Chapter 40

Derick's POV

I couldn’t believe it. Sophia had been taken by Blake, and now he was using her as leverage to get to Mia.

I called every follower I had into the main hall, and the tension in the room was already thick by the time I stepped through the door, every face turned toward me expecting answers I wasn’t sure I could fully give them.

“I have some news,” I said, my voice low and dangerous. “Sophia has been kidnapped by Blake.”

Lucas and Jessica glanced around, their faces giving away nothing, and I understood immediately they didn’t care at all.

“Can’t you see that she’s not here with us?” I growled.

Lucas chuckled. “Oh, we noticed. Maybe her rejected mate wants to rekindle thin