11.

Madi P.O.V.

I smiled walking away from Jason. I saw the heated look and the slight bulge in his pants as I walked away. I was going to drive him crazy before I forgive him. He was going to be begging me before I would give in. I was really going to enjoy this game of cat and mouse.

Five minutes later Jason came out seeming to have composed himself. I smiled to myself looking away. I ignored him like he wasn't here and continued my conversation with one of the she-wolves whose name I couldn't even remember.

I felt hands on my hips and heat spread through me as Jason stood behind me. I looked up at him and he just smiled innocently down at me. He knew what he was doing and he knows after that announcement I would never make it look like I was rejecting him in public. I tried to continue my conversation but found myself being distracted by the random kisses he was placing on the side of my neck.

To everyone else, he looked to be the loving mate but I knew what he was really doing. The mouse was fighting back. I smiled as people made compliments of how cute we are and watched the smile on his mom's face when she saw us.

Finally, it was late enough that people started to disperse to their rooms and it left just me Jason, and his mom. She talked for a bit till she yawned letting us know that she was going to bed and we should too so we could be up and early for Alpha and Luna duties. I internally groaned at that but just smiled and agreed.

As soon as she left the room I shook Jason off and walked to where Jason's bedroom was. He wanted to play this game? I would play back because I am the master.

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Jason P.O.V.

My wolf whimpered as she pulled away and walked off, but I smiled knowing how I had affected her. I'm not gonna lie though, I enjoyed it too. This game was going to be fun. I finally stood up with a silly smile on my face and headed to my room.

I froze when I walked in to find Madi in only underwear and what looked to be one of my shirts. I growled lowly as she turned around and smiled innocently. I controlled myself as I walked to my bathroom to compose myself. I looked into the mirror unsurprised to see my wolf close to the surface.

I splashed my face and composed myself. I smiled as an idea came to mind. I stripped down to just my boxers and pulled them down just a little further so the vee of my hips and my happy trail were more easily seen.

I walked out and smiled as her eyes ran up and down my stomach before looking into my eyes. I saw her wolf close to the surface but she kept a blank look on her face. My smile dropped as I noticed the pillows and blankets on the floor.

"What the hell is that?"

She smiled and said simply, "Your bed."

I frowned, "Oh no, no, no. I'm an alpha. If you don't want to sleep with me you pull up a piece of carpet."

She looked at me in disbelief, "You aren't sleeping on this bed with me."

I smiled devilishly, "That's where your wrong darling. This is my bed and everything in it belongs to me. I intend to sleep in it."

I saw her infuriated look and realized my mistake, " I belong to no one! Forget this I will go sleep on the couch in the living room."

I growled and grabbed her arm as she tried to walk past me, "You will do no such thing. Especially not in that. You are an unmated female. You will sleep in here with me."

I saw the challenge in her eyes, "Try to stop me."

I quickly pinned her arms behind her back and grabbed my room key from on top of my dresser quickly locking my door.

She finally pulled away yelling her frustration, "You did not!"

"I did."

She threw herself on the bed in frustration. I smiled throwing the blankets back on the bed smiling as she pulled them off her head and glared at me. She watched me glaring as I crawled into the bed. She huffed laying down and turning away from me. I smiled laying next to her and covering up. I listened to her angry breathing until it finally slowed down to sleep. I pulled her against me. She stirred but I relaxed as her breathing returned to normal. I smiled as I fell into darkness.

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Madi P.O.V.

I stirred as I felt an arm around me. I realized it was Jason and I forced myself to breathe deeply as if I were still asleep. I felt him pull me closer. I waited a few minutes until he began to snore lightly. I moved slowly lifting his arm and replacing where my body was with my pillow. He breathed in deeply pulling the pillow close before starting to snore again. I walked to the closet as quietly as I could pull on a pair of PJ pants. I smiled at the fact that he was still asleep. I quickly opened the window and leaped into the dark. I smiled landing on my feet and heading to the front door.

I grinned at my victory when the nob turned easily letting me in. I walked into the living room and plopped on the couch pulling the blanket over me that was on the back. I let out a happy sigh at my small victory as I fell asleep.

I woke up being violently shaken. I groaned and rolled over swatting at whoever was shaking me. I heard angry breaths as I was lifted into the air. My eyes flew open and I shrieked grabbing onto a pair of broad shoulders. I looked up from his shoulders and into the eyes of a very pissed-off Jason.

I pounded his chest, "Put me down, Jason!"

We already had gotten to the bedroom so he obliged dropping me unceremoniously onto the bed. I huffed and got up onto my knees on the bed putting my hands on my hips and glaring at him. He ignored my look and locked the door again leaning against it and looking at me. I shifted uncomfortably and let my arms drop to my sides. He just kept looking at me and saying nothing.

Finally, he pushed himself away from the door. "I'm going to take a shower and get ready for the day ahead. Do not leave this bedroom again."

I let out a sigh of relief as he walked away. I plopped on the bed and rubbed my face. I glanced at his alarm clock, seven twenty. It's too early for this. I lay down pulling the cold covers over me and drifting into a light sleep.

I jerked awake as I heard the bathroom door open. Jason walked out in only a pair of jeans. His hair was still wet and the water dripped from his hair down his chest. I looked away before he could notice my gawking.

He pulled on a shirt saying, "You have thirty minutes to get ready. If you aren't done I will personally drag you downstairs in whatever state you are in."

I shivered at his threat as he walked out the door. I stood up quickly stretching and walked to the bathroom. I stripped down quickly and stepped into the shower that Jason kept running for me. I quickly washed my hair shaved my legs and washed my body. I stepped out of the shower and dried off my body. I wrapped the towel around me and went to the closet in search of a suitable ensemble. Not knowing what today had in store I pulled on a pair of jeans a gray tank top and a blue cardigan with white polka dots. I brushed my hair and teeth quickly before pulling on a pair of black flats. I walked out the door and down the stairs slowly. I walked into the kitchen to see Jason was the only one up drinking coffee.

"I was about to come to get you."

I jumped at the sound of his gravely voice in the silence and looked at the clock. "It took me twenty-eight minutes."

"Exactly. You were close to your time limit."

I huffed ignoring his comment and walked over to the coffee pot grabbing one of the cups off of the hangers beside the coffee pot. I poured the coffee and put in 6 sugars and a good amount of creamer.

I saw Jason make a face at how I made it, "Would you like some coffee with that cream and sugar?"

I put a fake sweet smile on my face, "No, that's okay darling."

He smiled back sarcastically as he pulled pop tarts from the cupboard and threw a pack at me. He then walked off and I took that as a sign to follow him. I trailed behind him as he lead me to the office. He walked straight to the desk and sat down. I stood awkwardly sipping my coffee as he tapped away on the computer. He looked up and motioned for me to sit on the couch.

I sat down sipping my coffee to help me get down the dry-ass pop tarts and looked around the room. There was a bookshelf behind the couch that was all the way full of books. Besides that, there wasn't much, but the room was tastefully decorated. It was a mint green color with wooden floors and brown furniture. It was cozy. I stood up from the couch and walked over to the books. Most of them were about strategy and wolf history. There was one book that stood out. There was no writing on it and it didn't look like a normal book. I pulled it out and opened it up seeing a handwritten page. At the end, it was signed with Jason's name. I looked up and saw he still wasn't paying attention. I flipped to the last entry. The little voice in the back of my head told me I shouldn't be doing this but my curiosity got the best of me. The entry was from yesterday before I arrived.

Goddess help me. I don't even know her and I love her. But she despises me, and I can't really blame her. I rejected her after everything she had been through. I wish I had treated her right from the beginning. My wolf is tearing me apart from how I made her feel. I hope someday she can find it in herself to forgive me. I love her so much and I just want her to accept me.

~ Jason

I looked up and saw he was still engrossed in his work. I put his journal back quietly and walked over to the desk he looked up surprised but quickly looked back at his screen. I saw he was going threw e-mails.

"What are all these?"

He glanced at me before refocusing on the screen. "Mostly requests for treaties and to join our pack."

I smiled at the use of the word our and glanced at the number of e-mails, two-hundred-seventeen. "Oh wow. That's a lot."

He didn't look at me but said "Yea. Some of them are multiples from the same person, hoping that if they e-mail more than once that I will get back to them sooner."

"Oh. Does it take you a long time to reply?"

"Not really. Usually a few days at most."

"Then why do they send so many e-mails?"

He smiled at my innocent question, "Because people are impatient."

I gave him a small smile in return, "Is there anything I can do?"

He looked surprised at my question but just nodded at a pile of papers near the door, "Those need approval or denial to use pack money for things other than everyday use. All the money that people in the pack earns goes into an account so no one is higher than anyone else. We have to approve requests for extra things. Make three piles. Ones you can approve, ones you deny, and ones you need more information for."

I nodded and grabbed the large stack of papers. I sat down on the couch put the papers beside me and grabbed the first file. In the file, it shows all previously approved requests and the amount of money used. It also told me all the people in the family and who was requesting what. Most an easy yes or no. Only a few I needed more information on. By the time I was finished so was Jason.

He then so spoke up, "How did the paperwork go?"

"Pretty good. I think I was fair."

He looked threw the applications quickly and nodded as he examined them, "I agree. You were fair with these decisions."

He must have looked through these files already considering how fast he looked through them. This must have been some sort of test of my abilities as Luna. There was a knock on the door before Jason's mom opened the door and smiled at our close proximity. I didn't even realize how close we were until she walked in. I frowned as he put his hand on my waist and pulled me close as she came in. She had a tray in her hands with food for what looked like lunch. I didn't realize it was already near one. I smiled happy to be getting a break.