"Alpha, Luna. There's a problem." Beta Kane's voice echoed through a mind-link to both of them. They stilled in their position, and Aila bit her lip while trying to lure Damon over with her eyes- not to answer Beta Kane.

Malia growled through her mind, "The problem is him! GO AWAY, KANE!"

Aila gulped as her dampness coated his shaft, and she could feel the warmth off the head of his length at her entrance. She bucked her hips slightly with a frustrated growl, which Damon growled in return. His hands on her butt cheeks gripped harder, and his claws extended, piercing into her skin.

Aila watched as Damon's eyes became strained and glowed as his voice mixed with Darius', roaring through the mind-link, "It better be a big fucking problem Kane, we are in the middle of something right now."

Aila leaned her head back into the cave wall, a groan leaving her lips in frustration. Damon moved one of his hands to her core and slid his finger over Aila's clit, while they waited for Kane's response. Small gasps left her breathlessly immediately as he played with her.

Damon watched her, his gaze darkening and enjoying her losing control from him. He began to trail kisses and bites across her chest, feeling the urge to go for that tender spot where a partial mark was already left. They were losing themselves again to their desires and the bond, losing their senses in one another.

He sucked on the area below her collarbone and almost immediately felt Aila's creaminess explode over the top of his shaft. He lifted his head to see her biting her hand, stopping herself from moaning; he ripped her hand back and watched her erratic breathing as her wild eyes found his.

Aila just orgasmed; he only played with her clit and sucked on the marking area. A growl escaped his lips as he so wanted to just thrust into her; Aila's wetness was all he needed to enter. When he was about to give in, Kane remerged in the mind-link, causing him to curse.

"There's a vampire on our territory."

"What?!" Damon pulled back and stared at Aila, who looked back in confusion, her forehead creasing. "Where?"

Aila unwrapped her legs, and Damon let her drop down while he grabbed his boxers and jeans and put them on. Aila was still leaning against the wall for stability; her legs felt like jelly, and she didn't trust herself to walk, but the wind that suddenly blew across her reminded her of her clothing situation. She pulled her underwear and jeans up, readjusting them before looking around for her bra, top and jacket.

"These woods." Beta Kane's voice came through gravelly. Damon's head whipped to the side, suddenly alert as his eyes scanned their darkened surroundings.

"What's wrong with one vampire here? He could be passing through like a rogue?" Aila suggested, gaining his attention as she found and put her bra on.

Damon slowly moved his eyes away from her breasts and shook his head, "As part of an agreement made long ago, we don't go on each other's territories. Unless it is common ground or a known place such as Chester, where vampires and werewolves mix and live together in the same area. As long as they don't fight too much.." He muttered the last sentence before continuing on,

"Silver Thorn is known for being inhabited by the Silver Crescent pack, a royal pack. So no vampires pass through unless they want something."

"What if the vampire didn't know?" Aila asked while she pulled her halter top down into place.

"Most vampires do."

"So, we are going to find out?" Aila asked.

"Looks like we are going vampire hunting!" Chiara mind-linked them.

It was nice to hear the excitement in Chiara's voice, but at that moment, Aila could only sigh. The timing was fricken impeccable; not only were they both pent up, but their wolves were as well. Damon's eyes kept flickering and shimmering to a stunning luminous colour, but it also meant he and Darius were fighting over control. She wondered if her own eyes were glowing, but Malia wasn't fighting over the reins; she was.. happy?

"Why are you happy? We haven't mated or been marked?" Aila queried her wolf suspiciously while she glanced around the area, watching the trees for any dark shadows.

"It is ridiculous that you haven't mated yet. But…" Her wolf trailed off, smirking at Aila's impatience, "You want to."

Aila blinked and scoffed, "That's it?"

"Yep. The last two weeks, you have been getting hot and dirty without hitting that mark or 'getting some'. But now… you do. Meaning, even if right now you aren't mating.. it won't be long until you do!" Her wolf squealed in delight. Aila chuckled and looked at Damon before blushing and looking away.

Damon tried to put a little distance between him and Aila. Not emotionally, but he was fighting the urge to just turn around and claim her. It wasn't even about mating now; even though he released some frustration earlier, it wasn't nearly enough. No, he and Darius were fighting over control; Darius wanted to mark her. Hell, he wanted to mark her, but there was a vampire on their territory.

"AT LEAST DO THAT! MARK HER!" Darius roared through his mind. Damon sighed in frustration, it wasn't just Darius, but his canines kept lengthening; he felt like a fucking vampire.

Darius growled, "Don't even think those words. Vampire.." He scoffed, "All you have to do is bite that area and then you can go chase the loner vampire in the woods."

Damon glanced at Aila, who by now had taken off her trainers? And made it to the lake, putting her feet in the water. He walked towards her back but kept his lips sealed, even though his canines had grown the closer he made it to her. Now their sharp points stabbed into his tongue, releasing a little blood.

"Kane," Damon snapped in the mind-link, "Bring Finn, Nairi and Ajax here."

"The shapeshifter?" His Beta queried.

"Yes," He snapped again, "tell him to shift into his eagle form and scan the area. I don't want anyone else here. This is mine and Aila's spot. It's off-limits to everyone else."

"On it!" Kane responded, and Damon could hear his breathing as he ran off in his wolf form.

"Do you think it's wise only to bring so little?" Chiara mind-linked him.

"As I said to Kane, I don't want anyone else here," Damon now stood by Aila's side, but he walked away and stayed at the lake's edge. He didn't want to be too close to her, in case Darius had any ideas. His wolf was still bristling and fighting at the fringes of his mind, trying to gain control and take the reins.

"Gamma," He reached out to Chiara after realising she would not reply, "I want you by Aila's side, and when Nairi is here, she will join you."

"Okay," Chiara instantly replied, and within a few minutes, her black wolf appeared.

Damon's jaw was aching, and his canines still long. But he had calmed down due to the rude awakening of this vampire threat. Darius, on the other hand..

"STOP," Damon commanded, "This threat is more important than marking her. Aila needs to stay protected. The quicker we get rid of the vamp, the better."

Darius grumbled but stopped beating at Damon's control. A golden wolf, a brown-grey wolf and a reddish-brown wolf arrived; Beta Kane, Finn and Nairi. The golden wolf nudged the reddish-brown one, and she licked his nose before departing from him.

Damon turned around and mind-linked Aila, "I have to go. But stay here. Chiara and Nairi will keep you company until the threat is cleared."

"Bodyguards?" Aila's immediate response made him grit his teeth. He could already hear her defiance.

"Yes," Damon snapped; he took a deep breath to calm down. He knew his temper was from his frustration as well as her disobedience. He strode towards her and cupped her cheek, leaving a peck on her lips quickly.

It took him a great deal of strength to release her and turn back around.