Derek's POV
I still couldn't believe that she was here in front of me. I was so sure that we had lost her. But the Moon Goddess must have heard our prays.
“Derek, you sure you don’t mind looking after her for a while?” Jason's voice said to me through the link. He didn't seem to sense anything yet. So this was the act I was going to have to go with.
“Yeah man, it's fine. It will be good to have some company around here, plus she doesn’t seem to know what I am? Or who I am? Has she ever come across a Lycan before?”
“Honestly Derek, I have no idea. All I know is that Cyrus used to abuse her. He nearly killed her once or twice and then Steven wanted to do the same thing.” He explained to me.
“And what makes you want to help her? Is she the one that your mate has been trying to find out about?"
“She is. That’s why I had to get her away from Steven. She is special. You should
Sophia’s POVI woke up from the most peaceful sleep that I had in years. Sleeping in Derek’s arms had felt so right that I had fallen asleep within minutes. I looked around the room and he wasn’t there; the bed was cold so he must have been up for a while. Feeling better, I got up to go to the bedroom I was staying for a shower. Remembering what Derek had said about the clothes, I decided to check out the wardrobe first.After finding some clothes that I thought would look nice, I went and had a shower, feeling content for the first time in my life. Not sure what I should do now. I decided I would explore the house. Making my way down the stairs, I smelt bacon, my stomach grumbled at the smell, so I thought I would go and find where the kitchen was. Turns out the house was bigger than I thought it was. I found the kitchen finally after around half an hour. It was on the ground floor, right at the back of the house. Not sure if I was actually allowed to leave the room I was in, I made
Derek’s POVMy beast finally let me in. He shifted into his Lycan from the second we were out the door. He ran at full speed. This was what we did lately.“She is going to reject us.” He said to me. My heart was pounding. It felt like it was being ripped from my chest. Jarek kept saying it over and over.“Jarek, we don’t know that man. How do we even know she is our mate?” I asked him, as he was running at full speed still.“She is our mate, Derek. When she was on the back of the bike with us, I knew for sure, but there was something about her. She has another mate. That’s why I blocked her out. I can’t be hurt again. That was a dark day for us.” Jarek had stopped running.“When we lost Kyra, and you lost Sarah, my head went to a dark place. I am just getting back from there. If she is our mate, she will make us better than Jarek. I feel so calm with her.”“But will she want to be with us when she knows what happened?”“I don’t know, Jarek, but the longer we stay away from her, the mo
Sophia’s POVDerek placed his hand on my shoulder, sparks flew through my body. Instantly calming down from his touch. My life has been tough, and it seems like it isn’t going to stop soon.“Well, I don’t have much to pack, so I will be ready quickly.” I said to them.“We need to get the car here, Mom. I think we need to move quicker than a few hours and we will take the jet home.” Derek said to his Mom. I panicked. I had never been on a plane, let alone a jet. What if we crashed? Derek must have felt I was anxious.“Little one, it's ok. I am guessing you have never been on a plane before. We will be fine. I will hold you the entire way if you want.” He said, winking at me. The thought of being in his arms made me smile. The bond with Derek felt different from the other two. I was sad that Steven had lost his life.“Don’t be Soph, he wanted our blood.” Bria said in my head. She had been purring the entire time that Derek had touched us.“Its different with him, isn’t it?” She asked m
Derek’s POVWhat pain my mate was feeling, and there was nothing I could do for her. My heart was breaking with every sob that rocked her entire body. She falls asleep in my arms but she continued to cry even then.“Derek, is it ok if we still come over, man?” Came Zak’s voice in my head. I wasn’t sure if they should come over with the way that Soph was, but I also needed to talk to my friends. I was at a loss.“Son, it’s ok. I will stay with her tonight. I will hold her all night.”“Thanks Mom, her and Bria shifted. They knew I wasn’t telling them about her old pack, but then she just started crying Mom. I feel so helpless. What am I meant to do? She seems so broken.” “Derek, all you can do is to be there for her. Be whatever she needs you to be at the time? Don’t force yourself on her though, she is very fragile, even I can see that. But yet she is strong.” Mom said to me.“Thank you, Mom. Zac and Lars will be here in a minute. I want to tell them about her.” I let Sophia go. I was
Sophia’s POVDerek’s warm eyes locked with mine. He looked like a Demi god standing there against the door frame. He looked so sexy. All I wanted to do was be in his arms right now. But Beatrice had been so kind to me. She had held me until I finished crying. She had just been telling me a story about Derek when he was little. So I didn’t want to jump in his arms while she was here.“And what would my two favourite people in this world be laughing about?” He asked, looking only at me, though. I was in a trance, lost in his eyes. I was having to remind myself to breathe. I could feel that Beatrice was watching us.“Well, if we told you then we would have to kill you, son.” Beatrice said to him.“Well now, there is no need for that, is there Mom.” Derek said to her so sweetly. He finally broke eye contact with me. He was staring at his Mom, and all she could do was smile back at him. I wonder if he had this effect on everyone or if it was just the two of us?“Little one, how are you fee
Derek’s POV I said to her I would come and get her in half an hour. The guys would be here soon. Walking into her room, I heard the shower. Then I heard her low moans. I could smell her arousal. My beast came forward. “Little one wants us.” He said to me. “Not yet.” I said, pushing him out of my head. “Mmm Derek.” came her voice. That was f**king hot. She was touching herself again, thinking about me. “Derek, baby, you're home. Why didn’t you tell me?” I heard Brooke’s voice coming from downstairs. F* ck, I forgot about her. I needed to get down there now before Sophia heard her. I raced downstairs. Brooke was standing in the kitchen, looking beautiful as she always did. Her eyes lit up the second she saw me, she strolled towards me with her hands out, ready to embrace me. “Brooke, sorry we arrived late yesterday.” I said to her, trying to sound indifferently. She pulled me into a hug. My heart softened being in her arms, but not for the reason she was thinking. Brooke had been
“Ah, coffee. Can I have one, please?” Beatrice asked me.“Of course. How are you today, Beatrice?” I questioned her.“Rough night dear. More attacks.” That was when Beatrice noticed Brooke was there.“It’s ok Betty, we have sorted everything out. There is nothing to worry about between us.” Brooke said to Beatrice. She must have worried about my reaction to her and Derek. Derek walked into the kitchen, smiling at me. He really seemed happy to be with me. He came over, wrapping his hands around my waist kissing my cheek.“Mind if I have one as well, little one?”“Sure babe. When is everyone getting here, and who is cooking breakfast?” I asked them, because I wouldn’t mind cooking, actually. It had been a while, and I wanted to thank everyone.“Well, now, the party starts when we are here.” Came a voice from behind us.“Soph, this is Lars and Zac. My closest friends.” Derek said to me.“Umm, and what about me?” Brooke said, pretending to be hurt by what Derek had said.“Hey Soph, I’m Za
“Sophia, I didn’t know that you had been through so much. Well now, you have all of us to look out for you now.” Lars said to me from across the table. It touched me that they were so accepting of me. Maybe we could do this.“Sophia, I hear your wolf is massive. Why don’t you join us at training later?” Zac said to me.“Yeah, why not? Only if Bria is up for it. She is resting at the moment.” I told him. “Well, I think it might be time for Marcus and I to go. We have a conference to organize. Sophia, I would like to introduce you as Derek’s mate, if that is ok with you? Angus will have to be invited, so will Jason. But we will keep you safe I promise.” Beatrice said to me.“Of course Beatrice, whatever you feel you need to do.” I said politely to her, after that everyone left.“See you at training later.” The others said as they left. I breathed a sigh of relief as everyone left. That had gone a lot better than I thought it would. But now I was anxious about the conference. It was goi