yThe next morning I woke up and found myself wrapped up in a pair of strong arms that sent sparks through me. I smiled and snuggled into the arms of my mate. A deep purr of satisfaction came from Paxton.

"Madainn mhath team mo bheatha." (Good morning love of my life). He said.

I turned over and kissed him gently on the cheek. "Good morning handsome mate." His eyes darkened with lust and I can feel his arousal pressing against me. "Really? All I said was good morning."

"You are too sexy for me to not want to take you at any given moment." He said smugly and tipping my chin upwards to plant a kiss on my mouth.

Suddenly there was banging on the door. I groaned as he growled out, "Who is it?!"

"Uh, Your best friend and brother in law!" Colton's voice rang out.

"What is it?! We are kinda of busy!" Paxton said. I groaned and hid my face.

"REALLY!?" I whispered / screamed at him.

He smirked down at me.

"First off, ew! Second off, you may not want to say that when you parents in laws are coming over today and are almost here today." Colton said and I could hear the smug in his voice.

"WHAT!?" I yelled.

"Can I come in, this is getting frustrating."

Paxton let him come in and he quickly came in and shut the door. "Mom just called. Apparently everyone has heard about you being Paxton's mate so they are coming to meet him. Although I don't know if they know what happened at our old pack so be prepared for that."

I groaned and leaned my forehead against Paxton's chest. I could feel him tense up about what happened.

"Thanks Colton." He nodded and headed out of the room, closing the door behind him.

I looked up at Paxton who was in deep thought. I leaned up and kissed him on the cheek. "What are you thinking about?" I asked.

"Nothing you need to worry about, love."

I frowned at him. "Please. I am your Luna, I should know."

After a moment he spoke. "After talking to my brother it seems that Kendrick is on the wanted list but he slips through every time they get close to him."

I gulped as fear went through my body. Paxton must of sensed it because his wolf growled out and whimpered at my discomfort.

I tightened my grip on him. "I'm scared."

"Don't you worry. I will never let you go now that I had you in my arms my dearest love."

My cheeks heated up at his words. I snuggled my head into the crook of his neck. "We should probably get up and get ready for my parents." I said.

He nodded in agreement. We got up and I went to the bathroom and changed into a pair of leggings and a tank top.

I came out of the bathroom and heard a deep growl. In seconds I was pushed against the wall with a pairs of arms pinning my waist against it.

Paxton's eyes were dilated and full of lust. "Please, for my sanity grab one of my sweatshirts and cover up."

I laughed as he fixed his pants and went and grabbed an old hockey sweatshirt he had. "This better babe?" I said.

"Much." He said pulling me to his side as we walked out of the room. We passed by some guards and housekeepers who bowed their heads as a sign of respect. It felt a little weird since I was used to only having soldiers do that to me.

We got to the main living area where my parents and Colton were talking. To my dismay, they had our Aunt Eleanor and Uncle Damian and their daughter Rebecca with them as well. She was a total bitch.

She and Aunt Eleanor would always judge my mother and I whereas Uncle Damian was my favorite as he didn't care and would often get them to shut up. He was also an Alpha which kind of made it worse to be around Rebecca.

Aunt Eleanor is my dad's sister and has never liked my mom and thought he was cursed to have a mate like her and then Colton was born and she adored him. Yet, when I was born she thought I would "end up like my mother" which in her mind is not a good thing.

I tightened my hold on Paxton and he sensed my discomfort. He growled under his breath so only I could hear it and squeezed my hand in reassurance.

My mother turned her head and saw us. She squealed and jumped up running over to hug us. I didn't miss the frown from my Aunt at her behavior.

I hugged my mother and she looked over Paxton. "You have a very good looking mate here my dear." She said smiling and winking at me that made me blush.

"Something a milf would say." Cousin Rebecca muttered lowly.

Paxton gave a slight growl at the disrespect to his mother-in-law. My dad cut the tension by coming over to us and hugging me as well.

"My little princess is all grown up now!" He said. He turned to Paxton. "Now as an Alpha, you are higher than me in rank, but just know that if you hurt her in any way I will come after you boy." My dad said giving his stern pack warrior glare.

I shook my head laughing as Paxton looked surprised and gulped as he nodded his head. Uncle Damian came over to us and hugged me as well.

"How have you been kiddo? Other than finding your mate." He smiled at me.

"Good." I said not wanting to talk about everything that had happened.

"Really? Not what I heard." Rebecca said standing up and crossing her arms and looking down at her nails.

"What does she mean by this?" my Aunt said glaring at me accusingly. Of course she jumps onto the smallest little subject her daughter would bring up.

I felt tears in my eyes. Paxton growled lowly and pulled me back against him. "She doesn't want to talk about this at the moment." He said for me.

My aunt was not happy to hear this. "I am a Luna! I demand an answer!"

I could feel Paxton's anger bubbling up. "And I am an Alpha and you are on MY land! She doesn't have to speak if she doesn't want to!" His canines were starting to come out and I braked my hand over his cheek and he calmed down at my touch.

"Let's all sit down and talk about this rationally." Uncle Damian said.

Colton sat down next to me with Paxton on the other side of me. He gabbed my hand for support and we told them what happened.

Colton spoke for the majority of the time and I cleared up missed details. It was hard to face my family after all that had happened.

When I got to the part about finding out it was all the work of Mate Essence my mother started to cry as my father looked angry and tried to comfort my mother while keeping his wolf down. However, my aunt gawked at me and rolled her eyes.

"You stupid girl! How could you not tell that he was not your mate! If you are really that impaired than maybe you shouldn't be Luna!" Aunt Eleanor said.

Paxton stood up unable to control his anger anymore. "GET OUT OF MY PACK! You and your skank of a daughter are no longer allowed without invitation! Alpha Damian is a saint having to put up with you two all day every day!" He shouted. I stood up and placed my hand on his arm to calm him.

Eleanor and Rebecca gasped as Damian took a sip of water to keep is smile down. As much as he loved his mate, he knew how she could be and he sometimes would come over to visit just to get away. Eleanor grabbed Uncle Damian and Rebecca and marched out of the house.

My dad sighed. "I'm sorry for my sister Paxton. She has never been fond of Coralina or Christella."

"It is not your fault. She needed to be put in place." Paxton said.

"Well I for one think that has been enough excitement for one day. How about we all freshen up and go out for brunch. There is a lovely cafe nearby." My mother said trying to lighten the mood.

I agreed with the idea.

"I think that is wonderful. And I would also like to discuss with you and my dear mate here the details of the Luna Ceremony." Paxton said to my mother as he looked down smiling at me.

I smiled up at him. The Luna ceremony was like a wedding for an Alpha and a Luna. It completed the bond between them and if the Luna was an outsider to the pack, such as my case, then she would tie her wolf to the pack.

Normally at these ceremonies the Alpha would either mark the Luna or would rub a sacred oil over her already marked skin. It depended on the pack. I was going to have to ask him about that.

We all split ff to our rooms and when Paxton and I reached our room, he immediately grabbed me and pulled me against his chest, feathering kisses on my face.

"Is toigh leam dhòmhsa mo ghaoil ​​is bheir mi dìon dhut le mo bheatha agus mo bheatha gu lèir."

(Translation: I love you my dearest and I will protect you with my entire being and life.)

I leaned up and kissed his cheek. "I love you too my handsome Alpha."

He shook his head. "We are equals, love. I am not your Alpha but your mate and the one who would die for you."

Suddenly there was banging at the door.

"Enough sappy shit! Get ready!" Colton's voice rang out.

"Ok Coco." I said smiling as I heard him groan and growl through the door.

Paxton laughed and pulled me into a kiss. "Let's go get ready, mate." I smiled and walked into our closet changing into a beautiful summer dress one of the housekeepers left for me.

I walked out and found Paxton buttoning up a nice dress shirt. I went over and kissed him on the cheek and he pulled me in for a full on make out. I pulled apart laughing and rolling eyes as I went to the mirror to fix my make up.

Once I was done, we headed back down to meet up with my family. Once we were there the flash of a camera caught us off guard.

My mom stood smiling. "I'm so happy for you two!"

She came over and held my hands telling me about what a keeper Paxton was. We piled into the SUV's Paxton had for us and went off to brunch.

We puled up to a cafe that mom loves. We walked in and they seated us in the patio area. Paxton immediately sat me next to him. A waiter around my age come over to us and was pretty good looking but nowhere near Paxton.

Paxton immediately pulled my chair closer to his and put his arm around me securely. Mom ordered mimosas and waters for us all. Paxton got us a big plate to share of eggs Benedict, toast, pancakes, and hash brown with bacon.

The waiter took our orders and walked away. "Ok, so tell me about how you do your Luna ceremonies!" My mom jumped right into it.

I groaned at her eagerness as Paxton chuckled. "Well it is pretty much like a wedding ceremony. I will have marked Coralina before hand and it starts with the rubbing of sacred oil on the mark and then the moon candle is lit." I gulped at the mention of the moon candle.

It was a very sacred candle that was made but the originals. Each pack some part of it and the biggest part is with Alpha royalty in the werewolf capital. This candle doesn't melt when lit so it is essentially an eternal flame.

At Luna ceremonies, they would light the candle and if the Moon Goddess approved the mating, it stayed lit, however, because of instances such as mate essence being used, and other things, if she did not accept the mating, then the light would go out.

This has happened before, but is very rare. The one time it happened was with the old alpha king when a witch snuck in and used magic to make herself into a wolf and trick him into thinking she was his mate.

"Ok! It will take a few months to plan and make the ceremony so I say we have it in the Spring. It will be lovely with all the flowers." Mom says.

Paxton looks over at me and I nod in agreement. Mom claps and goes on to talk about dresses and cakes and all sort of things.

I rest my head on Paxton's shoulder as we listen to my mom babble on and on about the details of the wedding slash ceremony.

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