17 My Friend

"No, Ella. I'm not eating this." Xavier said to me on which I glared at him.

"And why not, dear Alpha?" I asked him with a raised brow. I was just giving him the broth I made for him with so much struggle, but he was stubborn and so wasn't listening to me.

"Because you made it." He muttered on which I looked at him with fake anger. Truly, if I would be in his place I would have done the same because I know I'm not at all good at cooking, last time I tried to cook I messed up the whole kitchen, but he did eat it, then why say no now.

I'm sure it will not taste so good, but he can be a decent person and can say some good compliments about it. I don't want him to lie about it but still...

"You said something?" I looked at him with narrowed eyes. My white hair coming on my face as I looked down to see him holding my waist. Now, my hair ain't white, it's just because of the flour that I have to use in something but ended up showering in that.

Just kidding, I fall because of the piece of butter that was on the floor, Godness knows how. But the powder in the bowl was in my hand when I landed on the ground.....you know that all just happened.

"Um...nothing?" He looked at me with his puppy eyes but I removed his hands from my waist which were again giving me the odd type of feelings. I don't even know if my heart is alright because it keeps doing flip flaps... racing fast.

"Whatever." I left him as I went inside the kitchen which was disarrayed and got started with cleaning.

And after long five hours, everything was clean. It was good that Xavier was in the room that's why I was able to do all this, or he would have disturbed me.

I kept the cookies that look kinda delicious, I had made them for myself and I hope they taste good.

After taking a bath I went down for eating the sweet biscuits. Do you know what I saw? Empty plate on which once cookies were, I looked at my mate who didn't know I was there and was keeping the last cookie in his mouth. This man.

"Xavier!" I looked at him who smiled at me sheepishly while munching the delicious food.

"H-how could you eat all?" For the first time, I want to taste something made by myself but I didn't even get a bite.

"They were tasty, you are good at cooking." He gives me a thump upon which I rolled my eyes. He was seriously looking like a four-year-old child, not a twenty-four-year-old man.

The chocolate was all around his lips, his teethes were also looking black when he smiled at me.

A knock on the door disrupted my plan of how to kill him, joking, can't murder that annoying ass because he is my mate.

I opened the door just to find Chloe and her husband. Not only them but Beta's parents with Beta himself and Catherine

Why are they all here? We didn't invite them. The most irritating thing was Catherine's smirk, my wolf wishes she could replace that with her loud cries of agony.

I let them all in as I'm not an illiterate and ill-mannered werewolf.

"What's with that face of yours, man?" Beta who was having a very boring facial expression now smiled, I looked at Xavier who himself seems to remember that his condition wasn't so good as he has chocolate smeared on his face, his clothes were also not so good.

I smirked when his mother looked at him with shock and all the other looks like they have seen him for the first time. I bet his mother had always made him look like an old ass man, with a clean suit not like this.

"I think you should go and change. Be fast I can't hold all of them alone." I whispered to him as I was standing very close to him. He nodded and fastly walked upstairs while I looked at everyone in front of me who was staring at me with their full focus.

What's wrong with all of them? I know I hate them but why do they have to act like this and make me loathe them more?

I sat on the sofa where beta was sitting. It was better to be beside him than between Chloe and Penelope as they asked me to sit there but why the hell would I listen to them?

"How you both are doing?" The Beta's father, Draco, asked me. It was the first time he has talked to me after I have come into this pack.

"Amazing," I replied shortly.

"I got to know that you don't know how to cook. Is it true?" Catherine asked, obviously for making fun of it.

"That is none of your business," I emphasized every word while looking at her with a smirk as I saw her face morphed into an angry expression.

There was a ton of tension in the air, and uncomfortable silence accompanying it was no good. But I can't just run away from here because of course, I wouldn't leave Xavier with them alone.

"Ella!" my mate shouted my name from upstairs and for the first time, I was happy that he was calling me. I stood up and walked toward the stairs but not before seeing how all three women were glaring at me.

"What is it?" I asked him as I strolled in the room and cursed under my breath because Xavier wasn't wearing anything. I mean don't be dirty-minded! He had his pants on but no t-shirt.

"I know it was hard for you to be there that why I called you. Lemme change and we can go together." I nodded.

'He is so caring and hot too.' I just snorted at my wolf who always seems to have a bad thought.

"Mom, how can you say that." I was annoyed with my mother. I never say no to her, I have always been a good son. Even though I don't like my father I respect both of them and tried to be as nice as I can.

But this was getting out of the limit, leave my mate? Not even in dreams. But they want me to do that for whom? Catherine, I would better live with my fierce, sassy yet cute and beautiful Ella than stay with the other female for a second.

"Xavier you don't even know-"

"He knows me very well." My mother was cut short Stella. I didn't feel bad for saying no to my mom as she was wrong and I can't do what she wants.

"You have forgotten all manners of yours," Alex's mother said to me. Beta and my family had always been close but I don't like his sister, Catherine. And today I wasn't liking anyone.

"Enough mother, why can't just stop this huh?" My friend burst out. He didn't say a word from start but his face was showing that he was fed up as well as angry. He had been quiet and different for some days but I don't the reason. Because I know he is a good person, always happy and positive.

"Why do you want to force him into a marriage when he doesn't want to." He looked at his mother who was indeed shocked because he has always been respectful to his parents, even when with his stepmother.

"Let's be honest, it will get you all nothing. They both will not, can't enjoy their lives together. There are chances that we don't even get a future Alpha.

Then why do you all want this? Don't you want your, children, to be happy? Stella is the best for Xavier, and I think Catherine is good with how she is living." He ended his long speech as he stood up.

"Gotta sleep as you will surely gonna give me a lot of work tomorrow." He smiled and hugged me.

"Thanks, my friend," I whispered, and he nodded.

He engulfed my mate in his arms too which shocked her, but she returned it, and that's how the night went. Everyone finally left us and then I forcefully made Stella sleep with me. A nice end of the day.