Chapter 9

Derek’s POV

“Stacey, we are not going to attend the party right now! I don’t mind seeing you without makeup.”, I said when she was taking a lot more time than I had thought.

“Just a minute.”, I heard her voice and kept tapping my feet on the ground annoyingly because I was feeling hungry. “Don’t make me come in there.”

I heard her groaning. Maybe she was getting annoyed. But I didn’t give a damn about it. Finally, the door of her bedroom opened and she walked out of her room to the living room where I was waiting impatiently for her. As soon as she was in front of me, my eyes trailed over her body. I wouldn’t lie but she had good taste. The dress showed her legs off, showed the curves of her hips, and made her ass look good. I tried, I really tried not to look at her in that way and to control my hormones but I couldn’t. When my eyes met her, I was sure that my face would be flushed. My tongue was slowly caressing my lower lips.

“Shit!”, I groaned.

“Now I will surely wear this black dress especially if it is gonna make you look at me like that, then I wonder how will Adam’s react.”, She laughed.

“Oh really and how am I looking at you?”, I asked, raising my brow.

“Like you want to rip my clothes off. I know that look in a man’s eyes. Derek. I am going to try next dress.”, She said, beginning to walk away from me.

She went to reach for the bedroom door handle. As she did, I grabbed her by her waist, pulling her around to face her. Our bodies were close again. I was trying to hide the lust from my eyes before she could see it but I guess I was too late.

“I am sorry for looking at you in that way, Stacey. I can’t help myself. No doubt you look amazing in it but I really suggest that you shouldn’t wear it otherwise all the man would react in the same way than what I did, or they will have to be blind or gay because this dress is too short and tight, and revealing each and every curves of your body.”

“Not happening. I am going to spend my night with you perving on me in this dress, Okay?”, She laughed. I glared at her. “Think this in a different way, if I wear this dress then it will keep tempting you and your eyes will be only at me, annnnddd it will look less pretended. Plus it will piss Adams off if he sees me, in this dress with you.”, She said, looking straight at me, a desperate sort looks on her face.

She had a point that it would piss him off, well anyone at his place would react in the same way. No doubt, Stacey had planned the best revenge plan for Adams and I should help her in this, right?

‘I am not usually this kind of person. Then again, he deserves it with the way he treated Stacey.’

‘Okay then. But still the other dress as well, Okay? What if we find something better and less revealing than this dress?”

“That’s so sweet of you.”, She smiled widely, kissing my cheek. She softly pushed my chest and walked back to her bedroom. She tried the other dresses as well but before I could have given any comment on them. She herself rejected them, saying she didn't like the design or color, now. I rolled my eyes, hearing her excuse.

I knew she was bullshitting, her eyes gave her away, proving her words were lies. She was only saying that so she would pick the first black dress. She looked so cute while she was trying her best to convince me, for that dress.

“Really Stacey? I know you are doing this because you want to wear the first one.”, I laughed. She gave me her best puppy look on which I laughed at a little more. But I had to admit that the first dress was my favorite.

“Why are you blaming me? Okay, now it’s your turn. Which one do you like the most?”

“The first one.”

I saw a small smirk appear on her lips when I said that to her. I shook my head, knowing I got trapped in her question on my own.

“Cool. Finally it is sorted then. Now it’s time to eat.”, She said, to which I nodded. “What do you want to eat?”

“Anything which is easier for you.”

“Okay! I think I have something already in my mind.”

***

Stacey told me to take a seat near the kitchen while she made dinner. I offered to help but just like last night she denied. I knew not to argue with her.

“I didn’t know you were the dominating type!”

“All these years I let Adams control my life but now it’s time to move on. And this begins with loving myself and doing what I like the most. And as for now, I love cooking.”, She grinned and got back to her work. I watched her in her element and smiled to myself. I liked seeing her this way. She seemed happy and alive.

While she was busy preparing dinner, I thought about the party. I knew that we had to pretend like lovers but at the same time, we had to set some rules which would forbid us from crossing the limits because I didn’t want to get too much into it, especially knowing what my wolf wanted and what had happened the previous night. I was about to open my mouth when Stacey’s phone started ringing.

“Derek, Can you please bring my phone to me?”

I nodded, leaving my seat to bring the phone, and rolled my eyes when I saw Adams’s name on the screen. I brought her phone and gave it to her.

“Why isn’t he mindlinking you?”, I asked the most basic question.

“Because I keep it close during my cooking so that I can concentrate on one thing.”, She replied and swiped her screen to receive the call but before she could have said anything I heard Adam’s shouting at her.

“You ugly whore! Where the hell are you? Why have you closed your mindlink? I came to the pack house to see you and you were gone. Shailey said that you left with that bastard.”, He hissed.

The smile which was decorated on Stacey’s lips a while before vanished, now. And her eyes filled with tears.

No!

She deserved to be happy!

I snatched the mobile from her hand and kept it on the speaker.

“She is with me.”

#TBC