Belle's POV :

Life is full of surprises.

One moment, you would be sitting comfortably on your bed in your room, browsing through Netflix and chilling, and the next moment, you come to know that your brother was adopted, your father is not your real father and you belong to a royal family.

Although I want the last one to be true, that shit only happens in Princess Diaries...

The point is, you never know when something unexpected will happen with you. I would have never imagined in my wildest dreams, that I would witness the death of my parents with my own eyes. At first, I thought that would be the most shocking and surprising thing that would ever happen to me, in my whole life.

Oh boy, how wrong I was.

As if experiencing your folks dying in front of you was not enough, I saw a man turning into an animal.

I'm not kidding.

Just a second ago, I was seeing the handsome and gorgeous face of my CEO, who is also the guy I like, and now, there is a humongous wolf in place of him.

Talk about shocking.

Eros, I mean, the wolf had dark, black fur, blowing in the wind. It was large in size, his height as tall as me, perhaps even taller than me. When my eyes met with his, I confirmed my suspicions. There was a striking blue- green pair of orbs staring right into me. This is definitely Eros, because I have never seen such a unique eye color in my life. I glanced at him, from his alert ears to his white paws. His whole body had black fur with the exception of his paws. They were white in color, making a stark contrast with his dark, midnight blue body. Those white paws were slowly making their way towards me. I guess I was in shock because I didn't react in any way.

Soon, the wolf was standing before me. I was frozen. He looked even more massive when I got a close look at him. Surprisingly, I was not scared. A human being shifted into an animal right in front of my eyes and I was as calm as the sea.

There is something clearly wrong with me.

I should get checked up with a psychiatrist, because this is definitely not normal behaviour. I felt something wet on my stomach, distracting me from my mind palace. The wolf was sitting down on his paws, in a defending position. The wetness I felt was his snout prodding me. His eyes were pinned on me, never straying away.

"What do you want ?", the question was out of my mouth before I could even think about it .

Belle, that's a wolf, a WOLF !! Do you think it will reply back to you ?

I mentally chided myself. I am definitely having a screw loose in my head.

Are you alright ?

I gasped on hearing a familiar, but deeper, voice in my mind.

See, the wolf replied. Great, now I was talking with myself.

That was Eros' voice.

"Eros ? Is that you ?", I called out blindly, looking around the backyard.

'Yeah, Belle, its me.'

There it was again !!!

'You know who I am, right ?'

I had my suspicions but that statement slammed the last pin in the coffin. I looked down at the wolf.

"Is it you, Eros ?", I felt extremely stupid for asking a question to a wolf, but I had to know.

'Its me, Belle. But I'm not called Eros.'

That's it !! I'm officially going crazy, for talking to a wolf and believing its my CEO.

'You are not going crazy darling. Trust me.'

Eros whispered in my mind, while I was busy coming to terms with the situation.

"So, wait a minute", I sat down on the grass comfortably, besides the wolf. I was not afraid of it, because if it wanted to hurt me, it would have done so already, right ?

I hope...

"Eros is the wolf ?", I looked at the wolf, as if expecting an answer.

'Yes.'

This whispering in my mind was creeping me out.

"And you can talk with me in my mind?", my gaze never wavered from the wolf.

'Yes.'

" And you say that your name is not Eros ?"

'Yes.'

This 'yes' was getting on my nerves now.

" Do you know any other words than 'Yes' ?"

'Yes.'

"God !!", I screeched out, pulling my hair out of frustration "I'm sure now, that you are Eros, because you are getting on my nerves, even as a wolf."

I heard a soft chuckle in my mind, confirming my statement.

" I dare you to answer me with a 'Yes' again", I huffed, glaring at the wolf now, even though it was thrice of my size. I guess I've become fearless along with losing my mind.

'Okay.'

"I can't take this anymore", I cried out, my control was hanging by a thin thread, "Let me ask you a question."

The wolf just stared at me.

"You said your name is not Eros", I took a deep breath, calming myself, "What is your name ?"

'Erasmos'

The word sent weird tingles throughout my body, all feeling of anger lost. I stared at the wolf, noticing its magnificent physique, radiating confidence and power from every single pore of his body.

"Erasmos", I call out softly, "It suits you."

Erasmos' ears perked up upon hearing my voice. It nudged me at my neck with its nose again, tickling me.

"Hey, wait", I laughed out," It tickles."

He continued to tickle me, his snout leaving wetness everywhere. We goofed around like that, him tickling me at my feet, my neck, my stomach, while I was wheezing loudly like a hyena.

"Stop !!", my cries were loud,"Stop it, please !!"

There were tears in my eyes when he finally stopped. I took a moment to compose myself, and sat straight up.

'Are you not afraid of us ?'

Eros said in my mind, his voice wary and scared.

"I think I have mentally shut down", I replied honestly, "Ask me again at the end of the day", I smiled, showing that I was perfectly sane, even if my actions proved otherwise.

'I'm going to shift to my human form now', Eros said to me. I nodded, standing up, and brushing my jeans. There was a loud sound of bones cracking, which sounded like it must hurt, and then, a very naked Eros stood in front of me.

"Ahhh !!", I shouted, and quickly covered my eyes, "Why are you in your birthday suit ?"

"Do you think I was wearing clothes when I was a wolf ?", Eros retorted, though his question does make sense. I turned around, not wanting to see something that couldn't be unseen.

"Can you dress up, please ?", I say, trying my best not to imagine his naked body.

"I think I prefer it this way", Eros replies casually, while my temperature rose a few degrees.

" You pervert animal !!! Are you being serious now ?", I screamed, seconds away from hitting the idiot, "I'll kill you Eros if you don't wear clothes this moment itself".

It seemed like my warning worked, because he muttered something like "Okay, buzzkill."

After I heard the ruffling of clothes and his "I'm decent now", did I turn around.

He was still shirtless, but at least he had his pants on. I sighed, my heart still dancing due to the stunt this guy pulled.

"Are you alright ?" Eros said, walking towards me.

"Yeah ", I replied, taking a deep breath, "Are you ? That sounded like it hurt."

"No, only the first shift hurts. After that, we get used to it."

"So, you are a werewolf", I stated, as if we were discussing the weather, my voice shockingly calm.

He nodded, standing in front of me.

"Why did you tell me ?", I asked, genuinely confused, "Aren't you guys supposed to keep this a secret ?"

Well, that's what the books say...

He smiled lovingly, his dimple popping.

Gosh, I love his dimple.

" I thought I explained that yesterday", he said, wrapping an arm around my waist and pulling towards him. I placed my hands on his chest to stop from hitting myself. His chest was warm under my hands.

" I don't understand", I was really confused at this point.

"You are really clueless about some things, aren't you ?", he chuckled, brushing away a strand of hair from my face.

"I guess", I said nonchalantly, while my mind was already screaming the answer at me.

Mate !

Mate !!

Mate !!!

" I shifted in front of you ", he leaned towards me, not even an inch of gap between us, "Because you are my mate."

And then, he placed his lips on mine.

***

We were all gathered at the breakfast table. By we, I mean me, Hector, Flynn, Ryan, the Queen Bitch and Eros.

Eros, uhm.

It was 10:35am now. After the whole fiasco of Eros and him being a werewolf was over, I came back to my room, and took a hot shower.

Kiss.

That one word was all I could think about in the shower. After confessing that I am his mate, Eros kissed me. And boy, was it a kiss. His lips were so soft and caressed over mine in such a gentle way that I lost my breath. And not to mention the fact that it was my first kiss. I was blushing for the whole time during the shower when I remembered how close he held me , while kissing me deeply. I didn't even have any time to ponder on it anymore, because when I was all fresh and dressed, Eros had come to my room to take me downstairs for breakfast. I didn't say anything to him and kept quiet for most of the time. I think Eros wanted to say something but decided not to. Everyone was already waiting for us when we went to the dining room. There was a constant blush on my face throughout our breakfast. Eros sat besides me, as normal as he ever was, not a hair out of place, looking the perfect rich CEO he was. He was looking more attractive to me now. Maybe, because he was mate.

No, he was always attractive to me, mate or not.

His hair was messy, just the way I liked it. Those blue-green orbs held the spark they always have. I'm glad he's happy. Dressed in a black hoodie and jeans, he looked perfect. Huh , I have the same attire. That moment, I realized that we were matching, again.

"Hey, we match", I said to him with a smile," Again".

He grinned at that, "I know."

His smile lit up his whole face, making him look younger than he was.

"Guys", it was Flynn who called out," I guess we need to tell Belle about her family."

This is unexpected. Five pair of eyes were on me.

"My family ?", I was confused at this moment, "Do you mean my parents ?"

"No, not your parents", Eros said from besides me, "Your family."

I looked at him, not understanding what he was trying to say.

"Do you remember last night, when Ryan said that you belong to Sempre Gritante ?"

Ah, yes. It seems like such a long time ago, when in reality, it was just last night.

"Yes, I remember", I stated, "What about it ?"

"Have you ever heard this term before, Belle ?", Hector questioned, " From your parents, maybe ?"

"No, never. This is the first time I heard it."

" Belle, I want you to keep an open mind, alright ?", Eros said softly, taking my hand in his.

This sounds awfully familiar.

Seeing his grave expression, I nodded, reassuring him.

"Sempre Gritante is a family that has been existing since generations", Flynn explained, " it has always been an influential family."

"Okay", I nodded, "What does that have to do with me?"

Flynn looked at Eros, who nodded at him.

"Your father was a member of the Sempre Gritante clan", Flynn let out a deep breath.

"So, I have a strong family, is that what you want to say?", I asked, confused. Since I never met my paternal or my maternal side, I knew nothing about it.

"Belle", Eros turned my chair to face him, "Sempre Gritante is not a normal clan", he looked straight in my eyes, his voice serious, "they are royalty."

"Royalty, like king and queen ?"

Eros nodded his answer.

Shit.

His action made me cough, loudly. Eros patted my back, giving me a glass of water to drink. I gladly gulped down the water.

"You are kidding me, right ?", I screeched at Eros, "Or are you making fun of me ?"

"No, mon Belle, its nothing like that", Eros tried to reassure me but I was not having any of it.

"Don't you think this is too much for a joke ?"

I was hyperventilating at this moment, but a small voice in my head told me this was anything but a joke.

"Belle", Eros held my shoulders", Look at me."

His voice was soft, his blue-green eyes captivated me. He was calming me without saying anything.

"Trust me."

Those two words were everything for me. I trusted Eros with my life. I nodded, not wanting to cause a scene.

"Can you elaborate ?", I vocalized. Eros nodded, looking at Flynn.

" When I went to check your house, I said that there was no room on the first floor, right ?", Flynn looked at everyone, while we nodded, "So when Eros suggested that it may be magic, we didn't believe it." We nodded again.

"But now that we know your origin, Belle ", he gestured to me, "We can say, for sure, that there was involvement of magic."

"And what makes you so sure ?", Hector asked, cautious.

"Because, along with being a royal family", Flynn had a grave tone to his voice, "Sempre Gritante was the only clan who had the power to use magic outside the portal."

"WHAT !!! ", Hector's shout was the loudest among every one else's.

Wait a second, magic and royal family ?

Wow, so I need not be in Princess Diaries to become a princess...

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