Jayce’S POV.
The following day went on smoothly. I had no meetings with Reed, so I didn’t get riled up. I did all my work speedily and wished for nightfall to come quickly so I can go back home and be with my precious mate. The moment the time on my wrist watched clocked six pm, I shut my laptop and left my office, heading straight to my chambers so I could see my mate, Alora. I miss her. I miss her so much that I want to hold her in my arms and squeeze her tight. She means everything to me.
When I get to the door of our bedroom, I don’t forget to knock. I felt bad for barging in on her yesterday.
The door knob turns from within, indicating that the door was locked anyway. An uncomfortable feeling tugs my heart. She locked the door so I wouldn’t come in and see her almost naked again. That doesn’t feel nice. It’s definitely going to take ages for her to warm up to me.
“Alpha Jayce.” Her angelic voice calls my name and I almost sing with joy. I flash her a sweet smile which makes her blush.
“Hello, peaches.” I step into the bedroom, closing the door behind me.
“Welcome home.” She says warmly.
“Can I get a hug?” I asking stretching my arms wide open for her. She smiles sweetly and nods. My heart melts when she walks into my outstretched arms and wrap hers around me. I hug her warmly and inhale the sweet smell of her pheromone that’s mixed with the smell of her hair shampoo and body lotion. She smells so nice, I feel like eating her up right now. “I missed you.” I slur.
“I missed you too.”
“I kept looking at the time, wishing I could forward it so evening would come quick and I’d come home to see your beautiful face.”
“But you are here now.”
“You have no idea how happy I am to be here.” She calmly pulls away from my embrace and looks up at me. There’s an unsure look on her face.
“Are you really happy to be here?” I squint at her.
“Of course I am. Why do you think otherwise?”
“I’m sorry I just… I’m… you know… sceptical, which I know I shouldn’t, but I am anyway… I …” she stops talking and looks at me, shaking her head. “It’s nothing. I’m sorry for being ungrateful.”
“No, no, no. There’s absolutely nothing for you to be sorry about and you are not being ungrateful. I understand that this is strange for you given your past. I completely understand why you are sceptical about all this.”
“I just… it’s just… you know… strange. I’m still here before you and you are looking at me with loved filled eyes. You care so much about me. It’s overwhelming. I love it and I’m just scared that it might all end one day.”
“It won’t. None of this is going to end. It’s only going to get better, I promise you that. All you have to do is learn to get used to all of this. Get used to the attention, my love, my care and every other good thing. This is your home and you deserve every queen treatment you are getting.”
“Thank you very much, Alpha.” I lean forward and place a gentle kiss on her forehead before stepping back.
“For nothing at all. Had you had dinner?”
“Not yet.”
“How about I take my bath and we go down to eat together.”
“Sounds like a great idea.” She says smiling.
“I’ll be right back.”
“I’ll just excuse you so you…”
“No.” I calmly cut her off. “You don’t need to leave because I want to shower.”
“But you…”
“You are my mate and soon to be wife. You won’t keep running away from me forever. I understand that it feels strange to you, but you have to get used to it. I’m not going to eat you up.” I say and chuckle. She plays with her fingers. “While I take my shower, please pick something comfortable for me to wear. And I want to see you in here when I come out of the bathroom. Thank you and I love you.” I disappear into the bathroom with a smirk on my face.
If I ever want us to be close in the bedroom, then I’ll have to make the first move.
Fifteen minutes later, I walk out of the bathroom with
A towel tied around my waist. I’m ruffling my hair with a hand towel, trying soak out the water dripping from it. My eyes fall on Alora who’s sitting on the bed like she has no idea what to do with herself. A smile creeps on my lips.
“Hey.” I call. She turns to look at me, but quickly turns away when she notices my near naked state. It makes me chuckle. “Seriously babe?”
“Just go in there and put on some clothes!” She cries. I don’t obey her command. Instead, I walk over to bed and stand before her. She almost evaporates.
“Wha…what… why are you here?” She stutters nervously.
“It’s my room. I have the right to be anywhere I wanna be.” My voice is raspy and hushed. I watch as she swallows dryly and leans backwards, away from me. A while ago, I was cold, but right now, it feels like a dragon just breathed fire into the room. I’m almost naked and Alora is putting on a really tiny gown that will take less than a second to rip from her body.
A million thoughts about what I want to do with her body cross my mind and shut my eyes close to prevent myself from losing control.
“You smell really nice, Alora.” I mumble and open my eyes. She looks really nervous and I feel hurt. I back away from her and walk into the closet.
Baby steps.
On the closet island is a pair of grey sweat pants, a white T-shirt and an underwear.
Underwear.
She even looked at my underwear.
My cheeks heat up.
Cute.
When I’m done dressing up, I walk back to the bedroom and meet her sitting on the same spot on the bed.
“Are you happy with the services you are getting? Do you want me to assign to you more maids?” I ask, walking towards her. She rises to her feet and shakes her head.
“No. You don’t have to do that. They are doing a great job and ten maids are already more than enough for me.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes. I was told I’d have to pick a personal maid soon. Is that true?”
“Yes. It’s true. After the your welcome ceremony where you’ll be crowned Luna, you’ll need a personal maid who’ll be by your side every second of the day. Do you already have someone in mind?”
“Umm… not really. But I’ve got my eyes on someone.”
“Good.”
“So, can we go down for dinner now?” She asks smiling. I close the distance between us. My hand reaches for her face and my lips for her forehead. I plant a gentle kiss on her forehead and hug her for a while before pulling away. My hand reaches for her chin and I raise her hard up to look at me.
“After dinner, can we come up together so I can cuddle you. I just want to hold you in my arms for once. I’ll leave the moment you fall asleep.” She nods and I almost die of relief and excitement.
“Yes. We can do that.”
“Thank you.” I plant one last kiss on the side of her lips and lead the way out of the bedroom.
One day.
Not long from now, I’ll kiss her.