Chapter 39- Stay Away pt. 2

Salara’s POV

“Will you stop walking for a damn minute and let me speak!” The angry tone of Derrick’s voice has me halting in my struggle to get away from him. In all of the times that I have spoken with him, I have never heard him this angry with me before.

I watch silently as Derrick takes a few deep, calming breaths with his eyes closed before he opens and reveals his gorgeous green orbs and looks at me. “Why are you still resisting the mate bond?” The heartbreak in his voice was hard for me to handle. I nearly threw myself into his arms at the sound of it, but I held myself back and didn’t say a word.

After some time had passed, Derrick let out an exhausted sigh, his head tilting to look up at the ceiling. “Goddess grant me strength.” The whispered words under his breath sends comfort through my body for an unknown reason. Who is this Goddess that he is talking about? And why does she bring me comfort?

Derrick’s hand suddenly lashes out to grab hold of mine, pulling me from my th