"What is this I am hearing, Adrian?" Malcolm barged into the room, "Where is my granddaughter?"

I was, thankfully, alone in the office at this time and Delia was asleep in her room.

Malcolm was the last person I wanted to talk to. I had recently come to realize that he was not the best person to talk to when the matter revolved around his granddaughter. I didn't have any problem with that, the only problem was that now wasn't the time for me to have enough strength to listen to the man.

"Your granddaughter is safe with her other mate, I would have known if she was in danger. She chose to leave herself without telling me, and that is as far as I know." I responded.

"You let her leave!? Adrian, are you out of your mind!? She is with the Vampires? You know how they don't have any mercy even if it's their mate!" He was shouting.

"I will repeat again," I said, looking at him in the eye, "She chose to leave without telling me. She used her Luna Orders to escape territory."

"What were you doing when she was leaving?!" He was so furious.

"I was with Delia – "

"No wonder she left!" he gritted his teeth, "I don't know what's going on in your mind, boy. You just marked her, didn't you?"

"And Delia was miscarrying because of the said marking! That was why I was with her!" I shouted back.

He fell silent.

"Delia miscarried?" His tone was much softer now but the edge didn't leave, "The baby was really yours?"

"Does it really matter?" I asked him, "Did it really ever matter if the baby was mine or not? He was a little innocent life, and that was all that mattered. He did not deserve to suffer no matter what the circumstances were. And now he is dead. Neither do I have my mate, nor do I have my pup. Everything managed to fuck itself up! So please, if you wish to speak some more, please come after a few days because I am really not in the right state of mind right now."

I sat down on my chair.

"I am sorry for the baby, Adrian. He really didn't deserve the suffering, neither did Delia." He consoled, "but we cannot let Moon stay in the Vampire Kingdom. This is ridiculous. You have marked her."

"Well," I started, "Despite the mark, she has willingly run into the arms of another man, and it's her choice – whatever she does. She is a smart woman, and probably has a purpose there, so let her do her job, while I will focus on Delia as she recuperates from this trauma."

Malcolm sighed, evidently not liking his granddaughter's decision.

I knew what he was feeling – he had already lost his daughter, and now he didn't want to lose Moon as well. All the interactions that I had witnessed, between Moon and Malcolm, I could see how much he doted on her and wanted the best for her.

Elise's death had been too hard for him.

Yes, he was right when he said that Moon was in the middle of danger in the vampire kingdom. Even I knew that - I continuously had to tap into what little I could get from Moon just to see if she was safe. I kept my link open so that she could call for me whenever she needed help.

I had been losing my mind all this time, thinking about what Moon was doing while I was dealing with all the shit that hit the fan.

But then, at the same time, I was taking the advice of a lot of people around me.

Everyone kept saying that Moon had a purpose to fulfill before we both could finally be together without anything coming in between us again. It was something very obvious: she was a Luna Queen, she was a hybrid between a wolf and a PureBlood, the daughter of a PureBlood Prathma and the list went on if we had to talk about the special abilities she possessed.

There were prophecies as well – and each one of them pointed to her.

If she had a purpose, and she was supposed to do it all alone, then it was my duty to give her the space and freedom she needed and remained available whenever she needed my help.

"She should not stay there, Adrian. That's all I know. Her blood, it's very precious. They can misuse her if she's not too careful."

"We can only wait and be ready whenever she needs help." I told her.

"What about Delia? How is she?" He asked.

"She is not fine." I said, "She is not even talking to me, barely eating, sleeping or anything. She just stares ahead." I looked at him, "And if you are thinking that I will be asking Delia to leave the throne when she is in such a condition, then you have to be out of your goddamned mind."

He fell silent.

"It's better if you leave, Malcolm. I don't have the energy to talk with anyone anymore."

"Welcome Mr. Wolfe, welcome, we were waiting just for you to arrive. I will escort you to the meeting room." The receptionist smiled as she greeted me.

For some reason today, I was in a wonderful mood. My wolf was very excited for the first time in a while and there was just something in the air.

Maybe it was because I had a lot of time on my hands now. A recent crisis in the vampire Kingdom had been solved yesterday and a huge burden just fell off my shoulders. There was peace everywhere and today, I was going to finish the last business related task I had left this month.

It meant that I could spend more time relaxing.

The moment I woke up in the morning, I felt like my head was in the clouds. I couldn't fathom the reason, why I was so happy about everything that nothing, absolutely nothing could change my mood.

My mood was palpable as well. Jaxon as well as Theo caught on to my mood and decided on a boys' night out. Their mates and their duties kept them busy most of the times, so we had these mandatory night outs to just have fun in a while.

To be frank, I envied them. They had everything I ever wanted, and that was a mate.

But even this thought couldn't ruin my mood today, and that was surprising because whenever I thought about my mate-less life, I could only feel this sadness and loneliness enveloping me.

As my feet moved towards the meeting room, my heart started palpitating, and sweat was beginning to cover my forehead. I was surely not nervous about the meeting, and I was so carefree just a few moments back. I didn't know why I was feeling this way, I could only guess that something was about to happen and it was probably going to be a life-changing moment.

My assistant who had accompanied me, kept his hand on my shoulder.

"You look tense, Sir. Are you alright?" He asked.

"I don't know. I don't feel myself right now."

He frowned, but we kept moving ahead towards the meeting room.

The closer we went, the warmer it felt, and I had to wipe off the sweat on my forehead. The meeting room felt like this giant ball of heat and I was only getting more and more attracted towards it.

And then came a scent – strong, calming and so full of promises.

I knew what – no, whom – it was coming from.

It was becoming harder to stop myself from sprinting towards the meeting room now. Even on this side of the MoonLine, I could feel my Wolfe becoming uneasy with my slow pace. I had to constantly remind myself that we were among humans.

And then there she was, waiting for me, her large eyes looking at me with lust and confusion, probably even gauging the predatory look on my face.

No wonder I had been so happy all morning. I was going to meet my mate.

And there was nothing to stop me from making her mine.

My eyes perused her body, and I melted in spot. She was so beautiful and goddamn perfect, her aura so pure, so strong so beautiful, I instantly fell in love with her. She was so perfect; I could see that she was made for me and only me. I knew all these years, the entire wait, it was all worth it. I could see her and only her, and it was as if I had forgotten that a boring meeting was about to take place and I had too reluctantly pay attention to it.

I could see the confusion leave her eyes; I could see the lust increase manifolds and her eyes travelled my entire length, soaking up whatever she could see. My eyes were fixed on hers the entire time, finding pleasure in watching that she liked what she saw.

Her heat had just come to an end. I was glad that this meeting wasn't scheduled in the previous week; I wouldn't have been just standing and watching then.

Hell, this fucking meeting.

I shook my thoughts off, reined in my wolf and shook the hands of her other teammates, saving her for the last.

"Welcome, Mr. Wolfe. I'm Moon Winters."

Her lips moved, trapping me in a trance, again pushing my thoughts in the gutter.

Her name was Moon, just like the Moon Goddess. She was a Luna Queen, my Queen, and she had the aura befitting one. I was standing close to her, and like any other Wolfe, I could feel the Luna energy surrounding her body. While it could have calmed had I been someone else, her energy only turned me on more and more.

I was doomed; at the Mercy of this bewitching Queen.

Shivers ran down my spine – I wished we met somewhere in private and not somewhere where I couldn't even express what I truly felt.

She took in a deep breath, shuffling her legs and nervously brought out a hand and smiled.

I was a puddle.

Because I just wanted to feel her skin on mine, I clasped her hand in mine without any hesitation and welcomed the heat and spark that coursed through my body. I knew she was home, I knew she was mine, and I knew I didn't want to spend even a single moment without her by my side.

I would give her whatever she wanted – if she wanted a courtship, she wanted to date, she wanted time, anything – I would give her my everything to have her by my side.

I knew she felt what I was feeling, I knew she felt the bond we shared, and I knew she loved me just as much as I loved her.

"Sir?" My assistant whispered, "It is becoming inappropriate. Do you wish for me to reschedule the meeting so that you can spend time with Luna."

I shook my head and then reluctantly loosened my hold on her hand.

"Let us start the meeting," And finish it off just as soon.

The entire meeting lasted for eons. I could only think and feel my Queen, her emotions, her scent, her heat her thoughts – they were the only things that were running through my mind. My assistant knew that I was not focusing at all, and he was furiously noting down the points discussed in the meeting so that I could go through them later.

There were times she made full eye contact with me, making my heart pump faster than it had ever had. And then there were times when she avoided even turning her head towards me, looking like she was collecting her thoughts, but failed because she zoned out just moments later.

The moment the meeting ended, she excused herself and ran out of the room. I didn't waste a moment before following her behind and caught her by her elbow. She looked up at me in shock and froze while I made way to the restroom.

"What do you think you are doing?!" Her beautiful voice was now high-pitched and squeaky – and just as breathy as she followed me behind without protesting.

"Getting laid in the restroom." I deadpanned.

"You are ridiculous." She muttered. "What is wrong with me?"

"It's called a mate-bond, my love." I told her, waiting to see if she understood what I was implying.

She didn't.

Either she was really a human through and through, or there was something deeper going in there because I couldn't understand her scent at all.

All I knew was that it was extremely mouth-watering and made my knees buckle.

"What are you talking about?" She scrunched up her nose and I wanted to kiss her right there and then.

But I had to calm my wolf and my hormones down. If she didn't know anything about the supernaturals, then I needed to take this real slow, or I could scare her away with the intensity.

"You know what, this is not the right way to go about it." I decided, "When are you free."

"This evening." Her mouth answered without thinking. A smirk crept up my mouth when I saw the look on her face.

She was acting out of character and it was creeping her out.

She was even leaning into my embrace without knowing.

"Look, I don't know who you are – "

"I am Adrian Wolfe –"

"I know that! I don't know you. I don't know what is happening right now."

"I know, okay. I'll explain everything to you, just give me a chance. I'll pick you up this evening, we'll go to a place where you'll be comfortable and we'll talk." I told her.

She felt so good in my arms, I was glad I waited. The Elders of the kingdom were trying very hard long ago, for me to find a woman who could reign by my side till I found my mate but I had stubbornly resisted. I had been called a lot of names then – because I refused to think about the Kingdom's needs.

Now that I had finally found her, I was glad I was stubborn there. I could only imagine the problems that would have come up if I had already been married.

"This feels...strange." She said, biting her lip, "I've never felt this way with anyone before."

"I'm glad." I grinned at her cheekily, causing her to smile up at me.

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"Are you nuts?"

Her eyes were wide and she looked at me with an incredulous look on her face.

"No, I'm afraid not."

"This was not the explanation I was expecting." She held her head in her hands, "You are definitely trying to make a fool out of me."

"Tell me then," I leant towards her, "What were you expecting me to say? What other humanly experience can justify what we feel towards each other?"

She fell silent, "I don't know." She stared at me for some time, and I let her look and think all she wanted.

Before meeting her, a thorough background check was carried out just so I could get an idea about exactly what she was and how she had been living her life all this time. I didn't get any clue about who she was, but I just kept learning more and more things about her that made me fall deeper and proved how she would be the perfect Luna Queen.

"I'll prove everything to you." I told her, "But you have to trust me. If you are ready, I will take you right away and show you everything."

She stared at me for a few moments again.

"I'll be so stupid for trusting you when I've just met you. This should not be right."

"What does your gut, your instinct say about me?" I asked as she fell into deep though again.

It was very amazing how she was trying her best to hold her own when her mind, body and heart were entirely against her.

"You can take your time," I told her, "I'll be right here, spending time with you, earning your trust, and making you believe that you are mine and only mine."

"I..." She looked at me dead in the eye, "Take me to the MoonLine."

I grinned.

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I was not ready to go across the MoonLine. I was not ready for the feelings that were going to create a storm in me if I crossed the MoonLine. It had been very easy to control my urges in the human side, but here there was a huge risk of my wolf taking over if I wasn't strong enough about it.

Moon had been sitting silently next to me for a good while. She seemed somewhat scared when we first got into the car but now she had relaxed completely and was just sitting silently, observing and looking everywhere.

"Are we here?" she asked when the car rolled to a stop.

I nodded, gulping a little. This was going to be the moment for me when I'd know everything about her – and feel the mate-bond in its full force for the first time in my life. I was afraid I would lose control and mark her against her human's will.

"You look nervous...Should I be afraid?" She asked, her voice quivering a little.

"You'll understand once you step out there, Moon. Just be ready to run if I happen to lose my control." I warned her.

"You brought me here and now you're seriously making me think that I've made a terrible decision." She said.

"I am just warning you, Moon. The feelings, the bond will intensify manifolds once we step out there."

She gulped.

We both got out of the car, and started walking towards the Neutral territory, with Moon's eyes widening more and more as we got closer. I could feel her blind faith in me, and how she didn't even ask me once if I'd murder her in the woods and bury her somewhere where no one would find her.

"Holy Shit!"

Her knees buckled and just in time, I managed to catch her, feeling as if a firework had burst inside me.

I pulled her closer by instinct, molding her body to mine, as I became privy to the thoughts that were running inside her mind.

Celeste... Cynthia... Werewolf...PureBlood.

She was a hybrid. Fuck!