70 comments/ 210770 views/ 420 favorites Finding His Mate... By: prettyinpink32 Madison groaned as she heard her alarm go off and rolled over onto her back. Fridays. The worst day of the week. Stretching herself, she looked over at the clock and groaned again. She didn't know why she even looked at the time, already knowing it was seven o'clock. Reaching over, she smacked her alarm until it stopped beeping and swung her legs over the edge of her bed. She reached up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and stepped down from her bed. Wincing at the cold hardwood floors, she cursed at herself for not getting a rug. Walking into her bathroom, she quickly took off her clothes and took a shower. After getting out of the shower, she brushed her teeth and washed her face. She didn't even bother to look at herself in the mornings, knowing that she looked like crap. Coming out of the bathroom, she cursed when she heard her phone start to ring. She didn't have to look at the I.D to know who it was. Running over to her dresser, she answered her phone. "What Tiff?" She groaned when she heard her best friend laugh and fought back the urge to cuss her out. "You know...I would think you would get use to the time already. You are not in L.A anymore hun. This is New York city. Home of pretty much everything. But if you insist, hurry up and get dressed so that we can have breakfast before your shift starts." Madison groaned into the phone and unplugged it from the charger so that she could get dressed. Balancing on one leg, she quickly put on her underwear and socks. "You know I will never get use to this time. It's just ridiculous. How are you a whole 3 hours ahead? That's just crazy. Anyway. Sure. I'm getting dressed right now. I'll meet you at Mo's ok?" After hearing her friend confirm their meeting, she hung up the phone and threw it on the bed. Looking at the time, she groaned and hurried to get dress. Running into the bathroom, she thanked her dad for her good genes and quickly put her hair up into a ponytail. After applying a little make up, she ran out of her room and into her living. Grabbing her purse, she quickly put on her coat and walked out the door. After locking her door, she saw her next door neighbor coming out of his house and practically ran into him. "I'm so sorry. I didn't see you there Dylan." She looked up into his green eyes and smiled. Ever since she moved here, he was always her friend. From the first time she saw him, they instantly connected and have been friends ever since. She would have been interested in him if he wasn't a big man whore. She smiled at that thought and couldn't help but laugh. "What are you laughing at young lady?" Dylan looked down into Madison's deep brown eyes and sighed. There was something about this girl that always got him going. He didn't know if it was a smooth caramel skin or her shoulder length silky hair, but whatever it was he wanted some of it. He tried multiple times to get her attention, but she never seemed interested. At first he thought she was taken, but was upset when she told him she wasn't. He really wouldn't have cared if she had a boyfriend though because he had to taste her one time. He had a feeling that once he tasted her, he would be addicted to her for a long time. He felt his cock start to get hard and his fangs elongate and shook himself from his thoughts. "Nothing. I was just reminded of something, but I have to go. I have to meet Tiff in a few minutes and she would kill me if I'm late." Madison quickly walked around him and waved goodbye. She went to push the button to the elevator and groaned once she saw the sign on the door saying it was broke. Walking over to the stairs, she quickly ran down until she was on the bottom floor. Running out the door, she looked down at her watched. "Shit!." She was definitely going to be late. Running through the crowds of people, she tried to send a text to Tiffany and focus on not hitting anyone, but that quickly failed once she felt herself hit the pavement. Looking up, she watched as a tall figure in a tailored suit slowly turn around and look at her. She could tell he was angry by the way he was looking at her and couldn't help the anger that rose inside her. Yes it was completely irrational to be angry at something she did herself, but that didn't excuse the fact that he was standing in the middle of the sidewalk. Getting up off the ground, she watched as some bystanders looked at her and the guy with wary expressions. 'What are they looking at?', she thought to herself. Looking up, she couldn't help the gasp that almost escaped her mouth. This man was gorgeous. She watched as his mouth was moving telling her something, but couldn't help admiring his straight Greek nose and his strong jaw line. She looked up into his eyes and couldn't help but gaze into his deep green eyes. Looking back down at his mouth, she admired his soft, curvy lips that were just begging to be kissed. She was knocked out of her gaze when she saw his hand come up in front of her face. "Hello? Are you even paying attention?" Dante Marino watched as the girl in front of him stood in a daze. He was surprised when he felt something run into him. He was even more surprised to find that it was some girl. And he was angry to see that she was angry at him like it was his fault that she ran into him. What really killed him was that she really ran into him. It was like she didn't know who he was. And by the way she was looking at him, she seemed to not know who he was. Waving his hand in front of her face, he watched as she snapped out of her daze and frowned. "What the fuck? Have you not been listening to what I was saying?" Madison was shocked at first that this Adonis could be so angry and then she realized what just happened. Feeling herself start to heat up, she balled her fist at her side and flared her nose. "Excuse you? Why are you standing in the middle of the street anyway? Who stands in the middle of a public street when they know there are who knows how many people in this city?!" Madison couldn't believe that he would actually yell at her like it was her fault. This guy did not know who she was. Dante looked down into her face and couldn't believe she just openly yelled at him. On the street. In front of everyone. Oh no. She definitely didn't know who he was. Closing the distance between them, he bent down and whispered so that only she could hear. "I don't know who the fuck you think you are, but you will not talk to me like that. I can have you sleeping with the fishes by the end of this night babe." Madison's breath hitched in her throat when she felt his breathe against her skin. She didn't even realize what he said to her until a minute later. Feeling herself get angry, she fought the urge to reach up and punch him in the face. "Well look here. I don't know who the fuck YOU think you are, but I am not the one to be talked to like that. I don't give two shits about your little idle threat that you got from a movie.. You can try me if you want." They sat there staring at each other until Dante heard his name being called behind him. "Hey...boss. Carlo Russo is arriving soon." Dante turned around to his wingman Gino and nodded his head. Looking back down at the girl, he watched as she looked down at her watch and groan. He could tell she was late somewhere and couldn't help the fact that he wanted to hold her up even longer. 'Serves you right.' Rising to his full height, he stuffed his hands into his pockets and smiled. Madison looked up into his smiling face and couldn't help but get turned on. How can a man, that she knows nothing about, get her going like this? Shifting from side to side, she looked down at her watch again. "Can you move out of my way? I have somewhere to be." "Yeah...I can." Madison waited for him to move and groaned when he didn't. "What the fuck? Move out of my fucking way!" Dante tilted his head to the side and couldn't help the laugh that escaped his mouth. This girl was a hothead. He still didn't understand why she didn't know who he was, but made a mental note for her to find out. Bending back down, he watched as her breathing became labored and smiled. "You better watch your mouth when you're talking to me." Moving to the side, he watched as she slowly walked in front of him, looking down at her watch. He couldn't help his urge to look at the sway of her hips and the way her firm ass moved. Licking his lips, he looked back over at Gino. "Let's go." He said, motioning towards the black Escalade. Before he got inside, he looked back down the street and watched as the girl was still looking down at her phone. She'll never learn. ** "What!" Madison sighed. Once she arrived at Mo's, she immediately told Tiffany what happened. She was expecting Tiffany to be supportive, but that was not how she was acting right now. Sighing, she rubbed her hand over he face. "You heard what I said. Look, I have to go. My shift is starting soon. Do you have the bill?" She watched as Tiffany nodded her head and quickly put on her things. She was already feeling a headache start to approach and she didn't even start her shift yet. Putting on her coat, she waved goodbye and left the café. She felt the cold wind hit her and instantly tightened her coat. Walking down the street, she quickly made it to the diner and said hi to her co-workers. Going into the back room, she quickly took off all of her things and tied her apron. She was about to start her tables when her boss walked in. Sighing she looked down at her hands. "Well, well, well...if it isn't Ms. L.A. You know this is the fifth time you have been late this month?" Holding back the slew of curses that threatened to escape her lips, she bit the inside of her mouth. Looking up, she almost threw up at the sight of him. "No. It's not the fifth time I have been late. I have only been late once and the other times it was all your fault. You keep holding me up for no reason." She said through clenched teeth. She really wanted to reach up and punch him in the face right now. The only reason she hasn't yet was because she needed this job. Biting the bullet, she looked down. "Can you please just move out of my way?" She watched as he slowly moved to the side and let her through. As she was walking out the door, she heard him yell. "I'm not done with you..." The day went on for Madison as every other day. There were good customers, fun customers, and those customers that just made her want to pull her hair up. After counting her tips and saying goodbye to her friends, she walked out the door and once again ran into a big hard wall. What the fuck? Looking up, she was kind of disappointed that it wasn't her mystery man, but glad to see that is was Dylan. Smiling, she stuffed her hands in her coat pockets and sighed. "What are you doing here?" Dylan looked down at her and felt his cock start to get hard. Shifting his stance, he smiled at her. "I was going to come and get something to eat, but I saw it was close and was about to head back home." He lied. What he was really doing was waiting for the right time to walk her home. Yeah he was hungry, but it wasn't for food. "You do know it is still open?" Madison asked, motioning towards the diner. Dylan didn't even realize she was talking to him. He was so focused on her lips and the feelings going through him. Hell he didn't really care what she was saying to him. It was useless to him anyway. Looking back up into her almond shaped eyes, he couldn't help the groan that escaped his lips. "You ok there buddy?" Madison heard Dylan groan and thought there was something wrong. He seemed weird for some reason and she didn't understand why. Looking down the street she started walking when he didn't reply. She heard his footsteps from behind her and turned around. "I thought you were getting something to eat?" Dylan looked back at the diner and shrugged his shoulders. "Naw...I changed my mind." He was about to ask her out to dinner when he heard her phone ring. Groaning, he already knew who it was. Looking at her phone, Madison blew out her breath, "Yes Tiff." "Hey girly. Sooo...you know it's Friday night and there is this new club opening up. Soo...we have to go." Madison rolled her eyes, but couldn't help the smile that creeped on her face. Her friend was definitely a partier. Looking back at Dylan she sighed. "Ok...I guess I really have no choice. Hey can Dylan come?" The sound of his name escaping her sweet lips made him want to bust his load right there. He watched as she walked in front of him and looked down at her sweet, plump ass. The ass that he wanted to ride all night long. He could only imagine how soft it would be and how responsive she would be under him. Licking his lips, he waited for what Tiffany had to say. He knew she would probably protest and tell Madison how creepy he was. Hey. If wanting to have the sexiest woman on the world was creepy, then he didn't care. "I guess I really have no other choice but to say he can come. I know you are going to invite him anyway." Madison knew Tiffany didn't really like Dylan and couldn't understand why. He never came off to her as creepy and yet Tiffany just insist to tell her that he is. Looking back at Dylan, she smiled and nodded her head. "Yeah I was. Ok so I guess we will meet you at the club around eleven." After saying goodbye, she looked back at Dylan and sighed. "We're going to that new club that is opening so be prepared. I already know you are going to get crazy numbers tonight." She felt the air hit her and snuggled closer to him. She felt his arm wrap around her shoulders and couldn't help the sigh that escaped her lips. She still couldn't understand why Tiffany found him so creepy. ** "Hey man. The club is crazy packed. Good job." Dante nodded his head in Gino's direction and looked back over the crowd. He had to admit, the club was crazy tonight and he couldn't be more excited. Although this wasn't his main career, it was good to have a place where he could keep his mind off of things. He looked back over at Gino and sighed. "Yeah... I guess so." Although he was excited about opening his own club, he couldn't take his mind off of the girl he ran into on the street. He didn't even know her name and yet she was wondering in his mind all day. He felt a hand run across his back and almost threw up in disgust. "Hey big guy..." Alessia whispered in his ear. He looked over at her and nodded his head before he looked back over the crowd of people. He heard Gino gruff and felt him walk away. Looking back down at her he sighed. "What do you want Alessia?" He watched as she pouted her plump pink lips before she smiled seductively. Moving closer to him, she rubbed her body up against his. "You know exactly what I want..." she said barely above a whisper. Dante sighed and looked back over at the crowd. He watched as everyone gyrated against each other and felt...jealous? Yeah he had everything anyone could ever ask for, but he could never live like them. Live so freely without a care in the world. Everyday he there was always something going on. People to protect. Hell. He doesn't even remember one time when he had a day off. He looked back down at Alessia and groaned. Well...he mine as well have a good fuck while he can. "Go over to the booth. I'll be there in a second." He watched as she seductively swayed her hips as she walked away from him feeling accomplished. Looking back over the balcony, he heard someone call his name. "Well, well, well. If it isn't Mr. Big Time. You made it big my friend." Dante looked over at Giovanni and inwardly groaned. He was the last person he wanted to see right now. Emotionless, he looked over at him and smirked. "I'm not your friend." Giovanni looked over at Dante and couldn't help but feel envious of him. He got the hot girls, nice life, and even had his own father's love. Although his father constantly said he never compared him to Dante, he knew he secretly did. He looked back at Alessia and felt his cock twitch. He knew there was something going on between the two, but Dante never made it official. He watched as she eyed him up and down and gave him a seductive smile. 'Yup...I'm going to be fucking that tonight', he thought to himself as he smiled back and turned around. "What are you doing here Giovanni?" Dante didn't have time for Giovanni. If there was one thing everyone knew about Giovanni it was that he was sneaky. A little snake. Would betray his own people if her held at gun point and that's what he didn't like about him. He has no honor. He was about to say more when something on the dance floor caught his attention. Looking closely, he watched as the girl moved on the dance floor with some tall blonde guy. Giovanni followed Dante's gaze and smiled. "You know her?" Dante turned to Giovanni with a plain expression before he looked back at the girl. He waited until she turned around and practically groaned out loud. ** "Oh my goodness! This is REALLY nice." Madison looked over at Tiffany and laughed. After changing her outfit three times and finally getting a yes from Dylan, she decided to wear a simple black, strapless dress that stopped a little higher than mid thigh, but not enough to show her ass, and some leopard pumps. Putting her hair in simple curls and applying a nude gloss, she had to admit that she felt sexy tonight. Although she wasn't planning on getting any numbers or bringing a guy back to her place, she still liked the feeling of being admired. Looking around, she watched as people gyrated and grinded on each other with no inhibition. She felt a hand on her lower back and looked back at Dylan. She was surprised he would do something so possessive, but quickly dismissed that thought. Dylan was just a friend. Once they got to the bar, she ordered herself a drink and slowly sipped on it. "Girly. You need to find yourself one of these hot guys and take them back home and get you some. That is going to be your goal today. Find a guy so you can get some." Dylan looked over at Tiffany and felt his fangs elongate. He wanted hit her in her face. Who was she to tell Madison she needed to whore herself around. He made a mental note to approach Tiffany about that. A part of him wanted to just take Madison right now and lock her in his house. Nobody will be able to touch her. She was to remain pure until he got his fill and then everyone else can have her, although he knew he would never get his fill. He knew she was no virgin, but she was still a virgin in his eyes. When she finally saw him more than a friend and decide to go to the next step, he will definitely make love to her like she was a virgin. Shaking that thought from his head, he looked over at Madison. "I don't know Tiff. I'm not that kind of girl." Madison smiled at her friend's comment, but couldn't help the uneasy feeling that she was being watched. Looking around, she saw all of the bodies moving on the dance floor and shook off that feeling. Besides, who would really be watching her? She turned to Dylan and smiled, "Let's dance", she said while getting up. Walking over to him she grabbed his hand and led them to the dance floor. Turning around, she seductively danced in front of him and watched as a smiled crept across his face. If the room was not so dark, she would have saw how his eyes went from their usually vibrant blue color to a dark almost black. Turning around she swayed with him to the beat of the music and was startled when him possessively place his hands on her waist. Shaking off the shiver that ran up her spine, she continued dancing with him. Once the song was over she looked up at him and smiled. "I think it's time for us to get a drink." Turning around, she was surprised when he wouldn't let her go. Looking back up at him, she furrowed her brows together and nervously laughed. "Dylan...I don't think I can handle round two without a drink." Finding His Mate... Ch. 02 Walking back down the hall to the club, Madison can't help but question the feelings that had came over her back in Dante's office. Why did she feel hurt when he wouldn't look her in the eyes? She knows that he is attracted to her, but why did he refuse to look at her after they almost did something intimate with one another? And why did she just put herself out there like some cheap call girl who can barely keep their panties on? Mentally chastising herself, she thinks of all these things as she walks back into the main room of the club. Knocked out of her train of thought by the loud music, she immediately starts looking for Tiffany. As she's looking around, she notices a few people looking at her curiously, almost like they are smelling her or something. Embarrassed at the thought that they can tell she almost had sex with the club owner, she ducks her head and quickly walks over to the bar. When she can't spot Tiffany out of the many bodies dancing on the floor, Madison reaches into her purse and grabs her phone. Flipping her phone open, she notices the many missed calls from Dylan and has to fight the urge to call him back and cuss him out. Frowning in disgust, she quickly dials Tiffany's number and waits for her to answer. Not receiving an answer, she throws her phone back in her purse and heads for the exit. The last thing she wants is to be out until four in the morning walking around in search of her friend. That's definitely not going to happen. As she walks towards the door, she took one last look around just in case Tiffany was dancing with some guy. So caught up with her search, she didn't see the body that is blocking her path and runs right into what she could only describe as being a brick wall. "Shit!" Taking a few steps back, she looks up into the amber eyes of the person that she had walked into. "I'm so sorry." Expecting him to say something to her, she is surprised when he just stands there staring at her. She notices his nostrils flaring and could have sworn that he was sniffing her too. 'What the fuck?', she thinks to herself, 'Do I really reek of sex?' Suddenly feeling very self- conscious, she steps around him and continues walking towards the door. Although her intuition was telling her not to, she looks back and feels a shiver run up her spine when she sees those same amber eyes still looking at her. Turning around, she nearly screams when she comes face to face with Tiffany. "Fuck! You scared the shit out of me!" Placing her hand over her rapidly beating heart, she looks up into Tiffany's amused brown eyes. Groaning, she grabs Tiffany's hand and continues walking until they are out of the club. Waving her hand, she waits for a cab and looks at her surroundings, making sure nobody is following them. As soon as a cab pul;ls up to the curb, she pushes Tiffany inside and quickly told the driver Tiffany's address. As they are pulling away, she looks back at the entrance of the club and found those same amber eyes looking back at her. 'Who are you?', she thinks to herself. Although the rational side of her is screaming in alarm to run and hide, her heart is telling her that she knows him in some way. That in some strange way he is connected to her ... or at least he will be soon. Shaking off the shiver that runs up her spine, she turns around and she leans back into the seat. Closing her eyes, she contemplates all that has happened to her in one day. First she practically runs Dante down, and then she unintentionally goes to his club and almost mauls him on top of his desk. And to top it all off, she practically gets called a whore by one of her best friends. What a day? She would have laughed at all of these events if they really didn't mean something to her, but she couldn't. Sighing, she thinks back to those amber eyes watching her. She didn't even get a chance to see his face because she was so enchanted by his eyes. Although she is shocked and slightly scarred, she can't help the sorrow that fills her from the despair that she had glimpsed in his eyes. Sure she doesn't know a thing about him, but there was something about his despair that calls to her. So lost in her own thoughts that she doesn't even realize that Tiffany was talking to her. "Hellooooo? Can you hear me?" Tiffany asks, waving her hand in front of Madison's face. Opening her eyes, Madison looks over at Tiffany. "I'm sorry. What did you say?" "I was saying that I was looking for you after I was done dancing with that guy to tell you that I was going home with him, but when I couldn't find you I got worried. So I went to find Dylan and he went to find you, but then he came back all flustered and angry, muttering words under his breath like some weirdo. So then I went looking for you and now I found you." Tiffany says practically all in one breath. Madison looks over at her friend and smiles. "Well I'm glad you did. I started to worry that you had gotten kidnapped or something." "Speaking of kidnapped, where were you for practically an hour?! First you go dancing with your weirdo of a friend and then you suddenly disappear! And on top of that, you come back all flustered with your hair mussed." Madison self- consciously touches her hair and grimaces when she felt how her curls have dropped. 'Fuck.' Looking away, she tries to hide the blush that slowly crept over her cheeks. "No, no, no. Spill the beans. And don't leave out any dirty details." Tiffany gushes when she sees the blush on her cheeks. Chuckling, Madison looks out the window and breathes a sigh of relief when they pull up in front of Tiffany's house. Although this wouldn't help her in dodging her friend's nosey questions, at least this would give her enough time to make up a lie. Quickly paying the driver, she hops out of the cab. After saying hello to the lobbyist, Madison and Tiffany get into the elevator and ride it up to Tiffany's floor. Quickly walking through the door, Madison breathes a sigh of relief once she was inside. Walking over to the couch, she plops down and takes her shoes off, giving each foot a slight rub. She likes to feel sexy but she is starting to question if she would continue to sacrifice her feet for the sake of beauty. Leaning back, she runs her fingers through her hair and closes her eyes. Feeling the couch dip beside her, she opens one eye and groans when she sees Tiffany staring at her with an expectant face. "I don't know what you want me to say. Nothing happened." Madison lies. She watches as Tiffany gives her a skeptical look and groans at her own inability to lie. "Bullshit! You know you can't lie to save your life! So I don't even know why you try! Spill the beans." Rolling her eyes, Madison looks up at the ceiling and sighs her defeat. "I met this guy-" She flinches when Tiffany's high shrill squeal fills the room. "Yay! You got laid. Finally! I was starting to think you would be some forty year old virgin or something." Getting up from the couch, Tiffany walks over to the kitchen and grabs two spoons and a pint of butter pecan ice cream. Walking back, she sits down and hands a spoon to Madison. Opening the lid, she takes a big scoop and looks over at Madison. "Continue. I want to hear all of the juicy details." Laughing, Madison takes a scoop of ice cream and stuffs it into her mouth. "There's nothing to say. We didn't have sex. At all..." Although we were close, she thinks to herself. "We're going out to dinner though." She jumps again when Tiffany's screams. Covering her ears, she looks over and scowls. "Jesus Tiff. You have to warn me when you're going to scream like that!" She watches as her friend jumps up and down like some kid at a candy shop and can't help but smile. "It's not that big of a deal." "Not that big of a deal?! My little baby is growing up and about to get laid and you're sitting here telling me it's not that big of a deal?! Eat shit bitch!" Tiffany laughs. Madison looks over at her, attempting to be angry, but just can't help but smile. "I'm just saying. You sit around here far too much. You need to get out there in the social world and explore. But never mind that. Who is he? What does he look like? What's his name? Wha-?" Holding up her hand, Madison stops Tiffany before she gets carried away with questions. "One question at a time Tiff. He's that guy that I practically ran into this morning." Reaching over to get some more ice cream, Madison practically chokes from laughing when she sees Tiffany's face. Smiling, she asks, "What's the problem? You look like you just saw a ghost." Closing her mouth Tiffany looks over at Madison with wide eyes. "You just don't know do you?" Seeing that her friend was utterly confused, Tiffany puts her spoon down on the coffee table and grabs her friend's hands. "Honey. You have the finest man in New York City chasing after you. Do you know how big this is? Dante Marino is not that nice of a character. Trust me. He fired my sister for wearing red shoes and being out of dress code." Madison looks into her friend's eyes and smiles. She didn't think Dante was that bad. Aggressive, yes. Mean, not really. At least he wasn't mean to her. The thought of his kiss made her shudder and she mentally kicks herself when she notices Tiffany staring at her. "What was that?" Tiffany asks. Turning away sheepishly, Madison takes another scoop of ice cream and stuffs it into her mouth. "Nothing. I was just thinking of something." Tiffany eyes her suspiciously before she dropping her hands. "So when are you and Mr. Dante going out?" Madison mentally slaps herself when she realizes she didn't even give him her number. Groaning, she closes her eyes and leans her head back. Of course he hadn't asked for it. That was probably his way of slowly placing her on her feet instead of ditching her. She wants to slap herself for thinking that she could actually attract someone like him. Everything made sense now. He probably hadn't looked at her so she wouldn't see the regret in his eyes. Hell, he practically killed someone because they walked in on him about to have sex with some black girl on his desk. Mentally kicking herself so much, she didn't even notice that Tiffany was talking to her...again. "Hello? Girly I'm going to need you to stop thinking about that hunk of a man that you have throwing himself at your feet and start listening to me. I hate it when you zone out like that. It creeps me out." Tiffany says, scrunching up her face as if she just tasted something sour. "Anyway. When are you and Mr. Man going out? Because we're going to need to get you something sexy so that you can just get la-" Holding up her hands, Madison gets up and walks towards the kitchen. Putting her spoon in the sink she grabs a glass and pours herself something to drink. "We're probably never going to go out. He doesn't even have my number." Drinking her juice quickly, she places her glass in the sink and walks back to the guest room. She hears Tiffany's footsteps behind her and prepares herself for the lecture she was going to get from her. "What do you mean he doesn't have your number?" Tiffany asks as she walks up behind Madison and helps her unzip her dress. Groaning, Madison quickly peels off her dress and walks over to the dresser. Grabbing one of Tiffany's huge T-Shirts, she puts it on and turns back around to face Tiffany. "Exactly what I said. He never asked for my number." Walking pass Tiffany, Madison goes into the bathroom and grabs a washcloth. Wetting her face, she quickly grabs the face wash and squeezes a dollop of it into her hand. "And exactly why didn't he ask for your number?" Shrugging her shoulders, Madison quickly washes her face and dries it with the rag. Looking over at Tiffany, she can tell that she was trying to figure out this whole situation and can't help but smile. "Don't rake your mind over it Tiff. There is no way he could possibly be interested in me anyway. I don't mind that he did the polite thing and not ask for my number at all instead of asking me for it and never calling." Pushing pass Tiffany, Madison walks out of the room and out to the living room. Looking for her purse, she reaches in and grabs her phone. She turns back around and sees Tiffany still standing there perplexed. "Just let it go Tiff. This isn't the first time I got stood up." She sees pity run across Tiffany's face and feels herself get angry. She hates it when people took pity on her for something as stupid as getting stood up. Walking pass Tiffany again, she goes back into the guess room and sets her phone on the end table beside the bed. She watches as Tiffany slowly walks into the room. "I didn't mean for you to think I was taking pity on you Maddy. It's just that, Dante wouldn't ask a girl out on a date and not get her number. Hell, he barely asks anyone out on a date except for his sister." Madison watches as Tiffany makes her way over towards the bed and sits on it. How the hell did Tiffany know so much about Dante? As if reading her mind, Tiffany put up her hands in defense. "Don't worry. I never messed with him. Ever. He practically hates me." Giving her a weird look, she watches as Tiffany becomes flustered. "Me and his sister are basically best- friends. We know each other from way back when." Tiffany rushes out in one breath. Releasing the breath she didn't realize she was holding, Madison leans back against the plush pillows. Sighing, she looks over at Tiffany. "What am I doing Tiff? He is clearly out of my league. I feel like I'm just wasting my time wishful thinking right now." Tiffany moves up to the head of the bed and climbs under the sheets with Madison. Looking up at the ceiling, she sighs. "Maddy. I don't know if you know this or not, but you are gorgeous." She hears Madison gruff and quickly continues. "You are Maddy! You don't give yourself enough credit. Yes it may feel like he is out of your league, but trust me. Dante doesn't just ask anyone out. That much I know. Just have fun with this." Madison looks over at Tiffany and smiles. "I knew I always liked you for some reason?" Laughing, Tiffany throws a pillow in her face and quickly snuggles under the covers. "Yea, Yea. Don't think I am going to be nice to you all of the time. This is just a one-time thing. Now turn off the light so I can go to sleep." Tiffany ends with a yawn. Laughing, Madison reaches over and turns off the lamp. Snuggling under the covers, she closes her eyes and can't help but picture Dante's face. Almost asleep, she is awakened by Tiffany's sudden gasp. Quickly, she reaches over and turns on the light. Turning to Tiffany she asks, "What's wrong?" "Nothing. Nothing. I just forgot to ask you. Why was Dylan so frustrated after he went looking for you?" Rolling her eyes, Madison falls back against the pillows. "Geez Tiff you scared me there. I don't know. He didn't like the fact that I was with Dante. He practically called me a whore because of it." She watches as Tiffany's eyes widen, amber flecks suddenly appearing in their depths, and can't help but laugh. "This isn't a laughing matter! I knew he was obsessed with you! That explains why he is always on your ass or looking at your ass. That kid is weird. Thank God you came over here. Who knows what sick shit he would have tried to pull if you went home?! I can't believe this shit. Damn weirdo! You better hope Dante doesn't find him because when he claims something that he believes is his, he definitely protects it. He almost knocked this guy out becau-" Holding up her hands, Madison stops Tiffany from going on. Dante? Claiming? What the fuck? Trying to find the right words to say, Madison looks over at Tiffany. "What do you mean claiming something that is his? You make me sound like his wife or mate or some weird shit like that." Madison watches as Tiffany's eyes widen, as if she'd said too much. Turning around, Tiffany quickly ducks under the covers and yawns. "Goodnight!" Looking at Tiffany's body under the covers, Madison scrunches up her face. 'What was that?', she thinks to herself. Shrugging her shoulders, she flips the light off and slides back under the covers and closes her eyes, dreaming of his deep green eyes. She can't help but smile. ** "All clear boss. She is safely inside the house." Dante let out a sigh of relief. He has been irritated the all night, thinking of the things he would do to Dylan if he touched his woman. He smiles at that thought. His woman. It sent a little flutter to his heart thinking about her. From her deep brown eyes, to those pouty, kissable lips. He just can't help the tightening that he feels in his jeans from the thought. He can only imagine what those pouty lips would feel like wrapped around his... he stops that thought when he hears Gino clear his throat. Sheepishly smiling, he had forgotten that Gino was a werewolf who was mentally connected to him. "TMI my friend. T...M...I." Dante smiles over at Gino and leans back in his chair. "Thanks man." Dante said, running his fingers through his hair. "You don't know how relieved I am right now." "Oh no problem. Although it was funny thinking about you pacing your office like a mad man. The fact that you have found your mate is just astounding to me really. Dante Marino. A taken man. Now that's going to be something telling Alexandra that." As if on cue, Dante looks up when his office doors opens. Smiling, he gets up from his chair and walks over to his sister. "Tell me what?" Reaching down, Dante pulls his sister into a bear hug, his cheek resting on top of her head for a moment. Stepping back, he looks down into her beautiful green eyes. "Just how beautiful you are of course. How are you sister?" he says with a grin. Rolling her eyes, Alexandra looks over at Gino. "What is it that he has to tell me Gino? I know you can't hold anything from me." Gino feels his cheeks start to flush at her seductive tone and moves around in his seat. "Come on Alex. You have a husband. Remember?" Smiling, Alexandra turns back to her brother. "Yeah and I don't want that big guy coming to rip my head off because he thought I was flirting with his mate." Gino says nervously. Looking down at his sister, Dante sighs, running his fingers through his hair. "I've...I've found my mate." He watches as his sister squeals, bouncing up and down. Now comes the hard part. "Goody! Where is she? I demand to meet her right now." Turning around, Alexandra was about to walk out the door when she feels Dante grab her wrist. Turning around to look at him, she frowns. "I hope you're not kidding with me right now Dante. You know how I don't like games." She says, poking his chest. Dante can't help but laugh as he watches his sister, who is about half his size, try to bully him. Walking around his desk, he plops down in his seat and watches as Alexandra takes hers. Looking over at Gino, he watches as a smile slowly spreads across his face and can't help but groan. 'Lucky bastard. He doesn't have to face his sister's wrath.' Looking back over at his sister, he watches as she waits there patiently. "Well...are you going to tell me who she is?" Alexandra snaps. 'Maybe not as patient as I thought', Dante groans to himself. Leaning forward, Dante takes a deep breath. "My mate...is a human." He waits for the yelling that he knows is about to happen and is surprised when she laughs instead. "Ok. What does that have to do with anything?" Alexandra asks, wiping the tears from her eyes. Dante looks over at her perplexed and doesn't understand why she isn't angry right now. "I'm not angry because I'm not the one who is prejudice with mating with humans. That was dad's problem." Dante leans back in his chair and sighs. At least this is one weight lifted off of his shoulders. The next was convincing Madison about what he is and who she is to him. He can't help but smile as he thinks of her sweet face. Shaking himself from his trance, he looks over at his sister, who is looking at him with sparkling eyes. Finding His Mate... Ch. 02 "You're in love." Alexandra says with a smile. Instantly shaking his head, Dante can't deny that he has serious feelings for Madison, but it definitely isn't love. He doesn't even know her. How can it possibly be love already? Ignoring the flutter in his heart when he thinks of her, he quickly pushes those thoughts to the side. Changing the subject, he sits up in his chair. "How is Luke handling his territory safety?" Not surprised by how Dante was trying to avoid the love topic, Alexandra makes a mental note to comment on it again later. Sitting straight in her seat, she crosses her legs and looks into his eyes. "As far as we know, there has been a growing count of rogue attacks sweeping the west coast. Luke has contacted the Alphas of those territories, but nobody came forward with any hypothesis on what could be happening. In the beginning, many suspected that these attacks were just random attacks by an angry rogue, but they seemed to be planned. Whoever is doing this is not attacking random citizens. They are attacking the "heirs" of many of the packs." Leaning back in his chair, Dante digests what he just heard. "So you are telling me that there could possibly be more than one angry rogue out there attacking people?" He watches as Alexandra nods and sighs. "This is worst than we thought?" "We. Who do you mean 'we'?" Dante looks over at Gino, who is slowly putting down his head. He is definitely going to face his sister's wrath because of the name he is about to say. "We as in meaning me and Carlo." Rolling her eyes, Alexandra looks over at Gino with a scowl. "You guys can't possibly trust that man right? He is a drug lord for crying out loud!" Groaning, Dante places his head on top of his desk and sighs. "He is not a drug lord sister. He is a pharmacist in the human world. A legal pharmacist." Picking up his head, he watches as disbelief flashes in his sister's eyes. "Yeah that's what he tells us and you're the dumb Alpha that believes that shit. He is a drug lord and that's it! If you wish to believe that he is telling the truth, then you go ahead and believe that." Shaking his head, Dante looks over at Gino who is smiling brightly. "You two think this is funny and it's not." Alexandra says, suddenly angry. "You go right ahead and trust that bastard if you want to, but I'm not." Standing up, she quickly walks over to the door. "I'll see you next week brother. Bye" She says cheerfully before slamming out of the door. Dante looks over at Gino and laughs. "There is definitely something wrong with her." Dante laughs. Looking at Gino he notices his expression became serious. "Do you think it could be him?" Gino asks. Sighing, Dante leans back and runs his fingers through his hair. "I don't know. Although he left, I don't think he turned rogue. I can feel him." Dante says, turning his chair around to face the window behind him. Although he hates to, he thinks about his brother Daniel. The main reason why his father had hated human mates to his grave was because of what happened to Daniel. Dante grimaces as the screams replays through his mind and pushes those thoughts to the back of his mind. He can't think of him at this moment when rogue attacks are sweeping across the nation and coming towards his territory. Turning back around, he looks at Gino and hides his expression. "Call up Rich and tell him to get the men together. I want every man, even the Omegas, trained in protecting this pack. Although these attacks remain on the west coast, it is only a matter of time before they slowly move over and I want to be prepared. Also, gather the Betas together for a meeting. I want to plan as many evacuation plans as possible." Nodding his head, Gino gets up from his chair and walks out of the door. Turning back around, Dante looks out the window and sighs. So many people in this world and so many problems, he thinks to himself. Sometimes he just wishes he didn't have the responsibility of caring for hundreds of people in the pack, but he knew he wouldn't change it for a thing. It is in his blood. He can't imagine a life without protecting those closest to him. Looking at his watch, he sighs when he realizes it was five in the morning. Standing up, he stretches his tight muscles and walks out the door. Turning, he walks to the elevator and pushes the button for his floor. When the elevator doors open he walks down the short hall to his house, unlocks his door, and walks to his bedroom. Taking off his shirt, he quickly throws it on the floor and plops face down on his bed. Rolling onto his back, he places his hands behind his head and looks up at the ceiling, thinking of his delicious piece of chocolate. Just the thought of her makes him get butterflies in his stomach and what his sister said replayed in his mind. There is no way he could possibly be in love with her already, right? Although he knows next to nothing about mating, he certainly knows that there is no way you can possibly fall in love with your mate the first day you meet them...right? He starts to get frustrated at not knowing the answer to his questions and quickly pushes the thoughts out of his head. You just don't fall in love on the first day. End of discussion. 'But you did', the voice in the back of his mind says. Groaning, he places a pillow on top of his head and closes his eyes, thinking of her. ** Ring. Ring. Ring. Groaning, Madison rolls over, pulling a pillow over her head in an attempt to block out the incessant noise that fills the room. Realizing that it is her phone, she rolls over and quickly grabs it off of the nightstand. "Hello?" she answers groggily. "Where are you?" Surprised to hear her boss' voice, Madison looks over at the digital clock on the nightstand. "What do you mean 'where am I?' this is my day off." Rolling to her side, she looks over at Tiffany, who is snuggled deep under to covers. 'Swear this girl can sleep through anything', she thinks to herself. Focusing back on the conversation at hand, she gets up and swings her feet over the edge of the bed. "Yeah well too bad. Be in here in twenty minutes or you lose your job." He says before he rudely hangs up on her. Looking at the phone as if it has grown legs, Madison angrily tosses it on the bed and quickly finds some of Tiffany's sweatpants. Putting them on, she ties her hair back and looks for a paper and pen. Writing Tiffany a quick note, telling her that she borrowed some of her clothes, Madison quickly places her clothes in one of Tiffany's bags and leaves the house. Groaning because she forgot to call a cab, Madison runs down to the subway and gets on. After getting off at her stop, she runs to her apartment building and is practically out of breath by the time she makes it to the elevator. Cursing when she sees it is broken, she makes a dash for the stairs. Reaching her floor, she jogs down her hall and feels a shiver run up her spine when she passes Dylan's door. Shaking the feeling off, she quickly opens her door and throws her things on the couch. She runs into her bathroom and brushes her teeth while trying to unsuccessfully put her hair into a nice ponytail. She looks down at her watch and sees that she has little time left. By the time she is done getting dressed, she only has seven minutes left. Grabbing her keys, purse, and cell phone, she runs out and locks the door. She practically pisses her pants when she sees Dylan standing directly behind her. "Shit Dylan! What the fuck?!" Placing her hand over her racing heart, she looks up and scowls. "What do you want?" Dylan looks down into Madison's flawless face and knew he had fucked up. Well technically it wasn't he who had fucked up. He had just been telling her not to act like some whore. Pushing those feelings aside, he sucks up his pride and looks into Madison's eyes. "I'm sorry." He sees how she angry she still is and feels himself start to become angry. 'Spoiled brat. It's not his fault that she was acting like a whore, dry humping some guy on a wall. Dumb bitch. All that will certainly change once I have you', he thinks to himself. Taking in a deep breath, he focuses back on her eyes, "I didn't mean to come off so...blunt. I was only trying to help. Look. I didn't want to see you get hurt. I know it wasn't right for me to say what I said, but please just forgive me." He asks. He watches as her face turns soft and knows he has her. Madison looks into Dylan's eyes and realizes he is being sincere. Smiling, she reaches up and gives him a hug. "You know I can't resist you when you make that face." She says into his chest. Dylan smiles and breaths in her scent only to come into contact with the foul smell of wet dog. Stepping back, he looks into Madison's eyes. Madison notices the color of Dylan's eyes practically changing to silver and his face contorting as if he just smelled something sour. "What?" Shaking his head, Dylan smells her again. "You smell of wet dog." He says with a scowl. Smelling her arm, Madison shrugs her shoulders. The only thing that she smells is a faint wisp of Dante. That wasn't bad, was it? "I only smell like that guy at the club. What's wrong? Does it stink?" Taking in this information, Dylan shrugs his shoulders. "No. It just doesn't smell right on you. Maybe that's a sign." Smiling, Madison playfully slaps him on the shoulder and looks down at her watch. "Shit. Dylan I have to go. I'll talk to you later when I get in ok?" Dylan watches as Madison runs down the steps and can't help his scowl. Going into his apartment, he puts his head on the back of his door. A dog? A fucking dog?! Of all things, why did his sweet Maddy have to meet a dog? Then on top of that, she comes in here reeking of him as if they had sex and she didn't even think to take a shower. Stupid whore. Hissing, he walks over to the couch and sits down. Leaning back, he looks at all the pictures of Madison that he has on his coffee table. "Sweet Maddy. Although you believe this dog may be the one, I will show you different...even if I have to kill him..." Kill him. That's exactly what he will need to do if she sees him again. "But I will need some...help." Reaching for his phone, he quickly dialed a number. Waiting for the dial tone, he thinks of his plan. He smiles when he hears His voice on the other line. "Hello?" A smooth voice answers. "I need your help." ** Madison quickly goes to the back door, hoping that her boss wouldn't see her. Running to the back room, she throws off her many layers of clothing while cursing New York. Looking for her apron, she quickly puts it on and reaches for her pad. About to go to her tables, she groans when her boss walks into the room. "Well, well. That will be...five minutes late. Which will mean fifty dollars off of your check and you can close up today as a special treat." Rolling her eyes, Madison walks around him and curses under her breath. She reaches out for the door, but is stopped by him grabbing her wrist. Spinning her around, he quickly backs her up against the door and places his hands on the both sides of her head. Leaning down, he whispers in her ear. "Is there a problem?" Madison feels like she is about to throw up. Although she knows her boss is attracted to her, the last thing she needs is what was happening right now. Swallowing down the bile that threatens to come up, she looks him in the eyes. "No..." She says quietly. Moe looks down at Madison and feels his manhood rise. Tonight will be the night, he thinks to himself. He's been waiting all these years for a chance to get between her thighs...those toned, soft thighs. He looks down at her lips and can't wait to plunder them with his kisses. Stepping from in between her legs, he takes a step back and reaches for the door, pulling it open. He watches her ass as she walks out the room and moans. 'Yup...tonight is the night.' The day for Madison went the same as any other day of the week. The good customers, the bad, the annoying. There was no change. She did, however, avoid Moe every chance she got. All throughout the day she could feel him watching, like a predator watching his prey. As closing time comes, she inwardly groans to herself. 'Just get through this and it will be all over', she couches herself to no avail. As she is wiping off the tables, when she feels him come up behind her. 'Great. This is the last position he needs to catch me in', she thinks to herself. Moving around the table to push in the chairs, she feels him watching her every move as if he is waiting for the right time to pounce. Going over to another table, she quickly cleans it up. She is knocked out of her daze when she sees him go over to the window and pull down the blinds. Getting an unsettling feeling, she puts down the cleaner and reaches for her things over at the bar. 'Thank goodness I was smart enough to get my stuff from the back', she thinks to herself. As she is putting on her coat, she feels him slither up behind her. "Where are you going Madison? You're not finished here." Swallowing, Madison turns around and comes face to face with his chest. Wringing out her hands, she looks up into his eyes. "I'm going home. It's getting late and I don't want to be out all night." She says, proud that her voice didn't crack. She flinches when he reaches up and sweeps a lose strand of her behind her ear. Closing her eyes, she silently prays that what she believes is going to happen next, won't happen. She feels him lean down towards her face and quickly stretches her neck back as far as it will go. "No, no, no Maddy." Grabbing the back of her neck, he forcefully grips her head and holds it in place as he leans down. Tightening her lips, she breaths a sigh of relief when the front door opens. She hears Moe growl and thanks God for the distraction. Expecting him to let her go, she is surprised when he doesn't. "We're closed." Moe says without thinking or breaking his grip from Madison. Dante looks over to where Moe is standing and feels his anger boil. After his encounter with her at the club, Dante curses himself for not getting any information from her. Luckily he had Gino follow her home that night, so he knew her address. He went there to gather some information from her roommate and was surprised when he found out it was Tiffany. He was even more surprised that Madison didn't even live there. After getting all the information he needed, he came here to invite her to the dinner that he had promised, but he definitely wasn't expecting this. Why the fuck is that man standing so intimately against my mate? He asks Gino mentally. Trying to calm down, he clears his throat. "I said we're clo-" Moe immediately stops when he sees his Alpha standing by the door and by the way he is looking at him, he is not happy. Taking a step back from Madison, he clears his throat. "S-sorry sir. I didn't see you there." Although Madison is relieved to see Dante, she is also embarrassed. The last thing he needs to think is that she is some slut jumping from guy to guy. 'And to think I was actually interested in this guy', she thinks in defeat. Buttoning up her coat, she puts on her scarf as fast as she can. 'The quicker I get out of here, the quicker I can deal with this.' She curses when all of the contents fall out of her purse and leans down to pick all of it up. "H-here. Let me help you" She watches as Moe is about to help her and is surprised when she hears a growl. Stopping in the middle of her task, she looks up and sees Dante standing right in front of her, glaring at Moe, who quickly backs away from her. In another situation, she would have laughed at how much of a little bitch he looked like right now. Looking back at Dante, she notices that he is looking down at her. Suddenly nervous, she goes back to stuffing everything into her purse. Getting up, she readjusts herself and looks at Dante. "Hi..." she says breathlessly. Dante didn't know what had come over him, but seeing Moe want to help his mate set him off. He didn't mean to growl, but luckily Madison didn't seem to think it was so weird. He can tell that she is nervous about what he is going to think of what he saw and, for some reason, he likes it. He knows she doesn't want Moe, he could smell her fear as soon as he walked in. The thing was, why did Moe want her? Although she is an attractive woman, that he could admit, his scent is still on her. Any wolf can smell that. So why didn't Mo? So caught up in his thoughts, he doesn't even realize Madison has said something to him. He sees the hurt flash in her eyes and stops her attempt to walk around him. Pulling her close to his body, he reaches up and runs his thumb against the bottom of her lip. "Hello love." He hears her sigh in relief and can't help but smile. Bending down, he places a chaste kiss on her lips. He feels her shiver and smiles. Feeling his wolf want to come out and not only rip Moe's head off, but also plunder their mate on the floor, he quickly calms himself and takes a step back. Lacing his fingers with hers, he looks over at Moe. "I'm sure you can close tonight, correct?" He watches as Moe nods his head and turns around. Walking towards the door, he opens it and lets Madison go out first. 'Make sure he doesn't treat Madison like that again', he mentally tells Gino. Watching Gino go back inside, he opens the passenger door for Madison, waiting for her to climb in and buckle up before shutting the door. Walking over to the driver's side, he gets in and sighs. Starting up the car, he pulls away from the curb and starts driving to their destination. He looks over at Madison and notices that she is biting her lip. He knows she is nervous, probably thinking he is about to blow her off. Reaching over, he laces their fingers together and kisses her hand. "Don't worry so much." Madison looks over at Dante, who is focused on the road and sighs. 'Stop it. He doesn't think anything of it. Just let it be', she tries to tell herself. Biting on her lip, she is sure there will be a bruise on her neck by tomorrow. Relaxing back in her seat, Madison feels her exhaustion taking over and before she knows it, she is asleep. Dante looks over at her sleeping form and smiles. She looks so at peace when she's asleep, he thinks to himself. Redirecting his route, he sets out towards the den. Letting go of her hand, he pulls out his phone and dials Gino. "Hello?" "What's going on?" He asks, not caring if he sounds abrupt. The last thing he needs is for one of his pack members to be a threat to his mate on top of her crazy friend. "Well hello to you too and nothing really. After telling him that she is to take no more late shifts, he looked like a scared little pup. Other than that, he seems normal." Dante shakes his head. He didn't understand. There is no possible way that any wolf cannot smell the claim from another wolf on their mate. It is too distinct. There is something else going on. Realizing they are almost to their destination, Dante sighs. "Alright. I'll see you back at the den." Pulling up to the curb, he turns off the engine and sighs. Looking over at Madison, he admires her beauty one more time, hating the fact that he has to wake her up. Reaching over, he lightly shakes her. He smiles when she pops up like she was just splashed with cold water and gets out of the car. Reaching her side, he opens the door and reaches for her hand. "Where are we?" Madison asks, even though she is pretty sure that she already knows. She is surprised and slightly embarrassed that she had fallen asleep in the car. Reaching out for his hand, she steps down from the truck and nearly falls. Squeaking, she is glad that he is there to catch her or she would have fallen straight on her face. "Careful there." Dante smiles when he sees her slight blush and gently grabs her hand. Walking them inside, he hands his keys to the valet, who is staring at Madison like a piece of meat. Pulling her closer to his body, he nuzzles her neck and sees him tense. 'That's right. Don't touch her.' Dante says mentally. Pulling her inside, he sees a few curious looks from his pack members, but ignores them. Turning towards the elevator, he escorts her inside and presses the button for the top level. Finding His Mate... Ch. 02 "Where are we going?" Madison asks. Although she isn't afraid that he will hurt her in any kind of way, it is just weird that they weren't going to the restaurant, but instead to the hotel. She feels the blood rush to her core at the prospect of what can happen and rubs her legs together. 'Great. You could be falling into the trap of a serial killer and you are thinking about sex.' She hears the ding notifying them that they are on their floor and sighs. Dante grabs her hand and leads her out of the elevator. She is expecting a whole floor of rooms and is surprised when they immediately come face to face with a door. 'Well this is weird', she thinks herself. Dante opens the door for them and gently pushes Madison inside. After locking the door, he leads Madison into the main room. Taking off his coat, he watches as she appraises his home. 'Hopefully you'll be living here with me soon', he thinks, smiling at the thought. "Wow...this is really nice." Madison says to Dante, who was reaching for her coat. Shrugging it off of her shoulders, she takes off her shoes as if she is in her own home and looks around. Walking over towards the window, she looks down at the city below. She feels Dante come up beside her and looks over at him. 'Damn he's beautiful'. She feels herself start to throb and looks back out the window. "Why are we here?" Looking down at Madison, Dante smiles. "Well...I was going to take you out to dinner, but you fell asleep. So I decided to bring you here. To my home." Looking at Dante, she starts to speak, but stops when her stomach starts to growl. She smiles sheepishly and look down at her feet. "I guess I should have just taken you out to dinner." Dante chuckles. He sees her blush and can't help but laugh. 'She is so cute when she blushes.' Reaching for her hand, he leads her to the kitchen and pulls out a bar stool at the island. Helping her up, he looks down at her. "What would you like to eat?" 'You', Madison bites back before it can slip out. Although she is hungry, she doesn't know if it is exactly for food. Being this close to him just messes up all of her senses and, for some reason, she likes it. It's as if her body is calling for him to sate this fire that has suddenly appeared inside of her. To scratch that itch that only he could touch. Biting her lip, she looks down at her hands and sighs. She knows if she looks at him right now, when all she can think about is sex, that she wouldn't be responsible for her actions. Dante reaches down to lightly grasp her chin between his thumb and index finger. Tilting her head up, he looks into her eyes. He knows she is fighting with the mating pull, trying to justify why she is here with him right now, trying to figure out her feelings for him and possibly an escape plan to get away from him. He won't allow it. Ever. He doesn't care how much hell he will have to go through to make her stay. She is his mate and he would die for her. Sweeping back her unruly hair, he bends down to lightly kiss her lips. When she doesn't pull back, he grabs the back of her head and deepens the kiss, biting her bottom lip. Lightly caressing her neck, he runs his tongue against he lips, probing them open. He hears her gasp and plunges his tongue into her mouth, memorizing all of its contours, seeking out that sweet taste that has been haunting his senses since last night. Running his hands down her back, he cups her ass and picks her up from the stool. Placing her on top of the counter, he steps in between her legs and runs his hands against the side of her breasts. He feels her fingers run through his hair and groans, pushing his groin against her mound. "Dante..." Hearing his name from her lips, Dante feels his wolf start to surface, begging to properly mate with their mate. 'Not yet.', he tries to explain to his wolf. Madison slowly trails her hands down his back, feeling the strong-corded muscles move against them. She feels her pussy start to throb and feels like she is going to explode. Moving closer to him, she runs her fingers down to his waist and hooks her fingers in his belt loops. Pulling, she brings his hips closer to hers and rubs against him. "Fuck Madison..." Pulling back, Dante looks into her eyes and sees the lust that clouds them. "I want you so much right now.", Dante groans running his fingers through her hair. He feels Madison pull him down and lightly bite his ear. "Then have me." Madison didn't know what was wrong with her right now. One minute she is reserved and trying to figure out her feelings for him and the next she is practically jumping his bones. And the crazy part of this whole weird situation is that she doesn't care. It's as if something just took over and is telling her to...claim him? 'What is wrong with me?' Lightly nipping his ear, she kisses down his neck, leaving little bite marks as she goes. Getting to the juncture between his neck and shoulder, she lightly sucks on his flesh and could swear she hears him growl. Grabbing her by the waist, Dante stops her before she can go any further. He practically mounted her once she bit on his shoulder. Although his wolf is howling in protest, Dante just can't risk it. He knows she is acting off of the mating pull right now and although he likes it, he doesn't want to move too fast. Stepping back while holding her waist, he bends down and places a light kiss on her lips. "Later love. Right now you have to eat." Madison looks into his amber eyes and shakes her head. Feeling rejected, she is about to jump down, but is stopped by Dante's heated kiss. Dante saw the slight disappointment and hurt cross her face and curses himself. The last thing he wants her to feel is that he doesn't want her. Grabbing her by the waist, he steps back between her legs and places a kiss on her lips, promising love and satisfaction. He makes sure he grinds his cock against her, showing her just how much he desires her. Once he feels that she has gotten the message, he steps from between her legs, placing one last kiss on her lips, and walks towards the refrigerator. "Like I was saying, you need something to eat. What would you like?" Shaking herself out of a daze, she looks over at Dante and blushes. "I don't know. Anything really." Nodding his head, Dante looks in the refrigerator and starts to pull out some food. Madison is about to jump down from the counter so that she can watch him, but is stopped be Dante. 'Whoa...I could have sworn he was on the other side of the counter.' Picking Madison up, Dante walks to the opposite side of the island, where he was making the food and places her down on the counter. He knows he could have revealed himself just now and is lucky that she barely notices, but for some odd reason his wolf didn't like the fact that she is so far away from them. Looking into her eyes, he notices her confusion and smiles. She looks so cute when she is confused. Kissing her on the nose, he turns back around and starts cutting the chicken. "So what are you making?" Madison asks, watching as he moves around the kitchen with such ease. She can't help but gaze at his ass and feels embarrassed for admiring him without him even knowing. She looks up and feels herself blush even more than before, when she sees that he is looking right at her. "You like what you see?" Turning her head, she locks her ankles and starts to swing her feet. Shrugging her shoulders, she smiles. She hears him chuckle and glares at him. "It's ok. You won't admit it yet...but you will." She notices how his eyes blaze slightly amber and cocks her head to the side. Without stopping herself, she asks. "Why do your eyes do that?" Dante quickly averted his gaze and curses at his wolf. 'Dammit. Why can't you just wait?' he hears his wolf chuckle and inwardly groans. 'Fine. Two can play that game.' Turning back around, he looks over and notices her head is still cocked to the side. He wasn't getting out of this question. "Genetics." He simply answers. It isn't really a lie. He is genetically a wolf. Turning back around, he places the chicken in the skillet that is warming up. Shaking a few seasonings on it, he reaches for a pot and fills it with water. Putting the pot on the back burner, he turns on the burner and turns back around. Leaning his back on the counter, he crosses her arms and waits for her next question. Madison watches as he moves around, but still can't register the answer he gave her. Genetics. Although that seems to be the logical answer, for some reason, it doesn't settle her many questions. She hasn't encountered one person whose eyes do that besides Tiffany. She always felt it was exotic and when she asks her, Tiffany simply replies, 'Genetics'. It was definitely not genetics though. It was one thing for your eyes to change normal colors such as, green or blue, but it was a whole other thing for your eyes to change to amber. That was just freaky, shaking herself from her thoughts she makes a mental note to look that up. Looking into Dante's eyes, she wonders what he can possibly be thinking about. "So your whole family has eyes like those?" She gestures towards him. She watches as he nods his head before going back to cooking the food. She was expecting him to be tense, like most men are when they hide secrets, but he wasn't. It seemed as though he was the exact opposite. Maybe it is genetics, she thinks to herself. Dante feels her confusion slide away and sighs in relief. The last thing he wants to do is lie to his mate. He has a feeling she is used to being lied to and doesn't want her to think of him as a liar. Taking a piece of chicken out of the skillet, he turns back to her. "Try some." He watches as she opens her mouth and wraps her sweet lips around the spoon and instantly feels himself get hard. 'This girl sure knows how to make eating sexy.' Madison licks her lips in an attempt to savor the taste and sighs. "That may have been the best piece of chicken I ever ate." She says with a smile. She sees him swell up with male pride and can't help but laugh. "I'm glad you like it." Dante says, before placing a kiss on her lips. What should have been a light, playful kiss quickly turns into a heated one. Plunging his tongue into her mouth, he lightly runs it against hers and hears her moan. Mimicking what he really wants to do right now, Dante gently tugs on her lower lip. Seeing that things were about to go too far, he slowly pulls his lips away from hers. He watches as her eyelids flutter open, revealing her lust filled eyes. Groaning, he takes one last kiss and steps back. "Go over and sit down on the couch. I'll bring the food to you." He watches her as she jumps down from the counter and walks into the living room, sitting down on the couch. He can help but growl as he watches the sway of her luscious hips. He feels his wolf start to become irritated with him, telling him to stake his claim on their mate. Pushing him further back in to his mind, he turns around and grabs plates, quickly arranging the food and grabbing forks before walking into the room. Handing a plate to Madison, he sits down beside her and kicks his feet up on the table in front of him. He hears her moan and grins. "I'm glad you like it." Looking over at him, Madison nods her head. "Of course. You're going to have to make this for me again." Dante smiles at the prospect of there being another date. 'There would be many more if you would just claim her!', his wolf growls at him. Pushing him back in his mind, he looks over at Madison and feigns being hurt. "Ouch. You'll only go out with me again for my food. That hurts a man's pride." He watches as she throws her head back and laughs. He realizes just how much he wants to hear that laugh for the rest of his life. "So since this is our date, I remember you telling me that you wanted to learn more about me. What would you like to know?" Madison asks, turning her body so that they are face to face. Cocking his head as if he is in deep thought, Dante asks. "Ok. We'll start off easy. How old are you?" "24. You?" Dante fights the urge to say his real age and instead says the age many people thought he was. "32." He watches as she nods her head, absorbing this information. "Ok. Go on." She says before stuffing her face with more food. Dante smiles, pleased that she has a healthy appetite and thinks about his next question. "Where are you from?" Scrunching up her face, Madison sighs. "Ok I don't like this whole 21 questions game. I'll just tell you about myself." When he nods, she continues. "Well I am from LA. Born and raised. I went to UCLA instead of going to Harvard, which many people are surprised about. I don't like cats. I love dogs and I have a secret crush on David Hasseloff." She grins when Dante laughs at her last statement and can't help but be turned on. His laugh is so full and hearty, and yet smooth and rich. Rubbing her thighs together, she wills herself to calm down and focus on the conversation. "Really? Why him?" Shrugging her shoulders, Madison looks down at her food. "I don't know. It must be genetics because my dad said my mom had a crush on him to. Of course when he was younger." Dante stares at her when her voice takes on a tone of longing and decides to dig deeper. "Where is your mom now?" He watches as her body tenses and curses himself for being so nosey. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." He quickly adds, not wanting to ruin anything. "No. No. It's ok. My mom passed away when I was three. She got very sick after having me and nobody knew what was wrong. Then one day, she never woke up." Madison looks down at her food and starts to idly play with it having lost her appetite. Although she doesn't remember anything about her mother, the thought of her still makes her heart ache. She always wanted that mother figure in her life, that she could go to when she had her first kiss or when she had her first date. Although her father was there, she really couldn't tell him things like that without him wanting to go and rip that young mans hands off for touching his baby. She smiles when she thinks of how he practically ran her first date out of the house. She is brought back to the present when she feels Dante take the plate from her hands and place it on the table along with his. Reaching over, Dante pulls her on to his lap and kisses her neck. He knew she was reminiscing and could feel her despair. He wants nothing more than to comfort her through her pain. Sweeping her hair behind her, he feels her snuggle up against him and sighs. "And your father?" He felt her giggle and tightens his hold on her. "My father was crazy. Always trying to protect his baby girl." Madison laughs. "He never let me do pretty much anything that involved males." Sighing Madison snuggles closer to Dante's chest, rubbing against his groin. She hears him groan and can't help but do it again. Grabbing her waist, Dante stills her movement. "You're playing with fire sweetheart.", he growls in her ear. Laughing once again, Madison sighs. "And your family. What are they like?" She hears Dante groan and giggles. "They can't be half as bad as my dad was." Laughing, Dante places a kiss on top of her head and sighs with contentment. "You're right. My family is worst than he was." He laughs. "It's especially bad because we are Italian. I don't think there is one family dinner that we have that doesn't end up with us not fighting." "Yeah but you love them. I wish I had a big family like that." He hears longing in her voice and feels his wolf howl. He feels his heart swell at her need to feel accepted again. To feel that protection that she felt with her father and even with her mother. Grabbing her waist, he turns her around so that she is straddling him. Reaching up, he sweeps his thumb across her cheek and places a kiss on her lips. "Would you like to meet them?" He asks suddenly, not even aware that he asked the question. He watches her face, as a look that could only be described as a little girl getting the Barbie dream house she wanted, comes over her face. As fast as that emotion comes, apprehension takes over. "Are you sure? I mean..." Biting her lip, Madison looks down at her hands. "Don't you think we may be taking this a little too fast? We just met yesterday." Although she isn't trying to reject him, Madison doesn't want to get her hopes up so that they can be shot down after. That's happened to her too many times. She looks into Dante's eyes and is surprised to see amusement. "What's so funny?" She asks, crossing her arms over her chest. "Nothing. I didn't mean right now. But I would like you to meet them eventually." Nodding her head, she leans down and places her ear to his chest. She feels him rub his hands up and down her back and feels comforted...protected. Sighing, she thinks back to the last time she felt that way and realizes it was when her dad was still living. She never even felt like this with her former boyfriends and she knew all of them longer than she does Dante, when the thought of a relationship even came into play. Sighing, she listens to the sound of his heartbeat and before she knows it, she is asleep. Dante holds her as he feels her slowly slipping into exhaustion and sighs. Although his wolf wants more, he and his wolf are sated with just holding their mate in their arms. He knows she is still battling with her feelings and the need to keep herself protected, but he has to let her know he isn't like those other guys that were in her life before. He is her mate. The man whose duty it is to protect her, provide for her...love her. Love. His sister's voice echoes in his head and he sighs. He would be a fool to deny that he loves her. Even when he is sitting alone, the thought of her makes his heart skip a beat. In her presence, he is a mess. He can't even remember a time when a woman made him want to drop to his knees and give her anything and everything she could ask for. He loves her and vows to do everything in his power to show her that. Nuzzling her neck, he smiles when he realizes she has fallen asleep on him again and places a quick kiss on top of her head. Rising up off of the couch, he is surprised when he feels her legs wrap around him tightly, as if even in her dreams, she didn't want to let him go. Placing his hands on her thighs, he carries her down the hall and into his bedroom. Walking over to the edge of the bed, he gently places her down and looks at her frame. 'So beautiful...' Walking around to the other side, he carefully slips into the bed, not wanting to wake her and brings her back to his front. He feels her stir and places a kiss on the back of her neck. "Dante..." "Sshh...go to sleep." She settles against him and goes back to sleep, lightly snoring. Nuzzling her neck again, Dante smiles in contentment and feels himself drift to sleep; he and his wolf both happy with their mate in their arms. Finding His Mate... Ch. 03 Madison woke up out of her sleep when she heard a banging noise coming from somewhere in the house. Trying to focus on her surroundings, she looked around her room. "What the hell?" Remembering everything that happened the day before, she fell back onto the bed. Rubbing her body against Dante's silk sheets, she sighed in content. 'What am I really doing?' she thought to herself. Yes, she is madly attracted to Dante, but what is she really doing putting herself in this situation? She barely knew anything about him and already she wanted to be in a serious relationship with him. She almost had sex with him on his kitchen counter just the other day! Sighing, she got off the bed when she heard the banging continue. Walking out of the bedroom, she turned and walked down the hall, yawning in her hand. She followed the banging, which led her outside to some kind of workshop room of some sort. 'What the hell?' Never in her life had she been to a hotel where the room itself was as big as a house and actually had a garage room in it. Looking inside the see through door, she saw Dante hammering something to oblivion. Opening the door, she walked behind him. "Dante," she said, tapping him on the shoulder. She waited for him to turn around and was surprised when he continued hammering away as if he didn't just hear her. She noticed a red sticky substance dripping off the bench and became concerned. Walking to his side, she looked up into his face and was surprised to see Dylan. 'Why is Dylan here?' she thought. Instead of seeing the sweet Dylan she was used to seeing all the time, this Dylan had fangs like a bat or vampire and eyes as dark as coal. Feeling herself suddenly became cold, she looked down to what he was banging on and screamed. ** Dante shot up from his sleep when he heard a sharp scream come from beside him. Focusing his eyes on Madison's sleeping form, he noticed how her breathing was labored and that she was sweating profusely. Reaching over for her, he pulled her into his arms and cradled her face. "Madison, baby. Wake up for me." He heard her whimper and felt his wolf immediately became agitated. Whatever was bothering her in her sleep was really starting to bother both him and his wolf. Shaking himself, he cupped her soft cheek into his hand and softly whispered in her ear, "Baby, wake up." Madison abruptly woke up, startled out of her nightmare, when she heard Dante's voice in her ear. Looking at her surroundings, she focused in on Dante's concerned green eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. 'God that was a weird dream,' she thought to herself. Taking in a deep breath, she ran her fingers through her hair and sighed. Dante looked down at Madison's startled face and knew that something from that dream was really bothering her. He could feel her debating on if she wanted to tell him or not. 'Well fuck that', he thought to himself. It may be his Alpha attitude coming out, but he was not going to let her not tell him what was bothering her from her dream. Rubbing her cheek with his calloused thumb, he bent down so that he was eye to eye with her. "Are you ok?" Madison looked into his green eyes and sighed. How could she really tell him what she just dreamed of? He would think she was crazy or something; probably drop her off at home in a second. Then another thought came into her mind, one that she has been questioning all day: Why did she feel so compelled to tell him everything? To tell him how she was feeling and what was bothering her, when any other boyfriend she had barely cared? She looked back into his green eyes and saw that he was really concerned about how she was feeling at the moment and that confused her even more. Why was he so concerned about someone he barely knew? Trying, but failing, to shake all these thoughts from out of her head, she looked into his eyes and smiled. "Nothing to be concerned of, just a little nightmare that's all," she said, turning her head to the side so he wouldn't see that she was lying through her teeth. Dante looked down at the side of her head and knew she was lying. Just by the way she was avoiding his eye contact was racking his nerves. He also knew she was starting to over think her feelings toward him again and that bothered him too. 'Why did this have to be so hard?' he thought to himself. Groaning, he turned her head so that she was looking into his eyes. "You know you can tell me anything." Nodding her head, Madison looked over at the digital clock on his dresser and laughed. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up at four in the morning." Shrugging his shoulders, Dante nuzzled her neck. Pushing his head away, Madison started to laugh. "Stop, Dante. I'm ticklish there." Dante laughed into her neck and pulled away from her. "Yea? And where else are you ticklish?" Shrugging her shoulders, Madison was about to move away from Dante, but he was instantly tickling her before she could even blink her eyes. Laughing, while unsuccessfully trying to move away from him, she felt herself start to lose her breath. "Ok. Ok you win. You win." Smiling with man pride, Dante swooped down and kissed her lips. He brought his hands up to the sides of her face and plunged his tongue deeper into her mouth. He felt that she was holding back from him and bit her bottom lip. "Don't hold back from me," he whispered into her ear. Feeling her try to relax, he ran his hands down the sides of her lusciously curved body. Pulling his lips away, he looked down at her face and felt his cock harden when she bit her bottom lip between her teeth. Placing another sweet kiss on her lips, he rolled off of her before he lost the little bit of control he had left and looked down at her. "You hungry?" Nodding her head, Madison stretched her body and moaned when she felt her muscles loosen. Although she has not been under a lot of stress, it was stressful enough to control herself from practically raping Dante. She felt herself start to heat up when she thought of him and sighed. Dante watched as her work shirt rose ever so slightly, showing him her toned, smooth stomach and inwardly groaned to himself. How long was he going to wait before he mated with her? He heard his wolf howling in the back of his mind, demanding that he does it right at this moment, but ignored him. It just wasn't the right time yet. She was not ready for all that mating with him came with. 'Then when will the right time be?' he heard that little voice in the back of his mind ask. Not wanting to answer that question, already knowing the answer, he reached out and rubbed Madison's cheek. "You're beautiful..." Looking down at her sock clad feet, Madison shrugged her shoulders. "I'm not that special." She looked back up into his eyes and was surprised to see that he was actually being sincere; that he was really serious on how he felt about her. Usually when guys told her she was beautiful, they were only saying it to get something from her. But with Dante, he had plenty of chances to have sex with her, but he never acted on it. That is what was strange to her the most. Why didn't he have sex with her yet? So lost in her own thoughts, she did not even notice that Dante moved above her. Dante heard all of the thoughts that were swirling through her head and was slightly angered that someone could ever want to be with her just because of her body. Sure he knew nothing about her, but how could someone want to do that? He moved above her and placed his hands on the sides of her head. Looking down into her bright brown eyes, he saw that she really didn't believe him. Not liking that at all, he bent down and placed a kiss on her lips. "I'm serious." Madison bit down on her lower lip for what seemed like the hundredth time that day and looked over to her side. How was she going to tell him of all the insecurities that she had? Of all the bad relationships she has been through? Sure everyone had history, but how was she going to tell him about her history? Swallowing down the lump that suddenly formed in her throat, she pushed down the sudden emotion to cry and took in a deep breath. 'You have to let go," she kept telling herself over and over again. She looked back into his eyes and smiled shyly at him. "You're not that bad yourself," she whispered so quietly that he barely heard her. She watched as a slow smile crept across his handsome face and laughed. Swatting his shoulders, she pushed him off of her so that she could get up. "Don't let that get to you head. You're not that special." Shrugging his shoulders, Dante ran his fingers through his hair. "I told you that you were going to admit it soon or later. You just didn't want to." Laughing, Madison slid off the bed and stretched her body once again. Dante watched as her shirt rose up once again, this time giving him much more to see, and could not help but feel that hunger rise within him. Swiftly moving off of the bed, he walked over to her, stalking her like a lion to its prey. He stopped in front of her, mere inches away, and smiled when he saw a slight tremor run through her body. Wrapping his arms around her waist, he brought her body closer to his. He bent down and nuzzled her neck, never getting enough of the scent that was so purely hers: vanilla with a hint of something spicy. He could definitely get lost in her scent forever. Feeling his cock strain against his jeans, he tried to think of something that would distract him from the luscious body that he was holding at the moment. The last thing he needed was to embarrass himself before he got a chance to impress her. Placing a chaste kiss at the juncture of her neck, he pulled back and looked into her lust-filled brown eyes. "Besides, I like it when you subliminally compliment me. Even when you think I don't notice." Winking his eye, he released his hold on her and turned around. He walked out of his bedroom and down to his kitchen, stopping momentarily to make sure she was following him. He heard her mutter something under her breath and smiled. Turning into the kitchen, he walked to the island in the middle and waited for Madison. Madison walked into the kitchen behind Dante and shut her eyes as soon as the bright light hit her face. "God those are bright." Laughing at her comment, Dante walked over to her and looked down. "What would you like to eat?" Madison shrugged her shoulders, not really caring what she ate and watched as Dante turned around and got to preparing whatever they were going to eat. Yawning, she reached her hand up into her hair and groaned. "I look a mess." Dante turned around and did a once over of her before turning back to the refrigerator. Pulling out some milk, he walked over to the cabinets for bowls. "You don't look a mess. You look beautiful." Taking out a box of cereal, he placed it on the counter with everything else he had and looked over at her. "Cereal?" Smiling, Madison walked over to the island and sat up on the bar stool. She felt a shiver run up her spine when she looked at the spot where she almost had sex with Dante and mentally chastised herself. 'Down girl.' Shaking herself from her own dirty thoughts, she looked up at Dante, who was looking at her curiously. Shrugging her shoulders, she leaned forward and took a bowl. Pouring herself some cereal, she asked Dante for a spoon and immediately dug into her cereal. She looked up at Dante, who was looking at her with a smile on his face while he ate his own food slowly. "What?" She asked with a full mouth, quickly swallowing all the contents of her food. Shaking his head, Dante just laughed. "Nothing love; didn't know you were so hungry. I'm starting to think you were just acting like you liked my food before. Now I am really sad." Laughing, Madison shook her head and looked down at her food. "You are really crazy. You know that?" Dante looked at Madison innocently and watched as she laughed even more. Quickly settling down, Madison continued to eat her food until she remembered something. "Oh! I forgot to tell you! My friend said that she knows you." Looking at her curiously, Dante tilted his head to the side, motioning for her to continue. He didn't want to tell her that he had someone follow her home after their encounter at the club and that he knew where Tiffany lived. He definitely didn't want to tell her that he went over there as a way of asking her out. Not only would that make him look like a crazy stalker, but he also had this feeling that she wouldn't like that at all. Focusing back on what she just told him, he looked into her eyes when she didn't continue. "Who?" Swallowing her food, Madison opened her mouth. "My friend, Tiffany. She said that she knows your sister and that they are basically best friends. Oh! She also told me that you are very mean." Madison watched as Dante raised his eyebrow and laughed. Stepping down from the bar stool, she walked over and placed her bowl in the sink. "I told her that you didn't seem so mean to me, but then again you can be fooling me." Turning around, she looked over at Dante, who was still looking at her with an unreadable expression on his face, as if he was waiting to hear something that he really didn't want to hear. "Then she went on to tell me that you claimed me, or something like that, and Dylan should watch out and not do anything stupid because of something and something." Waving her hand as if in a dismissive gesture, Madison rolled her eyes. "I really don't know. She made it sound like I was your soul mate or something; who knows?" Madison looked over at Dante, who was still looking at her with an unreadable expression, and felt her stomach drop. 'What did I say wrong?' she thought to herself. She saw his jaw twitch and swallowed the lump that suddenly appeared in her throat. Dante looked over at Madison and felt his blood boil and it was not because of her. What more did Tiffany say? Although he knew that Tiffany did not mean to say everything on purpose, he never liked her that much because she could never keep her mouth shut; always talking when it wasn't necessary. Shaking himself from his errant thoughts, he was knocked out of them when he smelled how nervous Madison was in the air. Placing his bowl on the counter, he walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her. Placing a chaste, but passionate, kiss on her lips, he looked into her eyes. "Well I will have you know that I am not a mean man...when I don't need to be." He watched as that smile that he was starting to like splayed across Madison's face and couldn't help but bend down and kiss her lips again. "And as far as Dylan is concerned, he better just stay calm and sane." Releasing his hands from around her waist, he walked out of the kitchen and into the living room, settling down on his couch. Trying to calm her feelings, Madison followed him. Settling down beside him, she felt his arm wrap around the back of the couch behind her and leaned into him. Looking at the T.V. she watched as he turned on a movie and felt him settle down beside her. She watched as the many scenes rolled by on the screen, but could not help but think of everything that has suddenly happened to her in the past three days. Yes, she was happy that she met Dante, but she still had this undeniable nagging feeling whenever she thought of how fast they were moving. Sure he was being a gentleman, but she never moved this fast with her previous suitors and those relationships never lasted. Just imagine how disastrous this may end. And what about Dylan? Sure he apologized for how he acted at the club, and she forgave him, but she knew from growing up that you should never forget what someone has done to you because, more than likely, they will do it again. Feeling herself getting wound up at the possibility of Dylan wanting to do something harmful to her, or even Dante, she shook herself from her thoughts and settled closer to Dante, needing to feel safe; that's all she wanted right now. Dante felt her move closer to his body and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. Although he couldn't hear much of what she was thinking, he did get that she was afraid of what Dylan may do to him or her. He liked the fact she wouldn't just ignore her intuition, but he didn't like the fact that she was afraid. She had nothing to be afraid of because he would protect her, even when she thought he couldn't. He felt his wolf demanding that he mate with her at this moment and pushed him to the back of his mind. 'Soon buddy; real soon.' Bending down, he kissed the top of her head and heard her sigh. Yes. He was definitely going to have to mate with her soon because he wasn't going to last much longer ** Dylan paced his living room, not knowing what to do. He called Him and He said He would schedule an appointment to meet up with him being as though He was a very important man, but that was not enough for Dylan. That was bullshit if he didn't smell it. Placing his hands on top of his head, he started running his fingers through his now unkempt hair frantically. "I need more; I need more." Settling down in his chair, he leaned forward and placed his elbows on his thighs. Placing his head between his hands, he looked at his blank T.V. screen. "What am I doing wrong? I try to court her, she denies me. I try to take her out on romantic dinners, she brings that whore of a friend along. I try to tell her openly that I do not like that guy of hers that she is seeing, who she barely knows, and what does she do?! She's stays out with him until all hours of the night, telling me, 'Oh I'll talk to you later.' Not noticing that he started pacing the length of his living room again, he stopped and sat back down on his couch. Groaning, he leaned his head back against the edge of his couch and took in a deep breath. "What am I really doing wrong?" 'Kill him.' Hearing what he thought was someone, he looked around his living room. Seeing that nobody was there, he leaned back against his couch. "Yes I know that I have to kill him, but how? How do I kill him without making it noticeable that it was me? How do I kill him without revealing what I am?" Feeling a breeze sweep past him, he closed his eyes and took in a deep breath. He felt his feral side pushing to take over his body and let it. Opening his eyes again, he looked up at the television screen and smiled. If someone would walk into his house right now, they certainly would not see the usually Dylan with blue eyes looking at them. No. What they would see was an animal; a demon to many, with eyes as black as coal and fangs much sharper than any animals. Standing up to his full height, Dylan raised his head and smelled the air. He felt his manhood rise when he captured the sweet scent of vanilla. 'You will have to kill him while he is on a date with her. Make it look like some freak accident caused by a bear of some sort,' the demonic voice said to him. Feeling doubt at this plan, Dylan started pacing the room again, letting go just some of his feral side. "I can't do that. What if Maddy gets hurt? And what if he kills me?! I don't know if you saw him in his Were form, but he is not pretty at all. A true beast to the fullest." Felling his feral side take over him again, he stood up. 'You never even saw him in Were form, so why does it matter? And even if he is a true beast, you are also a true beast with me. We are a true beast when we are together. All you have to do is drug him. Tell that fine piece of ass of yours to go out on a picnic date and give her some homemade lemonade as a potential welcome to the family gift for him. Tell her it is just for him only though. Yes, she may be suspicious, that little brat asks too many questions if you ask me, but she will fall for it. Inside that nice size of lemonade, put some of the drug that He gave you. That will do just what you need it to do." Pacing back in forth again, Dylan started to shake his head. Finding His Mate... Ch. 03 "No. This doesn't make sense. That drug is used to...to..." He felt his feral side nodding in his head and smiled. "Paralyze. So what I will do is paralyze the dog, get them to somehow go into the woods, act like I am some kind of animal, and then he will be dead. He will finally be dead! Such genius you are, my friend; such genius." Clapping his hands, he went in search of his drug, but stopped short when he realized something. "But I do not know when she is coming back, or even when she comes back, if she will listen to me. You know how females are when they feel as though they have found their one true love." Shrugging his shoulders, his feral side sighed. 'Dylan. I thought I taught you well. Do not worry about what she has to say to you. That is of no importance for this plan. Just get her out on another date with the dog.' Nodding his head, finally understanding where all of this was going, Dylan returned to his search, laughing occasionally at what was to be done. ** Dante looked down at Madison's sleeping face and smiled. He knew she was still sleepy from the other day and let her fall asleep in his arms because of that. He also knew that her thoughts were tiring her and it seemed as though sleep was the only relief she got. Shaking her lightly, he watched as she slowly opened her eyes, yawning in the process. Looking up at his face, Madison smiled. "I fell asleep on you again." Laughing, Dante bent down to give her a kiss and was surprised when she pulled away from him. He looked up into her eyes and saw her hand go in front of her mouth. "Morning breath. Not a big fan of it." Madison watched as Dante continued looking at her and was just about to kiss him when he burst out laughing. She watched as he held his stomach as if what she just said was a gut buster and folded her arms under her chest. Seeing that he was not going to stop laughing, she reached over and punched him on the arm. Putting his hands up in surrender, Dante looked over at her. "You know, some of the things that you say can really hurt a man's pride." Scowling at him, Madison got up to move to the other side of the couch and yelped when she felt her body being pulled back down. Feeling Dante's arms wrap around her, she let out a deep breath. Nuzzling her neck for who knows how many times this day, Dante kissed the side of it. "I can forgive you if you give me a kiss," he whispered in her ear. Madison felt goose bumps form on her skin when she felt his warm breath on her ear. Shaking herself, she titled her head so that she was looking up at his face. She looked down at his lips and licked her own. Turning her body, so that she was now straddling his thighs, she pushed on his shoulders, signaling for him to lean back onto the couch. She watched as his eyes swirled with golden flecks and...purred? She didn't even know if that sound came from her, but by the look on Dante's face, it definitely didn't come from him. Feeling self-conscious, she was about to get off of his lap, but was stopped when Dante's hands instantly grabbed her waist, keeping her there. Looking into his eyes, she thought she would see disapproval or even eyes as wide as saucers and was surprised to see lust-filled, amber ones. Dante looked up into her brown eyes and couldn't help the tightening he was feeling in his pants. Yes, it surprised him that she just purred, but he couldn't deny that it wasn't sexy. It was beyond sexy really. He felt his wolf jumping around in joy and slight agitation and could no longer deny himself of what he wanted. He wanted her, all of her, and couldn't wait any longer. She clearly wanted him from the start, and although they only knew each other for three days, he couldn't take it any longer. He needed her right now. Reaching up, he grabbed the back of her head and pulled her down for a passionate, heart-stopping kiss, only stopping when either of them needed air. Turning, so that her back was on the couch cushion, he settled himself in between her thighs, groaning when he felt her heat seeping through her work pants. Running his hands down her toned thighs, he hooked one behind her knee and wrapped her leg around him. Molding his body closer to hers, Dante kissed down the side of her face, stopping to nip lightly at her ear. He felt her squirm when he got to the juncture where her shoulder and neck meet and knew she was ready. Placing his hands on the sides of her head, he rose up off of her and looked down at her now flushed face. He trailed his eyes down her frame and looked at where he was between her thighs, grinning. Rising up on her forearms, Madison watched as Dante surveyed her body, noticing how he took special interest in her lower region. Scooting closer, so that her lower half was now propped up on his thighs, she rubbed herself against him, throwing her head back from the intense friction she was causing against her clit. Repeatedly doing it, she looked up at Dante's half-hooded eyes and bit her bottom lip. Never in all her years has she seen a look of pure lust written on a man's face, caused by her. Yes, she was with those who found pleasure in some of the things she did to their bodies, but Dante's was so animalistic. Raw lust at its finest and that is what surprised her the most. Raising her body so that she was now straddling him, she gently grasped the back of his neck and kissed him. She felt his arms wrap around her and molded her body closer to his, reveling in the feel of his toned abs against her soft body. She took notice of the bulge rubbing against her and moaned into his mouth. Fighting for dominance in the kiss, Dante was surprised when she initiated their contact further. He was going to stop before anything got out of hand, not wanting to rush anything, but could not deny anything she wanted of him. If this is what she wanted, who was he to deny his mate something that would give her intense pleasure? Grabbing her ass, he stood up from the couch, and walked them back into his bedroom. Placing her on the edge of the bed, he broke away the kiss and looked down at her beautiful face. "You're so beautiful." Although he knew she may not believe him just yet, he felt the need to continuously tell her. Reaching up, he grasped the top button on her shirt, unbuttoning it. Watching for any signs of discomfort, he continued unbuttoning all of the buttons on her work shirt, taking in each sight of skin that was exposed to him. Reaching inside her now opened shirt, he cupped her breast, watching as she closed her eyes, biting on her bottom lip. He took off her shirt and looked down at her lace-covered breast. Groaning, he pushed her to the middle of the bed climbed on top of it, moving until he was above her body. Kissing her lips, he pushed her back onto the bed, watching as her hair spread out above her. He moved his hands up the sides of her body, cupping her breast along the way, smiling when he heard his name escape from her sweet lips. Breaking the kiss, he slowly moved down her body, kissing her skin here and there, watching as she squirmed in anticipation of what was to come next. He stopped when he got to the top of her breast and moved to one breast, kissing the fleshy skin that was exposed to him. He heard her moan out his name, begging for him to continue, and lightly pinched her nipples. "Oh...my..." Wrapping her legs around his waist, Madison ran her fingers through his silky black hair, begging him to continue doing whatever he was doing to her body. She felt his tongue flick across her nipple and tightened her hold on him. Dante sucked her nipple through the lace of her bra and couldn't help but moan from her sweet taste. If there was one thing that he now loved, it was the sweet taste of Madison. He wondered what her pussy would taste like and groaned in anticipation. Moving to her other nipple, he felt her hold on his head tighten and smiled. Kissing back up to her lips, he let her take over the kiss, loving the hellcat that was showing itself through. Breaking the kiss, he looked down into her eyes. "Get up." Rising up, Madison looked at him in surprise, wondering what he was going to do next. Feeling dumb when all he did was reach behind her to unhook her bra, she immediately wrapped her arms around her chest, not used to a man seeing her this vulnerable. Dante watched as she wrapped her arms around her body and, although he didn't like that she was hiding from him, he could tell she was not used to men seeing her body in this state. Reaching for her arms, he slowly pried them away from her body, keeping his gaze on her face for any signs of discomfort. Kissing her lips, he pushed her body down with his and reached down to entangle their fingers together, bringing their hands above their heads. Kissing back down her body, he brought her dusky brown peak into his mouth and sucked on it as if it was the sweetest piece of candy he ever tasted. He felt her squirm beneath him, but kept their hands entangled. He wanted to take this slow; to savor this moment. Lifting his head, he blew on her nipple and watched as it immediately became a little hardened nub. Moving to the other nipple, he did the same to it, groaning when he heard his name escape from her lips. He kissed up her body and locked his lips with hers, feeling her hands tighten in his grasp. Releasing her hands, he trailed his hands down her body, reaching for the zipper of her pants. Madison felt where his hands were going and although she wanted to tell him to stop, her body just wouldn't let it happen. Trying to calm the pleasure that was shooting through her body, Madison grasped the side of his head and brought his face in front of hers. "Dante..." Bending his head, Dante kissed her collarbone, eliciting moans from Madison's throat. "Wait...Dante..." Letting up, he looked into her eyes, shaking his thoughts, which were of her under him withering in pleasure, to listen to what she had to see. He didn't know how much listening he would be doing, but the least he could do was look at her. Focusing on her eyes, he looked deeper and saw that she was nervous about something. He rose up even more and looked at her. "What's wrong?" Madison felt herself start to become nervous about what she was about to say next. Although this was a personal issue, something inside her told her that he would want to know. Scooting from under him, she rolled so that she was sitting Indian style and looked into his eyes. "I'm a virgin." She watched his facial expression, expecting to see disappointment or disgust and was surprised to see...excitement? Looking down at her hands she sighed. Dante looked into her eyes, making sure she was telling him the truth and couldn't help the excitement that was filling him at this moment. She's a virgin! He never was with a virgin before, but the fact that he will be her first and only not only pleased him, but it also pleased his wolf. He saw that she was insecure about her little "problem", but to him there was no problem at all. Smiling, he took her hands in his and brought her onto his lap. Kissing her lips, he looked into her surprised eyes. "You should not be ashamed Bella. You should be far from ashamed." He saw that she was looking at him as if he had grown two heads and laughed. "I'm serious." Taking her lips in another sweet kiss, he pushed her onto her back. 'We're going to have to take this slow', he told his wolf mentally. Although his wolf was slightly disappointed, he nodded his agreement. Looking into her eyes, he smiled. "We're going to have to take this slow though; really slow." Nodding her head, Madison waited for what was to come next, never getting this far with a guy and was surprised when he rolled off of her and the bed. Sitting up, she watched as he picked up her bra and handed it to her. Confused, she watched as he went in search for her shirt. Dante felt her confusion and, if in any other situation, he would have laughed, but he knew she was in a vulnerable state at the moment. Walking over to the bed, he motioned for her to move to the edge and waited. He stepped in between her legs and looked down into her eyes. "I don't want to rush this Madison. There are so many things that I want to learn about you and so many things that I want you to learn about me before we make love. Yes, it will be hard for the both of us, but just trust me." Madison looked into his green eyes and nodded her consent. She knew he was right. She doesn't really know much about him except for the fact that he has a sister and brother and didn't think she wanted to have sex with someone she barely knew. Reaching out her arms, she watched as Dante helped her into her shirt and buttoned up her buttons. Jumping off of the bed, she grabbed onto him when she almost fell. She looked back at the bed and frowned. "Your bed is really high. I didn't notice that before." Smiling, Dante picked her up and threw her over his shoulder. "Yea well, I'm a big man and a big man has to have a big bed." Laughing at her feeble attempts of making him put her down, Dante walked out of the room and into his living room. Throwing her down on the couch, he watched as she bounced up and down, laughing. He sat down beside her once she stopped bouncing and looked into her eyes. "Come to dinner with me. Tomorrow." Madison looked into his green eyes and smiled. How could she really not go out to dinner with him? Sighing dramatically, she looked down at her hands. "I don't know. It seems as though each time I go out to dinner with you I always fall asleep. It seems as you can't hold my attention...and that can be a problem." Madison picked up her head and watched as Dante threw his head back in laughter. Calming down, but still laughing, Dante looked over at her. He was about to say something, but was stopped by his phone ringing. Reaching into his pocket, he answered his phone. "Hello." "Bad news. It seems as though these attacks that are happening on the coast are now moving Midwest. It's crazy. It's like they are systematically killing people off. Like all of this is planned by someone. Rich is with the boys now, getting them prepared for an attack, if one should come this way. Your sister is with the women and children preparing them for evacuations and care packages." "And how is her husband?" He heard Gino sigh and knew there wasn't going to be any good news. "From what I know, he is holding his own as far as safety, but he has lost a few of his men. It seems when the rogues attacked his territory, they were looking for something. He doesn't know what they were looking for, but only a dozen of his men died before they left. They didn't even attack the children or women at all which was weird because at every other place, they went straight for them, as if they already knew where their prize was. And then as I looked deeper into who all was killed, they killed either the Alpha bitch, the children of the Alpha, or both the Alpha bitch and the children. I think they are trying to make the Alpha's in each territory weak in order to take over that pack. As we all know, if you kill someone's mate and/or children, they basically do not want to live anymore. They are defenseless." Dante rubbed his hand down the front of his face and sighed. This was the last thing that he needed to hear right now. "After everything is settled over his way, send some of our men over to Luke for his defense lines. I know that his pack is strong, although small in size, but a few of our men won't hurt." Looking over at Madison, who was looking at him curiously, he breathed out in a deep breath. He has to mate with her soon, or she won't even last an attack, let alone an attack from a rogue Were. "Make sure everyone is in the preparation process. I'm on my way. Also, call Carlo. I want to discuss something with him." Hanging up his phone, he leaned his head back and closed his eyes. He could already feel a headache start to approach and did not like it. He opened his eyes when he felt Madison shift beside him nervously and looked over at her. "I'm guessing we're not going to dinner today." Smiling, he reached over for her and pulled her onto his lap. He nuzzled her neck and breathed in her spicy scent; never getting enough of it. Groaning, he rested his head on her shoulder. "Apparently not. I don't even know if we will have dinner the next day, or the day after." Breathing in deeply, he let out his breath and rose up from the couch. He could feel Gino getting agitated through their bond and didn't want to keep him waiting much longer. Gino can act like a bitch when he was irritated. Depositing Madison on her feet, he reached out and stretched his body, sighing in relief when his back cracked. He looked down at Madison and saw her staring at him as in disbelief. Suddenly becoming concerned, he gently grabbed the side of her face. "What's wrong?" Madison looked up into his eyes and smiled. "I didn't know you were that tall." She saw all the tension leave from Dante's body and frowned up her face. 'I wonder what has his panties in a bunch?' she thought to herself. Making a mental note, she focused back on his eyes. Dante felt the tension leave his body when she talked about his height and not something else. Although it was kind of random, it was better she talked about his height instead of something that would prompt him to tell her what he is prematurely. Laughing, he bent down and kissed her lips. "Yes well I am a big guy. Don't tell me that you don't want to go out with me because of it? You really may break my heart into two," he said with a pout. Madison laughed at his feeble attempt of trying to be child and stretched her body. "I think you are too big to be a baby, Dante." Shrugging his shoulders, he took a step closer to her. "Yes, but I can be your baby." Madison looked up into his eyes and saw a few specks of gold float in their depths. She felt heat start to surround her and realized it was coming from him. For some reason, this was the first time she even noticed his body heat. 'Well, this is weird," she thought to herself. Taking a step back, she nervously rubbed her hands on her pants. Trying to defuse the situation, she started laughing. "You know that was extremely corny?" Dante looked at her and knew the mating pull was getting stronger. That was the only reason that could explain her sudden change of emotion. 'I'm going to have to tell her sooner than I thought.' Focusing back to the situation at hand, he shrugged his shoulder. "So? You liked it." He smiled when he saw her blush and saw that she was trying to turn away from him. Immediately standing in front of her, he took her head in his hands and tilted her head up. "Don't hide from me. I like it when you blush." Madison looked up into his eyes and felt her own body heat rise. What was it about this man that just got her going? Yes he was sexy as hell and polite, but there was something deeper that called to her; something that called to her soul. Shaking herself, she smiled. "Why are you being all sappy on me today?" Dante opened his mouth to speak, but stopped when he heard Gino's voice telling him to hurry up. Sighing in defeat, he looked at Madison. "As much as I would really like to continue this sappy conversation, I have to get to the office. I'll drop you off at home, ok?" Nodding her head, Madison walked around Dante in search of her shoes. She didn't even remember where she took them off at the night before because she was so wrapped up in her feelings. She watched as Dante hurriedly put on his shoes and coat and looked around. Seeing that Dante was ready to go, she looked over at him. "Do you know where my shoes are?" Walking over to the front door, Dante reached down and picked up her shoes. Handing them to her, he watched as she slowly started blushing once again. Finding His Mate... Ch. 03 "Thanks." Ducking her head in embarrassment, Madison quickly put on her shoes and reached for her coat. Turning around, she looked up at Dante. "Ready?" Nodding her head, she walked through the door and waited for Dante as he locked it. Grabbing her hand, Dante led her down the short hallway to the elevator and pushed the first floor. He started preparing himself for the outside world and mentally went over everything he needed to do in the next weeks, including telling Madison what he was. He knew she wouldn't hold out much longer because the mating pull was getting so strong, but he had to find a way to show her everything slowly, if that were even possible. He just couldn't push this though. Sighing, he leaned his head back against the elevator wall and closed his eyes. Madison looked over at Dante and watched as he entered boss mode. Gone was the sweet, joking man she just saw all yesterday, and in its place was a serious boss. She didn't know exactly what he did, but she did know that it dealt with something related to business. 'Whoever called him was in for it,' she thought to herself. She heard the bell ding, signaling to them they were on the bottom floor and was immediately pulled to Dante's side. As they were walking through the lobby, Madison noticed that it seemed as though everyone was looking at them. She even noticed that a few were, once again, sniffing the air. Shaking off that weird feeling, she walked outside with Dante and waited for him to open the car door. Once she was inside the car, she watched as Dante walked around to the driver's side, stopping to give the valet boy a tip. Getting inside the car, Dante immediately pulled away from the curb. As he was driving away, he realized he didn't even know where she lived. Stopping at a stop light, he looked over at Madison. "Where do you live?" So lost in her thoughts, Madison didn't realize he was talking to her until she saw a tanned hand wave in front of her face. Startled, she looked over at him with wide eyes and smiled. "I'm so sorry. I didn't even realize you were talking to me." Telling him her address, Madison sat back and closed her eyes. There was so much she needed to do, including seeing if she still had a job. After the little encounter that happened the other day, she wouldn't be surprised if Moe started to resent her or even if he fired her. 'Serves him right,' she thought to herself. She looked out the window and noticed they were almost at her house. Grabbing her keys from out of her purse, she waited until the car stopped and reached for the handle. She was just about to open her car door when the doors locked. Looking over at Dante quizzically, she watched as he shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, as if he didn't just lock the doors on her. Stepping out the car, Dante walked over to her door and unlocked the car. Opening the door, he helped her out. "What was that about?" Taking her hand, he walked up the steps to her building, walking in through the lobby. "I don't want you touching my door. A lady should wait for the man to open the door for her." Smiling, Madison walked them over to the elevator, happy that it was working and pushed the button. Pressing her floor number, she looked up at Dante. "I thought chivalry was dead?" Shaking his head, he led them out of the elevator when they got to her floor, stopping to let Madison take over once they were out. As they were walking down the hall, he watched as each door passed them, looking specifically for one door. They were almost to her door when he immediately tensed smelling what could only be described as mildew or some kind of nasty, earthy smell. Noting the door number, he stopped behind Madison once they were in front of her door. Waiting for her to unlock the door, he smelled inside her house, making sure her scent was the only scent he smelled and relaxed. The last thing he needed was for someone to be in here. Turning around, Madison looked into Dante's eyes and realized she didn't want this to end just yet. She liked spending time with him, even if she did fall asleep on him most of the time. She just hoped he wasn't like the rest and promised her something that he knew he couldn't commit to. Biting down on her bottom lip, she waited for what was to come next. Dante looked down at her and smiled. Although he could only hear some of her thoughts, she was so easy to read. Gently grasping the back of her neck, he bent down and placed a kiss on her lips, silently promising her that he would never leave. Taking in her sweet taste, he lightly placed little kisses on her lips before rising up. Moving his hand to her cheek, he rubbed his thumb against it. "I'll call you and tell you when we will have dinner." He watched as she nodded her head, still dazed from the kiss, and was about to leave when he remembered something. "But I can't call you if I don't have your number." Smiling at him, Madison ran inside her house, quickly looking for a pen. "You can come in if you want," she yelled over her shoulder, groaning in frustration when she could not find what she was looking for. Walking into her apartment, Dante shut the door and looked around. He noted all the mixture of colors she had going on and smiled when he saw a picture of her and her dad on the coffee table. Walking over to it, he looked down at it and saw how happy she was. Although she was happy just a few moments ago, there was something in her eyes in this picture that wasn't in her eyes in those moments. He had this feeling that she was still battling with the lost of her father and felt his wolf call out for her. "Yes! I found it." Walking over to Dante, Madison stopped when she saw that he was looking at the picture she took with her dad. "That was the last picture that we had together." Dante turned around and looked down into her eyes. "I can tell that he was a good man." Nodding her head, Madison cleared her suddenly dry throat and held up her pen. "Well I found my pen. Give me your hand." Scrunching up his face, he reluctantly offered out his hand to her and smiled when he saw how small his hand was compared to hers. He watched as she wrote her number on the palm of his hand and shook his head. She was too cute. When she was finished, he looked down at his hand. "You know there is such thing as a piece of paper? Now I'm going to be the laughing stock of my colleagues when they see I have a number written on my hand like a teenage boy." Laughing, Madison placed the pen on her coffee table and shrugged her shoulders. "Yea, but you have a better chance of losing it with a piece a paper and they can laugh all they want. Take it as pay back for teasing me all this weekend." Nodding his head, he bent down and took one last kiss from her, bringing her body close to his. Walking to the door, he opened it up and waited until Madison was standing in front of him. "I'll call you tonight. I promise." Bending down, he kissed her one last time and walked down the hall. He heard her door close behind him and smiled at the thought of seeing her another day. Just as he was about to let his mind drift away, he was hit with that foul smell again, this time it was a lot stronger. Looking over, he watched as Dylan slowly crept out of his house, pausing at the door. Bringing his wolf forward, he stood up to his full height and walked pass. Dylan looked at this wolf and felt his fangs elongate. 'What was Maddy still doing with this wolf?' Looking into his eyes, Dylan hissed. Dante smiled when he heard Dylan hiss and stopped in front of him. "You have a lot of nerve hissing at me." Taking a step forward, Dylan looked into Dante's eyes. "And you have a lot of nerve coming around here. Stay away from her or else." Laughing, Dante took a step away, feeling his wolf wanting to come out and tear this worthless vampire apart. Taking in a deep breath, he turned around. "If I were you, I would never make idle threats against me. I don't like them that much." Taking one last look at Dylan, he walked down the hall and into the elevator, trying his best to calm his wolf. *** Madison took in a deep breath and sighed. Walking over to her couch, she flopped down on it and smiled. It seemed that is all she has been doing all day and there was only one reason why. She knew she had to call Tiffany and tell her everything that happened over the past day and reached for her phone. She was about to dial Tiffany's number when she heard a knock at her door. Suddenly nervous, thinking it was Dante, she quickly jumped up and walked over to open her door. Seeing that it was just Dylan, she walked back inside, leaving him to close the door. "Hey Dill! What's going on?" Walking over to her couch, she sat down and kicked her feet up on her coffee table. She turned her head when she felt the couch dip beside her and looked into Dylan's blue eyes. Dylan looked over at her and sniffed the air, making sure he didn't smell sex on her body. Relieved that he only smelled the foul scent of wet dog, he leaned back against her couch and relaxed. "Nothing much. Just thought I should stop over and see how ever thing was with you, seeing as how you didn't come home last night." Smiling sheepishly, Madison looked at her blank T.V. screen and shrugged her shoulders. "Nothing really. We just had dinner at his place and then I fell asleep." Looking over at him, she saw an emotion pass before his eyes, but he quickly masked it over with indifference. "What's going on with you?" Dylan looked down when felt his fangs come out at what she just said. Just the fact that she confirmed what he speculated happened the other day really didn't help his anger at all. Why would she spend the night with someone she barely even knew? He knew that he couldn't come straight out and ask her, already seeing where that conversation would go, but he certainly knew that he had to get rid of this guy she was seeing before anything else happened between. There was no other option. He had to keep his Maddy pure for him. Clearing his throat, forcing his fangs to go back in, he looked back into her eyes. He was about to speak when he heard her phone ring. Looking down at her phone, Madison hoped that it was Dante calling and couldn't help but feel disappointed when it wasn't. Answering the phone, she quickly put it up to her ear. "Yes Tiff." "Well, well. The dead has arisen. You know, I called you all yesterday on your house phone and you certainly didn't answer. I stopped by, and you still didn't answer. Then I started to become worried until a thought popped into my head. My young one was out on a date with Mr. Dante, weren't you?" Biting her bottom lip, Madison was about to lie to her, but decided against it. Tiffany would know she was lying anyway even if she didn't see her face. She had this strange ability of knowing when someone was lying. Sighing in defeat, she heard Tiffany squeal and removed the phone from her ear. After a few moments passed, Madison put the phone back to her ear. "God Tiff! Do you always have to scream?" "No, but I do when I have a feeling that my baby got laid." Attempting to once again run her fingers through her hair, Madison looked over at Dylan, whose eyes were closed. She didn't know if he was listening, but she certainly didn't want him to hear what she had to say. Bring the phone closer to her mouth, she whispered. "I did not get laid Tiff. Far from it. Look, come over and I will tell you everything. And bring a movie! It's Sunday." Groaning because she hated Madison's little Sunday movie nights, Tiffany sighed her consent. "Ok, but does Dylan have to be there? I don't think he would really enjoy hearing about your little outing." Getting up from her seat, Madison walked to her bedroom. She walked over to her dresser and picked up her brush, trying once again to get the knots out of her hair. "Yes, Dylan has to be here. I started this Sunday movie night with him and it wouldn't be right to not invite him. Fuck!" "What's wrong? Did Dylan do something? Are you doing something inappropriate right now? Because if you are, tell me now so I can hang up the phone." Laughing, Madison placed her phone down on her dresser and put it on speaker. "No I'm not doing anything inappropriate right now. I'm trying to brush this hair of mine and it's not working. I really think I'm just going to cut it off." Gritting her teeth, Madison forced her brush through her hair, cursing under her breath each time she hit a knot. "Yea. I'm cutting it. I'll call you back in a little while. I have to go down to the shop and get this cut. Be late!" Hanging up her phone, she quickly walked back into her living room and found Dylan in the same spot. Opening one of his eyes, Dylan looked up at Madison. "I'm guessing I should be late too?" Nodding her head, Madison walked back to where she was sitting before and sat down. Reaching for her shoes, she quickly put them on. "Yea. I have to get my hair cut. I can't take it anymore. It's too much." Looking over at her, Dylan frowned up his face. He reached over and lightly touched her hair, loving the coarseness of it. "I don't think you should cut your hair. I like it." Shaking her head, Madison scoffed lightly. "Of course you like it. All guys like long hair. It's like a fetish that the man species has. I don't care. I'm getting it cut." Rising up, Madison looked around for a hat she could wear. Finding her beanie, she stuffed her hair inside of it and grabbed her purse. Grabbing her coat, she looked over at Dylan. "You could come with me if you want?" she said in a cheerful voice. Groaning at the thought of actually being inside a hair salon with her, Dylan shook his head. "No thanks. I don't think I could bear sitting in a place filled with horny women, which smells of hair supplies, while you get your hair done. I think I will pass." Getting up, he walked behind Madison as she walked toward her door. Reaching past her, he opened the door and watched as she went out. Walking out behind her, he closed her door. "Ok so you will get the pizza and wings and Tiff will get the movies?" Watching him nod his head, Madison gave him a quick hug and walked toward the elevator. Before she got in, she turned back to him, "Don't forget the wings! You know how much I like my wings." Smiling at her, Dylan waved his hand and walked inside his house. He had things to do. ** "Girly! Your hair!" Tiffany screamed as soon as Madison opened up her front door. Moving over to the side, Madison let Tiffany inside, laughing at her. "Yes. My hair! Do you like?" Spinning around so that Tiffany could see the full product, Madison modeled her new hairstyle. "Do I like? Of course I like! You look fabulous darling, just fabulous. You look like Halle Berry; well at least your hair does." Laughing, Madison pushed Tiffany into the living room, closing the door behind her. She walked over to her couch and she fell down on it, closing her eyes. "You don't know how tired I am right now. First I go down to the salon and there are so many people in there. And then I went to catch the subway to come back and there were a lot of people on the subway. And then, on top of that, I had to walk up the stairs because the elevator was broke." Breathing in deeply, Madison slowly let it out. "I'm just so tired." They both turned when they heard Madison's front door open. Dylan walked into Madison's apartment and immediately was hit with the strong scent of Tiffany's perfume. Feeling his nose start to burn, he raised his hand up and rubbed it. Looking over to Madison, he stopped dead in his tracks. "Maddy. Your hair." Kicking the door closed behind him, he walked over to her. "Here take the food Tiffany." he said while shoving it at Tiffany's chest. Ignoring her groans and mutters under her breath, that she probably thought he didn't hear, he walked over and sat down beside Madison. "You like?" He looked at her short hair that was cropped at the sides and smiled. 'God she's sexy,' he thought to himself. Although he liked her hair long, he really liked her hair short. It brought out the beauty in her face. The downside of this was that he wouldn't be able to pull her hair once he had her from the back, but he could get over that. Shaking himself, he focused back on her eyes. "Of course I like it. You look..." He was about to say sexy, but stopped. He knew how she felt whenever he called her that because they were "just friends", but damn it if he really didn't want to say it right now. Clearing his throat, he looked over at Tiffany. "Hey can you bring that over here? I don't think we want to keep walking to the kitchen to repeatedly get a piece of pizza." Muttering under her breath, Tiffany picked up the pizza and wings and walked to the living room. Placing the boxes on the table, she looked over at Dylan, who was staring at Madison as if she was a juicy piece of steak and frowned. Waving her hands in the air, she walked over in front of them. "Hello you two! First I have you, Madison in a daze, and then I have your weirdo over there looking at you like some creepy stalker." Snapping his neck over at Tiffany, Dylan narrowed his eyes. "At least I don't smell like some flaming whore!" Madison quickly stood up between them, already seeing where this was heading. The last thing she needed right now was her two best friends fighting. "Calm down you two. Let's just sit down and watch a movie, ok?" Making sure that they both nodded their heads, although reluctantly, Madison sat back down on the couch. "Tiffany can you put in the movie?" Madison moved to the edge of her couch and opened the pizza box. She rubbed her hands together when she saw how cheesy the pizza was and licked her lips. "I can see that you are hungry." Smiling over at Tiffany, Madison took the first slice of pizza and bit into it. "This is so good. You guys just don't understand. I am so hungry," Madison said with a sigh. Leaning back on the couch, she looked at the T.V. screen. "Speaking of eating, tell me how your little date with Dante was." Groaning at the thought of having to listen to Madison explain every little detail to Tiffany, Dylan held down his urge to demand that Madison never see this Dante guy again. Stuffing a piece of pizza into his mouth reluctantly, he tuned out Madison's voice and watched the movie. "It was good. He just picked me up from work and made me a homemade meal at his house." She looked down at Tiffany, who was now sitting at her feet and scrunched up her face. "You do have a lot of perfume on, Tiff." "Yea well, I have my reasons for wearing so much perfume, but that doesn't explain why you didn't have sex with him." Shaking her head, Madison looked up at the T.V. screen. "I didn't have sex with him because I am not that kind of girl, Tiffany. I want my first time to at least be special; planned out. I don't want it to be rushed and having sex with him on the third day is definitely rushing it. And besides, I fell asleep on him, twice." She heard Dylan laugh and looked over at him. "What? Are you laughing at me?" Dylan was certainly laughing at her, but shook his head. "Nope. I wasn't even listening to you. I'm laughing at the movie." Looking at the screen to see what was so funny, Madison frowned up her face. "There is nothing funny about a man getting his head cut off Dylan." Shrugging his shoulders, Dylan continued watching the movie, swallowing down what he could only describe as being a big clump of fat. Madison watched as Dylan once again tuned her out and tilted her head to the side. 'What was so funny about what she just said?' Shaking herself, she looked back over at Tiffany. "Yea, but I feel asleep on him and then we just sat there and talked." Tiffany looked at Madison for a long time before she turned around and watched the movie. Taking a bit of her pizza, she continued watching it. "You know, I know that you aren't telling me everything." Finding His Mate... Ch. 03 Smiling sheepishly, Madison took a wing. "Yes, well when something happens, I will make sure I tell you." They all sat there in silence as they watched the movie. Putting her plate on the coffee table, Madison leaned back on the couch and closed her eyes. She was slowly drifting off to sleep when she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. Reaching inside, she pulled out her phone and answered it. "Hello?" she asked groggily. She heard Dante's laugh and immediately woke up. Looking over at her clock, she saw that it was ten-thirty and sighed. "I'm sorry, did I wake you up?" Shaking her head, she remembered that he was not in front of her and cleared her throat. "No not at all. I was just sitting here watching a movie; I didn't expect you to call me so soon. It seemed like you would be very busy." Leaning back against his desk chair, Dante looked down at the papers in front of him. "Yea, well I'm kind of busy, but I wanted to show you something; something that I believe you will like." He waited for her response and, for a minute, he thought she was going to say no. "You-" "Ok what time?" Startled from her abrupt response, Dante sat up in his chair. He looked up when he saw Gino come in and motioned for him to hold on. Looking down at his watch, he silently hummed to himself. "Let's say in thirty minutes. I'll pick you around eleven or so." Looking over at her clock on the wall, Madison immediately stood up. "Thirty minutes it is. See you soon." Hanging up her phone, she looked down at Tiffany, who was now looking up at her. "What was all that about?" Shrugging her shoulders, Madison walked back to her room and started looking for something to wear in her closet. She knew she may have been pushing it, knowing that she may not be ready in thirty minutes, but she didn't want to just throw on some jeans and a t-shirt. She actually wanted to look nice for him. Yelling out Tiffany's name, she stood up and waited for her friend. "I need your help. I have to take a shower right now and I only have thirty minutes to get ready. Can you pick me out something to wear please?" Looking at her curiously, Tiffany folded her arms under her chest. "Nope. Not until you tell me where you are going and who you are going with." Rolling her eyes at Tiffany's attempt of being her mother, Madison quickly took off her pants and moved to do the same with her shirt. "Dante. I'm going out with Dante and I don't know where we are going. There, is that better." She saw Tiffany nod her head and walked around her. Stopping in her tracks, she looked back at Tiffany. "Is Dylan still here?" Scrunching up her nose, Tiffany turned around and moved into Madison's closet. "He left when you came running back here, muttering something about having something to do. You know I don't listen to him. He is a waste of space." Shaking her head, Madison quickly ran into the shower. ** "Was that just humming that I heard?" Shrugging his shoulders, Dante turned in his chair and looked out his window. He didn't know if he was humming and if he was, he really didn't care. He had a good reason to be humming at this moment. Turning back around, he looked over at Gino, who was looking at him with a smirk on his face. "So I am guessing you are going somewhere tonight." Sighing, Dante leaned back and stretched his body in his chair. "Yup. I have to." Gino looked at Dante curiously and sat down in the chair that was in front of Dante's desk. "And why do you have to go out now?" Dante looked over at Gino and frowned up his face. If it was any other person, he would have had them by the neck right now for speaking to him like that, but this was Gino. This was the guy his parents took in when they found him on the side of the road, scared. Taking in a deep breath, he placed in his head on top of his desk. "Because, from what you are telling me, these rogue Weres are planning to attack and they are attacking the Alpha bitch or the next heirs of the pack. If I don't mate with Madison soon, she will not have even the slightest chance of defending herself against a Were, let alone a rogue Were. By Wednesday, I need to be mated with her. I have a feeling these attacks will come after." Gino looked over at his friend and sighed. He was definitely right. There would be no way that a human, let alone a female human, could defend herself if she were ever to be attack by a rogue Were. Weres were too powerful of creatures compared to humans. Looking over at Dante's head, he laughed. "What the fuck are you laughing for?" Dante asked, picking up his head from his desk. He reached up and ran his hand down the front of his face, groaning in the process. "Nothing it's just that, you always have a hard task to do. First you have these Were attacks, and then you have your crazy sister, and now you have the task of convincing a female human, who is your mate, that she is your mate and you are a Werewolf and you would never hurt her. You might want to stack up on Tylenol because you are going to have one hell of a headache when all of this is over." Smirking, Dante rose from his seat and stretched his body, moaning in content when he felt his bones crack. He looked down at his watch and saw that he had few minutes left before he had to pick up Madison. Reaching into his pocket, he was about to call his sister and smiled when he heard her walking through the door. "Perfect timing." Walking up to her, he embraced her in a hug and looked down at her tired face. "Thank you." Alexandra looked up into her brother's eyes and shrugged her shoulders. "No problem. I couldn't leave you here all alone, dealing with the men and females. That would just put you through hell." Bringing her hand up, she tapped her index finger on her chin and looked up to the ceiling. "Although, I am starting to think that I should have. Payback for all those years of torture you put me through as a little kid." Laughing, Dante walked over to his desk and leaned against the edge. "So what do you need me for brother?" Sighing, Dante crossed his ankles and looked over at his sister. "When a human and Were mate, have there been instances where the human may have experienced...Were-like symptoms?" Sitting down in the chair beside Gino, Alexandra crossed her legs. "And when you say Were-like symptoms, what do you mean?" Clearing his throat, Dante looked over at Gino, who was smiling. "What I mean is purring. Madison purred when we were...talking." Smiling at her brother's inability of talking about his personal life with his mate, Alexandra leaned back in her chair. "There have been some cases where, if the mating bond is strong, the human starts to notice and do things that she didn't notice before. For instance, when you and Madison were...talking, did she get nervous and fidgety when your body temperature rose?" Dante looked down and thought back to all the interactions he had with Madison and realized, at one point, she did get fidgety. "Yes. She did at one point,"he said, looking up at his sister. "And the purring, was it when you two were really talking?" Laughing at his sister, Dante stuffed his hands in his pockets. "Yes. She purred when we were really talking." "That is just the Fates signaling that she is ready for mating. When a human female starts to experience Were symptoms, that is her body's way of telling the male Were that she is ready to mate with him. She may not know what is going on, but usually the male Were knows. It's like this: When you are about to really have an intense conversation with someone, you body prepares itself for all the blows that someone may bring to you so that you can be ready. That is basically what is happening to her." Scrunching his face in confusion, Dante looked over at Gino, who was trying to hold in his laughter. "What are you laughing at Gino?" Shaking his head, Gino ducked down and started laughing. "Nothing it's just, that was a very corny way of describing sex and I don't even think it made sense." Frowning up her face, Alexandra stuck her tongue out at Gino before she looked at Dante. "Don't mind him, Dante. What I was saying to you was to claim with her. If her body is already accepting the emotional part of the mating, the next step is the physical part, which is the hardest step out of the whole thing." Running his hand down his face, Dante walked behind his desk and sat down. "And when you say physical part, you mean her accepting my wolf in its true form." Nodding her head, Alexandra waited for what he had to say next. So the Fates were telling him to mate with Madison. Although his wolf was happy at finally being able to claim their mate, his other side was still hesitant. Yes, the Fates were never wrong, but he just didn't want to screw this up. He heard stories growing up of mates who claimed each other prematurely and lost their bond forever and didn't want to go through that. 'Just trust them,' he heard that voice nagging his mind. Groaning his resolve, he looked down at his watch and let out a deep breath before rising up from his chair. "Well I have to get going. I'll be back a little later." Walking to the door, he stopped and looked at Gino, who still had a little smirk on his lips. "Make sure everything runs smoothly while I'm gone." Walking out his office door, he walked to the floor elevator and pushed the button for the main floor. Walking inside, he closed his eyes while the door was shutting, but opened them when he was hit with a scent. "What do you want, Alessia?" Standing on the opposite side of the elevator, Alessia looked up at Dante. If there was one man that she really wanted right now, he was definitely the man standing in front of her at this moment. Everything about Dante screamed masculine and she loved that he reeked of power, demanding respect each time he walked into a room. Feeling that familiar tingle in her lower region, she cleared her throat. "So you're not going to look at me?" Dante groaned at her seductive tone and looked at what floor they were on. Cursing when they were only two floors below, he made a mental note to move his office to the first floor. He looked over at her and saw that she was still wearing too tight clothes and a lot of makeup, begging for any male Were's attention. Although that may have attracted him before, that was when he didn't know what a real woman was besides his mom and sister. Thinking of Madison, he tried to focus on her sweet face and not the spicy perfume that was burning his nose. Feeling bile rise in his throat, he leaned his head back against the elevator wall. "I'm not going to ask you again." Taking a step forward, Alessia reached out and touched the outside of his jacket. "There were just a few things I wanted cleared up. That's all. Rumor has been going around that you have found your mate; is that true?" Opening his eyes at the topic of Madison, Dante looked down into Alessia's eyes. "And who said that?" he growled out menacingly, not liking the fact that Madison was already involved in pack rumors. Taking a step back from his tone, Alessia ran her hands on her jeans. "I don't know specifically, but everyone in the pack has been talking about it." Dante looked into her eyes, waiting for deception to appear in them and was surprised when he didn't see any. Alessia was known for spreading rumors and he was not in the mood to deal with them now. "Well tell your little friends that I have found my mate and I will announce who she is later this week." He heard the bell signify they were on the first floor and waited for the doors to open. "Oh and also, don't get any ideas. It's not you." Stepping through the doors, he made a beeline to the entrance, quickly getting in his truck. ** "I don't know, Tiff. Don't you think this may be too much?" Madison looked at her outfit in her mirror and scrunched up her face. She didn't know why she let Tiffany pick out her outfit, knowing Tiffany loved to show skin. She looked down at her exposed midriff and groaned. Turning around, she walked to the edge of her bed and sat down. "What about it do you not like? I think it's fabulous." Madison stood up and pointed at her stomach. "The stomach, Tiff. I can do the skinny jeans and heels, but this stomach is not being exposed." Huffing, Tiffany turned around and walked back into Madison's closet. Madison heard Tiffany rummaging through her things and closed her eyes, not wanting to see what else Tiffany was going to pull out. "Open your eyes, goof. Put this on." Madison opened her eyes and looked at the cream colored, sleeveless blouse she forgot she had. Taking off the barely there shirt she had on, she careful put on the blouse and walked over to her mirror. Looking at her front, she spun around and looked at her back. Turning to then look at Tiffany she nodded her head. "I like." Tiffany breathed out a sigh of relief and fell on top of Madison's bed. "Thank goodness. You had me working like a slave in there. I think I'm just going to call it a night. Make sure you put something on your lips, since you wouldn't let me put anything on them." Smiling, Madison was about to say something when she heard a knock on her front door. Madison looked over at Tiffany with wide eyes and watched as a slow smile crept up on Tiffany's face, before she made a beeline for the door. Looking around for her purse, she quickly stuffed her cell phone inside and went over to her mirror. Pulling out her lip gloss, she felt her hands start to shake when she heard his smooth, baritone voice. "Calm down girl; calm down," she tried coaching herself. Doing another once over of herself, Madison grabbed her coat and purse. Taking in a deep breath, Madison made her way out of her bedroom, feeling her legs already start to turn to jelly. Walking down the hall, she slowed when she got to the doorway of the living room and stopped. She watched as Dante abruptly stopped talking to Tiffany and turned to her. Feeling those same butterflies in her stomach, Madison took a step forward. "I'm ready." Dante looked Madison up and down and felt his jeans tighten. Sexy was not the word to describe how she looked right now. She looked stunning, amazing really. Getting up from his seat on the couch, he walked over to her and stood in front of her. She cut her hair! He didn't even notice that she cut it from back there. He watched as she reached up and touched the back of her neck, seeming self- conscience. "Do you like it?" Looking down into her eyes, Dante couldn't help but do the one thing he wanted to do every since she came out here. Gently grabbing the sides of her face, he slowly bent down and took her lips in a gentle kiss. Pulling away from her, he watched as her eyes slowly fluttered open and smiled. "Of course I like it, Bella. You look amazing." Smiling at him, she continued to stare into his now amber eyes and thought she saw an unknown emotion flicker across them. She was about to delve deeper when she heard Tiffany clearing her voice. They both turned and looked toward her, waiting for what she had to say. "I know that you two are lovebirds and what not, but it is very uncomfortable to stand here and watch you two looking at each other with admiring eyes." Rolling his eyes, Dante looked down at Madison. "Ready?" He watched as she nodded her head and gently grasped her hand. Taking one last look at Tiffany, he started walking toward the front door. "Oh wait, Tiff! Make sure you lock up the door when you leave, if you leave. Ok?" Madison yelled behind her back. Not waiting for an answer, she followed Dante out the door and closed it behind her. Trying to keep up with his long strides, they rode the elevator down in silence and walked out to the lobby. Dante opened the passenger door for Madison and waited until she was settled before he closed it. Walking to the other side, he got in the car and started the engine. He looked over at Madison and felt his heart swell in his chest. She was just so beautiful. "I thought I would take you to see the best site of New York." Smiling, Madison looked out the front window. "Don't tell me you are taking me to the Statue of Liberty. I may have to laugh at you if you are." Looking over at her feigning hurt, Dante focused on the road. "You know you have hurt my feelings several times over the past few days. That's very concerning." Laughing, Madison looked over at him. "Then where exactly are we going? I don't believe there are any mountains overlooking New York." Shrugging his shoulders, Dante looked over at Madison. "That's for me to know and you to find out." Blowing out a breath, Madison folded her arms under her chest and looked out the window. "Now you are hurting my feelings." Dante looked over at her and started laughing. Stopping at the stop light, he looked over at Madison and smiled. He reached over, grasping the back of her neck, and brought her face over to his. Slanting his lips across hers, he smiled when he heard her breath hitch in her throat and deepened his kiss. He released her when he saw the light was green and continued driving to their destination. "I hope that made you feel better." Biting her bottom lip between her teeth, Madison sat back in her seat and looked out the window at her surroundings. She noticed they were going out of the city and looked over at Dante curiously. "Just trust me. You will like it." Sighing in defeat, Madison looked out the passenger window and watched as everything moved before her. After a long while, she realized they were turning onto a dirt path in the woods. Perking up, she looked out the front window and watched as Dante pulled up to a cliff. Turning off the engine, Dante looked over at Madison. "We're here." Opening his door, he walked over to her side and opened the door for her. Reaching for her hand, he helped her down. "Thanks." Dante entangled Madison's fingers with his and slowly lead her over to edge of the cliff. He noticed how Madison's grip got tighter as they walked closer and smiled. "You afraid of heights?" Looking up at him with a 'you know the answer to that' face, Madison wrapped her arm around his waist. She felt Dante wrap his arm around her and sighed in contentment. "If I knew we were going to be in the woods I would have worn my sneakers." Laughing, Dante brought Madison in front of him so that her back was to his front. He wrapped his arms around her and sighed when he felt her lean into his embrace. "This is beautiful. You don't see stars like this in the city." Looking up at Dante, she saw that he wasn't even looking out at the stars. "I hope you haven't been staring at me this whole time?" Smiling sheepishly, Dante kissed her lips and looked out over the top of Madison's head. "And if I was? You can't blame me, especially with that sexy haircut of yours." Laughing, Madison sighed and placed her hands on top of his. Both stood there in content, oblivious to the pair of eyes watching them. ** Dylan watched as Madison kissed Dante's lips and felt his blood boil. 'That whore. Oblivious to the fact that he doesn't want her; but don't worry sweet Maddy, I will show you just how much of a bitch he truly is.' He looked down at his watch and saw that he had enough of watching them. Standing up from his crouched position, he was about to strike when he heard something ruffle in the trees. Turning around, he looked to where he thought the noise was coming from and turned when he heard the noise come from behind him. Looking closer, he saw something white flash before his eyes before he was pinned to the ground. ** "You know, if you are trying to seduce me by taking me all the way out here to see this romantic view, it's working." Laughing, Dante turned Madison around so that he was looking into her eyes. Finding His Mate... Ch. 03 "Oh really?" Not waiting for her response, he slowly bent down and slanted his lips over hers. He felt her arms wrap around his neck and pulled her body closer to his. Plunging his tongue deep into her mouth, he ran his hands down the curve of her spine and grabbed a handful of her jean-clad ass. Releasing her lips, he was about to kiss her neck when a familiar scent hit his nose. Stopping, he rose up and sniffed the air. He immediately felt his wolf surface, ready to protect their mate, and looked down at Madison. "We have to go." Grabbing her hand, he walked over to his truck, looking out to the woods where the scent was coming from. He felt it grow stronger and knew they would be attacked any moment now. Madison looked up at Dante's face and immediately knew something was wrong. Not wanting to question him at this moment, she got into the car. She heard what sounded like a howl come from the trees and looked up at Dante with frightened eyes. Dante looked down at Madison and immediately regretted bringing her out here. He saw the fear in her eyes and reached out, grasping her cheek. "Whatever you do, do not come out here. I don't care what you see or what you hear, but stay in the car, do you understand?" Nodding her head frantically, Madison moved over so that Dante could close the door. Locking the car doors, she waited for what would happen next. ** Dylan frantically tried to get this beast off of him and hissed when he felt sharp teeth rip through his side. Letting his feral side take over, he felt his talons grow and plunged them into the side of the wolf. Hearing him howl, he did it again until the wolf let him go. Getting up from the ground, he looked down at the wolf who was trying to regain his strength. "You messed with the wrong one, wolf." He heard the wolf bark his response and smiled. "I guess you want a battle then." Running head on, he felt the air leave his lungs when he was tossed from out of the woods. Feeling his back hit something hard, he let of slew of curses. Dante watched as Dylan flew from out of the forest and stepped in the way so that he wouldn't hit his truck. The last thing he needed was for Madison to get hurt. Tackling Dylan down to the ground, he looked down at his tired body. "What are you doing here?" Looking up at Dante, Dylan smirked. Pushing Dante off of him, he watched as Dante tried to maintain his human form and not wanting to shift. He knew that he was ok as far as revealing what he really was, but Dante would have no choice but to shift if he wanted like to protect Madison, Walking around, Dylan brushed off the dirt that was on his clothes and smirked. "You know, there is only one way that you can protect your sweet whore in there." Dante knew that Dylan was trying to bait him and told his wolf to calm down. 'Stay calm.' He felt his wolf's agitation grow and looked up at Dylan. "If I were you, I wouldn't call her a whore again." Dylan looked up at Dante and immediately realized why Dante was so infatuated with Maddy. Laughing, he clapped his hands together and looked up to the sky. "Oh goodness. This is so funny. You believe that sweet Maddy is your mate?" He saw Dante's jaw clench and laughed even harder. "Such a fool you are. Maddy couldn't possibly want a dog as her mate." Standing in place, Dante watched as Dylan continued to walk around. He noticed that Dylan's eyes were not their usual black, but instead a deep red. Taking note of that change, he looked back at Madison, who was looking at him frightened. Turning back to Dylan, he noticed his eyes grow redder. "Shift Dante. You know that is the only way you can save you her?"Dante looked back at Madison and knew Dylan was right, but just couldn't risk it. As he was about to say something, he saw a white wolf jump out from the trees, growling fiercely at Dylan. Looking into the wolf's bright amber eyes, he noticed that there was something familiar about them, but couldn't pinpoint the memory in his mind. He saw the wolf look back at Madison before he looked at him and saw him slightly nod his head. Taking that as a sign of alliance, Dante looked back at Madison with pleading eyes, begging her to not freak out too much, and brought his wolf forward. Feeling his body start to shift, he dropped to the ground and saw his hands turn into paws. He felt his muzzle start to form and howled in the air. Completely shifted, he looked at the white wolf then back at Dylan. As if both on cue, he leaped up and snapped at Dylan's neck as the white wolf snapped at Dylan's torso. He felt Dylan collapse beneath him and tightened his hold on his neck. Biting down harder, Dante heard the bones in Dylan's neck crack and snapped Dylan's neck in half. Leaping away from Dylan's now dead body, he looked over to thank the white wolf and saw that it was gone. Shifting back, he fell to the ground in exhaustion and tried to control his breathing. Slowly getting up, he looked down at his bloody torso and frowned. He hated having someone else's blood on his body. Turning around, he avoided making eye contact with Madison and walked to the back of his truck. He heard her rapid thoughts and just couldn't face her questions right now. Opening the trunk, he pulled out a pair of sweatpants and a white T-Shirt and put them on. Walking over to his now torn clothes, he reached into his shredded pants pocket and pulled out his phone. Dialing Gino's number, he picked up his clothes and placed them in his trunk. "Hello buddy! Didn't know you would call me so soon. I hope you are calling me to tell me that you are going to claim her today and will be MIA for a few days?" Gino said cheerfully. Scoffing at his friend's tone, Dante sat on the edge of his trunk. "Not at all. I'm going to need someone to come out to Route 30. There is a dead vampire body here that needs burning." He heard Gino shuffle around, as if he was trying to find something and waited. "Why exactly is there a dead vampire body?" Sighing Dante ran his hand down the front of his face and looked up to the sky. "One word: Dylan." Pausing, he took in a deep breath. "Look, I'll explain everything once I get to the compound. Call Alexandra and tell her I'm going to need her help again with something." Ending the phone call, Dante placed his phone in his pocket and closed his trunk. Walking to the driver's side, he prepared himself for the worst and opened the door. Getting inside, he clenched the steering wheel and looked over at Madison. Madison couldn't even believe everything that happened before her eyes. First this thing comes flying out of the woods, and then this big, white wolf comes out of the woods and to top it all off, Dante changes into some big, brown wolf right in front of her. She wouldn't have believed someone if they said that the werewolves you see on movies were real, but there was nobody that could tell they didn't after what she just saw. She looked over at Dante as he got into the car and noticed that there was blood seeping through his shirt. Although she wanted to reach over and ask him if everything was ok, she had to know something. She should have been nervous, frightened really, but she wasn't. Something in her was telling her that he would never hurt her, no matter what, but she had to know something. She had to know that what she just saw was real. Taking in a deep breath, she wiped her sweaty palms on her jeans and looked into his eyes. "What are you?" Finding His Mate... Ch. 04 Dante looked over at Madison and sighed. He knew this time would come, he just hoped it would be under different circumstances. Taking in a deep breath, he turned on the engine and pulled away from the cliff. As he was turning onto the highway, he saw the cars from his pack pull up and nodded his head. Turning further away from the city, he looked over at Madison. "I'll tell you everything when we get back." Madison looked into his green eyes and saw that he was fighting with something. Although she was still fidgety about what just happened, she nodded her head and looked out her window. She thought back to the white wolf that she saw and felt that there was something familiar about his eyes when it looked at her. There was something in his eyes that called to her memory, but she couldn't place it. Sighing, she thought of the night and laughed. Of course all of this would happen to her. She would be the one who would meet a guy who changed her life in a matter of three days. Although she didn't regret meeting Dante, she just wondered why all of this would happen to her. So lost in her own thoughts, she didn't even notice they were pulling up outside of steel gates. She looked out the front window and watched as they slowly opened, as if knowing they were approaching, letting them through. She watched as they slowly pulled into what she could only describe as being a little village and looked over at Dante. Pulling up in front of his home, Dante turned off the engine and closed his eyes. He knew that there was so much he had to explain to Madison right now, but he didn't know where to start first. He couldn't tell her that he killed her best friend, but had this feeling that she would hate him if he didn't. He couldn't tell her that he had to mate with her soon because a pack of Weres may attack, but he had another feeling that he would regret not telling her. He was relieved that she wasn't freaked right now, but that didn't mean she wouldn't be running to the woods once he disclosed everything to her. Taking in a deep breath, he opened his door and got out. Walking over to her door, he helped her down and clasped her hand. He looked down at Madison and sighed. "This is my home." Nodding her head, Madison followed Dante as he led her up a flight of stairs that led to the front door. She was surprised when they automatically opened and looked at the two girls who had their heads bowed. 'Why the hell are they bowing their heads like we are royalty?' she thought. Shaking off that feeling, she felt Dante tug her along. She looked around at her surroundings as Dante led her to their destination and noted that the whole log cabin felt like it was manmade from the bottom up. Looking down the hall, she saw that they were approaching tall, wooden doors. Dante looked down at Madison before he opened his office doors and sighed in relief when he saw his sister and Gino in the room. Clearing his throat, he watched as they both rose and turned to look at him. Walking over, so that they were all standing in front of each other, Dante cleared his throat. "This is Madison; Madison, that's my sister Alexandra and that is Gino. You may remember him from the club." Lightly smiling, Madison acknowledged them both then looked up at Dante, who seemed to be nervous all of the sudden. She never saw him this nervous before and wondered what was bothering him. Clearing her throat, she watched as he looked into her eyes and saw uncertainty in their depths. She felt a pang go through her, but shock the feeling off. Dante looked down at Madison and knew it was time. Although he didn't want it to be this soon under these circumstances, he couldn't fight fate. Turning around, he led them over to the couch on the far side of the room and motioned for Madison to sit down. Looking over toward Alexandra, he watched as she nodded her head, motioning for him to continue. He turned back around and looked down at Madison. Bending down to his knees so that he was eye level with her, he clasped both of her hands between his. "Promise me that you will forgive me?" Madison felt anxiety rise within her at what was to come. 'Please tell me he's not breaking it off with me.' Although she knew Dante would never break it off with her in front of other people, she still had this nagging feeling of déjà vu. Yes, Dante was different from the others in her past, but men will be men. Nodding her head, Madison watched as Dante took in a deep breath and prepared herself for the worse. "You asked me what I am early after our encounter in the woods and I am what humans consider a wolf; a Eurasian Werewolf to be exact." Looking into her eyes, he waited for her to leap off of the couch and run for her life and was surprised when she didn't. Letting out a breath he didn't know he was holding, he continued. "When I saw you at the club, something called me to you. Sure, you are sexy, but it was deeper than that. When I saw how you were dancing with Dylan, I instantly became angry and followed you when you went to the bar. It may be creepy now, but something came over me; something told me to claim you. After our encounter at the club, I knew I couldn't lose you. I knew I would never be sane if you were not in my life." Taking in another deep breath, he looked into her eyes. "I don't know how much you know of Weres, other than what you see in movies, but every wolf has a mate. That one person who they would die for; that one person they cannot life without. You are my mate." He watched as her eyes widened and immediately continued. "I know this may be sudden for you, and trust me I wanted to reveal this to you slowly, but you have to believe me when I say that I can't live without you. I know you are not used to moving this fast and I am not going to force you into doing anything that you do not want. I want you to think about this. If you will accept me as your mate as I you, then we will continue on." Feeling his heart cringe about what he was going to say next, Dante looked down at their hands. "But if you will not accept me, I will let you go so that you can move on with your life," he said quietly, not wanting to give her the option of leaving him. He felt his wolf howl in protest, demanding that he just claim her, but couldn't. Yes, it would be devastating if she decided to leave him, and go against the Fates, but he wasn't going to force her into something that she would resent for as long as she lived. He wanted her to be happy and if giving her up would give her happiness, he would just have to live with it. Madison looked down at Dante's bent head and was surprised by what he said. Yes, it scared the shit out of her that she was supposedly his mate and that he basically proclaimed his love for her, but the raw emotion that she saw in his eyes was too real to be fake. She was even surprised that he gave her the option to leave him, already knowing that it would kill him if she did choose to. Although her rational side was telling her to take a step back, evaluate the situation and leave, her heart was telling her to tell him that she felt the same way; to tell him that from the start, there was something about him that called to her like nothing else. Taking in a deep breath, she opened her mouth to speak, but stopped. How could she tell him that she would be with him forever when she didn't even know anything about him? She just met his sister right now and probably wouldn't have met her so soon if it wasn't for what just happened. Hearing her head start to over think the situation, she tuned out everything and thought of what her father would say. She smiled when she thought of him chasing after he first date and remembered him telling her, 'I want you to marry a man who thinks with his brain, not his dick.' She thought back to all of the days she spent with Dante and realized he never once pushed her into doing something she didn't want to do. She gave him plenty of chances, and at first it confused her as to why he never once took one of those chances and now she knew why. He was waiting for her to choose him willingly. He was waiting for her to become comfortable and know all she had to know about him so that she could make the decision as to whether she wanted to be with him or not. Sure, he probably didn't think he would have to show what he was so soon, but this could only be Fate. 'Listen to your heart', she remembered her father always telling her. Choosing her heart, she lifted his head so that he was looking at her and smiled. "You know, you should never give a girl the option to leave after she just saw something that happens out of a horror movie before her eyes. Yes, I should be scared shitless right now and possibly acting like one of those screaming girls that you see on movies, demanding to be taken home, but I'm not. Surprisingly, I am very calm and Tiffany would be proud that I am not overreacting. And although I am fighting with my mind right now to not start over analyzing and tell you to go to hell..." Pausing, Madison thought back to what she has been trying to tell herself to do for the past years after her father died: let go. She really wanted to let go in this situation, but found herself scared. She didn't want to let go and have everything thrown back in her face because she didn't protect herself, but she didn't want to end up lonely either because she never took a chance. Taking in a deep breath, she looked at Dante and continued. "My heart is telling me to trust you and take a risk with you and that scares me to be honest. But, I'm willing to do that." Smiling, Dante raised his head and gently grasped her cheek. Bringing his mouth over hers, he plunged his tongue deep inside, swallowing the deep moan that was ushered from her throat. Bringing his body closer to hers, he ran his fingers through her short hair, pulling back to bite on her bottom lip momentarily before wrestling with her tongue once more again. Pulling back when he realized the kiss was getting heated, he placed a small, lingering kiss on her lips before looking into her eyes. "Was that just your way of telling me that you choose me?" He watched as she nodded her head and rose up from the floor. Taking her hand and helping her up, he gently grabbed the nape of her neck and deeply kissed her lips again. Although he knew his sister and Gino were in the room, he couldn't control himself when it came to Madison. Kissing her once didn't satiate the hunger he had for her especially after she confirmed that she was choosing to be his mate. His wolf was happy to say the least, considering she chose him after learning everything in a few minutes. Releasing her lips, he placed a few innocent kisses on her lips before he looked into her eyes again. "Thank you." "For what?" Reaching up, he placed the palm of his hand against her cheek and rubbed his thumb against it. "For letting go." He saw confusion cross her eyes and shook his head. "There is so much I have to tell you." Taking her hand, he turned them around so that they were both looking at the others. Clearing his throat, Gino took a step forward. "Well, now that that is done, I believe we have matters to discuss." Nodding his head, Dante turned to his sister who had a smug smile on her face. "What Alex?" Shaking her head, Alex put her hands up in a defenseless gesture. "Nothing, it's just that... I really wish I had a camera with me just moments ago. Never in my life have I seen you on the ground pleading and I have a feeling I will never see it again." Laughing, Dante shook his head. "Yea you won't so you better keep that in your memory for the rest of your life." Looking down at Madison, he cleared his throat. "I need you to take Madison and show her around, answer any questions she may have and get her situated." Walking in front of Madison, he bent down at kissed her lips again. Pulling back, he looked into her eyes. "I will come for you after I talk with Gino, ok?" Nodding her head, Madison looked over at Alexandra and followed her out of the door. Dante waited until the door was closed before he turned around to Gino. Looking at the smirk that was on Gino's face, he walked over behind his desk. "Now what are you smiling about?" "Nothing it's just... I really like that girl. She has a lot of spunk and she got you down to your knees. I will never let that go." Shaking his head, Dante ran his hands down his face and scratched his head. "Yea, she does." Rising up in his seat, he looked at Gino. "What's going on with the attacks? I haven't heard anything from Carlo." "Yea me neither. I tried to set up a meeting, but he was acting weird like he wouldn't be able to. Actually it was like he didn't want to." Sitting back in his chair, Dante processed what Gino just told him. "And you tried again, but he still acted weird?" Nodding his head, Gino continued. "And as far as the attacks go, no word has been sent from the Alphas in the Midwest. We don't know what's going and can only hope from the best. As far as I know, more rogues have joined this movement and it seems like they are getting stronger by the second. It's like they are on steroids or something and I don't mean that in a joking manner." Turning around in his chair, Dante looked out his window. Something wasn't right about this. Never, for as long as he has been Alpha, has Carlo never had the time to meet up with him, especially about pack matters. Scratching his chin, he turned back to Gino. "I'll call Carlo and see what I can do about meeting up with him. Look back over the map and try to come up with some strategy that the rogues may be executing. They can't just be sweeping the nation without having a plan." Sighing, he ran his hand down his face again. "In all my years, never has an attack left me so confused. It's like they are playing with us; trying to catch us off guard so that we will be defenseless when they attack." Shaking his head, Dante looked at Gino. "Do that and come back to me in about an hour with Rich so that we can go over some things." Nodding his head, Gino rose up from his seat and left the room. Dante watched as Gino left and turned back around to look out his window. What is really going on? He didn't understand why these attacks were happening in the first place and certainly didn't understand why someone would want to attack packs. Yes, he knew there were rogue Weres in the States, but for there to be so many was just unrealistic. It was unnatural. It was especially unnatural for someone to want to kill off all of the Alphas in the nation just so they could take over. If it was really that serious, all they had to do was challenge the Alpha of the pack they wanted and go from there. To kill off innocent people just to leave a man defeated was just cowardly. Shaking himself from his thoughts, he turned back around and looked over the papers on his desk. He had things to do. ** "So you are Dante's sister?" Madison followed Alexandra down the hall and looked around as they passed countless numbers of doors. She noticed that not many people were in the home and the ones who just seemed to be maids and always avoiding eye contact with them. Looking ahead, she noticed they were approaching dead end. "Yes. That's my brother alright; as stubborn as a mule." Laughing, Madison looked over at Alexandra. "I don't think he is that stubborn, but then again I only saw a few sides of him. I wouldn't be surprised if stubbornness was one of his many moods." Alexandra looked over at Madison and could see why her brother was head over heels for her. Anyone could obviously see that Madison was a very beautiful girl, but she could tell that she had some substance to her; that she would be a good Alpha bitch. Smiling, she looked ahead. "I guess you would see the many moods of Dante since you have been spending more time with him than I have." She looked over and watched as Madison started to blush and couldn't help but smile. "I'm just kidding. It's cute that I find him humming sometimes. He never hums." Turning down the hall she didn't even know was there, Madison watched as they approached a set of double doors and looked over at Alexandra quizzically. Watching as Alexandra opened the doors; she stepped inside and couldn't hold in the gasp that escaped her. She looked around at the floor to ceiling bookshelves filled with millions of books and felt as though she was in the New York library. Walking further into the room, she spun around and looked up at the ceiling, noticing that there was some kind of painting on it. "What is that?" Madison asked, pointing up toward the ceiling. Walking over toward Madison, Alexandra looked up at the ceiling and sighed. "When my father was Alpha, before he passed, he had a painter come and make a moral of pack history in here. At first my mother protested like crazy, saying it didn't make since to make a picture of what everyone knew, but my father was just as stubborn as Dante. That's where he gets it from. So, with that being said, the artist came in and depicted what he read of our history through painting. It turned out quite beautiful." Madison looked at the wolves that seemed to dance across the ceiling in awe. Walking around the room, she watched as history unraveled itself before her eyes. Stopping, she looked over at Alexandra who seemed to have been looking at her this whole time. "Follow me." Madison watched as Alexandra turned and walked over to a bookshelf and followed. Pulling a book off of the shelf, Alexandra turned around and motioned Madison toward a set of chairs by the fireplace. Sitting down in one of the chairs, Madison watched as Alexandra sat down in the chair opposite of her and flipped through the pages of the book. "What all do you know about Werewolves?" Startled by her sudden question, Madison looked down at the floor. "Nothing really. Just what you would see in movies, which I assume is completely wrong." Nodding her head, Alexandra looked up at Madison. "Werewolves were derived from the Moon Goddess, Luna. It was said that the Moon Goddess created us out of sadness. They said that one day she became so saddened by the fact that the sun always had people to talk to each time she woke, but each time Luna woke up, she had nobody. So one day she decided to make animals who would talk to her at night. They said that she chose the wolf because of its fierceness, its ability to hide when needed, but also protect itself. When she created the wolf, she realized that although the wolf would howl at her, it was a howl of sadness. Realizing that the wolf was alone, she created another wolf, this time a female. She found that they were happy together, but they would still howl out to her out of sadness because they were only able to come out when she was in the sky. Although she didn't want to share her prize possession with the sun, she granted them with the ability of turning into humans whenever the sun was in the sky. After she granted this, she noticed that each time the wolves howled out to her, it was out of happiness. It was their way of thanking her for giving them the best gift anyone could give." Alexandra looked over at Madison and could see all of the questions that were swarming through her head. She watched as Madison looked back up at the ceiling. "That explains a lot." Looking back over at Alexandra, Madison frowned up her face. "Do you still worship her? Luna?" Shaking her head, Alexandra closed the book on her lap. "Worship her? No. Thank her? Yes. Each time you hear a wolf howling out to the moon, they are thanking her for the good in their life. A wolf will howl at the moon if a child is born or if they have found their mate. It happens every day." Leaning back into her chair, Madison wondered if Dante thanked Luna when he found her. 'Who are you kidding? You just met him.' Shaking herself, she looked over at Alexandra who was looking at her with a smile on her face. Finding His Mate... Ch. 04 "What?" Alexandra heard everything that was going on inside of Madison's head and liked the fact her brother wasn't the only one who was head over heels. Shaking her head, she looked down at the cover of the closed book and sighed. "So since we got past the introduction to how Weres came to be, do you have any questions?" "What exactly does Dante do? What exactly does everyone do here?" Laughing, Alexandra looked over at the fire. "If you want me to be honest, what doesn't Dante do? He trains the men, and devises all of the emergency plans. He looks over all of the business dealings, and keeps the pack safe. I guess you can say he is the president of our little community. He is the Alpha." Nodding her head in understanding, Madison waited for Alexandra to continue. "And everyone else...there is a hierarchy, I guess you can call it, in pack life. You have the Alpha, which is Dante. The next in line, if the Alpha should die before being mated or never have kids, is Gino, and then you have the Beta's, Theta's, and Omega's. Oh and you have the Alpha bitch, who is right beside the Alpha." Nodding her head, trying to digest everything that Alexandra was telling her, Madison looked down at the floor. "And what exactly do they all do?" Standing up, Alexandra walked over to place the book back on the bookshelf and walked back to her seat. Sitting down, she sighed and pulled her feet under her. "Well, the Alpha, as far as characteristics and strength, is extremely big, meaning they are big in stature in human form and big in stature in wolf form. I don't know if you remember, but when you saw Dante shift, he was a lot bigger than any wolf you have seen, even bigger than your regular Eurasian wolf. That is because he was born to be an Alpha, to protect everyone." Pausing, she waited for Madison to nod her head before she continued. "Beta's are the next ones up. They are also powerful, can protect as well, but they are not as powerful as the Alpha. They are there to cover anything that the Alpha cannot. For instance, Dante may not be able to look over the business dealings or may not be able to do the weekly training of the men, so he will call Rich or Gino. There are also female Betas who will fight beside the men if need be. Thetas are what would be considered the working class. They still train with the Betas, but there are restrictions. And Omegas are what you would consider, to the outside world, as the maids. They are those people who are born to serve and love doing it without any complaints." Looking over at the fire, Madison tilted her head to the side. "So around the house, most of the people that I have seen were Omega's?" Nodding her head, Alexandra waited for whatever question she had next. She was happy that Madison was catching onto the pack hierarchy quickly, but this was only a sliver in comparison to the whole understanding of Were-life. Watching the flames dance around, Madison remembered accepting Dante as her mate and looked over at Alexandra. "What did Dante mean when he asked me to accept him as his mate? I know that means that I will be with him forever, but what does it all entail besides being the uh... Alpha bitch?" Looking over at Madison, Alexandra opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by a knock at the door. Turning around in her seat, she watched as Alessia walked in. "I'm sorry. I was just here to tell you that dinner was ready. I didn't know that you had company." Alessia saw the pretty girl in the seat across from Alexandra and immediately became jealous. This girl was beautiful. Although she was never one to compliment on another girl and their looks, there was no denying that she was beautiful and she didn't like that. Standing up, she looked over and plastered a fake smile on her face. "Excuse my manners. I'm Alessia and you are?" Madison watched as Alessia perused her and fought the urge to roll her eyes. She knew that she was just sizing her up, seeing if she was going to get intimidated and smiled. Standing up, she looked down at Alexandra, who was slowly standing up as well and walked over to Alessia. "Hi. I'm Madison." Alessia watched as Madison approached her as if she was not intimidated and felt her wolf want to surface in order to teach this girl some lessons. "Well Madison, are you a friend of Alexandra's?" Fighting down the urge to laugh, Alexandra looked over at Alessia and smiled. "Silly Alessia. You of all people should be able to smell the claim of a wolf on Madison. She's my brother's mate. The one he was going to welcome into the pack later this week." Alexandra watched as Alessia's mouth dropped open and wished she had a camera in order to take a picture of her right now. Interloping her arm with Madison's, she looked over at Madison. "We will be on our way now. As you said, dinner is ready and I wouldn't want to leave my brother waiting for his mate. You know how possessive males are." Making a mental note to explain to Madison more about pack life, including the female Weres, Alexandra guided Madison out of the room. Looking back as they walked out, Madison looked over at Alexandra. "What was all that about back there?" Huffing, Alexandra turned down the stairs. "That, Madison, was a female Were challenging you for Dante." Looking over at Alexandra as if she had grown two heads, Madison frowned up her face. 'Why would someone want to challenge me for Dante? That is just weird.' Tapping her on the arm, Alexandra smiled. "There is so much you have to learn my dear, so much." ** Dante sat at the head of the table, looking down at his pack members. He knew they would all be surprised when he tells them that his mate is here with them now and couldn't help the excitement that ran through him at the thought of opening claiming Madison in front of everyone. Looking over toward the entrance, he smiled when he smelled that familiar spicy, vanilla scent hit his nose and stood up. He watched as everyone else rose as well and looked over at Madison as she entered the room. Stepping down from his place, he walked over to Madison and his sister. "Brother. I believe you have put Madison on the spot right now with everyone standing and looking at her as if she is an alien." Looking around the room, Dante didn't even notice that everyone was looking at them, whispering as if he couldn't hear everything they were saying. Looking down at his sister, he shrugged his shoulders and turned to Madison. Wrapping his arm around her waist, he pulled her body toward him and rubbed her cheek. "How are you?" Madison looked up into his green eyes and felt her heart flutter. Who would have thought that there was a man made for her on this earth? Smiling, she reached up and ran her fingers through his silky hair. Standing on her toes, she tilted her head and kissed his lips. She only meant for it to be a quick kiss, seeing they were at the center of attention, but it seemed that Dante had something else in mind. Running his hands down the curve of her back, Dante pulled her body closer to his, sinking his tongue deep into her mouth. He felt her hands gently stroke the back of his neck and growled. Not wanting the kiss to get too heated, he pulled back and placed gentle kisses on her lips. Looking down into her brown eyes, he smiled. "I'm guessing that you are feeling really good." Laughing, Madison placed her head on his chest and sighed. "I believe that you have a few things to tell me. Pertaining to your...women." Looking away sheepishly, Dante grabbed her hand and led her over to the table. Pulling out her seat for her, he looked down at his pack. "Ladies, gentlemen...children. As you all know, I have found my mate." He paused when everyone started cheering, Gino being the loudest one, and laughed. Raising his hand for them to settle down, he looked down at Madison. He reached for her hand and helped her up from her seat. "I announced that I will tell you all who she was by Wednesday, but under certain...circumstances that announcement was moved forward. Everyone, I would like you to meet my mate Madison, who will be ruling by my side for as long as you all will have me. So please, welcome her. I promise she won't bite, at least not yet." He smiled when laughter filled the room and looked down at Madison. Nuzzling her neck when he saw her blush, he sat down and waited for dinner. Looking over at Madison, he watched as she talked to a few of the pack members and knew that the pack would get used to her. He looked over when he felt someone looking at him and came eye to eye with Alessia. Seeing her eyes avert to Madison dangerously, he reached over and pulled Madison's chair closer to his. Looking over at Dante, Madison felt him move her chair closer and would have yelped if it wasn't for the fact she was talking to someone. Turning back around, she quickly ended the conversation before turning to look at Dante. "What was that about?" Shrugging his shoulders, Dante picked up his utensil and started eating. Madison watched as Dante closed her off and sighed. 'I guess this is how he feels when I don't tell him what's on my mind.' Stuffing her face with food, she watched as everyone ate and joked around like one big family. 'So this is what he meant by his family.' Leaning back into her chair, she thought back to the last time she has ever been to a "family event" and felt a pang through her heart when she realized it was when her father was alive. Although it has been years, and she should have gotten over it by now, she couldn't help but wonder what her life would have been like if he hadn't died. She knew for a fact that she would have never came to New York and probably never have met Dante, but she couldn't help but wonder. She didn't even realize that Dante called her name until she felt his thumb sweeping something from her cheek. Feeling her cheek go cold, she reached up and rubbed her eye, realizing she was crying. Looking over at Dante, she bit her bottom lip. "I'm sorry. What did you say?" Dante looked into her brown eyes, which were gradually filling with tears, and wished he was mated with her right now. Although he heard some of her thoughts, he never heard them when she was filled with a lot of emotion and that killed him. Looking out at his pack, he saw that they were almost finished and took Madison's hand. Excusing them from the table, he felt everyone's eyes on them as they left, wondering where they were going. Turning down the hall, he led Madison up a flight of stairs, turning down a hall once they reached the top. Looking down at Madison, he saw that she was still crying and quickened his pace. Reaching the end of the hall, he turned down a short passage and opened the doors to his room. Closing the doors behind him, he ushered Madison over to his bed and lifted her up atop it. Gently grabbing the sides of her face, he lifted her head so that she was looking into his eyes. "What's wrong?" Biting her bottom lip, Madison tried to avert her eyes any place but Dante's and felt more tears leak from them when she couldn't. She didn't understand why Dante truly wanted her as his mate. She didn't understand how her life could take so many twists and turns for her to end up where she was right now. She just didn't understand how her life could go from hell to being perfect all because of this man in front of her. Sure, she had great feelings for him, but she felt as though he deserved so much more. Dante watched as she battled with herself and couldn't understand why. He didn't understand how she went from happy and accepting, to all of suddenly start to cry. Looking deep into her eyes, he felt himself get angry when she felt as though he deserved a better mate. Running his hands down the sides of her face, he bent forward and placed a kiss on her eyelids, watching as tears slowly leaked from them. Kissing down the side of her face, he kissed her cheek and neck, before going up to lightly kiss her lips. Moving his hands down the sides of her body, he softly grasped her thighs and spread them apart. Stepping in between her legs, he moved his hands back up to the sides of her face. "Open your eyes." Madison slowly pried his eyes open at his command and looked into his green depths. Feeling his light touch against her cheek, she felt herself lean into his touch. Looking into his eyes, she saw that look in them. She saw that same look that she remembers her father giving her mother years ago and bit her bottom lip. "You are perfect." Feeling more tears fall down her cheek, Madison felt him push her back against the bed and closed her eyes. Hooking his hand behind her back, Dante moved them to the middle of the bed and settled himself in between her thighs. Placing his hands on top of the mattress, he looked down into her eyes and saw that she was still crying silently. Bending down, he kissed her eyelids, wiping all of the tears that left her eyes. Kissing up to her neck, he lightly bit the spot where her shoulder and neck meet and felt her arms wrap around his neck. Moving up to her ear, he lightly took it between his teeth. "You're beautiful..." Repeatedly saying it over and over again, he kissed down her body and leaned back on his haunches. Moving a hand under her body, he lifted her so that she was straddling his thighs and moved his hands under her shirt, removing it from her body. Looking down at her soft body, Dante groaned in satisfaction when the tops of her smooth, caramel breast spilled out of her lavender, laced bra. Reaching up, he weighed her breast in his hands and smiled when she leaned her head back and moaned. Madison looked down into his green eyes and bit her lip. She saw the satisfaction and joy in his eyes and couldn't stop the tear that fell from the corner of her eye. Reaching up, Dante wiped the tear away and looked into her eyes. "Don't ever think that you are not good enough to be my mate. You are my mate and will be until the end." Not waiting for her response, Dante kissed her lips. Pushing her so that she was on her back, Dante continued to kiss her, plunging his tongue deep into her mouth. Breaking away from the kiss, he leaned back and took off his shirt, throwing it somewhere in the room. Madison watched as Dante removed his shirt and felt her lower region start to tingle. Looking at his toned stomach, it took all of her willpower not to pounce on him right there. She watched as his muscles rippled with each movement and rose up. Reaching out her hand, she lightly touched his smooth, tanned skin and felt a tremor run through his body. Looking up into his eyes, she watched as his normal green turned amber and bit her bottom lip. Pushing him back, she rose up onto her knees and moved in between his legs. She reached behind her and pulled off her heels, throwing each one onto the floor. She watched as he leaned onto his forearms, looking down at her in anticipation of what she was going to do next. Having a little experience when it came to sex, Madison bit her bottom lip and ran her hands up his thighs. Moving her body over his, she straddled his thighs and looked down into his eyes. Running her hands up the expanse of his stomach, Madison bent down and lightly kissed his chest. Dante watched as Madison explored his body and sucked in a deep breath when he felt her soft lips against his stomach. Looking down at her through hooded eyes, he watched as she slowly moved up his body, gently nipping at his flesh as she went. Reaching his neck, she lightly sucked in the sensitive skin at the juncture of his shoulder and felt his hands wrap around her waist. Kissing up his neck, she took his lips against her own and ran her fingers through his hair. Releasing his lips, she leaned back and ran her hand down his body, reaching the zipper of his pants. Realizing that he changed his clothes from their encounter in the woods, Madison massaged his member through his pants, watching him throw his head back at the sensations she was causing to run through his body. Feeling bold all of the sudden, Madison moved her body down and grasped the button of his pants. Looking into his eyes, she slowly unbuttoned them and reached her small hand inside. She felt the heat radiate off of his dick and lightly grasped it between her hands, smiling triumphantly when he leaned all the way back on the bed. Letting go of his dick, she moved his pants further down his legs and looked up into his eyes. Madison looked back down at his thick member and swallowed her suddenly dry throat. He was huge! Although she has seen a few in her life, nothing was compared to the sheer size of Dante's. Not wanting to back down now, Madison slowly brought her head down so that she was mere inches away. Flicking out her tongue tentatively, she smiled in satisfaction when she heard what sounded like a growl escape his lips. Engulfing his mushroom head into her mouth, she swirled her tongue around, moaning when she felt his hand on the back of her head. Reaching up, she wrapped her fingers around his shaft, squeezing lightly. Dante didn't know what Madison was doing to him, but at this moment he really didn't care. He knew she was being careful; not wanting to mess up, but there was no way possible that she would mess up as far as when it came to his pleasure. Lifting his head up, he watched as she swallowed him, just barely getting a few inches inside before he felt himself hit the back of her throat. He felt her tongue swirl around him before she slowly brought her head up, sucking him in like a suction cup. "God Madison...that feels so good." Feeling like he couldn't take anymore, he leaned up and reached for her body, effortlessly setting her onto his lap. Rolling around so that he was over top of her, he crushed his lips against hers, moving his hands to the zipper of her pants. Hooking his fingers in her pants, he released her lips and slowly helped her out of her pants, feeling his lust for her grow as each surface of her thighs was exposed to him. Tossing her pants, he looked down at her body and groaned. She was perfect. A coke bottle was nothing compared to her soft curves and smooth caramel skin. "You're so beautiful." Biting her bottom lip, Madison watched as Dante continued to survey her, taking in her body. Although she wanted to cover her body immediately, the pure look of satisfaction that was in his eyes stopped her. Opening her legs, she placed her feet flat on the bed and looked him into the eyes. She saw his eyes get brighter, if that was possible and watched as he stepped off of the bed, discarding his pants in the process. She watched as his cock stood proudly against his toned stomach and suppressed the urge to moan. Moving back on the bed, Dante lightly grasped her leg and kissed the calf. Looking into her eyes, he watched as she squirmed against his touch, silently begging him to get to his destination. Kissing up her leg, he got to the juncture between her legs and gently grabbed her thighs. He grabbed the sides of her lace thong and slowly removed them from her legs, groaning when her arousal immediately attacked his senses. 'God she smells so sweet.' Looking down at her neatly trimmed pussy, he grabbed her thighs and spread her legs wider, smiling when he saw her juices leak from her center onto his sheets. Bending down, he brought her legs over his shoulders and inhaled deeply. Not waiting any longer, he flicked out his tongue and licked from the bottom to the top of her pussy. As soon as Madison felt his tongue against her, all of her sense went out of tune. She definitely didn't know what he was doing down there, but she wasn't going to move to stop him. Dante looked up her body and saw that her eyes were shut tightly. Plunging his tongue deep into her center, he moaned when her juices flowed onto his tongue, satisfying the hunger he had to maintain over the past days. Taking her clit in between his teeth, he lightly bit and sucked on it, causing her eyes to immediately open and her hips to jerk from the bed. Grabbing onto her hips, he held her still while he continued to feast on her body, smiling triumphantly when he had her moaning his name. Finding His Mate... Ch. 04 "Oh... Dante. Please...don't stop." Releasing her hips, he ran his hands up her body and lightly pinched her nipples, feeling her hand immediately pulling his head closer to her pussy. Taking one last lick, he rose up and looked down at her flushed face. Feeling his own lust increase from the pure look of lust in her eyes, he reached down and slowly entered his finger into her. Feeling that she was ready for him, he moved up her body and settled between her legs. Moving his hands behind her back, he unclasped her bra, throwing it over his shoulder, and looked down into her eyes. "You sure?" Madison looked into his amber eyes and knew there was nothing else she wanted more. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she brought his head down and kissed his lips, moaning when she tasted her essence on his tongue. Taking her kiss as a sign for him to continue, Dante hooked his hands in back of her knees and wrapped her legs around him. Reaching down between their bodies, he grabbed his cock and slowly guided himself inside of her. Feeling her tense when he was just an inch inside of her, he looked into her eyes. "You ok?" Nodding her head, Madison looked at his face and noticed his eyebrows were together as if he was concentrating. Smiling, she reached down and ran her hands up and down his back. "What are you laughing at?" Dante asked, trying his best not to fuck her senseless. Although he had come across many women in his days, no woman made him want to bust his load before he even entered her to the hilt like Madison. It was like her pussy was made just for him. "Nothing, it's just that you seem to be concentrating." Smiling, Dante kissed her neck. Reaching down between them, he lightly flicked her clit, smiling into the crook of her neck when he heard her intake of breath. "You just don't know what you do to me." Feeling her loosen around him, he slowly pushed himself further inside her pussy. He stopped when he felt himself hit her barrier and looked down into her eyes. Bending his head, he kissed her lips and slowly rocked his hips back and forth, letting her get used to his size. Running his hands up her body, he entangled their fingers together and plunged deep inside of her, coming to a hilt. Madison immediately tensed when she felt him hit her maiden head and was happy that he tried to distract her mind from what was about to happen next. Kissing his lips, she felt him slowly rock inside of her and moaned. Just when she thought she was going to lose the last little bit of control she had and force him to enter her, she felt a sharp pain run through her body and tensed. Feeling tears start to burn the backs of her eyes, she held onto Dante's hands tightly, biting his lip to keep from screaming out from the burning pain that was happening to her. Dante looked down at Madison's face and immediately regretted having to cause pain to her, but God did she feel good wrapped around him completely. It took everything ounce of willpower within him not to continue making love to her. Kissing her lips, he kissed down to her neck, trying to urge her to loosen up around him. "Open your eyes." Madison opened her eyes and looked up into Dante's concerned ones. "Are you ok?" Nodding her head, she felt the pain subside and tentatively rolled her hips, surprised when she felt pleasure shot through her body. Rolling her hips again, she heard Dante growl and looked up into his now hooded eyes. "Baby, you don't know what you're doing to me right now." Dante moaned, bowing his head into the crook of her neck. Pulling his hips back, Dante slowly entered her, closing his eyes at the sweet sensations her tight pussy was bringing him. Bringing their hands above her head, he rolled his hips against hers, causing her to moan out his name. Pulling his hips out again, he stroked into her, this time with more force and watched as her eyes flashed open. "Dante..." Felling his pick up his pace quicken, Madison turned her head and looked into his eyes which seemed to be trained on her face, watching her reactions as he made love to her. Biting her bottom lip, she tried not to scream out too loud, not wanting everyone to hear her, but couldn't help herself. He was working her body too good. She bit her bottom lip when she felt him hit some spot and screamed out his name when he hit it again. "Oh my..." Feeling her toes curl up on the backs of his thighs, Dante changed his angle so that he was constantly hitting her spot. Picking up his head, he looked down at her face and saw that she was holding back from him. Although he knew she was secretive, he didn't like the fact that she was holding back from him at all, especially when he knew he was bringing pleasure to her body. He felt his wolf get angry at this and bent his head. Biting her on her neck, he felt her pussy spasm around him and licked the spot soothing it from the slight pain it caused her. He smiled at the thought of temporarily marking her and felt his wolf howl to mate with her right now. Madison started to feel a tingling sensation rise from her lower region and closed her eyes. She felt Dante move closer to her and moaned when he bit her neck. "Don't hold back from me, love. I want to hear you," Dante whispered into her ear. He felt her pussy tighten around his cock and knew he wasn't going to last any longer than she was. She felt too good. Picking up his pace, he molded his body closer to hers, moaning when he felt her soft breast crush against the hard planes of his chest, gently kissing and biting on her neck, urging her to reach her peak. He felt his wolf in the back of his mind urging him to mate with him at this moment and although he really wanted to, he had to explain everything to her first. Pushing his wolf to the back of his mind, he focused on bringing pleasure to his mate. "Cum for me, love. I want to feel you." Madison heard Dante's deep voice in her ear and couldn't hold on any longer. "Oh...Dante..." She moaned, tightening her legs around his waist even more. She heard him groan into her neck and felt his hot cum fill her, causing slight tremors to run through her body. Breathing heavily, Dante rose up onto his forearms. Never in his life has he cum that hard. Looking down at her face, he smiled when he saw a sated smile on her lips and slowly bent down and kissed them. "You ok?" Looking up at him through half hooded eyes, Madison smiled. Wrapping her hands around his neck, she brought his head down to hers and kissed him lips once again, plunging her tongue deep into his mouth. Feeling him start to harden inside her, she released his lips and looked deep into his eyes. She felt her throat start to tighten when she saw all the love shining through them and bit her bottom lip. She didn't know what brought her here and if it was an act of Fate, but she truly appreciated this man. Kissing his neck, she rolled her hips up, lightly biting the juncture at his shoulder. She felt his lips connect with hers and opened her mouth to receive his kiss. Rolling his hips back, Dante slowly stroked inside of her, taking his time in exploring her body. Breaking the kiss, he slowly trailed down her corded neck, stopping when he reached the sensitive spot just behind her ear. Trailing down, he nipped at her collarbone, soliciting moans from within Madison's throat. He reached her breast and lightly nipped her nipple, increasing the pace of his strokes as he did. He felt something wet hit his cheek and stopped his movement. Rising up, he looked down at Madison's face and noticed she was crying. "What's wrong?" Shrugging her shoulders, Madison pulled him down against his body and urged him to continue. She didn't even know why she was crying right now. It was like some emotion she came over her, connecting her emotionally with Dante. Moaning out his name, she felt his cum shoot inside her and kissed his lips. Unwrapping her legs from around his waist, she let him pull her into his arms, resting her head on his bare chest. Draping her leg over his waist, Madison sighed in contentment. Dante looked down as Madison stroked his chest and kissed the top of her head. "Why were you crying?" He watched as she shrugged her shoulders and felt his irritation rise. "Why are you so irritated with me?" Confused, Dante wrapped his arm around her waist and moved her so that she was straddling his lap. Looking up into her eyes, he tilted his head to the side. "And how did you know I was irritated?" Shrugging her shoulders, Madison honestly didn't know how she knew he was irritated. "I don't know. It's like I could feel your irritation or something." Feeling the energy starting to leave from her body, she leaned down and rested her head in the crook of her neck. "And besides... I don't want you to be angry with me." Laughing, Dante stroked her back. "Well I wouldn't be so irritated with you if you would just open up to me." He felt her tense, but continued to stoke her back. He knew they were going to have to have this conversation some time and now was the perfect time. Rising up, Madison looked down into Dante's eyes. "I don't know what you mean." Shaking his head, Dante wrapped his hands around her waist and moved her to the side of the bed. Rolling to the edge, he stretched his back and stood up. "Why are you being so damn stubborn?" Surprised that Dante actually cursed at her, Madison rose up from the bed and looked into his eyes, "What do you mean?" "You don't trust me." Dante watched as she was about to shake her head and continued. "You don't. You feel as though I am like those other guys or really that other guy because I have a feeling it was just one who broke your heart, but baby Im not and will never be him. You would think by now that you would see that... but I guess you don't." Madison instantly heard the pain in his voice and felt a pang shot through her heart, regretting not trusting him. He was her mate, the man who would protect her and love her all her days, and here she was comparing him to the guy who broke her heart and more. , Dante turned and looked at Madison one last time before walking over to his bathroom. Madison watched as he practically dismissed her and felt a pang go through her heart. She heard the shower start in the bathroom and contemplated if she should join him. Deciding that she should leave him to his thoughts, she pulled back his silk sheets and got under. Resting her head on the headboard, she thought of what to do next. Dante rested his head against the cool marble tile and breathed out a deep breath. Why wouldn't she open up to him? He understood that she has been through a lot of tragic things in her life, but the death of her father didn't cause that deep despair he saw in her eyes every so often. Even when they were just making love, he saw it when she started crying. There was something else she wasn't telling him and that was really bothering him. Putting his head under the water, he thought of what his brother would tell him to do in this situation. Although he never liked talking about his brother that much, he found himself thinking about his brother whenever he was in a time of need, and now was that time. He laughed at his brother probably telling him to stop being a pussy and just confront her and ran his fingers through his hair. Turning off the water, he stepped out the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist. Walking out to his room, he found Madison wrapped up in his covers and quickly dried off. He walked over to the edge of the bed and looked down into her beautiful face that looked to be slightly distressed even in her sleep. Not wanting to be the cause of her distress, he climbed into bed and brought her body to his side. He felt her stir and looked down, surprised she was up. "I'm sorry." Madison whispered, not knowing what else to say to him. She watched as he leaned down and captured her lips, moaning at the taste that was so purely Dante. Pulling back, she rested her head on his chest. "Before my father died, I was what you would have considered a rebellious child. Although I loved my father, I felt that he was really strict on me and the cause of my naiveté. I went to college and went wild. I never really saw my dad that much while I was in college, only coming home for Christmas for a couple days and then meeting up with friends. I didn't notice that his health was slowly deteriorating, but what do you expect? I wasn't really around to notice. The only thing I noticed was that he always had somewhere to be whenever I was there and I took that as him seeing another woman. That's when I really rebelled and started dating guys that I knew were not good for me." She felt her throat tighten for what she was about to say next and reached for Dante's hand. Entangling her fingers, she waited until she knew her voice wouldn't crack and continued. "A little after my graduation from college, I got involved with this guy. We called him Giovanni because that was his middle name. To be honest, I don't know what his name is to this day. But anyway, I got involved with him and everything seemed perfect, until the abuse came. At first it was just mental and emotional abuse. Him telling me that I was worthless, not worth anything. I was only with him for a few months when he tried to force me to have sex with him. I knew I wasn't ready and he would say that he could easily leave and have sex with any other bitch if he wanted to. I always let everything he said go because besides the emotional abuse, everything was perfect between us. That is until he came home one day and hit me." Feeling her eyes start to burn, she bit her bottom lip. "After he hit me, he said he would never do it again, but soon one hit turned into two and then four and then he started fighting me like I was a guy. Soon after, he put restrictions on who I could see and who I could talk to. He had the nerve to even cut me off from my father, telling me that I never saw him in the first place so why would it matter and that if I should ever attempt to contact my father there would be consequences. Soon I got this nagging feeling that there was something wrong with my father, but I was too scared to find out. Giovanni went on a business trip one weekend and I decided to see my father. As I was approaching his house, I felt this sick feeling overcome me. It felt like I was about to throw up. When I pulled up to his house, I noticed that his garage wasn't open which was weird because he was always working on some type of car. Shaking it off, I went inside and called out to him. He didn't answer. I searched the whole bottom floor and he wasn't anywhere to be found. As I was walking up the stairs to search the top floor, I really felt sick to my stomach. I...I turned to his bedroom and opened there door and there...there..." Dante rolled over so that he was above her and kissed away her tears. He knew this was hard for her and whoever this Giovanni kid was really better hope that he never finds them. Kissing her lips, he caressed her cheek. "You don't have to finish telling me, love." Shaking her head, Madison looked over to her side, avoiding eye contact with Dante. Taking in a deep breath, she continued. "There, lying on his bed was my father dead, blood coming out from his mouth. I screamed to the top of my lungs, hoping that what I was seeing right now wasn't really happening and that I was just dreaming, but it was true. I called the police they went through their whole process and I immediately had a service for him. I knew that Giovanni would be out some time and didn't want him to find out about my father. After the service, I called up Tiffany, happy that she at least still considered me as a friend and moved over here to the East coast." Looking back into Dante's eyes, she saw a question lingering in their midst. "What?" "How did your father die?" Shrugging her shoulders, Madison looked to her side. "I don't know. They said that he had some kind of bad allergic reaction to the medicine he was taking, but I don't think that was it. Never have I heard of a person spitting up blood to the point where they are choking to death because of a prescribed drug." Dante watched as another tear leaked from the corner of her eye and wiped it away with his thumb. Turning her head, he kissed her plump lips. "Thank you." Nodding her head, Madison wrapped her arms around Dante's neck, bringing his body close to hers and stroked the nape of his neck. "Th-" feeling her throat closing up, she bit her bottom lip. "Thank you for listening." Rolling over so he was on the bottom, Dante held Madison as she cried silently, whispering his love and support into her ear. He knew that she needed this release right now. He could tell that she held all of this emotion pent up in her for years now and that wasn't good. Feeling her sobs subside, he rolled so that they were on their sides facing each other and stroked her cheek. "Go to sleep." Nodding her head, Madison moved closer to Dante, watching as he moved to his back again and hugged his side. Draping her leg back over his waist, she felt her eyes get heavy and surrendered to sleep. Dante waited until she was sleep, seeing that their bond was strong enough to where she could catch his emotions and thought back on what she said to him. There had to be something else involving her father's death and he had a feeling it had something to do with her ex-boyfriend. Never in his life has he heard of someone coughing up blood because of a medicine prescribed to them. At first he thought she was talking about the Giovanni he knew, but quickly dismissed it when he remembered the night at his club. Whoever this Giovanni person was better watch out. Feeling his wolf want to go for a run, he slowly climbed out of his bed, making sure not to wake Madison, and put on some sweatpants. Leaving his room, he sent a mental note to Gino, knowing that he wasn't sleep, telling him to watch over Madison. Walking out the front doors, he felt his wolf growl when he smelt the fresh air and immediately stripped out of his pants. Dropping to the ground he shifted into his wolf form and howled into the air. Running into the woods, he felt the air hit his fur and howled again. It felt good to feel his lungs expand and the fresh air hitting him. Madison woke when she heard a howl and reached out her arm, feeling that Dante was gone. She knew she didn't sleep for more than ten minutes, but for some reason her body wouldn't sleep when she didn't have a warm body next to her. Getting up from the bed, she walked over to the window and looked out. She heard another howl and for some reason she had this feeling that it was Dante. Smiling lightly, she turned around and walked over to the bed, stopping when she saw a picture on the end table. Picking it up, she noticed that it was a picture of Dante and his family. She looked at Dante and smiled, realizing that he still looked the same. She didn't know when this picture was taken, but she had a feeling it was a long time ago. After skimming over his sister and parents, she looked at the figure standing beside Dante and was immediately drawn to his eyes. There was something about them called to her memory and she didn't know what it was. It seemed as though many things were calling to her memory and she was having a hard time figuring out what they were. Deciding to think more about it another day, she put the picture down and climber into bed. Although she wanted to wait until Dante got back, she felt her eyes get heavier and finally submitted to sleep, dreaming of her wolf. Finding His Mate... Ch. 05 Madison slowly pried her eyes open, feeling sleep want to drag her back under and groaned. She tried to turn onto her back, but stopped once she felt the hard planes of a man's chest. Immediately she wanted to panic, but stopped when she realized where she was. Blinking her eyes, she looked down at the dark sheets around her body and sighed. She leaned further into Dante's warm chest and felt him nuzzle her neck before wrapping his arm around her waist. "Good morning beautiful." Feeling giddy when he called her beautiful, she turned around in his arms and immediately regretted doing so when she felt her sore limbs. Hissing, she looked into his eyes and noticed there was a smirk on his face. "What are you laughing at?" Dante shrugged his shoulders and kissed Madison's lips before he got out of the bed. Walking over to her side, he grabbed her slim ankle and pulled her to the edge, laughing when he heard her screech. Reaching down, he quickly scooped her up in his arms and walked to his bathroom. Setting her on the sink, he turned toward the bathtub and started some water. Madison watched as he expertly started the water, adding many salts and bubbles in the process. "What are you doing?" Looking behind his shoulder, Dante gave her the 'you know what I'm doing' look and turned back around to attend to the bath. Seeing the bathtub was just the way he wanted it, Dante turned to her and reached for her hand. Helping her off of the counter, he led her to the tub and got inside. He sat down and motioned for her to do the same, holding onto her so that she wouldn't fall. Madison settled in between his legs and leaned back onto his hard chest. She rested her head on his shoulder and breathed out a long breath when she felt the warm water start to soothe her tired muscles. "This feels so good." Laughing, Dante bent down and kissed the top of her head. Bending down so that he was at the nape of her neck, he saw the bite mark that he made the other day and growled. "You know it is starting to turn me on when you growl like that?" Madison said breathlessly, leaning her head to the side to allow him access to her neck. Dante took her skin between his blunt teeth and pulled her flesh, kissing it lightly to soothe it. "I love it when you purr as well, even though I only heard it once." Dante felt her body temperature rise and wrapped his arms around her. "I'm serious. I love all of the sounds you make." Laughing Madison detangled his arms from around her and turned around. She saw how his eyes immediately went down to her glistening breasts and raised her eyebrow. "You know my eyes are up here right." Dante smiled sheepishly and leaned forward, placing a lingering kiss on her lips. "Yea well my dick certainly doesn't think so." Slapping him on the shoulder, Madison turned around and reached for a bar of soap. Lathering it between her hands, she placed it on the edge of the tub and started working his chest with her hands. She saw his eyes turn bright and cocked her head to the side. Stopping her hands, she scrunched her eyebrows together. "Why do your eyes turn amber?" Dante remembered how she asked him this same question just days ago and smirked. Reaching down, he wrapped his hands over hers and motioned for her to continue what she was doing. Sighing, Dante looked at her face. "When my eyes turn amber that is my wolf surfacing." Madison looked into his eyes again and noticed they were there normal green. Feeling experimental all of a sudden, she slowly ran her hands down to his abdomen, letting her fingernails scrap the soft skin every so often. She felt him jump beneath her touch and looked back into his eyes, noticing they were once again amber. Madison reached for a rag and dipped it in the water. Ringing the water out over his chest until there wasn't a speck of soap on him, she let the rag go and moved so that she was firmly seated on his lap. She felt the head of his cock rub against her sensitive folds and fought the urge to moan. Placing her hands on his shoulders, she looked into his hooded eyes and leaned forward, placing a soft kiss on his neck. She kissed up to his ear and heard a groan escape his throat when she tugged his earlobe between her teeth. "And when your wolf surfaces, what does he want?" She started moving her hips in a slow, circular motion and felt his cock jump every so often, causing her to moan his name softly in his ear. Dante reached down and lightly grasped her hips, guiding them to grind even harder onto his cock. He heard what she said, but was at a lost for words at what she was doing to his body, specifically his awakening cock. He turned his head and captured her lips against his, pushing his hips up each time her hot heat brushed against him. Madison moaned and broke the kiss, looking into his eyes. "You didn't answer my question." Dante shook himself from the fog that was in his mind and focused on her eyes. Licking his lips, he grabbed a handful of her ass and smiled when he saw her head tilt slightly back. "He wants to take you until you are filled with so much pleasure to the point you will not remember your own name. He wants to protect you, hold you. He wants to make you his mate." Madison watched as his eyes once again flashed amber and realized that all this time he has wanted to mate with her, but he never did. Even yesterday while they were making love, she remembered his eyes flashing , but he didn't answer the calls of his wolf. Leaning forward, she ran her wet fingers through his hair and watched as he closed his eyes and groaned in satisfaction. "If your wolf wants to mate with me so bad, why won't you let him?" Opening his eyes, Dante looked at Madison and felt his wolf howl to him. 'Mate with her. She wants to mate with us!' Mentally shaking his head, he tried to push his wolf back, but seemed unable to do so. 'No. You will mate with her now! I am not standing in the back any longer. Your little run in the woods did not sate my desire to be with my mate.' Dante mentally sighed his defeat and watched as his wolf tilted his head up at his success before focusing back on Madison. He reached his hand up from the water and lightly stroked her cheek. "I have my reasons for why I did not allow a mating yet. I was scared that you were not ready and would regret to have me as your mate. I wanted to give you enough time to think over everything that involves in a mating so that you will make a decision you will not regret." Madison reached her hand up and covered his hand that was on her cheek with hers. She turned her head and placed a kiss on his palm. "Although I understand your reasons, I believe that I should be the one making the decisions about my well being." She watched as he turned his head sheepishly smiling and slapped his shoulder. "I'm serious Dante." Looking into her eyes, Dante leaned forward and kissed her lips. He wrapped his arms around her and nuzzled her neck. "I know and I am sorry that I made the decision for you." He released his hold on her and watched as she settled back down on his lap. "Since you would like to start making the decisions on your own, you will make the decision of when you would like to officially mate with me." Madison nodded her head and looked into his eyes. Smiling, she tilted her head back and started laughing. Dante looked at her curiously, tilting his head to the side while he watched her bellow with laughter. "What's wrong?" Shaking her head, Madison settled down and looked back at him. "Nothing. It's just that it seems you have been handing things over to me and I feel you are not use to it." Dante watched as she started laughing again and couldn't help but laugh himself. Standing up, he threw Madison over his shoulder, ignoring her startled scream, and walked out of the bathroom. Throwing her on the bed, he immediately covered her body with his and looked down into her eyes. He covered her mouth with his own and slowly grinded his hips against hers, swallowing the low moans that were starting to form in her throat. "Yea but I still have you bending to my will when I am providing your body with the greatest pleasure it has ever experienced." Biting her bottom lip, Madison opened her mouth in a silent 'o' when she felt him slowly fill her with his thick manhood. She released a low, long moan when he pulled back and slowly entered her again. Wrapping her arms and legs around him, she pulled him close to her body. She heard him chuckle and looked into his eyes. "What are you laughing at?" Pulling back his hips, Dante entered her slowly once again, this time making sure he rubbed up against her clit. He watched as she bit her bottom lip, trying to suppress the moan she really wanted to let out. Reaching down between them, Dante flicked her clit with his thumb and smirked when she moaned out his name. "Point proven." Dipping his head in the crook of her neck, Dante proceeded in bringing his mate pleasure over and over again into the afternoon. ** Dante stepped out the shower and quickly dried off his body before walking into his bedroom. Going to his dresser, he pulled on some clothes and put on his shoes. He had a meeting with Gino and the boys soon and he knew Gino would irritate him mentally to the point of insanity. He ran his fingers through his head and over to the side of the bed, looking down at Madison's peaceful face. He knew he pushed her to the limit and would not be surprised if she stayed asleep until late into the night. He smiled in male pride at his ability to give his mate the ride of her life and placed a chaste kiss on her lips. Looking down at her one last time, he ran his thumb over her soft cheek and turned around. He walked out the door and quickly navigated his way to his office, making a mental note to notify Moe that Madison would no longer be working at his diner. He walked through the door and nodded his head at Gino and Rich before walked over to his desk. Sitting down, he ran his hand down his face, preparing for what they had to tell him. "What's up?" Gino cleared his throat and took a step forward. He looked down at Dante and sighed. "We have bad news." ** Standing in front of the huge mahogany doors, he looked down the hall, making sure nobody was around before he quickly entered the room. He knew his Alpha was at a meeting and was surprised that he left his mate unattended after everything that was going on. Walking to the side of the bed, he looked down at the lovely face of Madison and immediately smelled sex reeking off of her. He sniffed the air once again, making sure he smelled correctly, and immediately became nervous. The Master was not going to like this. He was not going to like this at all. Quickly taking one last look at Madison, he placed a note on the end table and left the room. He looked around, making sure nobody was walking the halls, and quietly slipped into the shadows. ** "So you are telling me that Dylan was infected?" Dante watched as Gino and Rich nodded their heads simultaneously and leaned back into his chair. Scratching his chin that was slowly growing a slight stubble, Dante closed his eyes. This was turning out to be one big puzzle that he didn't like. It seemed there were so many components in this big situation that did not make sense. "You are telling me that Dylan was infected with some kind of drug that caused him to react how he did and that is why he attacked us? Because he was somehow being controlled through this drug to act rashly? And all though he had a crush on Madison, because he was infected it heightened his need for her?" He asked out loud more to himself than to anyone. Recalling everything that has happened between him and Madison, Dante remembered his mental note that he made back at the club when he first met Madison. Opening his eyes, he looked over at Rich. "Go to the club and inspect the whole place. I remember the bartender slipping something in Madison's drink. Check to see if you can find whatever it was that he had and see if that somehow matches what was in Dylan's system." Directing his attention to Gino, he continued. "Check on Moe. Do whatever you need to do for him to tell you why he could not recognize my scent on Madison. I feel like whoever is behind this whole revolution will have people on the inside on his side, telling them all the in's and out's in the packs." Running his hands down his face, he stood up from his chair and walked over to pour himself a glass of whiskey. Although he was not a big drinker, when it came to times like this, he needed a drink. He swallowed down the drink and closed his eyes, reveling in the burning sensation going down his throat. He put the glass down and faced his Betas. "I'll call Carlo and see what is going on. Is Alexandra still here?" Gino shook his head and stuffed his hands inside his pockets. "No. She went back to do damage duty at home." Dante nodded his head and placed his glass down. "I guess we will meet back up later on in the day." Nodding their heads, both Rich and Gino exited the study, leaving Dante alone to his thoughts. Dante waited until the doors were closed before he walked to his window and looked out at the afternoon sky. So much was going on and he didn't know where to start. First he still had to think of the attacks that were approaching his pack. Then he had to think of keeping Madison safe. And now he had to think of this newfound news of a drug being passed around that was making wolves and vampires act rashly and losing their senses. Sighing, he placed his head on the window. "What am I missing?" he said to the still air. Shaking his head once, Dante turned around. He walked over to his desk and was about to sit when he smelled fear in the air. Immediately coming to alert, ready to protect his pack, he walked out of the study and looked down the halls. He smelt the air again and followed the scent, noticing it was coming from his chambers. Picking up his pace, he felt his wolf push forward, growling to be released and shred whoever was causing fear to emit from their mate. Approaching the doors to his bedroom, he pushed through and found Madison frantically looking around, holding a letter in her hand. "What is it?" Looking up, Madison clashed eyes with Dante's concerned ones and immediately erupted into tears. Dante was at her side in a second and cradled her in his arms, feeling his wolf pace in his mind at seeing their mate in misery. He maneuvered her so that she was straddling his lap and gently cupped her face, looking down into her brown eyes. "What is wrong?" Madison looked at Dante and wanted to tell him nothing was wrong and she could handle it, but knew she couldn't. Bowing her head, she breathed in a deep breath, trying to stop the tears that were still running down her face. "He knows where I am." At first Dante did not hear what she said and if it wasn't for his keen hearing, he probably wouldn't have heard anything. Understanding who 'he' was, Dante took the letter from her hand and urged her to rest her head on his chest. He brought the letter to eye level and quickly scanned it over, feeling his anger rise within him as he read each word. He clenched his teeth together and willed his wolf to calm down, although he wanted to do exactly what his wolf was playing in his mind. He placed the letter on his bed and gently rocked Madison who was still crying. "Sshh. It's ok. He won't hurt you again. I promise you that." He ran his hands up and down her back, getting up to sit in one of the chairs that were placed in his bedroom. He gently placed Madison down and walked over to his closet to grab his robe. Draping it over her, he walked to the door and called for an Omega. "Yes sir?" "Can you change these sheets for me please? I would do it myself, but I am a little preoccupied." He watched as she quickly scurried along, grabbing a pair of sheets from the closet in the hallway and enter the room. Walking over to the bed, Dante removed the letter and sat across the chair from Madison, digesting everything in it. What kind of man would send a letter to a woman describing how they are going to find them and beat them to death? He felt himself start to once again get angry and took in a deep breath. Counting down from ten, he looked over just in time to see that the Omega was leaving and walked over to Madison. He picked her up effortlessly and pulled back the sheets to his bed, placing her under them. He saw that her eyes were getting glossy again and felt miserable about his inability to comfort her. Kicking off his shoes, he got in beside her and wrapped her in his arms. He kissed the top of her and tightened his hold on her when he felt her body shake from her silent sobs. "Everything will be ok. I promise." He mentally called Gino and continued to comfort Madison until her heard her steady breathing, telling him she was asleep. He unwrapped his arms from around her body, slipped off the bed, and walked over to the chair he was just in moments ago. He heard a knock at the door and walked over to let Gino in. "Yea boss?" Placing his fingers on his lips, Dante looked over his shoulder Madison and motioned to the set of chairs. He sat down waited for Gino to sit across from him. Handing Gino the letter, Dante waited for his reaction. 'What is this?' He motioned for Gino to read and watched as Gino's eyes quickly scanned the words on the paper. 'Madison has a lover?' "No dipshit. She has an abusive ex that just threatened her life, telling her that when he finds her he was going to make her wish she was dead.' Gino frowned up his face and looked over at Madison, who seemed to be sleeping peacefully. He immediately did not like the idea of someone wanting to hurt her and could not understand why someone would want to. Although he knew nothing about her, he did know she had a sweet soul and deserved the best. Looking back at Dante, he titled his head. 'And how exactly did this letter get in here?' Dante sat up his chair and ran over what Gino said to him. Taking the letter from Gino's hand, he quickly sniffed it and felt himself growl. "Son of a bitch." Getting up from his seat, he looked over at Madison, making sure she was still sleep and looked down at Gino. "Get Moe and place in him a holding cell. Do it quickly before he finds out we know it was him who placed this letter in here. Call Rich and tell him to come back." Gino nodded his head and quickly exited the room. Dante felt his breath quicken at the prospect of Moe wanting to hurt Madison and pulled his phone from his pocket. Quickly dialing Tiffany's number, he waited for her to answer. "What do you want?" Dante huffed and ran his fingers through his hair. "I need you to come over and watch over Madison for me while I handle some matters. It seems as though her little friend decides now is the perfect time to threaten her life and one of my pack members are involved." He heard ruffling on the other side of the line and knew Tiffany was in motion of leaving. "I'll be there in thirty." Hanging up his phone, Dante walked over to the side of his bed and got back in. He drew Madison close to his body, resting her head on his chest and closed his eyes. That son of a bitch was going to pay, he kept replaying in his head over and over again. ** Madison groaned when she felt pain go through her head and instantly regretted crying her eyes out. She reached her hand out and noticed Dante was not in the bed with her anymore. Rubbing her eyes, she rose up from the bed and shrieked when she saw Tiffany at the edge, looking at her with a smirk on her face. Quickly closing Dante's robe, she placed a hand over her chest. "Geez Tiff. You could have made some kind of noise when you saw me moving around up here." Shrugging her shoulders, Tiffany quickly moved up the bed and wrapped Madison in a bear hug. Finding His Mate... Ch. 05 "Maddy. You just don't know how much I missed you, even if it has only been one day." Madison hugged Tiffany back and felt tears start to form in her eyes. "I missed you too. So much has happened and I just feel so hopeless because I don't know what to do." Tiffany let go of Madison and looked into her eyes. "Don't cry Maddy. You know you are a lot stronger than this and you have a lot to offer right now. I know this is scary, but you cannot let him win again. You let him win once in your life and you better not let him win again." Nodding her head, Madison hugged Tiffany again and released her. "You don't know how much I needed to hear that. It seems like I have been crying so much lately." Madison go of the bed and stretched her body, clenching her teeth when she forgot she would be sore down in her nether regions. She turned around looked at Tiffany, who was looking at her sheepishly. "You bitch! You went and lost your virginity to Mr. Dante didn't you?" She felt her cheeks start to heat up and shrugged her shoulders before walking over to Dante's dresser. Pulling out some of his boxers and a shirt, she quickly put them on. She turned back around and looked into Tiffany's. "Ok. Ok I did. Are you happy?" She watched as a smile spread across Tiffany's face and prepared herself for the screech she knew was to come. "Am I happy? Of course I am happy! My little lady is officially a woman! Never would I have thought this would happen so soon though. But what the hell! So when are you and Dante going to mate?" Madison looked down and shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. Soon I hope." Tiffany watched as a goofy smile spread over Madison's face and laughed. She was definitely happy that her friend found someone good for her. "I see that goofy smile on your face. That is the smile of a thoroughly loved woman. I'm not hating though... at least not a lot." Madison laughed and ran her fingers through her hair. She realized Tiffany mentioned her mating with Dante and looked over at her. "How did you know I was going to mate with Dante?" Tiffany tilted her head to the side and looked at Madison as if she was the dumbest person in the world. "I'm a Were Maddy. Well at least half Were. That is why I know Dante's sister and Dante. Our parents were good friends. I didn't tell you before because, well, you know why. But now I can tell you everything." Madison looked into Tiffany's eyes and felt like she was so dumb. Of course Tiffany was a Were. Her eyes did the same thing Dante's did and, now that she looks at it, Tiffany even has some of the same characteristics Dante has. She walked over to the bed and sat down. "So what exactly do you mean when you say half-Were? I'm trying to learn entire new lingo." Shaking her head, Tiffany fell back on the bed and sighed. "It's a pretty long story so I will try to tell you the short version: My mom met my dad. My dad was a Were. My mom mated with my dad, but for some reason the wolf gene was only partially passed to her. She was able to live longer and had the characteristics of a Were, but she never felt her wolf in the back of her mind. Technically she was really still a human, but a Were at the same time. I don't know. All I know is my mom had me and I was born half-Were as well. Sometimes I feel my wolf, but the majority of the time I don't." Madison watched as Tiffany averted her eyes and knew this had to be hard for her. It was like living with only half of yourself. Reaching for Tiffany's hand, she lightly squeezed it and smiled. "Don't worry. I'm sure you will find her one day." Tiffany shrugged her shoulder and rose up from the bed. "I don't know. They say I will feel her once I meet my mate, but how will I recognize my mate if I don't feel her? You get what I mean? I don't know. Who cares? But enough about me, tell me how Mr. Dante swooped you off of your feet in less than a week. Falling down on the bed, Madison sighed and started her story. "Well it's not one of those fairytale meetings, but..." ** Dante walked down the stairs into the basement and turned into the pack prison. Although he never wanted to put anyone in prison, especially someone from his pack, treason against your own kind was not something that was held lightly in pack life. Nodding his head in recognition of the guards, he waited for the doors to open before walking further inside. He turned into a room and watched as Rich and Gino both turned their heads to look at him. "How's it going?" Walking deeper inside the room, he turned and looked out a window. "He looks bad." Dante stated as he perused Moe's bloody body. Although there was a part of him that wanted to say he deserved all of this, there was another part that regretted having to do this. "Has he said anything yet?" Shaking his head, Gino turned and leaned back on the window. "Nope. Hasn't spoken one word. The only thing he said was that the Master was coming and we will not be ready for what he has in stored for us." "So he is basically baiting us?" Dante watched as Gino nodded his head and sighed. 'I guess you get your wish buddy,' he said mentally to his wolf. Taking in a deep breath, Dante walked out the room and immediately turned, walking into the cell that was holding Moe. Rolling up his sleeves, he grabbed a chair that was sitting by the door and pulled it in front of Moe. He watched as Moe woke up from the screeching noise of the chair and sat down. Sighing once more, he prayed that he would not have to kill someone of his pack. Clearing his throat, he looked up into Moe's hooded blue eyes and watched as a smile spread across his face. "My Alpha. You know, I really did like you a lot. I really did. It's just that, I like the Master better." Dante watched as Moe tried to catch his breath and leaned back into his chair. "And why exactly are you betraying your people and helping the other kind?" Bitter laughter filled the air as Moe tilted his head back. "Y-you really believe I am betraying my people don't you? Sorry Alpha, but this revolt is lead by a Were Alpha himself. He is the strongest of them all and will rule this whole continent whether you like it or not." Dante listened to Moe's words and was once again left shocked. An Alpha is leading this revolution, but which Alpha? And why would this Alpha want anything to do with Madison. Rubbing his hands on his pants, he looked back at Moe. "And Madison. What does she have to do with this whole revolution?" "Your pretty little bitch has everything to do with this revolution. The Master wants her to himself and will do everything possible to get her...even if that means killing you." Hearing this threat against him, Dante shook his head and started laughing. "Well you can tell your Master he can try to kill me if he would like. As far as Madison goes, he better not touch her." Laughter once again filled the room and Dante felt his wolf start to become irritated. Kill him! Now! Dante pushed his wolf back for now and leaned forward. "Nothing will stop the Master from getting in between the sweet thighs of that bi-" Before Moe could finish is sentence, Dante instantly had his hand tightly around his neck, growls emitting from deep within him. He watched as fear filled Moe's eyes and heard his wolf growl in satisfaction. "I let you go the first time, but if you ever refer to her as a bitch again I will make sure I take your head off personally." Dante released Moe's neck and was surprised when he heard Moe laugh once again. Kill him! He was about to do what his wolf said when the door opened. "We have a problem." Turning to look at Gino, Dante saw a serious expression on his face and walked over. "What is it?" He said lowly, growls still escaping his throat. Gino looked into Dante's murderous eyes and prepared himself for what was to come next. Motioning his head outside, he waited until the door was closed before he continued. "I got a call from Giovanni. His father's pack has been attacked and sadly his father died in trying to protect everyone." Pausing, he looked down at the floor, feeling sadness run through him. "Everyone in the pack was also killed." The air from Dante's lungs instantly left him as he thought of all the people that died. If Giovanni's pack was annihilated, that could only mean they were right on his pack borders and he did not like that one bit. Closing his eyes, he tried to think of what to do without putting too many people in danger. Biting the inside of his cheek, he opened his eyes and looked directly into Gino's. "Call the rest of the pack in from the city. I do not want them there while this war is going on. If there will be an attack, I want all of the men to be together. I will get the women together and have them go to the safe house. Make sure that security is up. I do not want an attack to happen because someone was not doing their job. And as far as Moe...keep him in there. If his Master really thinks he is of value, he will get him. Also..." Dante stopped when he smelled other wolves on his territory. Immediately knowing who it was, he looked at Gino. "Come with me. Have Rich watch over Moe." Nodding his head, Gino quickly told Rich his duties and ran to catch up with Dante, who was quickly making strides to the main floor. Practically running up the steps, Dante walked into the foyer of his home and greeted Carlo. "Carlo. So glad you could come unannounced." Hearing laugher come from upstairs, he looked at Carlo, who seemed to be more interested in who was laughing than in what was happening around them. He cleared his throat and watched as Carlo quickly averted his attention back to him. "Alpha Dante. I am sorry of this late notice. It seems that these attacks are getting closer to your territory and I wanted to know what your plans were." Nodding his head, Dante turned and walked toward his downstairs office, not wanting Carlo close to Madison. For some reason he had this nagging feeling and knew not to ignore it. He opened the doors to his office and quickly walked behind his desk, waiting until Carlo was seated. "What would you like to know Carlo? Because from what we know over here, it seems as though they have completely skipped over your pack. I hope you didn't think I would fall for the whole they are approaching our packs and your pack is a good 3 states away from mine." Dante watched as Carlo narrowed his eyes, before they quickly turned back to their normal cool gaze. "Yes well, you know I am a tricky one. Why I am really here is because I wanted to make a compromise. I know that you are afraid for you pack, specifically your women, and since they have side stepped my pack, why don't you send your women over to my pack for safety? I know this is a very bold statement and proposition, but I feel it will benefit the both of us." Dante looked at Carlo, who really thought he was just going to send over all of the women in his pack, including Madison. He wanted to laugh, but knew now was not the appropriate time. He also had this feeling that Carlo was up to something, and that he didn't like. Clearing his throat, he leaned forward and placed his hands on top of his desk. "Carlo...although your proposition is...tempting to say the least, I will not be accepting it. Yes I would like for my pack to be safe, including the women, but unlike your pack, my women train alongside the men for times like these and the fact that you would actually come up in here and propose such a preposterous thing is quite humorous if you ask me. You sit there insulting my ability to protect my pack and if it wasn't for Were law, I would have killed you already. Sorry for wasting your time, but you can see the door." He leaned back in his chair and watched as Carlo continued looking at him shell shocked. Getting up from his seat when he saw Carlo was not moving as fast as he would have liked him to, he walked over and opened his door. "I do not like repeating myself." He watched as Carlo slowly rose up from his chair fixing his suit before walking out the door. Walking behind them, Dante was about to breathe a sigh of relief when Carlo was close to the door until he was hit with the scent of vanilla. Looking ahead, he noticed that Carlo had stopped walking and was now looking up at the direction of the steps. Screaming in his mind for Madison to stay upstairs, he quickly walked over to Carlo, breaking his reverie. "I believe you were seeing your way out of the door." "It seems you have a friend Dante. Don't let her out of your sight." Quickly exiting the house, Carlo got into his car and sped away. Dante closed the doors and looked up at the stairs. Looking over at Gino, who seemed to be nervous of what he was about to do next, Dante looked back up the stairs. "Make sure everything gets done. I'll meet up with you later." Dante did not wait for a response before he quickly made his way up the stairs. Turning down to his room, he quickly navigated his way and burst into his bedroom. He watched as Madison looked up at him startled and Tiffany stopped doing whatever she was doing that was making Madison laugh. "Tiffany." Getting the message, Tiffany quickly looked over at Madison and smiled. Gathering her things, she put on her coat and hugged Madison. "See ya." Waiting until the door was closed, Dante stocked over to Madison, growling in delight when he saw that she was wearing his things. He motioned her with his finger to come to the edge and watched as she slowly made her way over to him, looking up at him with big, doe like brown eyes. He stepped in between her parted legs and traced his finger down the curve of her neck. "Hello Mate." Madison felt her insides flutter when she heard Dante acknowledge her as his mate and licked her lips, eager for what was to come next. She closed her eyes when she saw him lean closer, anticipating his kiss. Dante watched as she closed her eyes and smiled. Leaning forward so that he was barely kissing her, Dante brushed his lips against hers, running his hands to the hem of his shirt. He took his shirt off of her and kissed her, pushing his tongue deep inside of her mouth. He pushed her back onto the bed, pressing his body against hers, rubbing his groin against hers. He released her lips and kissed his way down the valley of her neck and in between her breast. He took a nipple into his mouth and gently sucked, feeling her fingers claw his scalp. Grabbing her other nipple between his fingers, he twisted and pulled her nipple, hearing her breathing become labored. Moving to the other, he switched his ministrations, smiling when she called out his name. He kissed down her toned stomach and reached her lower abdomen He pulled his boxers down her legs and threw them over his shoulder Opening her caramel legs, he looked down at her glistening pussy and groaned as if in agony. He leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on her clit. He felt her legs quiver and smiled. "You like that baby?" Madison looked down at him and nodded her head, not knowing what else to do. Right now, all of her senses were not working. Chuckling, Dante focused back on her pussy, which was slowly oozing her juices out. He lapped up her juices and quickly went back to French kissing her pussy, loving the moans and groans that were escaping her. He felt her hands move down to his shoulders, pushing him away, but also urging him to continue bringing pleasure to her body. "Dante... I..." Locking her legs around his neck, Madison bit her bottom lip and tilted her head back in ecstasy. Whatever Dante's warm tongue was currently doing to her body, she certainly was not stopping him from continuing, but boy did he know how to deliver her the pleasure that she needed. She felt slight tremors run through her body and watched with hazy eyes as he quickly discarded his clothes, giving her a small strip tease as he was pulling down his pants. Opening her legs, she waited for Dante to climb in between them and was surprised when he told her to turn onto her stomach. Dante watched as her plump ass came in his line of vision and did not stop the growl that escaped him. He and his wolf were both excited of what was to come, but he couldn't help but do the one thing he has been waiting to do since he met her. Walking behind her, he gently cupped both of her cheeks, massaging her ass in the palm of his hands. Pushing his hips out, he rubbed himself against her and tilted his head back at the sensations that ran through his body. Slapping her ass, he growled again. "Move to the middle of the bed." He watched as she swiftly moved to the middle, display her now glistening pussy to his eyes as well. Getting up on the bed, he settled behind her and grabbed his cock, rubbing up against her pussy lips. He pushed inside of her slowly and watched as she arched her back and moaned at the exquisite pleasure. He felt her heat pulsing around him and urged himself not to come just yet. She was so hot. Pushing her back down with his hand, he slowly pulled out and entered at the same pace. Picking up his speed, he quickly stirred up her orgasm, stopping when he knew she was just falling over the edge. Madison huffed in agitation when she noticed what Dante was doing and decided to play her own game. Although she knew nothing about sex, she did know there was one thing that guys liked. Rising up on her hands, she pushed back on him as he entered her and pulled back, tightening her muscles around him and smiling in satisfaction when she heard a long moan escape from him. Dante stilled his movements and let her take over, enjoying her dominate side coming out. He placed his hands behind his head and moaned each time he felt her tighten around him. He felt his orgasm approach and grabbed her hips, quickly pounding away into her. Madison placed her head down on the bed as she felt a surge of pleasure run threw her body. Dante looked down at the curve of Madison's back and felt possessiveness run through him. Grabbing her shoulders, he brought her back against his front and whispered into her ear. "You like that baby?" He heard her moan and wrapped his arms around her body. He ran his hand down her stomach and quickly found clit, flicking it with the pad of his thumb. He felt her legs quiver against him and felt something snap within him. "Mate with me love. Become my mate." He felt her nod her head and brought his wolf forward. He continued to fiercely stroke inside her, feeling not only her orgasm approaching, but also his own. "Oh Dante," Madison moaned. "I'm c—" Madison felt her eyes roll to the back of her head as pure bliss overcame her. She felt Dante bite into her shoulder and felt another wave of pleasure come over her. Just as she thought they were done, she felt something grow inside her. "Dante..." Pushing her forward, Dante forced his knot within her and immediately pumped into with short strokes. He heard her breathless moans calling out his name and felt his balls tighten. Holding on to her waist, he stilled his movement and filled her with his seed. He wrapped his arm around her body and brought her up against his front, resting her head on his chest. He fell onto his back and brought their bodies onto their side, placing small kisses on her dewy neck. "You ok?" Madison tried to pull her body away from his and was surprised when she could'nt. It was like he was lodged within her. "What is that?" Laughing, Dante ran his hand over her stomach and nuzzled her neck. "That is my knot. It binds us together when we make love so that I can impregnate you." He felt her nod in understanding and sighed. He and his wolf were finally satiated now that Madison was officially mated with them and he smiled at the prospect of getting her pregnant. He felt his knot slowly go down and slipped out of her. He watched as she moved and draped her leg over his waist, resting her whole body on his side. Finding His Mate... Ch. 05 "So when will I turn into a wolf?" Dante laughed and massaged her ass with his hand. "Since you are so eager, you will have to wait. Your first shift will be on the next full moon." Madison lifted her head and looked into his eyes. "That's in 2 weeks. Do I have to really wait that long?" Lifting up his hand, Dante rubbed her cheek with the pad of his thumb. He wrapped his hand around the back of her neck and brought her down for a kiss. "Yes you will have to wait that long. Trust me, it will come here faster than you think." Pouting her bottom lip, Madison laid her head down on his chest. "If you say so." Madison yawned and snuggled closer to his heat, letting his heart beat rock her to sleep. Dante looked up at the ceiling as he held Madison to his side and sighed. Although he was happy that he mated with Madison, he could not get over the threat that could possibly be approaching them in the days to come. He especially could not shake the uneasy feeling that came over him each time he thought of the way Carlo reacted to the scent of Madison. There was something strange to it and he didn't like it. Bringing Madison close to his body, he bent down and placed a kiss on her head, silently promising to protect her no matter what. He felt sleep start to lure him and closed his eyes, drifting off into a much needed sleep. ** "So Dante, where did that name come from? If you ask me, it doesn't seem fit." Dante looked down at Madison, who was casually lying on his chest with her hands under her chin, and smiled. "Well for starters it is not pronounced Dawnte, but Dante. There is a long 'A' sound. It's Italian." Madison tested his name on her tongue and smiled. "That's so cute to me for some reason." Dante tilted his head to the side and looked up as if he was thinking. "Cute. Is that all I am to you?" Biting her bottom lip, Madison ran her tongue across her lips. "No. You're adorable too." Dante scrunched up his face and narrowed his eyes. "Just adorable?" Madison bent down and placed a soft kiss on his stomach. She slowly made her way up to his neck, biting him here and there. Making her way to his ear, she took it in between her teeth and smiled when he shuddered. This seems to be his sweet spot, shr though to herself. Kissing her way to his lips, she reached up and ran her fingers through his hair. She reached a hand down and lightly grasped his, moving it to her center. "If you were just adorable and cute to me do you think I would be this wet for you?" she said seductively while looking him directly in the eyes. She watched as they immediately turned and prepared herself for the hot sex she knew he was going to deliver to her. It was weird that just days ago she did not know what the pleasures of sex was and now she couldn't get enough of it. Dante dipped his finger into her dripping sex and smiled when a moan escaped her. Flipping them over so that he was on top of her, he looked down into her eyes as he lined his cock with her entrance. Just as he was about to enter her, there was a knock at the door. He growled his irritation and quickly leapt off the bed, stomping over to the door. He opened it up and looked Gino in the eyes. "What the hell do you want?" Gino looked into Dante's furious eyes and smelled the air. He was hit with the smell of arousal and cautiously took a step back, not wanting to get his head taken off. Clearing his throat, he looked down at the floor. "Giovanni is downstairs and wants to speak with you." Dante looked behind his shoulders at Madison, who was lounging on the bed with her legs open to his eyes and turned to look back at Gino. "Is it urgent?" He watched as Gino nodded his head cautiously and sighed. "I'll be down in a few." Closing the door, Dante closed his eyes and rested his head against it. How was he going to get through a meeting when he was hard as hell? He felt small arms wrap around his waist and turned around. "I'll make it up to you later." Madison said before kissing his torso. Leaning down, Dante stole a quick kiss from Madison's lips and walked over to his closet to put some clothes on. Madison watched as he got ready and felt this nauseous feeling run over her. Just before he was about to leave, she got up from the bed and stopped him, standing on her toes to place a kiss on his lips. Dante was surprised when Madison ran over to give him a kiss, but welcomed it. Pulling back, he looked down at her and smiled. "If this is the kind of going away gift I'll get each time I leave, I'll leave more often." Madison felt her cheeks start to heat and stared down at the floor. "I just don't want you to leave." Because I feel like something is going to happen, she thought to herself. Although she knew that Dante would want to know if she felt uneasy in any kind of way, she didn't want to make him too concerned, especially when he was about to go to some meeting that was apparently important. Kissing him one last time, Madison watched as he left the room and closed the door. She stretched her body and slightly winced when she felt her sore muscles. She grabbed Dante's robe and walked over to the bathroom, closing the door behind her. Setting the shower to the temperature she wanted, she was about to step inside when she heard the bedroom door close. Sighing, Madison put on the robe and walked out the bathroom. "Dante, it's ok I will be fine. Go to your-" She stopped when she saw Giovanni standing in the middle of the room and felt the air leave her lungs. Why the hell was he here? How did he even get in here? Where was Dante? She felt tears start to form in the back of her eyes when she thought of how she should have told Dante what she was feeling. "Well hello to you too Maddy. I'm quite surprised that I found you here of all places." Madison took a step back and was about to run to the bathroom door, but stopped when she saw him pull out a knife. She swallowed audible and looked into his eyes. "What do you want from me Giovanni?" She watched as he slowly stalked over to her, taking a step back as he took a step forward. "I want you." She saw him quickly move over to her and turned to run into the bathroom. She fell with a loud thud onto the floor when he pulled the belt of Dante's robe. He immediately covered her body with his and placed his hand over her mouth. "Don't you dare scream or I will cut those pretty lips of yours off." Giovanni threatened, placing the knife up to her lips making sure he pressed into her skin. Madison felt tears start to run down her face and silently called Dante. Please come and get me. Dante please, she said to herself vainly, knowing that Dante could not hear her. "Don't cry sweet one. I'll make sure I take good care of you," she heard him say before her world went black. ** "The motherfuckers attacked my father Dante. I don't know about you, but that shit really hurts. I know you may think that I am some sneaky person, but I'm not. Sure I don't like you, but I want those fuckers to pay." Dante looked up and watched as Giovanni paced the room with angry tears falling down his face. Yes, he did not like him, but he couldn't deny the raw emotion that Giovanni was displaying to him as being fake. Sighing, he opened his mouth to speak but stopped when he felt fear run through his bond between Madison. He heard her scream in his mind and opened the doors to his bedroom. Looking around the room, he sniffed the air. Dropping to the ground, he heard Gino and Giovanni come up behind him and ran his hands down his face. "Boss?" Gino said hesitantly, not knowing what was going on. He watched as Dante rose up to his feet and took a step back at the pure murder that was written on his face. "He took her. That fucker took her!" Gino tilted his head in confusion and sniffed the air. He felt a growl escape him when he realized who it was. That bitch! Finding His Mate... Ch. 06 Special thanks to my editors. They are the best! Enjoy! * Madison felt her head swimming and tried vainly to open her eyes. Pain immediately shot to her head and she gritted her teeth to stop herself from screaming out. Bringing her hand to her head, she breathed in deeply before once again trying to open her eyes. "Oh God..." Madison moaned, feeling pain rock her consciousness. She blinked her eyes rapidly, trying to clear her vision and looked up at what she assumed was a ceiling. She observed the intricate design and realized she was in a bedroom. "Dante?..." She silently prayed that everything was a dream and that Dante was really beside her as she slowly rose up from her position. She looked around at the red furniture and felt her stomach turn as realization kicked in. She was not in her bedroom. Dante was not just sitting beside her, giving her one of his goofy smiles, and she was really captured by Giovanni. She felt tears start to roll down her face as she thought of what he could possibly want with her. Clearly he wanted to do more than just kill her and that thought alone caused her to leap off the bed. "I have to get out of here" she muttered to herself quietly as she made her way over to the door. She was about to open it when Giovanni burst through, causing her to quickly scurry back. Giovanni looked as Madison tried to hurry back to her place and smiled. He loved when he smelt fear emit from her body. It was like an aphrodisiac to him, spurring him on. Closing the door behind him, he looked around at the room he put her in and smiled. "Beautiful isn't it?" Madison watched as Giovanni surveyed the room as if he has not seen it before and looked at him wearily. "What do you want Giovanni?" She watched as he quickly made his way over toward her and jumped on the bed, hurrying to the other side. She looked at him from across the bed and waited for what he was to do next. Giovanni smiled at her and found it adorable that she really thought she could stay away from him. Chuckling, he sat down on the bed and patted on the spot next to him. "Sit down." He watched her for a minute, seeing if she was really going to sit down and smiled when she didn't. "Fair enough." Before Madison had time to react, Giovanni was immediately upon her, pinning her down beneath his weight. She tried to fight him, bucking her hips in attempt to get him of her. She felt his member against her and immediately stopped. She looked up into his eyes, swirling with lust and saw a sinister smile creeping across his face, instantly feeling bile start to come up from her throat. This was turning him on! Narrowing her eyes, she looked deep into his. "You are one sick fuck you bastard!" She felt pain hit her as her head whipped to the side. Giovanni looked down at her now red face, marked with his handprint, and felt his cock twitch. Bending down, he licked her neck up to her face and bit her cheek between his teeth. He growled when he heard her scream and lapped up her tears with his tongue. "You see, I love it when women fight me. If you haven't noticed it really turns me on." He moved down to bite her neck and stopped when he saw a bite mark. He tilted his head to the side and looked closer, realizing what it was. Feeling anger rise within him, he wrapped his hand around her neck, cutting off her air way. How could this bitch mate with someone! Why would she mate with another man that was not me?! He felt his wolf start to emerge, begging to show Madison a few lessons. Madison looked up into his eyes, which were rapidly changing from green to amber with each breath he took, and realized he was a Were. How she did not notice this before, she had no clue. She focused back on her breathing, trying to not pass out, and groaned when it was a failed cause. She saw specks start to form in the backs of her eyes and knew she was about to faint. She fought to maintain her consciousness, realizing he was not going to let go of her throat. Looking into his eyes, she forced a moan from her throat. "Please..." Giovanni heard her plea for him to stop and snapped from his anger. He looked into her fearful brown eyes and licked his lips. She was so sexy when she begged for his mercy. He elongated his claws and sunk them deep within her skin just to the point where there was blood seeping out. He listened to her blood curling screams and rubbed his hips against hers, moaning at the sweet friction that he missed so much. Bending down, he licked her sweet skin once again and rubbed harder against her body. "You know...although that bitch Dante fucked you, I'm sure he did not bring you the great pleasure that I can bring," he said harshly into her ear. He heard a small whimper escape her throat and smiled. Licking his lips, he elongated his fangs and sunk his teeth deep into her neck. Madison screamed as she felt Giovanni bit her, trying to keep herself from passing out. This is not happening to me right now. This is not happening, she silently chanted to herself. She felt her body start heating up from his bite and once again gritted her teeth as pain started to arise deep within her stomach. She felt her muscles clench, fighting to keep her alive. She felt her world start to go black, but willed herself not to go under. She couldn't pass put. She couldn't leave herself vulnerable to his ministrations. Fight! She heard someone calling in her head. Giovanni ripped his teeth from Madison's flesh and marveled in the sweet taste of her blood. She was so decadent and rich. Now he knew why Dante kept her hidden. Feeling his need start to grow for her, he rose up from the floor and started unbuckling his pants. "You know I'm going to have to fuck you?" He watched as her eyes slowly rolled to the back of her head and tsked. "No. No. You can't miss the show." Bending down, he grabbed her roughly by tie of her robe, ignoring the sound of her seam ripping and looked down at her plump lips. Those lips that he claimed over and over when he had her for himself. Those lips that he pummeled mercilessly over and over again with his cock. He felt his cock get harder at the thought and was about to stake his claim on her lips once again when he felt a sharp pain in his groin. Releasing her, he bent down and grabbed his cock. "You bitch!" Madison wasted no time and ran for the door, looking for the nearest exit. She felt pain grip her insides with each step she took, but ignored it, only focused on getting out of Giovanni's house. Taking the steps by twos, she heard Giovanni scream for someone to catch her and went out the front doors. She felt the cool air hit her skin and ran full speed for the trees. She felt her legs get heavy as the pain increased to inferno and slowed down. Don't stop! Feeling newfound strength within her, she picked up her speed, looking behind her as she heard howls fill the air. So focused on what was behind her, she forgot to look to the front and yelled out in pain when she tripped on a branch. Falling down to the forest floor, she held her ankle, gritting her teeth together. Rolling over, she placed her hands on the ground and tried to push herself up, crying out when she couldn't. She heard the howls get closer and cried. I'm so sorry Dante, she said in her mind. So, so sorry. She felt bile start to come from her throat and leaned over, spitting up blood on the ground. Her stomach clenched in protest, the pain increasing with each spasm of her body. She didn't know what was happening to her. Closing her eyes, she silently said a prayer as she realized she was about to die. She opened her eyes when she felt something above her and looked up into a white wolf that had bright amber eyes. That looks like the wolf from the woods, she thought before her world went black. ** Daniel looked down at his brother's mate, who was breathing heavily, and sighed. If it wasn't for him catching her scent, he was sure that she would have been dead by now. Although it may have seemed strange, he felt the need to protect her whenever his brother was not around, even when they did not know. Ever since he saw her at the club he felt pulled to her. Of course it wasn't in a mating way, but instead in a brotherly way. It was like he would kill anyone who dared to hurt her. He was snapped out of his reverie when he heard her whimper and was immediately at her side. Madison moaned from the pain she was feeling and opened her eyes. She looked around and immediately clashed eyes with amber ones. Where the hell was she and who was he? "We are at my safe house and I am Daniel." Madison tilted her head to the side. Did he just read my mind? Daniel smiled at her and ran his fingers through his hair. "I did not read your mind; you projected your thoughts to me." Madison cleared her throat and looked into his eyes. "Are you Dante's brother?" She watched as he slowly nodded his head before he turned around. She heard him grabbing something from a nearby table and slowly rose up from where she was lying, ignoring her body's plea to lie down. Standing up, she tested out her ankle and tried to stretch her tight muscles, clenching her teeth together from the pain. Daniel brought a cup full of alcohol to her and put it up to her lips. "Drink. You need it." Madison put her lips to the cup and gagged when the liquid hit her taste buds. She let the liquid run down her throat and pushed the cup away when she felt her stomach churn. Bending over, she placed her hands on her stomach as she spit up blood, feeling beads of sweat form on her brow. Daniel watched as she lurched in front of him and realized she was worst than he thought. Whatever Carlo gave to her, or more like did to her, was causing her body to react. Putting the cup down, she walked over and grabbed a towel, putting it under the sink for water. He turned and caught Madison before she lay down in her own blood and picked her up. Walking over to his bed, he gently placed her down and put the cool towel on her forehead. He grimaced when he felt how hot she was and knew he had to get her to Dante before her condition worsened. "Am I going to die?" Daniel looked down into her sleepy eyes and saw sadness lurking in them. Although he wanted to tell her everything was going to be ok, he honestly didn't know. Rubbing her brow, he watched as a tear leaked from the corner of her eye and felt his heart breaking. "You're not going to die little one. I'm going to get you to Dante real soon." Picking her body up, Daniel settled her comfortably against his chest and draped a cover over her body. He walked over to his front door and opened it, feeling the cool air hit his skin. He looked back and took one last look at his home before racing through the woods. ** "Dante. I understand that he took her, but you have to think logically here. Clearly Carlo is behind all of this, but rashly attacking without a plan will only make matters worse." Dante stopped his pacing and looked at Gino as if he had grown two heads. Was he seriously telling him not to attack Carlo for his mate? Tilting his head to the side, he felt his wolf growl and stepped closer to Gino. "I hope you are not telling me to sit here idly as my mate could be getting tortured right now under the hands of a man who clearly wants her dead? I hope that you are not telling me to sit and wait to see if he will return Madison to me in one piece. I really hope, that you are not telling me all of this." Gino looked into Dante's now murderous eyes and bowed his head. There was no getting to him. Dante had his mind set on attacking Carlo without a plan. Shaking his head, he waited for what Dante was to do next. Dante turned away from Gino and walked over toward his window. Looking out, he thought of how he failed to protect his mate and felt his heart call out to him. He really hoped she was ok right now and something inside him was telling him she was. He turned and looked back at Gino. "Gather everyone and prepa-" He stopped when he was hit with a fresh pine scent and stood stock still. It couldn't be? Smelling the air once again and looked over at Gino who seemed to recognize the scent as well. Racing out the office door, he made his way down to the foyer and ripped the doors open, feeling his senses fill with the sweet smell of vanilla. Daniel raced to the front doors of his brother's home, ignoring the stares of the many surprised pack members and was surprised when he saw the doors open. He watched as his brother's startled eyes took in his appearance and then his mate's. "Dante." Dante looked into his brother's eyes and felt relief wash over him; relief that his brother was ok and relief that his brother found his mate. He looked down at her battered face and immediately took her in his arms. He felt how hot she was and looked at Daniel. "What's wrong with her?" Ushering Dante inside, Daniel called for someone to alert the pack doctor that they were in need of his services before following Dante up the stairs. He felt Dante's worry rippling off of him and wished he could say something that could calm his erratic feelings. Walking inside his room, Dante took the cover off of Madison's body and realized she was still in his robe. Turning around, he watched as Daniel moved to the bathroom, leaving him to uncover his mate. He looked back down at Madison and pulled his robe from her body, making sure that he was gentle. He surveyed her flesh, seeing if there were any serious wounds on her body. He traveled his eyes up to her neck and growled when he saw deep claw marks and a bite mark. Bending forward, he licked the talon marks clean first, watching as they immediately started to heal. He leaned back up and moved to clean the bite mark, but stopped when he smelled a foul odor emitting from it. What is that? Leaning closer, he sniffed her wound again and grimaced when he smelled the same scent once again. What is going on? Putting her under the covers, he heard his name escape off of her lips and bent forward, cradling her head between his hands. "It's ok sweetheart. I'm here now. I'm here." She said his name once again before she dozed off in her own consciousness. Dante stepped back and ran his hands through his hair, looking up when he heard Daniel leave the bathroom. "What's going on with her?" he asked, gesturing towards Madison's motionless body. Daniel looked at Dante and was about to speak when there was a knock on the door. Looking back over at Dante quickly, Daniel made his way over to the door and was surprised when he saw a brunette burst through. "Oh Dante. I am so sorry. I heard that Madison was kidnapped and immediately came up here to soothe your troubled soul." Alessia said as she ran over and wrapped her arms around Dante's torso, ignoring his rigid body. Dante looked over at Daniel, who was looking at Alessia and sighed. Reaching behind him, he unlatched her hands from around his body and gently shoved them into her chest. He watched as her eyes widened and took in a deep breath. He closed his eyes and counted down from ten before he looked back at her. "I do not know how many times I have to tell you that you are not my mate, but soon you will get that message when my mate comes to rip your head off. I am not saying that as a threat, but a promise. I would advise you to stop coming onto me and go out and look for your true mate. Now. Please leave so I can tend to my mate. Thank you." He watched as Alessia huffed before she stomped out of the room. Daniel looked back at the closed door before looking at Dante and put up his finger. He was about to open his mouth to speak again and growled when there was another knock at the door. Turning on his heels, he ripped the door open. "What?" He looked down at the startled doctor and moved out of the way so that he could come inside. Dante held back his laugh at his brother's anger and greeted the doctor. "Dr. Ovine. It's good to see you." Dante guided the doctor to Madison's sweating body and looked down at her. "She was captured and came back like this. It seems that she was bitten, but when I went to clean it, some foul odor was emitting from it. Can you look to see what it is and if there will be any harm to her body?" Dr. Ovine quickly nodded his head and went to work. He looked down at his Alpha's mate and felt her head. He winced when he felt how hot she was and looked back at Dante, who was standing close nearby. "Can you fill a bowl with cold water and bring it to me?" Turning back around, he moved back to Madison and tilted her head to the side so that he could get a better look at her wound. He looked down at the oozing bite mark and put his glasses on the bridge of his nose. Reaching into his bag, he took out a scalpel and a syringe before moving to her wound. He heard a growl from behind him and looked behind into his Alpha's angry eyes. "My Alpha. I need to get a sample of this substance that is oozing out of the wound before I can clean it. It seems to be some kind of poison and I would like to get a better look." Dante hesitated before nodding his head and watched as the doctor continued. He heard Madison grunt when the cool metal touched her wound before her eyes popped open and frantically searched around. Clashing eyes with hers, he felt pain run through their bond. "It hurts." Dante was at her side of the bed at once and rubbed the opposite cheek from where Dr. Ovine was working while looking into her eyes. "It's ok. I'm here." Madison looked into Dante's green eyes and, although happy to see him, she couldn't believe him. There was no way that it would be ok right now. Not when her body was on fire and she felt as though the side of her neck was slowly burning off. She felt tears run down her cheek when another wave of pain washed over her. She tried to focus on his eyes and keep in her grunt of pain but couldn't. Dante looked into her face and growled. What was the doctor doing that was causing his mate so much pain? He looked up at the doctor, who was concentrating on Madison's wound and seemed not to hear her grunts of pain and growled louder. "What are you doing?" Dr. Ovine looked up into his Alpha's eyes and sped up his process, doing his best to clean up her wound efficiently. Taking the last bit of poison out of her, he wrapped her neck and put the fluid into a tube. He pulled out another syringe and looked over at Dante, who was trying to calm his mate down. "This will help the pain and hopefully push everything that is inside of her out." Inserting the needle into her arm, he watched as Madison slowly started to calm down before closing her eyes. Looking back up at his Alpha, he closed his bag. "Feed her many fluids. Do not be alarmed if she starts to throw up, that is just her body getting rid of the foreign fluid in her system. I will return to you when I find out what this is. She is a strong woman." Turning around, Dr. Ovine walked out of the bedroom, heading to his headquarters. Dante looked down at Madison's body, watching as her chest rose and fell at an even pattern and sighed. He felt guilt start to pass over him at his inability to protect her and bowed his head. "Don't blame yourself brother. There was nothing that you could have done better that would have changed this situation." Dante looked up at his brother, forgetting that he could read people's minds and dropped his shoulders. "I left here alone when she should have been at my side. I knew there was a threat to her life and I just dismissed it because I believed the guy was just human. Little did I know that it was an Alpha from a pack near me. I overlooked the simple clue that Carlo is sometimes called Giovanni when he does not want anyone to know his first name. That simple mistake almost cost my mate's life. There is no excuse for why my mate is sitting right here in pain. It is my fault." Daniel looked at his brother and shook his head. He was still the same. Stubborn and trying to save the world. Stuffing his hands in his pockets, he looked at Madison. Finding His Mate... Ch. 06 "She seems like a nice person." Dante smiled lightly before looking back at Madison. Sweeping his thumb across her cheek, he looked over at the water that he did not know was brought to the room and dipped a rag in it. Wringing it out, he neatly folded it and placed it on her forehead, smiling when he heard her moan in content. "She's wonderful." He glanced at her one last time before looking at his brother. "Thank you." Daniel dismissed his brother's thanks, shaking his head. "Don't thank me. It was and still is my duty to protect my family." Dante looked into his brother's eyes and sighed. He did not know how his brother could be so protective over someone he didn't know well. Nodding his head, he attended back to Madison and heard his brother leave the room. He rubbed her forehead and watched as she moved to her side, leaning into his touch. "Hey there love. I know you can't hear me, but I wanted to say that I am sorry for not protecting you better. I should have watched over you, but instead I dismissed a threat that almost took your life." He felt his throat tighten at the prospect of her not being there with him and swallowed. "Forgive me." He moved beside her so that she was resting comfortably at his side and closed his eyes. Just as he was slowly drifting off to take a quick nap, he heard a voice in his head. I forgive you. ** Dante woke up when he heard the door to his bedroom open and looked to see Tiffany coming inside. He looked down at Madison, who was resting her head on his chest and wrapped his arm around her body. Although he knew that Tiffany was no threat to Madison's life, his wolf was on overtime when it came to protecting their mate. He leaned forward slightly and looked at her wound, which was silently oozing a yellow substance. He felt her temperature, which, although slightly warm, it felt better than it did just hours ago. Unraveling her limbs from around his body, he got out of the bed and walked into his bathroom. He came out with a new wrap and looked over at Tiffany, who was looking down at Madison with stricken eyes. "If she starts moving, can you hold her down while I clean her bandages?" Tiffany looked up and quickly nodded her head, not knowing what else to do. She knew that Madison was in a bad state, but to see her best friend unconscious with a bandage on her neck scared the shit out of her. She moved beside Tiffany on the bed and rubbed her hand soothingly down the side of her face. Dante took off Madison's bandages and quickly wiped her wound, happy that she was just slightly moaning instead of thrashing all over the place. He looked down at it, making sure it was healing and nodded approvingly when he saw her skin slowly coming together. Wrapping her neck back up, he took the old bandages and disposed of them in the trash. He walked back over and looked down at Tiffany, who seemed to still be in shock. "I have to go tend to some business. Keep an eye on her. Do not leave her side!" Dante watched as Tiffany nodded her head and left the room. He made his way down to his office and walked through the doors. Gino snapped upright in his chair when he heard Dante enter and looked over at Daniel. Clearing his throat, he looked at Dante, who seemed to be waiting for him to speak. "Rich went to search the club and found some kind of substance under the bar. We had a suspicion that it was the same substance that the bartender tried to put in Madison's drink and went to question him. He was scared shitless and told us that Carlo told him to slip it in her drink and a few others, including Moe. It seemed as though Moe was a frequent visitor at you club and, since he was also Madison's employer, we could only assume that is why Carlo went specifically after him. We took the substance and gave it to Dr. Ovine who confirmed that it was what is in Madison's system. From there we gave Moe the same antibiotic that was given to Madison to purge the poison from his system so that we could get more information from him." Dante digested what Gino told him and nodded his head. "Where is Moe now?" "He's still in the same place, but his body seems to be denying the antibiotic. He keeps throwing up blood. He is still talking crazy though." Dante rubbed his hand over his mouth and sighed. If that was happening to Moe, he could only hope that Madison would respond much better to the same antibiotic. She was doing well now, but time would only tell if she would fully heal. As he was thinking, something occurred to him. "How was it transmitted to Moe and the others when Madison got it from a bite?" Gino was about to speak when there was a knock at the door. Dante waited as Daniel made his way over to the door and opened it. He watched as the doctor made his way inside, keeping his head bowed. "My Alpha. I figured out what exactly that poison is. After much testing and a lot of deliberating, it is snake poisoning. Now it is not the kind of poisoning that you would find in your average venomous snake, but instead a mixture of different poisonings put together. If you ask me, whoever made this mixture put in a lot of time to get the combination stable." Dante looked at the doctor and frowned up his face. "And since it was transmitted to Madison in a bite, how did the person get it into their system?" Dr. Ovine clapped his hands excitedly, apparently happy at his discovery and pushed his glasses up his nose. "That is something else that I found. Whoever gave this venom to Madison placed the mixture in themselves first. In a way, they used themselves as a bowl, adding everything together, hoping that nothing would mess up. It's very innovative if you ask me, but also dangerous." Dante finally understood what was going on and shook his head. "And the venom, could it be used as an enhancer of some kind?" "Yes, but by the way Madison was responding to the venom, whoever placed it within her did not have the intention of enhancing her abilities. It seems they were trying to stop them. Since, by the permanent bite I saw, she is recently mated, by injecting her with this venom, you would essentially be stopping the mating process. You would stop the gene from taking over her human genes and that would cause her to only be half a Were, which, as you know, is basically being a human." Dr Ovine waited for anymore questions that his Alpha may have and watched as he digested everything that he told him. "Thank you doctor. You don't understand how valuable this is. Make sure nobody gets their hands on that venom?" He opened his eyes and watched as the doctor hurriedly left the room, eager to continue on with his duties. Turning his attention back to his Betas, he stood up from his chair and straightened his back. "Get everyone together and prepare. I have a feeling that Carlo is going to pay us a little visit in order to get Madison back. Be sure you tell everyone not to mistake Giovanni for being Giovanni Romano. Tell everyone that Carlo Giovanni Russo is our target. Make sure that the ladies make their way to the safe house with the children. Do it quickly." He watched as Gino and Rich went to leave, leaving him alone with Daniel. "Brother." Daniel lifted his hand to silence Dante, already knowing what he was going to say. "You do realize that if I did not want to fight beside you, I would have dropped Madison off and seen my way back to where I was. We are in this together, despite our past." Dante looked into his brother's eyes and sighed. "I am sorry that I was not there for you in your time of mourning. If I could turn the tables around, I would have stopped you from hurting your mate." Daniel felt sadness roll over him at the thought of his lost mate, but shook the feeling to the side. He would have time to think about the past and now was not that time. Raising his chin, he steeled his eyes and stood up. "There is no need to apologize. There is nothing that you could have done that would have changed what the Fates had planned out." He stopped his brother again when he saw that he wanted to speak and chuckled. "You know you are very stubborn. Your apologies are not needed. I understand that you always wanted to save the world, but there is only so much that you can do. Now go and tend to your mate before the battle starts." Dante closed his mouth in acceptance and moved around his brother. Just as he was leaving, he looked back at Daniel. "You know I'm going to have to kick your ass for talking to me as if I am not your Alpha?" Shrugging his shoulders, Daniel followed Dante out of the room and stopped walking when a tantalizing scent hit his nose. He felt his wolf howl in his mind at the scent and was confused. What could be causing his wolf so much distress? He looked at Dante who was looking at him and realized he said something. "What?" Dante looked at Daniel suspiciously before realizing what was happening. "You just growled 'mine'?" he watched as Daniel tilted his head to the side in confusion smiled. "Come with me. I want to show you something." Daniel followed his brother, still lost as to why he said mine and realized they were walking toward his brother's bedroom. He looked over at Dante, who just smiled at him and felt his suspicion rise. "What's going on?" Dante shrugged his shoulders and continued walking. He heard growls start to emit from Daniel's chest as they came closer to his bedroom doors and couldn't help but laugh. His brother didn't even realize that he was openly growling because he was nearing his mate. Shaking his head, he made his way to the doors and opened them, startled to see Madison, wearing one of his t-shirts, and sitting on the bed with Tiffany. Madison turned toward the doors when she heard them open and felt her heart flutter when she saw Dante walk through. She saw Daniel behind him, and although happy to see him as well, she really wanted to jump off the bed and run into Dante's arms. "Dante..." She cleared her groggy throat and looked toward Tiffany for water. Dante went to walk to Madison, but stopped when he felt Daniel's iron grip on his arm. He looked up at him and noticed that his eyes were shining brightly, murder lurking within them. She's mine! Dante heard Daniel growl in his mind and would have laughed if his health was not on the line. Daniel was willing to kill him to prevent him from nearing Tiffany and he didn't think that Madison nor Tiffany would like their mates fighting one another. Taking a step back towards the door, he looked at Madison who was looking at him warily. Tell Tiffany to make her way over here before a bloodbath happens before your eyes. Do it now. Madison heard Dante speak in her mind and would have been scared shitless if under different circumstances. She looked over at Tiffany, who seemed to be just as nervous as she was and then looked back at Dante. Realizing that she could probably speak to Dante the same way, she focused on her mind. How can I tell her this without Daniel noticing? Dante looked at her shocked, surprised really, that she developed this skill so soon and quickly shook himself mentally. You spoke to me?! He saw Madison roll her eyes and chuckled. I'm sorry my love, it is just so surprising. But to answer your question, because you and Tiffany are attached, she should be able to hear you. It is like me and Gino talking to each other mentally. Madison looked over at Tiffany and waited until their eyes locked before saying anything. Tiffany, Go over towards Dante now! Tiffany felt her mouth fall open when she heard Madison mentally speak to her and was about to ask her questions on how it was possible when she heard a growl from the door. She turned her attention toward Dante and whoever was behind him and saw Dante hit her with a hard stare. Looking back at Madison, she slowly slipped off of the bed and made her way over to the door, hearing the growls grow louder as she made her way closer. She stopped when she was in front of Dante and looked up into his face. "What did yo-" Before she was able to finish her sentence, she was immediately pinned to the ground. She felt someone nuzzling her neck, telling her that she was his over and over again and felt her body heat start to rise. What the hell is going on with me? She felt the slight tugging of her wolf in her mind and realized what was happening. She had found her mate. Daniel inhaled the fresh scent of his mate and had to stop himself from pinning her with his knot in the middle of the room. She was so soft all over and he couldn't help but coat her body with his scent. He ran his hands down the sides of her body, enjoying the sweet curves that he felt, and molded his body closer to hers. God she was so soft. He felt her body temperature start to rise, specifically in her lower region, and nipped her neck with his teeth. He heard his wolf command to mate with her over and over again and was about to do it until he heard his brother call his name. "Daniel!" Dante repeated, seeing where this was going. Although it has been years since the last time Daniel lost his control, he didn't want to chance him hurting Tiffany. Daniel looked his brother in the eyes and then back down at his mate, finally getting a good look at her and shook the fog from his head. Although he still wanted to take her right now, he understood his brother's reason for calling his name. Bending down, he looked deep into her brown eyes, watching as curiosity lurked within them, and placed a light kiss on her lips, lingering to revel in her taste for a minute longer before making his way to her ear. He felt her shudder beneath him when his warm breath tickled her and smiled. "Mine." Tiffany heard his claim over her body and felt a tremor run up her spine. She felt his weight leave from above her and groaned at the lost contact. She looked up and took his hand, looking into his bright amber eyes as he pulled her against his body. She felt his hands run down the curve of her back to her jean clad ass and bit her lip when he grabbed a handful of her ass. She was knocked out of her trance when she heard someone clear their throat and looked to see Dante standing with a smirk on his face. Daniel continued to stare down at her face, taking in her beauty, and did not notice that Dante had said something to him. He turned his head to the side, looking at his brother and brought his mate closer to her body. Dante saw Daniel's subtle action and put his hands up in defense. "Tiffany, this is my brother Daniel. You probably do not remember him because when he left you were just born. Daniel, this is Madison's best friend Tiffany." Tiffany looked up and perused his facial features, taking in his full lips and chiseled face. She noticed his eyes were still amber, as if his wolf was still present and took note of that. She already knew that he had a toned body and didn't have to look in his pants to see if his member matched the rest of him. She felt herself start to get warm again and looked down at the floor. Dante looked at the two soon to be lovebirds and laughed. Walking over to Madison's side, he bent down and took her lips against his. "How are you?" Madison opened her mouth and felt bile start to rise. Ignoring her sore muscles, she jumped off the bed and ran to the bathroom. Leaning over the toilet, she let all of the contents of her stomach out and felt her stomach heave as if there was more. She felt Dante's arms wrap around her body and leaned further into him. Dante flushed the toilet when he saw she was done and felt her knees give out from below her. Taking her in his arms, he set her on top of the bathroom sink and reached for some mouthwash. He handed it to Madison and waited until she was done before picking her up and walking her back over to the bed. Setting her on the ground, he helped her in and put the covers over her. "Rest. I will be here." Dante watched as she closed her eyes, rubbing her forehead soothingly with his thumb. This was bad. The women were supposed to be leaving today, for the safe house, if they haven't already left, and there was no way possible Madison would be well enough by then. He looked up at Tiffany and motioned her to come to his side. "Madison will not be well enough to move for the safe house. I'm going to need you to watch over her with your life." He looked over at his brother and waited for his approval. Although they were not technically mated together just yet, he didn't want to over step his boundaries and assume that his brother would be ok with his mate laying her life down for Madison. He watched as Daniel nodded his head and looked back at Tiffany. "If she-" He stopped when he smelled unfamiliar scents on his territory and felt the hairs on his body stand up. He looked over at Daniel, who seemed to feel the same thing. "They're here." Tiffany looked down at Madison, then at Dante, then to Daniel, and said the only thing that was on her mind. "Oh shit." Finding His Mate... Ch. 07 Dante looked at his brother and quickly gathered Madison in his arms. He watched as Daniel wrapped his arm around Tiffany's waist and walked out of the bedroom, making his way to a secret set of stairs near his room. Looking around, he made sure nobody was around him and opened the door, letting his brother and Tiffany through first. He looked around once again before closing the door behind him and following his brother down the hall. He watched as his brother stopped in front of another door and realized he had to put in a code to open it. Punching it in, he waited until the door was open before walking inside, listening as the door closed behind them. He walked further down the hall and looked around as he came into a mini apartment sized room. He looked over towards the bed and quickly walked over, turning back the covers to rest Madison's body under them. He pulled the covers up over her and bent down to place a kiss on her brow. I'll come back for you. He looked down at her for several more seconds before turning around to look at Tiffany and Daniel. "We have to go." Daniel looked down at his mate and watched as she twiddled with her thumbs nervously, as if she was afraid for something to happen. He looked up at his brother, who was making rounds on the windows, making sure that each one was locked and covered with drapes before looking back down at Tiffany. Walking around her so that they were touching body to body with him in front, he bent down and looked at her frantically searching eyes, listening to her erratic thoughts of everything from him, to how she was going to protect Madison when she didn't even feel her wolf, to if he was going to be ok. He took her chin in between his fingers and mentally commanded her to look into his eyes. "You will be fine." Tiffany looked into Daniel's concerned, bedroom eyes and felt herself gradually calming down. She looked over at Dante who was waiting for his brother to finish, and looked back up into Daniel's eyes. She watched as he slowly moved his head down towards hers, rubbing his thumb across her cheek as a way to calm her jumpy nerves. Daniel bent down and touched his lips against hers, swallowing the whimper that escaped her throat. Bringing their lips together, he felt his senses soar once again when he tasted her sweet, tantalizing mouth. Plunging his tongue deep within her mouth as if he were a dying man and she was his life source, he moved his hands down to her slim waist and brought her body closer to his, rubbing his body against hers and coating her once again with his scent. Although there was no threat of another wolf wanting to claim her, his wolf wanted to unmistakably assert their claim over her, making sure that no Were would ever wonder if she was claimed or not. Realizing that they had little time, he pulled back, placing small kisses on her lips before staring into her eyes. "You will be fine. I promise." Daniel watched as she nodded her head before placing a kiss on her lips one more time. Releasing his hold on her waist, he rubbed her cheek and turned to look at his brother. "Let's go." Dante followed behind his brother to the bedroom doors. Just before walking out, he looked back at Tiffany. "Do not open this door. I do not care if it is me or Daniel coming to beg for you to, you will keep this door closed at all times. When the battle is over, either Daniel or I will come up to let you out. And do not touch those windows. Understand?" Tiffany nodded her head urgently, watching as Dante gave her a hard stare before closing the doors. She heard the electronic latches lock together, jumping at the sudden sound of finality, staring at the door. In the far distance, she heard the first door close as well and swallowed. She was all alone now, here to protect Madison and scared shitless. Turning around, she looked at Madison's motionless body and felt fear creep within her. "Please bring them back," she said to herself quietly. She walked over to the bed and got in under the covers with Madison. Curling into a ball, she looked at the wall and sighed. "Please bring them back to us," she said quietly to herself again, praying that the Fates would answer her prayer for the both of them. ** Dante walked out to the foyer greeting his men as he made his way to the front. Walking up to Rich and Gino, he nodded his head at them and turned around. "Gentlemen. Tonight will be a night for battle. A night to show these rogues who real Weres are. Be fearless, be smart...and please, don't die." He watched as the men erupted with laughter and raised his head to calm them down. "Seriously. You are all my family and it is my duty to protect my family. These Rogues that we are coming up against will be strong, very strong, but we are stronger. And do not be fooled. We are going after Carlo Giovanni Russo." He felt his wolf howl in his mind and knew it was time. Looking back at his Betas, he turned back around to his pack. "Gentlemen...it is time." Howling in the air, Dante commanded his pack members to shift, falling to the ground as he brought his wolf forward. He watched as his hands morphed into black paws and felt his body get bigger. Howling into the air once again, he looked over to his side and saw a white wolf. Realizing it was his brother, he nodded his head in appreciation. He smelled the air once again and realized the rogues were surrounding the house. 'Everyone, go to the nearest exit and exit out the house quickly. They are quickly approaching and I do not want to be surrounded. Go now.' He watched as everyone quickly made their way out and signaled for his brother to follow him. Walking to the back of the house, Dante found the door leading to the back gardens opened and stopped. Looking over to his brother, he motioned for him to search the house as he walked out. The last thing he wanted was for the women to be left alone with a potential predator looking for them. Once he was outside, he listened to the winds blow against him, whispering of a battle ahead. He sniffed the air and followed a scent leading down towards the pack clearing, hearing himself growl as he inched closer. He watched as a figure stood still in his view and growled louder when he saw Carlo standing with a smirk on his face. Baring his teethed, he growled menacingly at Carlo, crouching in an attack position. "Now, now Dante. There is no need for hostility. I am just here to take back what is mine." Carlo looked at Dante and smirked. 'This fool really thinks I am not getting back what is mine. Well he is mistaken.' Walking around the clearing, he looked over at Dante and smiled. "Can you at least talk to me like a man and not a dog?" He smirked when he heard Dante growl at him and stopped walking. Looking up into the sky, he felt power surge through his body. It was happening. He felt his beast wanting to be brought forward and chuckled. "Do you remember the prophecy Dante?" Carlo looked down at Dante and grinned when he saw Dante's face. Although in wolf form, Carlo could see the surprise that was clearly in Dante's eyes. "I guess you do." Stuffing his hands in his pockets, Carlo continued walking, looking back up at the sky. "So, I guess you know how it goes. You know that there will be a time when the Were species will turn evil, fall under a blanket of darkness. You know that it was said there will be a woman who will bear the child that would determine the end to how this revolution will play out. If this woman was to fall under the cloak of darkness and evil, then the child will lead the revolution further into darkness and take over. Well, Dante, I hate to tell you that that woman is Our sweet Madison." Dante digested everything that Carlo had just said and immediately wanted to deny it, but couldn't. Everything made sense now. He remembered his father telling him this tale, telling him that the fate of the Were species will be in the hands of a woman. He remembered the whole thing. The woman would come from a broken house and face many difficulties in her life, but with her perseverance will come a strong child: a child that, just as his or her mother, will have wisdom and compassion. His father told him that it was the duty of the Alphas to protect this woman, even if they themselves did not know that she was the carrier of the future. That explains why Gino and Daniel were ready to immediately lay their lives down for Madison. It explains why Moe said she was a part of the revolution. It all made sense. Dante was about to contact Daniel when he realized something. 'The prophecy only held true if the woman was...' "What did you do to Madison and my baby?" Carlo looked at Dante's face and laughed. "You know Dante, to be so smart you are so dumb. Why would I do anything to harm Madison and the child? I more so helped her so that she wouldn't accidentally turn into a wolf and hurt her child. Sure, she may never have the pleasure of feeling her wolf for the rest of her life, therefore never being able to fully mate with you, giving me the opportunity to mate with her because you would die earlier from not being bitten by her, but that's about it. I guess in short, you can say that I killed her wolf. But don't be sad. With your death and heartache brings me strength. We are already somewhat connected from that bite that I gave her. It was a..." Scratching his chin, Carlo tried to think of what he wanted to say, "I guess you can say it was like a vampire bite, just less lethal" Dante felt his heartache at the prospect of never being able to mate with Madison fully and what the bite really meant, and heard his wolf howl in protest. Growling, he immediately charged at Carlo with murder on his mind, not caring what would happen to him. Carlo saw Dante's feeble attempt to get to him and moved to the side with ease, watching as Dante skidded to the ground. Laughing, he watched as Dante geared up to attack once again and decided to put an end to Dante's misery. The longer Dante stayed alive, the more he will suffer and the less effective his own plan would turn out. He was going to die in the end anyway so why not kill him now? Elongating his talons, he clashed head on with Dante, grabbing him around his neck and effortlessly sinking his talons into his skin, tossing him to the ground as if he weighed nothing more than a feather. Looking down at Dante's body, laughter shook Carlo as he shook his head. Dante felt the blood leaking from his neck and his energy slowly draining from his body, but willed himself to stay alive. He couldn't stop himself from thinking about Madison being pregnant and he was not letting Carlo take his mate and his child. That was not going to happen. Sucking in a deep breath, he rose up and clenched his teeth from the pain that was shooting through his side. He knew for a fact that he had a few broken bones from being thrown to the ground and prayed that he would heal up soon. He looked up and watched as Carlo continued to walk around the clearing as if he was waiting for something to happen "You fool. Do you really believe that you will stop me from getting what is mine? Do you really believe that your attempts to kill me will work?" Carlo looked over at Dante and laughed. "Oh yes. I forgot. You do not want to talk to me like a man so I will not get a response from you." He heard a howl in the air and smiled. "Oh goody. It's starting." ** Madison felt the cool breeze against her skin and moaned in content. She heard an ocean roaring in the background and smiled. 'Dante took me to the beach, she thought to herself.' Shaking the fog from her mind, she opened her eyes and looked up at the clear blue sky, watching as birds flew over her. She felt the sun warming up her skin and stretched her body. Yes, this was definitely what she needed right now. Rising up, she dug her hands in the sand and stood up on her feet, closing her eyes to get her balance. She opened her eyes and looked around, expecting to see Dante and was surprised when there was no one. Running her hands through her short her, she looked out at the sea. "Where the hell am I?" "You are with me. And what did I tell you about cursing?" She stopped the hand that was in her hair and felt her heart beat faster. It couldn't be him. Dropping her hands to her side, she slowly turned around and felt tears form in her eyes when she saw her father. 'This couldn't be happening to me right now. This has to be a dream.' "Nope. No dream. Although your body is on earth, you are here with me in spirit. Now stop thinking and give your daddy a hug." Madison immediately ran into his arms, burying her face against his flannel shirt. She wrapped her arms around his torso and cried. "I'm so sorry. I'm so, so sorry." James held his daughter close to his heart and tightened his hold around her. He knew that she blamed his death on herself and did not like that at all. Yes, she may have made some bad decisions in her life, but to blame his death on herself was not something that he wanted her to do. He rubbed his hands down her back and kissed the top of her head. Stepping back when he felt her calm down, he looked down at her and smiled. "Don't say sorry to me. There was nothing that you could have done that would have changed the situation. What is done is done. And besides, I like my little place here. As you can see, it is very relaxing." Pausing, he ran his eyes over her frame and smiled. "But look at you. My baby girl is all grown up." Madison watched as her dad surveyed her and smiled, wiping the tears from her eyes and cheeks. "Yes. I am definitely grown up. That I am. You look good too." Madison looked up into her father's brightly shining eyes and saw something else in them that she didn't remember seeing when he was alive. There was something in them more than just happiness. She opened her mouth to speak, but stopped when she was interrupted. "James. What's going on out here?" Madison looked up at her father quizzically when she heard a woman's voice and watched as a smile slowly splayed across his face. He moved to the side and Madison's eyes were met with the presence of a woman. A woman who had the same brown eyes as hers: a woman who looked exactly like her. A woman who was her mother! Madison watched as she dropped the cup that was in her hands and was immediately engulfed in another hug. So taken back by the moment, it took Madison some time to realize that her mother was hugging her. Wrapping her arms around her, Madison buried her head in the crook of her mother's neck and cried. "I've missed you so much." Madison heard her mother repeatedly telling her something, but couldn't get over the fact that her mother was right here in her arms. Madison hugged her mother tighter to her before releasing her and stepping back. "I've missed you too." Looking over at her father, she watched as unshed tears formed in his eyes and smiled. "This is why you are so happy. Don't think I did not see that shimmer in your eyes just a minute ago." James laughed at his daughter and walked over to the two best women in his life. Engulfing them both in a hug, he kissed the tops of both of their heads and laughed. Releasing them both, he snaked his arm around his wife's waist and brought her close to his body. "And don't think I didn't see the glimmer in your eyes missy. We're going to go inside and you are going to tell us all about him." Madison smiled shyly and followed her parents inside their small cottage. She was immediately hit with the smell of food and heard her stomach growl. "I see you are hungry. Sit down and I will make you a plate." Madison watched as her mother went to fix her a plate and quickly sat down at the table. She looked up when she saw her father sit across from her and smiled. She noticed that he was looking at her in a strange way and averted her eyes. "You're in love aren't you?" Madison snapped her head up and looked at her father, wanting to deny his accusation, but couldn't deny the growing feelings she was starting to have towards Dante. Dropping her head in defeat, she sighed. "How did you know?" James sat back in his chair and laughed, placing his hand on his stomach. Of course his little girl would find the love of her life when he was gone and then become scared when he acknowledged it. Wiping his eyes, he watched as his wife placed a plate full of food in front of Madison before sitting down beside him. Draping his arm across the back of her chair he grinned. "Why wouldn't I know? Sure I may not be there on earth with you, but a father knows when his little has girl found that someone. Yes, I am upset that I am not there to harass the hell out of him, but...I have this feeling that he is a good man. He definitely has to be a man who doesn't think with his dick if my little girl chose him." Practically spitting out her food, Madison laughed as she watched her mother scold her father for his language and smiled. Leaning back, she thought of Dante and couldn't help the dazed look that washed over her face. She knew for sure that her father would have like Dante a lot. Sighing, she looked down at her plate of food. "Yes. He is," she said, starting to idly play with her food. James noticed the change in his daughter's behavior and immediately became concerned. Looking down at his wife, he watched as she shrugged her shoulders before looking back over at Madison. "What is upsetting you?" Looking up from her plate, Madison looked at her father and shrugged her shoulders, feeling her emotions start to overwhelm her once again. 'Why am I crying so much today?,' she thought to herself. Calming down, she breathed in a deep breath before slowly letting it out. "I just wish you two could meet him. I have a feeling that you both would have liked him, especially you dad." James glanced over at his wife before looking back at his daughter, realizing why she was so upset. He moved forward in his seat and reached over to take Madison's hands in his, squeezing them gently. "Look at me." He waited until she was looking him directly in his eyes before continuing. "Although we may not have the ability to meet him, we know that you have chosen someone that will treat you how I treat your mother. Yes, you made a bad decision before and yes, I wish I could turn back time and tell you more often that I loved you and get you the hell away from the man, but we can't. We have to move on and look to the future. But what I am going to need you to do is move on because I know I already have. Stop looking back on your past and subjecting yourself to your own punishments; by blaming yourself, when you are not to blame, is holding you back. You have a man that is here to love you and wants to love you with all that he has, but you will not be able to accept that love until you accept everything else that has happened in your life. Trust me. Whoever did you wrong will definitely be bitten in the ass by karma. Believe that baby girl." Madison looked over at her parents and wiped tears from her eyes. They didn't know how much she needed that right now. They didn't understand how much she blamed both of their deaths on herself. Chuckling, she wiped her face and ran her fingers through her hair, smoothing it down on her head. She felt as if a huge weight was just lifted from her shoulders and smiled with the relief of it. "I really needed that. You just don't know." James looked at his daughter and smiled. "Yeah. So when am I going to see some grandbabies?" Stuffing some food into her mouth, Madison shook her head and was about to say something when she felt pain run through her. Placing her hand on her stomach, she gritted her teeth. "Ahh..." She saw flashes of Dante in her mind, hurt and bleeding and stood up, knocking the chair down behind her. Finding His Mate... Ch. 07 Leaning forward, she placed her hands on the edge of the table and squeezed her eyes tight, willing the pain to go away. 'What is happening to me?' She felt sweat start to form on her brow and opened her eyes. James watched his daughter and knew that something was going on with her partner. Getting up from his chair, he walked over and embraced her in a hug. "Go and tend to your mate." Madison glanced at her father one last time before her world went black. ** Tiffany looked down at Madison's body and watched as her breathing became labored. Just a minute ago she was crying and she wondered if she was in pain. Getting off of the bed, she walked over to the bathroom and grabbed a rag off of the counter. She placed it under the sink and quickly wet it with cold water. Folding it neatly, she made her way back over to the bed and placed it on top of Madison's forehead. She noticed how hot Madison was and gritted her teeth. 'Please get her through this,' she silently prayed. Tucking the covers under Madison's cheek, she was about to walk back over to the other side of the bed when she heard a howl. She would have shrugged it off, placing it just as a battle cry from one of the wolves below, but this howl did not come from outside of the bedroom. This howl came from the woman who was just sleeping peacefully in the bed a moment ago. Turning around, Tiffany's eyes widened when she saw a big, brown and black spotted wolf in the place of where Madison had just been laying. She took a couple of steps back, rapidly blinking her eyes and let out a breath. "Oh shit. Oh shit," she kept repeating to herself. Although she was scared out of her mind, she couldn't help but be mesmerized at how graceful Madison's wolf looked. She would have liked to run her hand through her smooth, silk-like fur, but knew that probably was not the right choice at the moment. Then another thought suddenly occurred to her, how did Madison change into a wolf so soon? Usually it took until the full moon for a newly changed Were to feel their wolf, but here Madison was in full wolf form. All of this was rapidly running through her head when she heard a sharp growl from in front of her. Again she looked over at the Wolf that was her best friend Madison, still amazed by her beauty. Snapping her head back toward Madison, she looked deep into her wolf's eyes and saw murder lurking within their depths. She heard Madison growl at her once again and placed her hands up in a defenseless gesture. "Madison. Maddy. Calm down." Tiffany didn't know what set Madison's wolf off but whatever, or whoever, was in for a rude awakening. She jumped when Madison barked at her again and bowed her head in submission. Madison watched as Tiffany bowed her head and although her human side knew that she was no threat, for some reason her wolf wanted to see it for herself. 'She is ok. I promise,' she tried to rationalize with her wolf, but was answered with a deep growl. Not realizing what was going on, she found herself in front of Tiffany, taking in her scent and making sure that she was truly no threat. Her wolf nodded in affirmation and she noticeably felt and saw Tiffany relax. Tiffany watched as Madison slowly turned around and looked towards the door, walking over to it and sniffing it. "I can't open the door. Dante told me not to. No matter what." Madison's wolf scoffed at her words and continued to sniff the door. She was hit with the scent of blood and whined when she realized it wasn't just the rogue wolves' blood that she smelled, but some of it was also Dante's. Turning back around, she looked at Tiffany and growled. 'Open the door Tiffany.' Tiffany noticeably blanched when she heard Madison's wolf in her mind and nervously looked down at the ground. 'How the hell did she just talk to me?' Tiffany thought to herself. It was unheard of wolves having the ability to telepathically communicate with other Weres when they were in Were form and others in human, and this was one of those rare instances. Tiffany looked back at Madison, realizing that she really wanted her to open the door and shook her head. Dante would kill her! 'He will not kill you Tiffany.' Now open the door. Madison watched as Tiffany remained still and felt her wolf start to become irritated. 'Stay calm. She is just nervous', she tried to compromise with her. Her wolf flashed an image of Dante on the ground bleeding to death and she whined again. Focusing her gaze back on Tiffany, she looked at her with distraught eyes. 'Please open the door. Dante is dying.' Tiffany heard Madison's plea and silently cursed under her breath. If she opened the door, Dante would kill her. If she didn't open the door, Madison's wolf would kill her. She was in a lose-lose situation right now. Between a rock and a hard place damn it! Taking in a deep breath, she let it out and looked at Madison. "Although this is against my better judgment, I will open the door. But if Dante comes charging at me, I'm telling him that you held me captive or some shit like that." She saw what looked to be a smile on Madison's face and walked over to the door. She quickly unlocked the many locks and opened it. Walking down the short hallway, she opened the first door as well. Gesturing with her hand out to go ahead and leave, she saw Madison nod before she was out the door in a flash. Quickly closing it behind Madison and bolting the locks, Tiffany slid her back down the door and fell to the ground. "Dante is definitely going to kill me." ** Madison quickly navigated her way to the main part of the house, following her wolf's voice telling her where to go. She stopped when she was at the beginning of the main hall, just passing Dante's room and sniffed the air. She heard the howls and whines of others around her, but her wolf quickly tuned them out, only concerned about where to find Dante. Catching his scent, she sprinted down the hall, turning to run down the steps. She dodged the bodies that were flying all over the place and howled into the air as she neared closer to her destination. Running outside, she felt the cool breeze rip through her fur and reveled in the feeling. She heard her wolf urge her to run faster, whining for her to get closer to their mate and sped up. She slowed when she was by what was a clearing and watched as a figure seemed to be moving around in circles. Crouching down behind a bush, she realized it was Carlo. Carlo looked down at Dante, who was now shifted back to his human form and laughed. So pathetic. He wondered how Madison could possibly be attracted to someone as weak as him. He used to think that Dante was honorable, and he respected him really, but that was until he saw how powerful Dante truly was and he did not like that. He didn't like that every pack feared Dante and not him. They looked at him as a mere nuisance, only the Alpha of his pack because of his father. He soon devised a plan to bring down Dante and that started with Madison. To be honest with himself, he didn't even know how valuable Madison truly was until he came across an old wise man on one of his business trips. That is when he was told that his partner was the holder of the Were prophecy and as an Alpha, it was his duty to protect her and make sure she and her offspring do not turn to evil. Of course he acted like he was an honorable man and vowed to protect her, but this only added to his plan to bring down the Were Alphas. But when he returned and found that she went to see her father, after he specifically told her not to, he killed him and made it look like a mere accident. If you ask him, her father was a pathetic man for actually letting his daughter stay involved with a man who was clearly abusing her, and he deserved to die. He knew the day when she found her father dead and let her run. To him, it was her fault that her father was dead. If she would have just listened to him and stayed away, her father would still be alive to this day. After she left, he kept tabs on her without her knowing and was surprised when one of his people told him that she was seeing Dante. At first, it was believed that Dante and Madison were just casually dating, that was until one his men was actually killed and the other injured. That is when he knew that she was Dante's mate...at least his rational side knew that. His wolf was furious when it was confirmed through his own eyes and he wanted to kill her or at least show her a few lessons as he did in the past. So, that is why he bit her. In his opinion, Madison is lucky that she holds the seed to the Weres' future because if she didn't, he would have made sure that the bite would have killed her. Instead, the bite just hindered her ability to fully complete her turn into a full Were, which would then kill Dante because they would never be fully mated. He laughed internally at the thought. And now here he was, standing over the man who claimed the body and soul of his property. He smiled when he heard Dante's heart slowly beating, although his body seemed to be healing on the outside, and knew he was dying. Clapping his hands together, he walked over and bent down, looking Dante in the eyes. "Poor Dante. You will not get to see the day your mate has your child." Dante looked up at Carlo through hazy eyes, trying his best to ignore his internal pain. Here he was, on the floor dying and he was the one who told his men to not act rashly when fighting against them. He felt pain shoot to his head and gritted his teeth. At this point he didn't know if he was still bleeding or not, but either way he was hurting. Carlo watched as Dante grimaced and laughed. "So pathetic." Rising up from his haunches, he went to walk out of the woods and find Madison when he heard a rustling in the bushes. Turning slowly on his heels, he narrowed his eyes at where the noise was coming from and smiled. "Come out kitty. I know you are there." He waited for Madison to enter the clearing; his breathe hitching when she stepped out. He watched as her lithe, brown legs came into his view and sucked in a deep breath when his eyes traveled up to her almost bald sex. He remembered the time when he had her body for himself. He remembered tasting her skin every hour of the hour and bringing both of them to their pleasure, or at least himself to his own pleasure. Licking his lips, he looked up to her perky breasts, stopping his gaze once he got to her face. Placing a cocky smile on his face, he opened his arms and beckoned for her to come closer. At first he thought she was not going to move, but smiled when he saw her coming towards him. 'Yes. The bite is definitely working. If the bite did not work, she would be in wolf form right now at the sight of her mate in distress.' Carlo looked down at her once she was directly in front of him and smiled. Reaching up, he ran his fingers along the curve of her neck, sweeping his hand to the back of her head. Rubbing his fingers against her soft hair, he tilted his head to the side. "You cut your hair?" He watched as she nodded her head and scoffed. "You're going to grow it out, yes?" Not waiting for her response, he looked past her to Dante. Smiling, he turned her around in his arms, wrapping them around her torso. He brought her closer to the front of his body and groaned when her bottom rubbed against his groin. Pushing himself closer to her, he circled his hips. "You see what you do to me?" He was rewarded by her tilting her neck to the side and had to stop his urge to plunge his teeth deep within her once again. Placing a kiss on her neck, he looked over at Dante's dying body. "Dante..." He watched as Dante slowly pried his eyes open, trying his best to hang on to his tiny thread of life. He felt Madison tense against him and bent down to kiss the side of her neck again. Kissing up to her ear, he took her lobe between his teeth and whispered, "Don't worry. This will be over soon." Lightly strumming his fingers against her stomach, he gently pushed her forward, motioning for her to walk. When they were just over Dante, he watched as recognition entered Dante's eyes and smiled. "See Dante. She never wanted you in the first place. Her body was waiting for me to reclaim it." Dante watched through hazy eyes as Carlo lightly pinched Madison's nipple between his fingers. His first instinct was to get up, pain be damned, and rip Carlo into pieces. But what surprised him even more than Carlo's ministrations was the fact that Madison wasn't doing anything to stop him. She was just standing there, letting Carlo use her body as he pleased. With that he felt his wolf start to whine. All this time she was playing him. All this time he was being used as her pawn, blind to her manipulative games. He felt his heart ache at the thought that he did not find his mate and closed his eyes, trying to lessen the pain. But even doing this seemed to make the situation worst. All he could think about was how good she felt when he was making love to her and how her body responded to his touches. All he could think about was her bright smile or how cute she looked when she blushed. But even through all of the things they have gone through, everything was in vain. Nothing was real. He felt himself hit with reality and turned his head away from the scene that was unraveling before him, not wanting to feel the pain any longer. 'Dante.' Turning his head, Dante looked up into Madison's eyes, swallowing the bowel that threatened to rise within him as he saw what Carlo was doing to her body. He could have sworn that he heard his name called, but by the looks of it, it most definitely was not by Carlo. He turned and looked at Madison, fighting the urge to ignore what she had to say to him. 'Dante. Keep him distracted for me.' Tilting his head to the side, Dante saw the slight nod of Madison's head and realized what she was doing. He should have known that his woman was sly. Feeling guilty at giving up on her so easily, he placed a faint smile on his face. Using the last bit of energy he had, he slowly rolled over, pushing himself up with the palms of his hand. Going to his knees, he took in a deep breath before speaking to Carlo. "Do you really think that Madison wants you right now Carlo?" Stopping his ministrations, Carlo slowly looked up, looking at Dante with narrowed eyes. Biting the inside of his cheek, he plastered on a fake smile. "And why would she not want me Dante?" Dante watched as Carlo started to touch Madison, this time on her pelvic bone and mentally told his wolf to calm down. 'It's ok. She is doing this to help us. Stay calm.' He heard his wolf give a murderous growl and shook his head. 'Not yet.' Looking back up at Carlo, Dante plastered on a smile that did not reach his eyes. "Well after being with a man like me, maybe you are not man enough to be with a woman like Madison. She is a very hard one to tame." Dante knew he struck a chord when he saw Carlo's hand tense and stop its movement. He looked up into Carlo's eyes and smiled when he saw the fury lurking inside them. Getting newfound strength, he slowly started to get on his feet, clenching his teeth together. Spitting out the blood in his mouth, he took a few steps back. "What? Did you really think you could satisfy a woman like Madison? If I last remember, she did run out on you. Maybe that was because she saw how less of a man you were...especially when it came to fulfilling her. Just think about it. A man who beats on women is a pussy in my bo-" Before he could finish what he had to say, Dante was hit with pain in his midsection. Gritting his teeth together, he looked down and tried to rip Carlo's talons from out of his body, spitting up blood when he couldn't. He looked into Carlo's eyes and saw that they were the same blood red as Dylan's was before he died and understood what was happening. "You gave Dylan the drug to kill him didn't you?" Grunting when he was thrown to the ground, Dante held the side of his stomach, hoping that he would start healing immediately. The last thing he needed to do was lose conscious when Carlo was still alive. Carlo looked down at Dante and wanted so badly to rip his head off. How dare he try to humiliate him in front of Madison when he was the one on the fucking ground, spitting up blood and fighting for his life! He watched as Dante tried to keep taking in breathes and smiled. "Well Dante I certainly hope you will enjoy me raising your child?" Dante knew that Carlo was trying to bait him and had to hold in his smile. "I will certainly not like it, but how did you like it when I mated with the love of your life?" Carlo felt like he was hit with a bag of bricks at Dante's revelation. No, he never told anyone about how deep his feelings ran for Madison, but for Dante to obviously know this was something he did not like. It made him vulnerable and vulnerability was a characteristic that he liked to see others have, not himself. Dante watched as many emotions passed over Carlo's face and smiled. "What? Did you think I didn't know? Anyone with eyes can see that is the reason why you wouldn't let her see her father and told her that her father did not love her isn't it? You didn't want her to love anyone other than you. You wanted her to depend on you and when she went to see her father, you did not like that one bit. As a way to punish her you killed her father. In your small mind you probably felt as though you were doing her a favor, but in reality you only pushed her away from you and right into my arms. Now you are trying to get something back that was not yours in the first place. You are trying to get her heart." Carlo digested everything that Dante said and felt the corner of his mouth twitch. Memories of when he first saw Madison and how he immediately became possessive over her body flooded his mind. He remembered the day when he was first introduced to her father and how he was immediately jealous of how close the two were. He didn't like the fact that she was more open with her father than she was with him. He was her boyfriend, the guy she was supposed to cry and complain to. Sure, his rational side told him that they just had a father-daughter relationship, but his wolf still did not like another man having the one part of her that he really wanted. As far as the sex went, he thought that if he had her wrapped around his finger, then he would be able to get anything that he wanted from her. That was when he started to hit her. He felt as though he needed to assert his power over her, show her who had true possession of her body. He hoped that by beating her that she would fall for him even more, leading him to then capture her heart, but it seemed as though it only pushed her away. That is when he commanded her to never see her father. To his wolf, her father was the reason why she was not listening to the pull between them and to eliminate her father from the equation would mean to bring them closer together. Although at first this worked, there was still some reluctance and a wall around her heart that was keeping her from him. It was like her soul knew that he was not the man for her and fought against his ministrations as best it could. Then he had to go away on a sudden trip and lost it when he heard that she had went to see her father after he told her not to. That was why he killed her father. He killed him not only for his own sake, but also to punish Madison. To show her that he was her owner and could destroy her life if he wanted to. When she ran away and he found out that she was friends with one of his soldiers, he was excited not only because he knew where she was, but also because he knew that her friend had feelings for her as well. He knew that any man would lust after her and decided to use her friend as his pawn. Finding His Mate... Ch. 07 He gave Dylan some of the mixture that he made, promising him that in the end, he and Madison would be together. He knew that there would be a negative outcome and was happy when Dante killed him. Not only did that eliminate Dylan from the equation, but it also showed him that he needed to strengthen his potion. And here he is now, soon about to claim his prize again once he got over this one last hurdle. Clearing his thoughts, he focused back on Dante, who was now leaning against a tree. "Yes. I did kill her father because he was a bitch. What man would let their daughter continue to see a man who was openly abusing her on purpose? What man would do that? I did Madison a huge favor and killed him. He wasn't worthy enough to have her anyway. And as far as Dylan and you go, you two were both hurdles that I had to leap over in order to get to the woman I love. They do say that a man will do anything for the ones they love, right?" Dante sat back and shook his head. Although he knew that Carlo could be sneaky, he never thought that he would stoop so low to the point where he would purposely destroy some else's life. Shaking his head, he needed to find out one more thing before he killed him. "And your little potion, what has it turned you into?" Carlo warily looked at Dante, deciding if he should tell Dante the true value of his potion or not and decided that he had nothing to lose. Dante was going to die anyway. Plastering a fake smile on his face, he clapped his hands together. "Oh, the potion is my newfound baby. You see, one day I was sitting and wondered 'what could possible bring down the Alpha's',I thought vampires could, but I knew they would be to weak. There is no such thing as witches and nobody can find the Faes. Then I was hit with an epiphany. What if I could make a hybrid combination? What if I could make a species that had all of these species within itself? So I went to work and started to gather blood tests and doing what pharmacists actually do. I gave the first batch to Dylan, and as you can see, he certainly turned insane. I gave the second to Moe and after a while, I saw that I hit on the spot. That is when I added them together and injected them into myself. Here, Dante, you have a new species standing before your eyes. Here you have a Were and a vampire, with the abilities to use magic, I guess you can say, of a Fae." Taking a pause, he felt his body heat up and smiled. "Here you have the future." "And Madison, what does that mean for her?" Carlo smiled at that question and turned to look at Madison, before turning back around to Dante. "As you know, nothing will happen to Madison, as far getting these traits. She may have enhanced abilities, but nothing special. But the child...the child will be the first generation. And then the many children that Madison and I will have will be Were, and Vampire cross breed. Then an army will be born..," Madison stood back and listened to everything Carlo was revealing. She felt her body heat increase when he admitted to killing her father as a way to punish her and almost sobbed at the thought of still being with him. Everything made sense now. Why she saw hurt flash before his eyes when he saw Dante's mark on her neck. Why he always repeatedly told her he loved her while her was abusing her, saying how he was beating her for a good reason. And as far as his little potion thing went, the thought that he could possibly think that she would be with him brought the bile up from her stomach. Feeling her emotions start to rise, she felt heat engulf her body before her world turned black. Carlo smiled before continuing. "...And now I am going to kill you so that I can finally have what I deserve." He elongated his talons and was about to strike Dante when he heard a murderous growl come from behind him. Looking into Dante's eyes, he saw confusion and slowly turned around, coming face to face with a wolf. He ran his eyes down over its smooth fur, mesmerized by how shiny it was, even in the cloudy light. Realizing this wolf was Madison, he smiled. His smile quickly faded when he heard her murderous growl again. Putting his hands up, he took a few steps back, but stopped when he realized his back was now to Dante. Tilting his head to the side, he placed a shaky grin on his lips. "Now, now Madison. Stay calm." He jumped when she barked at him and fought the urge to bare his neck in submission to her. He watched as she slowly made her way over towards him and stood stoically still. Looking down, he chuckled when all she did was rub herself against his side and reached down to run his fingers through her smooth fur. "Good girl." He whispered, still mesmerized at her beauty even in wolf form. "Good girl." He heard her soft whimpers and was about to address them when he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. Turning around, his eyes widened in horror as he watched Dante lunge toward him, teeth bared and claws extended. Turning to run away, he screamed in pain and looked down to see Madison's teeth firmly implanted in his thigh. Bringing his hand up, he roughly grabbed her by the back of her neck, ignoring the pain of her teeth ripping through his flesh, and threw her across the clearing. Hearing her bones crush, his first instinct was to go and see if she was ok, but that was the last thing on his mind. Gearing up to run away, he cried in pain again, falling down onto the ground, as Dante firmly implanted his teeth in his neck. He felt all of Dante's weight on top of his body and gritted his teeth. "This isn't the last of this you know. Whether you like it or not, we will get her." Spitting up blood, Carlo felt Dante's jaw lock and knew he was about to die. He looked up at Madison's naked body and now wished he was good to her. He wished that he wasn't the coward that Dante pointed him out to be. Dante tightened his jaw and twisted his neck, hearing the sound of Carlo's neck snapping beneath him. Shaking his head, he howled in the air looking down at Carlo's lifeless body before scoffing and turning his attention to Madison. Quickly changing back into his human form, he ran over to her body, ignoring the pain in his body. Dropping to the ground, he held her head in between his hands. "Madison. Baby, wake up for me." He could hear the battle dying off in the distance and knew that it was over. Looking back down, he placed his finger against her pulse, trying to find her pulse. Getting anxious, he felt his heart break at the idea of his mate and his child being gone. "Please Madison. Answer me." He bent down and kissed her lips, praying that she would wake up. Madison felt someone shaking and saying something and cringed when she felt pain shoot through her body. Groaning, she heard Dante's heartbeat quicken and smiled. "Do you have to keep shaking me like that?" Opening her eyes, she looked up into his glossy green ones and laughed, regretting it when pain shot through her once again. Dante looked down at her and felt his heart lift. Leaning down, he slanted his lips over hers, sweeping his tongue deep within her mouth. Pulling back, he ran his thumb across her bottom lip that was now glossy from their kiss. "Don't you ever do that to me again. I love you too much to lose you so soon." Madison felt her heart leap from the conviction in his voice and bit her bottom lip, trying to hold in the emotions that were threatening to spew out of her. Here was this man, who was made just for her, proclaiming his undying love to her. She thought she would never find someone like him. She thought that after her one bad experience that no man would ever love her truly, and yet Dante was here to prove her wrong. He was here to love and cherish her with his life, laying it done if he had to. He was her mate and nothing would ever take that away. Leaning up, she sealed their destiny by kissing his lips, breaking free of the heartache and pain, and proclaiming her love for him. Pulling back, she looked deep into his eyes and smiled. "Take me home baby." Laughing, Dante carefully pulled her onto his lap and stood up. He arranged her in his arms so that her most intimate parts were hidden from view and placed a kiss on her forehead. Walking out of the clearing he made his way to the house, enjoying the comfortable silence that passed between them. He knew that the battle was over by now and could only imagine the amount of damage that has been done, but wanted to enjoy his time with his mate, realizing just how much she meant to him. She was his heart now, the reason why he wanted to wake up in the morning and now that she was bearing his child, he knew his love for her has grown over capacity. Sighing, he bent down and placed another kiss on her forehead, smiling when he heard her sleepy giggle. It was when he saw the house in his view that he realized something was wrong with this picture. Looking down at her face, he looked into her eyes. "How did you get out of the room? And how did you shift into your wolf form already? It's not even near the full moon yet." Madison laughed and turned her head into his chest, enjoying the warmth that his body was providing her. Taking in a deep breath, she let out a shaky laugh "Let's just say that Tiffany is going to hear a handful. And as far as the wolf thing goes, it's just as much a mystery to me as it is to you." Laughing at Dante's irritated growl, she lightly caressed his chest. Life was definitely going to be crazy from here on out. The End *Hi everyone! I just wanted to say thank you to my supporters. It has been crazy writing my first story from start to finish. I plan on continuing Tiffany and Daniel's story, but I probably will not post the first couple of chapters until next year. I also want to thank my editors. They are the best!* Thanks again! Prettyinpink :) Finding His Mate Too: Daniel Tiffany didn't know how long she sat by the door and prayed that she didn't send her best friend out on a suicide mission. She thought back to what Dante specifically told her not to do and prayed that he wouldn't try to cut her head off...if he was still alive. She was knocked out of her internal battle when she heard the faint footsteps of a person coming up to the room. She heard them punching in numbers to the first door and felt her stomach drop when the sounded notified that it was the wrong password. Daniel or Dante would have known the correct code, right? Quickly getting to her feet, she looked around and ran to the mini kitchen to grab a pot. She felt her body shiver when she heard the first door open and footsteps approaching the second. Running over beside the door, she closed her eyes as she heard the numbers being punched. She felt her breathing quicken when the intruder gained entrance into the room and tightened her hold on the handle. As soon as the door opened, she swung, not looking to see who it was. "Fuck!" Daniel bellowed when he felt something hard hit him in the back. He came up to get Tiffany down since the battle was over, thinking that she would be happy. Now he was starting to get second thoughts. Trying his best to dodge her hits, he missed a few, but her strikes were too quick. "Wait! Tiffany! Goddammit it's me!" Tiffany stopped her strike in midair and opened her eyes, trying her best to control her breathing. She looked up into Daniel's eyes and sighed heavily in relief. Dropping her hands to her side, she ran her free hand through her hair. "What the fuck?! Why didn't you tell me it was you when you were at the door? I could have killed you!" Daniel watched as her face contorted in anger and couldn't help but smile. He took a few steps towards her, hesitant at first, and reached for the pan that was in her hand. "Yea. I see that. You have a mean swing." Tiffany looked up into his amused eyes with narrowed eyes. "This is not funny. You're lucky that you are Amazon size or I would have taken you head off. And why couldn't I smell your scent?" Wrapping his hands around her waist, he bent down and nuzzled her neck. "I hid my scent so that any wolves that may have been hiding would not follow me here. It was a trick I learned while I was away." He felt her relax against his ministrations and lightly placed kisses along her exposed collarbone. Tiffany felt her body slowly turning to putty beneath his hands and felt her body start to heat. 'Damn. This man sure knows how to make my bodyfeel goodood.' She heard his muffled chuckle and felt her face heat in embarrassment. Daniel heard every idea she was thinking and although he wanted to survey her body thoroughly with his hands, he knew there were matters that needed to be addressed. Bringing his head back, he placed a gentle kiss on her lips. He looked deep into her eyes and saw the slight swirl of amber that was so faint that if it wasn't for his heightened senses, he wouldn't have even seen it. He wondered why her wolf was not trying to break through, when his was more than willing to get this mating over with. He knew that her wolf was there, being as though his wolf spotted her, but it seemed as though she was dormant for some reason. Taking note of this, he placed a smile on his face. "I believe that there is someone you must talk to." Tiffany huffed in agony and reluctantly let Daniel lead her out of the room. She knew that Dante was going to scream her head off and prepared herself for what was to come. 'Hopefully he doesn't take my head off.' She heard Daniel chuckle once again and wondered why he always seemed to laugh each time she thought of something. Great, I just said that out loud. "No. You didn't." Turning around, Daniel looked down at her confused face and laughed. He turned back around and continued leading them to Dante's study. Once they were outside the door, he brought Tiffany to his side and looked at her. He shook his head when she still had the same confused expression on her face. "How-" "I'll explain everything to you later." Tiffany looked into his amber eyes and saw that she wasn't going to get any answers out of him. He had the same stubborn look that Dante got when he wanted her to shut up and drop the subject. Sighing, she nodded her head and prepared herself to face Dante. Daniel took one last look at Tiffany before tightening his hold on her waist and leading them both inside. He watched as his brother's head immediately looked up at them and walked in front of his desk. He looked over at Madison and offered her a faint smile before looking back at his brother. "Sit." Tiffany looked at Madison before following Dante's order and sitting down in the chair behind her. She felt Daniel grasp her hand as if supporting her and gave him a faint smile. She looked back over at Dante and waited for what he had to say. Dante looked at Tiffany, observing how she was on edge waiting for what he had to say to her. He knew that she probably thought he was going to yell and, although that is what he initially wanted to do, he had a lot to thank her for. It if wasn't for her letting Madison out, he would have been dead. Leaning back in his chair, he motioned for Madison to come toward him and brought her down on his lap. Nuzzling the side of her neck, he smelled her sweet strawberry scent and the faint scent of the forest underneath. He couldn't help but feel the warmth that spread through his body in knowing that he was practically holding his child. Sighing, he looked back at Tiffany. "Although I really want to yell and curse you out right now, I have to admit that you did one thing that I cannot be annoyed about. You saved my life when you let Madison out and, although there are still questions that needed to be answered for why she turned in a matter of days after we mated, I am forever in debt to you." Tiffany watched Dante closely, seeing if he was sincere about what he just said and narrowed her eyes. "You're not fucking with me are you?" She watched as Dante shook his head with a smile on his face and sighed. Slumping back in her seat, she ran a hand down the front of her face. "I really thought you were going to scream at me. You just don't know how relieved I am right now." Shaking her head, she leaned forward with her elbows on her knees. "Now that this is over, what are we going to do about girly over there? You don't know how scared I was when I turned around and saw her sitting on the bed in wolf form. Especially when she was sitting there snarling at me." She heard Dante chuckle and sat back in her chair. "I'm serious Dante! You and Daniel both think I'm not serious in situations when I am really serious and that shit annoys me." She folded her arms across her chest, silently muttering to herself. Daniel looked over at his mate and couldn't help the chuckle that escaped him. He had to admit that she was a hot head with an attitude, but he would be lying if he said that it didn't turn him on. Licking his lips, he looked back at his brother, who was thoroughly enjoying his mate's neck, and cleared his throat. "I'm guessing this meeting is over?" Dante nodded his head before turning his attention back to his mate. Although he really wanted to discuss Madison's condition at the moment, his wolf wanted to re-establish himself with his mate after nearly losing her. He turned his head and watched as his brother escorted a still angry Tiffany out of the room. Turning back to Madison, he wrapped his hands around her waist and hoisted her up effortlessly onto his desk. He caught a brief sniff of her musky sex as he was placing her on his desk and couldn't help but growl. Standing up between her legs, he bent forward and captured her sweet lips between his. "You don't understand how much my wolf wants you right now." Madison looked in his lust filled eyes and felt her wolf begging to be brought forward. Kissing his lips, she trailed light kisses to his ear, gently tugging it in between her teeth. She felt his body shudder and smiled. Kissing down his neck, she brought her arms around his wide shoulders and ran her fingers through the silky hair at the nape of his neck. She smelled his unique scent and licked her lips. Rubbing her nose against his throat, she gently bit at the place where his shoulder and neck met and growled. Standing it no longer, Dante gripped the back of her neck and brought her lips to his in a gentle, but commanding kiss. Reaching in between their bodies, he quickly unbuckled his pants, roughly pushing them down off of his hips. He ran his hands over her smooth thighs and moaned when he felt her bare sex under her dress. Breaking the kiss, he looked into her eyes. "No panties?" He watched as a cute blush covered her cheeks and kissed her nose. Reaching back down in between them, he grabbed his cock and stepped closer to her. Running himself up and down over her slit, he watched closely at the expressions on her face and smiled when she huffed in frustration from his teasing. Leaning forward, he kissed her deeply as he entered her slowly, groaning when he felt how tight she was. He watched as she bit her bottom lip in between her teeth, smiling when he heard a small moan escape her lips. Grabbing her ass in between his hands, he lightly kissed her neck as he slowly started to thrust inside her, making sure she felt every ridge and vein on his cock. He felt her grip tighten on the back of his neck, silently urging him to move faster, and picked up his speed. Bringing his head up, he looked down into her lust filled brown eyes and smiled. "You like that baby?" Madison couldn't find her words. So overwhelmed with pleasure, all she could do was let out a silent moan and tuck her head in between his neck and shoulder. She felt him pick up his speed and tightened her legs around his waist, bringing him closer to her body. She could feel his hot breath tickling her ear and felt her body shudder. "Oh god..." Dante felt her tighten around him and tightly closed his eyes, willing himself not to come just yet. He wanted to feel her tighten around him one more time. Pulling out of her, he looked down at his glistening cock and felt his wolf emerge. Madison felt him firmly turn her around and gently press her torso flat against the surface. She knew that his wolf was out at the moment and smiled. Wanting to entice him, she slowly grinded her ass against him in slow circles, moaning when she heard a gruff moan escape his lips. Placing her palms flat against the surface, she rose up and turned around, looking him deep in the yes. "You like that baby?" Dante was rooted where he stood, not able to form the proper words to respond to Madison's question. He felt her push back harder against him, her hot sex coating his cock even more with her juices and could only moan. He knew that his little kitten could be a freak when needed, but seeing her dominate him, almost bringing him to his knees was pleasing to his wolf. Grabbing hold of her hips, he met her gentle thrust with a thrust of his own and leaned forward to place kisses on her spine. He felt her body quiver against his and smiled. "You thought you were going to tease me didn't you?" Biting her bottom lip, Madison turned around and gave him a sloppy kiss, silently begging him to make love to her. Reaching down behind her, she gently grabbed his cock, stroking it a few times, before placing it at her entrance. Dante heard her soft whimper and slowly brought himself to the hilt inside of her. Luxuriating in the close moment with his mate, he reached around her and fondled her breasts through her dress, lightly pinching her nipples through the fabric. He returned to kissing her upturned lips as he slowly trailed his hand down her stomach to the apex of her thighs. He bunched up her dress to her waist, keeping it in place with one hand as his other found her clit. "Oh goodness..." Madison moaned, breaking her mouth away from the mind blowing kiss Dante was giving her. Dante slowly circled her clit beneath his fingers while he started slowly thrusting into her body. He felt her try to push back on him and tightened his grip around her. "Nope. Not today love. You're going to take what I give." He heard her frustrated groan and he pulled out before quickly thrusting back into her pussy. Madison felt the air leave from her lungs when she felt Dante's cock stab her insides. She felt her body start to heat and heard her wolf howl in her mind to let her loose. She kept hearing 'mine' over and over as Dante stroked within her and turned her head to him. "Please..." Dante looked down into her now molten brown eyes and smiled. Slowly pulling out of her, he spun her around while he leaned back and sat down in his chair. "Come ride daddy." Madison burst out into laughter at his comment and smiled seductively, running her hands to the bottom of her dress to take it off. She saw Dante start to take his shirt off as well but quickly stopped him. Leaning forward, she placed a long sensuous kiss on his lips. She ran her fingers through his hair and bit his bottom lip. Kissing up to his ear, she gently bit it between his teeth. "You know. My wolf doesn't like it when you tease me." Running her hands down his shoulders, she raked her fingernails down the front of his chest, enjoying the feeling of his muscles jumping beneath them. She felt her pussy start to heat and quickly took his shirt off, her wolf no longer patient. Pushing his shoulders back with her hands, she straddled his lap. She reached between them and ran his cock between her pussy lips before sinking down on it. She felt Dante's hands grip her waist and started rolling her hips. Dante sat back, eyes hooded, as he watched his woman ride him into oblivion. He watched as her breasts bounced with her, a thin sheen of sweat starting to coat her. Removing his hands from her waist, he reached up and pinched her nipples between his fingers, causing her shut eyes to snap open. Madison looked down at Dante and felt her wolf call to her. Leaning forward, she grinded deeper on him in slow circular motions. She felt him shudder as his hips met hers and knew he was about to come. Feeling her orgasm approaching she licked the side of his neck, her mouth watering at the prospect of making him hers forever. Dante felt her walls tighten around him and gripped the side of her face so that he could look into her eyes. "Bite me love." Thrusting into her one last time, he roared as he felt pleasure run through his body from both her tight walls and her bite. Spilling his seed deep within her, he turned his head and kissed her lips, not caring that he barely had his breathe back yet. Breaking away from the kiss, he sighed heavily and sat back in his chair, holding Madison tighter against him. It still amazed him that she turned so suddenly and made a mental note to contact Dr. Ovine as soon as he was done with Madison. He was knocked out of his daze when he felt Madison shift on top of him and looked down at her face. Bending down, he kissed the top of her nose, smiling when she giggled in return. He felt his heart swell when she kissed the place where his heart would be. "I love you." Although she knew that he probably knew this already, the moment that they just shared minutes ago solidified what she already knew in her heart, but was too afraid to say out loud. She looked up when Dante commanded her too and felt her heart swell from what she saw in his eyes. Looking down at her, Dante placed his forehead against hers and closed his eyes. "Thank you." Madison already knew what he meant when he said thank you and kissed his lips before resting her head on his heart. ** Tiffany followed behind Daniel, still angry over the fact that both he and Dante took her as a joke just moments ago. She didn't know where he was taking her, but wherever they were headed, he would certainly hear a few words from her. She looked up when she noticed they were in front of a door and watched as he opened it, nodding for her to enter. Glaring up at him, she walked inside and looked around. Wow. This is huge. She felt her eyes bug out of her head as she surveyed Daniel's 'room'. She scuffed at that thought. More like an apartment. From his dark blue walls to the huge bed centered to the back of the room, the room screamed masculinity. She felt her insides quiver as his scent wafted to her nose and fought the urge to turn around and jump his bones. Clearing her throat, she turned her attention to the intricate art pieces that were hanging on his walls, especially the one right above his bed. It looked to be a man with his arms wrapped around a woman's body. One of his arms covered her breast while the other was wrapped around her waist with his hand in between her thighs. His head was dipped in between her neck as if he was urging her on and her head was thrown back in ecstasy. There was something so primal about the painting that called to her and she fought the urge to moan out loud. Looking closer, she realized the woman vaguely reminded her of herself and felt a shiver run up her spine. Shaking her thoughts, she turned her attention to the rest of the room, suddenly embarrassed that she was looking at the picture for so long. Daniel didn't miss how intrigued she was by the painting and felt his cock stir in his pants. He hoped to have her in that same position soon. Realizing he was still in the doorway, he walked into the room and closed the door behind him. "This is my room." Daniel watched as she continued to survey his room and smiled when he smelt the musky scent of her arousal. He knew she was still bothered by the painting and licked his lips. He heard his wolf call and urge him to take a little sample of her, but pushed him back in his mind. The last thing he wanted was to attack her like some untamed animal before they even got a chance to know each other. Running his eyes over the back of her, he looked down at her plump ass. If he had his way, he would have her faced down, balls deep, but something told him that there was more to her than what she led on. Fixing himself in his pants, he walked up behind her. "What do you think?" Tiffany turned around, looking up into his eyes and smiled. "What am I supposed to think Daniel? This is your room. I have no say in how it should look." She watched as his face contorted in confusion and shook her head, walking over to his dresser where pictures were placed on top . Running her eyes over the different frames, she smiled when she saw a picture of Daniel, Dante, and Alexandra. "You know Alexandra is going to cut Dante's head off since she hasn't met Madison yet. You make sure you call me before she does it too. Wouldn't mind seeing Dante knocked down a peg or two." Daniel smiled at her, watching as she continued looking at his pictures. Although he didn't show it, he was starting to become irritated at her for saying things as if they were not mates. Clearing his throat, he watched as she turned around to him. "What?" Tiffany knew what he was going to say next and for some reason, a part of her was anxious. What if he had been mistaken and she was not really his mate? What if she had been mistaken in thinking that he was her mate? She knew there was a low possibility of this being true, but a part of her was scared to be mated, seeing where that led her parent's relationship. Suddenly feeling hot, she clenched her hands together, trying to find something in the room to look at, but failing because of his imposing size. Daniel knew that something was bothering her and felt his wolf growl because he couldn't help her through it. She wasn't even projecting her thoughts anymore and he wondered if she was doing this on purpose. Sighing deeply, he ran his fingers through his hair and walked over to the edge of his bed to sit down. "Come." Finding His Mate Too: Daniel Ch. 02 As Daniel made his way down to the basement, he tried to adjust the hard on he was sporting in his pants to make it less obvious of what he was just doing a few moments ago. Just thinking about the way Tiffany's body naturally responded to him, even if she didn't realize it herself, had him wanting to turn around and finish what he started. If he was completely honest with himself, he was more affected from teasing Tiffany than Tiffany herself. His wolf growled at him in his mind and he couldn't help but laugh. Patience is a virtue my friend. He smiled when he heard his wolf huff at him and shook his head. Turning the corner, he approached the inconspicuous door and pushed on it. He walked down the steep stairway and down the hall to a door. Tapping lightly on it, the door opened and he walked in. When his brother called him down to the basement, he had no clue of what he could possibly want. He remembered hearing something about someone in pack helping Giovanni, but was too distracted to hear the details. He made a mental note to ask Madison or Dante about it later if he didn't figure out what was happening by the end of this meeting. He looked around and saw both Gino and Rich turn his way before looking back through the glass window in front of them. Walking up beside them, he looked out the window as well and saw his brother sitting across from a guy. "What's going on?" Gino quickly glanced at Daniel again before turning his head to continue looking out the window. "Apparently Moe has his head back now and Dante is talking to him, trying to get more information on what Giovanni's plan was. So far, Moe is giving out some of it, but he is still being reluctant which was to be expected. We've been down here for a while though and he still hasn't given out any information that is valuable to us. I guess we will see what's gonna happen in the next minutes because Dante is starting to get a little agitated." Turning, he looked at Daniel with a smirk on his face, "And you know what happens when Dante gets agitated. Nodding his head in understanding, Daniel continued to watch the show in front of him. If there was one thing this Moe character should be afraid of, it should definitely be Dante's wrath. Dante was infamous to get angry quickly as a child and, although Daniel knew he probably knew how to control it better with age, you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Smirking, he listened in on the conversation before him. Dante looked at the man across from him and shook his head. It still hurt that someone from his pack was involved in a scheme that would have not only killed him, but also put his mate and child's lives in jeopardy. Never did he think this would happen to him and the fact that Moe was barely disclosing any information was pushing the knife in even deeper. Leaning forward, he took in a deep breath and rubbed his hands down his face. "Look Moe, if you want me to spare your life, you have to tell me what Carlo's plan was. I understand that you may have been at the bottom of the food chain or whatever and may have not been told what it was, but I also know you are withholding some valuable information from me not only by the way your eyes continue to avert from mine, but also because you are pack. Now I'm going to give you one last chance to tell me everything truthfully or I will be the last person you interact with before your death." Moe swallowed the lump that was in his throat and looked down at his cuffed hands. He knew it was a bad decision to agree to help Giovanni and instantly regretted it. It seemed like an appealing option at the time that granted him all of his wishes. He should have known it was too good to be true. Looking at his Alpha now, he wanted to jump out the closest window. Moe could tell that he was starting to get very angry with him and hoped that when he told him everything he wouldn't unleash the anger he knew he would have on him. There were still Alphas who want Madison and that baby and if word got out that he snitched, he would wish that Dante killed him before the others got to him. Looking up into Dante's eyes, he sighed. "Giovanni came up to me telling me that if I helped him, he would give me everything that I asked for. Of course I was reluctant at first, what wolf wouldn't be, especially since I had a feeling that whatever he wanted me to do would be go against the pack..." Dante watched as Moe took in a labored breathe and sat back in his chair. "One day he walked into my restaurant and his eyes were instantly drawn to Madison. He inquired who she was and I told him. I didn't know that he already knew who she was and was just playing dumb so that he could just affirm his assumption. I thought he was just as intrigued by her as I was. When he saw that I was interested in her as well, he said that I could have her as my mate. On impulse, I agreed. What man wouldn't take the chance when presented to them to have the woman who constantly invaded his dreams on a daily basis? That is when he gave me this drink and told me to take a sip everyday so that I could become stronger. He told me that they needed a strong army in order to fulfill the prophecy." Moe stopped at Dante's raised hand and felt his heart speed up. Everything that he was saying was the truth and he hoped Dante wasn't signaling for someone to kill him. He tried to think back if he said anything wrong and wet his suddenly dry lips. Shifting in his seat, he glanced up into Dante's eyes. "When you say 'they', who do you mean?" Moe knew that after told Dante this he would be considered a traitor. A part of him wanted to lie and make up some people, but another part of him knew it would be useless. I'm a traitor anyway, bound to be shunned by both my pack and those who said they would help me. Sighing deeply, he dropped his head in defeat. "Some of the Alphas." Dante looked over at the one-way glass window in shock. He thought that Giovanni was the only one, but apparently, he was wrong. Many Alphas out there were involved in what they each promised so fiercely to prevent from happening. He felt pain shoot through him at the prospect of his fellow Alpha's, some of which being his friends, wanting to take his mate and child away from him. Dropping his head back against his shoulders, he closed his eyes. "Do you know which of the Alphas are involved in this?" Moe watched as Dante slowly up looked at him and was surprised to find hurt in his eyes. For all the years he had been in this pack, never has he once saw his Alpha in so much pain. For the most part Dante was always composed and never showed any form of strong emotion in public and seeing it now made him fill with more shame than humanly possible. Shaking his head, he looked down at his hands. "No. I don't. Although I was involved in the plan, I never was told who the other Alpha's were. Giovanni looked at me as a potential traitor." Moe looked up into his Alpha's eyes, trying to portray silently that he was once again telling the truth. He knew at this point whatever happened next was his own fault, but he hoped Dante would show him some mercy. Dante saw no deceit in Moe's eyes and breathed out silently. Deep down, he wished that Moe was lying and what he just heard was only told in order to throw him off course, but this wasn't the case. Rubbing his hand down the front of his face, he stood up slowly from his chair. "Although I appreciate your cooperation, you will be punished for your actions. You will be stripped of your title of Theta and moved down to Omega. Someone in the pack will handle your home and business outside the compound until further notice. For now, you will work and sleep as an Omega. I know your mother is very old and I will consider her in this whole situation. As for interaction with the pack, whatever happens will be of your own fault." Looking at Moe one last time, he turned and walked toward the door leading to the observation room. "Someone will see you to the Omega quarters." Dante walked out the door and looked up into the eyes of his Betas. Sighing deeply, he stuffed his hands in his pockets. "That went better than I expected." Looking back at the door he just went through he turned around and looked at Rich. "Take him to the Omega quarters. When he is settled, go check on his mother and see how she is doing. She's near the end of her life and I would rather not want her worried about the dealings of her son. Take the day off when you are through. I have a feeling more things will come about in the next weeks" .He watched as a chuckle escaped Rich's throat before he turned and walked into the room. Turning towards his brother and Gino, he gave them a wary smile. He saw the perplexed look on Daniel's face and laughed lightly. "To answer your unspoken question, Rich doesn't say much, if anything at all. That's why I made him my Beta." Daniel nodded his head slowly and looked up when he heard the heavy door to the room open. He watched as Rich led the traitor out of the room, briefly catching eyes with him. He saw the shame that was within them and oddly sympathized with him. He knew what it felt like to cause harm to the pack and face everyone's judgment. He was still going through it now, even after decades have passed. He looked away from the now empty spot when he heard Dante clear his throat. Turning his head toward his brother, he saw that Dante was going to say something and cut him off before he could. "You know he's not lying, right?" Dante knew that Moe was not lying through his Alpha bond with him, but was surprised that Daniel could feel that Moe wasn't lying as well. He remembered that Daniel had mysterious abilities when he was in pack that no other pack member attained and could only imagine what other abilities his brother learned while he was away. After all, Daniel was technically an Alpha and could challenge him and win if he wanted the position. Shaking his thoughts out of his head for another time, he nodded his head. "Yes. I know. It still doesn't refute the fact that he went against pack though. He is lucky that I went that easy on him. I could have fed him to the pack and let them do as they choose, even if that would lead to his death." Daniel nodded his head, seeing that Dante did not pick up what he saw in Moe's eyes and looked at Gino. He would talk about it more another time. "So who is your mate?" He heard Dante's laugh and looked over at him in confusion. "What?" Gino laughed along with Dante and patted Daniel on his shoulder. "Well for one, that was random as hell. We are down here in a dark basement and you bring up the topic of my mate." Gino laughed again when Daniel innocently shrugged his shoulders. "What? I'm being serious. It seems like everyone's mate has been falling out of the sky lately. Just thought I should ask." Gino shook his head and sighed deeply. "If there is one thing you should come to learn about me, it is that I will never be mated. I enjoy dipping into different flavors too much to be stuck on just one. The thought alone sends chills up my spine." He shook his body for emphasize before continuing. "I don't know how you two are going to get through with your mates, especially you Daniel. I remember when I first met Tiff. She was only forty years old, a small little pup, and she scared the shit out of me." Daniel laughed and looked over at Dante who was nodding his head in agreement. He could only imagine how Tiffany acted when she was thirteen years old. Just thinking about a younger Tiffany brought chuckles in his throat. "Gino, I remember when you were talking about finding your mate when we were younger and how you were going to treat her like a princess and all this other flowery stuff. What happened?" Gino laughed dryly at the amused expression that was now written on both Daniel and Dante's faces. He remembered when he said that too, but that didn't mean he had to act on what he said now, if ever. Shaking his head, he looked Daniel in the eyes. "I was a dumb little kid. I didn't know the implications of having a mate. Hell, I didn't even reach puberty and after meeting your mate, I don't think I'll ever want one. Like I was saying, you know what the first thing she said to me when I first met her was? I quote, 'Hey dickhead. How about you stop looking at my ass before I make you grow one?' I don't know what the hell it meant, fuck I still do not know what it means now, but after that encounter I knew to never fuck with her. She's crazy!" Daniel tilted his head back and laughed. Gino definitely still had the same humor that he remembered from before. "You two act like she is so bad." "That's because she is brother. Let's face it. Tiffany is essentially still a little pup compared to us. She's technically thirty years old according to human years, which makes her sixty years old in Were years. She has a whole lot of energy in her and I don't know if you can keep up old man. Hell, I don't even know if I can keep up with Madison." Daniel laughed at his brother and thought about his mate. From what he seen in the past two days, he could see why both Gino and Dante would be slightly afraid of her. Although physically she did not outmatch them, her attitude could put the craziest person to shame. He and his wolf certainly didn't mind taming her wild ways though. Shaking his head to rid his mind from thinking any further, he directed his attention back to Gino. "You say now that you don't want to get mated, but when that right woman comes along, you will know the true meaning of what it is to be pussy whipped and I'm going to just sit back and laugh." Gino scrunched his face up in disgust at the thought and fiercely shook his head. "The day I get a mate will be the day my dick falls off, which is never. How about this, we can settle this discussion elsewhere. This room is starting to make me nervous." Both Dante and Daniel smiled at Gino's comment and shook their heads as they followed Gino out of the room, who continued to give them reasons for why he would never be mated. Once they were on the main floor, Daniel reached out to Tiffany and smiled when he sensed she was still in his room. He wished he could hear what she was thinking, but she was unknowingly closing her mind off from him. He turned when he felt someone tap him on the shoulder and looked down to see Madison staring up at him. "I'm sorry. Did you say something to me?" Madison looked up at the man who saved her and captured her friend's heart and smiled. It was so amusing to see how he and Dante were so much alike, yet so different at the same time. "I asked you if you would like to join me for lunch? I know you have to be sort of tired and almost malnourished, especially dealing with Tiffany." Madison watched as he smiled sweetly at her and took that as his answer. Turning on her heels, she glanced over at Dante, who sported a bored expression as he listened to Gino. 'He can't help it honey.' She heard him grunt in disapproval and laughed out laughed, ignoring Daniel's curious glance. She walked into the kitchen, acknowledging everyone and pulled open the refrigerator. "So what are you in the mood for Danny? It is ok if I call you Danny right? You know what, I am going to wait until you and Tiffany mate and then I will give you a nickname. I'd rather not call you something that she calls you and what not." Daniel smiled when he saw her blush, surprised that he could actually see her blush in the first place. He watched as she rummaged around the kitchen, forgetting that she asked him a question about what he wanted to eat and nodded his head in approval. He could see why his brother fell in love with her so quickly. Not only was she funny and kind, but she also had this inward strength that he was sure she didn't know she inhabited. It was surely a quality needed to make a good Alpha Bitch, especially with everything going on. "So...how are you and Tiffany? I know she is a bit much at times, but trust me, you will come to love her." Turning around, she cast him a sly smile. "Unless you already do." She chuckled when she saw his face turn red and turned back around to finish their food. It was so funny to see a big man like him blush at a simple comment that pertained to his mate. Picking up her two bowls, she placed one in front of Daniel before moving to sit beside him. "Eat up." Daniel looked down at his bowl full of Ramen noodles and couldn't help, but bellow over in laughter. Madison was certainly full of surprises. That was for sure. Picking up his fork, he swirled the noodles around and proceeded to eat. "So has anything new come up about your changing so early and everything else going on?" He tilted his head to the side when he saw that Madison was placing hot sauce in her bowl and quirked an eyebrow. "What? I like hot sauce on my Ramen. It is really good you know. And as far as anything new? Nope. My changing early is basically considered impossible. The only reason they came up with was that I was acting off my motherly, Alpha Bitch instincts and wanted to protect not only the members of the pack, but also my unborn child. It makes sense if you think about it. Giovanni adding that stuff in his bite only enhanced my hormones or something. Am I making sense?" Daniel nodded his head and took a bite of his food. They sat in complete silence for a moment, each in their own thoughts. Daniel looked over at Madison and smiled. "You know you can just ask me what you want to ask me?" Snapping her head up, Madison looked over at Daniel in shock. "How did you know I wanted to say something?" Daniel shrugged his shoulders and waited for Madison to ask the question that's been on her mind since she wanted him to sit with her. "Well, since you asked, what are your intentions with Tiffany? And don't give me that 'oh she's my mate' bullshit. I want to know what your intentions would be if she wasn't your mate. I want to know your...human feelings." Daniel chuckled when he saw her quirk her eyebrow at the end of her statement. Pushing back from his seat, he turned and looked her straight in the eyes. "I plan on marrying her." Madison nodded her head at his simple statement and looked down at her bowl. "And I want you to. You see, Tiffany has been through her fair share of heartache, and I don't mean from men. Obviously it's not my place to say, but just know that she is not as tough as she tries to appear, which I'm sure you know." Jumping down from her seat, Madison picked up her empty bowl. "Now I'm not going to give you the 'if you hurt her, I kill you' spill, because I know you will not intentionally hurt her, but I am going to tell you to continue to be patient with her. I can tell just by looking at you that you are a nurturer, and believe me when I say that Tiffany is going to need alot of nurturing in order to let go of her past." Daniel watched as she cleaned her bowl and walk out of the kitchen. Just before she crossed the threshold, she looked back over her shoulder. "But if you do hurt her, I will kick your ass." He smiled when he heard her laughing down the hall and turned back to his food. He wondered what Madison meant when she said that Tiffany had heartache and made a mental note to find out. He sighed deeply when he realized they really had alot of things to talk about. "Don't get your panties in a wad. Everything will work out with Tiffany. Just trust in the fates." Daniel looked up at Dante and nodded his head. His brother was right. The last thing he needed to be was stressed right now. Pointing to the seat beside him, he watched as Dante took the hint and sat down beside him. Glancing over briefly, he looked down into his bowl. "You know I never meant to leave the way I did." Dante watched the side of his brother's face, waiting for him to continue. "I just... didn't know how to face the consequences at the time. I was young and prideful. To be completely honest with you, Dad really was no help. It always seemed like he expected so much of me and I didn't know how to give him everything that he wanted. When everything happened with Victoria, I took that as my chance to leave." Finding His Mate Too: Daniel Ch. 02 Daniel chanced a glance at Dante and saw that he was still listening to him. Sighing, he pushed the bowl in front of him, no longer having an appetite. "I don't even want to think about the pain that I caused this family or the pack. I was selfish and for that I am forever in debt to not only you, but also them." He stared at the blank spot in front of him, waiting for what Dante had to say. Whatever his brother had to say, he certainly deserved the good and bad. Dante watched as his brother once again blamed himself and shook his head. Ever since they were little, Daniel was always the one to take the blame on everything, even if it wasn't his fault. It was like he felt it was his duty to protect everyone close to him. A thought crossed his mind and before he could think on it, he spoke. "Would you like your position back?" Dante watched as Daniel looked at him as if asking where he got that idea from and continued. "While our father was on his death bed, the only thing he talked about was how much of a great Alpha you would have been. Nonstop he kept repeating that statement as if he was trying to memorize it or forgive himself for ever doubting you. All I could do was sit by his side and watch. There was no telling him any different and to be honest with you, I agree with him. I knew from the beginning that you would come back. I knew that there could also be a chance that I would just be a temporary Alpha to the pack as well. Therefore, I am asking you if you would like to resume your reign as Alpha." Daniel looked at Dante in shock. Sure all that Dante said was true, but being Alpha never crossed his mind once he stepped foot in the den. And seeing how powerful this pack was, why would he want to boot Dante out? Clearing his throat, he placed a light smile on his face. "After all these years, I would think you would know that I am never one to fix something that isn't broken. I see the changes you have made since Dad and don't see why I should step in and potentially mess everything up. I actually like not having any responsibilities." Dante let out a breathe he didn't know he was holding and felt all of the tension leave his body. "You know I was really nervous there. No matter how big I have gotten, I know without a doubt you can take me out with a single two-piece combination. If my memory serves me correct, you have a mean right hook." "Yup. And I'll use it on you if I feel you are out of line so watch out." Dante laughed then looked at his brother with a smile on his face. "It's good to have you back man. Seriously. I don't know what I would do if I had to put up with Alexandra all by myself. You know she married an Alpha. I don't know if you remember the Braden pack, but she married Scott Braden's heir. He's a pretty cool person. He keeps Alexandra level headed. You know she's a hot head." Daniel laughed and thought about his sister. "She's going to kill me when she sees me. Has she met Madison yet?" "Yup. They hit it off too, which is a good thing. You know how protective Alexandra can be. I feared I would have to pull those two off each other." Shaking his head, Daniel patted Dante on the back. "You have done well brother. Now I can't wait to see how you are going to be when your little girl arrives." Standing up from his seat, Daniel missed the confused expression on Dante's face. "How do you know I'm having a little girl?" Dante watched as Daniel thought for a minute before shrugging his shoulders. "Honestly I don't know. I just have a feeling that you are going to have a little girl and that her mate is going to be someone you aren't going to particularly care for because of past experience. Speaking of which, do you have any clue who these other Alpha's are plotting against you? I wouldn't mind reacquainting myself with my more feral side." Dante felt himself tense up at the mention of the plot to get Madison and ran his fingers through his hair. The last thing he wanted to do was think about it, but at this point it was inevitable. "You know it's only been roughly an hour since I interrogated Moe right?" He watched as Daniel's face remained the same expectant expression and sighed. "No. Not really. I have a few people who I suspect to be involved, but the last thing I want to do is falsely accuse someone." Daniel nodded his head and leaned back onto the counter. "What about that kid. Carlo Russo. I remember you and him always had a petty rivalry going on. Do you think he could be involved?" Dante sat back and thought for a minute. It would be strange if Carlo was involved since his own father's pack was attacked by the rogue wolves. Shaking his head, he looked back at Daniel. "No. That would be strange since his own father's pack was attacked by Giovanni. I'm thinking it's some other neighboring pack." Daniel watched his brother and nodded his head. He heard his wolf huff and mentally agreed with him. "I guess some things we're just gonna have to do ourselves my friend." He was about to open his mouth to speak when he saw Madison enter the kitchen. He watched as she walked over to Dante and practically yanked him out of the chair before placing a kiss on his lips. Smiling lightly, he waved to his brother as he scooped Madison up and proceeded to walk to what he assumed was their bedroom. Thinking of a bedroom, he proceeded to walk to his own. ** Tiffany looked up at the ceiling as she thought about what Daniel said to her. She knew without a doubt that she belonged to Daniel just as much as he belonged to her, but was once again met with hesitance. Part of her knew it was because of her past experiences, especially with what happened to her parents, but also because of her whole wolf issue. Closing her eyes, she cleared her mind and thought of her wolf. She once again felt a slight tug, but not enough to bring her forward. Groaning in frustration, she threw up her hands. "Why are you being so damn stubborn?" Her wolf flashed an image and she stopped her fussing. There was a white wolf, bigger than any wolf she has ever seen, standing over a smaller, brown wolf that appeared to be dying, if not dead already. The wolf was nudging the brown wolf with its muzzle, as if to wake it up and seemed to realize that the brown wolf was gone. Although the image as a whole was heart breaking, what hurt her was the pained howl that the white wolf emitted before leaping into the woods behind him. Popping up from her bed, Tiffany placed her hand on her heart. "What was that about?" Daniel's face flashed in her mind, causing a silent cry to escape from her throat. "That was him?" She heard her wolf huff in agreement and fell back on the bed. "And this is why you won't come out? Because you are afraid this will happen to us?" Her wolf huffed again. Placing her hands behind her head, Tiffany sighed. Here she was having a conversation with her wolf that she couldn't see. "You know he will never hurt us." A picture of her parents then appeared in her mind. Rolling her eyes, Tiffany dryly laughed. "What happened to Mom and Dad was not caused by Dad. Yes, he mated with her, but he didn't know that the Were gene would not go through Mom's DNA thoroughly. I'm pretty sure that if he knew this, he would have never mated with Mom." 'How do you know?' Tiffany opened her mouth to respond to this unspoken question, but quickly closed it. How did she know that her father would not have mated with her mother if he would have known that her mom would not have turned into a full Were. "I can't answer because I don't know, but I do know that he loved her with his whole heart and would not cause any intentional harm to her." Rolling onto her side, Tiffany looked at Daniel's furniture thinking about her parents' marriage. From what she could remember, her mother always seemed happy with her life, never once complaining about her choice to be with her father. Even when she was dying right before Tiffany's eyes, her mom always had a smile on her face. She remembered the day when she came home from school and found her mother lying on the kitchen floor. She immediately called her father, who seemed to know what happened before she called because he was running up to the house before she could even get what she wanted to say out. The moment he came into the house, she felt her heart break at how much emotion his eyes held. The most dominant of them being sadness and guilt. For this reason, she could not understand her wolf's decision to remain dormant. Once again, the image with the white wolf appeared in her mind. "So your main reason is because you are afraid that if we mate, the same thing that happened to Mom will happen to us?" Once again, she saw the image of the white wolf over the brown wolf and closed her eyes. It still didn't make sense that her wolf would give her that image of Daniel over the dying wolf. If anything, she and her wolf should be afraid that what happened to the brown wolf would happen to them, especially if Daniel caused it. The fact that her wolf was basically making her go around in circles was frustrating her. Placing her hands over her face, she sighed in exasperation. "You're still not making sense right now. You know Daniel would never personally hurt us, so why say that he will when he won't? You're making me frustrated!" She was about to get up to find something to when a thought abruptly popped into her head. "Is that the reason why Daniel's wolf is always present?" She didn't need her wolf to tell her yes this time. Thinking back, she remembered when she brought up the reason why he left and how his wolf retreated as if it was afraid for Daniel to confess why. That was the only moment when she saw that his eyes were green. Rolling onto her back, she closed her eyes. "I'm going to have to talk to him about that." As if on cue, there was a knock on the door. She called for whoever was on the other side to come in and watched as a cute Omega girl placed her bags by the end of the bed before bowing her head and exiting the room. Moving to the side of the bed, she hopped down and walked over to her bags. "I guess he really wasn't playing." "No. I wasn't." Tiffany yelped and placed her hand on her heart. Turning around, she glared at Daniel, who was casually leaning against the doorframe with a smirk on his face. "That's not funny! You and Madison always sneak up on me when I repeatedly tell you two not to." Daniel pushed off doorframe and walked over to where she was standing, watching as she tried to continue to feign angry. He stopped when he was mere inches away and chuckled when he heard her breath hitch. It filled him with pride that he could cause such a reaction to her body without having to touch her in anyway. Bending down, he whispered in her ear. "If my memory serves me correct, I never once snuck up on you." Tiffany felt a shiver run through her body and silently prayed that Daniel didn't notice it. She heard him chuckle and felt her body temperature rise higher. It was deep, yet sensual and smooth at the same time. She was sure that his chuckle alone could be foreplay for her body. Turning her head to the side, she watched through narrowed eyes as he moved closer to her, his hot breath tickling her lips. "Now what was it you were saying about me sneaking up on you?" Tiffany felt her pussy start to quiver at his closeness and closed her eyes, attempting to reign in her emotions. She knew for a fact that if she looked up into his eyes, she would be a goner. The last thing she needed was the combination of his sensual voice and lust filled eyes. She felt his hands slowly slide around her waist and bit her bottom lip. She was definitely in trouble now. Daniel saw every twitch and quiver of her body and felt his own loins starting to react. He bent down further and turned his head into the crook of her neck, inhaling her scent deeply, before pressing his lips to her neck. He felt her small hands wrap around his slim waist and brought her pelvic flush with his thigh. The heat of her body practically burned his own, making him groan. If she was this aroused now, he could only imagine what temperature he could get her to heat up to when he deep within her body. Trailing his kisses up the slim, velvety column of her neck, he gently sucked her earlobe between his teeth. He smiled when he heard her softly moan. "You haven't answered my question." Daniel bent down and nuzzled her neck with his nose, once again enjoying her scent. He ran his hands up her back, loving how she automatically bowed it in order to get closer to him, if that was even possible. He felt her nipples poking him through her shirt and smiled. "Were got your tongue?" Tiffany knew there was a question she should be answering, but could not remember what it was. One touch from Daniel had her turning to putty and she didn't know how to recover. There was something so simple, yet enticing about his touches that made her want him to stop, yet continue at the same time. She didn't have to have sex with him to know that her mate knew how to use his hands in bed. Licking her dry lips, she attempted to step out of his grasp, but was stopped by his embrace tightening around her. She looked up into his now molten amber eyes and knew that he was close to losing control. The mere thought of his wolf taking her how he wanted had her quivering inside. Swallowing the lump that was now in her throat, she lightly, but firmly, pushed on his chest. "I think there are some things that we need to talk about before we go any further." Daniel heard the huskiness in her voice and bent down to kiss her lips in attempt to delay the situation, but sighed in defeat when she turned her head so that his kiss landed on her cheek. Resting his forehead against her shoulder for a few moments, he lifted his head up and took in a deep breath. 'I can't wait until we get this talking over so I can get her in bed.' He heard his wolf howl in delight and smirked. Looking down into her expressive brown eyes, which were slightly clouded with lust, he smiled before bending down and successfully placing a kiss on her lips. "There certainly are some things that we need to discuss." He surprised Tiffany when he picked her up by her waist, forcing her to wrap her legs around his. Walking over to his bed, he sat down on the edge and placed her on his lap. He settled back and waited until she was comfortable on his lap before starting their discussion. The longer he prolonged it, the longer he had to get his thoughts together. He kind of had a feeling of what she wanted to talk about. "What would you like to talk about?" Tiffany placed her hands in front of her and folded. She guessed she could start off telling him about herself. "Well as you know, I am half Were, half human. My mom was fully human and my dad fully Were. My mom met my dad a little later on in life, like around her mid forties and they mated therefore resulting to me. However when my mom and dad mated, the Were gene did not fully go through her system, therefore keeping her human and only giving her the trait of a longer life, which really wasn't that long. When my mom died, I was still in high school. My father died a couple years after from losing his mate. I have never seen my wolf before and she only comes out sometimes when she wants to." Daniel nodded his head, storing everything she just revealed to him in his mind and rubbed his hands up and down her back, coaxing her to relax. The moment she started to talk about her parents she started to tense. When he felt her start to relax, he placed a smile on his face. "Is that all you wanted to talk about?" Tiffany looked into his eyes and was suddenly nervous. She was never one to back down from confrontation, but for some reason bringing up his past scared her. She didn't know how he would react or if he would answer her question at all. She knew from experience that sometimes it was hard to relive the past, especially when it hurt so bad, but she also knew that she needed to know his reason for leaving, although she had a feeling of why it was already. She didn't want him to think that she was trying to pry into his past, although that is what she was trying to do. Bending her head, she bit the inside of her cheek. Daniel saw, let alone heard, everything that she was thinking, but didn't want to rush her. He knew that she needed to ask for herself, but didn't know how he was going to respond. Of course, he was going to be honest and tell her the truth, but her reaction to his honesty is what made him apprehensive to answer the most. He didn't want to see the look of pity or repulsion in her eyes. 'I guess this is the price that I will have to pay for my actions.' Reaching under her chin, he brought her head up so he was looking into her eyes and leaned forward to kiss her gently on the lips. "Just ask." Tiffany saw the apprehension in his eyes, as if he was afraid of something and sighed. The quicker she asks, the quicker everything will be out in the open and out of the way. "I know you told me earlier that you were not ready just yet to tell me why you left the compound years ago, but my wolf will not surface until she knows why." Daniel nodded his head in understanding and closed his eyes. He had a feeling that his leaving wasn't the only reason why her wolf wouldn't resurface, but kept it to himself. If this would slightly coax her wolf into coming out, he would do anything for her, even if that meant causing him pain in order to help her. Wrapping his arm around her waist, he moved back further on the bed so that his back was resting against the headboard. He turned her around and placed her in between his legs, gently pushing her back so that she was comfortably resting against him. He kissed the top of her head and licked his lips, trying to gather his words together. "About eighty years ago, I met this girl. I was working as the CEO for one of my father's companies and she was hired in Human Resources. As a tradition, the CEO always met those who were hired in order to keep the company as a close-knit family. I met her and was immediately drawn to her. I knew she was something to me, but not my true mate." He paused and thought about Victoria. He certainly could not deny that he had this attraction to her like a fly to fruit, but it wasn't what he felt when he first smelt let alone saw Tiffany. "Now that I think about, it was probably just that: a strong attraction. I guess the Fates had something planned that I didn't know of. Anyway, we spent every day together from then on. At that time, I thought she was the one. I went to my father about it and he immediately put down the idea, stating that a human female would not be strong enough to bear Were children therefore she wouldn't be a good Alpha Bitch and that I-" "Wait. Sorry, but you've been gone for eighty years? Dante said that you were gone when I was just born." Daniel chuckled at this and shook her head. "You know sometimes Dante doesn't have a brain when it comes to some things. This is one of those instances." "And your father did not like humans?" Daniel tilted his head to the side and tried to think of an answer for Tiffany's question. Growing up, his father never openly told anyone if he liked humans or not, but based on his actions, anyone could see that he was partial to them. "I wouldn't say that he hated humans, but he was definitely only tolerant of them." He looked down at the top of her head and watched as she nodded her head before looking back up and continuing. "He told me that I needed to look inside the pack to find my mate. Of course, by instinct, I went against what he said and continued to see her, trying to find a way to change her without my father knowing. I knew that there would be no way that he wouldn't know, but as cliché as it sounds, I was so high off love and didn't care. I wanted to be with her and was going fight everyone so I could. Finding His Mate Too: Daniel Ch. 02 On the day my father was supposed to step down and I was supposed to be crowned Alpha; I was challenged. I don't know how, but Victoria was brought to the compound. She didn't know that I was Were and you could only imagine her reaction when she saw me turn into a wolf. I got angry. Not at her, because I was expecting this kind of reaction from her, especially since I told her nothing about my heritage, but instead at the person who brought her. I lashed out, not only killing the man who challenged me, but also others who got in my way. I-" Daniel stopped abruptly and closed his eyes. Images of that fateful night played behind them, causing his wolf to retreat to the back of his mind. He felt Tiffany move on his lap and slowly opened his eyes. Looking down at her, he saw that she turned around in his lap and was now looking up at him. He saw a look in her eyes that he couldn't quite discern and quickly looked away. He couldn't face how she felt just yet. Taking in a deep breath, he continued. "I didn't see that she stepped in my path in hopes of calming me down and I killed her. I killed the one person who I believed I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. It was at that moment that my wolf finally realized what he had done. He saw the look of repulsion in the eyes of my father and sadness in the eyes of my mother. I believe what ultimately caused me to flee was the look that the pack was giving me. How could I be the leader that they would depend on to defend them if I couldn't even defend my mate? So I left, cutting off all contact with those I loved." Tiffany watched as he continued to look at a spot above her head and heard her wolf howl. She didn't like seeing her mate in anguish and wanted to do something to help. Reaching up, she wrapped her arms around his neck and rose up on her knees so that she could rest her head on his shoulder. She didn't know if he wanted to be comforted and to be quite honest, she didn't really care if he didn't. She was his mate and she was going to comfort him whether he liked it or not. She felt his resistance to give in to her comforting and said the one thing her mother told her when things were going tough. "Everything will be ok." At that moment, Tiffany felt his arms move around her torso and tighten around her. She raked her fingers through his silky hair, trying to relax his body. If this was the kind of comfort that he needed, she would happily give it to him. She felt something wet on her neck and pulled back to look into his eyes, which were now back to green and filled with tears. "I promise you everything will be ok." Reaching up, Tiffany wiped the tears that were silently streaming down his face. Based on his reaction, she could only guess that this has haunted him for all these years and couldn't imagine ever dealing with such a problem without the help of someone. She wrapped her arms back around his neck and placed her head on his shoulder. Turning her head, she placed a soft kiss on his neck. She pulled back so she could look into his eyes and saw that he was once again trying not to make eye contact with her. It was as if he was afraid of something. She placed her hands on the sides of his face and moved his head so that she was looking directly into his eyes. What she saw in them almost made her choke. She saw guilt and sadness, but most of all, she saw that he was afraid that he was going to lose her. The thought of leaving him never crossed her mind, not even after what she just heard, and the fact that he thought she would nearly brought tears to her own eyes. All this time, even if it was just for one day, in the back of his mind he thought he would lose her because of his past actions. Bending down, she placed a soft kiss on his lips. "I'm not going anywhere." Daniel searched her eyes looking for any ounce of deception. Seeing none, he closed the space between them and kissed her lips passionately, trying to portray all of his feelings in it. This is what he needed. She was the missing piece that he deprived himself of all of these years and he was not letting her go... ever. He ran his hands up the expanse of her back and gently cupped the back of her neck deepening the kiss. He stroked his tongue against her bottom lip and swallowed the quiet moan that escaped her. Her moan. It was a sound he could listen to all day and never get tired off. Taking advantage of her open mouth, he flicked his tongue against hers, savoring the sweet taste that was distinctly her own. He felt her shift her weight against his lap and groaned when her ass rub up against his crotch. Breaking his lips away, he watched as she bit her swollen bottom lip while she tried to calm her erratic breathing. He smiled when he saw the slight elongation of her teeth and bent forward, taking her bottom lip in between his own. He groaned when he felt her rotate her hips against him and smiled. 'She likes it when I bite her bottom lip'. He made a mental note of this before pulling back. Placing his forehead against hers, he closed his eyes and let out a deep breath. "Thank you...so much." Tiffany nodded her head against his and breathed in a shaky deep breath. In her mind, her wolf was out now and wanted to claim what was theirs. She didn't know if she would ever physically appear, but mentally she was present and was ready to play. She chuckled when her wolf bent down in a playful manner with her haunches up in the air, wagging her tail energetically. Daniel heard her chuckle and brought his head up to see what she was laughing at. He lifted her chin so that she was looking in his eyes and placed a shit-eating grin on his face when he saw them flash amber. Her wolf was out right now and he was planning on meeting her properly. Pushing Tiffany back so that she was lying on her back in between his legs, he leaned back against the headboard and waited for her to make the first move. Although his wolf was panting right now and he was close to letting his control slip, he wanted her to make the first move to where their relationship was going to go. Tiffany watched as Daniel leaned back and waited for him to make a move. She groaned in frustration when he did nothing and sat up on her elbows to look him directly in the eyes. Seeing the slight challenge in them, she placed a seductive smile on her face and fell back against the bed. She stretched her hands above her head, watching as his eyes zeroed in on her exposed midriff. Feeling her body temperature start to rise, she ran her hands up the sides of her body. The look in his eyes was making her body shake with uncontrollable desire especially that place in between her legs. They held a look of pure unadulterated lust that made her feel wanted like no other and she would be damned if she didn't act on this feeling by the end of the night. She smiled when she saw his jaw clench and moaned. She bit her bottom lip when her hands finally reached her breast and lightly squeezed them in her hands. She felt her juices leave from her pussy and smiled seductively when her arousal assaulted her nose. Judging by the look in Daniel's eyes he smelt it as well and that made her want to tease him even more. Rubbing her legs together, she tried to create some friction against her clit and groaned in frustration when she couldn't. Keeping one hand on her breast, she trailed her other hand down her stomach pass her bellybutton and stopped when she got to the top of her jeans. She smiled when she heard his soft growl and looked up into his eyes in amusement. "You want me to keep going baby?" She chuckled when he nodded his head fiercely as a child would if they were asked if they wanted candy and slowly started undoing her jeans. Pulling them down just a little so that there was enough room for her hand, she sucked her finger into her mouth and slowly made her way into her jeans. Just as she was about to move her hand under her panties, she pulled back and rolled off the bed. She grinned widely when she saw the perplexed look on Daniel's face and laughed. "You're gonna have to wait until later then." She laughed when he growled at her and tsked louder, shaking her finger in the air. "Nope. Now you will see how it feels to be left all hot and bothered." Daniel watched as she walked to the door, purposely putting great emphasize on the sway of her hips and growled. He couldn't believe she just left him here with a serious hard on and expected him to not do anything about it. Oh no. Jumping off the bed, he moved over to her faster than he himself thought he was capable of doing and closed the door just as she was opening it. He pushed up against her body so that she was in between the front of his body and the door and bent down to her ear. "You think you can just leave me all horny don't you?" He heard her take in a shaky breath and smiled. "Not so tough now are you?" He kept his hand on the door as he used his other to outline the contour of her luscious body. He knew that he would never tire of it and made a vow to worship her body every day until his last breath. Placing his hand on her hip, he bent his knees and pushed his groin forward, groaning when she pushed her ass back against him. She must have enjoyed the affect that had on him because she pulled back and swiveled her ass against his cock again, pushing back harder and harder each time she did it. He felt what little control he was trying to hold onto slipping and moved the hand that was holding the door closed to her other hip stopping her movement all-together. "You don't know how much I want to make love to you right now." Tiffany felt a delightful tingle run up her spine at Daniel's words and tilted her head to the side so that he could kiss her lips. Taking opportunity of his slight moment of distraction, she turned around in his arms and reached up, wrapping them around his broad shoulders. Bringing her body closer to his, she felt his hands leave her hips to cup her ass and moaned. She broke away from the kiss and looked up into his eyes, feeling her mouth go dry at the emotion that was swirling within them. He was looking at her with the same look her father gave her mother when they were alive. She didn't need him to speak it to know that he claimed her mind, body, and soul. He was her mate. The mate that her human, and now wolf, claimed as theirs and there was no way she was letting him go, Alessia be damned. She heard her wolf growl when she thought of that girl and calmed her. 'It's ok. We'll handle her later. Let's focus on providing our mate with pleasure.' Placing a sly grin on her face, she brought Daniel's head down and purred in his ear. "Make love to me baby." Daniel felt his control snap and hoisted her up so that he was looking in her eyes. He felt her slim, muscular legs wrap around his waist and pushed her back up against the door. If she wanted him to make love to her right now, he would be more than willing to oblige. Crushing his lips with hers, he swiftly placed her down on her feet and pulled both her jeans and underwear off her, dipping his index finger into her hot sex. His wolf howled in delight when her pussy clenched around his digit, begging to be set free. He pushed him back into his mind, wanting this moment with his mate to himself, and removed his finger. He took off his shirt and was about to do the same with his pants, but stopped when he felt Tiffany's small hands on top of his and into her eyes. He let her place his hands on her waist and watched as she slowly unbuckled his pants and pushed them off his waist. He smiled when he heard her sharp intake of breath when she saw his member jump out and licked his lips. Stepping out of his pants, he moved his hands to cup her ass and picked her up. Although he liked the fact she was trying to take control of their lovemaking, he and his wolf needed to lay claim on her body fast. "Take off your shirt." Tiffany quickly discarded her shirt, feeling herself quiver with anticipation for what was to come. From what she saw poking out at her moments ago, she knew for sure Daniel was going to give her the best loving she has never had. She wrapped her arms around his neck and lightly kissed his lips as he walked them over to his bed. Daniel gently deposited Tiffany on the bed and starred down at her as she laid there in her naked glory. Her milk chocolate skin seemed to glow in the dim light, making him want to lick and see if she tasted just like his favorite candy. He locked eyes with her briefly before scanning over the smooth column of her neck that was begging to be kissed and marked with his bite. Just the thought of her walking out in public with his marking made him salivate. He watched as she rose up on her elbows, causing his eyes to lock on her breast, which jiggled with her hasty movement. He looked further down her taut body, smiling when he saw that she had her bellybutton pierced. He didn't know how he hadn't seen it when she was teasing him, but now that he knew it was there he made a mental note to pay homage to it some other time. He broke his attention away and licked his lips when he got to the juncture in between her legs. 'Of course she would have cleanly shaven pussy. She's my woman after all.' He and his wolf grinned at that thought. He moved forward, slowly crawling onto the bed and never taking his eyes off her womanhood. He lightly ran his fingers across the inside of her thighs causing them to quiver. Gently cupping the back of her knees, Daniel spread her legs open, growling when he was hit head on with her arousal. Bending down, he placed his nose close to her pussy and inhaled. "Baby...you smell so good." Tiffany heard the huskiness in his voice and knew she was creating a wet spot beneath her. He was driving her crazy just minutes ago when he was looking at her body like she was the greatest creation on earth. She lifted her hips up off the bed, trying to silently communicate to him to finish what he started, growling in frustration when he only lifted his head and smiled at her. Daniel knew that Tiffany wanted him to dive right in and take her, but he wanted to take his time. He wanted to show her how much she meant to him, especially now since he knew where she stood in their relationship. Looking down at her glistening pussy lips, he felt his mouth water when he saw more of her juice ooze out of her and couldn't take it anymore. He had to taste her. As soon as his tongue tasted her, he knew for sure he was obsessed with her taste. He was addicted when he had a little sample of her before, but to have the full course meal pushed him beyond addiction. She was tangy yet sweet at the same time, a combination many do not stumble over every day. He plunged his tongue in as far as he could get it while gently sucking on her clit. He smiled when her legs clamped shut against his head and gently coaxed them open with his hands. He was not showing any mercy and wanted her to take his loving like a champ. If she wanted him to make love to her, then she was getting it. Sucking harder on her clit, Tiffany's moans grew louder, spurring Daniel on to suck as hard as he could. He looked up and saw her stomach start to contract, letting him know the she was about to come, but he didn't want her to just yet. He wanted to tease her until she was begging him to let her come. Her legs closed around his neck once again, causing him to smile. Lifting up, he grasped the back of her knees and pried her legs open. He looked up at her and called her name. "Keep these legs open for me." Tiffany shook her head and moaned, still trying to close her legs. Daniel must not know what he is doing to her because there is no way she could keep her legs open while he feasted on her like a man on death row. "But it's so good." Daniel smirked and went back to eating her pussy. He moved his hands from behind her knees, slowly running them over the expanse of her thighs, never once stopping the lapping of his tongue. Once he reached the apex of her thighs, he gently spread her lips with one hand and dipped his finger inside of her with the other. He smiled when he heard a long moan escape her throat and lifted his head. "You like that baby?" Tiffany stopped thinking as soon as she felt Daniel's thick finger enter her pussy. She knew he just asked her a question, but honestly could not comprehend what he was saying. All she was coherent of was his finger swirling around within her. She felt him add a second finger and bucked her hips when he curled them and flicked them against her spot. "Oh God yes! Just like that!" Daniel smiled proudly before removing his fingers and sticking them in his mouth. He looked down at her body, now covered in a light sheen of sweat, before moving his gaze to her eyes. He saw the confusion in them and chuckled. "It's not good to say God's name in vain." He lightly slapped her now swollen pussy lips for emphasis and smiled when she hissed and closed her legs. Looking up, he quirked his eyebrow at her and watched as she slowly opened her legs for him. Moving up in between her thighs, he placed a long kiss on her lips."Good girl." Placing his hands on the side of her head, he rose up and looked down at her. In all of his years that he has been on earth, he has never seen a more beautiful sight. He didn't know if it was the fact that he caused her lips to be swollen from his kisses or if it was the fact that her face was flushed from his previous ministrations, but Tiffany looked like an angel on earth, sent down from heaven for him only. He felt a strong pull on his heart and knew without a doubt that he was falling in love with her. Sure he still had a lot of things he needed to learn about her, but on a basic level of emotion, he knew all he needed to know. Bending down, he kissed her lips slowly while taking her thighs in his hands and opening her legs wider. Since he knew he was on the bigger side, he wanted to make his initial entrance as comfortable as possible. Based on her reaction earlier, she hasn't had anyone as big as him and the last thing he wanted to do was hurt his mate. Holding her legs open, he pulled back from the kiss and smiled when she poked out her lip in a pout. He placed a quick kiss on her lips before moving back on his knees. He let go of one of her legs and grabbed his cock in between his hand. Looking into her eyes, he lined up and pushed forward, watching as her mouth opened in a 'o' shape. He felt her muscles tense and bit the inside of his cheek. If she kept this up, he knew for a fact he wouldn't be able to last long at all. Bending forward, he placed kisses along the expanse of her neck, murmuring encouraging words in her ear. When he felt her loosen up, he pushed the rest of his cock in her hot glove, releasing a deep groan from within his and her chest. "Shit..." Daniel pushed himself up and looked down at Tiffany, who had a content smile on her face. Pulling his hips back, he was about to push back in when there was a knock on the door. Both Daniel and Tiffany let out a frustrated growl, which caused the person on the other side to laugh. "You two don't scare me. Now get out of the bed and open this door. If my senses serve me correct, you two are probably in a very compromising position and I would rather not see my brother's naked ass." Tiffany looked up at Daniel, who was staring up at the ceiling as if he was trying to regain some of his control, and laughed. Although she was definitely thinking about ignoring Alexandra, the thought of her busting through the door was not very pleasant. Pushing herself up by her arms, she wrapped them around his neck and pulled herself up so that she seated firmly on his lap, earning a long groan to escape from his lips and his attention once again on her. "I know how much you want to continue this, but I really don't want your sister walking in here." Finding His Mate Too: Daniel Ch. 03 "Mmmm. Baby I think you're getting better at this sex thing." Dante looked down at Madison, who was lounging on his chest smiling up at him dreamily and laughed. Wrapping one arm around her, he reached up with his other to lightly stroke her cheek. "I'm the one getting better? If I last recall, you were the one who was just a virgin not too many weeks ago." Dante again laughed when Madison playfully slapped him on the chest before looking into her eyes. It still amazed him that she was here with him. To say that he was just in love with her was an understatement of his feelings for her. Now he understood the love that his parents had for each other. Bending down, he placed a sweet kiss on her lips. "You know I love you." Madison smiled up at him before nodding her head. She moved so that she was straddling his thighs and leaned forward, placing a tender kiss on his chest. "And you know I love you." Dante grabbed the back of her head and brought her lips down to his. He ran his hands down the expanse of her back swallowing the moan that escaped from her. Pulling away from the kiss, he leaned back against the bed and looked up into Madison's now molten amber eyes. "You know I never got to meet your wolf properly, which sucks because now I'm gonna have to wait a whole nine months in order to meet her." Dante glanced his eyes down at her relatively flat stomach and smiled. Truth be told, he couldn't wait to see his child and if what Daniel said was true, he knew he would be in trouble. Madison watched as Dante was lost in his own thoughts and wondered what he was thinking. "What are you looking dreamily about?" Dante looked up at her and placed a smile on his face. "I was just laughing because I know I'm going to be in trouble when our little girl is born." He saw confusion spread across her face and chuckled. "You know you look so cute when you're confused. But to answer your unspoken question, Daniel told me." Moving from off his lap, Madison curled up beside him, throwing a leg across his waist. She expelled a long yawn and placed her hand on his chest. "Do you wonder what other abilities Daniel has? From what I have seen, he seems to be able to sense things. For example, the first time I saw him was at your club. He randomly just appeared in front of me and although I should have been scared, I wasn't. There was something so familiar and safe about him. Then we both see him when Dylan attacked us in the woods. It's like he knows when his family is in danger or something." Dante thought over everything Madison said and had to agree with her. He knew his brother inhabited a strength that no one else possessed, yet he never told anyone what kind of abilities they were. Sighing deeply, he looked down at Madison who was softly snoring and placed a kiss on her forehead. He was just about to close his eyes to sleep when heard a mental call from Daniel. 'Is it urgent? I'm kind of on my way to a peaceful sleep with my mate.' He heard Daniel laugh and couldn't help but laugh himself. There was something contagious about Daniel's laugh that made him laugh even when nothing was funny. "Unless you want to clean up Alessia's blood, I suggest you come quickly." Dante groaned at the mention of Alessia's name and closed his eyes. If there was one thing he was starting to get tired of hearing, it was his pack members complaining about Alessia's very loose ways. If he was completely honest with himself, it was truly starting to wear him out. 'I'm on my way.' Dante closed off his mind from his brother and took Madison's hand in between his own. Slowly placing it on her hip, he slithered off the bed, making sure to place her leg down softly. Moving to his dresser, he grabbed a pair of sweatpant and pulled them over his hips. He grabbed a shirt and glanced at at Madison before walking out the door. He made his way toward his brother's bedroom, hoping that he got there in time before any blood was shed. He sped up as he thought about this and before he knew if, he was standing in front of the soon to happen fight. He looked over at Daniel, who was holding back a smile and shook his head. Walking forward, he stepped in between the two women who were growling at each and moved them apart. He sent a mental command to Daniel and Alexandra telling them to each grab one of the women and sighed in relief when they did. Closing his eyes, he took in a deep breath and counted back from ten. "I'm... going to need you two to shut up so that I can get my thoughts together." Tiffany looked at Dante and immediately felt her wolf recess to the back of her mind. She snuck on last glare at Alessia and leaned back into Daniel. She really wished Dante didn't show up when he did. If he would have walked just a little bit slower, she would have at least been able to land a punch to Alessia's jaw. She felt Daniel's arms wrap around her and figured he must have heard her thoughts. Dante opened his eyes and looked at both of the women. "I know that you two have bad blood between each other or whatever, but I am getting damn near tired of it. I don't know what you guys have to do, but it better be done quick." "But I-" Dante snapped his hand up stopping Alessia from talking any further. Truth be told, all that he was saying was really directed towards her, not Tiffany. "I don't want to hear another word. You and your antics have been disrupting the peace of the pack ever since you have been given the title of Beta. I don't know how much authority you think you have, but you better check yourself. Challenging people for the right to be someone's mate. What you need to do is stop wanting something that you can't have. Your mate can be right in your fucking face, but you're too hot and bothered to see it." Dante stopped and took in another deep breath. "For the moment, you will be stripped of you Beta status and moved to the Omega quarters. I want you to see how it is to be treated how you treat people. That will be all." They all watched as Dante turned and left with their mouths open. Daniel was actually surprised that Dante had gone easy on Alessia. He knew if his parents were still alive, especially his father, she would have been given a harsher punishment.. Turning Tiffany around in his arms, he looked down into her eyes and smiled. He brought her in for a hug and kissed the top of her head. Looking at Alexandra, he titled his head toward the end of the hall and watched as she silently escorted Alessia out of the manor. He hoped that this would be Alessia's saving grace because he knew for a fact that if she caused trouble again Dante would not take it easy on her. "You know I was really hoping that you would kick her ass. You should have seen how fast James left when she came up here. He went ghost." He felt Tiffany laugh against him and pulled out of the hug. Bending down, he placed a kiss of her lips. He felt her hands wrap around his neck and deepened the kiss. Oh how much he wished he could go back to when he was deep inside her body. He bent down slightly and picked her up, holding her ass in his hands. Turning around, he maneuvered her in his arms so that he could open his bedroom door and stepped over the threshold. He kicked the door closed with his foot and walked toward the foot of his bed. He gently placed her down, breaking the kiss in the process. Looking down at her swollen lips, he felt his cock start to come alive in his pants. His eyes traveled down her clothed body and he felt a growl escaped from his throat. The last thing he wanted was for her body to be covered from his gaze. He placed his hands on her thighs and slowly worked them up, taking his shirt between his fingers. He stepped back and brought it over her head, once again amazed at his mate's body. Tossing the shirt behind his shoulder, he stepped in between her open legs and looked down into her brown eyes. He reached up and placed the palm of his hand on her cheek and sucked in a deep breath when she turned her head and kissed it softly. "You are so amazing." Tiffany smiled and moved up Daniel's bed. What she really wanted him to do was speed up and extinguish the heat that was in between her legs. She watched as he slowly unbuttoned his jeans and pulled them down over his hips. He moved onto the bed and settled himself in between her legs, placing his hands on either side of her head. Daniel stared down at her for a moment longer before swooping down and kissing her squarely on the lips. He felt her move beneath him, silently commanding him to quicken his pace and smiled. Breaking the kiss, he placed his head where her shoulder and neck met and inhaled her scent. He placed a slow kiss on her pulse before rolling onto his back. "Goodnight." Tiffany looked up at the ceiling bewildered at what just happened. Here she was with a body heat well above inferno and all he did was ignore her needs and decide that he wanted to go to sleep. She looked over at him and punched him on his side when she saw the smug expression on his face. "Ummmm..." Daniel sighed lightly and pulled her to his side. "I'm too tired and I would rather not start something without finishing. Soon enough, we will continue what we started before Alexandra interrupted us." He kissed her lips to silence any rebuttal she may have been thinking and closed his eyes. If he looked down into her clouded eyes again, he knew for sure he would lose what little control he had left. He felt her shift in his arms a little and bit his bottom lip when her leg rubbed up against his cock. This woman was going to be the death of him. Here he was, trying to be the perfect gentleman and not rush her into anything so that she would have time to think about her actions, and all she wanted to do was get right down to it. He felt her small hand slide up his chest and groaned. At this point, Tiffany didn't care what Daniel was trying to do. She wanted him in between her legs right now. She felt his body tense when she started to rub his chest and smiled. Moving her body over his, she slowly sank down on top of his cock, moaning at the skin-to-skin contact. She looked down at him and saw that his eyes were now closed and mouth open. Bending forward, she placed a lingering kiss on the corner of his mouth. She moved to the other corner and placed a kiss there as well. Kissing up to his ear, she pulled it in between her teeth and moaned. "Baby don't you want to feel how wet I am for you?" She emphasized her point by slowly grinding onto him. She felt his hands slid up her waist and ground into him again. Leaning up, she kissed him on his lips, plunging her tongue inside and sighing when she tasted his distinct flavor. She reached to move his cock inside of her and squeaked when he flipped them over so that he was on top. Daniel knew exactly what Tiffany was trying to do when she did her little act of seduction on him. She would have been successful too had he not held onto his self-control. He looked down at her upturned face and smiled. "Honey. I think you forgot that I'm not some young pup with little to no self-control. Your little trick that you just played on me, although incredibly sexy, had little to no affect." He bent down and placed a soul-searing kiss on her lips before rolling off her body and turning off his bedside lamp. "Goodnight sweetheart." Pulling Tiffany in his arms, he smiled when he heard her call him an asshole under his breath and closed his eyes. If only she knew. *** Dante breathed in the fresh outside air and sighed. He hadn't been able to truly enjoy the outside air around him in a long time and to be able to do so today was relaxing him with each passing second. Walking down the front steps of the manor, he made a beeline toward the woods, stuffing his hands in his pocket. He was just entering when he heard what sounded like crying. Sniffing the air, he followed the scent and realized that it was his sister. He picked up his pace and stopped when he found her just on the edge of the river sitting down on the grass cross-legged. Walking up beside her, he sat down and waited for her to say something. "Have you ever regretted anything?" Dante glanced over at her before looking back at the river. He didn't know where the question came from, but he wasn't not going to answer it. He ran his hands down the front of his face and thought for a minute. "There have been times when I wanted to regret some things in my life, but in the end I figured there was no use. I made the decision and I had to move on from it. Why do you ask?" Dante watched as Alexandra opened her mouth to tell him something but stopped. She turned her head and looked down at the ground before looking back at him with a forced smile on her face. "No reason. I was just going through some things I guess." Dante watched as she jumped up and walked quickly back to the direction of the manor. There was something she wasn't telling him obviously, but he wondered what it was. In order for it to have her crying, he knew that it had to be something serious since Alexandra never cried. Shaking his head, he rose up from the grass. "So much for having a peaceful walk." Turning on his heels, he walked back to the manor still thinking about what just transpired between him and Alexandra. If his gut was correct, he had a feeling that it had to do with something back at home. He thought it was strange that she was spending more time all the way on the east coast instead of her home on the west. He hoped that it had something to do more so with the pack than her mate because the last thing he wanted to do was make a little visit over there. He had a feeling that it wouldn't be pretty. He felt a headache start to approach as he was walking back up the front stairs and cursed under his breath. What he would give to be wrapped in Madison's arms right now. Turning the corner, he navigated his way to his office and opened the door. He was surprised to see Dr. Orvine sitting in the chair across from his desk and smiled. There was something about the doctor that was so inviting, even if he was a nervous wreck most of the time. Nodding his head in acknowledgement, Dante made his way to the other side and sat down. "What can I do for you doctor?" Dr. Orvine cleared his throat before leaning forward in his chair. "Well... I looked over all of Madison's data and I just wanted to tell you that she and the baby are fine. Actually they are finer than fine. They are very healthy, which is strange because I expected to see some trauma, but there was none. I also wanted to tell you that I saw your sister crying just a few moments ago and was concerned. We both know that your sister barely cries." Dante closed his eyes and nodded his head. He missed the truly concerned look that passed James' face and sighed before opening his eyes. "Yes. I tried to see what was bothering her, but it seems she isn't ready to tell me just yet. I hope that it is nothing too bad, although I have a feeling I am just lying to myself with that hope. Thanks for being concerned though." James nodded his head then looked down at the folder on his lap. He wondered if he should say what he was planning to say next and played with the edge of the folder nervously. "If you don't mind me asking, what is it that you think is bothering her?" Dante looked at the doctor with confusion written on his face. He wondered why Dr. Orvine was all of a suddenly interested in Alexandra's well-being and was about to comment on this when there was a knock at his door. Telling the person on the other side to enter, he smiled when he saw that it was Madison. He looked back at Dr. Orvine, who was already taking his leave and sighed. This man moved way too fast for his liking. Calling out his name, he waited until James was facing him before continuing. "We can finish this discussion some other time." Madison greeted Dr. Orvine before walking over to Dante and standing behind him. She started massaging his shoulders and smiled when she heard him groan quietly. She knew he was stressed as soon as she entered his office and she wondered why. "What has you so tense?" "Everything. First, I have to figure who is threatening your life, then I have to figure out a way to protect the pack as well, and now I have this feeling that whatever is upsetting Alexandra has to do with the pack and all this shit going on. And to put the cherry on top of this sundae, I also have this other feeling that James is interested in Alexandra, which is strange because she is mated to Luke." Madison frowned up her face when she heard the name James and figured it must have been Dr. Orvine's name. She leaned his head back so that his lips were turned up to her and kissed them. "Hey. Don't be so stressed. Everything will come out in the open soon enough. To be honest, I have a feeling it won't happen until many years from now. Of course you should be two steps ahead before then, but don't stress yourself out." Dante took her hand in his own and brought it to his lips. "Since when did you become so wise?" Madison shrugged her shoulders and walked around him so that she was sitting on his lap. "I don't know. I guess because I am around you all of the time, your wisdom rubbed off on me." Dante chuckled at Madison's statement. The last thing he believed he obtained was wisdom. He leaned back further into his chair and wrapped his arms around her waist. "I think my sister is regretting mating to Luke. She asked me if I ever regretted anything when I found her crying by the river. For Alexandra to say that she regrets something, it has to be big." Madison thought about what he was saying and shrugged her shoulders. "Babe, to be honest, there is nothing you can really do right now. I know how much you want to protect all of us, but if she isn't ready to tell you, don't try to force it out. As I said before, I believe everything will come out in the open later on down the road. The pieces will fall together on your lap and you're going to use this wisdom that you have in your head to solve it." Dante smiled when she tapped him on his head for emphasis and leaned forward to kiss her lips. "I guess you are right." He continued to place small kissed on them as he ran his hands up her back. "Mmm... I think I'm going to head over and pay Luke a visit." Madison nodded her head absently, not really processing what he was saying and continued to kiss him on the lips. Ever since she found out she was pregnant, her sex drive has been on overload and all she could think about was having Dante in between her legs at every minute. She felt him lightly push on her shoulders and placed a pout on her lips. "I think I'm going to pay Luke a visit." "Why? I just told you to stay out of him and Alexandra's business and here you are trying to run all the way to west coast to figure out something that isn't meant for you to figure out. You have to listen to me on this one babe. Stay out of it." Madison watched as he reluctantly nodded his head and sighed. He wasn't going to listen to her. The one thing she knew about Dante was that he was stubborn and would do whatever he wanted to do. "At least give them some time to hopefully work out whatever they have going on between them." "And how long am I supposed to wait?" Madison thought about this for a minute and shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. A year or two." She saw Dante open his mouth to rebuttal what she said and put her hand up to silence him. "Nope. Give them a year or two. Who knows if there is really something going on between them in the first place? Alexandra may just be having one of those days. Wait a year or two and if she is still not being herself, then interfere." Dante sat back, thought about what Madison told him, and decided he should probably listen to her. However, as soon as the two-year mark went pass and nothing changed, he would be on his way to the Brennan pack land. Finding His Mate Too: Daniel Ch. 03 "Ok. You win. But I will be out there in two years." Madison smiled brightly then placed a kiss on his lips. Sliding her hands down the front of his chest, she grabbed his belt and started to unbuckle it. "Now that we have that out of the way, I believe you owe me." Dante leaned back in his chair, feeling himself already start to get hard and slyly grinned. "Oh I owe you something huh?" Madison nodded her head then squealed when Dante lifted her up and cradled her in his arms. "Baby you just don't know. You just don't know." ** "I will get back to you two when all of the tests are down and tell you what I find out. Now you should eat a lot of food and drink lots of water. Although you are part Were, it doesn't mean that you can't faint from the amount of blood you just lost. You should be healed pretty soon though from the looks of things so you may just be ok." Daniel helped Tiffany off the bed she was sitting on and nodded his head at James. He decided that he should get Tiffany down to the pack clinic as soon as possible so that he could either get results or start an investigation of his own. He waited until James was done wrapping up Tiffany's arm and followed him out of the room so that he could talk to him privately. Closing the door behind him, he looked down at the small doctor. "What do you think doc?" James looked up at Daniel and smiled lightly. "I doubt that mating with her will harm her in any way. From what it seems like, there is an emotional tie to her and her wolf form that is slightly...fogged. You know what, on second thought don't mate with her and try not to engage in anything sexual that may lead you to mating with her. I'm not really positive in my predictions and want to make sure everything is 100 percent okay before I give you the green light." Daniel nodded his head then thanked James before going back into the room. "You ready?" Tiffany nodded her head and let Daniel guide her out of the clinic. Once they were outside, he wrapped his arm around her and brought her to his side. "Now that wasn't so bad was it?" Tiffany glared at him before looking back ahead of her. Daniel had to drag her out of his room once he told her that he was taking her to the clinic to get blood work done. If there was one thing that she hated, it was definitely needles. "No I guess it wasn't. You still have to make it up to me though, so it better be something good or I may never forgive you." Daniel chuckled at that and kissed her on top of her head. "Trust me babe. I'm definitely going to make it up to you and you're going to like every minute of it." Daniel felt her shudder and cupped her ass in his hand. He stopped and looked down into her eyes, watching as they changed colors. "And I doubt that you could ever not forgive me after I'm done with you." He placed a soft kiss on her lips and tapped her on her ass before turning around and continuing his way to the manor. He heard Tiffany's footsteps following him a couple seconds later then thought of something. Turning back around, he waited until she caught up then grabbed her hand. "I want to show you something." Tiffany let him navigate her toward where ever he was taking her and saw that they were going into the woods. She wondered what was so important in the woods that they needed to go to it at this moment, but kept it to herself. Daniel clearly wanted to show her something that was important to him. As they moved deeper into the forest, she realized they were walking toward the pack graveyard and felt a shiver run up her spine. The last time she visited a graveyard was when she buried her mother and her father. Daniel felt Tiffany tense and moved her closer to his side. He figured that the sight of a graveyard would put her on edge and that was the exact reason why he brought her to it. He needed her to see that death wasn't always tragic. He stopped once they were in front of his mother and father's grave stone and moved Tiffany so that she was standing in front of him. "I brought you here not only because I wanted to formally tell my parents that you are my mate, but also because I wanted you to see that death isn't so bad. I know that the death of your parents really hit home for you, and trust me I can understand how that pain feels, but I don't believe your parents would want you to see their deaths as heartache. I believe that they would want you to see it completely different." Bending down on one knee, he grabbed her hand and kissed the palm of it. This was a big step he was about to take and he needed all of the support he could get. "Mom, Dad, I know that I have not been the greatest son and probably caused you two a lot of heartache, but I would like you to meet someone who is very special to me. This beautiful, intelligent woman standing beside me right now is my mate. She is the woman who will bring you two future grandchildren; the woman who will heal the broken soul of your son." He glanced up at Tiffany briefly, before looking back down. "I think that is all for now. I'll visit you two another time." Kissing his fingertips, he placed them on the tombstone and rose up from where he was kneeling and took Tiffany into a hug. "See babe? All you have to do is talk to them." He kissed her on her neck and looked down at her before turning around and leaving the woods. Tiffany watched Daniel as he slowly sauntered off and let out a shaky breath. She knew what Daniel was hinting for her to do, but she didn't think she was ready just yet. She took one last look at his parents' tombstones before turning around and making her way back. She stopped when she saw that Daniel was waiting for her a couple feet away and walked up to him. "I thought you were leaving me here." Daniel looked down at her and smiled. "No. I was leaving you to your thoughts for a minute. You should know that I wouldn't leave you unprotected in the woods when there could possibly be someone looking to harm you." He gently grabbed her wrist and brought her closer to him. "And besides, I still have something else that I have to show you." He kissed her on the lips and took her by the hand, leading them back to the manor. Tiffany wondered what else he had to show her and was surprised when he just led her to the living room where Madison and Dante were sitting. "I'll be back." She watched as he made his way up the stairs and sighed. This man was certainly full of surprises today. Turning around, she sat down beside Madison and frowned up her face. "What the hell are you eating?" Madison looked down at her bologna and peanut butter sandwich and smiled. "It's good. Dante made it for me. Do you wanna taste?" Tiffany turned her head to Dante when she saw that he was fiercely shaking his head no and smiled. "Uhh... judging by the way Dante is looking right now and shaking his head, I think I'll pass." Shrugging her shoulders, Madison went back to eating her food. "He's just mad because I interrupted our sex because the baby was hungry. Doesn't matter though. More for me." Tiffany chuckled and looked over at Dante who glared at Madison before looking at her. "What?" Dante kept his eye on Tiffany before smiling and looking away. He reached over and brought Madison closer to his side. "Nothing. You just seem different. You're still guarded, but you are different." Tiffany thought about what he said and had to agree. She did feel like the load on her shoulders wasn't as heavy as it was before. She knew it was because of her little breakthrough with Daniel, but she also knew that she still had to get through one more barrier in order to be completely free of the burden. Dante's voice knocked her out of her thoughts and she focused on what he was saying. "You know, I remember the day when I first met you. You weren't that nice." Tiffany laughed at this. "It wasn't that I was not nice, I was just a little rough around the edges." Dante looked at her pointedly then burst out laughing. "Rough around the edges my ass, you were mean. But back to what I was saying, you have grown up and I'm proud to almost call you my sister." He let go of Madison so that she could get up, then scooted to the edge of the couch. "I will say that both you and Daniel can learn from each other though. Let's face it. You both have emotional pain that you guys refuse to let go for some reason. I'll tell you now that your relationship with my brother will not go far if you two don't let it go. You can have little talks here and there and shed some tears, but until you let it go in your heart, all of that will be in vain. Daniel always figured that if you just talk things out then everything will return to normal, but we both know that's not the case. I know I sound repetitive, but it's because I really want to get it through your mind so that you can hopefully get it through his thick skull." He took in a deep breath then leaned back against the couch. Tiffany watched him for a minute, thinking he was going to say something next, but instead he reached for the remote and changed the channel. She turned and looked out the window and once again thought over what he said to her. Everything he said was true, but she didn't know how or even if it would ever happen. The thought of never having a healthy and completely honest relationship with Daniel scared her and she just hoped that they could get through whatever was blocking their paths. Chewing on her bottom lip, she cursed under her breath. Damn Dante for always being so deep! She glanced over at Dante, who was now cuddled up with Madison and rose up from where she was sitting. She needed to talk to Daniel. ** Alessia swore under her breath as she rose up from scrubbing the floors. It has only been a day and she was already feeling the pain. She looked around and sighed when she realized everyone else was already done with their duties and threw her sponge in the water beside her. Leaning back on the wall closest to her, she brought up her knees and laid her head in between them, wrapping her arms around her legs. She hated this. She hated the fact that she was demoted. She hated the fact she had to share a room with another girl and sleep in a small bed. She hated the fact that she had to clean all damn day. However, most of all, she hated herself. If she would have seen how her actions were not only annoying other people, but potentially ruining their lives, she would have at least tamed them down a little bit, but no. She had to be that girl who would never learn her lesson until it was too late. She felt tears start to burn the back of her eyes and placed the heel of her hand them, trying to stop tears from coming down in vain. She was being weak right now, but she couldn't help it. She was so busy trying to not cry, that she didn't hear anyone approaching her. Moe looked down at the girl on the floor crying and was about to walk right pass her, but something compelled him to stop and see if she was okay. Before he could think about it, he was kneeling in front of her trying to get her to remove her hands from her eyes. "Come on. I just want to see that you are okay." He gentle pulled her hands back and was shocked at who he saw. The last person he thought he would see crying on the ground was Alessia. His first instinct was to hop up and run, but for some reason leaving her there to cry didn't settle well with him. "It's okay. What's wrong?" He reached up and started to wipe her tears away with his thumb, once again surprised by his actions. Alessia didn't know why she was letting some random guy be her saving grace, but it felt right. She didn't know if it was because of her high emotion levels, but the next thing she knew, she was in his arms crying. She felt him start to rub her back and tightened her hold around him, letting the soft timber of his voice calm her. "I just-I didn't-I don't know-" Moe listened to Alessia's blabbering and wondered what she was talking about. Lightly pushing on her, he placed some space between them so that he could see her and lifted her head so that he was looking into her eyes. "What's wrong?" Alessia looked at him and realized what just transpired between them. "I'm so sorry." Moe scooted back when Alessia hastily rose up from in front of him and grabbed the bucket sitting beside them. He watched as she ran down the hall and wondered what got her so jumpy all of the sudden. He knew that she was calming down when he was consoling her. He could tell just by the way her breathing pattern was changing. He stood up and looked down the hall she ran, fighting the urge to find her and make sure she was fine. Running his hands through his hair, he turned around and headed towards his room. ** James took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes. Ever since he saw Tiffany and Daniel, he had been running tests on Tiffany's blood over and over again to make sure what he was seeing was correct. "This is impossible." He spread out each test results and shook his head. He was knocked out of his trance when he heard a knock at his door and told the person on the other side to come in without looking up. As soon as his senses were hit with the sweet fragrance of honey and citrus, he already knew who it was. Slowing lifting his head, he looked into the blue-green eyes of Alexandra and smiled. "How can I help you?" He felt his heart speed up when she bit her bottom lip, an action he knew she did when she was nervous. Alexandra sat down on the seat across from him and looked down at her hands. "Have... have you ever thought about how our future would have been?" James looked at Alexandra briefly before casting his eyes down at the papers in front of him. He didn't know how to answer her question without stepping over boundaries that weren't meant to be stepped over at the time. However, he was definitely not going to lie to her. "Always." Alexandra felt her throat start to tighten and cleared it. She didn't know why she came down here. She knew all of the answers to her questions, but needed to hear him say them. She looked up at him and saw that he was battling with his own emotions and let out a shaky breath. "How do you think it would have been?" James felt that burning in the back of his eyes and looked away. He didn't want her to see how affected he was by the decision he made. There wasn't a day that went by when he didn't think about how the future would have been for them. Clearing his throat, he placed his glasses on and resumed looking at Tiffany's files. He needed to do anything to keep his mind off the topic. Alexandra watched as he looked down at the papers in front of him as if he was intently reading them. As moments went pass, she realized he wasn't going to answer and took it a step further. "Do you even still love me?" James stopped what he was doing at this and looked at her angrily. "You of all people should know the answer to that question. Now if you will excuse me, I have work to do." He went back to reading over the files, hoping that she got the hint and left. If she asked him another question, he was bound to tell her too much. He sighed in relief when she got up from the chair and walked to the door. Just as she was about to leave, he heard the one thing that he didn't want to hear. "I still love you." ** Tiffany walked into Daniel's room and was surprised to see that the curtains were drawn and the room was lighted with candles. She heard water start in the bathroom and figured that was where Daniel was. Walking over, she stopped in the doorway and watched as he added bubble bath to it. "I thought I told you I would be back?" Daniel set the bottle to the side and turned around. He slowly made his way over to Tiffany and looked down at her. "You really don't listen, do you?" He reached up and lightly ran his index finger along her collarbone. He moved his hands to the back of her neck and lightly massaged it. Tiffany closed her eyes and luxuriated in the message Daniel was giving her, letting a low groan escape from her lips. "You need to relax." Tiffany nodded her head in agreement and lifted her arms so that Daniel could take off her shirt. She sighed when he turned her around and kissed her on back of her neck and leaned into him. Her bra and jeans came off next and before Tiffany knew, she was standing in her underwear. Daniel continued to kiss on her neck, enjoying the little sounds she was making and turned her around. He gently grabbed her arm and looked to make sure she was all healed, happy that she was. Reaching his fingers up into her hair, he pulled it up and tied it. "Wouldn't want you to get your hair wet." Tiffany nodded her head, not really knowing exactly what he was saying and moved to kiss him. She was surprised when he stopped her and watched as a twinkle appeared in his eyes. Daniel looked down at her semi nude body and had a better plan than just stripping her and leaving her to take her own bath. He stepped back and leaned against the sink counter. "I want you to dance for me." Tiffany stared at him, seeing if he was really serious. 'Yup. He is.' She took a hesitant step back and nervously started to play with her fingers. "I don't know what you want me to do." Daniel pushed off the sink and took a step towards Tiffany. He looked down at her and smiled when he saw that she was nervous in front of him and kissed her nose. "You don't have to dance for me yet, but know that you will dance for me many times once we are mated. I'm going to make sure of that." He went to turn off the water and started to undress himself. Once he was nude, he stepped inside of the tub. He reached out his hand for her and frowned when he saw that she was still in her underwear. She must have noticed this too because she quickly discarded them and stepped forward to take his hand. He helped her into the tub and moved her in between his legs. Reaching over, he grabbed the loofah that was sitting on the edge of the tub and started to bathe her body in water. He felt himself get harder when he saw her nipples pucker and kissed her on the side of her neck to stop from mating with her in the tub. After a moment of silence passed between them, Daniel decided to break the ambiance that was around them. "Is this a good repayment for everything that I put you through today?" Tiffany nodded her head, not exactly caring what he was saying. She just didn't want him to stop lathering her body. She turned her head and smiled at him, catching the way his eyes shifted from her breast to her face. "Yes. This is a very good repayment. I don't know how I am going to pay you back." "I can think of a few ways." Tiffany rolled her eyes at him and lightly hit him on the chest. "Shut up. I'm sure you can think of a few ways, but that doesn't mean that I would agree to those ways." Daniel looked at her challengingly for a moment before placing a wolfish smile on his face and grabbing the soap. "Never say never babe. Now turn around so that I can wash your back." Tiffany turned and let him wash her back. She turned around again when it was time to wash her front and placed her legs on the sides of his hips. She felt the tip of his cock almost breach her entrance and shuddered. Daniel kissed her lips and smiled. "Not yet babe. You'll know when it's time." He then continued washing her body, making sure to thoroughly wash her breasts. He smelt her arousal start to fill the air and moved her closer to him, so that his cock was just entering her. He knew that he was teasing both her and himself, but damn if it didn't feel good. He heard her heartbeat quicken and reached up to tweak her nipples, causing a moan to escape her throat. Rinsing her breast off, he told her to move back then regretted it when his cock slipped out of her. Just being barely inside of her felt good. Finding His Mate Too: Daniel Ch. 03 Moving his hand under the water, he gently grabbed her ankle and placed her foot on his lap. He then went to wash her leg, paying extra attention to her thigh. For some reason he had a feeling that she was very sensitive there and wanted to see what other noises he could make come out of her. He moved to her other leg and smiled when he heard some type of groan escape from her lips. "Come here." Tiffany moved forward onto Daniel's lap and looked down into his now molten amber eyes that were filled with lust. She guessed that his little display of seduction actually backfired on him and judging by how hard he was, she knew this to be true. She ran her hands over his toned chest, luxuriating in how smooth his skin was. Reaching down, she grabbed the loofah and proceeded to wash his chest. Daniel was the perfect combination of hard and soft wrapped up into one specimen of a man. She felt her lower region start to burn even hotter and silently prayed that their little session would go further. "Nope. It's not. I was planning on just bathing you and giving you a massage." Tiffany stopped what she was doing and looked at Daniel incredulously. Was he serious? By the look in his eyes, although still amber, he was. She stared at him for a few moments longer before dropping the loofah in the water and climbing out. Reaching over, she grabbed a towel that was hanging on the wall and wrapped it around her body. "Since I'm all washed up, I think I can do the moisturizing and massaging myself." Daniel watched as Tiffany left the bathroom and tilted his head back. He needed James to speed up this testing and fast because his mate was just about ready to take off his head. He looked down at his still hard member and sighed. "I know buddy. It's hurting me too." He finished washing himself up and got out the water, which was now cold. Wrapping a towel around his waist, he walked out the bathroom into his bedroom and stopped dead in his tracks at what was before his eyes. "Fuck." Lying on his bed was a completely naked Tiffany spread eagle with her fingers quickly bringing her to orgasm. There was a light sheen of sweat covering her milk chocolate skin, begging him to have a taste. He didn't know how he hadn't smelled her arousal from the bathroom because his room was certainly filled with it. He saw her stomach start to contract and almost creamed himself when he looked at her pussy and saw her cream escape from her. He felt his control snap, dropped his towel, and stalked over to the edge of the bed. Tiffany knew the exact moment Daniel was in the room and decided she should put on a little show and show him what he was missing. Now, looking up at him, she almost regretted this decision when she saw the wild look in his eyes. His wolf was fully out now, and judging by the way that his cock was sticking out at her, she was in serious trouble. She watched as he stalked over to her as if she was his prey and swallowed the lump that formed in her throat. He reached down and gentle grabbed her ankle, bringing it up so that he could place a kiss on it. He looked at her for a little while before turning and walking to the door. For a minute, she was thinking he was going to leave the room naked and let out a sigh in relief when he was just locking the door. Daniel turned around and walked back to the edge of the bed. He smiled when he saw that she was still laying the way he left her. He commanded her to move up the bed and watched as she hurriedly moved back. Moving onto the bed, he slowly made his way up and stopped once his face was directly above hers. "If there is one thing you should know about me, it is that I don't like for my woman to do my job." He looked down at her pussy so that she would know exactly what he was talking about and looked back at her. Placing the palm of one hand flat beside her head, he used his other to cup her firmly by her pussy and listened as she took in a few deep breaths. "You're still wet for me." Tiffany moaned in response and rotated her hips up, trying to make some friction happen. Daniel bent down and kissed her. He glided his tongue across her them and plunged it into her mouth when she opened up to him. He released his hold on her pussy and moved both of his hands under her knees, opening her wide for him. He felt her hands thread through his hair and groaned into her mouth. Of all the things he loved about Tiffany, he especially loved it when she massaged his scalp. He moved his kisses down her neck and lightly nipped at her flesh there. "Danny stop teasing me." Daniel smiled at her use of endearment and lifted up. Reaching down, he grabbed hold of his cock and lined it with her pussy. He looked into her eyes as he pushed forward, clenching his teeth as her pussy tightly gripped him. She was a lot tighter than the last time. He placed his forehead against hers and closed his eyes when he was to a hilt. He needed to get himself under control if he planned to last long. He felt her start to move under him and pushed more of his weight on her to stop her movement. Tiffany was starting to get impatient with waiting, especially with him feeling so good and deep inside her, and gripped his hair in her fingers while squeezing her pussy around his cock. She heard a growl escape his lips and moaned when he moved his hips back and then quickly slammed back into her. "Shit..." She wrapped her legs around his waist, trying to achieve getting him deeper inside of her. He took a breather before starting a slow pace, keeping her just on edge and looked into her eyes. He wanted her to see how he felt for her. They say that the eyes are the gateway to the soul and all Tiffany could see was love and adoration in Daniel's eyes. He bent down and kissed her on the lips slowly. He picked up his speed and watched as Tiffany's mouth formed a silent 'o'. The feeling of Tiffany's nails trailing down his back heightened his own pleasure, causing him to hammer into her even faster. He reveled in the softness her body brought to him, making him pull her body closer to his own and his wolf come out. Before she knew it, Tiffany was on her hands and knees, begging Daniel to go faster. She felt her legs tremble when he flicked her clit and screamed out his name. "I can't hear you babe. What is that you just said? You want me to go slower?" Daniel slowed down his pace and smiled when he heard Tiffany curse at him. He felt her pussy start to contract around him and looked down at her bowed back that was covered in sweat. She let out a long moan as her orgasm slowly started to approach and he grabbed her hips tighter in her hands. He slowed his pace to almost a snail like pace and stopped when he felt Tiffany's pussy grip him. He dropped his head back on his shoulders and clenched his teeth. Tiffany's pussy was doing wonders to him right now and he was close to blowing his load. His hips started to jerk and he pulled out of her, not yet wanting to end their little session. Looked down and saw that she was gripping the sheets and growled. Leaning forward, he licked from her spine up to her neck and gentle bit at the back of it. Falling back onto the bed, he closed his eyes and tried to catch his breath. For Tiffany to have not been with someone in a while, she definitely just worn him out, even if he hadn't come yet. He guessed this is what Dante meant when he said he wouldn't be able to keep up with her because he was starting to feel his age. He felt the bed start to move and opened his eyes to look at Tiffany. She had a lazy smile on her face and he guessed she was trying to go to sleep or she was passing out. Not wanting either of the two to happen, he moved toward her and kissed her on the lips. "I'll be back." He grabbed his pants and pulled them over his hips and left the room. He really hoped Tiffany would still be up by the time he came back because he was still hard and ready for her and he wanted to do nothing else but shoot his load into her body. He made his way down into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. "What to make? What to make? What. To. Make." He felt someone enter the kitchen and smiled. "Well hello to you too Alexandra." He turned around just in time to see her shocked expression and chuckled. "Sometimes I think you forget that I am also a wolf." He laughed when she gave him the finger and turned back to the refrigerator. He really needed to figure out what to make for Tiffany. Stopping what he was doing, he turned to Alexandra who was now sitting on the barstool. "What should I make for someone who has just gone through a strenuous workout after have blood drawn?" Alexandra shook her head at this and smiled. "You and Dante never listen. You two will never learn. And to answer your question, she needs potassium. Chop her up some bananas and fruit. Oh and make her some chicken noodle soup. That's probably her favorite food, just so you know." Daniel nodded his head and quickly started to prepare all of what Alexandra said. While he was working, he noticed that Alexandra was eerily quiet, which was somewhat disconcerting considering she was always talking. He turned around, looked at her once the fruit was chopped and the soup was on the stove, and leaned back against the counter. "Is everything with you and Luke fine?" Alexandra looked up at him out of her trance and quickly looked away. The one thing she hated about both of her brothers, especially Daniel, was that he could always sense when something was extremely wrong and pinpoint what the problem was. It was as if he could read her mind or her future or some odd stuff like that. She looked at him and tried to change the subject. "I think you should check on that soup." Daniel slowly turned around, not taking his eyes off her until she was out of eyesight and stirred the soup. He poured it into a bowl once he figured it was at the right eating temperature and grabbed the bowl of fruit with his other hand. "We aren't finished with this conversation so don't think you got off easy. I expect to have an answer to my question when I see you next time." He turned and left the kitchen, leaving Alexandra bewildered. She swore Daniel was probably bossier than Dante, but that was what she loved about him. Looking forward, she smiled when she saw the stove was still on and shook her head. "Men." ** "This is really good. How did you know I liked chicken noodle soup?" Daniel shrugged and watched as Tiffany devoured the chicken noodle soup. When he came back up from the kitchen, she was definitely close to being in a deep sleep and although that made him feel good about himself, he needed her to at least eat the fruit so that she could have something in her system. Therefore, after a lot of fighting, and much persuasion, here she was fully awake thoroughly enjoying the food, while watching cartoons, and feeding him some as well. He found it funny how she would blow on the soup as if it was hot before placing it to his lips. He imagined how she would be with their children and smiled. He hoped that they would have Tiffany's smooth, almost flawless skin, and bright brown eyes. Leaning back against his headboard, he looked at her side profile and truly studied her. He knew he was probably being bias, but Tiffany truly was breathtaking. She had a subtle beauty that many wouldn't see on first glance. Her lips were full, but not to the point where they had a natural pout to them. They were perfect. Her face was heart shaped with high cheekbones that only enhanced her beautiful. And the color of her skin. It was a cocoa color that was so clear and smooth. He knew she was probably self-conscious about the slight blemishes that she had, but to him, they made her unique. She looked over and smiled before turning her attention to the television. "Come here." Tiffany looked over her shoulder and eyed Daniel suspiciously. Although she wouldn't mind another round of his loving, she was enjoying her food too much. She took her food with her so that he wouldn't have any ideas and moved so that she was in front of him. She was about to turn around and continue to watch her show, but stopped when she looked into his eyes. It seemed as though he was looking at her very intently, as if he was trying to memorize something about her. She placed a small smile on her face and kissed his lips. "Why are you looking at me like that?" Daniel placed his hands around her hips and lifted her so that she was sitting on his lap sideways, careful not to spill her soup. "Why do I have to be looking at you a certain way? I think I am just looking at you just to look at you." Tiffany shook her head and hit him in the ribs with her elbow. "Why do you always have to make something not make any sense? You are looking at me...expectantly." She looked at him and noticed the serious look in his eyes. "What's on your mind big guy?" She leaned back into him and felt him let out a deep breath. "I'm big guy now huh? Just an hour ago I was Danny." He laughed when she turned and glared at him and kissed her on her neck. "But to answer your question, I was just thinking of you and how you are beautiful." He knew he sounded very cliché right now, but the truth was the truth. He was thinking about her. "You are so corny." Tiffany turned around and handed him her now empty bowl. "But I can't help but love you for that." She realized what she said after it left her mouth and looked up at Daniel in shock. She definitely wasn't thinking about saying those yet, hell they weren't even on her mind, so why did she say them? She watched as Daniel's eyes went molten amber and licked her dry lips. It was definitely too late to take the words back now. Daniel knew that she was questioning why she just told him that she loved him, he even was questioning it, but he knew that her words were the truth. She may not know, but he did. He gently took the bowl out her hands and placed it on his end table before giving her his full attention. Although he wanted to devour her right now, surprisingly his wolf had other plans. "Take off my shirt." He watched as she hesitantly took his shirt off her body. He could tell that she was still wondering why she told him that she loved him. "Stop thinking about it." He motioned for her to turn around and look at him and stared her in the eyes. "You know they say that true mates have the same heart beat." He moved her onto his lap and placed both of her legs on either side of him. He reached for her hand and placed it on his chest. "Since you have been here, I have been listening to your heartbeat, amazed that what they said was true. At first I didn't believe it until I kept listening and realized that it couldn't be hidden. That is when I knew for sure that I was in love with you. I am not in love with you because I have to be, but because I want to be. You telling me that you love me may not have been the words that you thought you were going to say at that moment, but they were the words that you wanted to say. They were spoken from your heart." He lifted her hand to his lips and placed a gentle kiss on her wrist where her pulse was. "You, my sweet Tiffany, have my heart just as I have yours. We both may not yet have let go of our emotional trauma, but I know in the end we will. Now lay back." Daniel watched as Tiffany slowly lay back on the bed and knew without a doubt that he was going to mate with her at the moment. He knew that James and even Dante for that matter may want his head after this, but he didn't care. His wolf waited excessively long for this moment. He looked down and waited until her breathing was level before slowly moving himself up her body. He placed his hands on either side of her head and looked down into her eyes. Bending down, he placed a soft kiss on her lips while trailing his hands up the sides of her body. He leaned back onto his haunches and told her to turn onto her stomach. Tiffany didn't know exactly what Daniel had planned, but she definitely wanted him to hurry up. Her body was getting hot and she was anxious for what she knew was to come. She felt his feather like touches run down the expanse of her back and closed her eyes. If he was planning on giving her a massage, she would let him... for now. She moaned when his touches ran over her ass and wiggled her hips. Daniel lightly ran his fingers back over her ass, wanting to hear the moan that she made again. "You know I love all of the little sounds that you make?" He didn't look to see if she nodded her head or not and got up off the bed to discard his jeans. Moving to the edge of the bed, he gently gripped Tiffany's ankles and moved her so that she was bended over the edge of the bed. Without warning, he glided himself between her wet folds. "Shit." He clenched his teeth and gripped her hips tighter. Once he was fully seated inside of her, he looked down at her and saw that her head was turned, mouth open. "Rise up for a minute." Tiffany swiftly placed her hands under her and rose up on them. She dropped her head forwards when Daniel slowly pulled out of her and drove back in. He did this again and again until he set a steady pace that had her gripping the sheets. She bowed her back in an attempt to get him deeper inside of her and bit her bottom lip when he hit her spot. Daniel looked down at Tiffany's back which was now covered in a light sheen of sweat and ran his hand up to her shoulders. He grabbed onto her and increased the speed and intensity of his thrust, luxuriating in the sounds of their lovemaking, which was quickly filling the room. He felt the tug of his wolf wanting to be set free and brought him forward. He stopped his thrusting and brought her up so that her back was to his front, and placed a sensual kiss on her lips, sucking her tongue into his mouth. Gently pushing her back down, he placed his other hand on her hip and went to work. He and his wolf were on a mission and he would be damned if he didn't reach it. He smiled wolfishly when her pussy contracted again and leaned back. He pulled out his cock so that just the tip was inside and pushed slowly back in. He couldn't help but palm her plush bottom that felt so right in between his hands. Daniel realized that Tiffany never answered his question and stopped his movement completely. He heard her frustrated, almost painful cry and smiled. "You never did answer my question." Tiffany tried to recall in her mind what it was that Daniel exactly asked her and groaned when she couldn't remember. Who could blame her though? She had a man behind her that was making her throat hoarse and her toes curl and he expected her to remember what it was that she asked him. She rose up so that her back was to his front and reached for his hands that were on her waist. She brought them around her and placed them on her breast. Daniel got the hint and pinched her nipples, causing Tiffany to moan and he dipped his head so that his lips were on her pulse. He listened to her breathing, matching his own with it and felt like at this moment they were more than just mates. At the moment, they were connected on a level that went much deeper than just sex or making love. The hands of Luna herself interwoven their souls together and nothing was going to stop him from mating with her right now, including her shaky genetic background. He applied more pressure on her nipples and started to pick up his pace. He prolonged both of their orgasms long enough. It was time they both got what they wanted. After a few moments, her pussy contracted around his cock and the sexiest moan escaped her lips. He reached down and tapped on her clit, which caused another wave to wash over her and her legs to tremble. Tiffany didn't know how Daniel did it, but she has never had two orgasms back to back in a span of seconds. His pace didn't falter at all either and she could feel another orgasm start to approach her. She felt his knot start to form and pushed back as he pushed forward, successfully pulling him deeply inside of her, "You feel so good." Daniel felt her swivel her hips back against him and groaned. He didn't know how good he felt in her, but he definitely knew she felt good wrapped around him. She was like hot silk. He knew it was cliché to think this, but it was like her pussy was made just for him. Finding His Mate Too: Daniel Ch. 04 Hope you guys like it. It is unedited, so take it easy on me :) PP ***** Daniel stared down at Tiffany as she slept peacefully in the bed. Now that he mated with her, he felt a deeper connection to her. Truth be told, he was falling deeper and deeper for her each passing second. He closed her eyes and breathed in her scent. "Calm down little one." He felt his wolf start to become wary and needed him to calm down before he mated with Tiffany again. It was bad enough that he went against Dr. Orvine's wishes and mated with her prematurely. The last thing he needed was to make matters worst. Taking one last look at her, he turned around and walked toward his window. Looking out, he closed his eyes and took in calming breaths. Boy have times changed. All he could think about was the time he spent as a lone wolf, constantly in grief because of his past. And here he was given a second chance at life. He could not imagine where his life was going and quite frankly did not want to imagine. He felt arms wrap around his waist and smiled. Reaching down, he placed his hands on top of Tiffany's. "I didn't even hear you get out of bed." He turned around so that he could look into her eyes and brought her hand to his lips, placing a kiss on top of it. Tiffany smiled. "Well... I've been told that I am quite stealthy." She watched as a small smile played across his lips. She did not want to tell him that the real reason why she was up was because she could sense his internal confliction. She knew he would not want to hear that he was the cause of her broken sleep. She knew that there was more he wanted to tell her in regards to his past, however she most definitely was not going to push for this information. The last thing she needed was for him to close himself off from her. "What happened while you and Dante were gone?" Daniel hesitated before answering her question. He did not want to disclose too much information to her. Especially since Dante has not told him is was okay. Clearing his throat, he let go of her hands and ran his fingers through his hair. "Lets just say that we have some interesting years ahead of us." He watched as she narrowed her eyes and knew that he was in trouble. He went to place a kiss on her lips, but was met with her cheek. Smiling, he stood back up and looked down at her face. "Babe... don't be like that." Tiffany rolled her eyes. "Don't you 'babe' me. I am your mate and you have the audacity to not tell me the full truth." Tiffany watched as he ran his finger through his hair again and folded her arms across her chest. If he thought he was getting out of this, he had another thing coming. "You better tell me what happened or else you will be sleeping outside tonight." It took everything inside Daniel not to laugh in her face. She looked so cute when she was angry and challenging him. He felt his wolf start to become aroused by this challenged and mentally calmed him down. Now, now. She is a pup. She does not know what she is doing. His wolf growled at him, which caused him to smile. This must have aggravated Tiffany because before he knew it, he was flat on his back. "What the hell?" Dazed and confused, he felt Tiffany's body on top of his own. Looking up, he saw her eyes flash golden brown and licked his lips. She knew exactly when she was doing and was purposely challenging him, knowing that his wolf was not keen to backing down from a challenge. "Well, well, well. You little she-devil. Here I was thinking that you were innocent only to be proven wrong. Don't challenge me. You will regret it." Tiffany looked down at his cocky smirk and laughed. "You cocky son of a bitch. You just knew I was challenging you." She bent down and placed a quick kiss on his lips before pushing herself up on her face. She stood over and looked down at him. He still had a goofy smirk on his face. "I will not give you the satisfaction of knowing you got the best of me." Turning around, Tiffany walked back into their room. Before she knew it, she was being flung on the bed. It still amazed her how swift Daniel was. For this guy to be so old, he sure is fast. She felt his hands start to tickle her body and immediately started laughing. "Get your hands off me you filthy dog!" Daniel started laughing at her threat and continued to attack her. He knew she was ticklish, despite her protests otherwise, and most definitely knew he was going to pay for tickling her. The one thing thing that Tiffany hated was being caught in a vulnerable state. He stopped and looked down at her. "Say that I am the greatest mate that you will have and I'll stop." The thought of submitting to Daniel made Tiffany's wolf start to awake and want to play. A part of her wanted to continue to challenge Daniel just to see if her wolf would come out, but the bigger part of her knew that they should stop. It was bad enough that they already mated. The last thing they needed was to mate once again, this time resulting in a baby. "Do you think I am pregnant?" Daniel was startled by her question, but quickly gathered himself together. He wondered what prompted her to ask this question. Honestly, he did not know how to answer. There was a possibility that she was pregnant, however he did not want to tell her this only for it to be untrue. He looked down at her lips so that she would not be able to read his eyes and thought of what to say. A few silent moments passed between them before he opened his mouth to speak. "I will not say that you aren't, however at the same time I will not say that you are. It's a very sticky situation right now that ultimately depends upon your wolf." Moving from atop of her, he rolled over onto his back and sighed. He knew that she would have questions for him, and if he was honest with himself he really did not have the answers for her. He barely had all of the answers to his questions about her. He felt the bed move and looked over to find Tiffany sitting Indian style on the bed. "What do you mean? You kind of gave me a vague answer there Daniel." Tiffany waited for his response. She could feel him blocking her out of his thoughts and that frustrated her. Here they were supposed to be mated and yet he was still purposely blocking her from his thoughts. Did he not trust her? "No. I do trust you. It's just a habit for me to block my thoughts. Something that I haven't shaken yet." Daniel looked over at her to see if she understood what he was saying and relaxed a bit when she nodded her head. "And to answer your other question... we do not know what exactly is going on with your wolf." He saw her eyes narrow and continued. "In order for you to get pregnant, you and your wolf need to be fully one. Furthermore, there is something strange with your wolf. Dr. Orvine will not say, but when I met you, I found that you were not just half human and half Were. It was as if you have a third hidden component. Kind of like Madison, but not really like Madison because she was fully human before Dante turned her." He could feel Tiffany's confusion and realized that he was talking in circles. Closing his eyes, he tried to clear his mind. It was moments like this that he dreaded. He hated not being able to provide Tiffany with the answers she wanted. Even when she asked him about his past, he couldn't give her everything that she wanted and could only hope that the information that he did share with her was enough. He felt his mind start to drift and brought his attention back to the present situation. Clearing his throat, he opened his eyes and turned his head so that he was looking into Tiffany's, "Don't worry yourself about it. Whenever Dr. Orvine discovers what exactly is going on, I will tell you. Otherwise, I don't want you to be too worried about this. It will be solved. I will make sure of it." Tiffany heard the promise in his voice and felt her body start to relax. If she was honest with herself, she wasn't worried about not knowing what she was. If anything, she was nervous about the possibility of being something else other than just half human and half Were. That would mean that her parents lied to her somewhere in her past. "If I am something else, what do you think that it could be?" Daniel hesitated. He had his speculations, however he did not know if she would be open to hearing them. He must have not blocked this thought because he felt her body start to heat. She was made at him. "You better not, not tell me what you think I could be Daniel." The tone of her voice almost made him want to laugh, however he stopped himself before he did. "Well..." He glanced over at her and saw the look in her eyes. He was not backing out of this one. "How and where exactly did you meet Madison?" Tiffany frowned her face. "We met in school. I was the quiet girl and she was the overly protective girl. Opposites attract. I don't see where you are going here Daniel." She watched as Daniel once again closed his eyes. She noticed that he did that whenever he was trying to gather he thoughts. She could only imagine what it was he was thinking at this moment. "What was the school named? The school that you two went to?" "Ms. Sophia's School for Gifted Girls. It was a private school. Again. Where are you going with this Daniel?" Daniel smiled. He should've known that is where Tiffany went to school. "And your mother put you into this school?" When he saw Tiffany nod her head, he looked up at the ceiling. "You should look that school up whenever you get a chance. It has an... interesting history. You see, Ms. Sophia was not just human. She comes from a long history of ancient witches." He paused for a moment in deep thought. "Actually. If I'm not mistaken, she comes from the first lineage of witches. Somewhere down the line her greatest grandmother was the first witch to walk the earth and then so on and so forth. She opened that school as a way to protect the young witches whenever the whole witch hunt happened here in this country. It just so happened that it continued to operate long after her death and now there is a mixture of both witches and humans walking within the school. Plus a few Weres and vampires, but definitely a few." "So what are you trying to say? I am one of the Weres that went there, I guess?" A small chuckle left Daniel. "Woman. What I am trying to say is that I believe your mother was a witch. A powerful witch at that, seeing that your own father could not sense her powers and thought that she was just human. You see, there are the witches that come from the ancient lineage and then the supplemental witches. The witches that come from the ancient line have powers that are far too superior. Quite frankly, they could wipe out the everyone on this earth if they wanted to. It's kind of frightening when you think about it. But anyway, from a young age, these witches are taught how to mask their powers. Essentially, they are taught how to constantly place a spell over themselves so that other non-humans will not be able to sense that they too are non-human. That's what your mother did whenever she married your father. That's the reason that she died whenever he tried to pass the Were gene to her. You see, Weres and witches are not meant to be together. Witches are not meant to be with anyone really besides other witches." Tiffany moved so that she could rest against the headboard and closed her eyes. Never in her wildest dream did she suspect her mother of being a witch. She tried thinking back to the times when her mother was alive and see if there were ever moments when her mother acted strange. Don't get her wrong, her mother was not the most normal person, however she was never strange either. All of this did not make sense to her though. How is is that she is half Were? "Well that's an easy question to answer. Just because your mother did not have the Were gene does not mean that she cannot carry a child that it half Were. Now I am only speculating here, however I am usually right." Tiffany rolled her eyes at his last statement. Leave it up to Daniel to be cocky. "Well how can we find out?" When he did not answer her, she looked over at him and found him in deep thought. "Honestly, I do not know. Finding your mother's ancestors is going to be hard. Usually the witches that come from ancient lineage stay very much hidden. I'm actually surprised that your mother was so out in the open." "So you are basically saying that I may never know what I am unless we find one of my mother's family members? Great." Tiffany slid off the side of the bed and started to pace the room. Leave it up to her to be given the short stick. What the hell was she going to do now? From the way Daniel was making it seem, finding her mother's family was a needle in a hay stack; a ghost mission really. "Dammit." Daniel watched in amusement as she paced the room. Little did she know, he was already on it. He remembered seeing her mother at one point in time in his life and he knew for sure that if he thought hard enough, his wolf could remember her scent. All he needed was a little bit of the smell so he could start tracking her family. Of course, this is if the smell that she gave off in the brief moments was her actual scent, however he would get to that crossroads whenever it happened. He came back to reality whenever he heard Tiffany curse under her breath and decided it was time he calmed her down a bit. Getting up from off the bed, he walked over to her and grabbed her shoulders so that she would stop moving. He looked deep into her brown globes that now had little specks of golden honey within them and smiled. "Everything will be okay love." Tiffany averted her eyes from his so that he could not see her uncertainty. She bit her bottom lip and let out a sigh. "How do you know Daniel? Sure you have magical powers that nobody knows of, however how are you so sure that you can find them?" Daniel thought for a moment before placing a kiss on her forehead and walking away. Truth be told, he did not know if even he could find her family. Witches were always mysterious to him. The fact that nobody knew how exactly they came about is scary. It was as if they suddenly appeared out of nowhere with powers that are deadly to both humans and non-humans. He needed to speak with Dante about this. Something inside of him was telling him that Madison was not just human as well. There were rarely girls who went to Ms. Sophia's that were only human. Even the fact that Madison turned before the full moon was strange to him. Daniel was brought out of his thoughts when he realized where he was. Looking around the room, he examined the many books that were aligned upon the walls. His father built the compound library some years back whenever the humans went on a Were hunting spree as a way to provide everyone with the knowledge they needed. "What are you doing inside of here?" Daniel turned around at the sound of his sister's voice and and sighed. "I'm trying to find a book." Alexandra rolled her eyes. "Well no shit Sherlock. What exactly are you looking for. I can probably help you find it being that you haven't been in here for years. Things have moved around a bit." She walked over to stand beside Daniel, waiting for his response. After some moments passed, she looked up at him quizzically. "You don't want to tell me, do you?" Daniel did not know what to say. Yes, he did not want to tell her, however he knew that if he did not tell her what was going on with her friend, he would pay for it later. "How's your husband doing?" Alexandra knew he was trying to change the topic. He always did this whenever he did not want to explicitly tell her no. Whatever it was he was looking for had to be related with someone she cares dearly about. Otherwise he would've told her. Taking note of this, Alexandra ran her fingers through her hair and sighed. "I guess he is doing well." Daniel noticed a certain despair within her voice and wondered what exactly was going on between Alexandra and her husband. Truth be told, he never really liked her husband. "Carlo right?" Alexandra rolled her eyes. "His name is Luke." Daniel knew and did not care what his name was. He was causing his sister pain, which was making him angry. "I never liked him." Alexandra looked over at her brother, who was looking at her intently. She knew he was trying to read her mind. "He seemed... sneaky. Let's face it. We all know that he killed Scott's only son in order to become next up." Alexandra looked away. There was and continuous to be a running rumor that her husband unfairly became Alpha due to the previous Alpha suddenly losing his only son. Before, she did not believe these rumors and took then as such. However, as time started to pass and she started to see the revengeful jealous side of Luke, she too started to suspect that something strange occurred back then. Of course she never brought it up for the sake of her family, but she definitely took note of it. Clearing her throat, she placed a smile on her face and playfully slapped Daniel on his shoulder. "Don't act like a thirteen-year-old child Daniel. We all know those were rumors. But I have to go now. I need to start packing for my departure." Daniel watched as his sister hurriedly left the library and smirked. There was something going on between her and Luke, and he had a feeling he wasn't going to like what it was. The fact that she was so jittery and nervous unsettled him. Alexandra was never jittery. He felt himself start to growl and calmed himself down. "Easy now. In due time you will be able to rip that bastards head off. Now. Back to the task at hand." He walked further down the rows so and stopped at the one he was looking for. "Ancient Sorcery." Walking down the aisle, he scanned his eyes over the many titles. "Ah, ha!" Reaching up, he grabbed the book and wiped the dust that was collecting off. "African sorcery : Queens ati Ọba ti awọn Sankts Race." "Since when did you know Yoruba?" Startled, Daniel looked over at Madison with wide eyes. Usually he could easily sense when someone was coming near him and yet he didn't even hear Madison enter the room. Collecting himself, he placed a soft smile on his face. "The question is, how do you know Yoruba?" Madison rubbed her belly and laughed. "Well, my mom was African Daniel. Nigerian exact. That was one of the things she taught me before she passed. The one thing I remember about her. Which is weird considering I was three when she passed. I don't know." Daniel nodded his head slowly. This was information he needed. He wondered if Dante knew this about Madison. "Do you remember anything else about her?" He watched as she looked up in deep thought before answering him. "No. Not really. She did leave me this thing though." Madison pulled out the necklace she was wearing from inside of her shirt and moved closer to show him. "I honestly have no clue what it is our what it means." Daniel looked closer at the necklace. It was a simple five point star made out of gold with a lavender diamond in the middle of it. He couldn't remember where, but he has seen that star before. Smiling, he moved back. "It is very beautiful. Do you where it all the time?" Madison nodded her head. "Basically. My father told me to keep it on. He said it was a way to keep my mother close to me. That she was always watching over me. I guess she really is seeing that I'm still here. But enought about this. Are you coming to dinner tonight?" Daniel was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't hear what Madison asked him. Waving her hand in front of his face to get his attention, she laughed. "Hello? Danny, are you coming or not?" Daniel nodded his head and watched as she left. He needed to talk to Dr. Orvine fast. He had a feeling that him and Dante were in for a very unexpected discovery. Finding His Mate Too: Daniel Although Tiffany didn't want to, there was something about his voice that mesmerized her. Stepping forward, she tentatively came up to the bed, realizing that is was bigger and much higher than the average sized bed. She looked up at Daniel, who was looking down at her in amusement and rolled her eyes. Jumping up on the bed, she lost her balance as she was turning around and reached out to grab onto something. Settling down on the bed, she heard a moan escape Daniel and looked over to see what had him so flustered. Looking down at her hand, she noticed that her hand was placed in between his legs and blushed. She was about to snatch her hand back quickly, but was stopped by Daniel's hand on top of hers. Daniel knew that her action was innocent, but that explanation did not calm his wolf down. He knew that he should try to calm down before doing something stupid, but his wolf was out and was not going to be denied. Leaning close to her, he lightly placed a kiss on her collarbone, causing her to shudder. "You see what you do to me baby?" At this point, Tiffany was tongue tied. Her mind was telling her to pull back her hand and place some distance between them, but her body was telling her to get this man between her legs fast. She closed her eyes trying to calm her nerves so that she could think rationally, which was very hard to do since Daniel was placing small kisses along her neck. Breathing in deeply, she lightly pushed Daniel's face from her neck and moved farther away. She laughed when she saw a pout form on his lips and licked her dry lips. "You look like you just lost your favorite toy." "That's because I did." Daniel saw her breath hitch and knew that he had her. Whether she knew it or not, she belonged to him. Taking in a deep breath, he ran his fingers through his hair. "So, what now?" Tiffany looked over at Daniel and shrugged her shoulders. Although she made it appear as though she was very experienced with men, she didn't know what to say to Daniel. Yes, she has had sex with a few, but there was no emotional attachment to those guys. With Daniel, there was a calling to her soul and an itch that only he could scratch. Biting her bottom lip, she looked down at her hands. "We could play 21 questions." Daniel looked at her thoughtfully before shrugging his shoulders. "Sure. There is nothing to lose at this point. You can start." Turning around and facing him, while crossing her legs so that she was Indian style, she looked into his eyes. "Ok. What is your favorite color?" "Blue. Yours?" "I don't think I have one." Daniel looked at her for a minute, seeing if she was being truthful and smiled. In all of his years, he had never met a girl who didn't have a favorite color. Storing that in the back of his mind he nodded his head, waiting for her to continue. "What is your favorite food to eat?" "Wow that's a hard one. I would have to say anything beef. Whether that is steak, ribs, a burger. If it's beef, I eat it." Tiffany chuckled at the excited expression on his face and shook her head. Daniel watched her and saw her expression turn grim as if whatever she was thinking of was a touchy subject. He saw her look down at her hands and noticed that they were fidgeting. He realized she did this when she was nervous and reached out for her hand soothingly as a way to coax her to say what she wanted to say. Tiffany looked up into his amber eyes and cleared her suddenly dry throat. "W-what caused you to leave?" Daniel felt his body tense and quickly looked away. Although he wanted to be truthful with her, he didn't want to risk her judgment of him. The last thing he and his wolf needed was to lose another mate. He knew for a fact that he would turn rogue if this happened. Clenching his jaw, he turned back to her, still not making eye contact with her. "How ever much I want to be honest with you right now, I'm not ready to tell that just yet." Tiffany felt remorse dripping from his pores and, although she wanted to comfort him, she didn't know if now would be the proper time. She watched as he focused back on her and realized that his eyes were swirling with green. Leaning forward, she tilted her head to the side. All this time they were together, his eyes remained amber, but something triggered them to turn green. This intrigued both her and her wolf, who was dormant for most of the conversation. She didn't even realize she was moving toward him until she felt his hands wrap around her waist and pull her onto his lap. She was about to apologize and attempt to move off of his lap when she felt his hands move to her upper back and tighten around her torso. It was like this was his way of getting comfort from her. Daniel didn't know why, but the need for Tiffany heightened whenever she brought up his reason for leaving the pack. He felt his wolf howl in agony in his mind and retreat back, which was the first time in a long time that that had happened. He moved his face down to her neck and nuzzled it, breathing her sweet scent in deeply. This is what he needed, to be close to his mate. He felt her hands tentatively wrap around his shoulders and gently rub the back of his neck. He closed his eyes and gently licked her neck. They sat this way for a moment, both content. Tiffany looked out the window and realized it was getting dark. Pulling back, she looked down at Daniel, who was now resting his head between the valley of her breast and sighed. "I have to go." Closing his eyes, Daniel picked up his head and looked at Tiffany. "Stay." Tiffany knew that as his mate, she should feel more drawn to him as he was to her, but she didn't. It certainly wasn't because she wasn't attracted to him, but her wolf was hesitant. It was as if her wolf knew that his wolf was hesitant to have another mate. Looking down into his eyes, she searched them. She didn't know what she was looking for, but she wanted some sign that he was into this mating. More importantly though, her wolf wanted that confirmation. Biting her lip, she looked down. "Why?" Daniel snapped his head up at that question. He looked into her eyes, trying to see what she meant by it. Tiffany saw his confusion and repeated her question again. She knew that her question was so sudden, but she needed this. Moving his hands to her waist, Daniel looked deep into her eyes. "Because I want you here. I want to get to know you more. Learn about what makes you tick." He trailed his finger up the side of her body. Lightly running over her neck, he traced her bottom lip. "And what makes you melt." Taking a deep breath, he slowly let it out and leaned back against the head of his bed. "I just want my mate around." Tiffany noticed that his eyes were once again swirling with green and absently nodded her head. Daniel felt himself relax and closed his eyes, moving his hands under his head. He felt her try to move off of his lap and quickly placed his hands back on her waist. Opening his eyes, he looked up at her and smiled. "I told you that I wanted to get to know you, not watch you walk away from me." Daniel watched her face, trying to figure out what she was thinking and felt his body relax when she settled onto his lap. Replacing his hands back behind his head, he placed a cool smile on his face. "So,where do we go from here?" He felt his heart skip when he heard her raspy laugh and couldn't hold himself back any longer. Rising up, he securely wrapped his hands around her waist and kissed her. He felt her hesitation and slowly ran his tongue across her lips coaxing them open. He groaned when he tasted her sweet flavor on his tongue and deepened the kiss, pushing her head back further. He felt her tongue flick across his and groaned. Tiffany couldn't help the moan that escaped from between her lips when Daniel possessively claimed her lips. Instinctively her body started grinding on his and she swallowed his deep groan. She felt his fingers around her hips dig deeper and before she knew it, she was on her back. Daniel placed his hands beside her head and molded his body with hers. He knew that he should take things slower, and kept repeatedly telling himself this, but what wolf would not want to claim their mate when their mate was grinding sensuously above them. Breaking the kiss, he trailed kisses down her neck, stopping to smell her unique scent. He felt her shudder beneath him and bent down to place a soft kiss where he planned to mark her with his bite. He placed soft kisses up to her ear before backing away and looking down at her. "You're beautiful." Tiffany turned her head to the side, not wanting him to see her emotions and felt him turn it back to him. She looked down trying to find anything to look at instead of his commanding gaze. Daniel saw how she retreated away from him and wondered why. Although he knew that most women sometimes were insecure, usually a man's mate was supposed to like it when complimented. Sighing deeply, he rolled off of her to the edge of the bed. He heard her shuffling on his bed and glanced behind him before moving to the door. He knew that he was probably acting like a petty little girl to her, but she didn't understand how much she affected him with her cavalier attitude like they were not mates. Looking at her one last time, he exited his bedroom door. He needed to find his brother. He walked down the hall, acknowledging the pack members who still seemed shocked that he returned. He turned the corner to his brother's study and opened the door. "Hello brother." Dante lifted his head and looked at his brother with a smile. His smile quickly dropped when he noticed Daniel's expression and he placed his pen down on top of his desk. He knew that it had to be something with Tiffany, being as though he has never seen his brother this wound up over any situation. Sighing, he waited for his brother to talk. Daniel sat down in the chair across from Dante and ran his hand down the front of his face. "Did you go for a run?" Shaking his head, Dante watched his brother intently, trying to gauge where his brother was going with this conversation. "No. I just took a shower." His mind wondered to what he did in the shower with Madison and felt his loins stir. Smiling faintly, he focused back on Daniel. "You know...I never thought I would find another mate." Daniel watched as Dante nodded his head and leaned back in his chair. Never in his years did he think he would be talking to his little brother about his relationship problems. His wolf scoffed at the idea, flashing in his mind forcing Tiffany to subdue by seduction and he shook his head. There was no way he was going to mate with Tiffany by seducing her into it. He had a feeling that Tiffany would want his head if he did. Breathing in heavily, he closed his eyes in defeat. "I don't know what to do. One minute she is talking about not staying with me, while the next she is talking, well let me correct that, thinking about what my hands would feel like over her body. I just don't know." Dante felt Daniel's confusion seeping off of his body and leaned forward. He mentally told Madison to check on Tiffany and see how she was doing before he cleared his throat to speak. "Well...since I have more experience with Tiffany's many emotions than you do, I will tell you that she is stubborn. Very stubborn." Daniel scuffed at his statement and smiled. If there was one thing that he knew about Tiffany so far, it was that she was stubborn. He opened his eyes and looked at Dante. "Yes. That she is." Dante smiled and continued. "I will tell you that she has been through her handful of problems,so there may be a legitimate reason for why she is so closed off. Now...I'm not going to tell you her story. I'll save that for you to find out, but be patient. It will come. And buy some Tylenol because you will definitely need it." Daniel tilted his head back and looked up at the ceiling. Dante's words of advice were easier said than done at this point in his life. Shaking his head, he brought his head back up and towards Dante. "What's going on with Madison and her shifting?" He watched as Dante immediately tensed and guessed that whatever he knew wasn't good news. Dante pushed his chair back and rose up to stand. Running his fingers through his hair, he turned to look out the window behind him. "I went to Dr. Ovine and told him about Madison's shifting and he was shocked to say the least. I believe that we are all shocked about it." Turning around, he leaned back against the window crossing his ankles. "When I told him that she is pregnant, I'm sure his eyes bugged out of his head. As you know, it is completely rare for a Were female to shift while pregnant without destroying the baby."He took in a deep breath and warily wiped his hand down his face. "I guess you can say that I am in the same boat as you as far as confusion goes towards my mate and her well being." Daniel chuckled at this and smiled. "Yea, but I think your relationship problems trump mine." They settled into a comfortable silence, each in their own thoughts. There was a knock at the door before Gino entered looking frantic with Dr. Ovine behind him. "Boss. You will never believe what we found out." ** "Knock, knock, knock." Tiffany smiled when she saw Madison's head peeking in the room and laughed. "What are you doing here girly?" Madison happily skipped up to the bed before plopping herself down next to Tiffany. She knew she should tell the true reason for her sudden arrival but didn't think Tiffany would like that she only came because Dante told her to. Smiling over toward her, she shrugged her shoulders. "Oh you know. I just wanted to see my best friend." Tiffany felt there was something that Madison was not telling her and narrowed her eyes. Although she wanted to pry more, she figured that Madison was withholding information from her for a reason. Placing her hands behind her head, she sighed. "Yea well I'm happy that you are happy." Madison noticed the change in Tiffany's tone and rolled over to her side. Looking at the side of Tiffany's face, she watched as Tiffany silently said the prayer that her parents taught her, a gesture she always did whenever she was nervous or in a serious situation and waited for her to talk. If there was one thing she knew about her friend, it was not to push her to talk about a situation. Tiffany opened her eyes when she was done reciting her prayer a couple times and looked up at the ceiling. "I'm scared Maddy." She looked over at Madison, who was intently watching her and nervously smiled. She turned her attention back to the ceiling and closed her eyes again. "I don't know how to be in a relationship and I'm scared. He's so...caring already and I don't know how to take it or dish it. He takes me here to his room and shows me around and, although I know he did this as a way of showing me where I would be living temporarily until we mate or whatever, but I basically told him that I wouldn't be living with him. I mean...I knew I shouldn't have said that and my heart didn't want me to say that, but I just did. You should have seen the hurt look that flashed before his eyes." She took in a deep breath, trying to settle her feelings. This was all so new for her. She felt Madison's hand soothingly caress her arm and calmed down. "But he just dismissed it and continued on trying to get to know me. Then we do 21 questions or whatever and I ask him why he leaves and for that one moment I saw his wolf retreat and felt his agony, Madison. He looked like a child who had just lost his favorite toy. He was so vulnerable and I wanted to comfort him, but I didn't. I did nothing and that speaks volumes. And now he just left me a couple minutes ago, because I wouldn't open up to him." Madison felt the bed trembling beneath her and looked over at Tiffany. She was surprised that Tiffany was crying, only seeing her cry once in her life before this, and engulfed her in a hug. "It's ok Tiff. Trust me, it will be ok." She heard Tiffany muffle something in her neck and pulled back to look at her. "I just don't know what to do anymore Maddy. I saw what happened to my parents and how my dad suffered when my mom died and I don't want that to happen to me. I don't want that to happen to Daniel." Madison smiled when Tiffany just openly admitted that she cared for Daniel and wondered if Tiffany knew she did this herself. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't notice Tiffany was looking at her. "What?" Tiffany saw the goofy smile that was on Madison's face and had to think of what she said that was so amusing. "What the hell did I say?" Madison was about to speak when there was a knock at the door. Rising up, she looked at the door before commanding whoever was on the other side to come in. She watched as Alessia slowly made her way inside and felt her body tense. "The Alpha has ordered you to come to his office." Madison looked over at Alessia and felt her wolf start to pace in her mind. There was still something about this girl that neither her nor her wolf liked. Squaring her shoulders, she looked Alessia deep into her eyes. "You can tell him that I will be on my way. Better yet! How about I tell him this." Turning toward Tiffany, she smiled before hoping off of the bed and exiting the room. Tiffany ran her eyes over Alessia and shook her head. "Still dressing like a skank I see?" She heard Alessia scuff and rolled her eyes. "Better a skank than acting like a bitch. Tell me Tiffany, how long do you think Daniel will stay with you and proclaim you as his mate when you already deny him of the basic things he needs?" Alessia watched as Tiffany's body tensed and smiled. She knew that there was no possible way that Tiffany would shift and attack her being as though she had no wolf and smiled even wider. Although she was surprised that Tiffany didn't say anything in retort to her snide remarks, she was not going to miss the chance to bring Tiffany down a peg or two. Placing her hands on her hips, she cocked her head to the side. "What Tiffany? Do you really think you can keep Daniel satisfied?" Taking her silence as her answer Alessia laughed. "Oh please. I'm sure he will be warming my bed in my couple of weeks, so don't be surprised when you hear it." Taking one last look at her, Alessia turned on her heels and walked out the room. Tiffany watched as Alessia left and wondered what had gotten into her. Never in her life has she let someone talk to her crazy and here she was just moments ago allowing Alessia to degrade her. And to make matters worse, she allowed her to basically say she would take her man right from under her nose. Oh no. That is not happening. Over my dead body. Feeling the slight tug of her wolf, she hopped off of the bed and walked out of the room. She quickly found her way to Dante's office, sensing that is where Daniel would be, and stormed through the doors. Ignoring the shocked stares she was receiving, she stomped toward Daniel, who was looking at her with confusion and stopped in front of him. Standing on her tiptoes, she wrapped her hands around Daniel's neck, urging him to bend his head down. Trailing her tongue over his bottom lip, she lightly tugged it in between her teeth and smiled when she heard his guttural groan. "Mine." Daniel wrapped his hands around her small waist when he heard her claim him and picked her up off her toes. Looking into her eyes, he saw the slight swirling of amber and knew that her wolf was out. He wondered what had caused this, but welcomed it nevertheless. Kissing her lips, he rubbed his scent against her, letting everyone in the room know his intentions. He heard her purr into his mouth and smiled. Releasing her lips, he looked into her eyes. "Yours. And nobody else's." Finding His Mate Too: Daniel Tiffany rubbed her face into his neck, purring ever so often, and wrapped her arms around his torso. She heard someone clear their throat and looked behind her. She saw the smug expression on Dante's face and rolled her eyes. "Now that that is out of the way, let's get down to business." Daniel looked down at Tiffany and placed a kiss on her lips before taking her hand and walking her over to a chair on the far side of the room. He sat down and pulled Tiffany down onto his lap, kissing the top of her head. He knew they had a lot to talk about after this and wondered if she would still be this cooperative later on for that talk. Shaking his thoughts he turned his attention to his brother. Dante stood up from his chair and looked around the room. He called everyone who he knew would not disclose the information to anyone, into the meeting and hoped that some things could be explained before it ended. Taking ia deep breath, he leaned back against his desk. "I called this meeting so that we could discuss Madison's changing. As you all know, Weres usually do not change until a full moon, but she changed earlier than scheduled." He turned towards Dr. Ovine, who appeared to be nervous and sighed. "If you could, doctor, can you tell everyone what you have found." "Well, my Alpha, I looked further into Madison's bloodline, just to make sure that she had no Were blood in her genes and, as expected, she doesn't. Then I looked back to the venom that was injected into her and, as you remember, I told you that it could be used to either enhance her skills, or suppress them. In this case, the venom was used to enhance the skills of Madison, but only to the point where it would help the baby more than it would help her." Dr. Ovine stopped when he saw the confused expressions on his Alpha's and Beta's faces and ran his fingers through his hair. Although he knew his Alpha would never strike him or harm him in any way when not needed, he was still nervous whenever he had to present information to him, especially now since it is concerning the Alpha Bitch. Searching his mind for his words, he chewed the inside of his cheek. "Basically...Carlo bit your mate so that the venom would enhance the skills of the child that she is holding. He must have not known that a side effect would be enhancing your mate's skills as well." Dante nodded his head in understanding then looked back at Madison, who was standing by the window. Tilting his head to the side, he motioned for her to come toward him and tugged her arm so that she was standing in between his legs. If this venom enhanced her skills, then what skills did she have? So far, the only unusual things that she could do was talk to Weres telepathically who were not pack, seeing it happen with Tiffany. Bending down, he kissed her lips and smiled. "What happened before you shifted?" Madison thought back to the other night and how she saw her parents. Looking down at Dante's shirt, she closed her eyes. "I saw my parents. In a dream, at least I thought it was a dream. They basically told me that they forgave me and to let go of all of my hurt. That is when I felt your pain." She looked back up into Dante's eyes and saw that he was looking at her intently, as if what she just said was not normal. "What?" Dante looked behind Madison and Gino and Daniel before looking back into her eyes. "Babe, when you saw your parents, did you talk to them?" Madison nodded her head and waited for what he had to say next. She watched as Dante continued to watch her closely and started to squirm under his scrutinizing eye. Dante looked over at Daniel and nodded his head, silently answering the unasked question. Looking over at Dr. Ovine he cleared his throat and looked at Madison. "Baby. Remember when Carlo bit you?" He waited until she nodded her head before he continued. "Well, as you heard Dr. Ovine say, his intention was not to quicken your transformation, but as you know, that was not the case." Pausing, he tried to get his words together. "You appear to have some kind of power for lack of better words. Tell me this. Before Carlo came back into the picture, or even after, have there been times when you felt trouble near. Sensed it in a way?" Madison looked down between them and tried to think about the past week since she had met Dante. She remembered the dream she had about Dylan wanting to kill Dante before he attacked them apparently. If she was honest with herself, she felt trouble before Carlo came and kidnapped her, but didn't know how to tell Dante without him getting worked up. Looking up into his eyes, she slowly nodded her head and saw excitement enter them. Dante looked at Dr. Ovine and saw the wonderment in his eyes as he knew it was in his. He felt Madison's uneasiness seeping out of her pores and rubbed a reassuring hand up and down her back, feeling her body relax. There was certainly no reason why she should be uneasy. Turning his head, he searched her eyes. Clearing his throat, he brought the hand on her back up to caress her cheek. "Madison, honey, what you have is a gift that the Fates have given you. You are able to sense things that others cannot and, as weird as it may sound to you, able to speak with the dead." He saw fear enter her eyes and wrapped his arms around her. "It's ok love. This is nothing that you should fear." He looked behind her at Daniel and silently communicated to him. 'We have to teach her how to control her powers. The last thing I want is for anyone, other than those in this room, to find out that she has them.' He watched his brother nod his head indiscreetly and directed his attention back to his mate. Kissing the top of her head, he moved her in front of him, so that he could look down at her face and smiled before looking at everyone else in the room. "This meeting is adjourned. We will discuss more at a later time when things are settled. Go back to your families and help with cleaning up the damage. We will have a proper burial for those who have sacrificed their lives. That is all." He watched as everyone left, except for Daniel and Tiffany, and stopped Dr. Ovine at the door before he could leave. "I would like you to go check on Moe and see how he is doing. Take Gino and Rich with you. Going off of my own assumptions, since Carlo is now dead, I would think that this invisible control that he had over Moe would be gone. If he is all clear, let me know. I would like to have some words with him." Dr. Ovine nodded his head before exiting the room. Daniel looked at Tiffany, who appeared to be in either shock or deep thought and gently shook her body. He watched as she looked up at him with her clear brown eyes and smiled. Bending down slowly, he placed a gentle kiss on her lips and nuzzled her neck. "I believe we have some things to talk about." Tiffany felt a shudder run down her spine and her stomach flutter from the huskiness in his voice. She knew that he meant having an actual talk and not a tumble in the bed, but this did not stop her from wondering what it would feel like to have him inside of her. Biting on her bottom lip, she quickly tried to get her emotions in check before he saw how much he truly affected her. She heard her wolf scoff and froze. 'Did you just scoff at me?' Tiffany didn't know how to react. Never in her life had she ever heard her wolf as clearly as she did just a moment ago. She was answered with a flash of her storming in Dante's office, not even bothering to knock, after Alessia tried to claim Daniel and felt herself heat with embarrassment. She was knocked out of her daze when she heard Daniel call her name and looked at him with shocked eyes. "What's wrong?" He asked her, concern lacing his voice. She thought about whether it would be important to tell him that she felt her wolf, but decided against it. She didn't want his inquisition on the matter and felt that this was something she had to deal with herself. Shaking her head, she looked over and saw that they were alone in the room. She didn't remember hearing Dante and Madison leave at all. Turning her attention back to Daniel, she hesitantly smiled. "I guess we should retire to your room?" Daniel knew that she was hiding something from him, but decided against pushing the subject any further. He needed to take things slow if he wanted them to mate anytime soon. Nodding his head, he grabbed her hips and stood her up, quickly standing up behind her. He grasped her hand in his and started out the room. As they were walking, Daniel tried to think of what he could do in order to get Tiffany to relax around him. It was an understatement to say that her emotions could go from good to bad in the span of a millisecond and that is probably what made him so hesitant. He didn't know what right things to say that would make her feel comfortable and sighed heavily. He felt his wolf nudging in his mind and decided to hear what he had to say. 'Just be ourselves.' If it wasn't for the fact that Tiffany was into her thoughts as much as he was, he would have stopped where he was in shock at the rational thoughts his wolf was portraying to him. Just hours ago his wolf wanted to pin her in the middle of the room and now he wanted to take things slow? He heard his wolf huff and was flashed again with the same image of taking their mate and smiled. His wolf would never change. That was for sure. Rounding the corner to his room, he opened the door and let Tiffany enter first. He watched as her eyes were once again drawn to the painting above his bed and walked up behind her. He placed his head on her shoulder and wrapped his arms around her before she could turn her attention elsewhere. "Don't be afraid to admire the artwork." Tiffany felt a shiver run up her spine and felt her knees go weak. She turned her head and found him staring directly in her eyes. "Would you like to know what inspired me to make this?" Tiffany nodded her head, already knowing that her mouth was open from his confession. She felt him nudge her head back toward the painting and stared up at it. "Thirty years after I left the compound, I started to have dreams, visions really because I was usually still awake, about this woman. It wasn't until one day that I dreamed about making love to her. I would dream that I was holding her, providing her with the greatest comfort and security she ever had." Tiffany felt his arms tighten around her and swallowed the lump that suddenly formed in her throat. Daniel traveled one of his hands past her navel and heard her intake of breath. "I was always behind her, thrusting into her heat, reveling in the sweet moans that constantly escaped from deep within her belly." Moving his hand lower, he tugged at her belt loops, making her body heat. He knew that he was teasing her at this point, but he and his wolf wanted to make the point that she belonged to them from her birth. "I would never see her face, but deep within, I knew she was my mate." Cupping her mound, he turned his head to press a kiss on the side of her neck. "Do you want to know how I would take you?" Tiffany felt all of her senses go crazy, and absently nodded her head. She didn't care if he told her he was a killer at this point, as long as he continued strumming her with his fingers, she was fine. Daniel looked up at his painting and felt his loins stir. He remembered the day when he had this dream. He remembered waking up in a cold sweat, actually convinced that everything he felt was real. Licking his lips, he started circling his thumb around her jean clad mound. "First, I would lick and bite all over your body, finding the spots that made you laugh and the spots that made you moan. After I had you hot for me, I would turn you around and bring your back to my front. The feeling of your plump ass against me was enough to get me off without making love to you." By now, Tiffany was withering against him, but he needed more. He needed her to know without a doubt that she was his. Using his other hands, he unbuckled her jeans and unzipped them. He immediately smelt her scent and dove his hand within. He smiled when she groaned deeply from the contact and continued. "Next I would run my hands over the front of your body, weighing your breasts in each of my hands." He gripped one of her breast with his free hand and heard her moan his name breathlessly. Chuckling, he pinched her nipple between his fingers while her plunged one finger into her, working it into a steady rhythm. "You would moan my name, just as you did now, when I would pay attention to your breast, practically begging me to take you. Just when you would get frustrated I would thrust deep within you, making you come at the simple entrance. That is where I got that picture from." Tiffany felt something start to tighten in her stomach and turned her head into his chest, taking her eyes away from the painting. By now, she knew that he was physically claiming her body, but damnit if he wasn't making her knees weak. She felt another one of his thick digits thrust inside of her and bit her lip. Daniel watched as pleasure danced across her face and heard his wolf howl in pride. He was bringing his mate pleasure, which was ultimately bringing him and his wolf pleasure as well, even if he had not entered her body. Turning his attention to her lips, he bent down and kissed them passionately, sweeping his tongue against hers. He felt her start to contract around his fingers and knew she was quickly falling over the edge. "Oh goodness...please, don't stop." Just as Tiffany felt the knot with her about to explode, he pulled out his fingers. Crying out in frustration, she turned around about to give him hell, only to be stopped when he crushed her body against his. She looked up into his shining amber eyes in amazement as he placed the two fingers that had her juices on them within his mouth. She rubbed her thighs together at the pure look of ecstasy that swept across his face and bit her bottom lip. Daniel savored her taste, feeling his taste buds explode. Never has he tasted something that was so sweet like honey, yet spicy at the same time. He knew that he was addicted to her just from this small sample. Wrapping his hands around her waist, he hoisted her in the air, silently urging her to wrap her legs around his waist, and walked them both over to his bed. Laying her down, he quickly covered her body with his and kissed her. Pulling back, he looked deep into her eyes. "You are mine. You have been mine since the day you were born and will continue to be mine until you die. Tomorrow, I will arrange for your things to be brought to the compound. Until then, sleep well." With that, he walked out of his room, answering his brother's call, leaving a confused and really horny Tiffany sprawled out upon his bed. Finding His Mate... Looking down into her almond shaped brown eyes, Dylan suppressed the groan that threatened to escape his lips. He didn't know if she knew, but she was so damn sexy right now. And the fact that she mentioned another round just got his cock all excited. Looking down at her, he smiled seductively and released her from his grasp. Madison watched as many emotions went across Dylan's face and she could have sworn she saw lust creep into his eyes. Shaking off that feeling again, she cursed at herself for drinking so much. She watched as he slowly released her and smiled at her. Turning around she walked to the bar and ordered herself a drink. While she was waiting, she looked around for Tiffany and frowned her face when she couldn't find her. 'I wonder where she is.', she thought to herself. She was interrupted from her thoughts by the sound of a smooth, melodic voice behind her. "Your drink." Madison turned around and smiled at the bartender as she got her drink. She watched as he slowly eyed her like she was s piece of steak and felt a shiver run up her spine. Thanking him, she left the bar and went to find a table to sit at. As she was walking towards the lounge section, she couldn't help but look around and watch as everyone grinding against each other. There was something about their movements that just seemed so...strange. Shaking her head, she was about to sit down when she felt a hand grab her around the waist. Spinning around, she almost spilled her drink if it wasn't for a reflexive hand grabbing her wrist. She looked up into the face of her possessor and felt her anger rise. "You!" Dante looked down into her exquisite face and held back the moan in his throat. Once he saw it was her, he waited until the right time to come and talk to her. He watched from afar as she danced with the tall blonde guy and couldn't help but feel...possessive? Angry? At first he thought it was just an impulsive emotion, but he really felt his blood boil when he saw how the guy was holding her possessively. That's when he came down from V.I.P. He almost flipped shit when he saw that the bartender slipped a drug in her drink. He made sure he made a mental note to talk with that guy. As soon as he saw that she was gong to sit down, he took that as the perfect time to come and talk to her before she took a sip of that drink. And now looking down into her flawless face and feeling her soft, curvy body against his own, the only thing he could think about was taking her right her in front of everyone. He knew the others wouldn't care, but definitely knew she was too human to think of things like that as being normal. Bringing his thoughts back to the present, he mentally shook himself and smiled down at her. "Yes. Me. What are you doing here?" Madison tried to get free of his grasp and sighed when she could not. Looking up into his green eyes, she groaned. "Why does it matter? And why are you holding onto me?" She watched as he took her drink from her hand and was about to protest until she felt her back hit a wall. She didn't even realize he was slowly backing her up. "What the fuck was that for?" She felt his hard, chiseled body press against her and practically moaned at the feeling. She would be lying if she said he didn't feel so damn good against her at this moment and hated herself for feeling this way. She barely knows the guy and already she wanted to have sex with him. How pathetic? She watched as he bent down and whispered in her ear. "You never answered my question. " Madison felt a shiver run down her spine and her breathe leave her throat. She felt him breathing on her neck and wanted to go and crawl in a hole and hide away from him. She felt him rub his body up against hers with the music and couldn't help the moan that escaped her lips. Looking up into his face, she was about to say something when she heard a voice from behind him. "Maddy?" Dante groaned when he heard a male voice come from behind them. Whoever the fuck was behind him was about to get a rude awakening. Turning around, he was about to send the dude crawling back to the dance floor when he noticed it was the tall blonde guy. Although he was pretty tall, Dante still towered over him. He looked back over at Madison, who was looking over at the guy and frowned. 'I hope this isn't her fucking boyfriend?' Although he shouldn't be worried about her having a boyfriend, for some reason he didn't like that idea. He looked back over at the guy and scowled. "Who the fuck are you?" Dante watched as many emotions crossed this guy's face. Smelling the air, he sensed something weird about him. Inhaling deeply, his eyes practically went ember. A vampire! Dylan had gone looking for Madison once she didn't come back to him after a few minutes. He looked all around for her and was surprised to find her pressed up against a wall with some guy. He instantly felt his blood boil and Tiffany's word replayed back in his mind. He hoped that she wasn't trying to bring this guy back to her place because he would instantly stop that. Squaring his shoulders he looked back at the guy. "I should ask you the same question." He walked over and roughly grabbed Madison's hand, pulling her from behind this guy. Looking down at her face, he frowned, "What the fuck do you think you were doing?" Madison looked into Dylan's eyes and didn't like what she saw. Behind his eyes she saw this cold, possessive, crazed person and that instantly sent a shiver up her spine. Pulling her hand out of his grip, she looked up at him. "What the fuck Dylan?" Dante had to calm the temper that was slowly rising within him. The instant this guy, who he now found out to be Dylan, yanked her from behind him, it took everything in him not to rip this guys head off. He looked down at her and noticed how heat was emitting from her body. She was angry. Waving her hand in front of Dylan's face, she asked again, "Hello? What the fuck are you doing pulling me like that?" Frowning his face, Dylan looked at her. "Really? I came here looking for you and find you pressed up against the wall, like a fucking whore, with some guy you don't even know." Madison looked over at the guy and sighed. Dylan did have a point, but she wasn't going to give him that satisfaction. Not after the way he just acted. "And what makes you think I wasn't trying to get to know him and, as you say 'act like a whore'?" Dylan narrowed his eyes at her and suppressed the urge to reach up and grab her neck. Who was she to defy him? She belonged to him and needed to stay pure. He wasn't having any of this one night stand shit. Not while he was around. Grabbing her by her arm, he yanked her to him and started walking away. "Get off of me Dylan!" Madison couldn't understand why Dylan was acting like some crazed, possessive boyfriend. First he yells at her and calls her a whore and now he is practically trying to drag her out of the club. Yanking her arm back, she felt a brush burn form from how tight he was holding her. Dylan turned around and was about to say something to her when the guy she was pressed up against the wall with came forward. "I think it's time for you to go." Dante said, stepping in front of Madison. He looked down into Dylan's eyes and knew this kid was weird. There was something about him that made him sick to his stomach and he couldn't figure out what it was. He didn't trust him around Madison. He watched as Dylan tensed and looked back at Madison. Clenching his teeth, Dylan turned on his heels and walked away. 'This isn't over', Dylan thought to himself. 'I'll be waiting for you sweet Maddy.' Dante released a breathe he didn't know he was holding. The last thing he wanted to do was rip some vampire into pieces at his club. That not only would put him in danger , but also his pack. He turned back around and looked down at the girl. He didn't even know her name, and yet he was standing up for her. He watched as she rubbed her arm and felt himself get angry. "Here. Come with me." Grabbing her hand gently, he led her to the back of the club. They went through a door and before Madison knew it, they were in a huge office. She watched as he closed the door behind him and felt a shiver go up her spine. Looking around the room, she couldn't help but smile at the masculinity of it. She watched as he walked over to another door, which she could only assume was a bathroom because he came back out with a first aid kit. He walked over to his desk and placed everything down. Looking over at her, he motioned for her to come over towards him. He watched as her hips naturally swayed seductively and couldn't help but lick his lips. Madison walked over towards him and felt her knees start to tremble from the way he was looking at her. She stopped once she was a foot away from him and watched as he reached down and gently grabbed her arm. Looking at her bruise, he reached down at what she could only assume to be an alcohol pad. "I don't think I need that." Madison said, trying to free her arm from his gentle, but firm grasp. Dante looked up at her and smirked. "What? Scared it will burn?" He watched as she shyly looked away and couldn't help but laugh. Snapping her head towards him, Madison scrunched up her face. "Don't laugh at me. I just don't like pain." She said with a pout. Rubbing his thumb over her bruise, he smiled. "Just focus on me and it wont hurt." Madison bit her lip in between her teeth and looked up into his eyes. By the gods he had the sexiest eyes she has ever seen before. She focused on him as he quickly brought up his hand and wiped her arm with the pad. "Shit!" Wrenching her arm back, she quickly rubbed her arm. She heard him laugh and looked over at him. "That wasn't funny. That really hurt." She said with a fake pout. She watched as he laughed even harder and punched him on his shoulder. "I'm sorry. It's just...you should have saw your face." Dante smiled at her, flashing his perfect teeth. Madison sucked in her groan and looked into his eyes. She watched as golden flecks seemed to suddenly appear and found herself entranced by them. Leaning forward, she didn't even notice the affect she was having on Dante. Not able to stop herself, she reached up and ran her fingers through his soft, silky black hair. Dante groaned at her simple touch and couldn't help but wrap his hands against her waist and press his body against hers. He watched as she continued to run her fingers through his hair as if she was mesmerized and sighed. There was something about this girl that really got him going. Never has he gotten hard simply by someone running their fingers through his hair. Closing his eyes, he groaned in delight when she gently pressed her body closer to his. Losing all of his control, he bent down and lightly planted a kiss on her lips. He felt her tense and gently rubbed his hands up and down her back. Feeling that she was relaxing and kissing him back, he reached up and grasped the nape of her neck so that he could deepen the kiss. He swallowed the moan that escaped her lips and gently hiked her up so that she was sitting on the edge of his desk. Stepping in between her legs, he placed his hands on the curve of her ass and grounded his pelvis against hers. "Mmmmm..."Madison was in complete heaven right now. She didn't know if it was the alcohol or if she was just plain stupid, but she could not help but react to his touch. The way he held her and just seemed to know how she wanted to be touched shocked her. Then suddenly Dylan's words repeated in her mind, 'You don't even know him'. Pulling back, she watched as his eyes turned from a deep amber back to their natural green. Shocked by the change before her, she almost forgot why she pulled back until she felt his soft lips kissing against her neck. "Wait..." , she moaned, trying to push him back. She could not help the moan that escaped her lips and cursed at herself for not having any self control. She felt him move further down and resisted the urge to moan. Clearing her throat, she spoke firmly, "Wait stop." She watched as he raised up, but not until her kissed her neck one last time. Looking into his eyes, she sighed. What was it about this man that called to her soul. Although she barely knew him for a day, there was something about him that intrigued her. Breaking her out of her trance, Dante spoke. "What's wrong?" He was surprised when she suddenly stopped him. He knew she was enjoying herself. He could smell that in the air and could not understand where her sudden resistance came from. Madison looked up into his eyes and sighed. She should be ashamed of herself for almost having sex with a guy she barely knew. She definitely was not that type of girl and could not understand what came over her. Pushing on his shoulders, she tried to get down and sighed when he didn't move. "I have to go." Dante watched as many emotions crossed her face and frowned. There was something wrong. "No. First tell me what's wrong with you." Madison looked up at him and sighed.Why should she tell him? It's not like he just wasn't about to maul her on top of his desk. "I don't even know your name." She said, dropping her head in shame. Dante silently cursed at himself. He should have known she was not the type who would have a one night stand with a guy whose name she did not even know. Taking a step back, but still not allowing her to get down from his desk, he cleared his throat. "Excuse me for by manners. My name is Dante. Dante Marino." He watched as she nodded her head. "Madison. Madison Webster." Dante nodded his head and stepped back in between her legs. "Now that we have that out of the way..." Bending down, he lightly nipped her neck and smiled when he heard her moan. Flicking out his tongue, he gently sucked one her sensitive skin. He made a trail from her neck, up to her ear where he gently sucked it in between his teeth. He felt her grind her pelvis against him and smiled. "You like that baby?", he whispered in her ear. Feeling her shiver, he reached down and found his way to her opened legs. Rubbing his hand against her mound, he lightly pressed on her clit with his thumb. "Ohhh..." Madison did not know what was coming over her. Never has she ever went this far with a guy she barely knew. Although her mind was telling her to stop and think about what may happen next, her body was on another page. She could not help but rub her pelvis up against his hand. She felt him gently rub circles around her clit and moaned. "God..." She watched as he looked up and smiled at her before he took a step back and ran his fingers through his hair. Licking her lips, she looked at him with confusion. "What?", she asked in a husky voice laced with desire. Dante looked over at her shocked expression and could not help but smile. Although he wanted nothing more than to sink into her hot pussy, there was something telling him that he would regret moving so fast with her and doing something as personal as that. Stepping back in between her legs, he reached up and pushed a lose strand of hair behind her ear. "Come to dinner with me." Madison looked up at him and furrowed her eyebrows together. Dinner? They were basically about to have sex on top of his desk and he was thinking about dinner? As if reading her thoughts, he smiled. "There is something about you that I like..." He said shyly, looking away. All of this was new to him. He was not use to chasing after a girl, especially when women were practically throwing themselves at his feet. Looking back up into her eyes he sighed. "Look. I just want to get to know you. I'm not asking you to go out with me or whatever... I strictly just want to know you." Madison looked up at him and saw sincerity. Sighing she looked down at her hands. "Look. I don't do this a lot...well ever and this is all new to me. But if this will get you to leave me alone then I guess so." She watched as a smile spread across his full lips and couldn't help but smile back. There was something about this guy that she liked. She didn't know what it was yet, but she knew it was there. Looking down, she saw how he was not trying to move from between her legs. Clearing her throat, she looked back into his eyes, noticing how amber flecks suddenly appeared. "Are you going to stand in between my legs this whole time?" Dante looked down at where he was standing and smiled. If only she knew how much he wanted to fuck her right here on his desk. Taking a step back, he watched as she hoped down from his desk and fixed her dress. He was about to say something to her when there was as knock on the door, groaning he turned around and walked over. Opening the door, he saw Gino. "What?"Gino asked, noticing the strained look of Dante's face. Pushing Dante aside, Gino walked into the room. He barely took two steps in when he was pushed up against the wall. Shocked, he watched as Dante's eyes turned ember and knew that he lost control. "I didn't tell you that you could invite yourself in." Gino looked down at Dante and couldn't understand why he was acting this way. He smelt the air and would have smiled if in another situation.. Looking pass Dante he saw an attractive girl, who looked to be around twenty four, staring at them wide eyed. 'Get a hold of yourself Dante.' Gino transmitted mentally. He watched as Dante battled with his feral side before he let go of his neck. Rubbing his neck, he looked over at the girl and smiled. "J-just friendly play." He said while clearing his throat. He looked over at Dante, who was still trying to calm himself down. He smiled up at the girl, sensing that she was suddenly uncomfortable. "I believe your friend is out there looking for you." Realizing that she left Tiffany all by herself, Madison walked towards the door. Opening the door, she stopped and looked over at Dante. She noticed how he was avoiding eye contact with her and felt a pain in her heart. Shaking off that feeling, she stepped over the threshold and walked out of the door. Gino looked over at Dante who was bent over his desk. He watched as his body tensed and took a step back. The last thing he needed was to break something, meaning him. Waiting, he smelt the air again. He didn't understand why Dante was acting so possessive over a girl they just met today. Dante never even invited a girl to his office before, let alone stand up for her from some crazy friend. He looked up when Dante turned back around, his eyes back to normal. Walking around his desk, Dante sat down in his chair and sighed. He could not believe he just acted like that in front of her. The last thing he needed was for her to be afraid of him even though he was sure he already accomplished that goal. He felt how unsure she was when she left the room, but he just could not risk looking up at her. Looking up, he looked over at Gino. "I think I just found my mate." Although Dante did not want to admit it, there is no other solution to why he acted so strongly on Gino's sudden entrance into the room while she was here. He did not even know what took over him. Running his fingers through his hair, he placed his head on his desk. He heard Gino laugh and couldn't help but grown. "Well Alpha...at least you found your bitch." Dante looked up at Gino with a pained expression and watched as his friend sat in the chair in front of his desk. "Yeah and she has some crazed guy as her friend." The thought of that guy Dylan laying a hand on Madison made him want to throw something across the room. He suddenly felt uneasy. He remembered the look that flashed before he left and was pretty sure it was full of lust. Running his fingers through his hair, he looked up at Gino. "Have someone follow Madison home. I have a feeling that her little friend will do something stupid." Dante watched as Gino nodded his head and leave from his office. Leaning back, he cursed under his breath. He really hopes that Dylan doesn't do anything stupid.