I knew something was different the moment I woke up but I wasn't sure what had changed. I felt different—lighter.

Opening my eyes, I stared at the wall across from me. Confusion filled me but it lasted for only a second. Memories resurfaced. I shivered and pulled the blanket higher up. David's smell filled my nostrils. My mind blanked. I sucked in another deep breath and then turned onto my back. A groan fell from my lips as I stretched. It felt good. Movement from my left drew my attention. I turned my head.

David sat in a chair next to the bed. His body was slumped to the side with his chin resting on his chest. I took a few seconds to admire him. So sexy.

I kicked the blankets away before sitting up. My eyes dropped down my body to take everything in. I still looked the same. Why was I feeling so different? Hair slipped into my line of vision so I reached up and pushed it out of my eyes. A grimace made its way onto my face when I felt the knots in my hair. It was going to be very painful to get all of them out.

The chair creaked, instantly snapping my attention towards him. David straightened with a groan. He rubbed a hand down his face and then through his hair before he looked up. He seemed to freeze for a few seconds before moving. I gasped when his big hands cupped my cheeks as he sunk down on the bed next to me. His dark eyes trailed over my face a few times before locking with mine.

"H-hi," I croaked.

He smiled and leaned his forehead against mine. "Hi."

"Are you okay?"

"Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?" he asked softly. "How are you feeling, doll?"

"Good." I smiled at him as I reached up to grip his shoulders. "I feel different but good."

"Different how?" He frowned at me.

"I don't know how to explain it. I feel like something about me has changed but I don't know what yet."

A loud howl made me jerk in fright. Our heads snapped towards the window. Three more howls filled the air. The sound of the first lingered—it sounded so sad. My heart went out to the person who felt so much pain. I pulled his hands from my face and crawled across the bed. Pulling the curtain open, I leaned forward to look outside. A fresh layer of snow covered the ground and treetops.

My eyes darted to the right when movement caught my attention.

I watched the big wolf darting through the trees. It disappeared for a few seconds before running into sight again. It slowed until he stopped a few feet from the house. Shaking out its fur, it took a few more steps towards the house and then paused. It tilted its head slightly.

"Is that Devon?"

David pressed his chest against my back as he leaned forward to look out the window. "Yes. Do you want to go and meet him?"

I was nodding even before he had finished his question. He smiled at me and held out his hand. I didn't hesitate; I slipped my hand into his and followed him out of the room. David led the way down the stairs and towards the back entrance of the house. The door opened before we reached it. Devon entered completely naked. He raised his head and froze. His eyes darted from David to me.

"Valeria," he whispered a second before he moved. "You're awake."

He had me smashed to his chest in a bear hug before I could utter a word. I hesitated for a second before wrapping my arms around his waist. Devon's chest rumbled against mine as he growled close to my ear. His hands slid down my back to my hips. He gripped them and lifted me. My hands shot out to grip his shoulders to steady myself.

"What—?"

His lips smashed down on mine. They were a little cold. My body tensed when his lips parted mine and his tongue slipped inside my mouth. It tickled when his tongue brushed the back of my teeth and then the top of my mouth. His grip on my hips tightened as he pulled me against his body. One of his hands slid down to grip the back of my thigh to guide my leg around his hip. My body relaxed against his as I clung to him and kissed him back. He groaned.

The sound shot straight down to my sex. My stomach quivered. I slid my hands into his hair and tugged slightly. He started walking again. I gasped when my back hit the wall a second later. Devon's hands suddenly slid down to grip my ass. He squeezed hard enough to hurt. I broke the kiss to suck in much-needed air. His lips instantly moved down to my neck. He kissed a spot that made my toes curl.

"Devon. . ." David's voice came from far away. "Get control of yourself."

He growled and pressed his hips tighter against mine. His erection rubbed against my sex at the slightest of movements. The pleasure that washed through me felt completely strange. I whimpered and tugged on his hair. Devon pulled away to stare down at me. His eyes were black and his lips parted which gave me a view of his sharp teeth. I stared at it. I didn't feel it scrape against my neck when he had kissed me there.

"You're awake," he breathed. "I thought I was going to lose you."

I smiled at him. "Nope, I'm staying here for good."

His eyes slowly turned back to their normal colour. He raised an eyebrow at me but his lips twitched. "Does that mean you're agreeing to be our mate?"

I blinked at him. I might have spoken out of turn. My eyes darted over his shoulder to David. Just like Devon, he was waiting for my answer.

I remember the nightmare and going to check on Devon. I remembered throwing up and him carrying me into the bathroom and running me a bath. He had a shower and was about to join me in the bath. After that things got blurry. The thought of going back home made me feel sad. Just imagining everything going back the way they were before . . . I didn't want to think about it.

"Valeria?"

"I don't want to go back home. I have no friends there. Aunt will make me visit other packs again until one accepts me." I licked my lips. ". I don't know anything about being an Alpha Female. My interaction with others of the pack was limited. I don't know anything about relationships either—only what aunt told me, but you said that what she told me was wrong."

"We will teach you," David said softly, taking a step closer. "What we can't teach you, others will."

"Do you want to stay, little dove?"

I looked back at Devon. "I don't want to leave."

I shifted my hips slightly, making Devon groan. He leaned forward and pressed his forehead against mine. His eyes were closed and his body shook. His chest vibrated against mine when he growled again. My nipples hardened and wetness pooled between my legs.

"Devon," David said softly.

"When do you turn eighteen?"

"What's today's date?"

"Seventeen December."

I smiled at them. "My birthday is the twenty-sixth."

"Good."

My hold on his shoulders tightened when he stepped away from the wall. He turned and headed towards the stairs. David followed silently behind us. He looked very grim and unhappy. I frowned as I laid my head on Devon's shoulder. I knew nothing about them—about their pack—but I was planning on staying. Why did they really decide to join the packs together? Where they related? Devon said that they grew up together but he didn't mention anything about them being related.

Devon's arm slid underneath my ass as he started climbing the stairs. I turned my head and rested my chin on his shoulder to watch David. His eyes locked with mine for a few seconds before dropping. I allowed my eyes to trail over him. An image of David dressed in only a pair of shorts flashed through my mind. I remembered what he looked like naked too.

"Go make her something to eat David."

David scoffed. "I'm not leaving her alone with you."

Devon growled but said nothing. He continued down the hall and towards his bedroom. I turned my head to watch where he was going. Devon entered the bathroom and then stopped to lower me to the floor in front of the shower. He reached inside to open the taps before turning back to me.

"Devon, what are you doing?" David questioned from the doorway.

He didn't even spare him a glance. "We're going to take a shower."

"She's not eighteen yet."

"She turns eighteen next week. Hell, she's already seen both of us naked. We might as well teach her the basics. You can either join us or go make her something to eat."

The thought of having both of them touching me made the heat in my body increase. My panties dampened even more. David growled, making my eyes snap over to his. His nostrils flared and then his eyes fluttered closed. He muttered something under his breath before entering the bathroom. The door clicked closed softly behind him. He kicked off his shoes and then bent to pull off his socks. When he straightened his eyes caught mine for a second before Devon demanded my attention when he tugged on the t-shirt I was wearing. I glanced up at him and then hesitantly raised my arms.

My cheeks flooded with colour as he pulled the shirt over my head and dropped it to the floor next to me. His eyes slowly trailed over my body. They lingered on my chest for a few seconds longer before slipping lower. Devon gave me a small smile and then surprised me by kneeling in front of me. He hooked his thumbs in the band of my panties and slowly slid them down my legs with his eyes following the material until it dropped to the floor. He slowly raised his eyes and made a sound at the back of his throat. I bit my lip as uncertainty filled me.

Nobody has ever looked at me the way he was looking at me. Was he comparing me to the other women he had slept with? I was so pale compared to any of the other women in the pack. I sucked in a sharp breath when he brushed his fingertips across my pubic hair. I stared at him with wide eyes. His smile widened.

"I'm sure you were taught about sex in school?"

I shook my head and then nodded. It was hard to concentrate with him kneeling in front of me and his fingers still touching me. I was hyperaware of David a few feet away, standing in just his briefs while watching us. "I-I n-never went to school with the other kids. Alpha wanted me home-schooled."

His hand moved to grip my hip. With narrowed eyes he watched me. My eyes dropped to the muscle ticking in his jaw.

"Why?"

I swallowed. "Alpha had a school build on pack land after an incident in the local school. They teach children who are old enough to shift. I wouldn't have been able to keep up with the classes they held outside." I bit my lips as I debated on telling them more. Devon looked really angry. "Some . . . um . . . parents threatened to take their kids out of school if I went there."

"He hired someone to home-school you?" I shook my head. "Explain to us, Val."

I liked that nickname he gave me. No one had ever cared enough to shorten my name into a nickname.

David stepped behind me. His warm hands brushed my back. "Explain, doll."

"I got the work they did in class delivered to me at the cabin where my aunt and I lived. Every Saturday one of the elders would stop by and explain the things I didn't understand. I liked it that way. I like studying and reading. It was fun learning things on my own." I smiled at Devon. "I know it's mean to disrespect elders, but she wasn't really a good teacher."

"Did she teach you the basics of sex?" More heat flooded my cheeks. "Did she teach you anything about the anatomy of a male Lycan?"

I shook my head. Devon's eyes shot to David's over my head. They were doing that silent communication thing I hated.

"I know how babies are made," I blurted.

Both men chuckled. Devon straightened and reached for my hand. He stepped into the shower and tugged me in after him. I turned my head to look over my shoulder at David. He was busy pushing his briefs down. A second later he stepped in behind me and closed the shower door. Naked skin brushed against mine as we stepped under the water.

I wasn't sure whether I should be nervous, embarrassed, or completely flattered that I had two handsome men in the shower with me.