Raine arrived at Plumeria Island late with Tyron and Aire, the latter of which had already shifted in her wolf form. The Kens, particularly Ryu Ken and his wife, the owner of Plumeria Island, provided their employees and workers with suitable accommodations. It was on a consolidated building, and they simply gave them their assigned units or apartments. Surprisingly, Tyrone's unit was just beside her. His was just a one-bedroom unit, while hers was a two-bedroom apartment.
"Mommy, can you please bring me and Daddy with you tomorrow at work? Promise I'll behave in my wolf form," Aire asked with a smile. She was back in her human form, with Raine combing her hair before sending her to bed.
"Hmm… You might scare some of the patients there," Raine considered.
"I won't, I promise. I'm sure they'll see how adorable I am if you will bring me to the hospital with you, hugging and carrying me all the way as you walk to your clinic," Aire cheerfully suggested.
"That sounds like a good plan. Alright, you should go to sleep now if you want to go with me. We have to wake up early tomorrow, okay?" Raine finally relented, putting Aire to sleep with a smile.
The little kid nodded at her mother's words, kissing her on the cheek before laying down on the bed. She yawned as she whispered, "Goodnight, Mommy. Please kiss Daddy goodnight for me."
Raine blushed as she shook her head. Aire constantly acted like Tyrone was her real father, even playing cupid as she constantly pushed her to get together with Tyrone. She didn't bother to correct Aire, however. Her eyes were too lively whenever they talked to her as her parents. Addressing them both as father and mother, correcting her as such might change that attitude, and she didn't want to deny the little girl her simple joys if it wouldn't do any of them harm anyway.
"Good night, my dear," Raine whispered as she bent down to kiss Aire's forehead. Raine then pulled the quilt up to Aire's chin before walking towards the door. Giving her daughter one last glance, she gently closed the door.
There was a long pause before Rane walked back to her room with heavy steps. She lied down on her bed, but she was far from being sleepy. As she waited for drowsiness to take her, her mobile phone suddenly beeped.
[If you're not asleep yet, would you like to have a late snack with me?]
She really shouldn't entertain this, but she should at least reply to him. Or maybe she should just ignore it, pretending that she was already asleep.
…
After some time…
"Fu*ck this!" Raine annoyingly hissed as she got up from the bed and pulled out a robe to wear over her nightgown. She then walked out of her bedroom, taking slow steps as she walked towards the door going outside her apartment. She still was hesitating by the time she had reached the knob to open her door. For one minute, she constantly touched the knob, only to then remove her hand before going back for it again.
"This is frustrating," she whispered.
She really shouldn't do this. However, most of her consciousness wanted to see Tyrone and be with him. It looked like, in the end, she became the prey of her own game. And by the time she finally opened the door, she had truly realized just how hard she lost in her own game.
Raine was utterly surprised to see Tyrone in front of her door.
"What are you-MPPH!"
He even did not let her finish her words as he suddenly stepped inside and pulled her closer for a deep and passionate kiss.
"You took so long to reply that I thought you're already sleeping. But knowing you, you won't sleep this early. And so, I took the initiative to come here myself," he quickly explained, his lips still lightly brushing against hers. "Aire?" he hoarsely asked.
"Sleeping in her room," Raine weakly answered. She gasped when she felt her feet stop touching the ground.
He was carrying her as he asked, "Right or left?" nuzzling his nose at the two doors.
"Right," she faintly answered, staring at him in disbelief. "Where's the snack?" she suspiciously asked.
"Me." he plainly and shamelessly answered, making Raine's jaw drop.
"So you're saying that I'm your snack… and you're mine?" Raine snorted in disbelief.
There was only a roguish chuckle as Tyrone opened and closed the door behind him.
"Put me down," Raine barked.
As if obeying her, Tyrone put her down on the bed only to stay on top of her, weighing her down.
"I forgot the snacks in my room. I'll get it after this…" Tyrone huskily muttered, sealing her lips, leaving her with no room to protest.
He was getting out of hand. Raine had clearly instructed him not to get intimate with her while they were still occupied by Xander's case! But despite that, her body didn't have the will nor the energy to kick him out of her bed. All the while, she already started justifying the act as something acceptable inside her head. It was only for this time, right? Maybe she could spare these borrowed moments before leaving him for good.
She suppressed a shiver. Just the thought of leaving him for good was honestly killing her. She felt as if something sharp was piercing through her heart and soul whenever she thought about it. But then again, it was all for the best.
She gently pushed at Tyrone and they stared at each other's hazy eyes. "You're such a stubborn werewolf, aren't you? I told you not to get intimate and as far as I remember, you also agreed in it, but here you are sneaking into me like this…"
There was a frustrated sigh as Tyrone whispered, "You left me no choice. If I won't agree with you that time you will surely kick me out. It's killing me, Raine. I tried my best to behave. It's just that… I miss being with you so much. Treating me with indifference like I'm just some random colleague feels like hell. Can we spare at least an hour or two just being with each other like now?"
"You mean having sex?" Raine pointed out.
Tyrone's face darkened as he laid down beside her, roughly scooping her in his arms.
"It's not sex… It's making love. But I didn't mean just that. If you don't want to make love, then we can at least cuddle each other like this. Being near each other like this is more than enough for me. Though, it's honestly still torture since it's just too hard to control myself from wanting you more and more. I feel like I'm really going crazy anytime. I didn't know I can be this hopeless, to be honest. It's not just lust because I already told you numerous times that I love you. But I think it's also because I'm a werewolf, so my needs are a bit uncontrollable unlike most hu-"
Raine stopped him by pressing her lips against his as she whispered, "You talk too much…"