~ Chapter Four - Part 2 ~

Damien stood up and slowly walked around his desk to stand in front of her. "So your name is Katalina?" He questioned softly.

Katalina nodded slightly. "Yes, alpha," she said quietly.

Damien frowned. He hated her calling him alpha. "Please call me Damien," he said after a minute.

Katalina lifted her head slightly, but it was enough to give Damien a peek at her mysterious mercury eyes. "Damien," she whispered.

Damien took a step closer to her before gently putting his index finger under her chin and lifting her head so he could see her eyes. He felt the breath leave his lungs as she looked into his eyes. "Beloved mate," he said softly.

Katalina's eyes widened as she realized that he was her beloved mate. "Beloved," she whispered in awe.

Damien gently tucked her hair behind her ear as he took her in. "You are breathtaking," he said softly.

Katalina blushed as she bit her lip and tried to avoid his eyes. Damien leaned his head down to rest his forehead against hers. "Please don't look away from me, my beloved," he whispered. "You truly are breathtaking. I especially love your eyes."

Katalina blushed brighter but didn't take her eyes off his. "I never thought I would find you," she said quietly.

Damien frowned. "Why not?" He asked.

"Because I don't have a wolf," Katalina said sadly.

Damien shook his head. "Even those without a wolf have a beloved mate out there. Though I will admit they have a bit more trouble finding them because they don't have a wolf," he gently caressed her cheek. "You are my beloved, though, and I can promise you right now that I am not letting you go."

Katalina gave him a bright smile that instantly had his heart racing. "I don't want you to let me go," she whispered.

Damien grinned as he pulled her into a hug.

As it were with beloved mates, the connection that they felt for each other was instantaneous. They felt drawn to each other, so they sat together in Damien's office. They spoke about their lives. They got to know each other better, their wants and needs, and what their goals were for the future. Then, before they knew it, the sun had set outside. "Oh," Katalina exclaimed in surprise. "I didn't realize it was so late," she said softly. "I have to get home," she said as she climbed off his lap where she had been comfortably sitting, snuggling into his chest as he played with her hair.

Damien held her gently but firmly so she couldn't get up. "I don't want you to go," he said softly. "I just found you."

Katalina gave him an adoring smile. "I don't want to leave either, but I promised Evelyn I would bring this herb to her so she can sleep better."

Damien sighed heavily before an idea popped into his head. "Okay. I know this is going to sound crazy," he said softly. "But hear me out."

Katalina raised an eyebrow in confusion but gave him a nod. "Alright," she said softly.

"Move in with me," Damien said. "We could go to your pack house and get your things. You could give Evelyn that herb you found for her."

Katalina bit her lip as she looked at her intertwined fingers in her lap. "I don't know," she mumbled. "I just met you."

Damien shook his head as he took her face gently between his hands. "Please, little one. You have no idea how much I need you. Now that I've found you, I don't want you out of my sight," he sighed as he leaned his forehead against hers. "I promise that you'll be safe here. I'll take care of you. I'll give you the entire universe. You can have your own room until we know each other better and you're comfortable enough to move into my room with me. You can have everything that you want. Please," he knew he was practically begging her, but he would do anything to keep her with him.

Katalina sighed as she looked into his eyes for a good couple of minutes, leaving him practically on the edge of his seat for an answer. "Do you have a room big enough for a dance studio?" She finally asked softly.

Damien nodded automatically. "Yes, I do."

Katalina bit her lip. "Do you have a room where I can do my crafts? I'll need a lot of space for that because my crafts vary from the smallest things to the biggest. Anything that my imagination can think of."

Damien chuckled. "Yes, I'm sure we can find a room for that as well."

Katalina tilted her head slightly to the side as she studied him. "Okay," she said happily. "I'll move in with you."

Damien grinned and pulled her into a tight hug. "Thank you so much, little dove."

Katalina smiled as they pulled away slightly. "Could I use your phone to call Evelyn? I forgot mine in my room," she said with a small laugh.

Damien chuckled and handed her his phone. "Of course, dove. You need to get permission from Ryan for me to come onto his land anyway," he said.

Katalina giggled and dialed Evelyn's number. "Hi, this is Evelyn, Luna of the Darkmoon Hunters pack. How can I help you?" Evelyn answered in her usual businesslike tone.

Katalina giggled some more. "It's me, Evelyn," she said softly.

Evelyn sighed in relief. "Katalina!" She exclaimed in relief. "Where are you? I thought Damien would be bringing you home earlier?" She questioned in confusion.

"Oh," Katalina smiled as she looked into Damien's eyes. "Damien is my beloved mate," she said excitedly.

Evelyn squealed in joy. "Oh, this is wonderful news, darling. I'm so happy for you."

Katalina couldn't keep the smile off her face. "He also asked me to move in with him, and I said yes."

"Oh my, that's so wonderful, darling. You deserve to be happy, and no one can make you happier than your beloved mate," Evelyn said wistfully.

Katalina smiled. "I was calling to ask if Damien could have permission to come with me to get my things."

"Oh. Let me talk to Ryan, but I'm sure it'll be fine. He's your beloved mate, after all," Evelyn said happily.

Katalina listened as Evelyn cursed quietly. "I swear this kid better come out soon. Fucking ridiculous how long it takes to get up," she muttered.

Katalina laughed as she listened to Evelyn curse her body more before making her way to Ryan's office.

Katalina shook her head with that same bright smile. "Do you know anyone that's a chef? Or used to be a chef?" She asked as she waited for Evelyn to talk to Ryan.

Damien shrugged. "Yeah, we have Tony. He was a professional chef for about thirty years. He's been with us for about five years. Why?" He asked curiously.

Katalina played with her hair as she softly said. "I've been teaching myself how to cook and bake. I'm pretty good, but I would love to learn more from an actual professional. It'll be awesome."

Damien chuckled as he twirled a bit of her hair around his finger. "I'm sure Tony would be ecstatic to teach you everything he knows."

Katalina squealed in joy. "Yay! I can't wait!" She said excitedly.

Katalina went to reply but heard Evelyn coming back onto the phone. "Are you still there, darling?" Evelyn asked softly.

"Yes, I'm here, Evelyn," Katalina said as she laid her head on Damien's shoulder.

"Alright. Ryan said that you could come to get your things with Damien, but there can't be any violence," Evelyn explained.

Katalina's smile was as bright as ever. "Yay! Thank you, Evelyn. I promise he'll be on his best behavior."

Katalina giggled when Damien frowned and looked at her with furrowed eyebrows. "I always behave," Damien mumbled.

Katalina laughed some more before speaking with Evelyn. "Alright. We'll see you soon, Evelyn."

"See you soon, darling."

Katalina hung up and looked up at Damien. "We can go whenever you're ready. Ryan said there couldn't be any violence, though. So that means behave."

Damien scoffed. "My pack never starts the violence," he muttered.

Katalina giggled. "People think you do because of your reputation. They just don't know the Nightshade pack," she explained softly.

Damien kissed her temple before clearing his mind to talk to Sebastian. 'I'm going to take Katalina to her old pack house to grab her things. She has agreed to move in with me. So you're in charge until I get back.'

'You got it, Damien. Oh, and congratulations on finding your beloved. I know you've been waiting for her.'

'Thank you, Sebastian. I shouldn't be gone too long. Just let me know if there are any issues.'

"As always, Damien. I got it.'

Damien blinked and slightly shook his head to focus. "Alright, little dove. Let's go and get your things."

Katalina hesitated for a minute before quickly kissing his cheek and jumping off his lap with a blush. Damien sat there in shock before chuckling and standing in front of her. "Come on, dove."

Damien grabbed Katalina's hand and intertwined their fingers as he led her to the garage where his SUV was. They climbed in and started the hour's drive to get to her old pack house.