My father walked off with Valor, my mother ushering all of us inside.

"Mom. What if he hurts him? I should've stayed with him!" I said.

"Your father isn't going to hurt him." Pierre said.

"Why are you so sure?" He asked.

"Because it's obvious you care for Valor." Pierre said.

I stared at him blankly. Did I? He was very sweet to me. And the things he said. He said he loved me. I'm not even sure I know what a romantic love feels like, but I did know he made me happy. I liked being with him to say the least.

Holy Shit.

I cursed and Pierre grinned and I decided to walk to my cabin to rid myself of my wandering thoughts.

I didn't know I had dosed off until Valor's icy touch woke me, his hand caressing the side of my face and I smiled.

"Holy crap! You're alive!" I said as I jumped up, hugging him.

"I am." He said grinning.

I wrapped my arms around him, kissing him, relaxin into his touch as I pulled away, inhaling his scent.

"Why didn't you bring Raven or Cassius?" I asked.

"Because I wasn't looking for a fight and I don't want to hurt your family." He answered.

"They were trying to kill you. You should have at least defended yourself." I whispered as I walked him to my room, pulling him onto my bed and laying down as he sat up against my headboard.

He chuckled, shaking his head as he stared down at me, peaceful silence filling the room.

"So you watched me all those years and I never once saw you or noticed you." I whispered into the darkness, feeling Valor's hand smoothing over the small of my back.

"Once. You saw me once from your window. I stood in the trees, but it wasn't long. " Valor said quietly.

"I thought that was a dream because I had insomnia the entire night. I even told Solomon about it. He thought I was seeing things because I had been training so hard." I said.

"You were looking right at me. Gosh, you looked so gorgeous. Your lips were pouted, your hair tussled with lack of sleep and you squinted and I knew you saw me so I hid in the trees." He said.

I looked up at Valor in the darkness, his beautiful crimson eyes, barely visible.

"What did my father tell you?" I asked.

"First he asked me an insane amount of questions and then he told me thank you." Valor said.

"What?" I asked in disbelief.

Valor nodded.

"He knew I had protected you. Your smell wasn't only enticing to me. There were other rogues and vampires. I killed every single one of them." He said.

It clicked for me. There'd be times when I and Solomon, or other pack members would find dead wolves in the woods or decapitated bodies.

I looked at Valor quietly, gripping his hands in the darkness.

"Lay with me." I whispered.

Valor rid himself of his pants and shirt and tucked himself under the covers with me, my heated body meeting his icy one to form the perfect temperature.

Valor stared at me as he lay on his side.

I kissed him softly, angling slightly so I hovered over him. Valor's lips never left mine as I straddled his hips, relaxing against him.

I was aware of his hardness beneath me as we kissed, the slight movement causing excitement to course through me.

I broke from Valor, only pausing to rid myself of my shirt, Valor staring up at me, now completely bare before him. He flipped us, the quick motion causing me to squeal and bump my head against the headboard.

I laughed with Valor, him burying his face in my neck, the vibration of his laughter moving through me.

I smiled at him, wrapping my arms around him as looked at me, resting between my legs as he waited for permission.

I gripped the hem of his briefs, tugging them down slowly. My body hummed with anticipation, my wolf needing to feel her mate, me wanting Valor as close as possible, but I wanted to control this.

I placed my hand against Valor's bare chest, pushing him until he was on his back once again, resting his head against the pillows.

I climbed Valor slowly, Valor guiding me on him as he slowly filled me, the feeling causing me to grip his shoulders, Valor's groans filling the room as I began to move against him, Valor muffling my moans with his lips as he kissed me.

I could feel Valor's lips against his claim, his tongue darting out to taste me.

"Do it." I whispered.

"Willow." he warned as he pulled back to look at me, his eyes shutting and his jaw clenching as I began to quicken my pace above him

"Please." I whispered. I wanted to satisfy him fully, I knew he craved me in more way than one. I knew how strong it could make him and my wolf and I relished that we could aid our mate in that way.

I moaned as I felt his bite on my neck, the feeling causing my pleasure to bubble over, my grip on Valor tightening as he made his drank from me, his hands gripping my hips.

His lips left my neck shortly, his groans filling the air as he finished, his breathing rapid as he stared into my eyes.