"Get your hands off me!" I retaliated by spanking his hands and yanking it off me, feeling irritated after he brought his hands to my chest region. How dare he try to touch my boobs? Who does he think I am? Does he think I'm some cheap whore he can just have a fling with and then dump the next minute?
"Relax.. Just trying to have fun with you," Daniel mumbled, his irritating voice making me seethe.
When he brought his hands to my face, I smacked it once again and got on my feet this time around, the determination to leave surging through me like waves.
He stood up as well and scrutinized my face, his brows cocking as he twitched his lips to the right, his face plastered in a smirk.
"Why is it now you decided to leave? Are we bothering you? Are we perhaps making you uncomfortable?" He asked, raising his voice and shrugging in an exaggerated placating gesture, trying to portray an air of innocence. He knew deep down that he was making me uncomfortable yet he chose to pretend. What a pervert!
"Yes.. I urm.. not that you're bothering me but I just have to leave. I've got important things to do," I held my forehead as I replied and it was then realization hit me. I just realized I said something that contradicted how I was currently acting towards them. They sure knew I wasn't comfortable around them so why was I mentioning that they weren't bothering me.
Gosh! I should just tell the truth to their face .
"Since we aren't bothering you, then why do you wanna leave so soon? You haven't spent two hours with us yet.. Don't you feel comfortable around us?"
Daniel asked, giving me an intense stare that seemed to be crawling on my skin. Not having the courage to look into his eyes, I averted my gaze from him to my shoes and when he saw that I didn't respond, he grabbed my hands and sniffed me continuously.
"What are you doing?!" I asked, widening my eyes as I tried to comprehend his sudden unexplainable and unexpected action of sniffing me like I was his mate.
"You smell sweet..I guess you don't have a mate," He admitted as he scanned my neck and every part of my body with his piercing gray eyes. I rolled my eyes and let out a sigh of exhaustion.
Why was he trying to know if I have a mate or not? Gosh! Why am I still even here?
"Cut the crap and get your hands off me! I'm off!" I blurted at him and made to move but he grabbed my waist and encircled me in his arms, resting his jaw on my left shoulder.
"You do know you look pretty when you're angry ?" He inquired rhetorically and I scoffed before rolling my eyes.
"Just let me go, I have things to do.." I whined as I tried to free myself from his grasp but he held onto me firmly, making it difficult for me to move.
He wrapped his two arms around me and I struggled and wriggled to go free but he kept on holding me in place.
"Just a few moments with you, don't run away from me, little doll.. Let's just have fun,"
He muttered in my ear before nibbling my neck and giving it quick hungry kisses.
"I'm not interested in having any fun moments with you… just let me go!" With a loud scream , making a concerted effort to yank myself from his grip but my efforts were useless since he was way stronger than me.
"Let the girl go and leave her this instance!" I heard a deep voice say from a far end and I'm certain it was Derek. His voice was deep and resonating, tinged with anger.
Daniel and Raymond turned to face him with scornful smiles on their faces.
"Who are you?" Daniel asked, his voice tinged with mockery and I stifled a gasp as soon as he drew me closer towards him.
"It's none of your business! Get your filthy hands off her;" Derek warned again but they ignored him and held me tightly. I sank my teeth into Daniel's wrist, hoping he would wince in pain and probably release me but he didn't budge; instead, he held me tightly and stroked my hair with his fingers, a mischievous grin plastered on his face.
"Who are you to her? Are you her boyfriend? Are you her mate? Urh!" Anthony asked, cocking his brows playfully as he teased Derek.
"He's my mate so you two should leave me alone.. I am not interested in either of youI" explained to them but they chuckled, thinking I was making it up.
"Stop the joke.. we know you are only saying this to get away from us..You don't have a mate. You don't just want us to have fun with you which is why you're claiming that he's your mate.."
Anthony muttered foolishly, stroking my hair and I snarled at him, expressing my anger towards him.
"I asked you both to get your hands off her!"
Derek warned as he advanced towards them, his expression and countenance was unfriendly at the moment but they chose to ignore.
With his eyes turning to a golden flame of yellow, he charged at Daniel and hurled him aggressively to the ground. He snarled at Anthony and I watched him recoil in fear, not having the courage to look into Derek's furious eyes. Daniel and his crew retraced their steps from Derek; Grabbing their items, they fled as far as they could, not wanting to anger him any further.
My mate leaped happily; she was aware that her mate had come to save her. I knew Derek's wolf was about to take over at that moment. I've never seen his wolf before but I'm certain that it gets enraged whenever it sees me get hurt or in trouble.
Derek's eyes were now back to their normal shade of green. He approached me and wore his jacket around me, knowing I was shuddering from the little cold in the air.
He looked at me intensely and I bit my lips, feeling regretful for what I did.
"I'm sorry, I should have stayed by your side…" I mumbled and he sighed before slipping his fingers into his hair.
"I'm not saying you shouldn't make friends but you didn't inform me before going to meet them. . Those dudes are wild- who knows what they could have done to you if I wasn't here…You know I hate it when someone treats my mate this way or tries to take advantage of her.."
Derek expressed his thoughts and I could feel the anger in his voice. He grabbed my hands and said to me, "You're staying by my side from henceforth and you mustn't leave my side for any second, Isabel."
He emphasized, his voice tinged with warning.
I pressed my pouty lips together and nodded at once, trying to convey a pitiful expression on my face.
Derek held my hands, and sighed, his eyes staying on mine for a moment. My gaze focused on his plump pink lips and the temptation to kiss it hard drove and surged through me like waves. I licked my lips as I stared at him and at that moment, it felt like we were the only ones on the beach. I imagined taking pictures with him by the waves, kissing him slowly on the seashore, having a piggy ride on his back and doing so many romantica things together with him.
We were both lost in our stares and when we heard the clearing sound of a throat beside us, we blinked and turned to the direction of the sound, jolting out of our daydream immediately.
It was Mirabel and she had been waving her hands in the air, trying to grab our attention. Only the Moon goddess knows how long she had been calling us or how long she had watched us being lost in our own stares.
When I realized my hands were still clasped in Derek's, I recoiled and yanked my hands off him immediately before turning to give Mirabel a sheepish forced smile.
Her gaze flicked at the two of us and I could see her brows furrowing as confusion etched her features.
Only the Moon goddess knows what she might be thinking about us at the moment.
"Are you two really step siblings?" She asked with raised brows, her arms akimbo and I turned to face Derek with wide eyes.