Derrick’s POVAs I make my way out of the kitchen and head towards my office, my Beta appears at my side, an amused look on his face. I lift my brow in question as I continue to make my way towards my office in silence. “I just saw Henry enter the infirmary.” He says suddenly, a smirk spreading across that annoying face of his. “It is not what you are thinking.” I grumble out, rolling my eyes slightly at the amusement in his eyes. He widens his eyes in mock innocence as he lifts his hands in the air in front of him, a knowing look appearing on his face. “His wolf nearly took control of him.” I tell him between clenched teeth, slamming into my office with more force than was necessary. Beta Charles enters my office close behind me, a humming noise escaping his lips as he closes the door gently behind us. “Is that all?” He asks, his brows drawing together in concentration. A tired sigh leaves my lips at his words, Charles is right of course, his wolf taking control was just the excuse

Salara’s POVDr. Boyd suggested that I get out of my hospital room and walk around the packhouse, and though I was unsure at first, I gradually found myself wanting to stretch my legs. My body still aches and there is still a lot of healing that needs to happen, but being couped up in that room all day was driving me crazy. So I took the Dr.’s advice, and decided to leave to grab a snack from the packhouse kitchens. Dr. Boyd didn’t feel like I should leave my bed alone, so here I am, sitting at the large island counter in the massive kitchens, with my doctor sitting beside me. His worried looks that he casts my way every few minutes is maddening to say the least. Though I will say that I do feel safer with him here beside me, at least I know he isn’t out to harm me. The images of what Savannah and her friends did to me still haunt my dreams as well as my waking moments. Fear clutches at me anytime I see another she-wolf and I find myself clamping up inside whenever they try to talk

Salara’s POVHenry pulls Savannah’s tomato red face closer to his, ignoring the struggles she puts up to escape his grasp. “I heard every word that you were saying to Salara, Savannah, so there is no need to hide them now.” His mouth opens up as he growls in her face, leaving spit behind from the force of his growl. His teeth grow in size, looking similar, but more frightening, than when Daphne’s came out earlier. A shiver of fear moves through me at the sight . Henry has always frightened me, but this fear is on a whole new level. What if once he’s finished with Savannah, he turns his anger onto me?Pulling up on my legs, I pull my body closer to myself, creating a smaller ball that will hopefully go unnoticed by the wolves in the kitchen. The sound of Savannah’s attempts at speaking is the only noise that breaks through the silence of the kitchen for a long time before I hear her slamming to the kitchen floor roughly, a sound of disgust leaving Henry’s lips. “You are pathetic Sava

Derrick’s POVI was just finishing up with Beta Charles and the Council when I saw Savannah being dragged out of the packhouse by Daphne and Giselle. “Halt!” I had said to them as they were just about to walk over the threshold of the front door. Three sets of frightened eyes turned around to look at me fearfully. “What has happened?”That was when Savannah had told me all about Henry and how he was alone with Salara in the kitchens. She told me that he was the one that attacked her out of nowhere for refusing to leave him alone with Salara, per Alpha’s orders. I didn’t completely believe everything that came out of Savannah’s mouth, but I was certain she was telling the truth about Henry at least. I could smell him all over Savannah. Which is to be expected with newly mated pairs, but not after the way I saw Henry treating her outside of the packhouse earlier tonight. There is something going on between the two of them, and it doesn’t appear to be anything good. After dismissing th

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