They laid that way for a while: both spooning each other on the soft grass with Daniel rubbing circles on her bareback - she wasn't putting on any shirt.

Daniel tried not to think much about her breast pressed against his chest which was doing funny things to his body.

Looking down at Lia, he smiled. She was fast asleep, her chest slowly rising and falling while he brushed away a few tendrils from her face.

"If forever is a thing, I want to live it with you" he murmured and kissed the top of her head.

Daniel could sense It was getting closer.

Once she balances her wolf and harmonizes with her vampiric side, she'd choose a mate - Lia might not even need to wait that long as far as she got her wolf under control.

But the thought frightened him - he was scared of getting rejected.

He had watched his parents live together in love and peace. At a young age, he was also a witness to the suffering her mother went through after his father's death, he doesn't want to go through that agony too.

Daniel knew the pain that comes with getting rejected, he might as well just go crazy. It was torturous as if living in a sea of flame that continuously engulfs the heart.

How he wished he could freeze time so he could remain in this moment for eternity.

Lia's eyes suddenly snapped open and she sat up hurriedly much to his surprise.

"What is it?" He asked, stunned at the speed at which she wore her bra.

"They're here?" She said.

"Who's here"

"The kids"

That was when he heard it too, the roar of the bus as it passed through their area.

"Help me with that" She lifted her hair to the side, pointing to her bra's hook-and-eye closure.

Daniel's eyes darkened as soon as his eyes fell on her smooth fair back but he forced Iyke into submission and fastened the garments together.

But not without his hand trailing down the rest of her back eliciting an aroused gasp from her lips, leaving tingles as the aftermath of his touch.

The mate bond made it incredibly impossible to resist each other but she had to leave.

So Lia quickly tugged down her shirt over her head, straightened the greases on her skirt, and thread her fingers through her ruffled hair.

Making sure evidence of their sexual activity wasn't noticeable - at least to the humans, supernaturals would smell everything off her.

"How do I look?" She asked Daniel to confirm if anything was off.

His eyes roved over her face as he took in details of her features meticulously, " Save your swollen lips and hickey surrounded neck, you're good to go"

Lia sighed, "Whose fault is that?" She blamed him.

"Iyke doesn't like owing favors" came his shameless justification.

"Well, let's hope it heals before we get back"

They didn't take off immediately.

Accompanied by Daniel, Lia had to say goodbye to some werewolf elders who already took a liking to her and those devil pups who howled her ears out to express their sadness - they didn't want her to leave them.

"I'm curious about something," Lia asked Daniel while they strolled back to the packhouse.

"How could those pups shift so easily? Though I've practiced, my bones still hurt a bit while shifting into my wolf "

Daniel chuckled, "Don't put that into mind. Give those pups a few days more and they wouldn't be able to shift anymore till they've come of age"

"Oh," she said, she was jealous over nothing.

"Them being like that is just evidence to confirm they were born with a wolf. Once they're a week old, their wolf becomes recessive and don't come out until they clock sixteen at least"

"So that's it" Lia uttered under her breath but was quick to notice the sudden change in Daniel's demeanor.

"What is it?" Lia questioned him but he didn't answer, instead stared out in space and she figured out he was being mindlinked by his pack members.

"We need to go" Daniel clasped her hand and tripled his steps.

"What is going on ?" She glanced at his worried face while keeping up his strides.

"There's a fight going on, your vampire and my beta are it"

Dan? Lia frowned. Why would he be fighting Daniel's beta, Ryan? As far as she knew the vampire was not troublesome and he wouldn't try that especially now they were in werewolf territory- unless they did piss him off real bad.

Thanks to her mate's gigantic gait, they arrived at the packhouse in no time.

Though the two fighting parties had been separated, Daniel was so furious that he punched Ryan in the face as soon as he arrived, barking

"I thought I told you no trouble"

Lia rushed to Dan whose face was in the same sorry state as Ryan's, it was obvious both men fought with all of their might.

"In my office, now!" Daniel boomed at his beta and walked into the house.

Lia caught the way Ryan scowled at Dan as he followed after Daniel, he obviously disliked the vampire.

"What in the world happened here?" Lia interrogated him.

"Nothing happened," Dan grimaced.

"Nothing f*cking happened and you're nursing a swollen and bloody face, seriously? Are you taking me as a fool here?"

"It's just an altercation, nothing to worry yourself about, so stop bothering me," he told her but she didn't move an inch.

"I'm not giving you a moment of rest until you tell me why you'd cause trouble in a werewolf territory? What did you do or rather what did they do to you?" She queried him sternly.

"Suit yourself then" He spat at her and teleported away.

Great, breaking another of the rules.

The Moonlight pack wasn't that welcoming to vampires. So they had ruled that no vampire should use their ability during their stay in the park to ensure no hurt came near their people and make it easier to monitor their move incase of ulterior motive.

Fine, Dan only did it because he was pissed off and since he didn't want to tell her what happened, she'd get the news from the loudmouth aka her sidekick.

Lia walked into the games room Daniel had set up for their leisure.

There was nothing special about it save the fact it was just one large spacious hall equipped with five flat-screen TVs, two standard size snooker pool tables, three dartboards on the wall, and two indoor table tennis boards set in different sizes - did she forget to add that there was free wifi.

There was no need checking the dorms, it was obvious everybody was going to be here after all, who doesn't like luxury?

Everyone was engrossed in one form of entertainment or the other that her entrance was not even noticed. Everywhere was so noisy and music boomed from the speakers adding to the vibrant atmosphere.

She looked around, searching for that boy called Ben and was surprised seeing him throw darts with a couple of kids and his throw was a perfect aim.

"Bullseye again?!"

They jubilated as soon as Ben hit another bullseye in the inner circle scoring fifty points with ease.

Lia shook her head while watching him, at least there's something he's good at but sadly, he's needed.

Ben was just about to throw another dart when someone pulled him away by the collar.

"Who the fuck is….oh my goddess, hehe" his expression flashed from an angry one to a happy one.

"Sit" Lia commanded him, let go of his collar and watched him sit down obediently - sometimes she couldn't help but imagine Ben as a loyal dog

"How can I be of help to you my goddess?" Ben asked, pleased to be of service to her.

"What happened between Dan and Ryan" she went straight to the point.

"Oh, that?" He laughed," Don't mind them. It is just a show of strength between two stupid supernaturals of different species"

Her brows furrowed," I don't get what you just said"

"In simple words, Ryan made a disparaging comment about vampires and our sharp-tongued Dan countered with a denigratory comment that totally ko' ed the poor werewolf. The defeated wolf couldn't take it lying down and both decided the best way to deal with their difference was to smash their faces "

Of course, Ben was the best storyteller as she thought, he didn't fail her expectations at all.

Truth be told, their quarrel was anticipated. Just because their alphas had learned to get along doesn't mean that both members would follow in their footsteps.

Both kinds had always disliked each other right from the beginning of time, so it wasn't believed of them to just magically get along like best friends.

And now, since everyone had an idea of Dan's fight and injuries, the vampire would have no choice than to slow down his healing so the human students don't get suspicious. Damn, It'd be a torturous experience for Dan - fighting against his body's impulse to recover.

"By the way, who won?"