Bab 82: Side story: Jeayan [1]
Scene after Jeayan found out that Roel was her mate.
Jeayan was in her bedroom, sitting on top of her bed with a dazed look on her face. She had just gotten back from the training that they had that night. After both Hamish and Erick walked her home, she immediately ran to her room, slamming the door behind her.
Shortly after, her mother went up the stairs and knocked on her door, asking whether she was alright.
Jeayan had shouted yes and that she just felt tired. She really doesn't want to make her mother worry. It's enough that she's all confused with this mate thing. Sure, she was happy and delighted that she found her mate but…
Roel?
Satisfied with the answer, her mother went back downstairs, where she was watching the late night news with her father.
Inside her room, Jeayan dropped down on her back, groaning, with her arms wide open. She then recalled the words that Roel had said to her.
'Just don't make me wait for so long, my dear mate.'
She grabbed her pillow and screamed in it, feeling more embarrassed yet secretly excited.
She then sat up on her bed as she unconsciously touched the side of her neck. She could feel the heat emitting from there. That was the part where the male shifter would bite to mark their mate. And once the mark has been bitten, it was actually a sign to the other shifters that she was taken.
She became more flushed as she thought of Roel biting her.
She became even more flushed at the thought of HER biting Roel. Yes. Not only does Roel has to bite her but she, too, has to bite him as well.
She then let out a long breath, patting her chest. "Let's relax," she said to herself. She then patted both her cheeks, calming herself down.
However, it seems like she can't stop thinking about Roel as she recalled his stunning yet rare smile. It was her first time seeing him smile.
'He should be locked up for giving out a smile like that,' she thought to herself, pouting. 'It's against the law to have a smile that can melt one's heart.'
She then let out a sigh. So many feelings she had experienced at that moment; excitement, embarrassment but most of all, happiness.
She got up from her bed and went to change into her pajamas. She went to her bed and got underneath her blankets.
'Is this how it feels like having a mate?' she thought as she looked up at her ceiling, lying down on her back.
She let out another sigh. 'If this is it, I wish to feel like this all the time.'
The next morning.
Jeayan yawned as she walked down the stairs, heading towards the kitchen to have her breakfast.
She abruptly stopped in her tracks when she saw someone she was not ready to face in the kitchen, talking to her father.
The two men in the kitchen turned around when they heard her come in.
"Good morning, sweetie," her father greeted her. "Roel here just came over to send some food from the restaurant that he worked at."
Roel worked the night shift at the restaurant last night. He only got back that morning because he was busy preparing the food for the morning hours. Apparently, he had made extra and decided to give them to Jeayan's family.
Roel nodded as he turned back to Jeayan's father. "It's nothing much. Just some porridge and pancakes."
"Oh, I see," she murmured. She then noticed that mischievous glint in Roel's eyes and wondered what amuses him.
It was then she remembered that she was wearing her old pajamas which was a Pikachu printed shirt and pants, with the wording 'I love you' across her chest. She turned beet red as embarrassment flooded inside her.
Before she could escape, Roel had turned to her father and said, "I'll be going now, Mr. Meer."
Jeayan's father's name was Zeke Meer. Although he does not hold a high position in the Kendall pack, he was still one of the respected shifters there.
Jeayan stood frozen as she watched Roel walking towards her.
And before he left the kitchen and out of the house, Roel said softly at Jeayan, "Nice pajamas."
After he had finally left, Jeayan's father cocked an eyebrow at her, looking suspicious. Who wouldn't be? The triplet who was known as the serious one had just flirted with his daughter in front of him. And looking at how red his daughter had turned, just from the shifter's appearance, it really makes one wonder.
"Jeayan…" he began.
"I'm going to take a shower first!" she announced quickly before running up to her room.
That afternoon, she managed to escape her father's questioning as she had stayed in her room until her father left the house. Luckily for her, Chiwa had helped in scouting to check whether her father had left. She really did not want to be confronted with the questions she knew her father was dying to ask her.
After she was sure that her father had left the house, she went down the stairs and found her mother alone in the kitchen.
Her mother turned around with a smile when she felt someone walking in the kitchen. "Sweetie, why were you late for breakfast?" she asked, carrying a bowl and a plate while Jeayan took her seat at the dining table.
"It was nothing. I just… uh… forgot something and… uh… I was looking for it," she stammered, looking down at her hands.
Her mother gave her a puzzled smile but she did not push Jeayan more for questions. Instead, she placed the plate and bowl in front of Jeayan and said, "This is from Roel."
Jeayan looked down and saw that it was blueberry pancakes and porridge. She frowned. How does he know that she loves pancakes?
Her mother sat down across her and put her chin on her palm, as she watched her daughter eat. "Though, it surprised me. I never thought you're that close to Roel," she commented.
Jeayan nearly choked on her food when she heard her mother's words. "What do you mean?" she asked nervously.
"Never talked to Roel before but suddenly, he came over to bring some food. Said that he cooked it especially for you," her mother slyly said.
Jeayan quickly wolfed down her food and once she was done, she swiftly wiped her mouth clean and said, "I have no idea what you're talking about."
She brought her empty bowl and plate to the sink and was about to wash them when her mother gently pushed her away. "It's alright, sweetie. Mom will clean this up. You go ahead and go out with your friends. Didn't you say that you're going out today?"
Jeayan nodded. She then gave her mother a peck on the cheek. "Thanks mom. You're the best"
Few minutes later, she was at the mall, waiting for her friend to arrive. She did not wait that long as a couple of minutes later, her friend just arrived.
"Jeayan!"
Jeayan looked up and grinned as she watched Amber walking towards her with a smile. She had her blonde hair tied up in a messy bun. She was wearing a t-shirt and short pants that reached until her knees. She looked adorable in her casual outfit that when she arrived, Jeayan could not help but pinched her cheeks.
Amber pouted as she playfully slapped Jeayan's hand away, rubbing her cheek. "What's with you?" she asked.
Jeayan giggled. "Nothing. You're just adorable," she replied, smiling cheekily.
Amber suddenly looked down, her hands fidgeting, looking awkward and nervous. "By the way, thanks for the invitation. I was really surprised to receive your text about inviting me to hang out."
Earlier before, while waiting for her father to get out of the house, she had texted Amber, inviting her to hang out.
Jeayan grinned as she slipped an arm around Amber's and said, "No. Thank you for accepting my last minute invitation!
I really need to get out of the house and thought that it would be great if you're with me."
She then studied Amber's profile from the corner of her eyes and thought, 'And perhaps, from you, I can learn this thing about mate.'
The two girls spent hours window-shopping and walking around at the mall. While they were walking, they also talked.
Jeayan, too, made use of the time spent to dig in on more information on how Amber feels about Erick and whatnot.
She even tested her by asking whether Amber was alright with Erick dating some other girls.
Watching how Amber tried to pretend that she was not jealous, even though her little pout gave her away, Jeayan thought this was quite fun teasing her.
Looking at how Amber tried to act as if Erick's love life wasn't any of her concerns, Jeayan chuckled at the fact that he has a lot of things to do if he wants to make Amber fall for him.
However, them talking about boys reminds Jeayan of Roel. Would she be like Amber? Giving him a hard time to court her before mating her? Or should she give in?
She was pleased and flattered that Roel was willing to wait until she graduates. But she actually wanted to wait until she was financially stable before committing to him.
She inwardly sighed. Mates can be so complicated.
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