Wolf Kept Secret

∞∞CHAPTER EIGHT∞∞

After eating a delicious meal all the men went to the living room as Aunt Maxine and I cleared the table and loaded the dishwasher. All that food we had and not a single sliver of food was left. I guess I would never have to beg anyone to clean their plates as long as I didn't do the cooking.

"So do you want to fill me in about you and Agent Collins or maybe you and Agent Morris?" I stopped loading the dishwasher and looked up at her. "Oh honey any fool can see they are both head over heels for you. I'm just wondering which one you have chosen because that is the part I am unclear about."

"Nothing is going on between me and Jackson and I haven't got a clue what is going on with me and Derrick." I didn't lie because I hadn't made up my mind about Derrick yet.

"Oh little one you are blind if you can't see what it took me less than an hour to pick up on. Agent Morris or Jackson as you call him hasn't taken his eyes off of you all night and finds any excuse he can to make some sort of contact with you. Then there is Agent Collins who is more aggressive with his feelings he believes you are his." That got my attention

"I belong to no one. Derrick has made it clear how he feels about me but I haven't decided if I am willing to take the chance with him again."

"Again so there is a past there. Wait is he the one Trey told me about the one that kissed you before prom then acted like it was a mistake?" I nodded because I didn't like the way she sounded out her words. "Well what he did was just wrong"

I was unsure why I did it but I immediately went to defending Derrick and explaining to my Aunt why he had done what he did. "See so he thought he was doing what was best for me. He thought my father was right and that I deserved a life away from the drama and supernatural." As I talked her eyes became softer the anger faded away and was replaced by the warmth that I had all but forgotten.

Aunt Maxine wrapped me in a hug surprising me "Oh lordy that is the sweetest thing I have ever heard. He threw his feeling to the side to keep you safe but he couldn't bear to leave you completely so he stayed .How horrible it must have been for him to watch you carry on your life. Can you imagine if you had to watch someone you love be courted by other men it must have been hell." I hadn't really thought about it like that

"Wait Derrick doesn't love me" She released me from the hug and took a step back

"Oh little one you don't believe that do you because no man wolf or not would endure what that one has if they didn't. No I understand why he did what he did tonight. Michael was being disrespectful to his mate and that is something you don't do even in the human world but it is even worse to do it in our world. Male shifters are very protective of their mates Trey should have thought about this before he brought two unmated males into your home."

"He did he warned us that it might not be a good idea. Derrick wanted to tell them that I was his and off limits but I haven't decided what I want yet so I wouldn't let them." Maybe not one of my best decisions

"Well you had Derrick on edge before we ever even arrived. You can't back a wolf into a corner then pop him in the nose with a rolled up newspaper when he bites." God love my aunt but she could be so confusing she must have noticed that I wasn't following "Honey you rejected his help you rejected him men don't take that well. Once again he has to hide how he feels about you from the people around you can you blame him if he doesn't want to watch as more men come into your life?" She might have a point but I had one two

"No I don't blame him but he chose to hide the way he really felt for over a year because it was what he thought was best my feelings didn't matter. Now I am asking him to do it because it is what I need. So it is okay for him to do it when he wants to but heaven help us if I ask him to give me a little space." I wasn't asking him for anything more than what he had decided to do a year ago hide his feeling till I could come to terms with everything.