- Ace glared at Derek, making sure his body obstructed mine. "You will have to go through me first to have her!" Derek's steps faltered, and he seemed even more angry. "If that is what you want then I shall do as you please and get rid of you." "You seem to use your mouth a lot, don't you?" Ace scoffed. "I use it better, too; you can ask your little mate to tell you what I mean." I put my palm in Ace's, ensuring he held me, and preventing him from rashly going at Derek. Derek was trying hard to provoke him and it made me wonder what he was up to. "We had a little fun while you were out there in the wilderness, struggling to survive." I opened my mouth to speak and vehemently curse at Derek for lying but Ace beat me to it. "She must not have liked it as much as you think seein

