Chapter 12

Stacey’s POV

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“You always took his side and are doing the same right now. And then you are asking me to believe that nothing was going between you too? Do I look dumb to you?”, Adam growled at me, pure venom in his voice.

“Yes! You do. There’s no doubt in it.”, I said, shrugging.

“I can’t believe you, Stacey. What do you see in him? He is nothing but an opportunist.”

“That’s fucking enough. Get out, right now.”, I growled at him.

“Fine. I am leaving but before that I would like to give you the reality check, Derek. You are more than welcome to have this slut. She can't even give you what you will want the most, your own blood, your pup. Everyone keeps blaming me for cheating on her but no one gives a damn to the fact that she is barren. She is a mistress material, i.e. fuck her all the time without the tension of pregnancy.", He said, turning to me. I winced at his words and fell silent. I guess if someone you love the most says something like this then you start to believe it. The next thing I saw was Derek stepping in, nose to nose with Adams.

"How dare you? She is an amazing woman and I don't want too know from a person like you that what kind of person Stacey is, because your opinion mean fuck to me. Now how about you get out and leave Stacey alone before I tell Miss Megan, your new woman, what exactly you are doing. You were never good enough for her. And you are nothing but an opportunist bastard. And Mister, there must be something wrong with your mind because you lack identifying people, Stacey is a perfect mate material and if possible I would love to have her as my mate over and over again in my whole life."

I knew he was only saying that to get back at Adams but I and my wolf purred in happiness after hearing his words.

"Now you have five second to get out of my face and out of Stacey's house before I punch your handsome face.", Derek threatened. Adams looked back at me, a shocked look on his face. He was expecting me to defend him. 'NOT GOING TO HAPPEN'

Instead, I held his arm and started dragging him out of the living room, I stopped only after pushing him out of my penthouse. I pointed him toward the lift. "Out! Now! And don't come back ever again.", I snarled at him.

"This is not over.", He hissed before straightening his coat on which I slammed the door on his face. I wiped my tears, trying to act strong. I didn't want to behave like that with Adam but he pushed me to that level. Sometimes tough decisions are the most painful thing to do. I finally turned toward Derek. A sadness in his eyes when he looked at me was clearly seeing what effect Adas still had on me. He reached over, giving my shoulder a squeeze.

"You alright? You know all he said is bullshit, right?"

"I know. Though sometimes, when you hear the same thing again and again, you start to believe it.", I muttered, wiping my tears which dared to fall from my eyes again.

"He is not worth it, Stacey. You can do better than him.", He said, smiling at me, on which I managed to return a small smile. I reached for Derek and hugged him tightly. He never thought twice before pulling me into him and hugging me back. I held him tight, appreciating the way he stood up for me.

"Thank you for everything.", I whispered and looked up at him.

"Anytime."

"Can you please take care of me because I don't think I can't stay without drinking after all this drama?", I asked, laughingly.

"But you have to promise me that you will behave."

"I will", I laughed, not knowing how am I going to behave after losing my senses but I was glad to have him by my side. I had never really had someone stick up for me the way Derek did. It was something I didn't tend to need. I guess, today Adams had crossed all his limits or say he had already crossed his limits long ago but for the first time, Alicia was with me when I kicked him out.

'I just wish him to accept the rejection and free me from this bond and I think that is what I need to truly move on.'

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Derek's POV

I woke up because of the irritation which I was constantly feeling on my face. I reached my hand around my face to check what was on my face and finally realized it was someone's hair. I removed it from my face and then tried to move but I couldn't. It took me a moment to realize that Stacey had kept her head on my chest.

How did we get into this position?

I didn't even remember me falling asleep on the sofa because I didn't drink as much as Stacey had. I remembered her falling asleep on me, I tried to make her understand and stay away but she started whining like a child and slept on the sofa, by keeping her head on my chest. I had planned that once she would be asleep, I would change our position but it seemed like I too fell asleep. I smiled at the memory of when Stacey was on me. The two of us making out on the sofa, not going to lie, that was damn too hot, and I enjoyed it very much. It was a shame that it was only pretending.

I looked down, seeing my arm wrapped around her body. Her body seemed to fit perfectly against my body. It felt good to have someone this close to me again. I have never allowed anyone to come close to me except my mate because I was not ready to move on. After all, the only woman that had occupied my heart and soul was my mate, and having someone else, wouldn’t feel right.

I knew I should wake her up and ask her to sleep on the bed but Rex was against this idea. We felt comfortable for the first time in a long time with her close to us. I decided not to move us, at least that way I would not need to wake her.

“Adam”, I heard her whispering in her sleep and her hand moved and rested on top of mine. I knew she had no clue of what she was doing. I didn’t even stop her either. I knew I should not be doing this but I liked doing this.

What could go wrong with it? It was only snuggling.

Well, she could wake up and slap me.

And that would be probably the worst thing I could get, though it was harmless.

I felt her shift, and I froze in case she was waking up. I quickly closed my eyes and pretended to sleep. It's a different thing that she didn’t wake up. I opened my eyes and looked down at her, smiling to myself. I pushed the hair away that had fallen over her face. Stacey let out a soft groan, still staying sound asleep. She was beautiful and perfect but I wonder whether the fact that she is barren was that big that a mate, a person who is destined to love us, can leave us?

I was sure that I wouldn’t do this at any cost. But Why was I thinking this? It’s not that we were going to be together, right? For crying out loud, she was my Luna and the one whom I am helping her out with on the weekend. I shouldn’t be thinking or feeling these things.

I finally decided to move my body and the whole time my eyes were on her. I saw her opening her eyes and looking at me in confusion. She then looked around and again at me. “When did we fall asleep?”

“I don’t know.”

“Oh, okay. I am sorry about that, Derek. That was a little inappropriate of me letting myself fall asleep that way.”, She muttered, sitting up.

“It’s fine.”

“What’s the time?”

“Four AM”

“We still have time. You can have the rest of your sleep in the room next to this room.”

“Thank you but…”

“Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I have some of Adam's clothes. You can wear them, okay!”, She requested and ordered at the same time, standing on her feet.

“But…”

“Derek, I am your Luna. And I am telling you to stay.”, She ordered again. “Here you go!”, She added, giving me a pair of Adam’s clothes.

“Why do you think I will stay?”, I asked, arching my eyebrow.

“I don’t think, sweetheart. I know.”, She smirked, placing her hand on her hip. I shook my head and smiled at her confidence. “Let me show you the room.”

“I hate you right now.”

“I know you don’t.”, She grinned. “Thank you again for tonight, Derek. And to say thank you, I will make you your favorite breakfast tomorrow morning.”, She added, smiling at me.

“Anytime. You don’t need to thank me again and again but I won’t mind having food cooked by you because I know how good of a cook you are.”

“That’s great. See you in the morning and in case you don’t feel sleepy because of loneliness then we can share the bed, you know!”, She said with a wink. I knew she was messing with me still I glared at her for her stupid joke.

“What? I was just suggesting you. Good Night and sweet dreams of me, Beta Derek.”

“Good night Luna!”, I smiled and locked the door behind me when Stacey left. I was in no mood to wear Adam’s clothes, so I stripped down to my boxer, climbing into bed. I knew I couldn’t sleep on this bed because I find it hard to sleep in an unknown place. That’s a completely different thing than how I slept on the sofa with Stacey, maybe because I was drunk? Or maybe after a long time, I had someone so close to me who stopped this lonely feeling. It has been a while since I have had someone to cuddle into me.

I shook my head to stop thinking about Stacey and closed my eyes to sleep. At the same time, I heard a knock on my door.

#TBC