5-The Ball

Teds POV

The reporter looks smug and finally lets me go.

Lynn soaks up all the attention as we walk to the palace.

“Alpha Sol and his Luna, and Gamma, Carl Winters,” I tell the guard at the door and hand him our invitation.

“Alpha Sol, welcome,” The guard gestures us into the ballroom.

“I am going to find my sister,” Carl gives us a nod.

“Oh Teddy, this is amazing,” Lynn gushes. “I really do outshine every other Luna.”

“You always will Lynnie, you are so beautiful,” I tell her, handing her champagne.

She gives me her coy smile as we clink glasses.

“I think you will get be getting lucky tonight, Alpha,” Lynn flirts with a grin.

“I look forward to it, Luna,” I lean in and kiss her mark. The mark I placed on her neck the night I first made love to her. I pull back and meet her eyes. Why do I only see love in her eyes when her wolf looks out?

“Alpha Sol,” the King’s brother, Duke Douglas Claw, walks up to us.

“Your Highness,” I greet him with a nod. “My Luna, Lynn Sol.”

Duke Douglas looks at Lynn and I see his wolf come forward. Lynn’s lips are parted in a small surprise.

“You Highness,” Lynn gives him her hand.

“Such a beautiful she-wolf. If she wasn’t already a Luna, I would say she deserves to be,” Douglas kisses her hand and holds it longer than I think he should.

“Yes, well,” I pull her hand back and catch his eye. “The goddess was sure to make her a Luna.”

“An Alpha’s daughter, I presume,” Douglas smiles turning his attention back to Lynn.

“No,” Lynn giggles. “My parents are ranked as Omegas. My mother doesn’t even have a wolf.”

“That surprises me,” Douglas inhales deeply. “You have such a strong wolf.”

“She is marked by an Alpha,” I remind him.

“Yes, my Alpha is a very strong Alpha,” Lynn kisses my check. I see a flash of anger come across Douglas’s face.

The music slows to a couple’s dance.

“May I have this dance?” The Duke holds his hand out to Lynn. “You don’t mind, do you, Ted?”

Not waiting for an answer, Douglas spins Lynn onto the dancefloor.

“Alpha,” Carl and his sister, Catherine, Beta Female at the Miller pack, come up to me.

“Oh no,” Catherine gasps, seeing the Duke and Lynn. “Alpha, are you okay.”

I am staring at the two of them on the dancefloor. He whispers in her ear, my mate’s ear, and she giggles.

Carl puts his hand on my shoulder. “He is a Duke, Ted. Attacking him here will get you thrown in to prison. If he tries anything, then I will help you teach him a lesson.”

“Alpha Sol,” The King, Joseph, calls my attention. “Alpha, I want to thank you for being our liaison between the Hunters and us. Your work will save countless lives.”

I accept his hand and we shake heartily.

“I was asked about the talks earlier, it will likely be in the papers tomorrow,” I tell him.

“We will make an official announcement tomorrow,” King Joesph nods. “I want to thank you formally tonight. I will call you to the stage in while.”

I nod and look back to my mate. They are still dancing, but closer now.

“Thank you, your majesty,” I tell him. “My Luna and I will be honored by your public thanks.

“Yes, your Luna is a beautiful she-wolf,” King Joesph looks back at Lynn and Douglas. “If my brother makes you uncomfortable, I can have them separated.”

“I don’t wish to cause a scene,” I tell him. We both turn away from Lynn and Douglas.

We chat about future plans.

The first pain hits my stomach and I look back to the dance floor, looking for Lynn. She is nowhere to be found.

“Everything alright?” King Joesph asks, looking at me with narrowed eyes.

“My mate and your brother were dancing and now they are missing,” I say as the pain hits my chest. I grip onto Carl.

“Get him out of here,” Catherine demands. “Your Majesty, your brother is seducing a mated Luna.”

I hear her words, but the pain becomes so intense, there is only ringing in my ears. The room begins to spin. Carl supports me as we walk into the hall. There, my eye focus long enough to see it. Lynn against a wall, her dress off her chest, his mouth where my son’s should be. His pants open and her long legs wrapped around him. Even through the blur of pain, I can see him pumping his hip against her. My ears are ringing at the sight. She is panting and moaning. He is grunting. He pulls his mouth off her chest, and they kiss. Not a normal kiss, they kiss with passion. Passion, she should reserve me for. I am dizzy and can’t stand. Between the all over pain, loud ringing in my ears, and morbid fascination, I can't look away as he ravages my mate.

The ringing stops as she moans in pleasure. I hear her climax as my wolf fights for control. She is moaning his name as he moans hers.

He pumps harder making her squeal in happiness, as my entire world crashes. They kiss again, his hands on her bare thighs. Her arms around him with her fingers in his hair.

That was supposed to be me. I am the only one who is supposed to make her feel that way. She is my fated mate. How could she betray me this way. I can’t stand up; my knees are starting to hurt against the marble tile as Douglas kisses down my mate's neck.

“Yes Douglas, yes,” Lynn moans as he is about to begin again.

I feel the knot in my stomach start to tighten again.