Mate

Athena POV

My head felt heavy but I felt better than when it was lighter than normal especially after seeing headless people including Mateo, I honestly didn't know what to feel. Those images of blood and intestines on the ground kept visualizing themselves in my head. I had no food in my system to throw up anymore, I was so tired.

Rubbing my sore forehead, I opened my eyes to see a gorgeous being staring at me. I blinked rapidly and looked at my back to see if he was really looking at me but of course, there was no one behind me but the bed board.

Wait!

I looked back at the man.. Valentin Rostislav.

I swallowed hard trying my best not to drool over the man.

His hair was packed into a man bun and the blue shirt he wore fitted perfectly on those huge biceps and broad shoulders. Three buttons were unbuttoned, showing off his hard chest.

Oh my god! I was doomed! I had never felt this way about a man before. I was a pole dancer who saw men everyday but had never felt the way I was feeling right now for anyone.

Those olive green eyes twinkled darkly unblinking which made me nervous.

"Um... I will just go now," I said slowly, laughing nervously and slowly got off the bed.

Just as I took hurried steps towards the door, he appeared right in front of me. I squeaked in fright and wanted to remove my gun but I wasn't wearing my jacket anymore. I remembered that I fell unconscious because of the gore I saw but I didn't expect myself to wake up in a luxurious bright room in front of a Greek god.

"Stay away from me," I said to him trying to be confident but my legs were shaking, they felt like jelly, they were going to bail on me.

"I am not going to hurt you noisemaker," He said calmly, his deep voice echoed soothingly in my ears.

"But.. but you are Valentin Rostislav and Alexei.." I paused my words and my eyes widened in shock.

Alexei had tattoos, looked different and killed Mateo, Reuben and Brandon. He almost killed Karol and it seemed like he knew Karol.

"Alexei, your best friend," Valentin said with a smile that brought out his dimples.

Oh jeez how can a man be this beautiful. I just wanted to feel those perfectly defined cheekbones. 

"And your brother.." I drew my words in disbelief.

I had to focus.

Alexei was Valentin Rostislav's brother?

"You look confused noisemaker," Valentin whispered and walked away from me heading towards the bed.

I turned to him and folded my arms on my chest seeing him sit on the bed placing his long leg on top of the other.

"That is because I am confused, Mr Valentin, I do not want to get involved in all this, I just want to go home with my brother." I said not caring about anything else.

Though I was highly confused about Alexei being Valentin's brother, which meant that Alexei was a werewolf, I just wanted to go back to my normal life with Karol.

Karol had disappointed me badly but he was still my brother and for some reason, I didn't feel bad about his gang members death. They deserved it.

The smile on Valentin's gorgeous face made me feel like I didn't have any brains.

"What is funny sir?" I asked respectfully. "I am serious, do I look like I am joking?" I asked again wearing a small frown.

"I didn't say that you are joking noisemaker," He said with a sigh and stood up walking towards me with his hands in his pocket. 

Each of his long steps made my heart skip several beats. He leaned his face towards me and tilted his head to the side. 

"Your cheek is bruised," He whispered and placed his large hand on my cheek that had received hard slaps.

Feeling a sting, I winced in pain and closed my eyes. He immediately removed his hand and placed it back in his pants pocket.

"You are not going anywhere, noisemaker," He suddenly announced and my eyes flew open in shock.

"Okay, okay, okay," I chanted and took steps away from him until my back met the door then pointed at him. "Firstly, my name is Athena Faris, not noisemaker. Secondly, I know who you are perfectly, I know how evil, ruthless, heartless and powerful you are but it doesn't mean that you have power over me.." I paused with a scoff seeing his stoic expression. "You have no power over me and you will never have any power over me." I continued, turned to the door and held the handle.

"You have been unconscious for seven hours, noisemaker, and you are already in my pack." He unexpectedly revealed blasting shock into my brain.

"S..seven hours?" I stuttered not want to believe him. "I am in Crown Heart pack?" I inquired, my whole body trembling.

"Why are you so persistent in going back to your home?" Valentin asked so calmly and that provoked me.

"Because I want to live a peaceful life! I do not want to get involved in any of this gangster, mafia, war.. but now I am involved in it!" I screamed in anger.

"Yes you are involved, very involved. To make it clear to you, there is no way you are going back to that smelly apartment." Valentin said nonchalantly, making me frown in anger.

"And why is that, Mr Valentin?" I asked through my teeth.

He suddenly appeared very close to me and placed me between his arms that were now balanced on the door. He was so large, towering over me and I felt so small, praying to disappear because my brain was malfunctioning due to the extreme proximity we were sharing.

Leaning his face close to mine and making sure that our noses touched, his olive green eyes shifted into dark crimson wolf like eyes that sent cold to freeze my spine. 

"Because you are my mate and you are mine." He whispered, merging his voice with his wolf's.