9 nine

"Stop!" I screamed in horror as this idiot tried to feed me strawberries as if we were a married couple. "Enough, Noami, eat!" He growled at me but it didn't faze me, not anymore. I shook my head like a toddler and kept my mouth sealed shut.

He sighed in annoyance. I huffed and rolled my eyes at him. He grabbed my chin with his hand and forced me to look at him.

"Why must you be so stubborn, hm?" He asked, staring into my eyes as if they had some type of answer.

I cocked an eyebrow up at him, "because I don't give in to kidnappers. Even if they're werewolves." I sassily replied. His eyes bored into mine for a few more seconds before leaving. he nodded and got up from the bed.

"Interesting." He mumbled, his back facing me. I took that short time to admire his bare back. I hated the idea of me checking him out but my eyes couldn't resist. As soon as he flipped back around to look at me, my eyes were set on his.

"Well, when you're ready to eat you can call my name," he smirked and tapped on his ears, "I'll be able to hear it."

I raised my eyebrows at him and watched as he left. Leaving me in the boring room to sit in a boring bed, with an empty stomach. Some mate he is. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

I might as well take a nap, maybe he'll give in and let me go when I wake up.

Levi's Pov

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I dragged my hands down my face as I left the room my mate was in, her scent slowly starting to fade. My wolf and I were completely beaten down by her rejection these past days.

He barely talked to me. The only times his presence was heavy was when I was close to her. I reached the living room and sat down on the couch. Last night after Noami ran away, my mother suggested I take her to a different location. Away from all the werewolves.

She was right. I should've never taken Noami to the packhouse, she was overwhelmed by all the people. So, I took her to a small cabin not too far from the packhouse.

It was originally made for my father and mother when they wanted to get away from all the duties in the pack but, when the alpha role was handed down to me this cabin was also handed down to me.

"What are we going to do? She practically hates us and won't even eat food out of my hand!" I growled and slammed my fist on the arm of the couch.

I thought immediately popped into my head.

Seduce her.

I shook my head. I knew the thought came from my wolf and seducing a woman in his mind is okay but in mine, it is not.

But then another thought came to mind. What if we don't seduce her? She may then be in a state of hatred that we can never come back from.

My heart dropped to my stomach at the thought of my mate hating me forever. If I lost her.. I'd lose my wolf, my sanity.. myself. I can't let that happen. No matter what.

No matter how much she denies it, she needs me and I need her. I took a deep breath and smirked. I did catch her staring at me before, I know the mate bond has taken a toll on her. I just had to speed up the process.

Once she accepts me as her mate it won't matter to her how I got her to accept me. I grinned at the thought of us with many children just in a few years.

After an hour of thinking I had made up my mind. I was going to seduce my mate into accepting me. A part of me knew this was wrong and it pained me that I had to force my mate into the bond like this but it has to happen.

I got up from the couch and headed to the bathroom. I fixed my hair and splashed some water on my face. "I'm ready."

I slowly opened the door to the room my mate was in. There she was, just laying there, eyes closed and eyebrows furrowed. She had a peaceful yet guarded face up. I smiled at how cute she was. I walked over to her and knelt down in front of the bed, taking a close look at her lips.

I'd give anything to kiss my mate. To feel her soft lips against mine, hold her tight to assure her she was mine and was not going anywhere. I'd give anything to even touch her without having it be me dragging her. I've imagined touching my mate in all types of inappropriate ways but I've never done it before. Never without her permission.

I guess that would have to change.

After looking at her once more I stood up and walked over to the other side of the bed and slipped into the bed, cautious of not waking her up. I knew she'd throw an enormous tantrum if she knew I was sleeping with her.

But, I was going to put her up to a test. Or rather but her body up to a test. I slyly put my arm around her waist and waited. Only a few seconds later she turnt around to me and snuggled into my chest, a small smile crawled onto her face as she embraced my warmth.

I could tell the cuffs were aggravating her, each time she tried to move her hands down to get closer to me, she was held back and made a whiney sound. I let out a chuckle. I wished that it could be like this without the cuffs. It disappointed me that I had to cuff my mate up while she is asleep just to lay in the same bed as her.

I stared down at her in adoration for at least an hour before I also fell asleep.