Chapter 42

Derek sluggishly sat up with me and Ryder. I glanced over to know Chloe still sitting close to Flynn. She appeared spooked, but still determined to stay beside him. Stefan handed over the ball to Saffron, also walked over to us, standing in front of Derek, who shifted me to Ryder so that he could face him. ' It's been a long time, has n't it? " he stated still. ' It has, " Stefan agreed, ' But I anticipated much better of you, Derek. You were invariably the line directly under me, and I commissioned you to have sound judgment in taking care of similar effects efficiently, yet you've allowed this situation to be out of phase for centuries. Has this one little mortal womanish told you consequently much that you'd leave all of what you are? " ' I won't gainsay my own demerits in this, nor that I allowed effects to be that I shouldn't have. I 'm well apprehensive of what I declined to do. " Derek conceded. I heaved as Stefan abruptly punched him. Derek stumbled a little to the side, b