Derek’s POVI had been away from her for too long, but I had needed to block her out, because if I didn’t I would have torn all wolves that we came across to shreds like I had before and I promised myself I wouldn’t do that, we were not going back to that dark place again. The lead the wolf gave to us before we killed him was false, and now he was dead. We were at a loss again. There was something that was nagging me in the back of my head, but we were too exhausted to think straight. The only thing I wanted to do was have Sophia in my arms.She was asleep in the bed, but she looked tired, like she had been having trouble sleeping. I felt guilty and I would take any anger that she had towards me. But right now, I needed her. The bed dipped as I laid next to her, breathing in her scent. I needed her body, every inch of her. I pulled her into my arms.“Baby, I missed you.” Whispering in her ear, her body responded to me. I was hard and needed to be in her. I kissed her neck, making my w

Derek’s POV“Are you ok Soph? I hope all of that was ok with you?” I asked her. It was worrying me that it was all going to be too much, especially going straight to the conference after that.“It was amazing, Derek. I can’t believe they were so gracious and accepting of me. I could sense that some people were reluctant, but I could guess who that was from. I have a plan for that one. So later one please trust me and just let me go with the flow.” What did she mean by that?“If she tries anything Soph, we are all here to look after you, plus D would kill us if anything happened to you on our watch.” Lars added in, I smiled at his answer. They really loved her already. Asher was going to be the one that we were going to have to watch now. We pulled up outside the building where we were going to be hosting all the meetings.“Son, all the guests have arrived. I am over seeing that all the guests are shown to their rooms, and letting them all know we will hold dinner and talk about what is

Sophia’s POV Of course, he had to create a scene. Why wouldn’t he? He thought he was better than everyone, but seriously, how dare he touch me? I sensed Derek was about to lose control, Jerek was trying to take control, but we couldn’t afford for that to happen. The most gut wrenching growl I had ever heard came from Derek, making everyone drop to their knees, including me. I tried to not fall, but the power within Derek was even too much for me. “How dare you touch my mate, you pup! She is your future Queen and you dare to insult her, you dare touch her. YOU HAVE TOUCHED HER FOR THE LAST TIME. Do you know what the punishment for hurting your queen is, pup?” He warned Angus. He said nothing, but it wasn’t like he could. All he could do was whimper. The power surge was getting too much for me. “Derek, babe, you need to calm down. I am ok, but look what you are doing. Please let everyone out of the command. You are hurting even us.” I whimpered through the mate bond. I could feel the

Sophia’s POVThree months laterNo one was coming for me. How much of an idiot we had been to believe that Derek actually wanted us to be his mate, that he loved us? My soul had broken that night. My heart was empty. We were empty. Bria was trying her best to hold on, but they have silver on me. They cut her off from me, but I can feel she is there trying to fight for us so we can get out.I wanted to die every day. The torture Cyrus and Angus had put me through was nothing compared to what these filthy animals had done to me for weeks. My body was covered in scars some of the wounds were still fresh. The Lycans would slice my skin, giving me hundreds of paper cuts over my entire body so that I would scream in pain for hours. Once I was just about to black out, they raped me. Everyone one of them having their way with me. The more I fought them, the rougher and longer it would be. They beat me near death every day. That was when I gave up. They had broken me beyond repair. There was n

Derek’s POVShe was never going to talk to me again. She blocked the mate bond as soon as I saw her. Honestly, I don’t blame her. The things she said they did to her. My blood went cold. I was trying everything I could to not rip through the jet. I had been so close to losing it.My soul was shattered. I would never be able to forgive myself. Her soul and body had been shattered because of what Olivia had done. She would never have gone back to the house by herself. I would have been there to save her. How was I meant to help her with this? The way she looked when she had torn apart the man that hurt her. She was feral, like her beast had completely taken her over. Lars brought her back. I was trying to give her some space, but I was worried about her.She went to the doctor a few hours ago. I have been waiting for her to come back so I could take her to Olivia. Maybe once she understood, she might talk to me. If she could talk about what happened to her, then maybe I could share some