Chương 26: A COSTLY LIE
Derek was shut up in his thoughts as he ruminated on what had just happened.
Did his little witch just speak with his beta over the phone? He couldn't believe it. 'When had they even exchanged contacts? They all had left her place that day together; or did her go back?'
These questions assailed his mind so much that he could feel himself having a headache, even though it was nearly impossible. Their kind didn't usually experience that.
"He must have gone over to her place yesterday. That dork.." Maru said angrily.
Derek reasoned that it was so too.
He remembered now that he had asked Claire when she had visited him yesterday about her twin and she had replied that he had visited a friend.
He had queried further to know the particular friend, with the aim of going there too as he didn't want to spend a second with any girl that wasn't her mate but she had replied that she didn't know. 'He didn't tell me.' She had said.
"So he went to see my little witch." Derek said to himself, getting angrier at the thought, now recalling that Shane had told him that Clem had come back by 7pm yesterday.
'Did he spend the whole day with her?' 'What were they doing?' He thought. His nose flared in anger as a picture of his beta kissing his little witch crossed his mind. 'No no. she wouldn't do that.' He muttered, clenching and unclenching his fists; forgetting for a little while that he was in public.
"Hey, Can you hear us?" A voice asked, shattering his thoughts. "We are inviting you to our house warming party this Friday night.." It continued.
He looked over to see that it was one of the girls that had snagged his hands earlier, the one with a mole underneath her lips. She had a card in her hands. But that wasn't his business. He had to find his Emma.
He took his back pack, not minding the questioning glares and pouts from the girls, and strolled out of the class. With his augmented wolf's hearing, he could still hear their chatterings;
"Hey!!"
"He's so full of himself."
"I don't blame him. I would be if I was half as attractive as him."
"I hopes he comes to the party."
"I don't think he would."
"Why do you think so?"
"He didn't collect the card. So he wouldn't know the location."
"That's true. I guess I will have to try again tomorrow."
Derek tuned the girls off, as he stepped into the hallway. The human girls could be so desperate.
"…Except our mate." Maru chipped in.
"Yes, except our mate." He muttered in agreement as he remembered their first meeting. He smiled at the memory. His mate was sure as feisty as they came. 'Only if she was a wolf..' He thought dolefully.
As he walked down the block, towards the school's luxurious cafeteria, he saw his beta and his mate sitting on a bench under a fine tree which had a thick good shade. They were laughing like they had no care in the world. His heart tightened at this view.
"Perhaps, you should tell him that she is your mate." He heard his wolf say.
"He wouldn't believe that. We weren't suppose to know or have our mate till we are 18." He replied.
"Tell him the full story then." Maru said tiredly. "He's your beta. He would know how to keep it a secret from the others."
Derek pondered on his wolf's statement and agreed with it for the second time today. It was better that Clem knew that Emma was his mate to avoid his title being stripped from him.
He was about walking over to them when a hand drew him back. Turning back to see the airhead who had interrupted him from getting to his mate, he was shocked when he saw who it was.
Claire.
'What was she doing in school today?' He thought, staring at her. She had told him yesterday when she visited that she wouldn't be starting classes anytime soon; that she preferred to train.
"Claire, What are you doing here?" He asked finally.
"I came to see you. Are you not happy seeing me?" She said, battling her eyelids at him.
"I …am.." He stuttered. "But I thought you told me that you wouldn't be coming to classes anytime soon." He continued.
"Yeah, I know, but I changed my mind." She said, smiling widely at him.
Derek cursed inwardly. This wasn't good at all. He thought. If she was saying the truth, that means he would have to stay away from his little witch. He wouldn't want her to be a prey to Claire, when he wasn't around.
He turned away from Claire to look at his little witch. She was still talking with his beta. He wondered what they were talking about. 'Shouldn't she be doing her assignment.' He thought angrily.
"What is that dummy human doing with my brother?" He heard Claire say, and cursed again. She must have followed the movement of his eyes, and of course it had landed on the couple underneath the tree, oblivious of their surroundings.
"Who?" He asked, turning his eyes away from the couple, feigning ignorance.
"The human." Claire said, happy that at least Derek wasn't fascinated with the human, or so she thought.
"Oh, what about her?" Derek asked, still feigning nonchalancy. He was almost going mad with fury as he saw his beta holding Emma's hands. But he had to control it; it might get messier if he didn't.
"She's an asshole; so full of herself. I don't know what my twin sees in her. Can't he just wait for his mate? Our birthday is just two weeks away." She said in a beat.
"You are…" Derek tried saying and bit his lips, trying to rein in his temper. He had almost defended Emma.
"I'm what..?" Claire asked.
"You are right." He said finally, lying through his teeth. He couldn't believe he had agreed with the crap that his beta's sister just vomited.
"She's a dunce and a leech." He continued, ignoring for a second the alarm bells that rang in his head.
"So that's what you think of me?" A voice laced with hurt croaked out.
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Chương 27: HIS GAMMA'S MESSAGE
"Oh God, no.. no." Derek chanted repeatedly, his heart hammering rapidly in his chest as he heard his little witch's voice.
"Are you going to answer me or stand there like an idiot?" She stated.
But he didn't want to turn yet.
"Maru , what should I do?" He mind whispered to his wolf.
"I don't know. You started the war. You should end it." Maru said.
Derek already knew that his wolf was angry with him. He hurt their mate. "But I had no choice." He thought weakly.
"Hey bean head!" Emma called angrily, poking her index finger at Derek's back. "What did you say I am?" She queried, trying hard to mask the hurt she felt when she heard his opinion about her.
'A dunce, a leech??' She scoffed as she repeated the foul words in her head. She was none of that. She didn't know where he got his opinion from, she didn't care but she was going to prove him wrong. No one steps over her. No one, ever.
"Cut the crap out.. leech."
Emma heard the harsh voice, then felt a hand swatting her finger away from Derek's back. She looked at the way the voice came from, only to see the blondie; the blondie that had tried bullying her in the eatery; the blondie that Melvina called Claire.
'What was the bitch doing here?' She thought angrily. Looking from Derek who had swiveled when the blondie called her a leech to the blondie, a crazy thought occurred to her. 'Were they dating?' She wondered, getting angrier at the thought.
"Claire, calm down." She heard Clem say, trying to pacify the bitch. She had forgotten for a minute that he was there.
They had been talking earlier under the tall oak tree, when she had spotted Derek and a girl she couldn't place talking. She had been displeased at the sight for reasons she could not explain and had told Clem that it would be nice for them to say hi to Derek. Her actual reason was to disrupt the conversation going on between the duo in front of her that were discussing in hush tones under the warm gaze of the sun.
He had agreed, but reluctantly; she noticed but didn't care. She just wanted to stop the convo in front, going on without her. He had went on with her till she got to the duo. And that was when she heard the remark. It had hurt her, and she wasn't happy with herself for feeling hurt. She shouldn't be; he wasn't worth it.
"Okay, I think we should do some introductions here." She heard the bitch blondie say.
"I'm Claire." The blondie continued, twirling her long blond hair around her fingers.
"This is Clem..my brother." She stated, pointing at Clem while emphasizing 'brother'.
Emma was petrified. "Your brother?" she croaked out.
"Yes dunce.. my brother." The Claire replied. "We're twins actually." She stated, grinning evily.
Emma turned to look at Clem take a nervous stance. He hadn't mention that he had a sister when they had talked about their families under the oak tree. They were even twins. She winced at the betrayal.
"And lastly, this is Derek… My boyfriend." The bitch concluded, running her fingers over Derek's chest as she made the introduction.
Emma didn't know why again, but she felt more hurt knowing that Derek was dating Claire, than Clem being twins with her. Her heart was twisting in pain, and she didn't like it. She had to leave; her morning shift would soon be starting anyway.
She turned to walk out of the scene, her strength to fight having being drained out completely by the introductions, but she was pulled back by the bitch. She just knew it was her. Only a bitch would drag someone that way.
"Hey!" she said, pushing off her hands.
"Where do you think you are going?" Claire asked.
"Work." She replied monotonely.
"Well introduce yourself, or do you want me to do that for you?" Claire continued, smirking. "It would be an honor."
"Let's see what you got then." Emma said, curious to know but also knowing that the bitch would only just try to humiliate her further.
"Alright then!" Claire screamed a little, rubbing her hands in sweet victory. The human is sure stupid. She thought. She wouldn't have given me permission to introduce her.
She had seen the human leave the bench with her twin, strolling towards them and had concluded that the human must really know Derek to be looking at him that way. She had confirmed that later by throwing a jab at her, knowing fully well that she was right behind them and that Derek would concur with her; he wouldn't be caught dead defending a human.
Oh the joy when she had seen the hurt look on the human's face. It was fucking priceless. It was also obvious that she was crushing on Derek.
'She doesn't know what's coming for her.' Claire thought. Nobody is stealing Derek from her; not to mention a weak pathetic human. She just have to make the introduction short and sweet.
"Well, guys meet Emma. She is.." she was saying before Derek cut her off.
"Knock it off already Claire." He said, staring at her in contempt.
Claire couldn't understand it. Did the human already bewitch her Derek? She would have to kill her then. No one is taking him away from her.
"Oh shut it bean head." Emma said, cutting in. "Don't act like you care now. Why not give your girlfriend a helping hand to introduce me better." She continued, trying to sound nonchalant; even though his earlier remark had hurt her.
Derek was hurt as he heard his little witch's comment. It was his fault. He concluded. He had started this, and he would end it too. Stepping around Emma, he put his hands on her shoulder, neglecting the glare he got from his beta and the gasps from Claire and made the introduction.
"Hello guys, this is Emma. My.." He was saying, when Shane butted in.
"His newest friend." He said, pinching Emma's cheek. The human had gone beet red. Shane didn't know whether it was his pinch or Derek's hand over her shoulders. For some reasons, he thought the later was the case.
"Shane.." Derek called tiredly, but in relief. He had almost introduced Emma as his mate.
"And what's wrong with that?" Maru whined.
Derek ignored his wolf, and turned to his gamma who was now standing close to Clem. He didn't see Claire. She must have stomped off in anger after Shane had called Emma his newest friend. Well he didn't care; it was better that way.
"What are you doing here man.. I thought you didn't have classes today." He finally said, trying to mask the happiness that he felt that his little witch hadn't thrown off his hand from her shoulder. He drew her closer, ignoring the angry look on his beta's face. They would sort out their issues later. He thought.
"Yeah yeah.. I don't buh.." Shane said, then paused.
"But what.." He asked.
"Your father sent me to call you. Your Uncle is here." Shane concluded, rubbing his forehead.
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