"I'm making some arrangements, " Daniel said and Lia turned around to look at his face. They were still on the rooftop but this time sitting on the bare ground.

Lia was seated in between his legs while Daniel tousled and played around with her hair from behind.

"What arrangement? " she asked, her eyes burning with curiosity.

"So you could spend some time with me in Kinney village," he told her and saw the stunned expression on her face.

"That's err.. nice? "

"But? " Daniel asked when he saw the hesitant look on her face.

"I can't tell if my mom would permit me. You see, to her we're moving too quickly and you're apparently the second boyfriend I've ever had - "

"You had a boyfriend? " he asked in surprise

Lia gulped, " Yeah? "

"Like before Asher and I? "

Lia nodded. She never told them because she didn't consider it necessary and that was in the past.

Though Daniel tried to hide it but she could tell he was jealous,werewolves were extremely possessive creatures - it's a miracle he and Asher have not ripped each other apart.

She bites the inside of her mouth, "I was young then besides, there was this peer pressure to date. You look around and everyone almost has a partner making you feel left out.

It seemed as if everyone was having so much fun and that you're missing out on something big. So I got one. But I was young then, now I'm all grown up.

Moreover, we didn't do anything much, just kiss, once or twice? " Lia said unsure but felt the hairs on her back stand on edge when he whispered into her ears.

"Just kissed? "

Uh-oh

She shivered, " The kiss wasn't that great, we were just kids dating for the first time " Lia tried to do damage control.

"So you still remember the kiss?" He prodded further and she felt like crying.

"Daniel is not like that - " She tried to turn around and clarify the issue but he wouldn't let her, so she couldn't tell what his expression looked like.

" Is like what? "

Lia felt his hot breath hit her neck but not seeing his face made it a lot harder to figure out what was going on in that mind of his.

"Daniel, I - " her breath stopped in her throat when he captured her earlobe with his teeth.

Unlike the shameless Asher, Daniel was too touchy-feely and couldn't rest without placing his hands on the parts of her body hidden by clothes.

If she was an ordinary human, she'd probably be freaked out by his tactility but she was a werewolf now - half werewolf - and understood why they do it.

Physical contact strengthens the bond and exchanges positive feelings and affection. Moreover, their wolves derive joy from it, so why rest?

But there was a downside to it, once immersed in the act, one could accidentally mark and go into mating which wouldn't have been a huge problem for her if she had only one mate. There was Asher to consider and it was a huge responsibility.

Daniel nibbled at her ear and made her shivery with excitement. Lia turned around in his arms and sat on his laps, facing him this time.

"How are you going to convince my mom to let me come to Kinney village? " Lia successfully changed the conversation.

He trailed kisses down her neck before lowering his head beside her ear " Have you forgotten I'm the chief of Kinney village, I have my ways "

Lia would have laughed at his white lie if Daniel hadn't gripped her butt and pressed her flush against his erection bulging against his trouser.

Her heart skipped a beat while her cheeks flushed red," You must have dated a ton of girls, how are you so skilled in this? " she teased him on purpose.

Daniel's hands traveled inside her hospital gown and traced her belly button "You're the first and would be the last "

"Even if I don't choose you in the end? " The question slipped out of her mouth and Daniel froze.

For a moment, both of them didn't move and just sat, locked in their ambiguous position.

" It will be hard ".

Lia gulped.

"But I would understand " he added, then run his hand through her hair tenderly with loving admiration in his eyes "I just hope to cherish every little moment with you "

Lia blinked, she wanted to speak but emotions clogged her throat and she pushed him to the ground taking him by surprise.

"What are …."

She straddled his hips and silenced him with a slow yet sweet and light kiss. Lia conveyed all her unspoken words, feelings, and gratitude to him through the act.

She felt him smile beneath the kiss with his arms wrapping around her waist, molding her to him while she tasted him for a very, very long time.

" That was very awesome " Daniel complimented her breathlessly and made her blush

Daniel's hands cupped her cheeks "Don't think too much about the rejection, it's not your fault… "

"Neither is it your fault nor Asher's fault " Lia commented.

His fingers moved against her cheeks softly," Sometimes we have to be selfless ." He brought her face closer while she was now completely lying on his body.

"When that time comes " He went on "Do what your heart tells you to do "

"Even if it hurts any of you? " Tears slipped down her cheek. Though she hadn't rejected one of them, she already felt her heart wrench in her chest just at the thought of it.

Asher and Daniel had become two people in her life she couldn't live without. Even her wolf was restless, it couldn't bear the thought of separating from its mate.

But so was her vampiric side, she had been depending on the wolf side lately she hadn't realized she was starved of blood.

Daniel wiped her tears away "Yeah, even if it even hurts any of us "

Nothing more was said.

Lia lay her head on his chest while his hand kept smoothing her hair nonstop, each of them alone with their thoughts.

" Lia? " Daniel called her and she glanced up at him, her jaw resting on his chest.

"Yes? "

He grunted as in pain," Lia, I think it's high time you got off my body already, there is only so much my little brother can do "

"Huh? " and that was when she felt it. Something poked her from below.

" Oh "

Lia was planning on getting off him quietly when an evil thought entered her head and she purposely grind against him causing him to grunt a moan helplessly.

"And I'm up !" She exclaimed after teasing him almost to the point of insanity.

Daniel was so hard, he could not even sit up, so he just lay back on the ground. He suddenly wished he was in a shower, but the universe was set to ruin him right now.

"Do you need help? " Lia asked and squatted down beside him, a gloaty smile on her face.

"Yeah, you can help by looking away. Looking into my eyes isn't helping my predicament at all "

Her hands flew to her mouth, trying to stifle her laughter." I'm so sorry " Lia laughed again, covering her face with her palm.

"Does it hurt that much? " She inquired out of sheer curiosity.

"Yeah, it hurts "

"How do I help you? "

" By bedding you which I cannot do. So sorry, you can't help me "

Lia shook her head, " No I don't mean that one but the other…. " she trailed off, biting on the inside of her lips.

"I haven't done it but I've read, heard, and watched movies where they use their hands to… ."

.

" No! " Daniel rejected her offer before she was even through.

She raised a brow, surprised." Why?"

Daniel heaved, "Because I'm an Alpha, my wolf is two times stronger and harder to control once excited. So unless we're going for the full-on mating, don't dare it "

Then he stood up minutes later much to her surprise.

"You can now move? "

Daniel smiled at her " I just needed him to calm down, that's all. Now let me get you back to your room before your mother thinks I'm monopolizing her daughter "

Lia laughed at his joke and together they walked back to her room.

"Trevor must be so exhausted " She commented upon remembering the prank they pulled on him.

" I bet "

The moment they arrived in her room, there stood her mom with her gossipy mode on. Lia sighed, tonight was going to be a long one.

"Miss Jenny, thanks for allowing me to spend time with your lovely daughter " he appreciated the woman whose cheeks stained red upon seeing his humble gesture.

"No, it's nothing "She waved it away.

"I'll be taking my leave, " He told Jenny, then his sight fell on Lia who was scratching the back of her head awkwardly and looking everywhere but at him.

"Come on, kiss him goodbye " Jenny nudged her daughter forward.

"We already kis…" Lia swallowed the rest of her words when she realized what she almost exposed to her mother.

This time Daniel simply waved at her and left.

"Alright, young lady. You seem to have a lot to tell me "

Her mom told her and Lia groaned inwardly, this is so not happening.