The Prince’s Unwilling mate by Mutya

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Then the beep of his voice interrupted me.

“Shit, I made you snickerdoodle cookies, they’re ready to go out of the oven now,” He said and I could hear the hurt in his voice.

He told me he would be back to finish me rejecting him. This led me to be a little shell–shocked but soon I figured he didn’t want to burn the house down. It was very kind, but because he never asked me and just started baking cookies without asking anything. Now a good batch of cookies would go to waste, a silent reminder of my second ruined. matebound. Only it took him far too long to come back if he had just got the cookies out and turned the oven off. He was still in the kitchen I could sense him and when I peeked through the open door I was met with a sight I never expected to see.

There in the kitchen was the Crown Prince of all Werewolves in the United States, in my Grandma’s bright and frilly apron. Pushing the center of the cookies down with a spoon, royally sprinkling them with the cinnamon sugar after. All while he was furiously wiping his eyes. Ast I paid more attention to him, I noticed he was actually crying, no doubt about the upcoming rejection. Wanting to know why he was doing this I walked into the kitchen. I suspected he wanted to delay the inevitable, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. He heard me walk into the kitchen and he looked up at me. With his deep brown eyes still glistening with tears.

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“I’m sorry Ayla! I am sorry if this is weird. I am sorry I keep messing up. I am sorry that I got so excited to know my dream of finding a fated mate came through with someone as insanely beautiful as you that I made you uncomfortable. I just wanted to finish these cookies before you reject me. Do one sweet thing for you as your mate” He told me.

Poor guy, I wish he hadn’t pushed me this far, I wish I had met him before, I wish he was my first fated mate. That we’ve met when I still had the trust in matebounds that I had growing up. Things would have been so different between us then, now I was about to reject a man giving him the same pain as I had experienced myself. Not saying anything about. his apologies, I opened my mouth to reject him. But I couldn’t the words. seemed to be lodged in my throat. Looking around I saw my favorite cookies he had made me. The boxes of books he brought back to his home and then to me without a promise I would accept him as my mate. And I couldn’t anymore I could not reject him and I could not keep telling myself he was just like David.

“Since you seem so eager to put timelines on our mating process, I will give you one chance,” I told him.

Was

and fell on the floor. He watched me intently, waiting for me to finish what I was

want to take it slow. Slower than any wolf

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guarantees I ever will.” I told him

arms.

course, whatever you need, I just want to

dates, and come to see you? Can we exchange phone numbers? Anything really” He mumbled

just talk with a cup of coffee and freshly made snickerdoodle cookies. After all, it would be a pity to let those go to waste. The first thing he told me was about Jessa, how she was settling in how she had

turned out a pinch of cinnamon in the dough was his secret for Snickerdoodle cookies. Which happened to be his favorites. He was so excited about it that he couldn’t be making it up just to please me. We never breached the big topics. I wasn’t sure if I avoided them on purpose, to not upset again. Or if this was his way of talking it slow. Regardless of that it suited me, it was nice just chatting. with him and getting to know him better. How he was

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gone by and we were still chatting, and above all I was still enjoying. Still, I couldn’t help to look at the boxes filled with my books. I was dying to see which books Mom packed me. Three

if you want to. And I’ll even help you put them away?”

up on it, I already got up to get the other two boxes out. It meant I probably had all of my books here now. I never expected them to be here this fast and that’s why I hadn’t bought bookshelves now. There was a bookshelf hack I had seen going around on social media. People turned cheaper IKEA bookshelves into these built–in floor–to–ceiling bookshelves that I adored. I

say know if this is going too fast but I saw you eyeing up

that’s not it,”