Chapter 53

Sophia’s POV

As soon as Derick came back, I showed him the corpse of the werewolf, and he examined it carefully, crouching over the body to study the scars and markings with a practiced eye. “This is definitely one of Blake’s rogues,” he said. “I know where he came from.”

I was relieved that Derick knew what to do, but worry crept in alongside the relief. If Blake was willing to send another werewolf to attack us, what else was he desperate enough to try next?

“What should we do now?” I asked him.

“Nothing,” he replied calmly. “Nobody can overpower me. But we have to move back to the city center. They need me urgently at the company, and you’ll be coming to work as my right hand.”

Excitement and nervousness tangled together at