Dylan walk down every path her mate take based on her scent. He follow the trails down the mountain into a small village. It was a lot rocky than he expected for a girl to use.
After almost twenty minutes walking, he stop in front of a small and shabby house, it was one of the house that is nearest to the foot of the mountain. It is where his mate scent stop at and the house have the strongest smell of her coming from.
He walk around the house trying to find the way in if possible. He want to take a peek at his destiny. He knew that being mate with a human is a little bit difficult. He need the right time to explain everything about him and his world. The existence of magical creatures is hard to explain to the outsiders especially humans. So, he need to be careful. Extremely careful. Their acceptance of the other types is different. Dylan knew he need to plan carefully on how to court and persuade her.
All while thinking about everything, Dylan found the way into the house. He climb through a window at the back of the house and it turns out that it is the kitchen's window. From what he can said, based on the thing he can see, her mate did not live in an easy life. The house arrangement is really simple. In another word, there is nothing to look at around the house. Nothing much to say about the furniture.
Dylan have nothing to say about the current situation. All his judgement about the house condition is not what he want to do. He really want to make it better. But that is not his goal breaking into the house for that moment. His goal is to have a look at the face of his human mate.
He walk through the kitchen and found two doors next to it. He walk carefully and open the door that have the strongest smell of his mate. Dylan walk in and take a deep breath of the smell and carefully make a move toward the bed. He stare ahead and saw a girl with delicate face sleeping soundly. With only her sleeping face make Dylan have a hard on and have difficulty to walk closer. He want to caress her face without waking her up.
His touch on her skin make his body tingles with happiness. Max howl almost make Dylan loss his mind. He tried to control himself as hard as he could. If not because of his mate is a human, Dylan will pounce on her already right then and there. He want to make her his partner for life. He want to mark her. Make her bear his pups.
While caress he face, his mate stir in her sleep make Dylan loss his breath. He quickly and carefully walk out and leave the room immediately before she wake up. He is afraid of getting caught and mistaken as pervert breaking into a girl's room to rape her. He fear that he might loss his mind and take a wrong move. And be exactly what she might think himself. It will make everything more difficult than it already is.
Dylan climb out of the window of the kitchen house making sure no noise that will wake up the house occupants. He decide to stay guard the house for a few days. He want to make sure that the girl have no boyfriend or any boys that take a fancy of her. He want his mate belong to only his.
When the morning comes, Dylan heard and saw every occupants of the house wake up early. They having their early breakfast together and saw the parents left the house after. Leaving the girl at the front door alone. The girl then walk out and watered the plant around the house and pluck some of the production into the house. After the sun show up at the horizon, Dylan saw his mate walk out and meet with her friend. He heard her friend call her name loud and clear.
"Lia. So, your name is Lia. I want to know about more, my mate." Whisper Dylan to himself.
On their way, his mate keep turn around as if searching for something. He knew she might feel him near. Their mate bond that link them both. It must be it.
Dylan follow around the girl from behind the trees and houses making sure he did not get caught. He have to make sure nobody know him. He follow him and saw that the girl walk into a school compound after walking for long. Dylan wait outside until the school session come to end. He keep following her, doing her daily routine and every move she make, he saw everything.
Later in the evening, Dylan follow his mate into the forest up the mountain. He wondering why is she walk into the forest all alone without any accompany. Then when he found out that she walk to the cave near the waterfall he understand her intention. So, it is true that she is the one who nurse him back to his health. Dylan can't stop smiling since then. He smile from ear to ear and proud of his mate. She care for him very much when he saw those little pout on her face when he is not inside the cave anymore. Only after she found what she looking for, his mate walk between trees and of course he tail from behind. Dylan then understand that she tried to search and pluck some wild medical herbs.
"She must be like to learn about medicine. Is she want to be a doctor? Or is it pharmacist? Anyhow, I will support and provide everything she need when we stay at our kingdom. I will never let her get upset. I will give her permission on anything and everything as long as she willingly to never leave me alone. I want you to stay with me. Forever, mate." Thought Dylan.
When it is getting late, the girl walk down the mountain carefully back to her house. After fifteen minutes she reach home, Dylan saw her parents too came back with dirt and sweat on the clothes.
From what he can said, his mate living in a very simple life. She is really well-known in the village and school. Her routine show that she is very independent and hardworking be it at school or at home, she is perfect except for cooking. Whatever it is she lacking in, she is and will always perfect in his eyes.