Alpha's Wife Hunt (Tabitha and Derek) novel Chapter 6

Derek's POV

Holly slapped Tabitha in front of me! How dared she?

"Damn it, Derek! What were you thinking? How could you let her insult our mate like that?" My wolf Leo roared in my mind.

Recently, I'd been forcing myself to spend more time with Daphne, which brought Leo's wrath upon me. Now, I could hardly contain his fury.

I used to believe that all I left for Tabitha was hatred. I thought I had gotten over her.

Yet I was wrong.

The moment I saw her stubborn expression and reddened cheek, my heart ached.

Before I could even speak, however, Holly raised her arm again.

She tried to give Tabitha a second slap?!

Out of instinct, I stopped Holly by grabbing her arm.

"Alpha Derek?" Holly looked at me, shocked.

I took a deep breath, suppressing Leo's anger, and said, "Tabitha is still the Luna of the Black Thorn Pack. How dare you slap her in front of me?"

"What are you talking about, Derek? Holly was just punishing her for disrespecting me. Besides, aren't you about to reject her anyway?" Daphne grabbed my arm, trying to play charm on me.

I let go of Holly and then looked down at Daphne. "As long as the rejection's not done, she's my Luna. You are a rogue, so you wouldn't get it. Insulting a Luna means declaring war on the pack."

I turned and stared at Holly, questioning, "Is that what you want?"

She went pale, waving her hands, unsure what to say.

Daphne flushed with embarrassment. She hated it when people called her a rogue. But I didn't give a damn. I never loved her anyway.

Eyes teary, she lashed out at Holly. "How dare you provoke Alpha Derek? You wanna ruin my marriage, aren't you?"

"Of course not, sweetie," Holly tried comforting her, but Daphne shoved her hand away with disgust.

"Apologize to Alpha Derek right now!" Daphne ordered.

"This bitch owes our mate an apology, not us!" Leo raged in my mind.

I instinctively shifted my gaze to Tabitha. She was watching on the side like a bystander, emotionless.

Seeing her watching with a deadpan like a bystander, I felt annoyed. Didn't she realize that I was doing this for her sake?

Snapping back to reality, I waved my hand and said, "Don't mess with her again."

Both Holly and Daphne sighed in relief.

Suddenly, a baby's cry broke the tense air.

Tabitha finally lost her cool.

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