Trigger Warning: Angst :(

Luna POV

I watched as Geralt turned from lapping me as if he were starving, to watching him turn around looking for the rest of his clothes.

I laid there in shock about the possibilities of Geralt also being my mate, but if that were the case, wouldn't he have already said something or better yet, made it clear when Eskel and Lambert did last night.

Why wait now? I rose slowly watching as he put on a lose shirt and grabbing his book off the ground that fell earlier. I stood up, pulling up my pants and fixing my blouse.

"Geralt is there something you need to tell me"?

He stood still for a second in silence, his back still facing towards me. "Is there something you need to know"?

I was practically fuming, "Oh no, defiantly not why we almost had sex, and now your acting as if I'm not here!"

He sighed in aggravation as he turned to meet my eyes, "Listen Luna it was fun, but you can leave now".

I'm not sure what took over me but to put it delicately I was seething with anger right now! 'I can just leave, is he serious? Is he too self absorbed to admit it, well, I'm pretty sure he is. I got the same sensation with Eskel and Lambert, there's no doubt in my mind! Well, with how he's acting, there's a little bit of doubt. But why would he act like this ? Would he lie if I asked him ? It wouldn't hurt more then the embarrassment I feel right now'.

Tears swelled in my eyes, fighting them and the hiccup swelling in the back of my throat. I mustered up the next words I'd swear I'll regret.

"Are you my mate too"?

He looked at me, stunned and a bit taken back. But he soon covered it with a small smile, "Of course Luna, I'm your mate. But I don't want you Princess".

My tears started to fall as I realized what was happening, he just used me and knew about it. And he doesn't even want me as a mate, he's making it quiet clear now. I nodded, my heart broken as he starred at me not an ounce of regret on his face.

"Where you planning this from the start to lead me on like this?".

His slight grin never leaving his face, "It just happened Princess, nothing personal, you were here at the right moment and time. I was a bit frustrated with some research I had going on, and you were the perfect distraction for it. Eskel was right, I wouldn't have been able to deny you, but in this case I at least you got a taste. I never intended for you to be my mate, not when your already have two of my brothers to care for you. I'm already in love with someone else, I'm sure you understand on some level".

My heart was shattered, this had to be about the third time hearing him talk to me without any sympathy, still while calling me pet names. I clenches my fist, he doesn't even care how disrespectful he is about this..

Tears flowed down my face as I tried to stay strong in front of him. Of course, he was I love with someone else, and I of course knew who it was.

Yennefer.

She was beautiful and strong and had a way better understanding on her power then I did, while I was literally just a quickie for Geralt, I never felt so used before. I know I never had his heart before, but he could've at least given us a chance if we were mates.

I know I still have Lambert and Eskel, but I feel like I just gotten a piece of my heart ripped out. Not being able to even look at him I ran down the stairs back into my room, slamming the door shut behind me. I sat on my bed, silently crying to myself for being so stupid.

I feel so numb.

Lamberts POV

"Brother can you hurry up, we have plenty of fish and kill for a few days, I'm sure Luna will enjoy it. And I think the old geezer got Geralt making the brews for tonight, see if he still got what it takes since being on the path as the famous White Wolf".

Eskel soon paced next to me on Scorpion as we rode back to Kaer Morhen in a trout down the familiar path. After a few minutes Eskel broke the silence between us, "Do you think we'll be good mates brother"?

I sighed knowing that it was on my mind as well, "Yes I do, Luna does care for us. And she says she even knows a bit about the process, so I think we can expect her to know we do it from a good place. But I don't know if she'll feel the connection that we feel with her, Luna isn't primal as us. She's still a frail, an omega, a very feisty one. The nerves, the hunger I get for her is like desperation. And she's so needy so it's almost hard to tell her no sometimes. I just think we should do everything at her pace, I don't want to scare her or be to overwhelmed either".

He sighed nodding his head in agreement as we stared ahead at the castle not to far from us now, "I agree with you brother. But Geralt also worries me. What if he really wants nothing to do with Luna and completely rejects her? If she can't handle it, like most mates she might .. "

I shook my head not even wanting to think about my mate crying or worse, "Mates are destined to always come back to one another, our brother is all talk."

Geralt's POV

I starred at Luna as she ran away from my room back down stairs followed by a slam of her door. Doubling over I grabbed my shirt, clenching my fist in my chest.

Fuck!

That hurt more then it should've. My heart clenching soon soothed back to its quiet beats. Sighing in content that I at least broke off my attachment to Luna, but I'm sure my brothers aren't going to be happy when they see they're mate crying. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if they already know now...

Irregardless there's no way I could leave Yen like that.

Since we broken the spell that held us together with the Djinn and defeating Eredin, Yen and I have been closer then ever. If only I stayed instead leaving her and coming back home to the pack for the winter. I would've still been in Toussaint drinking wine.

Rubbing the back of my neck, I threw my head back with a groan.

"Ugh".