6- Give a shot

Maya's POV

Alpha Jacob had me pinned against the wall, and I was crazy with desire for him. I was furious at him for being a coward since I could hear his thoughts so clearly. Right now, I'm having a disagreement with Fae. She lusted after our mate, but I refrained from lusting after him because of his hesitation.

I can feel his toughness, and I know I'm drenched. My wolf and body yearned for him as much as he yearned for me. But I knew I had to intervene because he was clearly out of his mind. He desired me, but he was terrified of the ramifications and what a partner could do to him.

I wanted him so much now, but I battled with myself as well as with Fae, and I pushed him hard.

"What the—?" he said, looking at me with shock and fury on his face.

"You know you don't want to have a mate, so let us not do that." "I said with a serious look on my face."

"You're really hard, huh?" He said.

"So, am I going to do it or will you do the honor?"

"What do you mean?"

"Shall I reject you or will you reject me?" You choose, whoever it is between us. It does not matter to me at all. "

"What makes you think I would agree to that?"

"Why not? It was very clear that you don't like me or whoever you are mated with. Why do we need to prolong this? "

"I never said I did not want a mate." What made you think that? " He asked curiously.

"I can see it in your eyes." It was clear and obvious."

"You don't know what you are saying."

"I know exactly what I'm saying."

You have to stay here whether you like it or not."

"One thing is not clear to you, I guess. I am here because I wanted to, not because you caught me. No matter how good you are, I would still manage to get out of here undetected. " What I said was true. I can teleport myself, but it will consume a lot of my energy. I usually do it in a very critical situation. I was still in the process of strengthening this ability.

My mate asked angrily, "Are you saying that I won't be able to do anything if you decide to leave?"

"Yes! My wolf wanted to stay here, and she wanted you to know that I am your mate. I agree with her. That's why I am still here. So, I waited for the potion to wear off and found for myself. "

" Don't be too sure about yourself. I may not want a mate, but it doesn't necessarily mean I would let you go just like that. "

"So you are going to claim me?"

"No, we will just live together." You follow my rules and we won't have a problem. "

"Well, that's the problem. I am not good at following rules. "

He looked at me intently, as if weighing the situation. He has nothing on his head now, and it was hard for me to decide because he is keeping his thoughts to himself.

I could read his thoughts easily yesterday. Does he know that already now? Even if I can not read his mind, I can still leave this place whenever I want.

"Try me," he said as he took my hand and walked out of the dungeon. I was just following him, making him feel the feeling of having an obedient mate. We walked continuously and we passed by the pack members who had a curious look on their faces.

We end up in a very masculine environment. The color scheme was black and white. The room's king-sized bed was situated in the center. To my left was a frosted glass door. I believe that was the restroom. The following one was a sliding door. Maybe it's the walk-in closet.

There was a floor-to-ceiling glass window at the back of the bed, and a sliding glass door to the right that led to a balcony of some type. My gaze was still wandering around the room, looking for any kind of image that would indicate he already had a special someone, when he spoke to me.

"Feel at home here. I already have a lot on my plate right now, and your stubbornness is unnecessary. "

‘Why is she so calm?" And why do I have a feeling that she is not easy to deal with? Is this how mates are? ’

Now he's talking in his mind. So, here's the thing, he doesn't like the idea of having a mate because of what has happened before. I think I wanted to play with him a little.

"You think I'm stubborn? I haven't done anything yet. " I said, restraining myself from smiling.

"Seriously, you think I would wait for you to do anything for me to know how stubborn you are? I can see it clearly. No one in their right mind will be able to go to the neutral territory using the steep hill as a shortcut."

‘Can she fly?" Isn’t she afraid of a single wrong move and she's a goner? '

He said, and at the same time had his thoughts. I wanted to laugh so hard. If other alphas knew how unsettled he was because of me, they would never believe it themselves.

" I can take care of myself. I have been doing it for the past 21 years, and I can still do it for another 21 years. " If you can't claim me, then forget about it. We won't be able to see eye to eye. "

I said it loud and clear. I started to like him a lot, but nothing positive will come from us being together if he doesn't let go of the past. He must comprehend the importance of mutual trust. I appreciate his predicament, but I was in the worst circumstances imaginable and managed to pull it off. If he made me return to where I am because he is my mate, I would cheerfully let him go.

"OK, let us give this mate thing a shot. We will do the best we can to work this out. We will do what normal mates do minus the marking and mating part. If you are sure about yourself and nothing is stopping you, just tell me and we will proceed with the mating ceremonies." I said calmly.

"Who do you think you are to make such an arrangement?" You stay here and follow me. End of discussion. " "He said angrily."

"That was what I wanted." It is up to you. "Take it or leave it." I said with finality and a firm voice.

He just stood there looking at me, and after a few minutes of staring contest, he said, "Fine! See to it that you behave yourself. Keep in mind that, besides being your mate, I am also the alpha here. Don't embarrass me. "

"Oh, one more thing. Clean this room. I don't want any other shewolf's scent to linger in our room. " I said, looking at him angrily.

"I never banged any wolves in our room." The scent may be from the omega who cleans it. And how do you know that this is my room? "

"Your scent was very strong here and the omega, as you said, who was cleaning this room, was lingering too much." Meaning, she does something else here besides cleaning." I said furiously.

"So you're mad at me because she lingered too much?" Is that even my fault? "

"So you like her scent here?"

"It was very faint," he said, and inhaled afterwards. He stopped as if he had just realized what I meant.

"Alright. You choose the cleaner. "

"Now you're talking."

"I have to leave you here, I still need to do some paperwork in my office."

"No, I will come with you and ask someone else to clean this room again." "Tell whoever she is that I don't want a smelly room."

He was looking irritably, and suddenly his eyes dilated. Oh, he minds linking someone.

‘Ken asked someone to clean my room. Tell the cleaner not to do anything other than clean. My mate's nose was so sharp that she knew exactly what they did here. ’

‘on it alpha, So, will she be staying here? ’

‘Yes, we will go to the office." She doesn’t want to smell the scent here in our room. '

‘OK, I think you can’t hide anything from her.'

‘Shut up, just do as I say’ he said, and ended the link, looking at me,

"Let's go." If you feel like resting, just tell me. I won't be able to look after you once I am doing my job, so just inform me if you need anything. "

"You don't need to tell me."

"I can see that," and he took my hand again and intertwined our fingers as he went to his office.

His office was on the second floor of the pack house. We were on our way to his office when we saw the Omegas walking up to the fourth floor.

"Wait," Jacob stopped them, faced me and said, "You choose who will clean our room."

I approached them one by one, attempting to read their minds, until I located the one who, I'm sure, was not thinking anything bad about Jacob. I was staring at her, absorbed in her thoughts.

'What time is it already? Irene would surely blame me if I did not finish my work before lunch. '

"You," I exclaimed, pointing at her, and she gave me a terrified look. "You cleaned Alpha Jacob's room," I said, wanting it to be pristine and free of any other scents. Do I make myself understood? "

Panic struck the omega's face, and she said worriedly, "I am not allowed to enter Alpha Jacob's room, and I have a designated job in the pack house."

"Leave all your work to her," I said, pointing at the omega on my right, as I knew she was Irene that she was referring to. Irene's eyes went wide in shock.

'Who the h**l does this b***h think she is? I am the only one who can enter Alpha's room and no one else. '

B***h, you say huh? I thought, "Do you have a problem with you doing all her work here?" I asked Irene.

"I was the only one who was allowed to enter Alpha's room." I am best at cleaning it. "

I was going to rebuke her when Jacob said, "Follow her or quit the pack." From now on, all of Ana's responsibilities will fall to you, and Ana will just be responsible for cleaning my room. Anyone who disobeys this will be severely punished. "

As he took my hand, he faced Ana and said, "Start the cleaning now. She will be resting there when you're done."

"Right away, Alpha," Ana said and left immediately.

"All of you, you should go back to your designated duties." Jacob stopped me and pulled me to his office.