a conversational tone but Ezra knew he was seeking permission to allow a see er near his mate.

I don't know Cristian. What would it prove no one has been dishonest with you about anything? She is special, a one of a kind. I just don't think we need so many knowing that as well." Ezra said feeling a bit uneasy now.

" Calm yourself old friend. I will not have her looked into unless you are ok with it. I do mean completely comfortable with the whole idea." Christian said holding his arms up bent at the elbows palms out in a surrendering type pose.

" Thank you. I'm sorry Christian. I swear I am so quick to snap these days. A demon Christian, A murderous Beast has fallin in love. Can you believe that shit? " Ezra said chuckling softly.

" Mother always said she was out there. She also said that she would have to be one hell of a woman to tame you. Looks like she was right on both accounts. Oh well son, mother knows best and all." Christian said laughing.

" I remember when you said you'd never fall in love let alone accept a mate." Christian said still laughing.

" Fuck you Chrisitian. You know yours is out there too then you can freak out about her safety and well being too." Ezra said flipping him two birds.

Christains laugh died in his throat as that very real reality hit him full force. He was 22 years old and had yet to find his own mate. He had searched for her but he'd had no luck so far. At first he'd wanted to find her, enthusiastic even. But now he was hoping he didn't find her. He'd told his sister Nevaeh that he'd reject her if he found her. He didn't want to take the chance of someone murdering him for his kingdom. He knew he could fight any threat that came for his title, but he also knew he couldn't fight his own mate if she came for him. He did understand how Jacob Black had just stood there while he was being murdered. No, better to reject her before he had a chance to fall to the bond.

" I have decided to reject her as soon as I meet her. I will not take chances with my crown or my head." Christian said sadly.

" Christian I had that same plan you know that. The bond is hard to resist. I couldn't do it." Ezra said to him sympathetically.

" Yes, but you told me yesterday that she had been in your pack for months. I will not be spending any time with her so that the bond can solidify even a little between us. I think that way is the best way if one is going to reject his mate." Christian explained.

A knock drew their attention. Ezra had let his guard down with the topic of conversation they had ventured into. He could smell Paul, and a scent he didn't recognize but understood it could only be the Mage they had sent for from the palace.

" Come in." He called out.

Paul entered the office with two women in tow. One of them he knew the other he didn't. Princess Anastasia was also a friend to Ezra being they were the same age she being only a few months apart in their births they had grown up together.

" Ezra!" She yelled. Running to him she hugged him tightly kissing his cheek, when a low growl was heard from the direction of the office door.

" Ana." Ezra cautioned his mate. Walking over he took her hand leading her into the office so he could introduce her to the people in the room.

" Ana, love. This is the Royal Princess Anastasia Thomas. We grew up together she is my friend. This is Coraline Jones the Mage that we have asked here to help with the ceremony, and this is Paul Baker he is my pilot and friend." Ezra went around calling out each one as she shook their hands.

" It's nice to meet you all, I'm Ana. I'm sorry Princess my wolf tends to misbehave without my permission." Ana said smiling at her.

The Princess smiled back then turned on Ezra.

" I am so disappointed in you Ezra. How could you send for my parents and my brother but not me. I am not missing this, so here I am." The princess said glaring at him.

" Anya, mother and father decided that you and Nivie should not be out at this time considering the weather this time of year. The snows are already deep in Russia if we didn't have our own landing strips we could not get back home until the snows melt. That is months away." Christian told her patting her head lovingly. She side stepped away from her brother to keep him from embarrassing her any further he might be 22 but she was 18 and no child.

" Well I am here now. I will take my new best friend and help get her ready for the festivities. You boys can talk to Ms. Coraline. See you both for the wedding." The princess said winking at Ana while dragging her out of the office.

" Your going to have to fight Kerrie for the honor and title over Ana." Ezra said laughing at her as she left and closed the door. Neither of them realizing the girl had just said it was a wedding. As the door closed it reopened spitting out the King Mother and Father.

" Good morning all." They said upon entering.

They all spoke to Coraline about the events to come and the way the Warrior ceremony had gone asking her what they could do to cover this up if it were to happen again. They told her what Ana was and what the Moon Goddess has said in Ana's dreams. Coraline understanding this is how the deity spoke to her creations.

" I will help Ezra. I will also truly bless your union. I believe your mate is special in more ways than we currently know. So when her magic begins it will look as though it is my magic instead. No one will know she is causing the magical activities taking place today. If what you said happened with the Warriors indeed happened, then I believe it will happen again, or at least a variation of it. My King I will need to school you in what to say before you begin the actual ceremony this way it looks authentic." Coraline said. The Queen Mother spoke to the men and Coraline excusing herself then stood and exited the room.

The Queen Mother walked up the stairs to Ana's room upon reaching the door she could hear bickering on the other side deciding not to knock she opened the door and let herself in with a bit of difficulty considering the guards posted outside the room. They had first tried to block her entry then after a few seconds of her glairing at them they let her pass. It wasn't the Queens glare that had gotten her in though and she knew it. They had linked Ana and she had told them to let her in the room.

" Girls!!!" The queen shouted as she walked in. All three girls turned around, two looked shocked and the third had a small grin on her face knowing that the other two will now get along.

" Mother." The wayward princess said.

" My Queen." The other two said.

" It would be nice if the Luna to be could make it on time to her own ceremony girls." The Queen stated to them.

" I want Ana to have her hair down and flowing, but Kerrie wants a half up half down style." Anya said pouting.

" I think with her long hair and beautiful neck that Kerrie's idea is best. She would look lovely with a half bun and long curly tendrils hanging. We don't even have to curl it as her hair is naturally curly." The Queen stated in a no nonsense tone.

" Yes Ma'am." The girls said one sullen and the other grinning like the cat that ate all the cat nip.

With that decision made the three women went about dressing the new Luna to be of the Silver Crescent Moon Pack. Though by the end of the day she would be the Luna.

The pack and guest were all gathered around in the square milling about enjoying the festivities. It looked like a regular carnival on the island. There were miles of activities. Most world fairs were not this big. Kerrie had gone all out pulling all the stops. It was most likely the most fun Luna ceremony to ever have existed in all werewolf history to date. She had told Ezra when showing him the plans that she never thought he'd find and willingly accept a mate so this was something to celebrate.

Ana was dressed and ready to go out and meet her mate on the stage that would change her life and tie her to her pack and most importantly her mate. As she was looking out of the window she lost herself in her own thoughts remembering a window she couldn't even look out of or go near. Now the very person that caused her so much pain was here in her pack thousands of miles away from the hell she had once called normal. Her pack the realization of that thought hit her with a vengeance SHE was about to be a Luna. She hadn't thought about being a Luna before Ezra. Now he was making dreams she never dared to have come true. In just a few short minuets she would be the happiest woman alive.

Ezra walked up the steps to the stage and to the microphone tapping on it. The sound could be heard all across the island in all directions for miles considering the sound system his sister had ordered. He cleared his throat then began.

"Ladies and gentlemen I am Alpha Ezra Black I would like to thank you all for coming. I am honored you all came to help me welcome my Luna and mate into my pack and my life. The Royal Lycon King will be conducting this ceremony today. King Christian Thomas if you will join me up here we will both wait patiently for the women to make their appearance." Ezra said chuckling. Just as the King stepped up on the stage with a very beautiful platinum Blonde haired woman that looked to be in her early 20's but she was in reality in her 50's. Coraline was still youthful and beautiful despite her age.

Ana and the Queen Mother walked up next followed by her husband. All parties took their places when the King began the ceremony. Walking to the Alter that had also been erected in a matter of hours he raised the dagger using both hands he faced the crowd. Everyone had gathered around the square after being addressed by the Alpha of this pack. Everyone excited to see the woman that was tied to a monster. He could try to make jokes if he wanted to he was still a beast in the eyes of so many. The King had the dagger raised in front of his head then he spoke loudly.

" Mage Jones could you come forward." He asked in an authoritative tone that carried out over the crowd. The older woman that didn't even look old stepped forward and knelt on one knee like a man proposing to his girl might, to the King of the ware community showing her respect of the young man.

" Mage Jones." The King began not wanting to use her full name so publicly.

" As the Lycan King and the King of all wares, I am asking you to bless this ceremony and the union of these two werewolves so that their bond will strengthen and thrive to never parish under the weight of our world but build in it, feed off of it to become unbreakable." The King asks indicating to the Mage she should stand up. She does, she stood and reached up with her hand closing it over the blade of the dagger that the King still held elevated about forehead high pulling her hand down the blade cutting her palm. Coraline opened her hand looking at the blood pooling in the cup of her hand. She magically lifted the blood in the air sending it out in all directions creating a circle around the stage creating a barrier though not sound proof it would keep anyone from leaving or entering the protected area. If she was going to keep the Lunar Mystic safe she had too keep anyone meant to do harm away while the woman was vulnerable. This action saying she was willing to bless them and protect those inside her barrier. She then stood beside the King so she could cover up any magical happens during the ceremony. The King thanked her then he began the actual ceremony.

" We are all gathered here today to witness the joining of this werewolf and his true mate. A mate that was granted to him by our Moon Goddess. As all mates are given to one another by our creator as a gift. We are meant to accept this gift however the choice is ours to accept or reject the gift. As an Alpha it is our jobs to do what is best for our packs, and an Alpha with his Luna is the best thing for any pack. So with that said today Ana will join her pack next to her Alpha." He said to the crowd, then turning to the couple he picked up Ezras left hand as he said loudly.

" Alpha Ezra Black will you take and accept this woman as your mate? Will you provide for her and protect her in times of peace and in times of war? Will you remain faithful to her forsaking all others both human and supernatural saving yourself for her and her alone as is the way of our kind? Will you heal her, as she heals you? Will you find her, as she finds you? Will you keep her secrets, as she keeps yours? Will you hold her, comfort her, and love her through all times both good and bad? Will you accept this bond making her your mate and Luna now and forever?" The King asks him.

" I Alpha Ezra Black will accept this bond. I will accept this woman as my mate and Luna." Ezra said proudly.

The King then cut Ezra's palm allowing the blood to pool, then tipping it over into the chalice, pouring the blood into the cup. He then turned to Ana picking up her left hand palm up to do her part of the ceremony.

" Anabella Caulder will you take and accept this man as your mate? Will you provide for him and protect him in times of peace and in times of war? Will you remain faithful to him forsaking all others both human and supernatural saving yourself for him and him alone as is the way of our kind? Will you heal him, as he heals you? Will you find him, as he finds you? Will you keep his secrets, as he keeps yours? Will you hold him, comfort him, and love him through all times both good and bad? Will you accept this bond making him your mate and Alpha now and forever?" The King said.

" I Anabella Caulder will accept this bond. I will accept this man as my mate and Alpha. I will as Luna give all of myself for this pack. I will protect it and give my life for it and its beloved Alpha whenever possible. I will love my people and care for them with my whole heart. I promise to give all of myself and be the best I can be for my Pack and Alpha." Ana said in a loud voice smiling.

The King took the blade cutting the palm of Ana's hand allowing the blood to build up a bit then tipping it so the blood poured into the chalice with Ezra's. Taking a burning sage he mixed the two together, then raising the cup he spoke.

" Alpha Ezra mark and clam your Luna before your pack." Then in a quieter tone he said.

" I know the two of you are already marked but it will not hurt to do it again in front of everyone so there is no mistaking that you accept her as yours, and you accept him as yours as well."

" After the marking of mates they will drink from the chalice sealing their mate bond and adding Anabella to the packs link as well as allowing her Luna powers to take hold in her wolf's soul." The King said loudly.

Ezra then leaned in kissing Ana's lips then down the side of her neck to her already existing mark and bit down deeply, Ana doing the same. The King placed the chalice to their lips allowing them to drink the entire contents of the cup each in turn. Then just like before four long ropes glowing Golden along with four smaller ropes appeared in the air before them. Coraline had felt the ripple in the air raising her hands in a magical stance as though she was causing this display. The ropes then twisted themselves together making in there place two long ropes and two short ones. The longer ones then wound its way down their left arms from shoulder to wrist a sizzling sound as it burned it's way down looping around their arms completely circling their wrists the infinity knots forming on top of their wrists a full moon emblem with a Silver White wolf with Golden tones formed on Ezra's left wrist and the same with Ana's except hers had an Ebony wolf. The two smaller ropes then encircled there ring fingers forming a band on their left hands. Then it happened, Ana could feel everything her pack could feel. Coraline then spoke so the crowd could hear her.

" I bless these two werewolves both Alpha and Luna of the Silver Crescent Moon Pack to have a healthy life together, to rule together for all time. I place these brands on them so others will know to harm one, is to harm the other, to fight one, is to fight the other. I can feel their bond and have placed these intertwined bands to show the world and their pack that their bond is strong and unbreakable." Coraline finished speaking and lowered her hands and her barrier. Ezra leaned in and kissed his mate.

The King came forward and told the Crescent Moon Pack to recognize their new Luna.

In the middle of the crowd there could be heard a low keening that sounded broken and sad as Ezra sunk his teeth into Ana's neck. He knew who she was he'd smelled her scent all over this pack. He had been looking for her for the last two days, but the asshat Alpha knew how to keep his Ana hidden form everyone. She hadn't stepped foot outside the pack house since he'd arrived, when he'd tried to enter the gross display of wealth he was told that the Royals were in attendance and no one was allowed in there. He'd get her alone today though she would have to greet her guests. He had been searching for her from the moment that she had broken out and ran away. He never would have guessed that she had gone with the demon Alpha, or that he would take her as a mate. He would have her back in his pack, he had run the bitch the Moon Goddess had given him as a true mate off months ago. He still couldn't figure out how she had gotten that attic door open but he really didn't care enough to find her and drag her ass back. It was Cheyenne's fault that Ana had run away from him in the first place. If she had done her job as the future Luna and prepaired for this fuckers arrival in our pack she would still be safely tucked away in the attic where she belongs. Now she was mated to the bastard Alpha of this pack, it would be difficult getting her out of here but not impossible he thought.

Ana was walking around being introduced to other pack leaders those in league with her new pack and others that were only friends of Ezra or the Royals. Kerrieannne was showing her around and making the introductions. The pair was headed for the drink table with Ana's guard scattered around but still keeping watch. Ana had told them she didn't want to meet the allied packs flanked by the men in black, so they backed off but stayed close. Ana was talking to her sister- in- law about the over the top job she'd done when she was grabbed and dragged to the tree line. She could have fought it if she wanted to but she knew the scent, so she allowed the attacker to drag her away from the crowd. She didn't want to cause a scene, so she controlled her panic. The familiar person continued to pull her into the trees stopping when they were a safe distance away, then he turned on her.

" You left me Ana, why?" Darian said.

" You were holding me against my will Darien. Why?" Ana said controlling her anger, she didn't want her mate or her guard to feel her panic.

" I told you why love. You are mine, the Moon Goddess made a mistake." Darien shouted but didn't yell.

" Darien the Moon Goddess does not make mistakes. I told you that, I have a mate, as do you." Ana said in a soft voice. She knew he wasn't all evil regardless of his actions. No one was all evil, she knew that because her mate was living proof.

" No! That bastard is not your mate. I am, you are mine!" Darien was loosing his composure now. He was going to attack her and hurt her soon if she didn't calm him.

" I know you saw the ceremony, I am not yours. Darien you know your mate is a another. You must let me go." Ana tried to reason with him.

" I will never let you go." He growled grabbing her arms squeezing them hard. Ana's panic set in then.

" You want to let her go. Now, Alpha Green." A voice said coldly.

" This is none of your business mut. Your Alpha stole this pack member from me when he visited my pack several months ago." Darien said to the intruder.

" She is my business, she is my Luna and I, am head of her guard." Peter said just as coldly as before.

" I said she is my pack member. Your Alpha had no right to take her from there, without my permission, so I am taking her home now." Darien said as he began to walk away dragging Ana with him. A loud roar was heard just behind Darien. Ana was gone from his grip in seconds. Darien turned to face the new inturder, the one that snatched his woman from his grasp, then he growled, stupidly.

" If you touch my mate again, I will relieve you of your hands, and your body of its neck and head in that order." Ezra's angry voice said.

" She is not your mate. She is mine. I had her in my pack until you came to visit then you stole her from her home. I bet she isn't here willingly. I bet you are keeping her against her will." Darien said his voice now angry.

" That should have been my line after I found her sinking to the bottom of a lake in your pack territory. Now, I wonder what could have been happening to cause someone as pure of heart as Ana is to committ suicide?" He questioned. By this point all of Ana's guards along with the Royal's and Darien's actual mate was gathered around them watching the show.

" Nothing. Ana was treated well after my family found her as a baby outside our pack boarders. She was sent to school and she learned a trade. She has friends there and her mate is there." He said raising his head.

" Her mate?" The King Questioned. Knowing Ana's mate was Ezra.

" Yes, I am her mate. He stole her from me." Darien accused. A long laugh filled the air after Darien said that Ana was his mate, all eyes turning towards the sound.

" Do you have anything to add Ms. Bailey?" The King asked the laughing woman.

" He is not Ana's mate. In fact he was mine, before I too ran from him and his pack while rejecting him on my way out." Cheyenne said.

" Shut up whore, before I kill you for being stupid. Just because we had sex doesn't mean that we are mates it means you are a whore." Darien spat. Cheyenne flinched at his words stepping behind Ana and her guard, but kept silent.

" Ana, tell them, tell them that you are my mate." Darien pleaded.

" Who do you belong to Little Wolf?" Ezra asked Ana gripping her arm pulling her up next to him. He placed his arm around her waist. He liked this better than her holding on to his arms standing behind him trembling.

" You Ezra, I am yours." Ana said gaining strength from him.

" You ran away with him Ana. Why because he's got more money than I do? Because his pack is bigger?" Darien said and then lunged forward as though to grab her again. Ezra caught his hand turning it quickly breaking his wrist and four fingers in one quick twist without even tightening his grip on Ana.

" You put your hands on my mate once already, if you try that again I'll rip that hand from your body Darien." He said hotly. If Ana didn't have a death grip on him he'd have snapped his neck already.

" I challenge you Alpha Black for the rights to your mate and your pack." Darien yelled out. " I challenge you to fight to the death Ezra." He continued.

Ezra dropped his head on Ana's forehead and closed his eyes...

" Challenge accepted Alpha Green. I will accept." He sighed, then taking Ana in his arms he kissed her.

" Arrest him." The King said. " His challenge will be answered tomorrow after noon at 2PM." He continued.

" Alpha we will put him in the cells at the pack house." Peter said as he cuffed Darien.

" No. Place him in the room that Ana was in next to mine. Place the whole Guard outside our rooms tonight. I will tell you where he is to be put in the morning after we get up." Ezra said smiling like he had a secret he wasn't going to tell anyone. He did and he didn't.

" Yes Alpha. He will not escape us Luna. I am leaving six of your guard to stay with you until you are done with the day." Peter said bowing to his Alpha, Luna and the Royals.

The Queen mother wrapped Ana in a hug then walked with her arm through Ana's to spend the rest of the day enjoying themselves.

Ana had spent the rest of the day having fun with her friends and mate. She hadn't thought anymore about Darien.

When Ezra came up to me he had a haunted look in his eyes. He lend down kissed me then picked me up in his arms declaring he was taking me to bed because it was late and I looked tired. I told everyone goodnight and wrapped my arms around Ezra's neck. He kissed me as we walked into the pack house carrying me to our room.

" This will not be gentle my love. Tonight you are going to tell that bastard Darien who you belong to. You are my mate Ana, my life, I would not survive if something took you from me. I love you Mate, and he will know who you belong to this night." Ezra said as he lowered me on the bed.

" I told him already, Ezra. I told him, I told him as he was being arrested. I don't know why you want me to talk to him again. He terrifies me Ezra. Where's Maddox. He wouldn't make me talk to that bastard, he'd kill him for daring to hurt me, to touch me. He wouldn't tolerate it. Please Ezra don't make me." I began to cry.

" You will not speak to that worthless piece of shit ever again. Ana, my love, we will tell him who you belong to in the most beautiful and natural way possible. In the only way he will finally understand that you have never that you could never belong to anyone but me ever." Ezra says, claiming my lips once more. Lifting his head he looked me in the eyes saying softly.

" You my Little Wolf will beg me to take you. He will hear every word, every cry, and every moan, I will entice from those luscious lips of yours. He will hear every scream of passion you let out of your pleasurable body." Ezra said huskily.

" No!!" I yelled out in shock at his words.

" No?" He asked one eyebrow raised, he continued.

" You do want me, Right?"

" Yes, Ezra always. But I don't want everyone to hear me moaning and screaming your name as I beg you to fuck me. What would our men think of me? What kind of women allows others to hear her beg for a cock that is supposed to belong to her anyway? Something that I should not have to beg for." I said huskily.

" I do not care what they think. Why are you worried about what other men think of you anyway? Besides no one in my pack would dare speak against their Alpha let alone his Luna, their Luna. Every member of this pack, your pack Ana, would die to keep you safe. We as a race Ana are compassionate. We have to be with our mates and most times it isn't a quiet affair. No one will think twice about you giving yourself to me ever even if we were in the court yard surrounded by the entire pack. Though they might start cheering and blessing us to have a child soon." He chuckled, then looking me in the eyes he says all growley and possessive.

" Little Wolf, I am going to make you beg for me. I am going to make you scream for me, tonight I am going to make you cry for me to enter you and allow you to cum all over my impressive cock mate. You are mine Ana, and tonight he will know it, tonight he will have no douts about that fact. Ana my love you will tell him so many times tonight that he will believe it by morning, I promise you." He said his eyes darkening.

" Ezra, I will not scream out. It's embarrassing." I say.

" Then you just try and keep them in. Let's make it a game my sweet. If you can stand it and hold your moans for five minutes then we will sleep and I won't fuck you mindless tonight." He said his smile dangerous.

" If I can't Ezra?" I asked already knowing the answer.

" If you can't my little vixen, you will sing for me over and over, just after I spank your ass for trying to hide your beautiful song from me. A song that you sing only for me, a song that you should never deny my ears of." He said.

" Ezra, you wouldn't." I shrieked.

" Yes, Ana, I would." He said nuzzling his nose into my neck, over his mark.

" You just try and stay quiet pet, because I am going to take whats mine until you can do no more than crawl out of my bed in the morning, if you can move at all when I am finished with your beautiful body. When I am done with you pet you will be ruined for all other dicks for the rest of your life. Not that any one is stupid enough to touch you now that you wear my mark. But it is fun to prove to you over and over who you belong to, who can make your body sing in a way no other can ever match. Prove to you every day who you belong to." Ezra whispered at my ear, kissing the lobe.

He had been methodically undressing her as he was talking she was now laying naked on the bed, with Ezra staring down at her as he stood up to remove his own clothes. Ana watched him as he undressed. Her eyes widened as the knowledge of what he said registered in her mind, knowing he meant every word. He would make me scream, because if he wanted you to scream wheather in pain or pleasure, he would make you scream. He was not one that you could hold your screams inside if he wanted to hear them.

I climbed up Ana's body kissing her from her toes to her pussy, pausing I ran my tongue up her beautiful folds, once, roughly. She gasped at the contact knowing Maddox has joined in on the pleasure we will be feeling soon. I kissed her belly, her collor bone, then I kissed down to her breast. Taking her hardened nub in my mouth I sucked hard, pulling her pink nipple in deeply, then sliding it out of my mouth slowly, then I bit down on that perfectly pebbled mound. Ana moaned quietly. I leaned back looking at her beautiful face. I do want her to scream my name to the rafters while writhing in pleasure, and she would, but first I had to taste her, all of her. I crashed my lips to hers in a brutal kiss, my tongue forcing entry. I would not be gentle with her on this night.

He kissed her with a passion even he didn't know he possessed, he wanted to give himself to her body and soul. It terrified him that she made him vulnerable. It terrified him that if someone wanted to hurt him all they'd have to do is hurt her. That would most definitely destroy him. But it was the truth, he'd do anything to protect her. He knew that with everything he was, he knew it and now he understood why his father had not fought to save his own life. Because if Ana ever meant to pull his heart from his chest he was powerless to stop her, he could never bring himself to hurt her even if she meant to do him harm. Just as his father had been powerless against his own mate. Ezra knew somehow, deep inside himself that Ana would never seek to harm him in anyway, she was not his mother. He pulled back and groaned.

" Ana." I leaned down taking her lips again.

" I need to feel you woman." He said against her lips.

" Then feel me Alpha." I said saucily, then I spread my legs wide under him so that his hips fell into the V of my body. He was so hard, his cock throbbed with his need for me. Or maybe it was his need to prove to the Alpha in the other room that I was his mate, and he would claim me as such in front of the entire pack if I'd let him.

Ezra growled sliding himself down her body. He roughly clamped his mouth on her sleek wet heat kissing, licking and sucking her folds and the small bud of nerves hidden there.

" Cum for me baby." Ezra growled out plugging his finger into her core rough and quick.

" Ezra!" I called as his movements got harder and faster.

" Who do you belong to Ana?" He asked huskily.

" You." She said quietly trying to keep her voice and her moans quiet.

" You will tell me who you belong to baby." Ezra told her as he pushed a second finger into her pussy pumping them into her harder.

" You, I said I belong to you Ezra." She protested.

" I couldn't hear you pet." Ezra said in a tone that said he had, but clearly no one else had, therefore she had not said it as far as he was concerned.

" Who do you belong to Ana?" He said slowly, sitting himself up on his knees at the foot of the bed.

He kept my legs wide as he lifted my body slowly, effortlessly he sat me on his knees wrapping my legs around his waist placing his hands on my back, well one of them, the other hand ran up my back to my neck. He brought my lips to his claiming them with a force I could not deny. I ground my hips against him feeling his hardened bare cock rub against me in return. Ezra growned into my mouth at the contact, he deepened the kiss. I was on fire and he was the cure. The contact was to much or rather the lack of it. I needed him inside me, all of him. His mouth devoured mine hungrily. Sparks igniting where ever he touched me. I was so close to reaching the hight of my passion, I wanted to go over, I needed to, but I couldn't. I melted into his kiss molding myself to his body still grinding on him. I can feel my juices as they leaked out running down his legs where I sat grinding on him. He wanted me to cum but I just couldn't. I couldn't let myself fall over the edge no matter how much I wanted or needed to. I didn't want my guards hearing my mate pleasure my body. He wasn't having any of my silence though. He lifted me slightly sliding another finger inside me roughly. He took me harder and faster repeating the the same words " who do you belong to baby?" over and over again. He was fucking me with his hand and I was riding it as though it were his cock. He quickened his pace again and just as I reached my peak I screamed.

" Ezra, I belong to Alpha Ezra Black." I said in a loud moan. The bastard had meant for me to scream, and I had without him even trying.

" Yes baby, you do." Ezra said as he laided us both down on the matress.

" Yes, Ezra I do." I breathed back.

Ezra kissed me heavily, lifting his head he looked down at me.

" I didn't even have to fuck you to get you to scream Little Wolf." Ezra said chuckling.

" I did not scream, Ezra." I said a blush rising up my cheeks, knowing I had and knowing I shouldn't have said I hadn't. Now I will pay for my lie.

" No? Then I guess I have to try harder." Ezra said lowering himself and licking my pussy slowly.

" Ezra!" I moaned.

" Hmmm." He hummed.

" Please?" I begged.

" Please what Ana?" Ezra growled.

" Please just take me." I begged again.

" I will baby, but not yet." He said while blowing on my core, driving me mad. I whimper moaned.

" When?" I whin.

" When I am ready to, and not before." He said running his tongue up my folds, sucking and kissing my heat. I moaned again. He nipped me there and cried out loudly.

" Who do you belong to Ana?" Ezra asked sliding two fingers into my core roughly. He pushed and pulled his fingers quick and hard. I moaned gripping his hair tightly. I know what he wants, but I don't want to scream so that everyone will hear me and know exactly how he makes me feel. It was getting harder and harder to hold in my screams though. Ezra wanted them and so he would have them. I did want to give him what he was asking for, demanding really. I really did, but if I do that then everyone will know that I am not worthy to his Luna.

A growl escaped his throat, his eyes darkening. He pulled me up so that my ass was exposed, Ezra raised his hand and brought it down on my ass quick and hard.

" Ouch!" I screeched.

" What was that for?" I asked.

" Do not ever say that you are not worthy of being my mate or Luna." Ezra said almost angry at her words.

He brought his hand down again five times in quick succession on my ass once more.

" That was for trying to hide my song from me. I want to hear it Ana." He demanded.

" WHO... DO... YOU... BELONG.... TOO..." Ezra said loudly and forcefully as he slammed his two fingers into me hard, leaning down he crashed his lips into mine. I can't, I can't just yell it out. Ezra deepens and roughens the kiss. Quickening his assault with his hand at my core.

" You, Ezra. I belong to you." I yell loudly as his mouth finally left mine.

" Say it Ana, say your mine!" He shouts, then sliding his body up mine he kisses me as he impales himself in me.

" Say it baby, say it like you want it!" He growled pulling out and pushing back into me roughly, his cock hard and demanding.

" I belong to you Alpha, I am your willing mate, slave, and lover Ezra! I am yours body and soul." I moan loudly, so loudly that I could hear it echo off the walls, I could also hear Darien beating on the door that restrains him in the other room. If he gets any madder he will break the door down.

" Alpha?" Aaron mind linked him.

" What is it Aaron?" I asked a little annoyed.

" Alpha he's going to break the door." Aaron said.

" When he does let him get in here. He is not to make it as far as my bed and mate Aaron. I want him to see her under me, begging me. My men as well as her men are to keep their backs to our bed, Darien is the only other one to set eyes on us in this manner ever, and no one will ever again. This is to prove a point, nothing more. When he has seen enough put him in my special cell. Do you understand Aaron?" I told him through the link.

" Yes Alpha." Aaron replied smerking, knowing his Alpha was not only proving a point. He was also enjoying this way to much.

" Who Ana? Who do you belong to Little Wolf?" Ezra shouted, continuing to pump into her never missing a beat while mind linking Aaron.

" You, I belong to you." Ana breathed out. I plunged myself into her over and over again. I forced my strength out making her feel my passion.

The door burst open a few seconds after I heard a crash from across the hall. Looking up I see Darien standing there half way across the room, his eyes wide with hatred.

" Get your hands off her you bastard!" Darien yelled pointing his finger at me.

" She is mine!" He continued to bellow.

" Is she?" I asked lifting my sex dazed mate turning us so that her head is now laying at the foot of the bed so I was looking directly into his eyes.

Mine and Ana's guard had a wall built with their backs to us. Darien on the other hand had a full view of me, my mate, and my bed. I slammed into her just to piss off the delusional prick, and smiled wickedly at him.

" Who do you belong to Anabella Caulder Black?" I asked using her married name omitting her middle one on purpose all the while still ramming my cock into her beautiful pink folds. I grinned as my perfect little mate moaned loudly reaching her hand up gripping my shoulders digging her nails into the skin of my back. I could feel the blood begin to trickle down my back. She looked at me pulling her hand from around my shoulders and back, down my chest, she was careful not to smear the blood on her hand on me anywhere. She then placed her delicate fingers over her lips, then pushing her blood soaked fingers into her mouth, sucking my blood from them loudly. She was enjoying his blood on her tongue a demons blood was her feast he thought. She really was made just for him.

" I belong to you Alpha, heart and soul. I love you Ezra Black, I love you my husband and my mate." Ana said, then she surprized me by saying the last thing I ever thought she would.

" Ezra you are my match, you match my heart, you match my soul. You are my everything, my husband, my mate, the father of my child, You Alpha Ezra Black are my everything, my whole life. Now fuck me my Alpha Mate I need you." She said placing her arms around my neck pulling me down kissing me hotly.

" NO!" Darien yelled. " You are forcing her, she doesn't want this, she knows she is mine!" He continued to yell at me as he tried to push past the wall of human assassins (well humanish) both men and women. He was fighting hard to get to me and my mate, but he wasn't moving my wall of wolves. I looked right at him, he had murder in his eyes as I lowered my head covering Ana's lips with mine kissing her passionately. With a growl I pulled out of her, turning her over so that she was on her hands and knees. I looked at the sight before me, her ass in the air was the most erotic thing I have ever seen. I moved up behind her, placing myself between her perfectly shaped legs. Placing my left hand on the small of her back pushing down harshley, sliding my right hand up her side, over her breast squeezing roughly causing her to moan loudly. I smiled kissing her neck and shoulder sliding my hand up around her neck, pulling up while I tighten my grip on her neck causing her to raise her head up slightly. She could now see in the room but not fully. I slid my hand from around her neck and into her beautiful black hair, gripping a hand full of hair in my hand. I pulled hard snatching her head up more so that she was looking in the room more fully, she didn't seem care that there was fifteen men and women in this room, fourteen could hear every word, every moan she uttered. One that could both see and hear everything going on between us, but she didn't care that he could see everything, to lost in her own pleasure to care. I locked eyes with Darien then I commanded her to answer me.

" Who do you belong to Little Wolf?" I commanded while I pounded my rock hard cock into her dripping wet pussy.

" You Alpha, I belong to you." Ana breathed dropping her head again as my hold lessened. I picked up my pace fucking her sleek wet heat without mercy. I pulled on her hair pulling her head up so that she was now looking at Darien again.

" Look at him Ana. Look him in the eyes and tell me who you belong to. Look him in the eyes while I fuck my perfact mate, let him see that he doesn't have one hope in hell of ever taking you in this way. Tell him that this (I slammed my cock into her pussy causing her to moan and beg me for more) belongs to me. Tell him Ana. Tell him who holds your heart, your true heart. Tell him who holds your beautiful soul within his own body. Tell him who took you first and has taken you every night since we mated. Tell him who's Luna you really are. Show him my beautiful strong Luna baby." I growled.

I looked up into Dariens eyes, as my eyes continued to go up rolling back into my head eventually closing as Ezra pounded into me. I opened my eyes locking with Dariens I said.

" I belong to you Alpha Ezra, you are my mate, you are my one true love, the other half of my soul. You Ezra are my match in every way. You are my life, you are the father of my child. You are the only man that can or ever will touch me in this way." I said never looking away from Darien as I heard Ezra's grunts and groans. He was growling as he rode me harder from behind, both of us staring at Darien. I moaned and begged for Ezra to fill me. I wanted his release and I didn't care that we had an audience, and I didn't care that they could hear me beg my mate to make me cum, and to cum with me... and he did.

" You are mine." He growled as he released inside me.

" No!" Darien yelled swearing to kill us both. I flinched as I came down from my passion high. His words penetrating my hazy mind. Ezra collapsed on my back with his own pleasurable release growling he told the guards with a commanding tone.

" Take that piece of shit to his new accommodations. Get him the fuck out of my room, out of my house, out of my mates house, before I kill him before the challenge is answered. My mate should not have to feel fear in her own home." I snapped. The guards grabbed him and literally dragged his ass out of my mates room and her house.

With that I laid down beside my Ana curling her sex abused body into my arms. Closing my eyes I kissed her on the head and said.

" I love you baby." And went to sleep as Ana had already passed out from exhaustion.