Dante:
“Do you think that she would be calling?” Leonardo asked, scrolling through his phone. He has been searching for something for the past hour, though what it was, I was sure that not even he knew.
“Considering the fact that she wants nothing to do with me, no” I said, answering Leo, ignoring the clench in my chest as I spoke so coldly about a woman who was supposed to be my mate. The idea of her being my significant other was disturbing enough, and the vision of her walking out of that hotel, smelling like sex and alcohol for some task for a prick like Giovanni wouldn’t escape my mind no matter how hard I tried. I wasn’t even sure that she knew that he was simply taking advantage of her for HIS own benefit, and even if she did know, I wasn’t sure if she was okay with that or not.
“What if she decides to test her luck and do as your father told? And even if she DOESN’T want to test her luck, what if your father persuades her into this?” Leonardo asked, taking a sip of his cocktail.
“First, the man is not my father, him being the sperm that helped conceive me does not make him that. Second, I would know that she is nothing but my Giovanni’s little pawn, someone he used to get what he wanted and yet was too oblivious to see it. Either way, I would be making sure that she’s out of this job before the year ends, and if by some miracle she does decide to stay, her time ends with the clock hitting twelve one year later” I said, remembering what Giovanni told me about her. I had my own plans, and they required her to be out of this, but if I waited for twenty years to get things done, I can wait for another year.
“The two of us are in for one hell of a challenge” Leonardo said, shaking his head as two girls looked at the two of eye, clearly stripping us with their eyes. I shook my head and pulled my phone out just as it rang, and frowning at the strange number, I waited for a ring or two before answering.
“Hello?” I asked, waiting for the caller to say a word.
“You really are a prick” I heard Aurora say, her tone cold and clearly unamused.
“I believe that you need to learn your manners when dealing with your Alpha, little wolf” I said, careful not to growl. I couldn’t risk humans finding out about me being a werewolf. It would only cause an unnecessary riot, and could put me and Leonardo in danger.
“When do you want to go on that stupid dinner date of yours?” She snapped, clearly annoyed by the fact that the two of us would be going out to begin with. The fact that she didn’t see the way that she was speaking as wrong was annoying enough; but that would be dealt with soon, needless to say, I would ensure that she knows her manners by the time I was done with her.
“Someone is in a mood” I noted, rolling my eyes despite knowing that she couldn’t see me. Leonardo, who was listening, fought back a laugh at our conversation, but that was the last thing that I could worry about “tonight at eight, I’ll send you the location when I’ve arrived. The two of us would meet there”
“Sure, I will see you then” she said, hanging the line before I could answer. I looked at the phone with wide eyes, processing that the woman just hung up on me a second ago.
“Did she just…?”
“Man, that girl is feisty, no wonder Giovanni liked working with her” Leonardo teased, fighting back a laugh at my surprised expression “you have yourself a handful”
“One more word, Leo, and I will be sure that you’re eating your balls for dinner tonight” I snapped, glaring at him. Leonardo, of course, being his playful-self, smirked and looked at both girls, winking at one of them.
“I would rather have one of them eat it” he said, nodding at the brunette to walk up to him. I looked down at my glass, not wanting to pay much attention to the blonde who was following her friend, approaching me “loosen up, man, the woman is nothing but his pawn. You can get rid of her easily, you just need to find it in your stupid head to think straight”
“You seem stressed” she said, putting a hand on my shoulder. Leonardo already had his arms around the other woman who bit her bottom lip, trying to seduce him, and I had to fight back rolling my eyes at her lame attempt. I put my hand on the blonde’s, slowly removing it, careful not to hurt her before throwing a fifty dollar bill to pay for the drinks.
“I am not stressed, thank you, signorina”
“Where are you off to?” Leonardo asked, smirking when the brunette started kissing his neck, not caring that she was technically doing it in public.
“Home, I have a few things to tend to before tonight’s dinner” I said, nodding at the woman who was by his side “are you coming or?”
“I think I’ll lay back. You go, and let me know how it goes” he said, wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her to sit on his lap. The bartender looked at the two of them then nodded toward the stairs where the rooms were, and smirking, Leonardo got up from his chair, holding the woman in his arms.
I shook my head and walked out of the bar, my mind swirling around the thought of having found my mate the way that I had. I knew that tonight was going to be difficult, and that would be for the two of us. She would have to be smart and not speak about me being her mate, if she wanted of course, not to be rejected, and I would have to go against every instinct of claiming her as my own.
What the fuck are you doing, Dante D’Angelo? Seriously, what are you doing?
Aurora:I ran my brush through my hair after taking a shower, making sure to get the tangles off it before drying it with the towel.I planned on leaving it to dry naturally, but a towel would always help me not get my clothes soaked, and judging by the fact that I would be meeting Dante, or need I say, Alpha Dante, in an hour, I guessed that taming my curls would be somewhat necessary.Applying my hair cream, I gently ran my fingers through my hair, spreading it evenly before turning to my closet, deciding what to wear. The bedroom was already a mess, and knowing that I had to clean it up when I was back, I couldn’t help but dread the night already. I didn’t even know where he planned for us to meet; therefore, I couldn’t decide on what to wear and have been sitting in my white robe for the past twenty minutes. That didn’t bother me much, though, I had used that time to apply my makeup and get my hair done. The makeup I applied was lighter than the one I usually applied when in busi
Dante:Aurora’s eyes were wide in surprise as she processed what I just told her.“You are either sick or out of your mind. There is no in between” Aurora said, glaring at me. I raised an amused eyebrow at her, and shaking my head, I leaned in and rested my arms on the table. “I am a little bit of both, but I know that you and Giovanni have been looking for information, something that he is well aware that I have. Now, I am giving you the option to be smart and get it out of me, and you can choose your method” I said “and by the way, just to give you a small notice, if you think that the pendant I gave him was the real one, it isn’t. I am not as stupid as to risk him using its compass” “You are a fucking bastard”“I have been called worse” I said, shrugging my shoulders “but you seem to be in a mood, and it’s not only because of my offer”“You being in front of me is annoying enough, offer or not” she said, nodding at the waiter who wanted to pour her a glass of wine. He offered me
Aurora:I brushed my hair as I got ready for my day, not really bothering to blow dry or straighten it as I knew that I wouldn’t be doing much. Plus, should I be required to be with anyone, I could always wear a wig.To say that I was not excited for it would not be a lie; however, I had no say in this. I had to do this for Giovanni, and whether or not I liked it; I had to comply.My phone rang, breaking my train of thoughts, and despite wishing that it was Aiden, I knew that he would be staying as far away from me as possible.Checking my phone, I smiled when I saw that it was one of my friends, Jade, who was calling. It has been a while since I’ve heard from her, and seeing as I was aware of her coming back from her trip to Europe; I knew to expect a call.“Tell me that you missed me without telling me that you missed me” she said once I answered the phone. I laughed, my chest swelling at the fact that I knew that something was going right at least. She was yet to know about Aiden b
Dante:“Okay, I think that this is the last of it” Aurora said, massaging her temple. I couldn’t help the smile that formed on my lips as I looked at her as she got up from her chair to head to the printer, and having given it the order to print wirelessly, I could hear the paper going through as to print what she needed me to read and sign. Her heels clicking on the ground with each step she took back toward me.She handed me the paper to sign, and standing as close as she was from me, the two of us looked at one another, and I couldn’t help but tense when her cheek brushed against my own. She looked at me, her expression calm before she took a step back, straightening up. Her hair which was tied in a bun allowed me to see her features completely, and I would be lying if I said that it didn’t get harder for me to contain myself.“This is the last paper to sign, for now. The banks still need to send their statements, but that would require your dad to give the approval” Aurora said,
Aurora:I glared at Dante who dismissed me out of his office as his beta arrived. “What’s gotten on her buttons?” I heard him ask as I slammed the door shut. I had to get out of the building before I slammed a plate on the man’s face, and despite my aching chest, I couldn’t help but feel disappointed at my wolf who weakened when he growled.I caught sight of a few new faces inside the reception, and frowning in confusion, I shook my head in question at one of the employees. He shook his head in response and nodding, I walked toward them, crossing my arms over my chest.“Need I ask who you are?” I asked, looking at the group of five men and two women. They looked at one another then at me, the girls eyeing me up and down before one of them, a redhead, opened her mouth to speak.“We are Mr. Dante’s employees. He brought us over personally, and I believe that if you have a problem, you can discuss it with him” she said, crossing her arms over her chest, challenging me.“And why was I no
Dante:“I take it that the two of you are yet to discuss the fact that you are mates” Leonardo said, chuckling when he was sure that Aurora was out of the building “nor did you inform her of the new employees that we were bringing in”The anger that she left in had my wolf urging me to follow her, and having heard her speaking to my pack members; I had to fight every instinct that urged me to go and punch my pack members for insulting her the way that they did. “No, and I am keeping it that way for a while. I have to make sure that she wouldn’t betray me and go on ahead telling Giovanni everything that we’re doing” I said, pinching the bridge of my nose “plus, you know my morals when it comes to choosing a woman that I would date. Yes, she would have her past just like I have mine, and that doesn’t make a difference, but with Aurora things are a little more complicated than we both can call acceptable, and you know it”“Then why not reject her?” Leonardo asked. I had to admit, his qu
Aurora:“So, basically, Giovanni retired and gave his place to his son, and now you are stuck with working with a man that is a douche?” Jade asked, reciting what I told her. I nodded, laying my head on the armrest, looking at her “is he at least cute?”“Is that all that mattered to you?” I asked, laughing at my best friend who winked at me.“He is, I can even say that he’s a little more than just cute; but as I said, he is a douchebag who doesn’t know how to act around a woman, and I’ve had enough of that” I said, crossing my legs on the couch. “You never did tell me what happened with Aiden. You told me that you wanted to tell him about getting serious, but you never did tell me what happened afterwards” Jade said, her tone somewhat hopeful; however, I could tell that it wasn’t hoping for US to be together. Their past behaviors told me everything that I needed to know, and it was one of the reasons why I didn’t tell her about what happened.“He broke up with me to be with his secre
Dante:“You’re too quiet for my liking” I said, looking at Aurora as she read through the papers. She has been quiet since she arrived earlier this morning, only speaking when she needed to, and it was a while past noon. I hated to admit it, but seeing as I could feel her anger radiating from her body, the mating bond making it uncomfortable for me to even think of or see, I couldn’t help but want to comfort her.The lawyers just came back with them and she was reading through them to make sure that no mistakes were made before putting them in the file that was to be placed in the safe later today until we were ready to discuss a few matters with the investors.“I am finishing my work, boss. I do believe that…”“You aren’t even calling me Dante” I said, stopping her. She looked up at me and bit her bottom lip before sighing and getting up. She looked down at her feet, and hearing her heart race, I couldn’t help but frown in confusion.“Do you want a cup of coffee? I’ll go and get…” I