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,