Chapter 28: Let Me In, Dante!

Dante narrowed his eyes on her.

"What are you doing here?"

Selena furrowed her brows. "Why have you changed my room?"

"What?"

"Dante, you put me in a storage room and although I asked you many times to change it, you refused. Why have you suddenly changed it, putting me in one of your guest rooms?"

Dante cocked up a brow. "Are you not satisfied? Do you like spending your days in that crap storage room?"

"One that you put me in?"

"Selen!"

"Let me tell you, whatever it is you’re planning, it isn’t going to work out. And if I find out you’re laying some kind of trap for me, I will not hesitate to tell my father about it."

She turned to leave, but Dante grasped her arm. "Are you out of your mind?"

"Let go of me!"

"Like I said, your father and I came to a mutual negotiation! And nobody will be harming you until you are safely returned to him."

He added, "I changed your room because I’m not some monster. There are many rooms in this manor to house a hundred guest. Is it so shocking to put you in one?"

"You—"

"Dante?" Someone’s voice sounded from outside the door.

Both Selene and Dante froze.

She stared at the door. Dante who stood behind her also watched the door. He’d locked it, so regardless of how hard the person, Meris, tried to open the door, it wouldn’t budge.

"Dante? Are you in there?" Meris called from outside.

Selene tilted her head back and met Dante’s eyes. She smirked. "Look, your mate is looking for you."

"Keep quiet!" he gritted out.

"Keep quiet?" She frowned. "You have been acting weird and so sneaky lately. What is wrong with—"

Dante slapped his palm over her mouth, keeping her shut. She immediately began to struggle, but he wouldn’t let go. He held her wrist, trapping one of her hands, while he covered her mouth, muffling her sounds.

"Dante?!" Meris knocked heavily on the door. "Are you in there? We need to talk. I don’t feel so good, Dante!"

"I just came out of the bathroom," Dante finally spoke. "Is something wrong? Do you need anything Meris?"

Meanwhile, Selene continued struggling to break away from him. But he was much stronger than her.

He held her still.

"Let—Mffph! Let go!"

"Why won’t you open the door, Dante?" Meris asked. "Dante, are you still upset with me? Please open the door."

Dante stepped backward while yanking Selene back with her.

Selena finally managed to dig her teeth into his hand, biting him.

Lessening his hold suddenly, she took that opportunity to break away from him, glaring, "What do you think you’re doing?!"

"Go into the walk-in closet," he ordered.

She furrowed her brows at him. "What?!"

"Go into the walk-in closet and stay there until I am done with her."

"Have you lost your mind?" This was unbelievable. "I’m not some mistress that you hide when your mate comes. I came to ask questions. I’m not doing anything obscene with you, why should I hide?!"

"Selene—"

She turned around and began her way towards the door to yank it open.

She had only just grabbed the handle when Dante snatched her by the shoulders and pulled her back, slamming her body back against his solid frame.

"You!—"

He held her still. "Stop squirming. And keep quiet. I’ll let you go once she’s gone."

"Do you think I want to play along in this stupid game of yours, Dante? We aren’t doing anything, and if she suspects anything, that’s your fault, not mine. You pulled me into this room! I never tried to come in."

"That was an accident." Dante lowered his face until he could whisper into her ears. "Just play along right now. Go into the walk-in closet and wait there for me. When I am done, I will...I will..."

Dante was still.

Selene frowned. "You will what? What will you do? Why have you gone—"

She shuddered suddenly> D-Dante, what..."

Her mating spot was tingling all of a sudden, a thing that has never once happened to her. She had never had a mate, or sparked with another and so, this was the first time she had ever felt such a reaction on her mating spot.

"Dante...you..."

Dante’s mouth was dropped apart. If one looked closely, they could spot his outstretched canine.

His chest was pounding heavily. It felt like it could drop out of his chest. He had suddenly begun to run out of breath, staring at the mating spot near Selene’s earlobe.

He was tempted, he was tempted in a way he couldn’t control to bite her.

[Let me out, Dante! Let me out]

Dante stood his ground. He refused to lose control, letting his own wolf out.

If his wolf escaped his control, not only would Selene be marked against her will, she would even end up scented by him meaning no other alpha could ever sep close to her.

But it wouldn’t just be affecting her... It would also affect Meris who was his mate. Meris could even...die.

Fuck! Fuck!

He panicked.

I can’t mark her. I can’t lose control and mark her.

In this state, he roughly shoved Selene who fell into the wall, clutching her pounding chest.

"Ugh!" She caught herself before she could fall, pressing her palm against the wall. "No, what’s happening to me?"

Uncontrollably, her pheromones had begun to pour out, filling the room.

"M-my pheromones..."

Dante on the other hand staggered where he stood. The pheromones had filled up the room by now and he couldn’t get a hold of himself. He stumbled from side to side, shaking his head as he suddenly felt dizzy.

"Dante?" Meris called from outside.

She began to heavily bang her hand against the door frame.

"Dante, open up! Open the door. Are you okay? I heard some sounds and I don’t know if you’re alright . Please open the door."

"Go away!" Dante yelled.

But Meris was stubborn. She began to ruffle the handle of the door. "Open up, Dante. Let me know what’s wrong."

Her voice sounded panicked.

"Dante! Dante!"

"Leave!"

"Let me in, Dante!" Meris refused. "I-if you don’t open up, I’m going to find a way to come in. Dante, please open up!"