I wake with a start, and Alpha Jake continues to rub my arm. True to what he said he was right here the whole time I slept and I don't believe he ever went back to sleep. 

     "Good morning sleepy head." He says and gets up. He goes to get dressed and tells me I should go get ready also. I will be staying here with guards all around the house while he goes and takes care of business. When Alpha Jake left he asked me many times if I was sure I was okay and would constantly keep looking back over his shoulder as he was walking out the door. 

     Alpha Jake left a while ago and I have just been wandering around the house and cleaning the occasional thing. I'm not really sure what to do and I am starting to get bored. I know I am not allowed to leave the house and would get punished if I did. I look over at the clock and see that it is around 3. I guess I could start working on dinner and have it done and ready by the time Alpha Jake gets back. 

     I walk into the kitchen and look through the fridge and all the cupboards to see what I have to work with. After a little bit of searching, I find everything I need to make some seasoned chicksn, rice, and a salad. I get to work and my mind goes blank only focusing on the task at hand. No longer worrying about my father or about what is going to happen to me. 

     It's around 5 now and I am placing everything on the table and hoping that he gets back soon so that he isn't made when his food is cold. I was used to my father's schedule and knew what time he would be back and when he wanted to eat, that way I never made the mistake of not having done in time or it getting cold. 

     Just as I finish and everything is set up I hear the front door open and heavy footsteps walking my way. "Juliet, I'm home," I hear his voice float through the house to me. "Are you in the kitchen?" As he is saying that I see his head peek around the corner and then the rest of his body follows. "Mmm, it smells good. Is this for me?" I nod my head toward him and he smiles and thanks me. 

     He sits down at the plate I got ready for him and looks around the table before looking up at me confused. I immediately start wondering if I did something wrong. Does he not like this food? "Where is your plate?" He asks. Now it's my turn to look at him confused, my father never wanted me to eat and now I feel like this Alpha is always forcing me to eat. I have to admit I am feeling a bit hungry seeing as I haven't had anything to eat all day. 

     He immediately stands up and grabs another plate and silverware and places it down at the seat right next to him. "Come sit and eat with me, and I'll tell you about my day." I have no other choice but to obey him so I sit down and grab myself a small serving of food. 

     "How were you while I was gone?" I nod my head to tell him I was fine. "That's good. I didn't like leaving you at all. Maybe next time you can come with me. There is a huge library next to my office which I think that you would like. There is also this nice garden I can see from my window. So you could go there while I was doing work and I could still see you." He starts rambling about other things there are to do there and about his day. "And that's I decided after today I am never letting Richard organize the mail again." He finishes with his story and I am forcing myself not to smile. Richard really messed up with the mail this time. 

     "Sorry am I rambling?" Alpha Jake asks. "I just didn't like being away from you and just felt like there was so much to tell you." This time I do offer him a small smile which causes a huge smile to break across his face. 

     "Well I'll clean up the dishes and you can go find us a movie to watch." He stands up and gets to work and I go to look through movies on the t.v. the way he showed me a couple of days ago.

     I find a good movie just as he walks into the living room and he sits down next to me but not too close. He looks like he desperately wants to touch me in some sort of way. I know a few things about mates and one of them is that they like to have skin to skin contact, and as far as I know, he said that I am his mate. I start feeling a little bad for him, I know I always pull away and never let him touch me only a few times. Last night being one of them, when he held me and calmly stroked my arm I felt safe, safe enough that I was able to fall asleep even with all my worries. So far he hasn't proven to be like my father or old pack. I know I can't trust him entirely yet, but I decided I should at least try a little. 

     I scoot closer to him on the couch and he looks down at me and smiles before hesitantly putting his arm around my shoulder. When he sees that I don't flinch away he relaxes and I can tell that he is happy. I feel something inside of me, almost like how I felt my wolf, and I am happy too.