Diana’s POV
What makes someone feel whole? I had no idea but it felt like the missing part to my love puzzle was complete. I had found my mate when I least expected it, he was the person who could get the closest to my heart. Unfortunately, that also meant that he could great damage if he wanted too.
Opening my eyes, I came close to Angelo's sleeping face inches away. Some black strands had fallen over his eyelids, pink full lips that looked so tempting were in a soft smile. His light breathing told me he was still asleep, yet he was smiling. Angelo was adorable when he was like this.
"Diana," He murmured sleepily in his sleep. My heart rate spiked uncontrollably by the way my name sounded coming from him, was he dreaming about me? I couldn't help but run my fingers over his cheek feeling how soft his skin was. Slowly Angelo blinked his eyes open, trying to see through the sunlight peeking through my blue curtains. It lit up the room showing how plain it was with no posters, no décor or pictures. I had taken them all down in anger when my brother passed away. They gave me painful memories every time I looked at them.
Fighting myself from pushing Angelo off my bed, I tried to think of how his grey eyes could look so light, they almost looked like the color blue. "Good morning." He greeted after some silent minutes passed by. His deep voice had a morning rasp to it causing my body to react with shivers.
"Good morning," I responded watching him tighten his hold around me, his head dropping down to the side of my neck. I tried to ignore how his hot breath was hitting my neck slowly.
"I'm guessing since I have not been kicked off the bed and woke up to find you in my arms that you... like me?" The way he stopped and thought over his words made him look like he was nervous, even vulnerable.
"I like you," I said playing with his soft hair since his head was still buried in the side of my neck. The way he was clinging to me made me have slight butterflies. It was the feeling of being wanted and needed. He was acting different, that's for sure.
"But," I added watching him pull back to look up at me to see me better with his dark eyebrows raised.
"But?" He asked wanting to me to continue.
Catching him by surprise I used all my force to throw him off the bed, his grey eyes went wide in shock as he fell backward to the cold wooden ground. An "Oomph!" was heard as all the air left his lungs from the impact.
"But I don't like players, who dance with sluts." I finished smirking down at his shocked face. He knew that I was his mate, yet he still danced with her knowing how it would affect me. Before he could respond I got up and skipped towards the small bathroom connected to my room. Closing the door behind me I could hear him chuckle softly to himself.
My heart beating quickly in my chest as I pressed my back against the cold door. Damn, it beats for him as fast as a hummingbird's wings. It annoyed me in some way that I can't control it, but it was such an adrenaline rush. A shower should help my mind get my thoughts together. Still smiling to myself for catching him off guard, I turned on the shower head and proceeded to take off my clothes off. Just as I slipped off my shorts the door opened wide, making me gasp out and quickly put them back on in surprise.
"What are doing?" I asked angrily getting my shirt from the floor to cover myself up even though I still had my bra on I felt exposed. I should get a lock on that door so this will never happen again if he is really going to be rooming with me.
"Oh, you prepared the water for me? How did you know I like it cold?" Angelo asked sarcastically ignoring my earlier question.
"Get out." I gritted through my teeth. He had on a smirk on those kissable pink lips as his eyes ran down my body.
"Make me," Angelo said unbuckling his pants, his eyes shining with amusement as I covered my poor eyes from seeing anything.
"God, fine you can take a shower first!" I said angrily walking towards the door with my hands still covering my eyes.
"Why don't you join me?" He suddenly asked, catching me off guard and grabbing me from the waist, stopping me from leaving the bathroom. I knew he wasn't showing his true colors earlier. This is who he really is. A pervert, arrogant, player. "You are my mate, after all, I want you to be clean but then again if you don't want to wash off my scent that is all around you, then that's great too." By the tone in his voice, you can tell he was enjoying playing with me.
"I'm n-not your mate." I tried to keep my voice from cracking but failed. The skin on skin contact was making me burn all over for his touch. My mind was getting all mushy so I couldn't speak right.
"Yes, you are, Diana." He whispered so softly it tore at my heartstrings. Angelo held me tighter like he was afraid that I would vanish and holding me showed him that I, in fact, was here with him.
I sighed softly and felt the hurt I caused him from my own words. Yet, my father’s expectations for me to become alpha of this pack was swimming inside my head.
"You can't tell anyone." I blurted, turning around to face him. His grey eyes flashed with hurt by my words but other than that he didn't show how bad it affected him.
"Why?" He asked quickly getting angry that he couldn’t claim me yet. Angelo pressed me up against the door I was planning on walking out of. He leaned his forehead against mine almost begging me to feel some compassion. "I want to tell anyone and everyone so that they know you are all mine. Tell me why I can't I tell anyone, give me a good enough reason."
When he pressed me up against the door my shirt slipped from my fingers falling to the floor. Angelo wrapped my legs around his waist, holding me up easily, forcing me to press my hands on his bare chest. My breath hitched in my throat by the way my body reacted to his hands grabbing my thighs. Our bodies melted against each other perfectly. His warm breath hit my cheek lightly as he waited for me to start talking.
"I-ah, um... I don't want a mate." My voice came out shaky by his stare, by his touch by everything! My mind was so useless in this situation right now. I wouldn't want anyone but him at this moment. I had to regain my focus on the fact that my shirt had fallen to help me think something other than him.
"I don't believe you. You just don't want to tell me." Angelo said slipping one hand up my body bringing out tingles of passion out of me. God, that felt good.
"Then let me go so I can tell you." I gritted out, many emotions I've never experienced were coming out and I didn't know what to do with them. I wanted to kiss him senseless, I wanted to slap him for grabbing me this way, I wanted to run my fingers down his delicious torso but I didn’t do any of those. All I could do was just stare into his beautiful grey eyes that showed all that he was feeling. I could tell he was angry, sad, lustful and much more yet he kept calm and collected on the outside. How does he do it?
"Tell me." He said in that I'm-the-alpha-do-as-I-say-or-die-bitch tone. Nevertheless, it made him sound hot close to your ear while he’s basically gripping your ass.
"Make me," I replied the same words he just said earlier, making him clench his jaw for other reasons than being angry with my attitude.
"You don't want me to, angel." He breathed out his eyes becoming darker right before my eyes with lust. His nails grazed me under my thigh making me gasp by how good it felt. With smoldering eyes, he leaned down and kissed my neck, surprising me by how gentle the kiss was.
"Tell me, Diana." He whispered pressing his muscular body closer to mine. My eyes closed savoring the sound of my name. It sounded so sexy coming from him. What were we talking about again? Oh right, that mate thing.
"How about we take that shower instead," I said, proud of myself that my voice did not waiver one bit, but inside I was shaking like a leave. Get a hold of yourself! My fingers grabbed a fist full of his hair from behind his head pulling gently enough for him to tilt his head back. I could hear him he let out a soft moan meaning he liked when I got rough.
I didn't know what he wanted to hear, but changing the conversation a different way was the best idea I could come up with on the spot.
Angelo’s grey eyes harden as he noticed what I was trying to do. He wanted answers and nothing was going to distract him for them. His full lips kissed up my neck causing me to bite down hard on my bottom lip. Not telling, not telling.
"Diana," He whispered in a seductive voice, which he knew was going to make me give in. God damn, how can one single man be so sexy? And just like that my lips were not listening to my brain and I was giving in so easily.
"I can’t have any distractions. My ceremony is coming up and a lot of people don’t believe I am good enough to be alpha." I blurted regretted giving in right when it left my mouth. His lips left my neck and I finally was able to take in a deep breath, yet I felt oddly sad he stopped.
His grey eyes turned serious and they wouldn't leave mine as he took in what I said. He got the answer he wanted to hear but he didn’t like what he heard. I love my father even if he is super overprotective by scaring the men in our pack from talking to me when I have a training session or other duties. We have gotten really close after what happen to my brother and don’t blame him for being stricter on me. I was never the one intended to take the title so I’ve had to learn a lot of responsibilities fast.
"Alright, then we will keep it a secret. For now.” Angelo whispered smiling mischievously all of the sudden. He had found something good out of all of this and I don't think I like it, considering how he is looking at me right now.
"Yes, thank you. Now let me go and take your cold shower." I said getting out his grasp and pressing my hands on his chest trying to push him away from me. He took a step back and since he was in only boxers, I could see how fit and really hot he was in great lighting for the first time. I don’t know how I could resist him next time.
"As I said earlier, you can join me if you'd like," Angelo said turning his back to me and tugging his boxers off. To be honest I would have really considered his offer next time if I wasn't running late for my training session.
"No thank you," I said running towards the door, but not before getting a good look of his ass. My cheeks flamed as I thought the next sentence. My mate has a cute ass…