The Prince's Stubborn Mate

Chapter 9-Night with Demetri

I woke up to the sound of a baby cooing. At first I thought I was still sleeping but when I felt the bed move I knew it was real, I opened my eyes to the dimly lit room. The bed side lamp on Demetri's side table was on and he was sitting up withe a little baby in his arms. I sat up slowly and he turned to look at me.
"Did I wake you love?" He asked moving closer to me and I shook my head rubbing my eyes. I stared at the drooling baby in his arms, his purple eyes observed me as he waved his hands animatedly in the air. "This is William. My baby brother." Demetri said moving the child slightly so he bounced on his feet as Demetri held him.
"He's cute." I replied touching the child's chubby cheek. He cooed and grabbed my finger trying to pull it into his mouth. I laughed slightly and pulled my hand away. I got up and walked into the bathroom to take care of my lady business. I washed my hands then walked back into the bedroom. I checked the time on my phone to see that its just after midnight.
I returned to my position on the bed. William began to fuss and wiggle in Demetri's arms. I rubbed his tummy and he whined miserably. "He's hungry." I stated and Demetri looked shocked.
"What are you talking about?" He asked and my eyebrows pulled together as William started to full out wail. "I tried to feed him about ten minutes ago, he wouldn't drink."
"Where's the bottle?" I asked over William's screams. Demetri gave me a light blue baby bottle. I uncapped the bottle and looked at the unpierced nipple. I glanced at Demetri and shook my head.
"The nipple is new." I said and he looked at me in confusion. "It's not open." I said slowly and he understood.
"Can you hold him for a while?" He asked and I took a still screaming William as he went over to the vanity and pierced the bottle's nipple. When he came back I held out my hand for the bottle "Are you sure?" He asked and I nodded. He gave me the bottle and I began feeding William who sucked the bottle greedily. While staring up into my face. I smiled at his cute little face.
Demetri settled beside me on his side as he watched me with adoring eyes. He reached his hand out and began playing with my hair. We sat in silence, the only sound in the room was the soft sucking sound produced by William and the bottle.
When William was finished, I gave Demetri the bottle and he placed it on his night stand as I held William on my shoulder and burped him. He spit up a little an I cleaned his face with the little baby rag that Demetri gave me.
"You're really good with him." Demetri said as I sat playing with William who laughed and cooed at me while sticking out his tiny pink tongue.
"Thanks." I replied smiling at him
"You're gonna be a really great mother." He said and I looked at him briefly then looked away choosing not to respond. "Why did you look at me like that?" He asked
"Like what?" I asked innocently as William yawned and started to fuss again. I rocked him gently and he quieted chewing on his fingers.
"Like you don't want to be a mother."
"Well you've never asked me if I wanted to be one so I can't defend my look." I said as he handed me a light green pacifier which I pushed into William's mouth.
"Weather you want to be one or not, you will be." He said looking at me with a challenging expression. I'm going to shut him down. Right now.
"Why are you pushing to start a fight?" I asked innocently as I layed down on my back with William's sleeping form on my belly. I pulled the sheet up over me so that it stopped in the middle of William's back.
"That's not what I was doing." He replied frowning.
"That's what it looked and sounded like." I said with an accusing tone.
"That was not my intention, I merely wanted to talk about us having pups." He said using the werewolf term for babies.
"Oh, not tonight, let's just go to bed please." I said blinking slowly up at him. He obliged and turned off the lights. He snuggled up to me and intertwined our fingers on William's back. William wiggled slightly then settled back into his comfortable position and Demetri placed his head in my neck, taking in my scent.
I blinked sleepily as William wiggled and fussed on my chest. He's probably hungry again. I picked him up and sat up. Demetri was still fast asleep beside me, on his side. His lips slightly parted. He looks so innocent. I thought moving to shake him.
"Demetri," I whispered shaking his broad shoulder. He signed and turned his face the other way. I continued to shake him with one hand while I held William with the other. Demetri slapped my hand away groaning a 'let me sleep mom.' Into his pillow. I sighed and buried my fingers into his soft black hair and tugged roughly. He abruptly sat up releasing a ferocious growl causing me to jump and William to start crying. Oh man I sighed and Demetri got up leaving the room with a soft "be right back." I gave William his pacifier and walked around the room gently rocking him while I cooed to him. After a while, Demetri came back with a warm bottle for William. He handed me the bottle as we climbed back into bed. I began to feed William as Demetri closed his eyes.
"Do you have clothes and stuff in here for him?" I asked Demetri.
"No. Why?" He mumbled with his eyes closed, he continued to lie on his belly.
"I want to wipe him off and change him." I said tilting the bottle a little more as the baby drained it. Demetri groaned and got up, leaving me alone with the baby once more. He came back with a baby bag and a fluffy blue blanket this time. He placed it on the trunk at the end of the bed.
"Are you sure you want to do this? I can do it if you want." He suggested coming to stand beside me with his eyes closed as I burped William.
"Demetri, you're asleep on your feet." I said and he shrugged.
"If you weren't here I'd have to do it."
"Its fine go back to bed." I said heading to the bathroom. With William and the bag. Demetri followed and leaned against the door as I stripped William and placed him I'm the lukewarm water which I let fill the sink. I used the baby body wash to bathe him then washed him off. I wrapped him in a little green towel in the bag, then dried him off. I squeased out the rag then tried to wipe his face, he started squirming and crying. I held his face and wiped it with the rag as he screamed. When I was finished, I cradled him to my chest and hushed him apologizing softly in a baby voice. Demetri laughed. His eyes on me the entire time. I smiled at him
"Oh, hush up." I said taking William and the bag back into the bedroom. I placed him on the fluffy blue blanked that Demetri had brought and spread on the bed. He kicked his little feet and waved his little arms as he cooed adorably. Demetri sat beside him as he watched me.
"You sure you don't want any help?" He asked "you obviously don't need help but if you want it I would be glad to give it." He offered and I smiled and shook my head.
"No. I'm fine." I said poking his nose "you should go back to sleep."
"When you're finished." He said watching me put on William's diaper then powder his chest and back. I put him in a cute blue onsie with white polka dots on it. After zipping him up. I picked him up and kised his cheeks.
"We're all cleaned up now aren't we?" I cooed to William who grabbed my hair which was hanging over my shoulder in a loose braid. "Yes we are. Oh yes we are." I Nuzzled his little neck.
"Okay mommy, let's go to bed now." Demetri said snapping his fingers. Everything went back into the baby's bag and the bag flashed to sit on the armchair by the window the blanket was still on the bed though.
I climbed into bed and placed William on the blanket between Demetri and I. He continued to play with my hair as I rubbed his belly. Now back in bed, the tiredness crept up on me and I yawned. I picked up my phone to see that I was five minutes to five a.m.
I noticed William yawn and kick his feet. Demetri was once again fast asleep on his belly. My side lamp was still on as I played with William.
"Jessabell, you need to go to sleep." Demetri mumbled
"I thought you were asleep." I answered putting the pacifier into William's mouth. He spit it out and started to fuss. Demetri let out an aggravated sigh and moved over to pick up William.
"Alright, kid, sleep time. He said shaking him gently, "Mommy wants to go to bed."
"You should stop calling me that." I said and Demetri looked at me.
"Why? It suits you." He said
"I don't like it."
"When we have pups, what will they call you?" He challenged and I frowned feeling his anger grow.
"By then I will be ready to be called mommy, I'm not ready for that right now."
"Jessabell, you do know that after almost every mating ceremony the female ends up pregnant. Right?" he asked placing William on the blanket between us. I covered his little feet with his blanket.
"I know that. But we're not having our cermomy anytime soon." I said looking into Demetri's smoldering gray eyes. Well he's wide awake now.
"Are you asking me or are you telling me?" He questioned as his eyes took on a purple color close to his dilated pupils. I didn't respond out of fear of what he would do to me. "Get this through your head Jessabell, our mating ceremony will be early next year. And i will make sure it is done in your most fertile time." He hissed menacingly.
"And what if I don't want to?" I asked as a bone chilling coldness traveled up my spine. The mating ceremony is almost like an animal wedding. We do it in our wolf forms. They decorate the council house with some really pretty flowers and red carpet and other fancy stuff. The council and the elders of the pack gives their blessings and sprinkle us with some water from the enchanted pond then we do a blood bond which binds mates together completely and kick starts the mating hormones for the human mates. I'm not ready for any of that as yet. Heck No!!
"You won't have a choice. I will take you weather you want me to or not." He said and I paled at the thought of him forcing himself on me. I switched off my lamp then cuddled William's sleeping form to my chest.
I felt Demetri's hand on my arm and I tensed. "Relax. I'm not going to hurt you" he said and I pulled my arm away.
"Don't touch me." I hissed and he growled squeezing my hip tightly. I winced but he did not release me.
"In January, when your ovulating, we will have our mating ceremony." He said
"If you ruin my life, I will hate you forever." I hissed at him "And if you force me to do the ceremony, i will never give you pups, it's my body and if I don't want something you have no right to force it on me." I snapped.
"I have ever right. I am your mate." He argued moving his fingers up to my neck to touch my mark. "You belong to me Jessabell."
I moved my finger nails across his hand scratching him. He cursed and pinched my arm. It stung. I moved my arm trying to get him to let go.
"You are going to learn to respect me." He growled "Now apologize and I will stop."
I kept quiet, refusing to give him the satisfaction of hearing me say sorry. He squeezed harder and I relented.
"I'm sorry." I mumbeled swallowing my pride. He released me and rubbed my arm where he pinched. I rolled onto my back so he stopped touching my arm. I brought my hand up and rubbed my arm wincing slightly at the stinging sensation. I sighed and closed my eyes. I wish I had a different mate. I wish Tyler Carter was my mate, for the star quarterback of our football team, he's pretty cool and down to earth plus he's absolutely gorgeous. I thought with a sigh and Demetri growled.
"I am your mate so stop fantasizing about other males." He hissed and I sighed cuddling William once again. I closed my eyes and promptly fell asleep.

Hello all my lovely readers. Just saying hi and thanks for the reads and votes again. I have eight hours of class today, with no breaks so I'll take my class time to write and update. 😄😄