The Alpha's Broken Mate

Chapter 18

"Roe." A gentle voice waded through my mind as my eyes flickered open. That salty smell I loved surrounding me as my eyes slowly adjusted to the light. The last thing I remembered was laying on Damien's chest for the tattoo. s**t. I sprang up, my hands on his chest, I was still laid on him but his strong arms around my waist stopped me from moving far. "Hey, it's okay." He smiled softly, his green eyes shinning. God he was so handsome. One hand moved to cup my cheek gently pulling my face closer to his. My heart was pounding at our closeness. He always had this effect on me. Soft lips pressed against mine sending sparks running through me. Our lips moved in sync as my body pressed itself against him as if it had a mind of it's own. Which, to be honest, it seemed to do whenever he was near. The heat from his still bare chest seeped into me making me crave more of him. Wait, what the hell was I doing. I pulled back, my own heat creeping up my cheeks as Damien smiled at me while licking his lips. Black eyes holding me captive. 

"Your eyes are black." I whispered while staring into the dark pools. Why were they black? 

"Of course they're black after that show." The voice made me jump as I suddenly realised we weren't alone. We weren't in the tattoo shop anymore either. We were back at the house. Damien's arm tightened around my waist and his face quickly turned as he growled at whoever had spoke. Following his gaze I found Jace smirking and I could feel my cheeks going even brighter shade of red. I tried to move myself from Damien's lap but he only tightened his hold on me, his thumb lightly rubbing my cheek. With no other options I buried my face in his neck. 

"Shut up, Jace." He growled out.

"What? It's not my fault you were getting steamy in front of us." He defended but I just tried to hide further into Damien's neck. A low rumble vibrated through him as he held me tighter.

"Yeah, and it's not my fault you screamed like a little girl while getting a tattoo." Damien's voice was teasing.

"I did not!" I could hear the pout in Jace's voice. Did he really find it that painful? 

"Oh you totally did. We could hear you outside." Alec responded.

"I did not scream!" Jace's overreaction wasn't helping his case.

"Who'd have thought a Gamma could scream at a measly tattoo when even Roe fell asleep." I could hear the grin on Damien.s face.

"Well...Well he was purposefully making it hurt."

"Of course he was." Alec's voice was thick with with sarcasm. Laughter was begging to bubble up my throat. 

"Wait, I fell asleep?" I asked, pulling back to look at Damien's face. His eyes were still black. 

"Yeah." His voice was husky as he leaned forward and kissed up my jaw. 

"And Jace screamed?" My voice sounded breathless as he moved his kisses down my neck.

"I did not scream! He was making it hurt on purpose." Jace's pouting expression as I glanced at him did nothing to stop the laughter escaping my lips. I couldn't help it. The thought of a werewolf complaining that a tattoo hurt, when I fell asleep through it was just too much. 

Damien stopped his assault on my neck and turned to to glare at him. I tried again to pull away from him but a growl vibrated through his chest. Instead he allowed me to change position so my back was now against his chest and I could finally see Alec and Warren who where sat on the sofa opposite. Then I noticed the pizza on the coffee table. 

"Why did no one wake me up for food?" I moved to lean forward to grab a slice but was quickly jerked back. 

"You can't move yet, Princess." His voice was hot against my ear, sending my heart beat soring again. I turned to give him a questioning look. "Having you so close has got me a bit... excited. It would be a bit embarrassing if you moved now." His voice was low and husky, sending shivers down my spine. But I had no idea what he was talking about. His hands moved to my hips as he roughly pulled me closer to him. That's when I felt something hard pressed against my backside. What was that? 

Damien's P.O.V.

The moment I pulled her ass flush against me, I could smell it. The scent of her arousal was so sweet it took everything in me to contain Demon from taking over. f**k! I just couldn't stop myself. And worse was that I knew the guys could smell it too. Though they were all trying to avoid looking at us.

"Alec, give her the damn food quick." I growled through the mind-link. Instantly he was up and handed her what was left of the pizza. It didn't take long for the scent to disappear once she was distracted with food. I'd have to remember that. Though it did nothing for my own arousal which was still pressed firmly against her ass. f**k! 

"I'm glad tonight worked out." Roe smiled as she looked at her tattoo in my bathroom mirror. Unlike ours, which had already healed, hers was starting to scab and would take a while to fully heal. Slowly I approached and gently turned her around so I could see her back. A cold shower had done nothing to dampen my mood and being so close to her was not helping, but it was so nice for her to not flinch at my every touch. Our eyes met in the mirror and a blush started to creep up her cheeks. How could she be so damn stunning all the time, even in PJ shorts and a loose t-shirt that fell off her shoulder. "I'm sorry I was so...impulsive." She mumbled, looking down and biting her lip. Moving closer I gently pressed my lips to her bare shoulder.

"Don't be. You were right." My voice was low as I kissed her shoulder again. "You fixed the mess we made. I'm sorry for not listening to you sooner." Another kiss and I could hear her heart racing. My hands slipped underneath her t-shirt and the feel of the soft skin on her waist was teasing. I wanted more. No I needed to feel more of her. Her scent was addictive.

"Damien?" Her voice was shaky and I could hear her heart beat pounding in her chest. f**k, I was getting carried away again.

"Sorry." Sheepishly I rubbed the back of my neck and looked away from her. It was so damn hard to control myself when she wasn't moving away from me and it was getting even harder to control Demon. He wanted to mate with her now or to at least mark her so everyone would know she was ours. "Come on, lets get to sleep." I mumbled as I took her hand. Surprising me again, Roe let me lead her to my bed and tuck her in. As soon as I climbed in to join her, she turned and snuggled into me. This was going to be a long night.