Chapter 814

　　Third person's POV 　　Only now did Tabitha realize that the cold-hearted man had never changed. 　　Aboard the ship years ago, he had feigned innocence, drinking the medicine to appear kind and selfless. Later, he had tried to force her into an abortion. Despite his life-saving grace, she had chosen to forget all he had done. 　　He had never changed—he cared only for himself, indifferent to the lives of others. 　　To achieve his goals, he would stop at nothing. In essence, he was no different from Elena. 　　Tabitha's heart ached as she watched Derek, now surrounded by snakes, leap into the pit. 　　Derek. 　　The man she had loved, hated, and strived to save was now meeting his end in the snake pit under the bright moonlight. 　　In mere minutes, a living person would be reduced to bones by the swarm. 　　"Alpha Derek!" Spike, too, was stunned by the sight. 　　His leg injury had slowed him down, and he had never witnessed such a scene—so many snakes, and a person ensnared among them. 　　Once he snap