Here's a slightly longer chapter for you all! <3

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I blink open my eyes, trying to rid them of sleep. My mate is still snoring softly beside me, one arm draped over my figure. I shift around under the blankets, freeing one of my hands and running it through Chanyeol's gleaming hair. How did I end up with an Adonis-like mate?

"Can I take a guess at what you're thinking about?" Chanyeol's morning voice startles me.

"Uh, what?" I start, "How long have you been awake?"

"Oh, not long. Just now." He takes my hand and presses a kiss to the back of it. "I want to take a guess at your thoughts."

"Eh, can't hurt." I flop back down and wrap my arms around Chanyeol's neck.

"Were you thinking about me?" He gives me a slight wink.

My red face and unwillingness to speak gives him answer.

"About my looks?" He questions me in a seductive voice. His morning voice makes it ten times better.

I only hum. "How did you know?"

He pokes my cheek. "I don't know, maybe because I'm good looking?"

I push his shoulder. "Self centered brat!" I scold, laughing.

"Pfft." He easily pushes my back onto the bed and hovers over me. "You really shouldn't be lecturing me."

"Uh-huh." I roll my eyes playfully.

"Nor should you be doing that." He constantly mentions things like this, but I can tell that he doesn't mean them. He knows that I have playful intentions and doesn't mean anything with the 'lack of respect'. Plus, he's always laughing or has a smile on his perfect face when he starts telling me off.

"You have quite the nerve, you know." He threads his fingers with mine and locks one of my hands to the bed.

"Sure." I wrap my legs around his waist.

Suddenly, I feel cold fingers trace my ribs, underneath my shirt. "Yeol! Your fingers are cold!" I squeak.

Chanyeol laughs, a beautiful sound that vibrates against the skin of my neck. "That's what you get!" He continues to trace his hands on my skin, flipping them over occasionally so they remain frigid against my skin. I squeal when he pinches me lightly.

"Eek! Chanyeol!" I close my eyes, squeezing them slightly as Chanyeol places both his hands around my rib cage. So cold.

I feel Chanyeol's lips on my eyelids, opening them again when he pulls away.

He peppers kisses all over my face. "Alright," he murmurs against my skin, "I really can't stay mad at you. You win." He admits defeat.

I push against his chest. "Get up, you have a meeting today, remember?"

Chanyeol groans. "I don't really want to go anymore. I'd rather spent the day with you."

"Tsk, you still have to do your job as the Alpha of this pack."

"Fine fine." Chanyeol reluctantly gives me one last kiss and gets off me. He throws the covers off and hops out of our shared bed. He turns around when he realizes that I didn't follow.

"Are you going to get up?"

I shrug a little and stretch. "Nah. Not yet, at least. I want to stay here for a few more minutes. It's warm."

Chanyeol sighs and grabs some clothes to go into the bathroom and change.

I smile to myself, rolling over to Chanyeol's side of the bed and inhaling his heavenly scent that still lingers on the bed sheets. Mmm.

After a while, I decide to get up. I can hear the water running in the shower, so I change in the main room. I'm not a fan of morning showers. Too cold. After I'm dressed in a snug sweater and pants, I try the bathroom door. Chanyeol left it unlocked since the shower is in a separate room.

I clean my teeth and carefully apply the eyeliner. Chanyeol comes out of the shower, a towel wrapped around his waist. I give him a hug and carefully tiptoe to peck him on the cheek, taking note to not bump into the towel. Chanyeol laughs.

"Don't worry, I have boxers on under the towel."

I breath out slowly as my face heats up, turning away and shielding my cheeks from Chanyeol's line of sight. Oh my goodness. This is ridiculously embarrassing.

Chanyeol ruffles my hair slightly. "It's okay, you know. I don't really care." I hear him as he slips on a bathrobe. "Better?"

I turn back around and touch the fuzzy material of the bathrobe. "Much." Good lord, that was embarrassing.

Chanyeol leans forwards and captures my lips in a sweet kiss. "Mmm, you taste like mint."

I gently flick his neck. "That's because I just brushed my teeth."

"Mm-hmm." He presses his lips on mine again.

I lean forward and knock our noses together. "Now you're being clingy."

Chanyeol gently runs a hand through my hair. "Well I won't get to see you for a while."

"Fine, fine. Are you coming down to breakfast?"

"I'm staying up here, Beta Jongin usually brings something. Don't worry about me, just enjoy your day."

"Fine, I still need clothes anyways."

"Are you planning on going shopping?"

"Yeah. I'll drag Kyungsoo with me or something."

"Speaking of that, here." He walks into our room, then comes back and flips me a small plastic card.

"A credit card? No way!"

"Way. And it has enough money on it to last you a while. Provided that you don't go crazy. That is." He ruffles my hair teasingly at the end.

"Alright." I reluctantly nuzzle his chest one last time. Enjoying his scent and touch again. "I'll see you later."

"Certainly."

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I run down the stairs. And straight into Taeyeon.

Not again.

She sneers at me sashays past.

Why does she hate me so much? I've never done anything to her.

***

After dragging Kyungsoo along for an exhausting yet productive trip to the mall, I tug the bags upstairs with Sehun's help.

"Thanks." I wipe a bead of sweat from my forehead.

"No problem. I'll be downstairs with Kyung if you need something." He jogs away.

I swiftly unlock the door and lug the bags in. One by one, I carefully smooth out the creases and hang the shirts up by type, using the hangers that were already in the closet.

I take the pants out and fold them neatly, stacking them at the bottom. Two new pairs of shoes go on the mini shoe rack. Undergarments and socks in a separate container, stored in my closet.

I take out the blueish-blackish suede jacket I bought for Chanyeol. I hadn't really been looking for thing for him, but my eyes wandered to the jacket and I couldn't help but take it. It really seems like it would fit Chanyeol. I hang up on Chanyeol's side.

I sit on the bed after my work, kinda staring into space. I snap back when I here something heavy fall in the next room.

Chanyeol?

I slowly make my way over to the door separating us. Yeol? I carefully click open the door with my key, cracking it open enough to stop it from closing. I knock on the door.

"Who is it?" It's clearly my mate. Though he sounds in pain.

I open the door all the way. Chanyeol's on the ground, rubbing his knee. He doesn't look up. "Who is-"

Before he can finish, my arms are already around him. "Clumsy. What happened to you?"

The mate bond works its magic, and I can see as Chanyeol's face relaxes at my touch. I kiss his ear softly. "What happened?" I take over rubbing his kneecap, soothing the pain.

"I tripped over the rug, then hit my knee on the corner of that." He motions to the glass coffee table next to him.

"I'm not even going to ask how that happened. Where are Gamma Luhan and Beta Jongin?"

"One went to the bathroom, the other went to get more food."

"And you're sitting here on the floor."

"Precisely." He leans back into my chest. "Much better. That really hurt."

"Duh. That's going to bruise over."

"Did you just sass me?"

"What if I did?" Somehow, we always end up in a teasing joke. I like that about us.

"Byun Baekhyun!"

"Park Chanyeol!" I copy his tone.

"What am I going to do with you?"

"Love me. Isn't that obvious?" I tease.

"No, really?"

"You asked, and I gave you an answer." I play with his fingers.

Suddenly, the door creaks open and Luhan's pink hair peeks though. "Oh! Baekhyun, you're here. Why are you two on the ground?"

I huff. "This idiot." I nudge Chanyeol with my elbow. "Tripped over the rug and banged his knee on the corner of the coffee table. I had to help him."

Luhan chuckles, his eyes alight with amusement. "Only you would dare call Alpha an idiot."

"Right!" I ease myself onto my mate's lap. "And he still teases me about respect."

Chanyeol sticks the tip of his tongue out and pulls me closer.

Luhan makes his way over to us and sits on the couch. "Man, seeing the two of you like that makes me miss Sehun. Speaking of him, where is the doof?"

I shrug. "He told me that he was going to help Kyungsoo in the kitchen."

Luhan looks horrified. "Sehun, cooking? He can't cook. Last time, he took dry ramen and drizzled honey over it. Called it food." He shudders at the memory.

Behind me, I hear as Chanyeol huffs out of amusement, his breath ruffling my hair a bit. "How come I wasn't informed of this?"

"I don't know, I-"

Just then, Beta Jongin comes in with a tray of food. "My mate chased me out of the kitchen. He said that I needed to attend to business." He takes a look at us. "Why are you sitting on the floor?"

I pat Chanyeol's injured knee. He winces slightly. "He crashed his knee into this." I tap the corner of the glass.

"Ha." Jongin smiles as he sets the food down. "You wolves going to eat?"

I reach up for a biscuit, breaking it in half and sharing it with Chanyeol. "So what were you guys talking about?"

"Pack borders," Gamma Luhan supplies. It's clear that he isn't fond of them. "They were thinking about expanding the borders a bit. Personally, I think we don't need anymore land."

"You finally gave us your input." Chanyeol's tone is mild. "We've been waiting for the past..." he glances at the clock. "five minutes."

Beta Jongin sighs. "Can we leave it there for today? I've barely gotten to see my mate at all today." Luhan nods in agreement.

"Dismissed." Chanyeol tone is cheerful. And with that, the two of them stand up, taking a bit of the food and heading out.

I run my hand over the rug we're sitting on. Also the one that Chanyeol tripped over. "Let me check your knee."

"What are you, a doctor?" He teases.

I nose his neck gently. "I've treated enough injuries on my own in the past, you know." I'm hinting back to the times when I was left to fend for myself after getting whipped or such. I would always be covered with bleeding scars. I'm sure a bruise won't be much of a problem.

Chanyeol lifts my chin slowly, noticing that he triggered a bad memory. "I'm sorry love." He pulls up the leg of his sweatpants.

I delicately touch the surface of the light bruise. The mating bond only works to an extent, anyways. I push down, monitoring his reaction. "It'll heal before the week's up. You'll be fine. Be glad you didn't break the skin."

Chanyeol only hums before taking my lips for a sweet kiss. I latch on to his neck before slowly responding. I've been deprived of his kisses for a bit too long. He obviously feels the same, as he groans when I nip his bottom lip. "Baekhyun." His tone is soft, velvety even.

"What?" I pull away to catch my breath.

He smiles coyly at me. "Nothing. Your name sounds nice, that's all."

I flick his forehead, and he dramatically tilts his head back as if he's actually affected.

"Hey Chanyeol?" I start, "Am I allow to shift in here?"

Chanyeol bites his lip as he looks at me, then our surroundings. "Sure, just don't get fur everywhere."

"Meh." I take the chance and shift, in his lap.

"Whoa, whoa." He looks alarmed as he looks at me. "I did not say that you could shift on me."

I flick my ear and rest my head down, half-wanting to be scratched and pet.

"Fine." I hear as Chanyeol huffs and begins to scratch between my ears. "I can never resist you." I raise my tail in delight. I begin to wave my tail when I feel Chanyeol's fingers running under my chin. It feels so good.

I let out a murr and curl my tail loosely around Chanyeol's neck as he continues to pet me down the length of my back. Ahh.

At one point, he starts to zone out, and that when I shift back. Chanyeol seems surprised, but plants a kiss on my forehead anyways.

"I want to go help out in the kitchen."

Chanyeol nods, stroking through my hair. "I'll be down soon."

I tumble off his lap and walk out the door, not forgetting to blow him a kiss on the way out. He pretends to catch it and places it on his cheek. I smile at the cheesy but lovable gesture as I shut the door behind me.

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