Chapter 9

　　Erika's POV 　　I got a headache and felt very terrible after Derek left. I didn't know why. 　　What was he doing now? Since he was so mad at me, he would refuse me as his mate, right? Who would want such a violent mate? 　　Maybe he would announce it next morning. All I needed to do was to sleep. After I woke up next morning, I would be free. 　　But I failed to fall asleep. 　　Next morning. 　　He didn't come back for the rest of the night. He was really mad. 　　I got up and glanced around the house. It was much bigger than Charles’s house and it was decorated in a traditional way. I kind of liked it but I didn’t want to live here. 　　I was alone in the house. Would anyone stop me if I stepped out of the house? 　　I walked to the door and put my hand on the handle. 　　However, just as I was about to twist the handle, I heard footsteps outside the door. Someone was coming. Not one man, but two men were coming. 　　My face darkened. I walked back to the sofa, held the cup on the table in my hands, a