CHAPTER 67
Derek's POV
There was no way I'd risk her falling back under the control of the death goddess again, so I did what I had to keep her safe. To make sure that the death goddess doesn't use her. The realization of what she had done had shaken her out of Malkin's control, and based on her shock, I knew she had realized the horror of what she had done.
I carried Layla over my shoulder and continued the return journey, going as fast as I could and not too fast to avoid exhaustion. But as I traveled, one thing kept repeating over and over in my head.
She had said it, the moon goddess had asked me not to let Layla out of my sight, and I intended to do just that. But then again, the moon goddess talked about a ritual and a mating within the next five days.
The ritual, no doubt, was
