It felt like I slept for ages when I woke up next. My eyes refused to open and my brain was barely working its way out of the sleepy cloud it was in. Maybe I did sleep for ages, because after a long time, I felt peacefully rested yet somewhat sore everywhere.

This is heaven...

I stretched in the bed, purring, feeling contented the way I was - stretched out on a comfy mattress, surrounded by Adrian's scent everywhere with only light and vibrant emotions filling me. Never had I felt so sated, so happy and so light ever since I met Adrian. Scratch that; the way I was feeling now was definitely above everything else in the world. I could feel it in the air - the sun was shining just as bright as my mood was.

If I was over the moon then, now I couldn't describe what I was feeling, watching Adrian sleeping right beside me. He was still sleeping, because I knew he was dreaming. Through the bond, I had exclusive access to his dreams and they were nothing less erotic than all the things we did in the past four days. I definitely wrung him dry with the way I was begging for him to have me time and again, barely resting in between. He didn't mind though - he kept up with my nonstop demands and gave me earth shattering orgasms one after the other.

Not once did I think of anything or anyone other than us. I'm pretty sure the entire palace heard me, no matter how soundproof those walls would be. Adrian had made me scream his name out so loud, I wondered if I shattered our eardrums many a times.

He had been so good to me; I didn't want it to end. But there were many things and issues to sort once we stepped outside the room.

My smile dipped slightly when Delia and her baby entered my mind. A low growl rumbled inside me, Celeste stopping my thoughts about that bitch from going further.

"Good morning, my Queen."

The raspy voice sent tingles straight down my spine, and desire curled deep in my belly. His voice was enough to get me aroused again, and I knew we weren't going to get out of this bed anytime soon, now, not if it was up to me. My head was resting on his shoulder, so I turned to face him.

Oh my, the way he was looking at me...

"Good morning," I ducked my head away from his steady gaze and replied shyly. Now that was a complete contrast to everything that was going on in my mind at that moment.

In a flash he had me pinned to the bed, flashing me a wicked smile. I moaned as I looked at the delicious man ready for me again, his erection right where I wanted him: inside me.

"You slept through your periods. It was so difficult for me to not wake you up, beautiful." He murmured burying his head into the crook of my neck.

He licked right where he had marked me and I shuddered right through a mini-orgasm. I knew I was never going to get tired of this - I just hoped that he didn't get tired of me too.

"I'll never have my fill of you, babe." He growled lowly, ripping the sheets away from my body.

My heart beat quickened just as rapidly as his eyes darkened, taking me in all at once. I loved the crazed look in his eyes, and on their own accord, my legs went around him. He grabbed my legs and pulled them over his shoulders, and started to move inside me.

Fuck, it felt so good.

I moaned, as his pace fastened and his mouth latched onto my breasts. My hands were on his stomach, feeling his muscles clench and loosen as he kept fucking me.

That was exactly what we were doing all these days - mindless fucking. And I had no qualms with it because he was so damn perfect. We didn't do slow and steady; we did it deeper, faster and harder.

My body started to quiver as I was approaching the big O, and just as I was pushed over the edge a scream tore throughout the entire palace.

The scream didn't belong to me.

Adrian didn't stop - it seemed like there was nothing stopping him from getting what he wanted and that was me screaming his name. I pushed the scream away from my mind and focused on the sexy man in front of me, fucking me like there was no tomorrow. He leaned down, his breathing haggard, and his teeth sunk into my neck.

I was pretty sure that it was me this time, screaming his name that echoed through the entire palace.

He picked me up, and took me inside the bathroom, where we continued to explore every surface unaware of what was happening outside our little bubble.

**********************************

Loud knocks on the door caught my attention. Since I wasn't allowed to open the door at all, I didn't bother moving.

Seeing as I was in sexual heaven, and also smitten with my mate, I didn't find a point in running away from him. Also, I was sure I was in the honeymoon phase of my 'mated relationship'. No matter how much I tried to use my brain to think in a rational way, Adrian always managed to shut it down with his ruthless bedroom skills. Only one part of me was in-charge then, and her satisfaction was of utmost importance.

I was cuddled in Adrian's arms, and I knew I had forgotten everything about everyone and everything else in the world. His scent was the most comforting thing I had ever come across.

The comfort was taken away from me when he abruptly got up and opened the doors in a second.

I could feel the dip in his mood. Somehow, my hearing was stronger now. I could hear the guard who looked completely flustered.

"The Pack healer has requested your presence in the hospital, your Majesty." He said.

"For what purpose?" Adrian's tone was hard, and I could hear the slight fear in his voice.

My heart fell a little. Deep inside, I knew what was coming. I wish I had the power to rewind the time and tie Adrian to the bed so that nobody would open the door.

The guard looked around, as if he was nervous and then stuttered out, "I-It's, Her... Ummm... Luna Delia and her unborn -"

Without letting him complete, Adrian pushed past him, disappearing in a blink. Even when he was away from me, I immediately knew what he was feeling.

Fear. It was the fear of losing someone you love - someone like your wife of 200 years and your baby. I could feel every emotion he was feeling and tears sprang to my eyes.

Nowhere could I find any thought about me. Not even a what-if-my-guard-saw-my-mate-naked?

My heart fell to the pit of my stomach, knowing very well what this meant. We were back to square one. Once again, I would have to go back to hating him for choosing someone else without waiting for me. Once again, he would keep leading me on and force me to do his bidding without giving me my due rights.

All these days, all these orgasms, all these words of love vanished into nothingness. Because it all came down to one thing: no matter what happened, Adrian was never and ever going to be solely mine.

I stood up, away from the bed, wanting to get out of the room where every wall, every corner reminded me how I was being a whore to the man who was already someone else's. I was the home-wrecker, wasn't I? I was not the one married to the guy for 200 years with his baby on the way.

I was just the woman who was supposed to be destined with him, and was acting upon a couple of hormones and a shitty bond.

I felt like a whore – why did Moon Goddess have to do this to me?

I had known about this right? I did have an idea that this could happen, I might as well say that I was prepared for it.

Then why did it still hurt so much?

I walked out of the room, glaring at the guard who was about to stop me. Wisely, he kept his mouth shut and let me walk away. There was no point in stopping here – Adrian got what he wanted and I was not going to stay here and face the consequences of the mistakes I was making for the past few days.

I didn't run out of there - no, I was not ashamed to do the walk of shame. I held my chin up, walking down the corridors, suppressing the feeling of humiliation that was coursing through me as everyone gawked at my half-naked self.

I walked out of the palace with whatever self-respect and pride I had left and kept walking aimlessly till I encountered the Weres patrolling the border.

"Luna Celeste?" One of them sprinted to stop a distance away from me. Not once did his eyes stray away from my face, and he immediately broke into questions after questions. "We were informed that you would be staying in the palace. May I ask where you are headed, Luna? Do you wish for me to accompany you?"

I remembered him as one of the guards who were helping Liana remain underground and away from her mate.

Oh, Liana.

I didn't know what she was doing; I still sent a silent call to her; Goddess knew how much I needed her at the moment. But somehow I didn't want to take her away from her mate. At least he was monogamous to her now.

"No." I tried to sound firm, "I want to be left alone."

He frowned; concern seeping into his features, "Luna, it's our -"

"I said: I want to be left alone." My pitch rose.

His frown deepened and he hesitated for a few moments. When he finally came to a conclusion to his internal conflict, he said, "As you say, Your Highness."

And then he bowed and went away.

I felt bad for snapping at him like that - it wasn't his fault after all. He was only trying to look after me and do his duty.

Shaking my head out of those thoughts, I kept walking, at the same pace, again aimlessly.

Ever since I left the human world, my body and my mind were at a war. First, it was Adrian. While on one hand, my 'wolf' self felt no shame in giving herself to him and being a complete whore for a married man, my human self was crushing with guilt. For fuck's sake, the man had a baby coming soon, and I didn't want to be a home-wrecker. If not for the bitch, but for the baby, I didn't want to ruin their perfect family.

Then came the thought of my other...mate; I didn't want to call him my 'mate' . It felt like I was cheating on Adrian.

Oh, but that didn't come to your mind when you were fucking the Alpha King, huh? You were cheating on your 'other' mate, after all.

I ignored Cynthia. Inwardly, I hoped that Cynthia wasn't mad at what I did. I already had my mind and body at war; I didn't need my two halves to have an internal war too.

Whatever it all was, there was this one thing that bugged me so much about my mate.

A Vampire - that was what he was. Perhaps, it would have been different if I had met him first - before Adrian, and definitely before Logan -

A shiver ran through me, remembering the day when I found Liana almost dead and battered in Jason's arms. The Vampires had done that to her, I still don't know how they managed to abduct the Luna Prime without alerting the Weres of the Kingdom. He wasn't there that day.

But my mate was one of them.

Suddenly my mind strayed back to Adrian. It was like my sex-fogged brain couldn't help but remind me time and again of the last few days. I tried not to think about the time I spent when I was in heat, because whenever it came to my mind again, it felt like there was an invisible string pulling me back towards Adrian, and I wanted to be as far away from him as possible.

"There you are."

I gasped, startled. Looking around, I realized that I didn't know where I was anymore. All I knew that I had crossed the Were Kingdom borders, and was somewhere in the middle of the 'neutral' territory.

My body tingled with awareness. Without ever hearing it before, I knew who the husky voice belonged to – and now I was back to how I was when I met Adrian for the first time.

Insanely horny and extremely wet. The kind of images my mind was conjuring for me, the things I wanted him to do me, I wish I could tell them so he could fulfill my whorish demands.

This time, I wasn't as confused as I was then. I knew what was happening with me. My body told me that this man was meant for me. My mind told me that this man was meant for me.

My heart was already loved the man.

He was here.

I just hope he didn't have a pregnant 'mate' waiting for him.

I stood frozen in my spot for a while, relishing the feelings that were coursing through me. They were fresh, and untainted with negative emotions which usually came along when I was with Adrian.

My heart fluttered. I could feel how Cynthia was so giddy, being so close to her - my - mate for the first time.

I turned around to face him, but he was nowhere to be found.

I frowned slightly.

I turned around and around, my eyes and my body searching for him, but he was nowhere to be found.

"You look so sexy," The same voice whispered in my ear, fingers trailing up my bare arms. I closed my eyes and shivered at the tingles that came with his touch.

"But he marked you." His tone immediately changed from the seductive to hard. "And you marked him."

He was right in front of me, rage filling his gaze just as much as lust. I felt like I could lose myself in his gaze, Cynthia purring inside me.

Oh Lord! Even Celeste purred with him so close to me.

He was so fucking handsome, I almost swooned. Sexy, rugged features – he had a scar near his right eyebrow. I died to trace it, and perhaps lick it, and then kiss all over his face.

I wanted his tongue wrapped around mine.

He stepped closer to me, "Why did you let him touch you, Cynthia?" He came incredibly close to me and my heart hammered in my chest. "You know what a two-timing bastard he is, don't you?" He whispered stepping closer, his mouth almost brushing against mine.

"Who are you?" I murmured, trying to bring my mouth closer to his but he leant away.

"Aiden Vamp; Vampire King Logan's right hand man. In Werewolf slang, I'm the Beta."

My eyes opened wide at his revelation.

It would have been so much different if he had been an average Vampire. But no, he had to be the closest to the man who was my sworn enemy.

"I'm sure it's an extreme conflict of interest – with you being the Luna Queen for those dogs and being the 'Beta Queen' for us Vampires, but trust me – " His posture softened and his sparkling green eyes turned up their charm factor.

"Aiden," I stopped him, "You know Logan was the one who brought me here for the first time?"

My heart thudded in my chest as I waited for his answer. Why, fucking why did this have to happen to me?

"Yes, I knew," his eyes reflected sincerity, "I was the one he ran through his plans and I was supposed to be there, when you arrived. I didn't know you are mate then, but with the way Logan loves to terrorize people, I knew he was going to spoil everything for us and scare you away."

I looked up at him, confused.

"Trust me, Cynthia, Logan is a big bully, but deep inside he is a big sweetheart."

"Excuse me?!" I looked at him dumbfounded. Was he being ridiculous on purpose? "That guy scared me shitless, abducted me, brought me here, threatened me and Liana –"

He winced slightly, "Look, I know he was an ass to you in the beginning, but that's just how he is...especially after his mate was killed." He frowned a little, "He meant well though, Cynthia; even though he didn't know about you being mine then, he wasn't intending to hurt you. He just didn't want those morons to trap you."

Anger bubbled inside me; Celeste was about to growl out in anger.

"He meant well? What about what he did to Liana!?" I hissed.

His eyes darkened with fury, "I know she's a close friend to you and has been with you through tough times, but for us, she was paying for the sins of her mate and her father. During the war, her father had killed Logan's mate, and then her mate had killed his daughter. It fucked him up and changed him completely. We had only planned to use her as hostage, but she egged Logan on so much that he lost his fucking mind. You took a lot of time to find her, though, it was almost like none of you cared."

"I can't believe this." I gritted out. "None of this justifies whatever she went through, Aiden!"

"I don't know how to make you believe me, baby." He ran his fingers through his hair, "I know you think that those Werewolves are some sort of saints for them to be the innocents here, but that's not the case. The rivalry is far too deep, there had been a war, thousands of innocents have been killed and both Vampires as well as Werewolves are Vindictive when it comes to avenging our own. You are against us because of your prior experiences – had you been with us all along, we would've showed you a different side to them."

He paused, letting me take it all in and judge his sincerity at the same time. He seemed honest, or maybe my love for him was clouding my judgment.

"Look," he took in a deep breath, and then took a step back, "Give me a chance. Give us a chance. Let me show you the other side of this story – maybe you'll believe me then. I promise I won't seduce you or anything – no matter how hard it will be."

I stared at him for a while – was it even worth it?

Neither Celeste nor Cynthia seemed against going with him; in fact, both of them wanted to be with him.

I wanted to trust him, too, look at his side of things.

After all, it takes two to tango, right?

"I'll come with you," I said to him.

His lips that were earlier set into a thin line, now stretched into a full-blown dazzling grin. I swear they melted my panties in that instant.

Oh Goddess, this is going to be so difficult...

His arms went under me and he scooped me up in that instant – his grin still intact. And then we flew over trees and fields, me clutching him tightly, hoping he wouldn't drop me.

But he didn't fail me, or let me slip...I hoped he never would.

Oh, Aiden.

**********

I was slightly dizzy by the time we reached the Vampire Kingdom. There wasn't much difference, to be honest – the landscape was almost the same, there were small and large houses, a planned city- like area and two huge castles right in the middle.

The only difference probably was the scent that lingered in the air, here. It smelt like fresh blood, and I wondered if this scent came from their kills or it came to them naturally. I noticed the people closely, and it was easy to spot their fangs since most of them were gaping open-mouthed at me. Celeste and Cynthia had withdrawn themselves so I was sure no one knew of my hybrid nature.

Maybe they were shocked to see a human in the arms of their second in- command.

Aiden jumped up high we straightaway entered a bedroom which smelt like Aiden. I inhaled deeply and snuggled into Aiden, loving the feeling of being surrounded by the one I love so much, already.

He looked down at me and smiled tenderly; and in that moment I wanted to lean up and kiss him, badly. I wanted to show him that despite everything, I still loved him deeply.

And I barely knew him.

"As badly as I want to kiss you now," His green eyes turned into a deeper shades of emerald and his husky voice made me shiver in his arms, "You are tired and I want to explain everything to you and do you right. I want to earn your love and I want to show you that I deserve you much more than that idiot Alpha of yours."

I melted.