Wow! So I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween and ate lots of candy! There's major Derek feels in this chapter. I couldn't help myself.

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I woke up in Derek's warm arms, his chest against my back, warm breath fanning against my neck. The sun was just beginning to stream in the window, lighting up the loft. I relaxed back into Derek, a smile on my face. I felt closer now to him than I ever had before. He sighed in his sleep, nose rubbing against my shoulder, his stubble tickling my skin before he relaxed. His hand ran up my arm to my hand, his calloused fingers entwining with mine. His soft lips grazed my shoulder lightly, his body shifting slightly.

"You're awake." He mumbled.

"Mhmm."

I groaned as I stretched, rolling on to my back so I was looking at him.

"You okay?"

"Just a little sore. Don't worry about it."

His hand slid on to my stomach, massaging the skin of my hips slowly. I trailed my fingers up his arm to his shoulder, over the star that had formed on his skin where I'd bit him. He shivered his hand stilling as I traced the lines on his skin. I could feel the satisfaction and relaxation coming off him in waves. I rolled over, pushing him so he was on his back, me on top of him.

"I need to take a shower." I pecked his lips. "Wanna conserve water?"

I shrieked before laughing as he threw me over his shoulder, bee-lining for the bathroom. He turned on the water before setting me down on the ground. I looked at my reflection in the mirror, taking in the love bites on my neck and the rats nest I called my hair. I grabbed my brush from the top drawer, attempting to run it through my hair, wincing as it caught in the tangles.

Derek appeared behind me, his hair equally as disheveled. He grabbed the brush from me, tenderly running it through my hair, working through all the knots. I watched in the mirror as he smoothed my hair over one shoulder, running his fingers down my neck to my shoulder, tracing over the triskele. I leaned back against his chest, resting my head against his shoulder. My body began to tingle as his rough fingers traced over the sensitive skin. I could feel wetness began to pool in between my legs.

I ran my fingers up his arm to his hand, lacing our fingers together before moving his hand down my chest. He got the idea of what I wanted and squeezed my breast, rolling my nipple between his fingers. His other hand smoothed down my stomach, slipping lower until his pointer finger found my clit. He rubbed in slow circles as my hand slipped behind my back, finding his semi-hard member. I gripped him, slowly moving my hand along his length. He groaned, his fingers slipping lower to my sensitive core. One finger slipped inside, my walls immediately tightening around it.

"Oh, Derek." I groaned lightly at the intrusion, my body still sore from last night's events.

"Don't stop." Derek groaned in my ear, his stubble tickling my shoulder as I tightened my grip on him, pumping him faster.

He pulled his finger from me, spinning me around and picking me up, carrying me into the shower. My back hit the tiled wall as his lips found mine, pressing against them with bruising force. His hands slipped down my hips to my ass, squeezing it tightly making me gasp. His tongue invaded my mouth, battling against mine. I could feel his head rubbing against my core, making me squirm with desire. His mouth left mine, moving down to my neck.

"Derek." I moaned, my hips rolling against him. "Please." I begged, raking my fingers through his wet hair.

He growled, pulling away from my neck and setting me back on my feet. He spun me around, bending me over so my chest was pressed against the tile wall. Derek positioned my hips, spreading my legs a little more before pushing into me. I groaned as the sore muscle was stretched, his hip bones digging into my ass. He quickened his pace, his hand slipping up by back to grip my shoulder.

"D-D-Derek." I tried to form words, but he shifted his hips, hitting something deep inside me that made me scream.

A familiar heat began to pool in my stomach, my nails scratching at the tile as he moved even faster. His other hand tangled in my wet hair, pulling my head back and exposing my throat.

"That's it Chiquita." My walls tightened around him, the knot in my stomach tightening. "Cum for me."

All it took was a couple more thrusts and the knot broke, sending me over the edge. My body trembled as I came undone, Derek growled above me as he picked up his pace, the hand in my hair sliding around to grip me by the throat. I squealed as his hips shifted again, hitting something deep inside me. Tears came to my eyes as heat flooded through me again. His claws elongated, brushing against my skin as his hips stuttered, his member pulsing inside me.

He pulled me up so my back was against his chest, his arms wrapped around my chest, the warm water hitting us both. His groans and growls vibrated against my back, his breath hitting my ear as he moved inside me, my moans and whines echoing off the tile walls.

"Te amo, Mi Vida. Mi Sol. Mi Amor." He whispered as we both came undone, his warm seed filling me.

My head fell back on his shoulder as we came down from our highs. He slid out of me, one arm releasing me to grab his body wash. He lathered some in his hands before covering my body in the suds, releasing me only so he could wash my legs, paying extra attention to my inner thighs. His fingers ran through my hair, massaging his shampoo into my scalp. We traded places, Derek shampooing his hair as I washed his body.

"Derek?" I asked as he shut off the water once we were clean. "I love you too."

I stood on my tiptoes, pressing my lips against his. His hands settled themselves on my waist as he kissed me back, love pouring between us. I pulled away, smiling up at him. A small smile broke out on his face and I gasped.

"Is that a smile? Is that a real smile?"

"Shut up." He turned away, grabbing a towel to wrap around my body.

I dried myself off before wrapping the towel around my body, heading out of the steamy bathroom to grab clothes. The cool air of the loft bit at my skin, the cold concrete biting at my bare feet despite it being the middle of June. I wash shivering by the time I got to the closet, quickly pulling on some warm clothes before heading out to the balcony, the warm summer air engulfing me.

Derek came out not long after me, his strong body coming to stand behind me, his arms caging me against the balcony wall. I looked out over the city, feeling relaxed and better than I had in a long time. But, yet, there was something off.

"What aren't you telling me?" I whispered, knowing Derek could hear me.

He tensed slightly, his hands gripping the wall a little tighter than they were before. I turned around, looking up at his face, but his eyes were looking over my head. I bit my lip, playing with the hem of his shirt, leaning back against the wall.

"I know you're hiding something. I can feel it."

"Boyd and Erica never made it out of town." He said finally, still avoiding my gaze. "Scott and I followed their scent into the preserve, but it disappeared a few miles from the town line. There were other scents there too."

"The alpha pack." I gulped. "You think they took Boyd and Erica."

"And Isaac."

"Why?"

"They want me to join them." He shifted slightly, his arms inching closer to me. "When an alpha kills a member of his own pack, that power is added to his own. It makes him stronger. That's what each member of the alpha pack did."

"And that's what they want you to do. Kill every last member of your pack." I looked away from him, my vision going blurry with tears.

"Hey." He tilted my chin up so I was looking him in the eyes. "I couldn't kill any of you. I wouldn't do it if someone offered me the world. Especially you. I'd die before I would ever think of doing such a thing." He cupped my face, leaning in close. "You're my mate. I won't let them touch a single hair on your head." He ran his fingers through my damp hair before pulling me into his chest, wrapping his arms around me. "I promise I'll keep you safe. All of you."

We stood silently for a while, just taking each other in. I felt whole, complete, standing there in his arms. I listened to his heart thumping strongly under my ear, feeling my pulse slow to match the rhythm of his, goosebumps spreading over my skin as something moved between us. Some sort of unspoken understanding of one another. I felt powerful. I felt like I could take on an entire pack of alphas and win. A buzzing filled the air and my vision went red, details becoming sharper. I could hear every small sound, including car doors slamming across town. I backed away from Derek, my vision fading back to normal.

"What was that?"

"Your eyes were red."

"Yeah, and I could hear things I shouldn't be able to hear." His head tilted to the side slightly, his eyes glowing red as he looked me up and down. "Did you feel any different?"

"Yeah. Weaker."

I thought for a moment. "I think I stole some of your power." His brow furrowed as he looked down at me. "I was listening to your heartbeat and mine slowed down to match yours when I felt something...move between us."

"I felt that too."

"So if I can steal your power, does that mean you can steal mine?"

His brow furrowed even more. "Probably."

"I hate to break up this little love fest," A voice said, startling me from my thoughts. "But we've got work to do." I turned to look at Peter who was leaning against the doorway, a knowing smirk on his face.

I turned to look back at Derek. "You're going to search for them."

Derek nodded, grabbing my hand and leading me back into the loft.

"Oh, by the way, congratulations." Derek let go of my hand, his fists clenching tightly. "Should I be expecting a great niece or nephew any time soon?" Derek grabbed Peter throwing him through the brick wall by the bed, creating a giant hole from the impact.

My jaw dropped, reaching out to grab Derek to stop him from possibly throwing Peter off the side of the building.

"I can't deny you two have been busy. I could smell it halfway up the stairs." Peter climbed back through the hole, dusting himself off.

I grabbed Derek's arm, stopping him from walking towards Peter again. "Just leave it." I murmured.

"So are we going to find your lost puppies or did I come across town for no reason?"

Derek looked back at me for a moment. "Go. My parents are coming home from Washington today anyways." He gave me an understanding nod before kissing me once, grabbing his keys then leaving with Peter.

I changed into more suitable clothing before heading out as well, driving across town to my parents house. Their car was already in the driveway when I pulled up, my dad outside the door on his phone. I walked up to the door, giving my dad a small wave before entering the house.

"Mom?" I called.

I heard a thump from upstairs and suddenly a small body rammed into mine.

"Hey, Mya." I wrapped my arms around her, squeezing her tightly.

My mom came down the stairs, a smile on her face when she saw me having the life squeezed out of me by my sister.

"Okay, Mya, I think your sister would like to breathe now." She said, patting my sister on the back.

Mya finally released me and I took a deep breath in, gulping down sweet oxygen. My mom pulled me into a hug, holding me for a few seconds longer than was comfortable.

She pulled away and grabbed my hand. "Come on, you've gotta tell me all about it." She pulled me in the kitchen.

"Tell you about what?"

She sat me down at the table before pouring both of us a cup of tea. She sat down across from me, giving me a look.

"I'm assuming Derek found a place to live."

"Yeah, a loft downtown. It's big, spacious, basic. Very much like Derek."

"And I'm assuming you two broke it in."

I almost choked on my tea. "What?" She raised an eyebrow at me. "That's why you didn't complain about me not going on the trip with you." She shrugged her shoulders, giving me an innocent look. "You knew it was going to happen."

"Yeah. I'm glad we decided to get you on birth control."

"Wait. You just found out I'm having sex with a guy that's older than me. You should be yelling and lecturing."

"Oh trust me, part of me wants to, but the part that knows how these things go is kind of happy. At least I know now that you're safe."

"What?"

"When a mating bond is completed, certain...things happen."

My eyes widened in realization. "Like sharing power?"

She nodded. "You have his power and he has yours now. Eventually you'll learn to do it without touching each other."

"So...Dad could take your power if he wanted."

"If he really wanted to, yes. We never really exercised that ability since your father chooses to play ignorant. But if it came down to it, yes. He could."

"That's good to know." I looked down at the tea in my cup. "Anything else I should know?"

"Well, there's his animal instincts you should watch out for."

"What instincts?"

"I did some research when we were in Washington." She dug through the bag that was sitting on the counter before pulling out a book. "He'll have a constant need to scent mark you, claiming his territory." She flipped open the book. "But of course now that you've fully mated you'll smell almost exactly like him." She ran her finger down the page. "He'll have this constant need to be close to you, constantly needing to touch you and be close to you. He may or may not feel the need to groom you, as you are not a werewolf and probably will not experience heat cycles that one's debatable. But most importantly, you have to remember, a part of him is animal. His wolf will be insistent on mating with you until you're pregnant." I gulped. "Derek's human side can reason with the fact that you're 16 and need to wait until graduation, but his wolf won't understand. His wolf wants you carrying his litter as fast as possible." She looked down at the book, silently reading over something before closing it. "That's why it's important that you keep on the shot." She smiled at me. "As much as I want grand-kids, I'd prefer you wait until later on. Maybe get married first."

I smiled at her, even though I knew she was hiding something from me. Something important.