Chapter 888

• "So, from the very start, your goal was to get close to me. You wanted to use me to find Derek's weakness and kill him. That 'sworn enemy' you always talked about... It was him, wasn't it?" Tabitha's voice was clear in the quiet room.
• "Yes," Lucian replied flatly. "Do you regret meeting me? Do you regret letting your pups stay with a calculating assassin?"
• To his surprise, Tabitha let out a long, heavy sigh. Her tense shoulders finally slumped—not out of defeat, but with the visible ease of someone having a weight lifted off their chest.