Born a Rogue

chapter 26

                    Derek's POV

   I get to the tree where her scent is everywhere, I peek inside and she's not here, then before I know it I'm attacked from behind. At first I fight back, once I was turned around I see it's Lexi. "Lexi it's me," I mindlink her. She stops just before she delivers the death bite to me.
   She jumps off and runs to the doorway and lays down. I try to come closer but she growls. So I go change to human and walk back out. "See Lexi it's me, Derek." I try to walk closer and she growls at me again. So I stop. I don't want to push her.
   Then I'm checking her out making sure I didn't hurt her, when I notice that she's thinner. "Baby your thinner, did you have our pups?" I wait to see what she does. Then she mindlinks, "mine!" Right afterwards her ears flick back towards to tree and I know that the pups are waking up to eat. Then I get "STAY!"
   She then gets up and walks into the tree. I push my luck and go into the door way. I watch as she takes each pup out of her hiding spot and sits them lovingly down before laying down for them to nurse in the middle of floor. She looks up at me and growls again. I don't move, I just sit there admiring my mate and her pups and how protective she is of them.
   I notice that they are done eating and then she cleans them and then curls around them as they snuggle into her fur and she falls asleep. Not once do I move from my spot. I just watch her sleep.
   A couple hours later she wakes up. I look at her and tell her,"I'm going to come closer, please don't attack me baby." I start to inch closer slowly. After I was half way to her she growls and I stop. "Mine." I hear again.
   She then gets up and one by one moves them further back and lays down to nurse again, this time her back is to me. But I don't dare move from my spot on the floor.