I was awakened by the sound of my room door opening and feet shuffling across the carpet to my bedside. The footsteps sounded soft so it must be a woman.

"Ms. Jessabell, I brought you some chamomile and ginger tea." Said our maid Jean. She's a middle aged woman with slightly graying hair, short stubby body, caramel completion with light brown eyes and dark hair. She was my personal maid when I was younger but since I've grown up she was placed on regular maid duty.

"Thank you." I mumbled faintly as I curled closer into my body to lessen the pain in my belly. At about one this morning I was awakened by a sharp pain in my lower stomach and I knew it was that time of the month. I got up and took a shower, took care of business then came back to bed. My cramps are the worst things ever, not to mention that I am extra miserable and way more bad tempered than normal.

"I'll get you some breakfast and midol. Would you like anything else?" Jean asked and I muttered a faint no then she left.

Just as I was about to fall asleep, the door opened again as I cursed mentally. A body jumped on my bed and pulled my blanked from over my head to reveal Monique's smiling face.

"Why are you here this early?" I groaned getting up and walking into the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face. Monique followed and sat on the closed toilet lid.

"Its not early, its after eleven." She chirped brightly "And guess what happened last night!!"

"It is freaking early and I don't care what happened last night." I hissed returning my tooth brush and starting to wash my face with Neutrogena.

"You're in a bad mood this morning. Is it that time of the month?" She asked jokingly and I growled.

"Oh, it is that time of month." She said patting my back. "Sorry."

"Whatever." I mumbled and we both claimed back into my bed. Monique kicked off her blue heels and took off her blue jacket and got under my blanket with me. We both sat with our backs against the head board as I drank my tea and we munched on the plate of bacon and chocolate chip pancakes that Jean brought up while we were in the bathroom.

"I met my mate last night." Monique said and I froze mid chew. "What?" She asked.

"He's the prince that was talking to you?" I asked, however my inquiry came out as more of a statement of fact.

"Yea how'd you know?"

"Because prince Demetri told me he's my mate." I sighed throwing my bacon back onto the plate.

"Really?!?" She squealed excitedly. "We'll really be together forever."

"Yay." I replied unenthusiastically and she frowned.

"What's wrong?" She asked frowning "Don't you want to be in the same pack as me?"

"Its not that. I don't like him." I said and she pursed her lips. "He's arrogant and demanding and a complete asshole." I said sliding to lie down on my side facing Monique as she put the plate on the floor beside her and did the same.

"What did you expect? He's an alpha prince."

"I wanted a better mate. Not that I believe him." I pulled my knees up to my chest and closed my eyes.

"Wait you said he brought you home last night. What happened after?"

"Mom invited him in, we kissed then he left." I said vaguely and I felt the waves of excitement roll off MoMo.

"Something happened after you kissed. What was it?" She squealed and I paled and looked up at her to see the smile fade from her face. "What did he do to you?"

"Nothing bad," I said blushing furiously as I remembered my reaction to Demetri.

"You had sex?" She asked in surprise. And I blushed even more.

"No, we didn't go that far."

"So he touched you." She said and I nodded. "Did you......you know?" She asked moving her fingers in a sign of explosion.

I groaned and buried by face in the pillow in embarrassment "yes." I muttered and she laughed. I got up to hit her. "It's not funny." I growled as the door opened again. This time Demetri walked in wearing a pair of dark blue jeans, and a black T-shirt which stretched tightly across his chest. His dark hair was messy and his gray eyes sparkeled as he looked at me.

Demetri crossed the room to come sit beside me so I was in between him and Monique. He leant in and pressed a kiss against my cheek before pressing his nose to my neck smelling me.

"Good morning." He said and I blushed with the knowledge that I was talking about him before he appeared. I pulled away from him and scooted closer to Monique until our bodies were pressed together. She snickered and Demetri's eyes snapped to her as if just noticing her presence.

"Hello Monique" he greeted and she smiled at him

"Your majesty."

"My brother is outside waiting for you." He said and she grinned. She leant over and whispered 'have fun' in my ear before walking away, leaving me alone with Demetri. That brute. I thought.

"Why are you still in bed at this hour?" Demetri asked reaching out to touch my face. Just then a sharp cramp grabbed my belly and I buried my face in the pillow and groaned.

"Because it's my bed and I love my bed." I muttered I felt the bed shift as Demetri settled beside me.

"What's wrong with you?" He asked placing his hand on my hip.

"Nothing. Why are you here?"

"I told you I'd see you tomorrow."

"And if I was in any position to talk last night, I would have told you to stay away from me." I grumbled turning onto my belly and turning my face away from him. His hand moved to rub my back and I sighed.

"I want to take you out today."

"No thanks."

"I was not asking." He responded authoritatively "We're going out for lunch so go get dressed."

"Did you not hear me say no?" I hissed turning to glare at him "No means fucking no." I growled feeling the ever present cramping in my lower abdomen caused by my low iron level.

"I am your prince and you will obey me." He growled pulling me off the bed and into the bathroom. The sudden movements caused the undigested food in my stomach to roll and come back up. I doubled over as I threw up on Demetri's shoes. Some very expensive looking shoes I might add. I heaved as he stepped back and pulled my hair out of my face.

"You're sick." He commented as I stood up and walked over to the sink to brush my teeth. When I was finished brushing my teeth I washed my feet off in the bathtub as Demetri took his shoes off.

"I'm not sick." I said looking up at him.

"Says the girl who just threw up on me."

"I'm sorry."

"Its fine. Let me take you to see a doctor." He offered as we walked into my room. I grabbed the phone on my side table and pressed 4 for the house cleaners. The house maid Angela picked up on the second ring.

"Hello Miss. Jessabell, how may I be of service to you?"

"I just threw up on the bathroom floor." I said as my face heated in embarassment not to mention that Demetri's eyes were glued to my face.

"I will send Charles to see to it. Will that be all?"

"Yes. Thank you Angela."

"Of course ma'am" She replied and I hung up and turned to Demetri who was still barefoot.

"So are you going to leave now?" I asked anticipating his departure.

"No. I will not leave you alone while you are sick." He said stepping closer to me.

"I'm not sick. I'm going to the library while they clean my room." I said grabbing my blanket and phone "you should leave."

"Did you not hear me say no." He said smugly and I glared at him as I felt a headache coming on. I marched past him and up to the library. As I was about to close the double doors to the liabrary I noticed Demetri walking past me and into the library.

"What about your shoes?" I asked looking at his socks clad feet.

"My brother left a pair downstairs for me." He said settling on the couch by the window. I walked over and curled up on the other end with my head on the arm rest and blanket over my feet. Demetri moved over and adjusted my body so I was laying down with my head in his lap. I closed my eyes as he played with my hair which is not so nice anymore. It frizzed out during the night.

"So if you are not sick, what's wrong?" He asked and I sighed as the library doors opened to admit Marsha, my thirteen years old sister. She walked over to the couch and stared in amazement at Demetri. She looked frozen, not to mention that her mouth was hanging open.

"Close your mouth Marsha." I snapped pulling my knees up to my chest as another cramp gripped my belly.

She batted her eyes at Demetri and said. "Good morning your majesty." He just looked at her with a bored expression and replied with a bored hello.

"Would you like anything, your majesty?" She asked flirtatiously and Demetri frowned in annoyance for a moment the smiled at her

"Actually yes, I would like a cup of chamomile tea for my mate." He said motioning to me.

I watched as Marsha's mouth fell open as she stared at us in shock. I wanted to laugh but I was too disturbed by the fact that he had just told my sister I am his mate.

"I'll have one of the maids see to it, my prince." She said then turned to me "Jean said to give you this," she said handing me the bottle of water and box of midol which she held. I took them with a faint thanks before she left.

I sat up and opened the bottle of water and swallowed two tablets then placed the bottle and the box on the floor.

"So that's what's wrong with you." Demetri said looking at me as I blushed. He pulled me back down into his lap and I closed my eyes. "You are the first girl I have ever seen get sick when they're on their period and I have five sisters." He muttered and I tugged my blanket over my head and he laughed.

"Don't be embarrassed sweetheart." He said pulling the blanket down to my chest so I looked up at him. "Get some sleep."

"I'm not tired." I said staring into his gorgeous gray eyes. He smiled and leant down to kiss my forehead.

"OK then, let's talk. Tell me about you." He said brushing my cheek with his fingers.

"My name is Jessabell Archer, I'm seventeen years old, I was born December 26th, I have ten siblings, I live with both my parents, I go to Gregory hawk academy and I have three best friends." I said smiling up at his frowning face.

"I didn't mean facts, I meant personal stuff. I already know all the facts about you." He said and my smile fell.

"I don't-" I was cut off by Demetri

"What's your favorite color?" He asked

"It depends on how I feel. What's yours?"

"Gold." He responded staring into my eyes, and I blushed realizing why he said that.

"What's your favorite food?"

"chicken." I chirped happily and he laughed and said he liked that too. We continued the questions until Charles came and told me that my room was clean. Demetri and I relocated to my room where we were served a lunch of Buffalo wings and French fries with lemonade. When we were finished I took a shower then settled with Demetri again. I was wearing a pair of blue sweat pants with a black tank top. Laying on my side with my back pressed flushed against his chest, I could feel every contour of his hard body against mine. Including the rock hard erection against my butt. I tried to move away but he spread his hand on my belly and pulled me back into him. I moved the lower half of my body and he pulled me back by my thigh.

"Why do you keep moving away?"

"You're poking my but." I said softly and he laughed.

"No darling, my dick is poking you." He said rubbing my belly.

"It's uncomfortable." I complained wiggling.

"You sound like a virgin." He commented and I stayed silent. "Are you a virgin?" He asked and I nodded.

"I will be your first time." He mused

"No, my mate will be my first time. Especially since you took my first kiss." I hissed and he growled.

"You are mine. Completely mine. I will be the first and only man to ever be between your lovely legs Jessabell." He said rubbing up on my body "if you weren't on your period I would just take you right now."

"Is sex all you think about?" I asked and he chuckled.

"Before I met you? Yes. Now you are literally all I think about." He sighed ruffling my hair we were silent for a while and my eyes began to droop.

"Jessabell?"

"Yes?"

"Why don't you believe that I'm your mate?"

"You're a prince. I just always thought my mate would be a normal wolf or even a human not an alpha prince, it's a bit disturbing to think that my idea of what my mate would be isn't what he is." I answered semi truthfully.

"What's wrong with me being an alpha prince?" He asked sounding offended

"Nothing,"

"Jessabell, " He growled flipping me onto my back so he was looking down at me.

"Nothing, I just thought someone like me would have a normal mate. I mean, Monique would be a good mate for you, she's interested in famous people and she loves the spotlight and attention. I don't and being your mate my life will no longer be private, I actually love my privacy."

"Is that really the only reason?" He asked and I sighed.

"You should be with someone else, you should reject me and just forget you met me." I said looking into his eyes "I want you to reject me before my eighteenth birthday." I finished telling him exactly what I had planned to tell my mate when I found him. My initial life plan was to find my mate, have him reject me then go to college in the Uk, suppress my wolf side get a good job a nice house a dog and maybe adopt a kid late in my life. If you don't shift for 12 years you won't be able to shift again. I would just be a normal human. I would forget my family and overall my life here. It would be like I never existed, I can't really see that affecting anyone really. My family doesn't remember I exist and Monique has other friends. Derek and Toddy found their mates so I doubt it will matter much to them if I'm gone.

"Why would I ever reject you Jessabell?" Demetri asked pulling me from my thoughts

"Because I want you to."

"I will never reject you Jessabell, ever." He said holding my face.

"You have to." I said, my voice cracking on the have. "I need you to reject me Demetri, please." I begged.

"Why?"

"Because I don't want to be your princess. Reject me before I turn eighteen then you will have another mate. Its the only way for you to get another mate ." I explained nonchalantly.

"No." He growled, his irises turning purple around the edges "I will not reject you. I don't want anyone but you. I've known you for only a day and I like you already, I want to know you more Jessabell." He said brushing my cheek.

"I don't want to know you." I said pushing him away from me. Just then my phone beeped alerting me to a text message. I reached for my phone on the night stand and looked to see a text from Todd asking if I want to go out with him, his mate, Derek and his mate and Monique tonight. I texted him telling that I couldn't because I have lady troubles.

"I have to go." Demetri said standing. I looked up at him as he stared at Me with his bright purple eyes.

"OK then." I said and he leant in and kissed my lips, softly at first then he grabbed the back of my head and pulled me closer to him as he kissed me roughly. He devoured my mouth in a show of possession and I shuddered. When he pulled away I was gasping for breath.

"Two more days to go my darling." He whispered in my ear before kissing my cheek. "My parents would like to meet you. The invite will be extended to Christmas day seeing as your not able to come tomorrow. It would be nice if you would have Christmas dinner with us but you probably will be doing that with your family so come have lunch with us Christmas day." He said.

"I can't I have to be somewhere Christmas day." I said stifling a yawn. I always spend Christmas with my Aunt in Aruba. She only has two kids a boy and a girl Keith and Kathetine, Keith is five and Katherine is three. They're sweet kids.

"I'm sure you can reschedule." He said and I opened to tell him what I would do when he stopped me by saying "You will reschedule, I'm not asking. I'm telling you to do it." My eyes widened and I pulled away from him and climbed back into bed. I pulled the sheet over my head and turned my back to him. If he thinks I'm rescheduling my vacation he has a next think coming. Lucky for me I have a one am check in time and my flight leaves at three so by the time he gets here I'll be away in sunny sunny Aruba. I can't believe I wasted my entire day with that arrogant asshole. Oh well, its just one of those days where you wonder what you were thinking.