HOLLOW

•FIFTEEN•

•Natalie's POV•
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I tucked my fake ID back into my pocket as we walk in. The club was booming with music as people crowded around the bar and danced on the dance-floor. "Why do you have that?" Athanasios asks and I shrug. I grab his hand and pull him with me to the bar.

"Can I get six shots of vodka?" I ask over the loud noises. The bartender nods before getting to work. Soon we have six shots of vodka sitting in front of us. "Here," I hand Athanasios one and he smiled at me. "How many rounds are you planning to drink?" He asks. I shrug, not really knowing. "Maybe three?" It sounded like more of a question than an answer.

"Just don't get totally drunk." I nod at his instructions. I grab one of the shot glasses and throw my head back as I send the liquid to the back of my mouth. I squeeze my eyes shut as it travels down my throat.

"You okay?" Athanasios asks, concern laced into his voice. I nod and place the glass back onto the counter. "It's all good," I say, grabbing second.

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I stumbled out of the door with Athanasios' help. "I should've stopped you from drinking all of that." He states, regretfully. He continues to lead me down the streets and back to the hotel. I don't understand though! He drank just as much as I did!

Athanasios suddenly picks me up and carries me. "I can walk!" I whine, trying to wiggle out of his warm arms. "No, your walking too slow." He continues to walk quickly down the lit-up streets, pushing past all of the people. I didn't mind thinking about it now. The view up here was nice.

I became interested in his brown curls. I reached my hand up and tangled my fingers in the mop. They were so soft between my fingers.

When we arrived back at the room and he set me down on the bed. I yawn as I felt a wave of sleepiness go over me. I strip down to my underwear and throw my clothes in the corner. I flop on the bed deciding that I wasn't in the mood to wear clothes. I crawl under the white covers and roll up into a ball.

A few minutes later, I felt the bed dip next to me. Not long after, I was pulled onto a broad muscular chest. I felt the tingles travel all over my body, notifying me that it was my mate. Knowing this, I crawled up further onto his chest and straddled him. I buried my head into his neck and inhaled his distinct scent.

I felt his arms snake around me and his hands rest on my hips. Without thought, I lifted my head and began kissing on his neck. "Natalie," he says lowly. I made my way up to his ear lobe and I nibbled a bit before swiping my tongue along the skin. "Natalie." his voice was suddenly a lot darker.

I ran my hands along his defined abs and believe me when I say I savored every moment of it. "Natalie...uh," that's when I felt something poking my butt. I tried changing my position but it only got worse. "Natalie... stop moving." Athanasios says.

"Something is poking me!" I explain, trying to adjust even more. I finally got tired of doing all of this shifting and finally got off of him to see what was poking me. My eyes widen as I saw the rather large erection. "I-I'm sorry," I said, covering my mouth. I couldn't tear my eyes away from it. Why was it so... big?

"It's alright." He then places a kiss on my lips before getting up and heading into the bathroom. I heard the shower turn on and I could only run my hands through my hair in embarrassment. I gave him a boner. A freaking boner. Nice going, Natalie?

Soon he re-entered the room and laid down next to me. I was pulled flush against him as soon as he hit the bed. His arms wrapped securely around my waist and our legs were tangled. I felt his head buried in my neck as his breathing was easy. "Goodnight, love." He then placed a kiss on my neck. "Goodnight," I said quietly before shutting my eyes.

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I let out a laugh as Athanasios chased me around the room. He had poured a whole mountain on his nose and he was trying to get some on me. Of course, he was at an advantage and he was quickly gaining on me. "Noo!" I was swept up in his arms just before he wipes the whipped cream on my face.

"Get it off!" I half laughed and yelled. He raised his eyebrows before sticking his tongue out and swiping it across my face, licking up all the cream. "Not what I meant," I say, finally relaxing in his arms. He laughed before leaning in and kissing my lips. I immediately responded, unable to deny the mate bond.

I heard him growl before he begins walking in the direction of the kitchen. He sets me on the counter and his hands slide down to my butt. Catching me by surprise, he squeezed my butt and that caused me to gasp. He quickly slid his tongue into my mouth, deepening the kiss.

I moaned into the kiss and it only seemed to get him more excited. He moved to my neck. He left a trail of kisses all along my neck. Suddenly, I felt a wave of pleasure. I knew he had reached the spot where he was supposed to mark me. He teasingly licked it, drawing a few moans from me.

He growled lowly in my ear before returning to my lips. He bit my bottom lip with his canines that began poking out. He was about to lift the oversized t-shirt that I was wearing(which was his) over my head when I stopped him. "I-I wanna wait. Not too long though." I said. He nodded, immediately letting go of the shirt. He placed a gentle kiss on my cheek. "Whatever you want baby girl."

The reason I wanted to wait was that I was a little young. But when he called me baby girl, it really was making me have second thoughts. "Are you all packed?" He asks, making no moves to change our position. "Yeah," I say. We had to leave tomorrow and I was a little sad about it. My mom had my phone number now so she could call me regularly.

"When we get back, I would like you to meet the pack and my second and third in command." He explains. The thought of meeting his pack made my stomach turn. By the looks of his castle, his pack was definitely over a hundred. "Sure," I say, trying to hide my nervousness. "Don't worry. They're nice." I nod, taking him for his word. He nuzzles his head in the crook of my neck and inhales my scent. "I love you." He says.

I smile, a light blush taking over my face. "I love you too." I reach my hand up to play with his hair as he drew circles along my sides. Right now I was content with my life. There wasn't anything more that I wanted. What I didn't have, I didn't need.

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"Home! Atlas!" I flopped onto Athanasios' large bed, being greeted by the cool sheets. "You don't like New York?" He asks. I shake my head. "Not that, it was just that I was getting tired of that hotel receptionist glaring at us every time we passed. Athanasios lets out a chuckle as he laid on the bed beside me. "Right," he reaches down and holds my hand in his.

He brings my hand to his lips and takes his time kissing each knuckle. "Why has the Moon Goddess blessed me with such beauty?" I felt the heavy blush making its way all the way up to my head. "Stop it!" I playfully hit his chest as he continued to kiss my hands. "Baby girl, you know it's true."

He puckers his lips and looks at me with puppy eyes. I roll my eyes playfully before kissing him. "You're very silly," I laugh at him. He smiles at me and I poke his nose. "Are you ready to meet the pack tomorrow?" Oh, shoot. I had forgotten all about it.

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