Rubeus glared at Caleb, listening to Raven but not taking his eyes off him as he walked over to the table. "Caleb, this poor girl has been through enough. She hardly needed you shoving your tongue down her throat, or forcing anything on her." Seeing the distress on her face, he stepped over to Raven and placed a hand on her shoulder. "I am sorry, Raven. He won't do that again without your permission." He looked at Caleb again with a deadly glare. "You, as her mate, will respect her wishes," he said through gritted teeth. He growled when Caleb shoved him back from Raven. "Don't touch my mate! She's mine. The Moon Goddess made her for me, and I intend to claim her." He pushed his Alpha aura out, forcing Caleb to his knees. "How dare you touch your Alpha? She's not yours until she accepts

