"What the hell Iris! How can you be walking around like this without protection in the dark?" Malik yelled.

I sat in the cushion in front of his desk and he has been pacing and complaining since I got here a few minutes ago.

"Are you going to let me speak?" I asked.

"No!" He growled, in the same tone you scold a naughty dog "you don't get to speak."

I sighed and leaned further into the couch, I guess I'll have to wait, he'll have to tell me eventually what has his underpants in such a twist.

A knock came from the door and I celebrated internally, my saviour.

Absalom walked in and smirked when he saw me sitting in the couch with still in a hospital gown.

"Luna? What a pleasant surprise" he walked in, still wearing that goofy grin on his face.

"It's always lovely to see you Absalom. I must say you have impeccable timing." I smiled.

"I aim to please, besides I never disappoint pretty ladies." He mocked a bow and I mocked tipped my invisible hat in return.

Malik growled.

"And you're here why?" He asked cutting short what ever we were doing.

"Ah yes, the nurses that were attacked just regained consciousness but the only thing they keep saying is 'never ever call a witch crazy'" I smiled, that is good, they've learnt. I must say I'm pretty impressed.

My work appears to have been done and splendidly indeed.

"So it's definitely a witch attack" Malik stated curtly.

"Seems so" Absalom replied rubbing his already bearded Jaw. Wow his hair sure does grow fast.

"So that's it, we're going on that witch hunt, they can't keep attacking us like this" Malik snarled.

"Like this? Was there an attack while I was unconscious?" I asked.

They both looked at me like I was .... crazy. Just great.

"You were the attack." Absalom stated matter of factly.

I raised my brow in question. "Doc said it was magic that caused you to convulse the way you did." Malik explained further.

"So you think it was witches?"

"Ofcourse, if not them then who? They almost killed you Iris. And there was nothing I could do to help or stop it. So I can't just sit and watch them come at my Luna like that. I'll have to strike back." He growled.

"You will do no such thing?" I sighed.

"Excuse me? Why are you saying that? And what makes you think you call the shots?" His eyes narrowed already getting brighter.

I fought the urge to roll my eyes "first of all, without me you're just walking into a slaughter going after the witches and secondly-" I held up my index finger to stop him from interrupting me.

"The witches weren't the cause of my attack, you were."

"Me? How?"

"Those useless jars you had me go through, I came across a talisman or at least the drawing of one. It was oozing mage magic, and not just from anybody but the Mage king himself." I shuddered at the memory.

"So you're saying that you had all those seizures from a drawing?" Absalom asked.

"Not the drawing exactly, the drawing is a talisman to trap magic into inanimate object and that magic was what caused me to seize like that."

"Damn" he muttered.

"And the nurses" Malik asked clearly deep in thought.

"Oh what was me" I smiled innocently at their shocked expressions.

"Damn Luna" Absalom smiled after getting over his initial shock.

"Might I ask why?" Malik demanded, his voice clipped.

"They disrespected me. I wanted to leave and they wouldn't let me, even though I told them to get out of my way." I shrugged, waiting for Malik to come clean and tell me he was behind it.

"But it was for your own good" he said, folding his arms and sitting leaning on the table.

"Please" I scoffed "I'm well aware what is for my own good and what isn't, better than anyone else."

"That's not fair" he muttered.

"What is not fair?" I asked him.

"How you keep on defying me on each and every turn, what is wrong with you?" He snapped, standing up and walking towards me.

"Ah so you admit you ordered them to keep me in there" I glared at him.

"Ofcourse Iris, I was scared. How was I supposed to feel after seeing you like that in so much pain. You need rest and time to heal, and if you refuse I will tie you to the bed if I must." He growled.

This time I rolled my eyes not bothering to hide or suppress it. "Well next time if you want something I suppose you don't tell the dumbest wolves to do it. They couldn't even lie or hide the fact that you sent them, rather they decided to infuriate me in the process." I stated curtly leaning back into the couch and folded my legs nonchalantly.

Malik was livid, I could feel it through the bond.

He barked and turned his table upside down. I looked around the room for Absalom, no where to be found probably left without us noticing.

"I will say this one more time, Iris. I'm the Alpha here not you and you will respect me or I'll force you to do so. I understand you don't know how to act in a pack but I assure you, disobeying me is not beneficial for you, so you'd better start listening." He spat, emphasising each word.

I glared at him, now I was angry. Who the hell did he think he was?

"Respect is reciprocal Malik, you can't expect to spit out stupid and crazy orders and just expect me to obey them." I snarled standing up to face him, wrong move he easily towered over me.

"Of course I can I'm your mate and most of all your Alpha."

I rolled my eyes, I'm really starting to get tired of all this mate bullshit. It's getting really annoying.

"Look Iris, I really want this to work but I'm going to need you to trust me to protect and care for you." He said, walking closer to me.

I took a step back to avoid his touch, I know what will happen if he got too close and I was not ready to let this fight go just yet.

"Well if you want me to trust you, you're going to have to meet me halfway" I folded my arms across my chest and leaned on my right foot.

"Fine, what do you want?" He asked.

"Well just like you said trust, and I'm not an ordinary wolf or woman. I'm also a witch, and while I may not be stronger than you are, do well to notice the use of 'may', I'm pretty damn close. I know much more about witches than you ever will and besides the prophecy spoke about me, me not you. So please stop treating me like glass, I'm not breakable." I sighed, running my hands through my hair. Wow, it's pretty amazing how straight and groomed it still feels after everything that happened today.

I stared at Malik, it was easy to tell he was fighting an internal battle, but eventually he sighed and nodded. "Fine, I'll let you handle this but when I say stop you stop okay?"

"I'll try" I smiled at him.

"Iris."

"Fine, I'll stop." He nodded in agreement pulling me into a hug. That was quick, I didn't even notice he was close to me.

I snuggled closer to him, let the warmth comfort me and the tingling as startling as it may be it felt sweet and pleasant.

Until I started to feel that tingling moving up my thighs, and undoing the knot at the back of my hospital dress.

"Malik?" He hummed "what are you doing?" I asked.

"Me? I'm not doing anything" he replied.

"Okay, I see what's going on. I'm going to take a shower let me go" I pushed to get out of the embrace, he held tighter.

"Malik, I'm se-" I gasped when his hand reached my naked hip.

"Ma... oh" I bit my lip to stifle moan.

"Shhh don't talk just feel." Whispered in my ear causing a shiver to run down my spine.

I tried to push away with the last will power I had, but it was too late cause by the time he sunk his teeth into the place my mark was supposed to be. I was putty in his hands.

Before long we were in a passionate and heated kiss. He picked me up and I wrapped my legs around his powerful torso. My brain lost all other function and focused on the hunk of muscle in front of me. My insides were on fire and my skin felt too hot. He was all over all at once, his hands touched everywhere, his lips went up and down my neck, face, lips, he assaulted my lips. I could tell we were moving but I couldn't understand anything but how he made me feel at the moment. This isn't the first time I'm kissing him but this time it feels different, it feels so much more intense. His fingers lighting a trail of fire where ever he touches. And it is addictive. I was more, I want all.

Next I know I was being lowered into a tub full of hot water. The way the water caressed my skin, must only mean I'm naked along the way I must have lost my clothes meaning I was bare as the day I was born. What happened to the hospital gown?

"Wait, what are we doing here? What are you doing?" I asked still in a daze, my lips swollen, my hair in a frenzy, that's new. Of course only Malik would have that effect on my hair.

He was taking of his clothes and I took in my surroundings, I knew this tub. Oh my goodness, it's the tub I almost drowned in, which must only mean we are in the master bedroom.

I opened my mouth to ask another question but he sealed it with another kiss, before he got in with me. And just like that it all began again, I could feel everything, my whole body was on alert and I felt alive. I felt things I never thought possible, he made me heady with pleasure as if he knew my body and what I wanted. Everything was alive, my wolf, my magic everything made me so sensitive. The tingling became stronger like electricity coursing through my body where his hands touched.

"Yoh have no idea how much control it took to wait this long" he stated as he looked into my eyes.

I just stared at him, unsure of what to say next, all I knew was that I needed him to continue what he was doing and never stop.

"So why did you wait" I finally managed.

"I have no damn idea." He smirked and he claimed my lips again.

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I eyes snapped open. I am going to kill whoever is at that door, how can they just keep knocking. For crying out loud some of us are trying to sleep and for thr first time in a very long while, I was sleeping peacefully without all the crazy awkward dreams.

Instantly I stood up from the bed I bent over in pain. Ouch! Inbetween my legs were extremely sore. Images of last night and early this morning filled my head and my cheeks became increasingly hot. The tub, the bed, the bed again. I smiled to myself, all the years I've lived, I cannot believe that such pleasure existed in this world. What Malik made me feel, how he woke desires I didn't even know I had it was fascinating.

I had heard stories and tales of what normally happened and although I was away from my coven for over a century now I never thought to explore. Mother had poisoned our minds against all men, and told us they controlled us using our bodies. I never really understood what she meant until this moment. She's such a bitch.

My walk to the door was not as intimidating as I imagined. Infact it was more of a stagger.

After flinging on my robe I opened the door. Madam Louise.

This is great, my cheeks were more than red at this moment I was convinced.

She smiled at me, holding a tray of food.

"Good morning Luna, you must be hungry." I nodded slowly and let her come in.

"I'm sorry to wake you, the Alpha said not too but it's almost noon and I assumed you'll want to get started on the witch problem as soon as possible." She said as she placed the tray the table beside the bed.

"Oh of course thank you for waking me." I smiled as I went to the bed. Struggling to walk normally so she wouldn't notice anything thing.

"Certainly dear" She smiled as she walked out. "Oh and Luna, make sure to take a very hot bath it helps with the soreness." She grinned mischievously.

My eyes widened and I fought the urge to grab a pillow and hide my face. She definitely knew, why wouldn't she? Malik said the pack would know when we... well now I just wanted to hide in the room forever. How will I face the whole entire pack like this?

Ahhhhhh!!!!

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