My body was still sore as I pushed myself up on the mattress. Rubbing the blur from my eyes focusing a smell attacks my nose making me cover it.
"What the hell is that?"
Sniffing my arm the scent is strong all over me, but when I walk around Alessandro's room the scent is almost unbearable. It isn't a bad smell, it's just an intense smell.
Like too much cinnamon, it tickles my nose.
The door creaks open as Dylan steps in holding a tray. It clangs to the floor as she yelps.
Her scream vibrates through my head as if she has a microphone up to her mouth.
"Please. Shh, don't do that." I whimper covering my ears falling back on the bed.
She scurries over to me propping a pillow behind my head. "I didn't mean to scare you, you shocked me. I thought you would still be laying down, how do you feel?"
"Not horrible, but I'm super sensitive to everything and do you smell that? What is that smell?"
Her face brightens,"Your mate."
My mate? I'm around him all the time and he's never smelled this strong. It's intoxicating.
"He smells good to you and you smell good to him. Just one of the side effects of being claimed. That and because you're human you get our senses but nothing else. You don't have to worry about shifting."
"Oh." It'd be cool if I could shift, but I don't mind getting their senses, kind of cool.
Oh my God. He bit me!
The afternoons events come back to me as I leap from the bed unsteadily to the bathroom.
Gazing at the bite mark I gasp,"Whoa."
It wasn't what I expected. I thought I would see teeth marks but instead is the most beautiful lotus flower on my left shoulder with music notes as the petals.
"That's beautiful." I breathe.
Suddenly I notice my appearance and lack of clothing immediately becoming self conscious. Leaving the bathroom instead of Dylan being there it's Alessandro.
Blushing I try to hide behind my hands. He smirks shutting the door behind him. "Come here princess."
"No." Shaking my head frowning. He chuckles taking a step towards me, I take three steps to the opposite side of the room.
"Tatiana please." He begs crossing the room swiftly. His scent attacks my nose at him moving. Covering my face he reaches me gently tugging my hands down.
"Tatiana I'm so sorry about-"
"You smell."
His eyebrows knit together before realization hits him. Throwing his head back laughing I take that opportunity to wiggle out of his arms.
"Stop laughing you do smell."
"Princess you smell too. But I'm not repulsed by it."
"Yeah but you're accustomed to my scent to me you smell like too much cologne."
He reaches a hand out to me and I flinch away. "Don't touch me!"
Clearly unfazed he scoops me up in his arms. A tingling sensation runs through my body. Everything feels different but touching him is weird. My heart won't stop fluttering and I feel this insane urge to kiss him and caress his hair.
Is it possible he actually got 10 times more attractive? What the hell is this witch craft? It's like he physically got bigger, more toned.
"You look different...why?"
"Princess I haven't changed at all, you're just seeing things clearer."
Reaching my hand out to touch his face he leans into me. A purr vibrates from his chest to my arm.
"I see you still haven't gotten dressed. Is that an invitation for something?"
Snatching my hand away struggling to get out of his hold he gently sets me down.
"Why do I feel like this towards you?"
"Like what?"
"I don't know." I fidget.
"Like I want you stay close to me. Like I don't want anyone to hold me but you. Like I want to jump your bone."
He chuckles shaking his head. "Because I'm irresistible." He shrugs flexing.
Scoffing I roll my eyes,"That's not it."
"Okay okay. It's another side effect of being my mate, you feel what I feel and I feel what you feel. I'll always know what's going on in that pretty little head of yours."
"Ugh that's horrible!" I whine. "So was that really me feeling that or you?"
"That just now, the lust was all me." He winks.
Sighing I relax a bit shaking my head, "I don't like this."
"What?"
"Feeling your emotions. It's like you're trying to sway me in favor of you." Of course I'm kidding, kinda. I do feel like he just wants me to love him and he'll get it anyway he can.
On the other hand, belonging to one guy forever is pretty cool I guess. I am growing fond of his company.
He smirks wrapping his arms around my waist.
"What am I going to do with you Tatiana?" He breathes.
I shrug. "You could take me on a date, I mean you hold me hostage, claim me, and have never taken me on a date."
A/N:
Heeey so this chapter and the next chapter are kind of fillers or rather set ups for things about to happen. I would've made it all one chapter but much like my mind I felt like it would be all over the place.
