Lilith's POV
For the first three days, Daegan stayed home—tutoring me.
He was the best teacher imaginable, effortlessly breaking down complex concepts until they clicked.
And the worst behaved.
He insisted I sit on his lap, using his thighs as my chair. After every lesson? A reward—his mouth claiming mine until I was breathless.
On the third night, he told me he'd be leaving to visit his mother.
The evening before his trip, his teeth grazed my earlobe. "Come with me?"
I shook my head.
Alpha Thomas and his former Luna had one of the rare peaceful splits in werewolf history. But meeting my stepfather's ex-wife?
Awkward.
Especially not with the messy relationships I have with her sons, my stepbrothers.
Too awkward.
Daegan catches my distracted look, his face blank, teeth grazing
