*FREYA*
Jet was still asleep when I woke up the next morning at dawn. I managed to roll onto my back hoping that would ease his arms around me so I could quietly leave the bed without waking him up. He is usually the first person to wake up but that wasn’t the case this morning because aside from being really exhausted, I woke up early.
Each time I tried to move, his arms would tightened around me more. I would have considered this sweet and romantic if I wasn't in such a hurry to get out of bed. Taking a deep breath, I thought of what to do when an idea suddenly occurred to me. Turning on my side, I wrapped my arms around his neck and then moved deeper into his embrace, that made him relax, despite being unconscious he was still very alert.
As if convinced that I wasn’t going anywhere, his arms fell loosely around me and I quickly came down from the bed. Not wanting him to wake up, I placed my pillow where I had been laying earlier before I left the room. Only a few servants were moving about as I walked down the passage to the kitchen, they couldn’t mask their surprise, probably wondering what their Luna was doing awake by this time. I don’t blame them though, I have never woken up at this hour if it wasn’t an emergency.
I entered the kitchen not expecting to find anyone but Madam Kathrine was already awake and instructing the maids on today’s menu. She stopped talking when she saw me walk in, I plastered a fake smile on my lips as she approached me. We don’t really get along well like the rest of the people in the castle, she hated the fact that I was treating Hazel in a way servants weren’t supposed to be treated, according to her. She frowned at the idea of me favouring and protecting Hazel above others.
“Luna?” She said, stopping in front of me. The question and confusion on her face was as clear as daylight. “Is something wrong?” She asked me.
“I don’t think so. If you guys can please let me borrow the kitchen space for a while, I would like to surprise Jet with breakfast in bed” My smile turned into a real one but Kathrine was even more confused by my explanations.
“I do not understand what you are talking about Luna, But has the young girl stopped fulfilling her duties? Because I see no reason why you should be in here looking for something to eat with Alpha. I shall take care of this and I apologise” She assured me and then tried to shoo me out of the kitchen.
I took a deep breath before speaking again. “Hazel has nothing to do with this. What I meant was, I would like to prepare breakfast for Jet, to surprise him” I explained further hoping she gets what I meant this time.
“Surprise him with breakfast? How is he going to be surprised by that? It does not matter, you cannot be in the kitchen. Tell me the meal you wish to surprise Alpha with and I will instruct the maids to prepare it” She responded and I resisted the urge to glare at her. Why was she raining on my parade?
“I’m not leaving,” I informed her. “I woke up early to make something for my mate and I’m going to do just that” I brushed past her and stepped deeper into the kitchen, the maids were all staring at me with horrified expressions. Some ingredients have already been kept on the large cooking table at the centre of the room, so I sort through it for anything I need.
I know Jet doesn’t have a favourite meal but from what I have observed, he likes eating meat. All his meals are something heavy and must have meat in it. Thinking of making a steak but I have never made one in my life so I couldn’t prepare that for him. I want to impress him, not poised him.
Pausing what I was doing when I noticed the two girls standing at either side of me. “Are you guarding me or something?” I asked even though my gaze wandered in Katherine’s direction. There was no smoke without a fire, so she must have instructed them to stand there with me. I knew I wasn’t much of a cook but I could still make a few meals without causing havoc and I found her attitude very offensive. Then again I reminded myself who I was in the kitchen for and I wasn’t going to let her get to me.
“They are simply there to assist you Luna. The rest will be busy making something else for everyone, I do not want them getting in your way as you move about. They will help get whatever you might need” She explained and I nodded in agreement before focusing once more on what I was going to make for Jet.
My mind was completely blank and the only thing I could think of was steak. I decided to swallow my pride and just ask Kathrine to teach me how to prepare it. “I think I’ll need that help you offered when I first came in. Since Jet loves meat so much, I’m thinking of preparing a steak, don’t worry, I’ll make the side dish myself” I told her.
“It is my duty to help Luna” She replied and then came forward to assist me.
The next half an hour, I did everything Kathrine instructed me to do and when I was finally done. I couldn’t be happier with the result. So now, what side dish can be made with a steak? I went with potatoes au gratin. It was a meal I have watched my mom prepare a number of times. By the time I finished, it was already morning.
I placed everything on a tray then instructed one of my maids to get me a bottle of wine, and a wine glass. Kathrine offered to let the maid carry the tray for me but I declined. After thanking her for teaching me how to cook a steak, I made my way to our bedroom.
I should have known that surprising Jet wasn’t going to be easy because when I walked into our bedroom a few minutes later, he was nowhere to be found. I took the meal back to the living room after I heard the running water from the bathroom. I was pretty disappointed and blamed myself for not waking up early enough to pull all this off.
I didn’t have to wait for long because he soon came out of the bathroom, absently wrapping a towel around his waist. He paused only for a moment as he saw me sitting on the bed, watching him quietly. I know I should say something but the disappointment was so heavy on my heart that I was afraid if I said something, I might just end up crying or lashing out at him.
“When I woke up, you were gone” He stated, as he approached me where I was sitting on the bed. As if trying to read my thoughts, he used his index finger to lift my chin, giving me no choice but to look at him. “Did something happen?” He questioned.
How could I stay mad at him when he’s being so concerned and caring? I shook my head. Trying to compose myself as I stood up, which made him take a step back but not enough for me to leave “Nothing” And I really wanted to leave.
“Nothing?” He frowned thoughtfully at me. “That means there is something. Does it have something to do with the steak I’m sniffing from the other room?” A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth and I glared at him, wondering what was so funny all of a sudden.
“What do you think? I woke up really early today to surprise you with breakfast in bed. Do you have any idea how many times I hurt my hands while making that steak? I guess I’m just disappointed and a little hurt that things didn’t go the way I pictured” I took a deep breath. “For once, I wanted to do something nice for you, I wanted to surprise you like you find the time to do for me despite your busy schedules and I can’t even do that right” I concluded feeling more guilty than ever, I should have woken up earlier than I did!
“Sweetheart I’m so sorry” He said, pulling me into his arms and I melted into it right away. If by any chance my plan works, this might be the last time I get to do any of this stuff for him and the realisation did nothing to lighten up my mood. “Fortunately I have not had breakfast yet, so I can still fix this” We broke apart from the hug. “You can still surprise me” I nodded in agreement before exiting the room.
How do I kill a werewolf? I wondered absently as I picked up the tray of surprise breakfast. I can’t just straight up attack Morgana without any knowledge of what I was getting myself into, this is already a suicide mission as it is and I would do everything in my power to prevent it from turning out to be one. If I want to have any advantages in this fight at all then I must know if not all but a few werewolf weaknesses. I know of mountain ash which is a weakness to all supernatural beings and there’s wolfsbane.
Where do I get wolfsbane? I pushed the thoughts aside as I came back into the bedroom. It will have to wait until I speak to Kale and Camille later on the next phase of our plan. I paused abruptly as I saw Jet on the bed, sleeping with his eyes closed. The funny part was he was laying in the same position I left him this morning, I couldn’t help but smile. He was such a softie when it comes to me and he doesn’t even realise it. No wonder Morgana hated and wanted me dead, she saw Jet showing the side no one thought he had, the side she wished she had shown her when they were— I couldn’t even say it without feeling like passing out.
Someone who they thought would kill his mate, to be fair he thought so too. Who wouldn’t want him? There’s no doubt that Sophie the witch still wanted him and of course there is Morgana and some other bunch of women but too bad, he’s mine. I wished there was a way for me to claim him the same way he did to me. Thinking about him makes my inside warm and the mark tingles a bit.
“Will you continue to stare or are you going to feed me that steak before it gets cold?” I heard his voice as it penetrated my thoughts. I blushed and hurriedly approached the bed.
“ You are asleep, remember? Meaning you aren’t supposed to talk” I gently placed the tray on the far end so I wouldn’t bump into it as I climbed onto the bed.
“Morning darling” I whispered, pecking him on the cheek.“I bought you breakfast” I tried not to laugh as he pretended to slowly become fully awake. Once he sat up, I placed the tray on his lap.“I made these, especially for you” Now, I can only pray it tastes as good as it looks!
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TBC