The Evil Luna

My Maeve

King Xander's pov.

From the moment she stepped inside the hall, her scent permeated the air in the room and easily managed to make its way to me, tickling my nose and making me long for more.

My eyes roamed the hall searching for my little mate that was able to pull my attention even from metres away. There she was, there was a hitch in my breath and I legit took her in, all of her.

I swear it, I felt my restraint snapping and if it wasn't my gamma who knew what was happening and whose eyes were equally warning me I almost couldn’t keep my wolf and myself from going up to her and claiming her as ours right there in the middle of the hall.

I wanted my hands on those hips that her dress clearly outlined, I wanted her out of this hall and away from the eyes of every man here, Hell... I felt the need to pluck off all of the eyes on her right now, I knew I was possessive of whatever belonged to me but right now I was even jealous of the dress that clunged to her body, I even made a silent wish to become the fabric on her body.

"Alpha" Fred warned,

There were so many eyes on her at the moment and going along with my not so pure thoughts right now was a bad idea, not when my enemies were around waiting for a weakness of mine.

And Maeve? She might just be it.

So I just watched like the others did, ignoring Roy when he protested.

There was this look in her eyes, one I have come to love.

She was up to something. My lips curled in a smirk at the thought, my little mate was definitely anything but boring.

It looked like she was having fun with a blondie, I played along with the numerous people wanting to connect, I forced a laugh when I needed to because my little mate had most of my attention not on the people who were merely trying to please me or the others who were looking out for my weakness, My gaze was fixed on my mate, My troublesome mate.

Soon enough, there was a commotion and who was the center of it? Maeve . There she was bringing lots of attention to her small figure but I already knew she didn't beg for the attention, she commanded it.

I placed a glass of wine in my mouth and downed everything.

I couldn't hear what Claire was saying but clearly Maeve was winning so I didn’t interrupt, I liked how she was no push over. But was surprised when she wanted to sneak away. One thing I knew was Maeve was anything but a scaredy cat. So even if I wanted to step in, I didn't.

But not until Leonard slung an arm over maeve's shoulder.

I saw red.

My Maeve.

Nothing enraged me more than her allowing him to do that, he was touching my Mate!

The sight made a murderous feeling rise in me and it was a miracle I didn't immediately kill him for placing his hands on what was mine! Tonight, I was handling myself quite well.

“Mate” my wolf growled possessively and I shook my head.

“Not now, Roy”

He didn’t listen to me. We fought for control and while I managed to subdue him, I knew I had to go to her.

Fred warning came again but I ignored him.

"Where are you taking my mate to?" I couldn't restrain myself any longer, especially when she locked eyes with me. I stood up and started to approach her, ignoring the shock on my brother’s face, I'm sure he didn't expect I would react to his provoking.

He smirked, glad that whatever he was doing was working, so he continued provoking me.

"It's time for the mating ritual to begin" it was Fred's way of avoiding the impending doom.

But I didn't react to him,instead, I pulled her into my arms. Finally touching her, finally feeling the warmth of her body.

“Mate!” my wolf growled and I knew my eyes were glowing intensely.

“No” she whispered, seeming scared and I frowned.

“Mine!” I growled again, daring her to try me. She couldn’t. I wouldn’t let her.

So I carried her over my shoulder and took her straight to my room. I didn’t mind the many pairs of eyes looking at us, the shocked gasp of the crowd or the horror in Fred's eyes neither her desperate attempts to leave my arms.

I held her and only dropped her when we were in my room, alone, away from prying eyes and the higher ups who were waiting for something like this to happen, To know something that could trigger my emotions.

Maeve was staring at me with horror in her eyes and I felt my chest sting, She didn’t want me.