My Name is NOT Cupcake novel Chapter 49

I eventually made my way up to the top floor and looked around after devising a plan to serve as a metaphorical choke collar for Elias. It was almost surreal to think that I was back here again. I crossed my arms over my stomach as I looked around Elias' room. It looked the same as I remembered it; clean, big, and everything in its place.

"I'm glad you're here," Elias said from behind me. I spun quickly and put a hand up to stop him from coming any further. I knew that the second he touched me, I would melt into him and forget everything. I needed to put the leash on him before that happened.

"There are rules," I stopped him. Elias' smile fell as he sighed and sat on the edge of the bed in front of me.

"I figured there would be. You were left alone with my mother for too long," he said, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. I ignored his comment as I began to pace.

"One, if you so much as look at Kendra or touch her, even on accident, I'm gone for good. Two, you're not leaving me here on my own while you go do... whatever. No bodyguards, either; I'm coming with you. Three, I get to keep my phone, and that should go without saying. Four, I get to visit Still Water whenever I want, and that includes Mason. And Five, you don't tell me what to do," I said before I stopped pacing and just stood in front of Elias with my arms crossed. He thought about it before he sighed.

"I'll try," he said. I raised my eyebrow in surprise that he was so dismissive.

"You will, or I leave, and you never know when, or if, I'm coming back. I will take our baby with me and you don't know when you get to see either of us again. I can resist the mate bond and you know it," I challenged him. He looked shocked at the seriousness of my words.

"Okay, fine, you win. I will," he agreed quickly. "Now can I hold you?" he asked. I felt myself smile slightly as he held his arms out for me. I sat in his lap as his arms encircled my waist and his head settled in the crook of my neck. His hand ran across my stomach in consistent circles. I felt warm safe and comforted in the best possible way. A yawn escaped me as my body sagged with exhaustion. Elias cradled me before he laid me down in the bed.

"Get some rest, cupcake," he said before he kissed my head gently. Elias turned to leave but I held his hand as I sat up.

"Stay with me... please," I asked abruptly. Elias held my hand in his briefly before he turned off the light and got in the bed beside me. He kissed the top of my head before wrapping his arms around me. I wasn't really huge on cuddling but it was comfortable enough.

"Go to sleep, Nova," Elias said when he saw I wasn't closing my eyes. He rubbed my back gently and eventually my eyes were coaxed into closing and I fell asleep soon after.