Derek thought it would be a good idea to at least make one more round with guests before retiring for the night. By the time we finished, it was almost one in the morning, and it tired me. I was ready to drive home with my parents when Derek insisted I would stay with him. I was too tired to reject, and after all, my place was with him, even if we hadn’t completed the mate bond.
After showering, I changed into one of Derek’s shirts and climbed into the bed. It felt weird to be staying in the packhouse, but oddly Derek was staying in my old room growing up.
“This is my old room,” I said.
“I know he offered me a much bigger one, but I chose this one after he told me,” Derek said as he removed his shirt, revealing his bare chest to me, a very toned bare chest, I might add, “You see so
