Chapter 15

　　Derek's POV 　　"Alpha Derek, are we going back to the Council of Elders?" asked Rolf after we left 32 Seaside Avenue. 　　I glanced back and said, "Nah, we're heading back to the pack." 　　With that, I got in the car. 　　Before closing the car door, I heard Rolf muttering, "Aren't they supposed to hold the feet; rejection ceremony today? We didn't waste a lot of time here. Maybe we'll be able to catch up with Tabitha..." 　　To my surprise, postponing the rejection ceremony was a relief to me. But I was too cowardly to think why. 　　"Where's Tabitha?" I asked. 　　Alvin immediately replied, "She should be with Gloria now." 　　It made sense since Gloria was her bestie. To keep tabs on all of Tabitha's moves, I had Alvin follow Gloria on social media. 　　Alvin fished out his phone while speaking and scrolled to Gloria's latest Instagram post, where I spotted Tabitha beside her straight away. 　　The two seemed to be celebrating something, as Gloria captioned it with "A new beginning." 　　My grip on t