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"When the hell is she going to wake up already? First Derek, then Liam… I'm surrounded by a bunch of idiots."
Groaning, I opened my eyes to find Tori sitting beside my bed. "Oh thank God. I didn't know how long I was going to be stuck with this loser."

Propping myself up I looked to see that my right arm was bandaged. Simon grabbed my hand. "Hey, you alright?"

Tori huffed. "Of course she's fine; don't be stupid."

Simon glared at her. "You have a pretty crappy way of showing you care about people."

She huffed. "I can't believe we're related. You obviously got the low end in the brain department."

I blinked. Wait…what? "You guys are related?"

Simon grinned sheepishly. "Yeah, dad dropped the beans on us this morning. Apparently we're half siblings. Her mom stole his…uh…"

Tori stood up and threw her hands in the air. "Sperm you idiot. She stole his sperm so that I would behalf witch and half sorcerer."

"I was going to say it!" Simon shouted. Soon they erupted into another argument and I couldn't contain my amusement.

"Wait, you said this morning. What time is it? How long have I been asleep? Where are-" Simon prevented any further of my questions by placing his hand over my mouth.

He grinned. "I know you have a lot of questions but you just woke up." The truth was I did have a lot of questions, but the fact that Derek wasn't here beside me really worried me. Wasn't he back yet?

Simon must have seen the question in my eyes because his expression turned serious. "They haven't made it back yet."

My eyes widened. "What-" his hand came back over my mouth.

He gave me a disapproving look. "As I was saying, they haven't come back yet but dad said that's most likely due to the fact that they don't want to lead the other werewolves to this place. They're probably waiting it out, so I wouldn't worry quite just yet."

This place… I sat back in awe. We had made it. After everything we had made it and I grinned at Tori. "Does that mean you're going to abandon us for more popular people?"

"Well seeing as my boyfriend is one of you lame-o's then I guess I'll just have to suffer."

I raised my eyebrow. "Boyfriend? I didn't realize you guys had made it official." She blushed and her eyes got all big as she realized her mistake. "I…I…oh shut the hell up, Chloe. Tell him I said that and you're dead, got it?" She whipped around to face Simon. "And I can quickly arrange being an only child again if you so much as make a peep about it." With that she walked out of the cabin whereas Simon and I burst out into laughter.

I looked around in wonder at my surroundings. It looked like a giant camping ground inside the national park.

"Isn't this place amazing?" Simon asked. Tori had gone with Kit to help my aunt Lauren get situated in her new position at the clinic. I was really happy for Tori that she had found her father. She had only mentioned her mother once and had never brought it up again so I never pressed her.

I turned to see Simon giving me a strange look and it dawned on me that I had never answered his question. "Oops, sorry yeah I really like it here."

He slapped the back of my head playfully. "Why am I taking you on this tour again?"

I pretended to think it over. "Because you love me?"

He raised his eyebrow. "We had one date and one hell of a make out, but I think it's a little too soon for love." Remembering his plan a heated blush rose on my cheeks.

Hearing him laughing I punched him in the shoulder. "Oh shut up."

His eyes were filled with amusement but thankfully he let the subject drop. "Anyway this place has a hidden barrier around it so nobody can see this place. The witch that originally placed it grew old with old age so that's when my dad took over. He accidentally stumbled inside and before they could erase his memory they found he was a supernatural and questioned him. Seeing that he was good he got to stay and soon advanced up."

We began walking over a bridge and I paused a moment to lean over the edge, resting my arms on the rails as I looked down into the stream below. "What about you and Derek? I don't exactly know much about your situation but why didn't Kit try to find you guys?"

Simon walked over beside me. "He did. Every chance he got he was out looking for us to bring us here and when he was at the base he tried locator spells. The reason he couldn't find us is because the Edison Group had us but he never stopped trying."

"How did you find us anyway?"

Simon motioned me to follow him and we headed back the way we came. "After Derek explained to me what the hell was going on he gave me the location and told me to get help on getting you and Tori out of there."

"What about him?"

Simon gave me a gentle smile. "When he gets here he will explain everything."

I closed my eyes and enjoyed feeling the light breeze brush against my skin. It was beautiful here but despite everything I still wished Derek was standing here beside me instead of Simon. To feel his arms wrap around me and….

I shook my head to clear my thoughts. There was no use bringing him up. It would only cause the pain to come flooding back in.

"Chloe?" Simon asked hesitantly. "What is it?" When I didn't respond Simon turned me to face him. "You can tell me anything, you know that right?"

I nodded glumly. "I'm worried about Derek." I paused and Simon stayed quiet as he waited patiently for me to continue. "But I'm still mad at him though."

Simon placed a hand on my shoulder in understanding. "Chloe, I bet you're confused, hurt and angry all at the same time but trust me when I say this. Derek definitely has feelings for you."

I gave him an appreciative smile but I didn't tell him what I was really thinking. I wished with all my heart that Derek would come back safely. However, I didn't know if I'd ever be able to fully trust him with my heart again.

Simon and I had just gotten back when suddenly a large group of people were standing outside. Seeing Kit we quickly ran over to him.

"Dad, what's going on?"

"We had sent out scouts to look for the boys and it looks like they've come back. I pushed through the crowd eagerly to see four men heading back. Behind them was a very naked Liam. As he headed towards us I immediately averted my eyes and blushed. Just because he was used to walking around naked didn't mean I wanted to see it!

"Liam!" Tori ran through the crowd and immediately ran into his arms and kissed him. I could tell by his dumbfounded look that he had not been expecting that but held her tightly.

Realizing that he was naked she pushed away from him. "Get off me and for god sakes put on some clothes!" She was blushing like crazy and Liam gave her a cocky grin.

"You like what you see? Because it's all yours baby."

She smacked him and rolled her eyes. "Oh shut up."

My aunt Lauren handed him a pair of sweats and a T-shirt, which we were all grateful for. After the crows quieted down we followed them into the clinic as my aunt tended to his wounds.

I gave him a big hug. "I'm so glad that you're alright. I really appreciate what you did back there."

He grinned. "I'd do it again in a heart-beat." Soon though, he frowned. "I'm sorry about your arm. After we pulled that wolf off of you I lost track of Derek. I was out there looking for him once I made sure the other werewolves weren't following me when these group of men showed up wanting to take me to this village. I agreed thinking maybe they'd found him first and he was already here."

My throat tightened and his eyes softened. "But I guess I just found my answer." He jumped off the exam table, his eyes set in determination.

"Young man you get back on this table now," my aunt demanded.

"I'll be back once I find him." At this point Liam was already outside, five men on each arm trying to hold him back but he wasn't budging. He was getting closer and closer to the barrier's edge when Tori held out her hand.

At seeing the binding spell he whirled around and growled. "Tori let me the hell go. I'm the only one able to find him!"

I was torn but at seeing the extent of Liam's injuries I made my decision. "She's right, Liam. Just go back inside and let my aunt help you."

"But-"

I put my hand up and cut him off. "Derek's fine. He's probably just tying up some lose ends. He knows where this place is." My eyes softened. "Just please take care of yourself first. Once you heal completely you can go out and look for him. I can't…I can't lose both of you." My voice cracked and I could feel tears began to form in my eyes.

Tori released her binding spell, her tears mirroring my own and Liam held me to him. "Shh, it's ok Chloe he's going to be fine. I'm fine, ok?" Getting ahold of myself I gave him an appreciative smile before stepping away.

Tori gently held Liam's hand. "I'm sorry," she said quietly. "I didn't know what else to do."

He nodded before leaning down and gently kissing her. "That just means you get to make it up to me later."

Simon had offered to show me more of this place but I nicely told him that I needed time alone. Now back at the bridge I leaned against a wooden beam and pulled my legs up to my chest. I could see the stream through the wooden beams across from me and closed my eyes and let my tears fall where no one could see me. I needed this time to wallow in self-pity so that I could pretend like everything was ok when I got back.

"Chloe, are you alright?" Wiping away my tears I forced a smile.

"Hey Liz, I was wondering where you'd gone off too."

She smiled. "I just got back from making sure the other werewolves didn't find this place. You never did answer my question."

"I'm fine Liz I just wanted some fresh air." She must have sensed that I wanted to be alone because she winked.

"Ok, then I'm going to check around. If you're not back in an hour I'm dragging your butt back and will force you to tell me what's wrong."

I raised an eyebrow. "Or what?"

She grinned. "I don't know aren't ghosts supposed to haunt you or something?"

We both erupted into laughter and I waved before she disappeared. Liz always had a knack for being there when I needed her but also knew when to give me space. I loved her for it.

Hearing rusting branches to my right I squinted and peered through the trees. Seeing a fox chasing a rabbit I sighed in disappointment, immediately feeling stupid. What had I been expecting? That Derek would just walk right out into…the…clearing?

I jumped up, wondering again if my eyes were playing tricks on me. Derek was walking towards me, clad only in jeans and I jumped up. I ran to the end of the bridge and stopped a few feet away from him.

He leaned against a tree, his arms folded and head bowed down deep in thought. "How's your arm?" He asked gruffly.

I looked down at my arm. Honestly I had forgotten all about it. "My aunt went a little crazy with the bandaging so it looks a lot worse than it is."

Derek nodded. "I've been thinking about how to go about this all day," he said quietly. "But no excuse or explanation I come up with seems good enough." He looked up and I could see the utter remorse in those emerald green depths. He wasn't holding any of his emotions back and I felt my heartbeat quicken. I was so glad to see him but I had to stop myself. I couldn't just rush into his arms and all be forgiven. I needed to know the truth.

"Will you be honest," I asked quietly. "Because so far I don't know what about you is real and what's not." I looked over his appearance and was thankful he barely had any injuries.

"Let me start from the beginning. I grew up in the Edison Group as an experiment. I never knew my real parents and I was the only werewolf to survive their genetic enhancement. Simon and his dad, Kit found me and took me in. Kit used to work for the Edison Group before he backed out and took us into hiding. It was years of being on the run but soon they found us. We all got separated and my dad was the only one to get away."

He paused and I waited for him to continue. "They promised me that if I worked for them they would leave Simon alone. He wasn't a powerful sorcerer and they had no use for him. If I refused they'd kill him." Derek's jaw tightened.

"So I worked with them for about five years before they told me to find a necromancer named Chloe Saunders. It was easy to find you. I had actually been following you around before I took you in. You had... fascinated me. Talking to someone I could never see and never getting close to anyone at school. I had followed you when those girls attacked you and I had the sudden urge to protect you. You had seemed like such a sweet person."

He laughed dryly. "If only I knew how sweet of a person you actually were. Next thing I knew I was assigned to get close to you."

I flinched and he grimaced before looking away. "I wasn't…supposed to get as close as we did. That's wasn't part of the plan. I just needed to gain your trust to find out the location. Then my brother was safe. But soon we grew closer and I began to realize what an amazing person you are. You stayed by my side during a change, always believed in me, shed tears for me… all for a werewolf. You were becoming my best friend and that wasn't part of the plan."

My heart clenched and I had to fight the tears that began to brim my eyes. So after everything…he hadn't held any feelings for me besides friendship? I mentally berated myself. Of course not Chloe what did you expect?

"I think I've heard enough." I turned to walk away when he suddenly appeared in front of me; his hand gently grabbed my wrist. "And then I kissed you. I didn't know why I had done it."

I fought against his grip but he only pulled me closer to him, his eyes boring down mine with such seriousness I had to look away.

"But then seeing you and Simon..." He closed his eyes as if in pain. "It was like a slap in the face. I had never before been so angry and all my pent up feelings came rushing back. Everything I had done to convince myself that you weren't growing close to me vanished and I was finally able to myself the truth. I had been falling for you Chloe and it was scaring the shit out of me."

I stopped struggling and I stared at him, eyes wide. Had he just… I had to fight the onslaught of emotions running through me. "You still chose Simon over me." I looked away, ashamed. "That sounds horrible out loud but that's how I feel. I want you to choose family every time but you left me and Tori in there to die. So forgive me, but I'm having a hard time believing that you held any feelings for me." My eyes hardened. "Instead of trusting in me that the Edison Group wouldn't find us here… instead of working out a solution together you still gave us up."

Derek gently brushed my steam of tears away with his thumb. How long had I been crying? "After we kissed I removed the tracking device they had on me and placed it onto a fox. Even when you had told me the location I never gave it to them."

I stared at him, eyes wide and my heart wanting nothing more than to believe him. "God Chloe, that time when you and Simon…I had never been so angry. I had to focus all my energy on trying not to kiss you senseless and tell you that you were mine; that I didn't even sense that the Edison Group had found us. Next thing I know they were taking you and Tori and framing me for not calling in the location."

He gently pulled me close to him and wrapped his arms around me, being mindful of my arm. "I wanted so badly to tell you that everything between us was real." He closed his eyes tightly. "I wanted so desperately to respond when you told me you loved me." He gently stroked my face. "To tell you that I loved you too," but I couldn't let them get suspicious."

More tears began to fall. "Derek," I choked out.

His eyes softened. "But they had known all along so everything I did to hurt you was for no reason and I will never forgive myself for that. All I can say is that after everything I did to hurt you, I can tell you honestly that I am sorry and that I never gave them the location." He looked at me sadly. "I just wished I hadn't been so stupid and had told you all of this much sooner. Maybe if I had I wouldn't have lost you and it wouldn't have been too late. I hope Liam makes you happy, Chloe."

I gave him a confused look. "Liam? Derek, what on earth are you talking about?"

"You don't have to hide it. I saw you guys together. He kissed you and you guys were embracing each other. I'm smart enough to put two and two together."

I gave him a wary look. Maybe all his injuries he sustained were internal and messing with his brain? "Well obviously not smart enough because he actually as a thing going on with Tori right now."

Derek stared at me a moment. "What? You mean..?"
I gave him an amused look. "Not so good detective skills there buddy." A number of emotions flashed through his eyes and grinning I leaned up and grabbed his neck before pulling him down. Our lips met and his eyes were wide with shock before he closed them and pulled me closer. Just as I began to deepen the kiss he pulled away.

At seeing my hurt expression his eyes widened with realization and he waved his hands frantically. "No, it's not like that! I want to kiss you it's just…" he rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. "You and Simon… I think he really likes you and…"

I burst out laughing. "It was an act. Simon had the idea to get you jealous so I just played along. He thought it was a good way to get you to admit you had feelings for me."

He glared playfully at me. "It was all an act, huh?" Seeing the mischievous glint in his eyes I made a run for it. Before long I was tackled to the ground, Derek flipping us so that he took the brunt of the fall. Sitting us up, I straddled his lap and held onto his shoulders, his hands on either side of my waist.

Derek's eyes softened. "I know it will take a while but I hope you can forgive me. I promise from this day forward that I will never hurt you again. I will spend every day making it up to you and who you can trust me. I love you, Chloe. I think after everything we deserve our happy ending."

My heart fluttered and I touched his cheek. "We will take it one day at a time. I love you too, Derek. I think I might always have." Needing no further encouragement he bent down and pressed his lips softly to mine. The kiss started out slow but quickly grew in passion. My hands ran through his hair as his wondered to the back of my neck, bringing me closer. He groaned as I opened my mouth, letting him explore my mouth when-

"Eww gross. It hasn't even been a day and they're already at it." We broke apart to see Tori, Simon, Liam, Kit and my aunt staring at us with mixed expressions.

Aunt Lauren gave me a disapproving look and I turned red at realizing they had just caught us making out. The fact that Derek was shirtless did not help our situation either.

Kit cleared his throat. "Well, it seems Simon wasn't kidding when he told me you were finally interested in someone." He gave me an amused look. "She's a special girl."

Derek's eyes widened. "Dad? Jumping up, he helped me to his feet before his dad enveloped him in a hug."

Kit laughed. "It's good to see you too son. Now how about we have your lovely friend over for dinner? Tori, you're welcome to bring Liam."

Simon groaned. "Gross! Dad I don't want to be surrounded by people making out!"

Liam rolled his eyes. "Please, like I didn't see you getting it on with that red head witch that you're so smitten with."

We all laughed and Derek grinned before taking my hand in his. I couldn't get enough of Derek and I loved him with my entire being. He knew me better than anyone and I knew he'd meant it when he said he'd spend every day making it up to me. I could hardly wait to begin our life together surrounded by our closest family and friends.

My name is Chloe Saunders and I'm not your normal average girl. I can talk to ghosts, have a werewolf for a boyfriend and I wouldn't have it any other way.

THE END