Chapter 49

　　Derek's POV 　　When I finished my words, a look of disbelief flashed across Tabitha's face. I knew all this was tough for her to swallow. 　　Going from being the daughter of the Silver Moon Pack's Alpha to becoming my Luna, she'd always been privileged. I bet she'd never face such humiliation. 　　Just when I was expecting her to say no, she nodded in agreement. 　　Well, that was quite a surprise. 　　Since Kamp told me she used wolfsbane to stop her wound from healing, I'd been suspecting she was up to something. 　　I thought she quit because of my warning, but she came to me again just a few days later. 　　So I found fault with her, trying to make her lose her temper. Yet she complied in stride every time. 　　I expected seeing her swallow her pride would make me feel good. But the truth was, it didn't cheer me up at all. 　　"Well then, let's get going." I stood up and pulled Tabitha with me. 　　I wanted her to fight back, to bicker with me, to curse me. Anything would be better than resignatio