LOGINTabitha's POV
I was dumbfounded. The organization was divided, and I didn't know whose side the rogues would take. "After a heated dispute between the two sides, some of them took away certain extreme scholars and re-established Poison and Wolf Shadow, which has started to do things very differently. Later, they became out of control. They have turned more and more extreme and treated life as nothing." I exclaimed, "I had no idea." "But as far as I know, they've alwaysIn the days that followed, Tabitha became Algernon's private doctor. With a solid endorsement from Alban and Osbert, backed by Derek's formidable reputation, the Lycan family treated her with a level of trust that was almost unsettling.However, a nagging question tugged at the back of Tabitha's mind. Every so often, Algernon would catch her gaze and simply... stare. It wasn't a predatory look, but something deep and distant, as if he were peering through her pupils to find someone else entirely."Lycan Algernon, it's time for your meal," Tabitha said, stepping into the sun-drenched recovery suite. The air was thick with the earthy, bittersweet aroma of her herbal broth.Algernon was talking to Cyrus about the pack's patrol routes. Bonnie stood nearby, watching them with a quiet intensity. Bonnie was his second mate, so Cyrus and Michelle were still relatively young.As Algernon's strength returned, Cyrus's gratitude toward Tabitha became impossible to ignore. The tension that usually
Derek looked down at the battered man, his voice a gravelly rasp. "I can't do that. I'm sorry. I know you hate me, Lucian, but Randall is gone. No one can bring him back to life.""Then stop the act!" Lucian snapped his head up, eyes flickering with a dying amber light. "Just kill me and get it over with. Winner takes all—that's the law of the pack."Derek shook his head slowly. "You're Randall's twin. I'm not hurting you. My claws don't draw the blood of my own kin."Lucian let out a jagged laugh, blood staining his teeth. "You killed my brother, and now you want to talk about family?""Lucian, we're in the same pack. We were born brothers.""And yet you're the reason he's dead!" Lucian let out a low, guttural growl before collapsing back, closing his eyes. He couldn't stand the sight of the man standing there.Derek wasn't surprised. His expression remained cold, almost detached. "If you stay here, then you're a dead man. I'm taking
"Please consider it," Cyrus paused, "Rejecting a Lycan is never a wise move."Tabitha frowned. "And if I still refuse? What's the plan? Keep me prisoner?""If I wanted to, I could," Cyrus said bluntly. "But I hope you'll choose to stay."Tabitha let out a cold laugh. "If it wasn't for Derek, I wouldn't have agreed to come in the first place.""Don't get me wrong. My offer is sincere. My pack may be ruthless, but we are never ungrateful.""Let me think about it," she said.At this point, she was almost certain that Lucian was the one who had attempted to assassinate the Lycan. But something felt off. If Lucian had truly wanted him dead, why leave a sliver of hope, as if he intentionally leaving a mess for her to clean up?Lucian had once mentioned an arch-enemy he was sworn to kill. Was that enemy Algernon? Or someone else in this family?If so, Tabitha knew exactly where her loyalties lay: she would stand with Lucian. She had t
Once she arrived, she was swarmed by the pack's doctors.Amidst the noisy praise, only Osbert remained silent.His cloudy yet sharp eyes were locked on Tabitha."Saving a life is no different than taking one. Your heart can be kind, but your hand must never shake." She paused and took a glance at Osbert. "I learned that from my mentor."Osbert's head snapped up, his eyes blazing like torches as they fixed on her.Their eyes met, and for a heartbeat, the air in the hallway seemed to freeze.Back then, he told Tabitha that.Tabitha was using it as a hint to tell him who she was."You... You still remember it?" Osbert's voice trembled slightly."Yes. I'm grateful to him. However," she paused, " I guess I let him down.""No..." Osbert took a deep, shaky breath. "I mean... If he saw you now, he'd be nothing but proud.""Everyone, Lycan Algernon is awake, and he wants to meet her."As Alban pushed open the
Now, only three men remained in the hallway.Cyrus sat on the bench, his posture as straight as a pine, hands resting on his knees. The window at the end of the hall was ajar, allowing a biting cold wind to pour in, yet none of the men flinched. The atmosphere was frozen, brittle as ice.Cyrus broke the silence, his voice cold. "My father's itinerary was top secret. Only a few people would know it. Someone on the inside leaked the information."Derek nodded, his expression grim. "I agree. Otherwise, given Lycan Algernon's power and the elite guards' protection, no one could have harmed him so easily."Cyrus's sharp gaze swept across their faces like a blade. "If I find out who among us did it, that person will die a miserable death. I'll personally flay him and hang his skin from a flagpole."It was a warning to both Derek and Bentley. As the two primary competitors for the succession, they had the strongest motives.Derek stood with his han
Tabitha's heart skipped. She didn't want to blow her cover, but she couldn't bring herself to lie to the man who had been like a father to her."The surgery was perfect. I knew you could do it, Vanessa," Derek's deep voice cut in, ending the dangerous topic.He stepped in and swept Tabitha into his arms. "Dr. Fairbank, she's exhausted. She needs to rest. I'll leave the rest to you all."Tabitha leaned into him, playing up her fatigue. "Sorry, Dr. Fairbank... I'm so tired..."She didn't want to stay another second; Osbert's eyes were too sharp. She needed to get out before he saw through the disguise.As they emerged from the OR wing, Cyrus met them. The iron-blooded soldier looked at Tabitha with genuine gratefulness."Thank you for saving my father," he said. "I'm on your debt. I've prepared the best room for you to rest. I'll have to ask you to stay for a couple of days until he wakes up, just so we can be sure."Derek nodded, block







