Derrick POV
I run down the hallway and when I reach the waiting room, I don't even stop when Atticus yells my name. As soon as I'm outside, I start to shift. "Derrick shift back now" I hear Atticus and Haze immediately responds. What the f**? I'm a rogue. His command shouldn't work on my wolf. I stalk back toward him. "Where the hell are you going, Derrick?" "Atticus, I am not your pack member and you have no right to stop me." "So your just leaving your mate when she needs you the most." I don't even think about it, I just pull back and punch. As soon as he hits the ground, I expect him to get up and kill me. I just hit an Alpha. Rogue or not, that's a death sentence. He gets to his feet and looks at me. Instead of anger, I see sympathy on his face. "I'm sorry Atticus." "Derr
