I woke up to the sun shining right into my face from the window. I yawned and rolled on my side to find the bed completely empty.

I began to panic a bit when running caught my attention. I looked over to find Paxton running into the room from the bathroom and scooping me up into his arms.

"What happened!?" He asked anxiously.

"I'm sorry. I panicked when I didn't see you." I said forgetting that he could feel everything did. He smiled down at me and kissed me passionately. He nipped at my bottom lip and placed me down on the bed handing me back the covers.

"If you don't cover up, we will be locked up in here for a very long time and I want to take you around the pack." He said. I blushed remembering my lack of clothes at the moment.

I grabbed the sheets and covered up as he walked back into the bathroom. I slipped out of our bed and went to the closet and grabbed some clothes.

Once I was changed I went back to the room and found Paxton on the phone. I went over to him and hugged him. His tense body immediately relaxed at my touch. He turned and hugged me back as he spoke into the phone angrily.

Once he hung up, he tossed the phone and picked me up. He sat down on the bed with me straddling his lap. He pushed his nose into my mark.

"Is everything ok?"

"Yes and no. Someone has challenged your legitimacy of being my mate and our future Luna." He said with a bitter tone.

"Who?"

Paxton scratched his neck. "Its another she-wolf. Her name is Olivia and she has always been trying to convince me that we were mates but f course I never believed her terrible accusations."

My wolf growled and din't like this girl already. I tried to calm her down telling her we haven't even met the girl.

"So what do we do?"

"Well, tradition has been that the accuser takes the case up to the council of elders. The elders then decide if the accusations are true or if the accuser is lying. If they are lying, they are exiled and stripped of their wolf and turned human because of the accusation itself being extreme especially dealing with Alphas and Lunas."

I gulped. "What if they determine the accusations as true?"

"Then the accused is exiled." He said holding me tighter.

I gulped again holding my breath.

"Trust me. That will not be happening. If they exiled you then they would have to exile me too. I would never do anything to lose you." He said. He kissed me hard.

Suddenly our moment was cut short when there was a loud banging on the door. "PAXTON!" Colton's voice rang out in an enraged tone.

I got off of Paxton and went over to the door and Colton ran right in. "Why the hell is my baby sister being put up in court in front of the council of elders?!" He yelled.

"Olivia is the cause." Paxton said. Colton widened his eyes in surprise and took a step back as he processed the information.

"That bitch form hell!" He said. I looked at the floor. Colton turned and hugged me. "Don't worry little sis, we will protect you from that slimy excuse of a wolf."

I nodded and looked up at Paxton who was pacing thoughtfully around the room. Moon goddess be with me.

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(DAY OF COURT)

"Will the prosecution please state their claim." The head of the elders stated. For a bunch of old wolves who have lived for over 300 years, they are extremely intimidating.

The girl with long black hair and a very revealing outfit stood up. She flipped her hair with her manicured hands and walked over to the podium.

"I, Olivia Williamson, claim that Coralina Livingston is not the mate of Paxton Brooks nor the Luna of the pack. She is an outsider who had a mate but rejected him. She ran into our land and threw herself onto Alpha Paxton by using mate essence." She said shooting a glare my way.

Paxton growled next to me and I put my hand on his leg to calm him down. He looked over at me and grabbed my hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze.

"How does the defense respond?"

I stood up shakily and went to the podium. "I, Coralina Livingston, am the mate of Paxton Brooks and the future Luna. The mate mentioned was a cruel rouge Alpha that is currently being hunted by King Clarence. He used mate essence on me and then threatened my last pack who gave me up and betrayed me. I have not 'thrown myself' at anyone and have not lied about being mated to Paxton."

They nodded and I sat back down.

"Alpha Paxton. Would you like to make a statement before evidence is presented?"

"Yes." He stood up and winked t me as he walked up to the podium. "I have been looking for my mate for years. I knew the risk of getting a fake one using mate essence. So I became immune to it." There were murmurs in the room and Olivia's eyes went wide with fear.

"My father, who is here today, has trained me to become immune to it. I can trace it but it has no effects on me whatsoever."

The elders were surprised. "Well, this changes the case. As the claim is that mate essence was used and if the Alpha is immune to it, then the defense wins. We will test you Alpha to see this and if you show no effects, we will exile the prosecution for false claims against a Luna, one of the highest ranks."

They took Paxton back into testing. Colton moved over to where I Wass itting and put his arm supportively around me. Movement caught my eyes and I looked up to see Olivia standing over me.

"You are so pathetic to think that you are going to be able to provide for Paxton. You are just a weak and pathetic pack warrior whereas I'm the daughter of a Gamma. You will not win." She said with a smirk and lasting glare and walked back to her seat.

Colton growled but I pinched him to behave.

Half an hour later, caxton came waltzing out of the examination room smiling. He walked over to me and kissed me on the cheek. Guards went to Olivia and took out a pair of handcuffs.

"We find the accused, Coralina Livingston, not guilty! Court is adjourned." I squealed and hugged Paxton hard.

"NO!" We turned to the screaming. "You little slut! You have ruined everything! I was supposed to be Luna! I swear to the moong goddess I will come after you and you will regret ever taking everything away from me!"

Paxton pushed me behind him.

"GUARDS ! take her away!" He yelled. They scrambled to drag her out of the room. I shivered as she tried to claw her way through them to get to me. Paxton held my waist close to him and kissed my head.

"She will not hurt you my love. You are mine and I protect what's mine with my entire being." My heart fluttered at his words and I leaned up and kissed his cheek lovingly.

"I love you." I said. He purred at my words and picked me up and carried me to the car and we drove home.

We pulled up and went to the kitchen and made dinner. Once we finished one of the guards came running in.

"Alpha, Luna. There is something you need to see." We hurried out of the house and followed the guard out to the town center. There were black vans pulling up and everyone had formed in a group outside and whispering and murmuring to each other.

Paxton tensed as he recognized the vans pulling up. The very first one came to a stop right in from of us. The driver got out and opened the passenger door. A man slipped out and smirked at us.

"Long time no see."

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