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Daniel’s POV
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Fourteen days! Fourteen fucking days was no less than hell for me.
How couldn’t it be?
After all, my angel was now gone for fourteen days, two hours, seven minutes. No, I didn’t count the second because that was passing the slowest among all.
I felt like someone had increased the time period for me, damn it! It was passing at all. No matter how much I kept myself busy every work, her thought kept bugging my mind all the time. And the worst thing was we were not having any conversation at all.
My insecurities and trust issues kept telling me that she had moved on in her life by punishing me for living a life like this. But thanks to Roman, who kept motivating me and kept filling me with positive thoughts.
I tried my best to keep my mood swings away from my family members and acted like nothing was wrong with me, and I had no idea how convinced they were by seeing my acting, but when alpha got irritated, then the whole pack could feel that by the bond. I tried not to kill my own pack members because of the frustration.
I didn’t want to stay in my room for longer because it made me realize every moment that she was not here in the room. I used to find it hard to stand there and look anywhere she used to be. I used to complain earlier about how much she used to argue with me, but only the moon goddess knew how much I missed her voice. I wouldn’t mind fighting and arguing with her if that would be her condition to return back to me.
My life, My house, my room, everything felt empty without her. I kept hoping for her to return from the door expecting her to walk every day, making me realize that she was finally here. Call me psycho or whatever, but I kept Angel everywhere. I turned my head. Sometimes she used to practice on the ground with me, and sometimes she used to sit at the table in my office. These random images kept popping up and torturing my soul.
The worst thing was her scent was slowly disappearing from the pillows and sheets in my room, and it was killing me just as slowly inside. I wish I could hold her scent from leaving, but just like I couldn’t stop her, I couldn’t stop her scent as well.
I didn’t let the maid touch anything in the room. I didn’t even let them wash the sheets or clean the washroom. I wanted everything in the same way which Angel had kept before leaving.
I knew that Roman had said this instead of me a lot many times before, but not once did I admit it on my own.
I was madly in love with my mate. I knew I was running a little late, but it wasn’t that late, right?
I opened the closet to wear something nice because Today was the success party for Stephen for becoming the new alpha of the Fire cross pack as well as Diana’s Luna Ceremony. I didn’t want to attend it, but then I didn’t want to ruin others’ moods by doing this.
Immediately my eyes landed on the black shirt that she had worn that night. I took it in my hand and took a long deep inhale. It wasn’t enough. It wasn’t as lively and vibrant as she was. Her scent had almost faded from it as well. I wanted to break something in anger, but then I didn’t want to create any mess in the room where she had left a few memories of her and not to forget; if I would do that, then the room would have to be cleaned, and that was the last thing I wanted to happen.
‘Why don’t you wear this black shirt today?’ Roman suggested, on which I couldn’t agree more.
With all these thoughts, I entered the washroom to save my bread from looking like a normal human instead of caveman.
After that, I was in the middle of the bath when Roman howled happily, ‘MATE.’
‘Mate is here!’ Roman started jumping with joy.
I was ready to leave the washroom then and there when Roman growled, ‘Are you planning to scare our mate by running in the house naked?’
Damn it!
I tried to clean myself as soon as possible. I was scared; what if she was here to take all her belongings with her.
Shit! I shouldn’t be overthinking. There was the smell of another person as well. But I couldn’t point out whose scent was that. I quickly ran out of the room and wore whatever that came in my hand first and then quickened my steps toward the living room. The closer I was walking toward her, the more her scent was getting stronger, but I frowned when I smelled that human coming from her.
Roman didn’t give me a chance to think anything else, and taking control of my body; he kissed her without her permission.
I hoped he wouldn’t end up screwing everything, and a slap from her was the last thing I wanted to receive in front of everyone. But I could understand Roman’s feelings as well; he was just scared, happy, and insecure. When we both smelt someone else smelt on her; he lost it and pulled her in our arms to kiss her senselessly.
He just didn’t want to kiss her but fuck her so hard that only our scent would be on her body for months. And the urge was so hard that he wanted to do the same in front of everyone, but at the same time, I stopped him from doing so.
Roman silently gave him a message that Angel was all mine, so he better stay away from her. And after fourteen fucking days, I heard her voice again. She asked me whether that human could stay here!
I didn’t want to say a direct NO even though deep down I wanted to, knowing that she might have thought something before bringing him here so without prying much in the matter. That’s why I reminded her that she was my equal, my Luna. So she didn’t need anyone’s permission to do anything.
“Silas, you can take the last room by turning left.”, She said, pointing him the way. “And don’t leave anywhere without telling me about your location.”
“Sure.”, He nodded, then looked at me, and he spoke, “And won’t you introduce me to your mate?” On this, she earned a glare from my mate, raising his hand in surrender he left from there.
Was it necessary to return with this joker? I mentally thought and frowned, but it was soon removed when a pair of arms wrapped around my neck.
His scent was still on her clothes, and it reminded me that I had smelt this scent before. That’s when I recalled the incident that happened the morning before she left. The clothes that she was wearing that day also had the same scent on them.
It meant that the Vampire who helped her with her clothes and dealing with the three rouges was this man.
‘They thought to rape me, and then a vampire name Silas helped me by killing all those rouges. In all this incident, my previous dress got a few stains of blood. That’s why Silas got me this dress for me from god knows where. But It had the price tag on it, so I believe they were new.’
There were so many questions in my mind related to this Vampire, and my angel brought him here at the packhouse.
I knew I had a trust issue, but I promised not to let that affect our relationship. I would have to take a risk, the risk of trusting her.
“I missed you.”, She confessed.
‘Open your mouth, idiot. Be brave as her and tell her about your feelings because honesty and openness strengthen the relationship.’ Roman scolded me.
‘I missed you too, Angel. For a while, I thought that you would never come back.”, I said truthfully. “I promise that I will never hurt you again, and for the pain which I have already given, I will try my best to make it up to you all your life.”
“I know.”, She smiled and caught me off guard; she kissed me softly on my lips and quickly moved back. I blinked my eyes. My angel kissed me, though her kiss couldn’t be counted as a kiss. I looked at her flushed face and wanted to eat her alive, but my thoughts were interrupted by dad.
‘I know you’re over the moon because of Eva’s arrival but don’t forget that you will have to attend the function as well.’
I groaned, hearing him, and focused on my mate again. “What’s wrong?”
“How about I tell you about that in the room?” I asked.
“Are you sure that you will tell me about THAT in the room when we will be alone? Hmm”, She asked, arching her brow.
She knew me better than anyone even though we didn’t have spent a lot of time together. After a while, when we walked inside the room and she looked around. Her eyes first landed on her dress which I had torn that morning was still on the floor while I closed the door behind me.
“Don’t tell me that this room….”
Unfortunately, she was able to speak only this when I slammed my lips over her again. But unlike last time in the living room, she didn’t push me away, placing her hand on my chest; but instead, her fingers stroked my shirt pocket. Her lips moved in tandem with mine, lips parting, her tongue slipping out to lick my lips.
I let my hands move to her dress. I hated that she was wearing something which held the scent of someone who was not me. So without any warning, I tore it into two pieces. She gasped when she realized what I had just done. She tried to push me to fight with me about that topic, but hell, I was going to leave her this soon.
But soon, she stopped pushing me and focused on the things we were doing right then. Her body fits so perfectly against mine.
“Daniel…” she moaned, lifting a leg to hook over my hips. Taking that hint, I brought my hand down to lift her, supporting her as I got to caress and hold her peary ass. His legs were now both hooked around me, locking me in her embrace as she crossed her ankles.
‘Mark her! Mark, our mate!’ Roman growled in my mind.
‘No, Roman. I should apologize to her first and confess my love for her before stepping ahead. I need to make her feel special. Indeed to make her realize that I’m not with her because of you.’
‘Fine!’, he grumbled. “Do it today.’
‘TodayToday? It’s Stephen’s day TodayToday. I don’t want to be limelight during his function. But tomorrow for sure! I promise you that. And to compensate you for that, you can spend time with our mate in wolf form at night.’
‘Not a bad idea. I will take that offer.’, He howled happily.
“You know, it’s rude to interrupt the kiss just because you want to talk with your wolf.”, I heard her playful voice.
“I’m sor…”
“I was just kidding. What were you talking about?”, She asked, cutting me in between.
“Even he wants to spend time with you, so, how about if you…umm.. go on a date with him? I mean, yeah, you can’t run with him in wolf form because you don’t have one, but you can run at your superhuman speed, or better than this, you can ride on him.”, I asked. I saw her opening her mouth to answer me, but dad mind linked me again.
‘Dan, we are getting late in starting the ceremony.’
‘Half an hour more.’, I said and looked at my mate.
“You should freshen up quickly.”, I said, putting her on the floor and then opening the closet to take out the gown for her, which Nora had bought for her even though she was aware that whether she would be here at Luna Ceremony or not.
‘I didn’t want to hear from her that we didn’t buy anything for her just because she was not here.’, These were her lines.
“And you’re wearing this.”, I said, showing her the gown.
“It’s… It’s beautiful.”, She smiled, looking at it.
“Yeah. It is. Now hurry up, Angel. You can admire the gown later.”
“Yeah…yeah!”, She nodded, walking toward the washroom.
“By the way, at least let me know whether you’re coming on the date or not? Roman is asking about it.”
“There is no way; I will say NO. So, YES, YES, and a big YES!”, She responded, closing the door. “By the way, I have to share something with you.”
“I’m listening.”, I said, taking out the matching suit as per her gown. Earlier I wasn’t going to wear it, but now I don’t want to look like a beggar in front of a queen.
“Silas is not a human but a vampire.”, She said, and the sound of the shower started playing in the background. “The same vampire to whom I had met the other day.”, She added.
“I know.”, I replied, started wearing the maroon shirt matching her gown.
“You know?” I could imagine her shocked expression.
“Yeah! I figured that out downstairs.”, I responded calmly.
“And you didn’t object to my decision or ask anything about it?”, She asked. “Are you alright, Dan? You are letting a vampire stay in your home, and you are okay with that?”
“I trust you, Angel.”, I answered instead of replying to you all those answers she asked because I was not okay with a vampire staying at my place, but I trust Angel. She had told me that she had her own reasons to trust people. So, I was sure that Vampire might have done something to earn her trust.
We didn’t talk about anything after that. I wondered why didn’t she?
I just said, ‘I trust you, didn’t I?
I was almost ready when she walked inside the room by making a turban on her head with the towel and then had worn a bathrobe.
“Are you staying here?”, She asked after taking out the matching lingeries in the same color as her gown and was ready to wear her clothes.
“Do you want me to leave?” I asked instead of replying to her question.
Say No!
Please!
She didn’t say anything again and untied the belt, which was helping the bathrobe to intact closer and pushing it aside; she let the bathrobe fall from her body.
Holy shit!
I started having a hard time controlling my little member.
‘Can we fuck her?’ Roman asked, looking at our mate like a piece of meat.
‘Not now.’
‘I hate you.’
‘Shut up and watch the show.’, I muttered, pushing him into the backseat of my mind. I watched each and every single movement of hers, from wearing nothing to hiding her beautiful body inside her damned gown. At that moment, I wanted nothing to tear her gown and see her naked body again.
“Don’t even think so doing that.”, I heard her speaking.
“What?” I asked innocently.
“I know you’re thinking right now.”, She said, narrowing her eyes.
“You can read my mind?” I asked in surprise. Maybe that was her gift?
“No. I can’t, but I can see your hatred for my gown as if you were to rip it away from my body.”, She explained.
“Oh! I got scared with the thought that you can read minds because if you would able to be then, you would get to know all dirty thoughts.”
“Don’t worry. I wouldn’t have judged you as long as those thoughts would have been for me.”, She said, shrugging her shoulders. After giving one last touch to her lipstick, she added. “I’m ready.”
I walked toward her and leaned a little when she stopped, “You can’t kiss me right now.”
“I wasn’t going to.”
“You weren’t?”, Disappointment was dipped her words as if she was expecting a kiss. I picked her Kajal and took a little from it, applying it behind her ear. “Why didn’t you do that?”
“I have read someone that using a kajal in traditional Indian culture means to ward off evil eyes. You have used eyeliner but not Kajal; that’s why I thought to apply it behind your ear; in this way, neither your makeup will be ruined, nor will anyone cast an evil eye on you.”, She nodded as a faint blush stained her cheeks. I couldn’t believe my mate; sometimes, she was bold enough to strip in front of me and something she was innocent enough to blush at my compliments. I wanted to make her blush again, but now, we should be leaving.
“Let go now.”, I said, forwarding my hand toward her. She happily grabbed it before walking outside.
“You need to get the room clean, you know.”
“Don’t worry. That is the first thing in my mind to do.”, I responded, kissing her forehead.
“You… you are acting differently, Dan. Are you all right?”, She asked in concern.
“Differently as in?”
“I mean this lovey-dovey thing. A part of me is hell scared to see you like this. I’m scared; what if you will…”
“I can understand your fear. And I also remember that you don’t trust me anymore, but I will earn your trust again.”, I said, cutting her in between and saw her not listening to me. Instead, she was looking somewhere else. I followed her gaze and found her staring at something which was hung in the cloakroom.
“That black coat? Whose coat is it?”, She asked out of nowhere.
“That belongs to Aunt Emma. But what happened? Why did you ask that out of the blue?”
“I will tell you about it later. But before that, please tell me, where is Aunt Emma?”
“She is.. in the dungeon.”
“What? Why?”, She asked in confusion.
“I will tell you about it later.”
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#TBC