Chapter 30

　　Derek’s POV 　　The ceremony began. 　　I stood on the stage, looking down at my pack members and thinking about Erika. I was not sure if she was fine. She comforted me that all she needed was rest. But the way she looked at me before the car started made me feel that it was goodbye forever. 　　Carl sat in the first row and looked at me worried. He was the only one in the audience who knew what happened to Erika. 　　“Calm down, Derek. Focus on the speech.” I thought to myself. 　　I cleared my throat and began my speech. 　　“Dear fellow pack member, I know that all of you have looked forward to this moment for a long time. I am delighted to announce that the ceremony on Blood Day begins now. But there is also a piece of bad news. As you may have noticed, our Luna Erika is absent.” 　　Hearing my words, they began to gossip. I continued with my speech. 　　“She is under the weather tonight. But don’t worry, she’s just tired because of all the efforts she did for Blood Day…” 　　After the speech, I w