Betrayed Luna's Fated Mate

-Brendon-

Celeste letting out that possessive growl was the hottest thing I had ever experienced, and I knew my day was only going to be more torturous when all of this was over because I still couldn't touch her. However, my mood quickly turned sour again as Alpha Victor suggested such awful things about my mate. You didn't find a more honest mate than Celeste. She would never betray me, and he and his son were just two slippery snakes. They were not going to get out of this one, though. Zack had already slipped up but was messing up at the dinner, and it made his case weaker.

"We will take a moment to take care of ourselves," one of the alphas said. "Unless there is something else either of you want to tell us."

The two older alphas shook their heads, and the other alphas left the room for a moment. There wasn't much to be said about this, but it was obvious my alpha wanted a punishment delivered to Zack. The fucker had touched my alpha's daughter, and while Jason and I had already taken our punishment, none had come for Zack yet. I truly hoped it would. He deserved to be knocked down.

We waited in silence until the other alphas came back, having reached a decision.

"From what happened at dinner and from the way Zack has behaved for many years, we are inclined to believe Celeste, who has never given us any reason not to trust her." "But-" Alpha Victor began, but he was silenced.

"However, all we ask is that Zack stay away from Celeste completely. No passing, no talking, don't even look at her," the other alpha ordered, and I wanted to protect, saying they should do more, but then again, no one truly had any proof of the second kiss except Celeste, who had experienced it. This was the best they could do, and I could see from the way my alpha turned his head and looked at me, shaking his head slightly, that I had to stay put.

"He will stay away from her," Alpha Victor confirmed.

"Also, your son did race across territories and threaten Zack," the alpha continued. "He and his friends have to be punished too."

"Don't worry. They were out running all night," Alpha Richard told the others, who nodded in acceptance, knowing the storm we had been out in all night.

"Then let's conclude this meeting, and let's not let this come between our packs," the alpha concluded.

We all nodded and rose from our seats, but I was far from satisfied, and the smirk Zack gave me made me want to throw myself across the table and beat the shit out of him. However, my alpha came up to me, placing his hand on my shoulder, reminding me I had to stay grounded, and we waited until Zack had left with his family and most had left.

"There has to be more we can do," I said, as we were the only ones in the room.

"You don't think I wanted to smack the kid too?" my alpha asked.

"Then why didn't you?"

"Because we don't live in the old times anymore. We don't handle these things with our fists and teeth. We talk about it."

"What bullshit!" I snarled, crossing my arms. But I wondered if I had overstepped, yet as I looked at my alpha, he smiled, clearly agreeing.

"We have to accept that this is the way the verdict went. At least Zack has been ordered to stay far away from Celeste, and I can make peace with that. But should he cross the boundary again, trust me, I will handle him myself." "Which means?" I asked, wanting him to say he would rip Zack apart.

"That I will handle it," my alpha answered, smiling as he passed me.

I sighed, but I knew he wouldn't say such a threat out loud. He was far too smart. I turned around to follow him, and when he spoke again, "Oh, and remember, your punishment isn't over just because this meeting is."

I groaned, leaning my head back. No, my punishment was certainly not over.

***

While I couldn't touch Celeste, I could still be close to her, and at lunch, after training, I came to find her. She sat in the living room, looking rather drained and just staring out of the window.

"Hey," I said as I walked into the room.

She gave me a small smile, and it was obvious she wasn't in a good mood. I walked over to her, sitting down beside her but keeping distance between us.

"What's up, beautiful?" I asked.

"You don't trust Zack, right?" she inquired, and I frowned.

"What sort of question is that? Of course not."

"No, and neither do I."

"I am not following."

"Doesn't it feel... wrong?" she asked, and when she said that word, it made me feel scared. The last time she said something felt wrong, she had forgotten we were even mates, so I straightened up a bit and showed she had my full focus.

"Wrong?" I echoed.

"It just doesn't feel like any justice was delivered, and I don't think Zack really heard any of them," she pointed out.

"Listen, he is an ass. He listens to no one. Trust me, I didn't like the punishment either, but at least he was punished in some way. He can't get near you now."

"No..." she whispered, but she didn't sound certain, so I scooted a little closer.

"What?" I pressed.

"What?" she echoed.

"You're the one who can travel between worlds, so if you're feeling something... bad, then tell me. You're the one who knows what is going to happen."

She smiled a little, and a soft chuckle left her, which confused me.

"What?" I asked.

"I can't see the future," she reminded me. "I just see what I have already experienced."

I sighed, looking away for a moment, but while I knew I had an extraordinary mate, maybe foresight might be a bit of a stretch.

"Right..." I whispered, and I saw Celeste trying to reach for me, so I quickly slipped away.

"Really?" she asked.

"I thought you loved this," I reminded her.

"Yes, for like 10 minutes. Now I would like to be able to touch my mate and to be comforted by him."

I loved how Celeste was craving me, because I was definitely also craving her, but even though her words made me so happy, I also realized they were pure torture. Her father's punishment wasn't going away until tomorrow, and we couldn't touch it until then.

"I'm sorry, beautiful," I told her, seeing her completely change.

"Really?" she whined.

"Yeah, I would like not to be ripped apart by my alpha." "But..."

"No, beautiful. Later. I promised to hold you again when I can."

She smiled again. "And kiss me?"

"Yes."

"And touch me?" she teased me.

"Goddess, yes."

"Where?"

"Celeste, don't play with fire!" I scolded, because if I started imagining her naked and where I would touch her, it would be over for me. I wouldn't be able to hold myself back, and I knew we wouldn't make it to the bedroom. Someone would come by and see me rut the second luna in the house, and they would go straight to her father, and suddenly I would be a cockless warrior. It was going to be very hard to please my mate and make a family with her if I could no longer mate with her.

"I don't know what you mean," she played.

"I am barely hanging on."

"I'm being good."

"Sure," I chuckled and leaned back on the couch.

"I definitely know where I will touch you when we can."

"Goddess!" I yelled as I stood up, walking away before it ended badly. I could hear my mate laugh as I left the living room in a hurry, but at least I had succeeded in making her smile.