LATE DEFENSE “Are you feeling better now?”Derrick asked, worry written all over his face. Aria reolied with a nod but he was not satisfied with her reply. “No pressure love, you can sleep over at the club and return to the pack tomorrow.” He suggested but Aria gave a small smile. “I'll be fine, I promise.” He still didn't believe it and although he said no words, his face said it all. As he escorted her to the back gate for her to take her leave, he asked again. “You know you have me as an option right?” Aria was confused at first. “You can stay with me if you ever need a place to run to, away from all the hurdles in your world.” She smiled, she was grateful for having him in her corner and even more grateful that he didn't judge her for being different and worse, for being the weakest among her species. “Thank you Derrick, I'll put that in mind but my mom's sick and I have to stay by her side.” He nodded. “Yeah, what happened was really tragic, I overheard some of the
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