Chapter 17

　　Erika's POV

　　When the kiss ended, I leaned against his chest.

　　Now I knew why I couldn’t defeat him. His breath was still regular while I was

　　panting.

　　He carried me in a bridal way and went back to the

　　house.

　　"Do you think Angel can win?" he asked.

　　Yes, I’m pretty confident. She is born to be a

　　fighter. I mind-linked him. Just like me.

　　"I’m happy to hear that. I don’t want you to

　　be punished. By the way, what’s Angel’s gift?"

　　Speed. It’s very useful in fighting. I mind-linked

　　Derek.

　　It could be also useful for escaping. If I had her

　　gift, escaping from Derek and his pack would be so easy. But unfortunately, my

　　gift was useless when fighting Derek. By the way, I had a good reason to doubt

　　that the Moon Goddess made Derek my mate because she might fear that I would

　　kill my mate if he was just an ordinary man.

　　"Interesting. That’s a rare gift," he