Semua Bab Alpha's Wife Hunt: Bab 801 - Bab 810

Tabitha's fingers paused as she recalled how Derek had once barely flinched from a gunshot wound, yet now he acted as fragile as a glass doll, each breath cautious and restrained."For the next two days, try to keep this wound dry," she said softly, tearing off a piece of medical tape. "Let me help you back to bed."Derek abruptly pushed her hand away and sat up, leaning against the bedside table.The mattress creaked beneath him, and his heartbeat thundered—not from weakness, but from the faint lavender scent clinging to her, identical to the pillow fragrance he remembered.Tabitha caught his taut wrist."Derek Moriarty," she warned, using his full name—a name that sent a jolt through him, almost slipping out with "I knew it was you," but catching himself with a sigh."Sorry," he muttered.Steam from the chicken soup blurred the air between them.Tabitha blew on the spoonful of soup before offering it to him. Her s

"Close your eyes, I'm applying the medicine," she said.He propped his arm on the edge of the pool, and Tabitha knelt beside him, her long hair cascading down as she leaned forward.The faint scent of herbs grew stronger—Derek was certain she was the one who'd tended to him that night."This might feel a bit cold," Tabitha warned softly."Alright," he replied.Using a wooden stick, she spread the medicinal liquid evenly across his eyes and gently wrapped them with bandages. With his sight obscured, Derek's demeanor softened noticeably."I could see vague shapes before, but now I can't see a thing," he remarked."Once you recover, you can see anything you want," Tabitha assured him.Derek suddenly spoke, "Right now, the person I most want to see is you."Tabitha's heart skipped a beat. Derek added, "Without you this time, I'd probably be dead. You're my savior, and I'm truly grateful. I'll find a way to repay you on

"Isn't it because I missed you? Tabitha, same as always tonight, okay?""Forget it. I've got a patient to tend to.""What patient could be more important than me?" His voice carried a whine.Derek ground his molars. "Same as always"—what on earth did that mean?He'd steeled himself countless times for the possibility that Tabitha had moved on, but now, confronted with reality, he knew heartache like never before.It mirrored the icy dread he'd felt when Tabitha had misunderstood him with Daphne years ago."God, I'm such an idiot," he cursed inwardly.The thought of Tabitha in another man's arms sent rage and grief surging through him.Hedwig's bell caught Jasper's attention. He'd been jogging toward them cheerfully but froze when he spotted the man beside her.Pointing at Derek, he asked Tabitha, "Is this the patient you mentioned?""Long story," Tabitha said.Judging by Tabitha's glance, Jasper dropp

Jasper's voice carried across the room, "Alpha Derek, your words are quite ironic. If you truly loved her as you claim, how could you have hurt her? Isn't that contradictory?"Derek heard Jasper's footsteps approaching.When Jasper finally stopped, he leaned close, every word deliberate: "In my eyes, Alpha Derek, you're a hypocrite. What you had wasn't love. If I loved someone, I'd treat them like a treasure, never letting them get hurt. Alpha Derek, am I wrong?"Derek knew Jasper spoke of Tabitha. His past actions had given everyone ammunition to criticize him.Even if he had once doted on Tabitha, all people remembered were his wrongs.On this issue, whatever Derek said would backfire.Seeing Derek's silence, Jasper continued, "Don't think a few kind words can erase your past misdeeds. Life isn't that easy."Derek's fists clenched under the table.Knowing Jasper's identity and the weight of his words made them cut deeper.

Third person's POVDerek fumbled his way down the stairs with the railing, when suddenly, Hedwig tugged him away from the scene.Once his figure disappeared from sight, Jasper, twirling a comb in his hand, remarked coolly, "So, are you planning to change your mind?"Tabitha shook her head. "Jasper, I can't stand by and let Derek die. Despite everything he did to me before, I just can't.""Have you forgotten what he did to you all those years ago?" Jasper pressed."Not a day goes by without remembering," Tabitha replied, her voice steady. "I'm doing this out of selfishness—I can't bear the thought of the children losing their father. At least with him alive, even if they're with me, they still have a father to hold onto. What if something happens to Kyrian? What would become of the child?"Jasper asked, "Do you still love him?""Would I have gone to such lengths to escape him and hidden from him all these years if I did?" she ret