The Clan

16

By the time we exited our room to go to Dante's office, the humans were here. In the office were also Ezio as well as Lara and a man I did not know but I assumed was Tony. The wolves bowed their heads to us and the humans cowered upon seeing Dante.

They could be scared because I could feel that he was still pretty pissed. He knew that they were probably not responsible for the deaths of the Mexicans but he needed to take his anger out on something.

Dante sat in his seat behind his desk and extended his hand to me. I took it and he pulled me on his lap holding me securely against his chest by winding his arm around my waist.

He looked the humans in their eyes and I could feel that he was thinking about what to say next. The humans were squirming under the intense gaze and they tried to never look at him in the eyes. I suppose even they could feel the dominance radiating from him and they did not want to become preys of this wild beast.

I did see him angry and I could relate. No one wants to be the victim of his anger. Dante had no limit when it came to violence but I also knew that he was capable of being gentle. He was with me after all.

"Tell me all you know Frederico." Dante said his voice neutral, giving nothing away of his anger.

"Yes." One of the humans said stepping forward. "We did as you asked. Once I hung up with you, we hid the bodies and cleaned up the place. We stayed low and tried to avoid the cops. I swear that it wasn't us boss."

Dante exhaled slowly and I stroked his hand on my hip. That seemed to help him calm down a bit and he started tracing circles with his fingers on my thigh.

"Tony. What did the doc say?" My mate asked his voice neutral.

The wolf that smelled like an undertaker took a step forward. Some packs used to have them but mine did not anymore. The undertaker would kill feral wolves inside the pack or deal with the execution of punishments on wolves. It was no wonder that this mafia pack would have one still but they were a dying position in more traditional packs now.

Tony was a tall man with a very normal face. That was someone you would never remember in a crowd and maybe that was exactly the reason why he was an undertaker. He had brown hair and brown eyes almost the same colour and his face was masculine.

He looked at me as I was scrutinising him and he offered me a small smile. I smiled back and I felt Dante pull me closer to him.

"Nice to meet you Selena." Tony said.

"Likewise Tony."

The humans looked between us but never dared say a word. They knew that they were low on the food chain here and they needed for the others to talk first. Tony focused his gaze on Dante behind me and started talking.

"Maybe Frederico and the others should leave."

Dante nodded and flicked his hand at the humans. The humans bowed their heads and left the room with Lara.

"Talk." Dante said.

Tony nodded and started talking again.

"Shifters did it. The doc says no blade or other weapon could have inflicted such a wound."

I tilted my head to the side at this statement and Dante tensed under me. I could feel the rage boiling inside of him. I wrapped an arm around his waist and laid my head on his chest. Having me close could help calm him down and I felt his body relax even if he was still outraged.

"Did he say what kind of shifter it was?" Dante asked.

"He's running some tests and he should have the results by the end of the day." Tony answered.

"No wolves could have done this brother." Ezio chided in. "It must be another group."

"I agree." I said. "I don't see another pack provoke you so openly. That's not our ways."

Dante nodded and kissed the top of my head.

"I know." He said. "The next question is, is it a coincidence that they attacked now or did they know about the shipment? If yes, Brown's head will fall."

"I don't think Brown breathed a word brother. I think you already know who did this." Ezio said looking at his brother.

I turned my gaze to meet my mate's green eyes. He looked furious and somewhere in all that rage was pain. Pain? That was something he did not display much.

I cupped his face to make him look at me and concern surged through me. What was it? He smiled and put his large hands on mine engulfing them completely.

"Don't worry princess. I won't let anything happen to you." He said his voice low.

"I'm not worried about me right now. I'm worried about you."

He chuckled and kissed my forehead.

"Don't be." He said smiling before he continued. "I'm not sure Ezio that Alejandro is fit enough to try anything against us so soon."

"Who is Alejandro?" I asked.

Dante stroked my hair and finally looked me in the eyes. I did not like the gaze he was giving me. It was a mix of worry and anger.

"He's a werecrocodile. The leader of a small gang in Europe. They tried to take us over once in several cities but the mafia is big and a lot of shifters make their ranks. I almost killed him last year but he escaped in the middle of the battle. If it's him, I'll get him this time and I'll make you a purse with his skin love." He explained.

I shook my head and frowned. That was gross.

"I don't want that kind of purse no thanks." I said.

The brothers laughed at my statement and I could not help a smile.

"Let's do some digging just in case." Ezio said.

Dante nodded and looked at his brother.

"I also need to see the reports of our other operations."

"All on your desk brother. I'll go check with Tony if we missed anything else."

Tony nodded and bowed his head before exiting the office with Ezio leaving us alone. Dante was still looking at me so I focused on him.

"Are you going to tell me what happened exactly with Alejandro? There's more to it right?" I asked.

He sighed and pulled me back to his chest. I nuzzled the crook of his neck and sighed of content smelling his sweet scent.

"I'm not sure it's the right time to talk about this beautiful." He said.

"All right but you know that you can tell me anything."

He chuckled and kissed the top of my head.

"Sure baby. I know. I just don't want to dwell on this right now. If Alejandro is behind this then it means someone still told him about the shipment. It means that we have a mole and I don't like it."

I nodded and parted slightly from him.

"I should let you get to work. I'll find Lara and we can hang out together." I said.

He put his large hand on my face and I snuggled to it making him smile.

"Sure love but first... I think it's time I take you inside the pack. You could use the mind-link with the others."

I smiled back at him and nodded. True. That would make things easier for me if I could use the mind-link.

"You're right. That could be useful." I nodded.

I knew what I needed to do to enter his pack and that would be painful. I cut my tie with my pack and was now officially a rogue. Dante kissed my forehead and said.

"I accept you Selena Helena Walker into our pack."

I felt the tie reform and I could feel the 400 wolves that made our pack inside my head. Dante was brighter in my mind than all the other links because he was the Alpha and my mate. Our link would grow stronger once we marked each other but for now we would use the pack link to talk.

I smiled at him and he kissed my lips softly. The tingles shot through my entire body and made me hot for him all over again. He deepened the kiss by plunging his hungry tongue inside of my mouth and chased my tongue. It brought eager noises from my throat and he growled against my lips.

"Someone wants some more." He said in a low voice.

I licked his lower lip and claimed his mouth to make him shut up. I could not deny that the s*x with my mate was the best thing that I ever experienced and I could not get enough somehow. I always wanted more of him.

He lifted me up as he rose from his chair and he settled us in the couch. He was lifting my dress up so he could gain access to my drenched p***y. He found the garters as my dress was now out of the way and chuckled.

"You really know how to please me my mate." He said his voice husky and full of lust.

"I always wore garters. They're more comfortable."

He narrowed his eyes at me and I tilted my head on the side. What did I do now? He ran a finger along my thigh and my breath hitched at the simple touch.

"Does that mean that the other males saw you in garters too?" He asked.

Really? That was the problem now?

"I guess." I said. "I've been wearing garters since I was 20."

He hummed and kept stroking my thigh until he reached my wet core making me gasp.

"I'll have to erase this image then." He said.

"What do you mean?" I said my voice breathy.

"I'll f**k you so good that you will never think about another."

Oh boy. I was in big trouble.