Forced Mating

Twenty-One

Dedicated to Angela-F-Bryant! Hope its worth your while! Let me know how I did!
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"Caden you have to let me do something," I said as I leaned on the counter beside him.

"Trust me, you're doing a lot," he said with a smirk.

I rolled my eyes, "I can cut up some vegetables."

"Remember the second day you were here and Dan and you had pizza?"

"Yeah..." I trailed off.

"You said I could've shown some hospitality."

"That's because you still had a stick up your-"

"Nevertheless," he cut me off, "I'm showing it to you now. I have weeks to make up for."

"Well the first week doesn't count considering you were, well, you know."

He looked down and I almost regretted what I said. Almost. He was still a jerk that first week, even if he had his excuses. I didn't lie, I don't hold it against him, but it happened.

"Blake, I really am sorry. It killed me to be so cold to you. And my wolf was trying to kill me for being that way to you. I just- I thought since you're an alpha, born alpha, that if you were doing it for your pack you would agree. And you would see that I had to do it for our pack."

"Caden. Stop apologizing. I know why you did it. I forgive you, I truly do." He still didn't look at me so I put his hands on my waist and ran my hands slowly up his chest, keeping my eyes on my hands. "I acted distant to you too. My wolf was killing me because I was cold to you. I can't blame you when I did the same thing. I've never treated anyone like that before, excluding my father. It was no way for me to treat you either."

"How can you be so forgiving when I basically ripped you away from your pack and family, treated you like a jerk and ignored you?"

I shrugged, "I relied on my privilege of freedom," I said trying to lighten the mood.

"You really are amazing Bee."

"No, I just can't hold a grudge."

"Which is a-"

"If you say amazing one more time I might find it in me to hold a grudge."

He smiled, "Also one of the things I love about you." He said hesitantly.

"Sure," I rolled my eyes and he tucked a piece of hair behind my ear.

"It's true though."

I sat on a stool as he continued cooking. It had gotten really awkward after he said that and I didn't even know how to break the tension. 

'One of the things I love about you...' 

Does that mean he thinks he loves me, or just loves aspects of me? Like how I love that Daniel never flirted with me? For some reason it seemed a lot more serious. Maybe because we're mates. I got up and grabbed two plates from the cupboard and placed them on the counter.

"Thanks." He said.

I nodded before standing there awkwardly as he stared at me. "So you and your brother cook?" I asked hoping to break the awkwardness.

"Yeah. I actually didn't really know he cooked a lot of different foods, but I knew he cooked. I used to do most of it for us and I guess I gave up on that too."

"Caden don't be so hard on yourself. Daniel is a great guy, and I know without you he wouldn't be as happy and carefree as he is. You've got to take some credit for that."