Chapter 88 - WEB OF LIES

Derek first noticed his mother's uncertain look, her eyes darting towards god-knows-what which was behind his back.

"Mom." He called again, not entirely feeling patient at the moment. For some minutes now, he had been perceiving the sweet and heady scent of his little witch, but he had relegated it to what came with wishful longing and thinking. There was no way his little witch could come here. But he had to find Maya first, to get a first hand information of how his mate was doing. He still beated himself up for hurting her. He had been careless. He had even counted himself unfit to be the Alpha. His wold had been right. He was a fool.

But his mother wasn't replying, instead she still stared at something remotely adjacent to him.

Curiously, he swerved to see what has caught his mother's attention.

And when he did, his jaw dropped.

"Baby.." He stuttered, not believing his eyes. He could feel his wolf howling in happiness. She had come for them. She had forgiven him for his carelessness and stupidity. He thought, not noticing the grim expression on Emma's face. For his earlier thought, he pledged to grant his cousin whatever she asked for. She was really a miracle worker.

"How much more lies do I have to know and endure?"

He heard Emma ask, and blinked his eyelids in confusion.

"Lies.?" He asked, still not understanding what she was talking about or what was about to go down.

"You told me that Melvina was the governess, and unrelated to you." Emma stated, getting angrier as the time went by, even though a small part of her was touched by the haggardness and disorderly look of her boyfriend. Hasn't he been eating?

But she decided to solve this aspect of the puzzle first. Why did they all lie to her? Including Maya and Melvina.

"I..." Derek stammered, not knowing what to say. He could already hear his wolf whining 'i told you so.'

"Why did you lie? Because I don't get it." Emma asked, folding her arms across her chest, casting an unbelieving look towards Derek and Melvina, who had turned to check out her food on the fire.

"He didn't want you to treat him any differently, as he is a governess son. Nobody knows that in school. He wants it to stay that way." Maya said, coming inside the kitchen. She had been standing outside for quite a while, ever since Melvina and Emma started cooking. She had also known when Derek was coming, but she couldn't mind-link him then because she wasn't of his pack yet.

She felt sorry and guilty for telling another lie. But since her cousin didn't want to let in Emma on their secret and reality yet, then she would have to respect that, even if it meant telling rounds of lies.

"Well, you should be concerned about how she would feel and react when she finds out about the truth later on. Think about that, as you're concoting your lies." Her wolf muttered, not agreeing with this technique. Lies never made anything better.

"Aye, we will be careful. I will push Derek to tell her sooner than later." She replied her wolf through their mind link.

"I hope for your sakes that it works out." 

"It will." Maya replied, before tuning off.

"Is that so, Derek?" Emma asked, getting the whole picture but still annoyed that he hadn't trusted her with his secret. She was his girlfriend for fudge's sake!! There are supposed not to be secrets between them. She thought, ignoring the chiming bells on her head which reminded her of secrets of her own which no one, including Amelia, knew about.

"Yes baby." Derek replied, wanting to lift and carry his cousin up for saving him again.

"With another lie." Maru, his wolf, whined.

"It will do for now." He said through their communication link.

" If you say so. I will advise you to tell her about us sooner than later, before she knows of it through someone else." Maru opined, knowing how unpredictable the days could be.

"Who will tell her? Don't worry. I will let her know soon." Derek said, tuning off from the communication.

"You should have told me still. I'm your girlfriend." Emma said, voicing out her thoughts.

" I know. I'm sorry babe. I'm sorry." He said, ready to agree with anything she said, to get her back. He missed holding her.

"Whatever." Emma mused, turning to face Melvina who had an amused look on the face, looking not a bit perturbed by the scenes unfolding before her.

"Mel..Ma." Emma beckoned to her, almost biting her tongue, as she stopped herself from calling the older woman by her name; she was her boyfriend's mother for godsake.

"Still call me Melvina." Melvina said, smiling at the funny look on the human's face.

"But..but.." Emma stammered, darting her eyes from Derek to Melvina, asking with her eyes, if it was okay and respectful.

"It's okay." Melvina replied, waving her off with her hands, before turning off the cooker. The food was ready to be dished.

"So Eva is Derek's sister?" Emma asked, causing Maya to burst out in laughter. The human will never ceases to amaze her.

"Of course." Melvina answered, smiling widely too. Derek wasn't left out. He felt refreshed, like new life had just been pumped into him. He couldn't wait to have her alone to himself, before his father comes back.

"Oh..yeah." Emma muttered, smiling sheepishly,  feeling foolish. Of course little Eva was Derek's sister. They had that deep blue enchanting eyes in common. She wondered whom they got it from, perhaps the father, since Melvina's eyes were a beautiful shade of brown.

"Your father is back." Melvina stated suddenly, after a while, staring at Derek; communicating with her eyes on the consequences of Peter seeing the human here.

"Oh, okay." Derek said, looking at Maya for insightful ideas. They needed to get Emma out of here, without her getting suspicious.

"Emma, let's be going outside. I want to show you the beautiful areas of the governess' region." Maya mentioned, catching onto Derek's eye plead, while at the same time, winking at the human.

"Cool." Emma said gleefully, before stepping around Derek, not wanting to touch him yet; a gesture which hurt Derek no small deal. He thought she had forgiven him.

"Give her time." Maru muttered, to which he nodded, before walking up to his mother to ask for a slice of orange. He was hungry now. His little witch was back.

"Melvina!" Emma called, returning back to the kitchen.

"Yeah." Melvina answered, letting Derek have some oranges.

"Which skin products do you use? Your scent is nice." Emma muttered shyly, smiling a bit, when she saw the confused look on the older woman's face.

"I don't use skin products actually. Didn't know I had a scent." Melvina replied, causing Emma to bit her lips in confusion. She could swear that she could perceive the scent of them all. Melvina smelt refreshing like the morning dew, and Maya smelt like the forest, and Derek..Derek smelt like a combo in one, chocolate and spice; something she would love to eat.

What was happening to her nostrils?

Perhaps it's the hangover.. She thought, shaking her head, before waving bye to Melvina and walking out of the kitchen.