Finding His Mate... Ch. 03

"No. This doesn't make sense. That drug is used to...to..." He felt his feral side nodding in his head and smiled. "Paralyze. So what I will do is paralyze the dog, get them to somehow go into the woods, act like I am some kind of animal, and then he will be dead. He will finally be dead! Such genius you are, my friend; such genius." Clapping his hands, he went in search of his drug, but stopped short when he realized something. "But I do not know when she is coming back, or even when she comes back, if she will listen to me. You know how females are when they feel as though they have found their one true love."

Shrugging his shoulders, his feral side sighed. 'Dylan. I thought I taught you well. Do not worry about what she has to say to you. That is of no importance for this plan. Just get her out on another date with the dog.' Nodding his head, finally understanding where all of this was going, Dylan returned to his search, laughing occasionally at what was to be done.

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Dante looked down at Madison's sleeping face and smiled. He knew she was still sleepy from the other day and let her fall asleep in his arms because of that. He also knew that her thoughts were tiring her and it seemed as though sleep was the only relief she got. Shaking her lightly, he watched as she slowly opened her eyes, yawning in the process.

Looking up at his face, Madison smiled. "I fell asleep on you again." Laughing, Dante bent down to give her a kiss and was surprised when she pulled away from him. He looked up into her eyes and saw her hand go in front of her mouth. "Morning breath. Not a big fan of it."

Madison watched as Dante continued looking at her and was just about to kiss him when he burst out laughing. She watched as he held his stomach as if what she just said was a gut buster and folded her arms under her chest. Seeing that he was not going to stop laughing, she reached over and punched him on the arm.

Putting his hands up in surrender, Dante looked over at her. "You know, some of the things that you say can really hurt a man's pride." Scowling at him, Madison got up to move to the other side of the couch and yelped when she felt her body being pulled back down. Feeling Dante's arms wrap around her, she let out a deep breath.

Nuzzling her neck for who knows how many times this day, Dante kissed the side of it. "I can forgive you if you give me a kiss," he whispered in her ear.

Madison felt goose bumps form on her skin when she felt his warm breath on her ear. Shaking herself, she titled her head so that she was looking up at his face. She looked down at his lips and licked her own. Turning her body, so that she was now straddling his thighs, she pushed on his shoulders, signaling for him to lean back onto the couch. She watched as his eyes swirled with golden flecks and...purred? She didn't even know if that sound came from her, but by the look on Dante's face, it definitely didn't come from him. Feeling self-conscious, she was about to get off of his lap, but was stopped when Dante's hands instantly grabbed her waist, keeping her there. Looking into his eyes, she thought she would see disapproval or even eyes as wide as saucers and was surprised to see lust-filled, amber ones.

Dante looked up into her brown eyes and couldn't help the tightening he was feeling in his pants. Yes, it surprised him that she just purred, but he couldn't deny that it wasn't sexy. It was beyond sexy really. He felt his wolf jumping around in joy and slight agitation and could no longer deny himself of what he wanted. He wanted her, all of her, and couldn't wait any longer. She clearly wanted him from the start, and although they only knew each other for three days, he couldn't take it any longer. He needed her right now. Reaching up, he grabbed the back of her head and pulled her down for a passionate, heart-stopping kiss, only stopping when either of them needed air. Turning, so that her back was on the couch cushion, he settled himself in between her thighs, groaning when he felt her heat seeping through her work pants. Running his hands down her toned thighs, he hooked one behind her knee and wrapped her leg around him. Molding his body closer to hers, Dante kissed down the side of her face, stopping to nip lightly at her ear. He felt her squirm when he got to the juncture where her shoulder and neck meet and knew she was ready. Placing his hands on the sides of her head, he rose up off of her and looked down at her now flushed face. He trailed his eyes down her frame and looked at where he was between her thighs, grinning.

Rising up on her forearms, Madison watched as Dante surveyed her body, noticing how he took special interest in her lower region. Scooting closer, so that her lower half was now propped up on his thighs, she rubbed herself against him, throwing her head back from the intense friction she was causing against her clit. Repeatedly doing it, she looked up at Dante's half-hooded eyes and bit her bottom lip. Never in all her years has she seen a look of pure lust written on a man's face, caused by her. Yes, she was with those who found pleasure in some of the things she did to their bodies, but Dante's was so animalistic. Raw lust at its finest and that is what surprised her the most. Raising her body so that she was now straddling him, she gently grasped the back of his neck and kissed him. She felt his arms wrap around her and molded her body closer to his, reveling in the feel of his toned abs against her soft body. She took notice of the bulge rubbing against her and moaned into his mouth.

Fighting for dominance in the kiss, Dante was surprised when she initiated their contact further. He was going to stop before anything got out of hand, not wanting to rush anything, but could not deny anything she wanted of him. If this is what she wanted, who was he to deny his mate something that would give her intense pleasure? Grabbing her ass, he stood up from the couch, and walked them back into his bedroom. Placing her on the edge of the bed, he broke away the kiss and looked down at her beautiful face.

"You're so beautiful." Although he knew she may not believe him just yet, he felt the need to continuously tell her. Reaching up, he grasped the top button on her shirt, unbuttoning it. Watching for any signs of discomfort, he continued unbuttoning all of the buttons on her work shirt, taking in each sight of skin that was exposed to him. Reaching inside her now opened shirt, he cupped her breast, watching as she closed her eyes, biting on her bottom lip. He took off her shirt and looked down at her lace-covered breast. Groaning, he pushed her to the middle of the bed climbed on top of it, moving until he was above her body. Kissing her lips, he pushed her back onto the bed, watching as her hair spread out above her. He moved his hands up the sides of her body, cupping her breast along the way, smiling when he heard his name escape from her sweet lips. Breaking the kiss, he slowly moved down her body, kissing her skin here and there, watching as she squirmed in anticipation of what was to come next. He stopped when he got to the top of her breast and moved to one breast, kissing the fleshy skin that was exposed to him. He heard her moan out his name, begging for him to continue, and lightly pinched her nipples.

"Oh...my..." Wrapping her legs around his waist, Madison ran her fingers through his silky black hair, begging him to continue doing whatever he was doing to her body. She felt his tongue flick across her nipple and tightened her hold on him.

Dante sucked her nipple through the lace of her bra and couldn't help but moan from her sweet taste. If there was one thing that he now loved, it was the sweet taste of Madison. He wondered what her pussy would taste like and groaned in anticipation. Moving to her other nipple, he felt her hold on his head tighten and smiled. Kissing back up to her lips, he let her take over the kiss, loving the hellcat that was showing itself through. Breaking the kiss, he looked down into her eyes.

"Get up." Rising up, Madison looked at him in surprise, wondering what he was going to do next. Feeling dumb when all he did was reach behind her to unhook her bra, she immediately wrapped her arms around her chest, not used to a man seeing her this vulnerable.

Dante watched as she wrapped her arms around her body and, although he didn't like that she was hiding from him, he could tell she was not used to men seeing her body in this state. Reaching for her arms, he slowly pried them away from her body, keeping his gaze on her face for any signs of discomfort. Kissing her lips, he pushed her body down with his and reached down to entangle their fingers together, bringing their hands above their heads. Kissing back down her body, he brought her dusky brown peak into his mouth and sucked on it as if it was the sweetest piece of candy he ever tasted. He felt her squirm beneath him, but kept their hands entangled. He wanted to take this slow; to savor this moment. Lifting his head, he blew on her nipple and watched as it immediately became a little hardened nub. Moving to the other nipple, he did the same to it, groaning when he heard his name escape from her lips. He kissed up her body and locked his lips with hers, feeling her hands tighten in his grasp. Releasing her hands, he trailed his hands down her body, reaching for the zipper of her pants.

Madison felt where his hands were going and although she wanted to tell him to stop, her body just wouldn't let it happen. Trying to calm the pleasure that was shooting through her body, Madison grasped the side of his head and brought his face in front of hers. "Dante..."

Bending his head, Dante kissed her collarbone, eliciting moans from Madison's throat. "Wait...Dante..." Letting up, he looked into her eyes, shaking his thoughts, which were of her under him withering in pleasure, to listen to what she had to see. He didn't know how much listening he would be doing, but the least he could do was look at her. Focusing on her eyes, he looked deeper and saw that she was nervous about something. He rose up even more and looked at her.

"What's wrong?" Madison felt herself start to become nervous about what she was about to say next. Although this was a personal issue, something inside her told her that he would want to know. Scooting from under him, she rolled so that she was sitting Indian style and looked into his eyes.

"I'm a virgin." She watched his facial expression, expecting to see disappointment or disgust and was surprised to see...excitement? Looking down at her hands she sighed.

Dante looked into her eyes, making sure she was telling him the truth and couldn't help the excitement that was filling him at this moment. She's a virgin! He never was with a virgin before, but the fact that he will be her first and only not only pleased him, but it also pleased his wolf. He saw that she was insecure about her little "problem", but to him there was no problem at all. Smiling, he took her hands in his and brought her onto his lap. Kissing her lips, he looked into her surprised eyes.

"You should not be ashamed Bella. You should be far from ashamed." He saw that she was looking at him as if he had grown two heads and laughed. "I'm serious." Taking her lips in another sweet kiss, he pushed her onto her back. 'We're going to have to take this slow', he told his wolf mentally. Although his wolf was slightly disappointed, he nodded his agreement. Looking into her eyes, he smiled. "We're going to have to take this slow though; really slow."

Nodding her head, Madison waited for what was to come next, never getting this far with a guy and was surprised when he rolled off of her and the bed. Sitting up, she watched as he picked up her bra and handed it to her. Confused, she watched as he went in search for her shirt.

Dante felt her confusion and, if in any other situation, he would have laughed, but he knew she was in a vulnerable state at the moment. Walking over to the bed, he motioned for her to move to the edge and waited. He stepped in between her legs and looked down into her eyes. "I don't want to rush this Madison. There are so many things that I want to learn about you and so many things that I want you to learn about me before we make love. Yes, it will be hard for the both of us, but just trust me." Madison looked into his green eyes and nodded her consent. She knew he was right. She doesn't really know much about him except for the fact that he has a sister and brother and didn't think she wanted to have sex with someone she barely knew. Reaching out her arms, she watched as Dante helped her into her shirt and buttoned up her buttons. Jumping off of the bed, she grabbed onto him when she almost fell. She looked back at the bed and frowned.

"Your bed is really high. I didn't notice that before." Smiling, Dante picked her up and threw her over his shoulder. "Yea well, I'm a big man and a big man has to have a big bed." Laughing at her feeble attempts of making him put her down, Dante walked out of the room and into his living room. Throwing her down on the couch, he watched as she bounced up and down, laughing. He sat down beside her once she stopped bouncing and looked into her eyes.

"Come to dinner with me. Tomorrow." Madison looked into his green eyes and smiled. How could she really not go out to dinner with him? Sighing dramatically, she looked down at her hands.

"I don't know. It seems as though each time I go out to dinner with you I always fall asleep. It seems as you can't hold my attention...and that can be a problem." Madison picked up her head and watched as Dante threw his head back in laughter.

Calming down, but still laughing, Dante looked over at her. He was about to say something, but was stopped by his phone ringing. Reaching into his pocket, he answered his phone.

"Hello."

"Bad news. It seems as though these attacks that are happening on the coast are now moving Midwest. It's crazy. It's like they are systematically killing people off. Like all of this is planned by someone. Rich is with the boys now, getting them prepared for an attack, if one should come this way. Your sister is with the women and children preparing them for evacuations and care packages."

"And how is her husband?" He heard Gino sigh and knew there wasn't going to be any good news.

"From what I know, he is holding his own as far as safety, but he has lost a few of his men. It seems when the rogues attacked his territory, they were looking for something. He doesn't know what they were looking for, but only a dozen of his men died before they left. They didn't even attack the children or women at all which was weird because at every other place, they went straight for them, as if they already knew where their prize was. And then as I looked deeper into who all was killed, they killed either the Alpha bitch, the children of the Alpha, or both the Alpha bitch and the children. I think they are trying to make the Alpha's in each territory weak in order to take over that pack. As we all know, if you kill someone's mate and/or children, they basically do not want to live anymore. They are defenseless."

Dante rubbed his hand down the front of his face and sighed. This was the last thing that he needed to hear right now.

"After everything is settled over his way, send some of our men over to Luke for his defense lines. I know that his pack is strong, although small in size, but a few of our men won't hurt." Looking over at Madison, who was looking at him curiously, he breathed out in a deep breath. He has to mate with her soon, or she won't even last an attack, let alone an attack from a rogue Were. "Make sure everyone is in the preparation process. I'm on my way. Also, call Carlo. I want to discuss something with him." Hanging up his phone, he leaned his head back and closed his eyes. He could already feel a headache start to approach and did not like it. He opened his eyes when he felt Madison shift beside him nervously and looked over at her.

"I'm guessing we're not going to dinner today." Smiling, he reached over for her and pulled her onto his lap. He nuzzled her neck and breathed in her spicy scent; never getting enough of it. Groaning, he rested his head on her shoulder.

"Apparently not. I don't even know if we will have dinner the next day, or the day after." Breathing in deeply, he let out his breath and rose up from the couch. He could feel Gino getting agitated through their bond and didn't want to keep him waiting much longer. Gino can act like a bitch when he was irritated. Depositing Madison on her feet, he reached out and stretched his body, sighing in relief when his back cracked. He looked down at Madison and saw her staring at him as in disbelief. Suddenly becoming concerned, he gently grabbed the side of her face. "What's wrong?"

Madison looked up into his eyes and smiled. "I didn't know you were that tall." She saw all the tension leave from Dante's body and frowned up her face. 'I wonder what has his panties in a bunch?' she thought to herself. Making a mental note, she focused back on his eyes.

Dante felt the tension leave his body when she talked about his height and not something else. Although it was kind of random, it was better she talked about his height instead of something that would prompt him to tell her what he is prematurely. Laughing, he bent down and kissed her lips. "Yes well I am a big guy. Don't tell me that you don't want to go out with me because of it? You really may break my heart into two," he said with a pout.

Madison laughed at his feeble attempt of trying to be child and stretched her body. "I think you are too big to be a baby, Dante." Shrugging his shoulders, he took a step closer to her.

"Yes, but I can be your baby." Madison looked up into his eyes and saw a few specks of gold float in their depths. She felt heat start to surround her and realized it was coming from him. For some reason, this was the first time she even noticed his body heat. 'Well, this is weird," she thought to herself. Taking a step back, she nervously rubbed her hands on her pants. Trying to defuse the situation, she started laughing.

"You know that was extremely corny?" Dante looked at her and knew the mating pull was getting stronger. That was the only reason that could explain her sudden change of emotion. 'I'm going to have to tell her sooner than I thought.' Focusing back to the situation at hand, he shrugged his shoulder.

"So? You liked it." He smiled when he saw her blush and saw that she was trying to turn away from him. Immediately standing in front of her, he took her head in his hands and tilted her head up. "Don't hide from me. I like it when you blush."

Madison looked up into his eyes and felt her own body heat rise. What was it about this man that just got her going? Yes he was sexy as hell and polite, but there was something deeper that called to her; something that called to her soul. Shaking herself, she smiled. "Why are you being all sappy on me today?"

Dante opened his mouth to speak, but stopped when he heard Gino's voice telling him to hurry up. Sighing in defeat, he looked at Madison. "As much as I would really like to continue this sappy conversation, I have to get to the office. I'll drop you off at home, ok?"

Nodding her head, Madison walked around Dante in search of her shoes. She didn't even remember where she took them off at the night before because she was so wrapped up in her feelings. She watched as Dante hurriedly put on his shoes and coat and looked around. Seeing that Dante was ready to go, she looked over at him. "Do you know where my shoes are?"

Walking over to the front door, Dante reached down and picked up her shoes. Handing them to her, he watched as she slowly started blushing once again.