Derek's POV
Tabitha halted and turned when she heard Daphne's heartbroken cry.
The servant tried to help Daphne up, but she stubbornly crawled toward me.
Her helpless, pitiful appearance reminded me of Tabitha a year ago when she begged me not to reject her.
Now I felt so sorry for her.
"Aren't you gonna do something?" Tabitha crossed her arms, clearly thinking I was ignoring Daphne for her sake.
"You don't need to care about my feelings. I don't mind." I felt a bit hurt. I reached out and held Tabitha's hand. "Tabitha, you misunderstand. I never had feelings for Daphne. I agreed to make her my Luna out of obligation."
Tabitha sneered, "Interesting. So you paid your debt by taking her to bed."
"Tabitha, Kyrian is..." I was about to blurt out the truth.
But as I closed my eyes, th
