SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS

As the meeting ended there was one thing that everyone was certain about, there was a threat to all supernatural kind and it would not be taken lightly.

Sadly, we still wouldn't be able to celebrate my birthday because the rest of the council had to stay a few more days so that all the leaders could come up with a plan.

I was somewhat glad they would have to extend their stay, because it meant a few more days where I didn't need to worry about having to move to Jason's pack.

"Is something wrong?" Jason asked as the council meeting ended and everyone was escorted to their rooms for the night.

We had decided to stay back since Jason's sleeping arrangements would still need to be discussed. As mates we should be allowed to share a room, but knowing my father, he could be quite overprotective at times.

"I was just thinking." I told him.

"Then I like it when you think." He told me as he looked down and lifted my chin so we were looking each other in the eyes.

I swear I could drown in those black eyes that reminded me of a peaceful night, my peaceful night.

"What do you mean?" I asked him as I realized he was waiting for me to respond.

"You look beautiful when those cogs in your mind are turning. I love the face you have when you are thinking." He said as he lowered his head and placed a gentle kiss on my lips.

I felt the electricity travel through my body as our lips touched, it was the best feeling in the world. It was as if nothing else existed, just him and I.

As our lips parted I wanted to wrap my arms around his neck and pull him closer, I never wanted the kiss to end.

'Horny human.' Ares scoffed in my head as she found my reaction and my thoughts quite amusing.

'Shut up, you were the one drooling over them the moment we laid our eyes on Jason.' I scolded her.

'Yeah, and you didn't listen. I was trying to tell you that he was our mate but you tuned me out. What kind of human is even able to do that?' She asked.

'I'm sorry, alright. Now he is all ours.' Told her with a smirk. I could feel Ares nodding in my head as she agreed with my words.

Now that the bond between Jason and I was slowly forming what was left was for us to physically mate. He would have to mark me, biting me on the crook of my neck and I would have to do the same to him.

This would be the physical manifestation of our bond.

Then of course there would be the second part of mating, sex. We would have to consummate the bond, our wolves demanded it.

"Are you alright, darling?" Jason asked as he noticed that I was lost in my own thoughts after having a discussion with Ares.

"Yes, just -" I began to say before he read my mind and completed my sentence.

"Thinking?" He asked, making me blush.

"Yes, thinking of things." I told him with a smile.

"Ugh, I wish I don't get this lovey dovey with my mate." Heard my younger brother Merrick remark from behind me.

I didn't even realize that the room had managed to empty itself out while Jason and I shared our moment. It was as if time didn't exist when I was with him, it amazed me and scared me at the same time.

"I'm sure you'll be worse, Raven." Jason teased my brother, calling him by his last name.

'I guess that's how they used to address each other when they were visiting packs.' Ares commented in my head.

Sometimes it was quite annoying to have constant commentary in my head coming from her, but my life would be lonely without her around.

'You wouldn't survive without me.' Ares chuckled as she heard my thoughts.

"My brother has a sweetheart here in the pack, I hope they are mates." I told Jason with a grin.

"You- you- you knew?" Merrick asked in a shaky tone as he was shocked that his secret wasn't a secret anymore.

"We all knew, son." My father said as he and my mother came over to join us.

"Alpha Matthew." Jason greeted as he lowered his head to a bow.

"Jason, I already told you, it's just Matthew to you. Or dad, whichever you prefer." My father said with a grin, it was clear that he wanted my mate to call him dad, which caught me by surprise. I always thought my father would be slow to accept whoever my mate was.

"What?" My father asked me as I seemed to be giving him a puzzled look.

"I never expected you to accept my mate so easily dad." I told him with a smile.

"It's Jason, I actually like this kid." He replied with a laugh. "I can't say I'm surprised though. The moment I met him I knew he would be the only one that could keep up with you."

"Shouldn't you say he is the only one that can tame me?" I asked my father.

"Don't kid yourself, Amaya, you aren't a rebel." My father said with a laugh.

'It's true.' Ares whistled in my head.

"Amaya, just because you are a female Alpha does not make you a rebel." My father said as he shook his head. "You are the leader that our people will need someday, you and Jason are the leaders the wolves need."

"Thanks dad." I said as I walked over and gave him a hug.

"Now, to more pressing matters, where do you want to spend the night, in Jason's room or yours?" My father asked making me blush.

"Dad!" I complained as I rolled my eyes at him. It seemed that he was intent on embarrassing me in front of my mate.

"What? You are mates, it's only normal that you should spend the night together." My father said as he looked at me.

I tried to beg my mom for help as I gave her a look. She was standing next to my father and all she did was laugh at my expression.

"Jason, I'd like my daughter marked and mated by tomorrow morning." My dad told Jason, making me blush even more. I couldn't believe that my dad would be the one saying these things.

I wouldn't be surprised if my friends told my mate that, but my own father? Wasn't he the one that was supposed to fight to keep his daughter at home?

"Only if she wants, sir." Jason said in a respectful tone as he wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me to him.

"So I'm guessing, Jason's room?" My mom asked. "I mean it would be awkward to have our own daughter mating in the room down the hall."