Derek paced from one corner in his room to the other after he had returned there alone, without the company of Leo and Shane. He had dismissed the two after their advises about his little witch, citing the excuse that he wanted to be alone. Of course they had heeded to his request, he was the Alpha after all.

His mind was consumed with thoughts about Emma, more specifically the incidence that had occured last night, the way he had publicly humiliated her in front of his pack people, in front of other people from diverse packs. He couldn’t believe that he had had the mind to reject her in...