DEREK'S P.O.V

The moment I marked her as mine, I felt the bond get stronger, and I held her in my arms closely. I knew I had gotten a weakness that didn't make me feel weak, she was sleeping silently on my hands while I was having a hard time watching her.

Watching all her facial features and the rise and fall of her heart, everything looked like paradise. She was my paradise and I would never let her go.

When she snuggled closely, I could feel her hardened nipples brushing my skin. I was holding myself from claiming her again.

She stirred, and I snapped my eyes shut, she...