Derek POV
I can't believe I am holding Anna in my arms, and she is mine. My fated strong, beautiful mate that the goddess chose as my second chance. The mate I wasn't sure I was ever going to have the chance to have after my rejection of Josie. I don't even have time to focus on the fact that Bruno realized she was ours and said nothing. He and I will have words about that later.
I set her on her feet, but I refuse to completely let her go. I pull her close to my side as we turn to face the woman, who continues to scream that I am hers from the floor where Fawn knocked her on her a**. Thorn is going to be sad he missed it. "How could you do this to me, Derek? You let her mark you right in front of me," she says.
"I absolutely did. She is my mate chosen by the goddess herself. In a f
