Chapter 48

　　Derek’s POV 　　After the meeting, I walked to my office with Erika. 　　Actually, I was a little worried. I didn’t know how Erika would react when she knew the punishment for Angel. These days we really got along with each other and I didn’t want to ruin it. Hopefully, she just forgot about it. 　　However, immediately after we went into the office and closed the door, Erika folded her arms in front of her chest and looked at me with her lips tightly shut. 　　What do you mean by unusual? She mind-linked me. 　　It took a second for the word to sink in. After a second, I realized what unusual meant and burst out into a smile. She must be thinking about it all the time. 　　I cleared my throat and looked her in the eye. “Erika, as I said, it’s unusual. I don’t want to keep it from you, but for some reason, I have to keep it a secret for now. I promise it’s not a bad thing and you don’t need to worry about it. It can even be a good thing for her. I promise. And don't get distracted by it. What yo