Her Son Kaden

12| Screw You

"Awkward moments rule the world."

Amelia's POV

After a while my mate returned.

Kaden laid back on the bed and pulled the covers up around him. He turned off the light while I got up and made my way for the couch. I didn't want to sleep by him.

I laid down on it and I was right it was comfortable. I was just about to close my eyes when the light turned back on. I blinked and turned back to Kaden who was sitting up the covers falling down exposing his godly body. Where'd his shirt go?

He looked at me like I was crazy.

"What are you doing?" He asked.

What does it look like?

"Going to sleep." I answered shrugging. He shook his head.

"Get in bed. Mates sleep together." He growled. I looked at him in denial. Since when did we act like mates?

"Amelia get in this bed now." He ordered pointing next to him. I scoffed and turned away from him laying my head back on the couch. A animalistic growl rumbled in the quiet room.

"Amelia. Now." He growled in his alpha voice and I groaned. With a growl I slumped off the couch and made my way to the bed.

I slid under the sheets beside him and he nodded curtly and stared at me. Then he laid back down and pulled me closer to him with his hands on my waist. My back was pressed into his chest and I was fighting to ignore the sweet flames where his hands and body touched me. Then with one hand still holding me he reached over and turned off the light. In the darkness his arms wrapped around me and a possessive, challenging growl rumbled in his chest.

"You're my mate." I heard him mumble and my heart fluttered. I couldn't find any words for a while but then I found some.

"Am I supposed to care? Because you apparently don't so why should I?" I grumbled fighting sleep. I yawned softly.

"Touché." Kaden whispered in my ear. I sighed and didn't like the sweet feeling I got.

"Go to sleep." I told him. He huffed and laid his chin on top of my head. I swear he was smelling my hair as he did it. I grimaced.

"Okay then... Little Luna." He said softly with amusement and mockery in his voice but I chose to ignore him and I rolled my eyes. I thought I felt him kiss my head as I drifted in and out of sleep but I knew I was imagining it. After all why would he do that?

When I heard him softly snoring I closed my eyes and slipped into sleep.

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I don't know what woke me but something did. I looked around the dark room and realized Kaden still held me. For a naïve moment it was bliss, him holding me, his soft snores filling my ears, his warm body still pressed against mine... I shook my head and groaned. The damn mark was getting to me.

I slipped out of Kaden's hold and fled to the bathroom. I shut the door softly behind me.

My thoughts ran together as I stared at my reflection and sobbed. The bite mark on my neck was inflamed and caked with dried blood and I realized then how much it was hurting.

I couldn't believe he'd actually marked me. I didn't want a mate like him.

I stared at my reddening, teary eyes and covered my mouth trying to mask my chocking sobs.