21 Chapter 21: (1/2)

〰 Levi 〰

I felt myself waking up as a soft hum sang through the room, quiet footsteps matching with the hum. My mind didn't recall whoever was humming when I opened my eyes and noticed a bright green figure moving around like a ballerina.

Was that... Nava?

My eyes strained against the darkness around me while her neon green sports bra hugged her tightly revealing some cleavage and her small waist. I watched her hips move around as I noticed her earphones inside her ears.

She hummed with the song she was listening to, her green pants swung with the rhythm of the song while her long black hair hung around her in bouncy, wet curls. The sight of her was purely pleasurable.

That was until I noticed what she was doing.

She placed some lingerie into the empty ch.o.r.e I kept for her, the deep red underwear making my throat go dry.

Was my mate truly trying to torture me...?

What was she going to do with all of that naughty clothing?

She spun around suddenly when I clenched my eyes shut, hoping she didn't see me peeping at her like a total weirdo. I heard her continue humming while walking closer to me and got onto the bed with me.

I tried not giving away myself but when she touched my arm I lost it.

I threw her on her back and pressed her down with my aching arms. She stared at me shocked, her earphones still in her ears as she tugged them out quickly and smiled at me shyly.

”You're awake.” She simply states while looking over where she was folding her lingerie. ”You saw me didn't you...?” Nava asks quieter as I grinned down at her and pressed my head on her shoulder.

”You must be trying to kill me if you thought I wouldn't have noticed you being so... seductive.” I point out when she squirmed out of my hold and placed her phone on the nightstand.

”I wasn't trying to be! I was just putting away the things your Mom got me!” Nava defends, clearly embarra.s.sed that I caught her.

Oh, mother...

Thank you so much.

”Come on, Nava. Look at what you are wearing. You were trying to seduce me. You don't have to lie.” I tease her when getting off the bed and noticing that she took my words to heart.

”I didn't mean to do anything! I wasn't trying to do that! I know you don't want that with me at least not as your first, but I-I got you something!” She dove for my desk when I caught her hand and pulled her towards me making her tumble on me.

Even though it hurt when she hit my shoulder, the look she was giving me concerned me more.

”What do you mean I don't want you to be my first?” I question her, pressing her against me as her expression softened immediately.

”I thought... I thought you wouldn't want to be my mate after everything... I-”

”What makes you think that, Nava? I only want you if you'd let me have you.” I told her seriously unsure why she was saying this since she told me how she felt before I cut her free from the chair the a.s.sa.s.sins bond her too.

She told me everything and told me that she wanted to let go of everything rather than wait for her past to come back when we both knew it never would. Thomas had told me that she was afraid of letting both Barack and I down because we both were her mates, but when he told me that she was coming back to me.

I felt such warmth and then realized that she never showed.

Her f.u.c.king par-

”I didn't think you'd still want to be mates.” She sniffs, clearly upset as I sighed and wrapped my arms around her tightly.

”Silly. Of course, I do. I was upset and needed time to think but after hearing you coming from me and never actually showing up. Everything inside me made me forget our argument and focus on finding you. Saving you when you couldn't protect yourself is my job. I will always save and protect you whether I am mad at you or not.” I promise her, pressing my lips against her damp hair while she held onto me tightly.

”I thought you hated me.” She admits when I pulled her away and stared down at her shocked.

”Would someone that hates you do this?” I ask, leaning down and pressing my lips on hers. ”Or this?” I ran my hand through her hair, pulling it down and exposing her neck to me. She gasped when I softly kissed the spot between her collarbone and throat. ”Maybe this?” Before she realized what I did, I smack her b.u.t.t hard making her gasp and push me away.

”You a.s.shole.” She laughed, clearly flushed by my attempts to make her feel loved as she turned away from me and grabbed something from my desk. ”I got you something while I was out with your parents. I didn't have time to wrap it up, but here.” Nava held a small bag in her hands while I smiled at her and shook my head.

”You don't have to get me anything. You are enough for me.” I promise her when she frowned and pushed the bag into my chest.

”Please, Levi? I looked around it for a long time. I'd really appreciate it if you take it. As a symbol of thanks.” She mumbles as I frowned and took the bag, sitting down on the bed and motioning for her to sit down with me.

”But I don't have anything for you,” I said, not wanting to receive something without the other person getting anything back from me. Especially my mate.

”I didn't get you a gift to get one back.” She laughs softly and jumped into bed beside me, motioning to the bag. ”Come on! Open it already.” She says excitedly when I smiled at her and opened the beg and seeing two pendants.

They were both matching with some kind of Chinese symbols on both of them, the leather band holding the stone shaped pendant was crafted beautifully and I could tell that they were special. I knew that Nava had some story for them because I didn't see her for one to get jewelry for anyone no less me.

But for some reason, I truly loved the matching pendants.

They weren't a girly ugly.

”You don't like them do you?” She asks in a worried tone as I realized I didn't say anything.

”No! I love them both! The craftsmans.h.i.+p on them is beautifully done, but why are there two of them?” I ask her, confused when she smiled brilliantly and grabbing one of them.

”When I was a little girl, my grandma told me that she and her mate shared a wolf's pendant and that she always felt her mate's spirit whether they were close or far apart. He died long before I was born because of my parents, but she always told me that she felt his spirit protecting her.” She tells me, her voice raw from talking about her family but she shook it away and grinned at me. ”I got matching ones so we could have that same connection as my grandmother and her mate had.” She says with an excited tone.

I wasn't sure what to say other than place my hand on her leg in a comforting way. Nava seemed to understand what I was motioning too because she smiled sadly and patted my hand.