Jason's POV

　　"Archer?" I asked, feeling my wolf's unease; he, like me, was torn. "What are you thinking, buddy?" I nodded as I looked at Kayla, knowing that if we stalled much longer, she would see that we were struggling with this decision, which was not what I wanted for her. But this decision would affect the rest of my life and future pack. It had to be right! The mate bond was for life, or at least it was meant to be. Those who were rejected were never entirely whole again. I didn't want that for Kayla, and I definitely didn't want that for Archer. 

　　With a heavy sigh, I felt Archer slump out of his pit, looking through my eyes at Kayla, drinking in her delicate form; I could feel his lust as her eyes filled with the gold of her wolf. 

　　"I don't think we have a choice, you might not remember, but I do. Accept her!" He said finally, the sorrow in his voice was unmistakable. He hated the idea of losing Abigail, but the excitement that surged through him at the thought of seeing Rose again was too strong to be anything but acceptance of the bond.  

　　Closing the gap between Kayla and I pulled her into my arms possessively, looking down into her dark eyes that swam with uncertainty. Lifting her chin with my thumb, my eyes met hers, letting my desire for her swim in my emerald hues. Smirking cheekily, knowing her wolf was watching me. 

　　"I can not make promises I can not keep right now, Kayla, but I would kill for you! I don't mean that in a rhetorical sense; I mean I would kill anyone who saw fit to take you from me; I don't think neither Archer nor I would cope if you had found a mate; we wouldn't have been able to give you up!" Running my fingers across her jaw lovingly. "I DO love you! I need you to know that! I have done since you were twelve, and you followed your brother and me around: insisting on being involved in whatever stupid thing we had got involved in."

　　"But.." She interrupted, holding my finger to her lips to silence her; I groaned as she took it into her mouth, sucking it purposely. "Fuck!" I hissed, feeling my dick twitch, looking to her dark sultry eyes for an escape, only to feel the second surge of hunger rush to my crotch. 

　　"Let me finish; then you can replace that finger with my dick!" I commanded, making her smirk intentionally, but obey never-the-less as she always did. 

　　"I am not disappointed that you and I are now mated; I am gutted I don't remember it, if I am honest! But I can not make a promise that I do not know if I can keep! I don't want to hurt you, but you are aware of my feelings towards Abigail; she turns 18 tonight." I explained, running my hand through my hair anxiously, both of us knowing what that meant for the decision she had asked me to make. 

　　"There is something about her; I don't know what it is! But until I see her again, I won't know how she really feels either." I admitted truthfully. "But I promise you, Kayla, I do not intend to hurt you! Do I think you and I will make a good Alpha and Luna? Yes! Do I think you are the right Luna for the pack? Yes! Am I proud to have you as a mate? Yes!" I declared, pressing my fingers into her back to pull her closer to my hard chest.

　　"But... have my feelings for Abigail vanished.. no!" Tensing, I watched her digest everything, expecting her to walk away; any other female would have, knowing they were a male's second choice. 

　　"So you are remaining with me for the pack?" she asked calmly, taking me by surprise. 

　　"No!" I shook my head, looking into her golden eyes of Rose, surprised at how gorgeous they were against her tanned skin, making her dark features stand out even more. "If you need a promise from me tonight that I will never let anything develop between Abigail and me, I understand and will do my best to honour you and our bond and keep my distance from her. Because I do LOVE YOU!" I admitted, surprised at how easy that was to say and admit. 

　　"But I can't promise my feelings for her will disappear easily." Feeling her tense under my touch, I sighed, wishing I hadn't been so honest; I didn't want to hurt either of these women! 

　　"So you want to meet Rose?" She smiled softly, her tone flirtatious; taking me by surprise, I pulled her back in my arms to look at her, mesmerised by her resilience and strength for the second time in twenty-four hours. 

　　"Kayla, baby.. do you understand what I am saying?" 

　　"I understand; I love you too, and if she is your mate TOO..." I smirked at how she emphasised the word 'too', letting me know she wouldn't be going anywhere with one simple word. 

　　"Then we will deal with it together! Ok?" She continued with a smirk, running her hands up and over my chest, linking them around my neck, pressing her soft lips to mine, her tongue teasing my mouth, hinting for entry, groaning against her yummy lips, contentment washing over me.

　　"I don't want you to resent me, resent this bond, Jason, if you need to explore what you have with Abigail... to see if she is your mate... I will stand by you- but this..." Gasping as she cupped my dick in her hand, squeezing it in her grasp, getting my full attention. "THIS Stays in your pants and out of her! If you lie to me, hide things from me, or betray me..." She announced with determination. 

　　"I will rip your heart out after I have cut off your favourite toy! Which will be a shame for both of us... as it's also my favourite toy!" 

　　"Understood!" I winked, nodding to her hand that still caressed my cock. "Now you best finish what you have started, baby girl." 

　　"You have had enough sex today; I want to play.. let me see Rose!" Archer interrupted needily. Rolling my eyes at my wolf, I arched a brow seeing Kayla giggle. Apparently, Rose was as impatient as Archer. 

　　"After I have met Rosie!" I chuckled.