Daniel woke up with a startle only to feel a mass of hair by the side of his bed. His movement woke Lia who had been sleeping all this while.

She was exhausted after helping out in providing food for the pack, giving out inspirational speeches, and doing pretty much everything a Luna does for the pack; helping out with the pups, setting up tents, and a lot of others.

"ThankGod you're awake," Lia hugged him tightly. She was beginning to get scared when he slept almost throughout the whole day.

Daniel was disoriented for a while, his eyes taking in the sight of his environment. Everything seemed to be a dream to him but eventually, his memories settled and the dream turned into reality became clear to him.

He pulled away from his mate in a haste and gripped her shoulders saying, "You have to listen to me Lia, Asher planned to kill me, "

"Huh?" Lia blinked.

"Asher was working in cahoots with Tristan all this while. The whole point of the treaty was not to keep the peace between both packs but to make me lower my defenses so they could strike me when I wasn't expecting it. I found out the truth from Tristan when he was taking his dying breath. Asher played dirty, he wanted to kick me out of the picture and have you all to -"

"Daniel, take a deep breath," Lia interrupted him. It was obvious to her that he was overwhelmed by the whole happening, he had to take a breather.

"No, you don't get me, Lia" Daniel pressed, readjusting in his bed and pulling her closer as if that would make her understand.

"No, you're the one who isn't giving me a listening ear right now" she argued.

"Lia, listen to me for once, Asher is pure evil. He just wants -"

The rest of his words were forgotten when his mate leaned in and kissed him; his brain fried instantly.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss, accessing the depth of his mouth that earned her a delightful moan.

Lia knew Daniel just like most other werewolves were irritatingly stubborn and won't listen unless one gave them a reason to do so.

The hybrid pulled away and said as much as she could in one breath, "Asher is not Asher, the Asher you think you saw is just Raphael in disguise who took hold of his body through magical means and almost deceived all of us if we haven't found out on time, but don't worry, the son of a bastard has been taken care of, "

Lia was heaving like an elephant who did a sprint after clearing Daniel of his misunderstanding.

"Wow," Daniel was dumbfounded, so that was what happened? But his attention was captivated by something else at the moment.

"Give me the detailed story later, I have something important to do right now," he told her.

"Alright," Lia unintentionally nodded," I'll do...." She was saying when it dawned on her," Wait a minute, what's the important thing you have to ….?"

Without warning, Daniel grabbed her waist and pulled her on top of his laps as if she weighed nothing.

Lia was happy to know that she didn't shriek like a little girl this period, just a short gasp of surprise.

She gulped, her face flushed, and limited his vision to his chest. However, looking at his chest didn't help either because he was wearing nothing - wondered if they had done this on purpose- and got to see his rippling muscles and his chiseled biceps.

At that moment, Lia saw a drop of sweat trail down from his neck to his chest, tempting her to just reach out her hand and smear that salty liquid on his chest.

She was acutely aware of who she was sitting on and what exactly- to be precise- she sat astride. Her throat dried up when her center made contact with his arousal through his pants- thank God, he was wearing pants.

"Lia, "

Gosh, even her name had never sounded so sexy in his mouth than now.

"Daniel," she whispered, more like, breathed his name as his hand came upon her back to press her closer to him.

Lia wanted to fan her cheeks and hot body, but not when her hands were resting on his shoulder, unconsciously stroking the skin there.

This was a slow seduction, his intense gaze filled with emotion stared pointedly into her soul while his hand at her back slipped into the inside of her shirt, caressing her bare skin.

Lia couldn't catch her breath, her heart was reverberating so fast in her chest that she could hear the sound of it loud and clear in her head. Her blood was throbbing and her mate was making her skin burn with his touches, it was just too much to handle.

"Daniel," she purred, lowered her head in a bit to kiss him but he turned his face away. An action that vexed her - she needed to touch him right now.

"No, don't touch me, Lia," he told her, "I just want to see you aroused for me," he breathed upon the skin of her neck sending tingles all over her body.

If this was a new trend, it wasn't going to last long in their relationship- she wasn't going to let him have all the fun

.

"I said, no," Daniel said firmly, taking her hand off his chest and placing them back around his neck.

"I can't stand this," Lia moaned, throwing her head from pleasure when his hands traced the curve of her flat stomach, continuously moving upward until it rested on her chest and began to knead those breasts.

"You would," was his command when he pulled off her shirt, tossing it to the side carelessly.

His eyes darkened as he was treated to a view of those two mounds on her chest in a red push-up bra.

"That's new," He pointed out the bra. His mate was as fully developed as any girl her age but it was nothing compared to those girls out there with an ample amount of that palpable flesh. Yet, she carried hers with pride and disliked the idea of pushing it up, so it was highly surprising seeing her in one.

"Long story," Lia managed to say, her breath out of the rhythm. She just wanted this fire burning in her veins to be satiated.

Daniel's tongue flicked out to tease her nipples through her bra, overwhelming her with sensations that made her begin to move against him. He growled at her, reminding her of his warning earlier.

"Gosh, Daniel, you're killing me," She cried out, a tear of bliss falling down her cheek. But Daniel ignored her, focusing his attention on giving her the pleasure her body needed.

He unhooked her bra, letting it fall to the side with his sight focused on her nipples that had been brought to a stabbing point.

"Your breasts are perkier," Daniel intentionally talked dirty knowing that aroused her further. Her body features were further accentuated because she was a hybrid- most, if not all vampires seem to possess a perfect body physique.

"Please," she begged him to gratify her.

"My pleasure," he stooped to take one of her breasts into his mouth earning a cry of ecstasy in return.

Lia arched her back, pressing her body against him while her arm came around his neck, gripping his scalp so tight it hurt while pleasure screamed through her.

Daniel didn't mind the pain, instead, guided his wet, hungry mouth to the other breast and gave it the same fair handling its twin received.

She shivered, gripping his shoulder tight while her nails dug into his back as he gave her an amorous lick.

"God, I can't do this anymore," Lia gave up, her hips beginning to rock against his unconcealable bulge and Daniel let her this time, knowing she had reached her limit.

Her legs wrapped around his waist while Daniel cupped her backside, rotating her hips and loving the way his nerves tingled. Her body trembled; Daniel pressing her flush against him and moving her faster, and faster until he hit the right spot that led her to the brink.

She sagged against him, her body reeling from the ecstasy that crashed over her.

Lia had not been sexually active during her first relationship back in her old place and never thought of herself as someone who would relish dry humping till now.

"Something is wrong with you?" Was the first comment Daniel said to her instead of the usual lovey-dovey words, which was quite odd.

"What do you mean?" She lifted her head to glance up at him with a questioning look.

"My wolf cannot feel your wolf which is quite strange, almost as if she's asleep or something, making it quite weird?" He frowned, scrutinizing her intensely.

"What do you mean?" Lia was perplexed.

"To werewolves, the pleasure between mates is not just to deepen the bond, it's a spiritual act which binds our soul together." He explained to her, gaze holding hers.

"Well, as you said, she might be tired and decided a break was all she needed, after all, we had quite a fierce fight last night, "

"Lia, our wolves can sleep but not when we, the vessels are active, " And of course, she understood what he meant by active.

"Maybe, it's because I'm a hybrid; a strange one at that, remember?"

Daniel sighed, " Lia, I don't think -"

She palmed his cheeks, " Daniel, I know my wolf and I can assure you that she's totally fine. Lolli would wake up sooner or later. Trust me "