Chapter One If Levi mentioned my sex life with Toby one more time I was going to slap him. “I don’t see how it changes anything. You already knew I wasn’t a virgin.” “I thought you’d been with a human. That’s different. Human men don’t count. I assumed I was your first Pteron.” The serious expression on his face made me want to laugh despite my anger. “That’s ridiculous.” I tied the laces on my running shoes. I was antsy from spending so much time inside and was excited that Hailey was coming by Levi’s house to meet me for a run. “It was nothing like it is with us, right? Just tell me that.” I let out a deep breath. “How many human girls were you with before me?” “Uh—” “Yeah, I thought so. Does that mean what we have isn’t special? Different?” “Of course not.” He sat down next to me, leaving no space between us. “Those girls meant nothing. You mean everything.” “Exactly.” I decided not to berate him about the disrespectful way he treated women before me. “You may not have been my first Pteron, but you’re my favorite.” I kissed him on the cheek. I was trying to pretend it didn’t weird me out, but I was going crazy. How was it possible for me to have been with two different Pterons? I wasn’t even nineteen yet. His shoulder brushed against mine.