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Chapter 10- The Practice

"So what are you two doing today?" May asked directing the question to Matt and I as the four of us sat at the counter eating breakfast.

I shrugged while stuffing a mouthful of her pancakes into my mouth and saying 'I don't know' but it came out inaudible.

"I'm taking her home" Matt smiled, looking at me. Well this was news to me also. I wondered why but didn't ask in front of May.

"Aww so the both of us are alone today" Jason wiggled his eyebrows at May and she blushed. Oh this was so good. She really liked him! I wondered how she would react when she found out he was a werewolf. Well that would be another show.

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I was sitting in the passenger seat of Matt's car with him driving. We were going to his place. I should really find out why.

"Why are we going to your castle?" I finally asked him.

"My castle?" he chuckled.

"Yeah you know that place is huge, anybody would think it's a castle."

"So that'll make you the queen." I froze. Well I wasn't expecting that. Queen? Me? That doesn't sound right. I totally froze up. Fright now emitting from every surface of my skin.

"Oh God. Oh God. Okay calm down I didn't mean it like that. Well I did but... Oh God." Matt struggled with his words when he realized my reaction to his statement before. "I'm sorry" he was finally able to get out. I just smiled at him softly.

I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what to feel. I just felt really awkward when we spoke about anything related to me accepting or rejecting him. Did I like him? I did. Then why was this so hard? 'Just accept the damn boy already' some part of my brain sneered at me. But what if it was just because of the mate bond that I felt that I liked him? Am I supposed to just suck it up and spend the rest of my life with someone because of something called a mate bond? I sighed. Okay stop it Lilly. Now is not the time.

I snapped out of my debate with myself to find Matt staring at me apologetically. I looked around to find that we had already reached to his place.

"Why are we here?" I asked trying to make my voice sound normal again.

"I'm sorry." Matt apologized again, ignoring my question. "I just... I don't know. I really... I" He stammered with his words for the second time. I chuckled at him. The big man stammering. I guess I could understand why he would say something like that. I mean, I myself am struggling with the mate bond.

"Are you laughing at me?" Matt asked feigning seriousness. I really laughed this time.

"I am sorry. I over-reacted. I know now how the mate bond makes you feel and I know you can't help it." I told him understanding. But he looked at me with a confused expression on his face.

"You think it's because of the mate bond I like you?" he asked. Well, why else?

"Yea-" I began but he cut me off.

"Okay well yeah I agree it's because of the mate bond I feel strongly for you. But Lilly it doesn't solely depend on the bond." He said "I mean, you think if you were obnoxious and annoying I would like you? If you were demanding and dominant, how was I supposed to live with that when it's in my blood to rule?" He went on explaining "I like you because you're you. Not only because of the mate bond." He stressed on the "not only".

Wow. Well that was something. I was stunned. How am I supposed to reply to that?

"You don't have to say anything" Mind reader "Just think about it, it could make your decision easier." He smiled at me and came out the car, then came to my side and opened the door for me.