Alpha's Gifted Luna

True feelings

Dante's POV

I don't know why Halen has to push my buttons so much. I can't believe she played a joke on us. She doesn't listen to anything I say. I need to sit her down and explain the situation to her. She is my mate, and I want to make sure she knows it. I know she will understand and hopefully not reject me. She does hate me, after all. At least, that is what she keeps telling me.

Michael and I are ready for dinner with Halen. We left instructions for her to wear the dress we bought. We are taking her to a very expensive restaurant to show how much we care for her. I know she doesn't care about money or material things, but we want to treat her like a queen. I want to talk to her about what's going on between us. I want to see if she feels the pull as well. I want to let her know that I am OK with her and Michael's friendship. It won't make me jealous or bother me.

As we sit at the table waiting, a blonde woman comes over in a skimpy dress showing off her assets. She stops at our table and smiles at us and looks directly at me and says," Hey sugar, want some company, I'm real good company." Michael tells her to leave with a slight growl, which made her eyes widen and make her scurry away. The people they let into the restaurants that have no couth. I look up at the entrance and see the vision of beauty that just walked through the door. It's our beloved Halen. I get up and walk to her. She puts her hand on my arm, and I walk her to the table.

Michael is standing and reaches for her chair, and I help her sit down. She smiles and gets a lovely blush on her cheeks. I think she's so innocent sometimes, I wonder if she's been on a date before. When I look into her eyes, she looks as if she's somewhere else at the moment. I say softly," Halen, you look beautiful tonight. The dress suits you well, you look like a queen." Michael looks over at her and says,"Thank you for wearing the dress. We thought you would like it. You look stunning in it." Halen blushes again and says thank you both, I feel self-conscious. Everyone is staring at me.

I didn't know what else to say to her except " because you are a vision to behold. Do you realize how many men have ogled you since you walked in. It makes me very upset. I want to hurt someone because you are mine." Halen looked up at Dante and said, "Why do you always act like that but never try to do anything about it. If I am your mate, why haven't you tried to do anything, kiss me, touch me, and make love to me?" Am I not good enough for you? She had said this so vehemently I wasn't sure at first if I heard what she had said. I was taken aback by her feelings. Michael looked at her with his jaw hanging open. To say he was speechless is an understatement.

I look over at Michael, smirk, and then look back at Halen. I stand up, and she watches me intently. I walk over to her, pull her up to her feet. I grab her by the back of her neck and kiss up the side of her neck to her ear. I whisper in her ear," We can make this as real as it can get, just say the words, my love." I watched her eyes dilate and bent down to brush my lips against hers. I waited until she opened her mouth to speak and descended on her mouth like a starving man. I held her tight to my chest and ravaged her mouth until I got my fill of her.

I pulled away, and she had a glazed look in her eyes, then she smiled. I could see the love and desire burning in her eyes. Now, all I needed to do was get her to love me back and accept the mate bond.I know all of this takes trust and will have to earn it from her, then she will understand how I feel. "Halen, Michael, and I had a question about your ability. Do you mind if we ask the question?" It took Halen a minute, but she nodded her head yes. You could see the trepidation in her eyes. She looked scared about what I was going to ask.

"Halen, do you know where your ability came from? Which parents' side of the family? Anything about your ability?" I asked. She thought for a few minutes and replied,"I didn't know I had an ability until I turned 18. I didn't get my wolf at 13 or 16. ,Now I'm 18 and still haven't got my wolf.I feel as though I'm not a whole person, I don't have that special bond among shifter and wolf."She takes a deep breath then continues. "I don't know which side it came from, but I do know I can cloak myself and those who are around 50-100 ft close by me. I also know that if I wind up in the wrong hands, they will use me until nothing is left."

I told her I understood what she was saying and that we would protect her at all costs.I reached over the table and grabbed her hand, and kissed her fingers. I asked her if she was ready to go home, and she said, "Yes, please, I'm exhausted."I mindlinked Stephen to bring the car to the front and walked Halen to the door. I instructed Stephen to take her home and make sure she gets in the house and goes to bed. I checked on her after we got home and lay down beside her and pulled her close. I fell asleep inhaling her honeysuckle and mint scent.