I thought I'm going to pass out here. My head is aching a lot. I watched as everyone sat on the dining table eating and making light talk. I massaged my forehead with my left hand as I lifted a glass of water to my lips with my other hand.
When I said the day was hectic, it was really hectic. Since morning, I had been dancing around the house and hearing everyone bickering. Since the alphas and lunas showed up this morning, we spent time with them.
During the day, everyone went out to the pool to enjoy the sun. Some sat on the pool chair and some sat on the edge of the pool. Jake's parents tried to fill us with the details of the ongoing things taking place in the pack. I made it an interest of mine since I'm going to be one of them once I went over at Jake's pack.
I was by the pool and Austin was by my side. He would turn to me to add something as the talks goes on, Mum would stop him by voicing out and Sarah would urge him to talk. But every time, he start to talk to me, mom would cut him off by adding something or addressing me to the things she seemed to be interesting. I gave a sorry look to Austin before nodding from time to time with her as she talked.
The time filled out. As time came to start preparing for dinner, we went in the kitchen while the men went to watch the football match on TV. As I entered the kitchen, I saw there were quite women there. I just took out the ingredients needed. I saw as it was uncomfortable with so many people to move in easily.
As I asked if I'm needed more, the parents turned me away with the other girls. We went to join other in the living room.Everyone took a seat where they found. Eva sat next to Jake and was watching the match with engrossement . Seems like someone like football as well as Jake. There was a place next to Austin and to the other side of Jake. I saw it safer to just sit next to Austin than Jake. I settled down, Austin turned to me smiling and put his arm behind me on the back of the couch before turning back to the TV. Dad smiling, asked me to sit by Jake's side. Sarah chimed in without giving me time to respond, saying, "Let it be since I had already taken my place."
He insisted on me to go, and he said not to be shy to sit by my mate's side.
Sarah jumped in again, saying the atmosphere would be more suffocated with love tension between Jake and me. I was glad for her intervention, though I found her behaviour weird.Dad urged that he wanted to see us together and see how we bonded since he last saw us. At last I couldn't go against him and complied with him.
I moved next to Jake. The latter gave me a wary look before turning back to the TV, and as I sat down, I saw him scooping away a little and closer to Eva. I did not like this gesture at all.
Soon we were called for dinner, we all joined there. I sat across to Jake on the table. Austin walked to join me, and Eva had already reached the chair out next to Jake to sit down.
But before they both could take their seat, Ethan called out, stopping both Eva and Austin in their trail. We all four turned to look at him. He gave us his perfect smile before saying the sentence I'm too drill to guess about, I thought sarcastically. "I want Jake and Ashley to sit together next to each other." I needed to expect someone to say something like that.
I looked in front at Jake, and he stared anxiously back. I reluctantly stood up from my seat, and Eva removed her hand from the head of the chair beside Jake with her fingers fidgeting together, not knowing what to do. Nike voiced in "Aren't they already sitting together, they are across each other over the table just like a couple sitting for a dinner"
"It's not the same. Sitting by the side is closer. Besides, we are in family, they cannot sit like a couple." Mom added.
"They wouldn't die if they are not by their mate's side for some hours." Brandon groaned with his elbow on the dining table and his finger running in his hair. "C'mon, let's just eat. I'm hungry. Ashley, just resume your seat as well as others. "
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I'll Never Be Your Mate
WerewolfAshley Adamson got to know that her father had put her in an arranged marriage to Jake Efron, the biggest playboy, jerk and arrogant guy that she ever known .They both hate each other like they are the worst enemies in the world. They want to stay a...