I wake up the next morning and glance out the window. I groan and face plant into my pillow. Seriously? Rain? I push myself into a sitting position. Today is definitely a coffee day. Eventually, I make myself get up and go to the kitchen. I make myself a large cup of coffee. I don't feel like eating breakfast so I just sit by the window and sip my coffee.

"Morning sis!" Conner greets happily.

"Morning," I mumble.

He leaves me alone after he notices my coffee and my bad mood. After I finish my coffee, I head up to my room.

"Oakley!" Gray exclaims as he runs down the hall. "Since it's raining, can we have a movie marathon?"

"Sure, buddy. Go eat breakfast and I'll set it up. What do you want to watch?" I respond.

"Transformers!" He shouts and jumps down the whole stairway.

"Gray, be careful!" I exclaim. I watch him land on his feet and continue running to the kitchen. I shake my head and enter my room. I close my curtains and turn my TV on. I also grab Gray's pillows and a couple of his blankets from his room. As I am pulling up the first movie, Gray runs in and jumps on my bed beside of me. The whole day pretty much just consists of us watching movies with short breaks to grab food and quick breaks to use the bathroom. Half way through the last movie, I glance over at Gray and smile at his sleeping face. I let the movie continue playing, but I don't attempt to pay attention to it anymore.

I wake up early since I fell asleep around 10 or 10:30 last night. I quickly change into some workout clothes and kiss Gray on the head before heading to the gym. I do a 15 minute workout before running on the treadmill since it is still raining. After running for an hour, I am worn out, hungry, and in need of a shower. I eat breakfast and shower.

I step out of the shower and stumble a few steps. I didn't think that not being around Corbin would make me so weak, but exercising this morning didn't help either. I gently lower myself to the floor. The bet was stupid; I should have known better. Somehow I manage to dry off from my shower and change into pajamas despite it only being eleven in the morning. I slowly make it to my bed and lay down. I sigh in exhaustion and grab my phone. I text Sam asking if he will bring me a jar of peanut butter.

A few minutes pass and there is a knock on my door. Sam pokes his head in and holds out the jar of peanut butter. I hold out my hand out lazily. He comes in and sits on the edge of my bed. He sets the jar and a spoon on my nightstand.

"Are you okay?" He questions.

I sigh and close my eyes. "It's partially the mate bond and partially exhaustion. Corbin and I made a stupid bet."

"What was the bet?"

"Stay away from each other for two weeks. We thought the other would break first. I did it because I wanted to be strong and have no weaknesses. Especially now that everyone knows that I'm queen."

"You know sometimes the strongest thing you can do is admit that you do have weaknesses and emotions; for example, loving your soul mate."

"When did you get so smart?" I question and he grins at me.

"I'm going to tell people that I'm smarter than the queen." He winks at me and I give him an unimpressed look. "But seriously don't wait more than a week to go see Corbin."

"I need to recover first so I can actually move again."

He gives me a concerned look. "You need to be more careful, don't overdo it. I know you are the queen and all, but you are my sister."

I smile at him. "I'll text you if I need anything."

He nods and kisses my forehead. "I'll check up on you every once and awhile. Make sure to get some rest."

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