'You are a sneaky little thing! I knew it was not just to help with the children you needed him to stop working for. You were tired using your 'hand' or 'bedroom tools and needed the real thing!'

I send the text to Chris, who is already a close friend I made here. We've been texting so much ever since I left his place days ago. I walk slowly, going to the living room while looking over the texts we've been sending each other all day.

"Hey." A voice suddenly says behind me and I scream in fright, dropping my phone in the process.

"What the hell!?" I shout at a laughing Elijah who actually thinks this whole thing is funny.

"Well, thank you for welcoming me home, my dearest mate." He retorts sarcastically, dropping his jacket and tie on the floor.

"I didn't know you were here an-"

"That's because you were busy with your phone. If you paid enough attention on the time, you could have known I'm here." He says in a bored tone.

"You could have warned me or something then maybe this could not have happened!" I glare at him, showing my now cracked phone. I can't use it anymore and I really need it.

"That's good. Maybe you can start paying attention to me now that you are unable to use it." He smiles and bumps my shoulder while passing by me, going in the kitchen.

"What does that have to mean?" I ask following him in there. He shrugs and opens the fridge, getting a water bottle and starts drinking. He still doesn't say a thing after he's done and walks in the sitting room. He grabs a remote, turning the TV on and ignores me completely.

"Okay." I sigh and pick up his things he dropped on the floor and go to the bedroom. I can't believe what he's just said. I didn't see anything wrong these past days since we made up. We are always together once he arrives home from work and sometimes he even comes home for lunch and goes back to work. I see nothing wrong with that and don't understand the whole 'paying attention to me now'. I always pay attention.

I admit I've been texting a lot but it's for a good reason I'm doing so. Aaaargh! I feel torn apart between being angry because he made me break my phone or to apologize for screaming at him. I push it all aside and decide to take a shower. It's Wednesday which means family dinner at 7pm.

After I'm done with everything, I go to check on Elijah. I find him where I left him. He is facing the TV but I know he's not even watching it. He is bouncing his right leg, clenching and unclenching his right hand in a fist, a sign that he's pissed. At what, I don't know.

"Eli, we have to be going down for dinner." I say as I come to stand beside him. He doesn't turn my way, eyes still on the TV.

"Eli, I am talking to you." I then stand in front of him.

"I'm not hungry." He responds quietly.

"Then we have to talk abou-"

"I'm busy." He rudely cuts me off. I'm about to say something when he stands up. "I'm leaving, don't wait up." He leaves the room and I follow behind.

"Where are you going?" I ask, stopping by the front door as he puts on his shoes.

"Out," he then shuts the door after him, leaving me inside.

I stand there, not moving. I don't know what's wrong and why he is so angry. Is it me or something else? Oh god! This is so frustrating. I leave our room and go down the stairs. I guess I have to show up alone today and I wish there won't be many questions about Elijah's whereabouts.

I enter the dining room and greet everyone. There is Jemima, Marah, Cad and me. Keziah went back to her husband's pack and Darius is busy with preparations. Tomorrow is my birthday which means it's time for Darius to give up his position to his son. We changed the day to Saturday, so tomorrow will just be my birthday with no handover of Alpha position.

We start eating and make small talk as the time goes. I wonder why they are not asking why Elijah is not here today. Did they hear what we said in there? But that was impossible what with sound proof walls.

Cadmael explains to me through the mind link.

I wonder.

He enquires.

I explain what happened to him and he shakes his head sighing.

I ask when he looks at me disapprovingly.

He informs and I frown at him. Why didn't he say something if he felt bad with what I was doing?

I explain apologetically hoping he'll understand.

I smile at him and he does the same.

I finish eating silently, not even paying attention to what the others are saying. I say good night to the ladies and Cad, then run up to our room. He said don't wait up but I will wait for him.

So I wait.

And wait.

......and wait.

It's late and I'm still waiting. I feel sleepy but I don't give up; I stay up and wait. It's almost 6 hours straight, since he left, and I've still been waiting. I give up and stand from the couch to go to bed. It's only when I'm about to enter the bedroom, the door to the room opens and Elijah enters. He doesn't see me first, so I watch him take his coat and shoes off. He then sees me when he is about to go to the sitting room. We don't say anything to each other, only stare. He takes a step towards me and then another, until we are a breath away from each other.

"Hey," he starts.

"Hey."

"You waited for me."

"Yes." It wasn't a question but I felt the need to answer.

"I'm sorry I left like that, I just h-"

"No." I cut him off and he looks at me questioningly. "I'm the one to say sorry. I didn't realize I was ignoring you. It was stupid of me to get angry because of a broken phone; after all I am responsible for breaking it. I made you to leave and miss family dinner. I really feel bad. I'm truly sorry Elijah, please-"

"Wow, take a breath my dear." Elijah presses his hand on my mouth stopping my rant. He smiles at me and I feel myself calm down. His smile assures me he isn't mad at me, anymore.

"It's okay. I'm sorry I got angry over that. I do have control over my short temper but with you it's hard to control it." I nod at him and he smiles big.

"I got you something." He brings out a box from his trousers back pocket. "I'm sorry I made you break your phone." He then hands me the box. I open it and gasp at what he got me.

"Eli! You didn't have to get me this." I whisper in awe, staring at the box.

"I'm glad you like it; I really had to get you that. If it is not for an apology then as a birthday gift. It's already 2am early morning, happy birthday."

"Thank you." I smile looking at the Lumia 1520 he got me. I look up at him and launch myself in his arms. Laughing, he embraces me and rests his head on my neck, taking a deep breath.

"You smell good, Kac." I freeze in his arms then I move away from him. I scratch the back of my head nervously. Does he smell it?

"Um, I am tired and need to sleep now." I add a fake sigh to make it believable.

"I'm sorry I kept you up." I smile at him when he comes forward and kiss my forehead. I close my eyes loving the feeling that comes with that soft gesture. "Good night, love."

"Good night, Eli." I open the door to the bedroom and close it slowly behind me. I switch on the phone and find everything already programmed in. Perfect! I dial Chris's phone and pray he answers it.

"Hello," thank goddess he picked up.

"Heyy, its Ka-Kacper."

"I know. What's up? You don't sound right, are you okay?"

"When will I go in heat?"

"Not until you reach the exact time you were born. Why asking?"

I sigh in relief at that. I thought it will be right away. I feel my raging heart calming down.

"Eli hugged me and smelled my neck. He said I smelled good. I just panicked and thought I was in heat and he got the scent. I was scared."

"That's understandable; though he might get to smell it a bit earlier. He is an Alpha and their sense of smell is better than others plus you are mates who are unmated. Just be careful and avoid skin contact until I'm there with the pills."

"I will stay away, just be here early with the pills."

"I will be early. But why were you hugging at this time?"

"It's none of your business!" I exclaim.

"Is my Kacy already doing some nasty? You should have ju-"

I cut him off, ending the call before he starts saying unnecessary things. I sigh in content, now knowing I'm safe. I don't want to mate with Elijah now. It will be complicated, since we just made up some days ago and I don't know much about him yet. I don't think I'm ready to go up that step anyway. I don't know how things are with that bitch Joyce. I'm sure he doesn't talk to her now but am just scared it might be the other way round. In other words, I don't trust him yet.

Until I start trusting him, I will take the suppressors to hide my heat scent. As long as he doesn't smell it, we won't have accidental mating due to the heat. Chris had to look for the pills and luckily found them. It's what we have been texting about, these past days.

The only problem is, we start sharing the bed tomorrow. How will I avoid skin contact with him on the same bed? Feeling exhausted with today's events, I let myself fall in a deep sleep.

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