Chapter 23

Sophia's POV

Derick looked at me skeptically, his piercing blue eyes scrutinizing my every move. "How did Miranda help you get a job there?" he asked.

I hesitated for a moment before answering. "I don't know," I said, shrugging my shoulders. "I just thought she knew someone who knows the owner of the shop."

Derick scoffed. "Miranda is a mere human forbidden child," he said. "She has no power among the werewolves. And how could she even have such connection?"

I had no answer for him. I had hoped that Miranda could have somehow pull some strings that got me the job at the coffee shop owned by a mysterious werewolves, but now it seemed like a far-fetched idea working there.

Derick seemed to sense my disappointment. "You need to slow down around Miranda," he said. "You can work for me."

I looked at him skeptically. "What would I be doing?" I asked "I already has a job."

"That remains to be seen," Derick said cryptically. "But if you agree to wor