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expected the other man to pull away in disgust, but he only leaned
forward into Derrick’s embrace.
    Kisses
with Jared were never like this. None of the kisses I had with other men were
like this.
    “I don’t even know your name,” Derrick said,
breathless when he pulled back. It seemed important he should know something
simple as the other man’s name. Reluctantly, he let the other man go even
though the wolf inside him impatiently glared at him.
    “It’s Jack,” the Gamma answered. His bright
blue eyes were trained on Derrick. “Jack Lee.”
    The intensity of his gaze unsettled Derrick. It
felt like the Gamma was capable of seeing past what his other lovers could not,
and the feeling of being this exposed to another wolf both terrified and
unsettled Derrick. Was this what it was truly like, when a wolf finally found
its true mate? His connection to Jared felt flimsy and artificial compared to
this. How had he managed to live this long without having Jack by his side?
    “Jack, nice to meet you. I’m Derrick Starr,” Derrick said lamely. Now
that the passion of the kiss was fading, he felt awkward and uncertain again.
Was this like the cupcake incident yesterday morning? Was this just another
random act of kindness on the Gamma’s part?
    “Derrick,” the Gamma said his name slowly and
thoughtfully, as if he was relishing the sound of his syllables on his lips.
    “Listen, Jack. About last night, please don’t
think you owe me a favor or anything like that,” Derrick began.
    He didn’t entirely understand what happened
last night, and he didn’t expect Jack to unload his secrets to some random
stranger. All Derrick knew was that he’d never felt such rage in a long time.
He’d made peace with his savage side a long time ago, but the sheer protective
instinct he’d developed for the Gamma was dangerous. If he was a real Beta,
things would go the way he wanted. He’d never let Jack Lee out of his sight again
because the Gamma was rightfully his and he belonged rightfully to the Gamma.
    Derrick the human coward would never do such a
thing though, because he both loathed and was proud of the fact that he wasn’t
like other wolves. He wouldn’t force a lesser wolf, much less his fated mate,
to submit to him. It seemed to him that Jack already had endured enough abuse
to last him a lifetime. The Gamma certainly deserved better.
    That
could be you, a voice reminded
him.
    “What I’m saying is, I don’t have a lot, but if
you need anything else, like cash for a bus or train ticket I can get you those
things.” Derrick regretted the words the instant they tumbled out of his mouth.
    The frown on the Gamma’s features deepened.
“You want me to leave?”
    “No,” Derrick said quickly, raising his hand,
“But I don’t want to force you into—”
    “No one is forcing me to stay here!”
    “I—” Derrick was confused. Jack Lee confused
him because the Gamma wasn’t like any other wolves or men he’d ever
encountered.
    “If you want me to leave, you just have to tell
me,” Jack snapped.
    Sudden panic gripped Derrick when the Gamma
ripped the rest of the sheets away from him, revealing his deliciously lean
body. Derrick grabbed his arm.
    “That’s not what I meant, hot shot,” Derrick
interrupted, a little ticked off.
    “Hot shot?” Jack snarled.
    The
little wolf certainly has a bit of teeth to him.
    “Yeah, why don’t you stay put and let me
explain?” At his patient tone, Jack sat back against his pillows, crossing his
arms against his bare chest. Derrick suddenly remembered the uneaten cupcake
still in his fridge and thought of spreading all that frosting on the Gamma’s
bronze chest.
    “Sure. If you no longer look like you want to
eat me,” Jack snorted.
    “Oh believe me, I’d
rather not eat you. You hardly have any meat on you,” Derrick sneered.
    “Yeah?”
    When did he ever miss the Gamma’s rebellious
streak? But Derrick found that he liked a little pertness to the