Night fell and Derek allowed himself to stare at the woman who was sleeping peacefully beside his bed.
"Why are you punishing yourself, Derek? The truth is right before you" Lucas, his wolf mind linked him.
"There is no such truth" Derek replied
"Yikes! Then why did you refuse for her to be with Damon? Why did you refuse to give this slave to Damon?" Ivan drawled.
Derek sighed. "It is my decision, Luca. Back off"
"Whereas the Derek I know doesn't make a decision without a reason. Think about this very well, Derek " Lucas cautioned.
Derek took steps away from the inner room to the sacred door in his chamber. He calls it sacred because the room is filled with all of his ugly memories from the past. He doesn't allow anyone in there.
He undo the lock and walked in. He shut the door beh
