Alpha Derek’s POV

After saying those words to my brother, I realized I had just told everyone that Lily was really my mate. Despite how I treated her, what do people think of me? I just made a huge mistake out of annoyance. It was not my fault anyway. It was all Darius's fault. He had a way of just making me talk. “He wanted me. He kept forcing me to talk. He was just so stupid to know that she belongs to me and he wants to take her away from me. I would never allow that to happen.”

Darius seemed so shocked. He stepped back and for the...