A tall, broad-shouldered African-American werewolf with dark brown eyes, a powerful build, and a calm, intimidating presence, Boyd is quiet, dependable, fiercely protective, and the kind of person who would walk into danger without hesitation for the people he considers family
"Some loves are meant to stay in the past. Some mates are meant to change your future."
🐺 DEREK HALE
At 23, Derek Hale carries two completely different hearts inside him.
The man still loves Paige Krasikeva.
The wolf belongs to Fiona McCain.
And those two sides are slowly tearing him apart.
For eight years, Derek believed Paige died the night Peter manipulated him into letting her be bitten.
That guilt never left him.
He remembers her as she was:
🌸 Shy.
🌸 Gentle.
🌸 Sweet.
🌸 Innocent.
🌸 The first girl he ever loved.
So when Paige suddenly returns to Beacon Hills alive after eight years...
Derek is shocked.
Relieved.
Overwhelmed.
And a part of him immediately falls back into old feelings.
Because as far as Derek knows...
Paige is still the same girl he lost.
🌸 PAIGE KRASIKEVA
Paige is not the girl Derek remembers.
Not anymore.
She survived the Bite.
But surviving came with a cost.
Years of pain.
Years of isolation.
Years of resentment.
Years spent becoming someone darker.
Something colder.
Something dangerous.
She spent eight years dreaming about Derek.
Wanting him.
Missing him.
Obsessing over the life they were supposed to have.
Then she meets Fiona McCain.
And immediately hates her.
🌙 FIONA MCCAIN
Fiona is completely human.
Stiles's younger cousin.
Sweet.
Kind.
Beautiful.
Oblivious.
Everything Paige used to be.
Which makes Paige hate her even more.
The worst part?
They look strangely alike.
Not identical.
But enough similarities to be unsettling.
🤎 Long dark hair.
🤎 Soft features.
🤎 Warm eyes.
🤎 Gentle smiles.
🤎 Innocent personalities.
To Paige it feels like Fiona is a replacement.
A newer version.
A better version.
And she can't stand it.
🐺 DEREK'S MATE BOND
The moment Derek meets Fiona...
His wolf knows.
Immediately.
Violently.
Absolutely.
Mate.
Not girlfriend.
Not crush.
Not soulmate.
Mate.
The one person his wolf was born to find.
The one person his instincts scream to protect.
The one person his wolf wants beside him forever.
The problem?
Derek refuses to tell Fiona.
Because mates are targets.
And Derek already has enough enemies.
So instead he keeps his distance.
Keeps his emotions hidden.
Keeps acting cold.
Which leaves Fiona completely confused.
🌙 Fiona's Perspective
She genuinely believes Derek dislikes her.
Whenever she enters a room...
Derek leaves.
Whenever she talks...
Derek gets quiet.
Whenever she's near danger...
Derek becomes angry.
She doesn't understand why.
She thinks he barely tolerates her because she's Stiles's cousin.
Meanwhile Derek is internally losing his mind.
🐺 THE BEAST INSIDE DEREK
The wolf is becoming harder to control.
Every time Fiona laughs with another guy.
🐺 Angry.
Every time Fiona gets hurt.
🐺 Furious.
Every time someone touches her.
🐺 Possessive.
Every time she's afraid.
🐺 Protective.
The wolf wants things Derek refuses to give it.
It wants to:
Claim her
Protect her
Stay near her
Mark her as his
Never let anyone threaten her
Derek fights those instincts every single day.
Because Fiona is human.
And she deserves a choice.
🌸 PAIGE'S JEALOUSY
At first Paige merely dislikes Fiona.
Then she notices things.
How Derek watches her.
How Derek always knows where she is.
How his eyes track her movements.
How his scent changes whenever Fiona enters a room.
And Paige realizes something terrifying.
Derek may still love her.
But his wolf loves Fiona.
And the wolf is winning.
That realization destroys her.
Because she spent eight years trying to get back to him.
Only to discover another girl already owns the part of Derek she can never have.
🔥 THE REAL CONFLICT
Paige becomes determined to remove Fiona from the equation.
Not necessarily kill her at first.
Just scare her away.
Make her leave Beacon Hills.
Make Derek forget her.
But every attempt backfires.
Because Derek's wolf immediately senses danger around Fiona.
And each time Derek protects Fiona...
Paige sees proof that she is losing him.
Slowly.
Painfully.
Inevitably.
🐺💔 DEREK'S TRAGEDY
Derek never stopped loving Paige.
She was his first love.
His first heartbreak.
The girl he spent years mourning.
But the Paige standing before him now isn't the girl he remembers.
Meanwhile Fiona becomes the future he never expected.
The girl who makes him feel safe.
The girl who makes his wolf calm.
The girl who unknowingly holds his heart.
Leaving Derek trapped between:
🌸 His past — Paige
and
🌙 His future — Fiona
And eventually he will have to choose.
Because one loves the memory of who he was.
While the other accepts who he has become.
🐺🌙💔
