Chapter 4

• Tabitha's POV
• Derek walked into the room.
• He released the Alpha aura on me, and I immediately felt suffocating as if an invisible wall was pressing against me.
• I lifted my head defiantly, only to see him looking at Daphne with gentle eyes. "Are you OK?" he asked her.
• Daphne glanced my way, smirking with victory written all over her face.
• I clenched my fists in fury.
• Daphne leaned closer to Derek with a smile and said, "Derek, thank God you're here. When I walked past the Financial Office, I heard someone arguing, so I came in to see what was going on. I didn't expect to come across Tabitha trying to take money."
• "Miss Sutton, do you hear yourself? You're nothing but a mistress. Do you really think you're Black Thorn Pack's Luna?" I sneered.
• "You tryna take money?" Derek turned his head and asked me slowly.
• "No!" I said, biting my lip.
• "Tabitha's lying," Tiffany chimed in. "A minute ago, she ordered me to withdraw money for her, and I said no. Then she tried to force me."
• "I'm your Luna. Can't I even take 20,000 dollars?"
• Every member of the Black Thorn Pack knew that Derek favored Daphne, and no one saw me as their Luna anymore.
• I looked up and met Derek's cold and indifferent gaze. The black suit accentuated his figure, making him look sharp and stylish.
• It reminded me of the first time we met. He was wearing a handsome and warm smile, something I had never seen later on.
• Right now, his poker face showed no emotion at all. "That's right. You can't," he replied, fixing his cold gaze on me.
• Holding back tears, I bit my lip to stop myself from crying. "I'm still the Luna."
• Derek smiled sarcastically, "Seems to me that you're no different from a thief. Call yourself a competent Luna."
• Never in my mind was stealing on the books. I just wanted to save Dad. I planned to give it back once I got the divorce settlement.
• I was about to answer when my abdominal wound pained me.
• Derek and Daphne stood next to each other, appearing like each other's fated mates.
• Suddenly, I found it unnecessary to explain. He was in love with someone else. However hard I tried to defend myself, he wouldn't buy it.
• I stepped back, swallowing my pain.
• I didn't want to show weakness in front of Derek. Though I was in so much pain that I felt like fainting, I still managed to walk steadily.
• As I passed Derek, I said, "As long as you haven't rejected me, I'm still the Luna. If you don't wanna see me again, come with me to the Council of Elders now."
• Cold sweat beaded on my forehead, so I quickened my pace, wanting to leave.
• Derek suddenly grabbed my arm, asking in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
• I shook off his hand. "None of your business."
• Without a backward glance, I straightened my back and disappeared from his sight.
• After leaving Black Thorn Pack, I sat by the curb and rested for a while.
• When the pain dimmed, I looked up at the sky.
• "Crystal, what should I do?" I couldn't help but call out to my wolf in my mind.
• Crystal had been sleeping all along, so I never expected to get a response from her. When her faint voice sounded in my head, I almost yelled in surprise.
• "Tabitha, go to your mom."
• "Is that the only way?" I wondered. She was the last person I wanted to see.
• "If you wanna save John, it's your last shot. After all, she's your family."
• After answering me, Crystal fell asleep again.
• After making up my mind, I took a cab to the villa area where the humans lived.
• Judging from the fancy villa, I guessed my mom had been doing well these years.
• Soon, the door was opened.
• Holly Sutton, my so-called mother, showed up, whose face I found somewhat familiar. She looked at me in surprise and gasped, "Tabitha?"
• She left when I was a child.
• She claimed that she had met her fated mate, so she rejected Dad despite my pleas and left with that werewolf.
• I heard that the werewolf left his pack, too. So both of them became rogues.
• They could only live among humans to this day. No pack would take them.
• Holly betrayed Dad, and I had sworn that I would never see her again. Yet to save Dad, I had to seek her help now.
• Holly led me into her luxurious home and had me sit on the sofa.
• "I heard that there was an attack on the Silver Moon Pack. Is that why you're here? You may stay with me for the time being," she offered.
• "So you knew? Then do you know that Dad's injured? He's still in a coma," I asked.
• There was only surprise on her face, no guilt.
• I went on, "He's the reason I'm here. I need money for his medical bills. Can you help? I promise I'll pay you back."