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“A nightmare. I… I got angry at myself, because I didn’t want to like it… but I did. Only I didn’t want to admit it, because then I might have had to admit you weren’t as bad as I thought you were… I thought you were using me and if I liked you, I was gonna get hurt. And the only way I could deal with all thatwas push you away. And you know what? I’m just a little shit sometimes.”
Darius’ lips quirked again, the inside of his lower lip showing, pink and moist and fascinating.
“You have… character,” he smiled. “You remind me a little of the mate of a friend of mine. He doesn’t have anywhere near as foul a mouth as you though, and he adores the hell out of his alpha, but I’m sure Talius has his hands full with him. He’s a real handful. His other mate is much more compliant.”
I sprung up, eyes wide. “Your friend hastwomates?” I asked incredulously. My eyebrows had shot up and had to be almost clear jumping off my face.
“Well, yeah, but neither of them gives as much trouble as you. Here, come back,” Darius pulled me back down. His strong arms wrapped around me, firmly but gently. “You’re mine. I like you just the way you are, bad attitude and all. Just give me a chance, okay? Try not to turn your foul temper on me.”
There was just one thing left I needed to settle. Just because his friend had two mates didn’t mean I was okay with being one of two. I’d try to make the best of it but there had to be rules. I sucked in a breath, he might not like what I was about to say.
“I’ll be honest with you. I really don’t like sharing you with another omega, but I’ll suck it up. I’m just asking that since I’m the Alpha Mate, that you put me first, and don’t make me feel like a third wheel.” I pursed my lips together. Right, I’d put it out there. I steeled myself for his response.
“What are you talking about?” Darius screwed his face up, looking confused. “Why would I need two omegas?”
“You don’t need to pretend anymore,” I tried to keep my voice steady. This was hard enough without him lying to me. “I know about your lover. I’ve known from the start.”
“What the fuck?” Darius sat upright.
“Dayla. The blonde omega that runs the omega house. I… I know about her. I saw the two of you together. I saw her hugging you,” I added hastily, not wanting to give away Zendius’ confidence.
“Dayla? My sister?”
“Your… your what?” my sentence finished in a very unmanly squeak, and I cleared my throat. Relief flooded through me in a wave and I felt the tension leave my body.
“She’s my sister. Not my lover.”
“Oh,” I was almost speechless. Then because I was a dumbass and I was in shock, I said the dumbest thing, “Are you sure?”
“Yes, of course, I’m sure. That’s my sister. She’s a total pain in the ass, but I do have a lot of love for her. She’s been supporting me here for a long time, and she’s really glad you’ve turned up so she can step back from that.”
He paused, cocked his head, brows drawing together.
“Why would you think…?”
“Uh. I, er, I just misunderstood. You guys seemed real close.”
“I would have introduced you to her properly but you always seemed to be trying to get away from me.”
“Yeah, sorry. I was a dick.”
“I never could understand why you were so hot and cold with me. I get it now, if you thought I was already with someone,”Darius said, lying back and pulling me down on top of him. He felt warm and solid beneath me. For the first time in my recollection, I felt I had a solid base beneath me. Then he continued, a half-smile quirking up the corner of his mouth, and his tone playful, “but do you think you can maybe give me the benefit of the doubt in future? Just talk to me. I don’t think I could take a lot more of your bad moods.”
“I’ll try.” Then I twisted my head so I could glare at him. “No promises though. If you annoy me…”
Darius chuckled, his large hands caressing up and down my back. It would have been soothing except for the hard callouses scratching my softer skin and occasionally tugging the hairs.
“Ouch!” I wriggled as another hair snagged. My instinctive reaction was to protest. But I realized I needed to try and put a cap on my reactions. My mate’s hands were hard and calloused because of all the hard work he did around the pack. Unlike a lot of alphas, he wasn’t afraid to get in and do the hard work himself. When I looked at it that way, the callouses weren’t so bad. They were a symbol. I was proud that my mate was such a good pack leader. I felt my cock stir again.Damn!
“Are we done talking now?” I whined. I wanted to get back to the good part of having a mate.
“Mmm. Is there something you want, Xander?” Darius’ words feathered across my ear, as his hands slipped lower.
“I want to spend the rest of the day in this room. With you.” I fake pouted. “I know it’s my own fault that I’ve missed out on time with my mate, but I want to make up for it now.”
“Mmm, well I’m sure the pack can do without me for a day.”
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