Chapter 829

　　Tabitha's hands shook as she held the letter. So Wilmot was real but had died over four years ago. That's why Derek had assumed his identity. 　　Back then, she was consumed by self-hatred, and Derek, at a loss, had to protect her under another identity. 　　No wonder he'd blindfolded her that night. No wonder he knew all her preferences. No wonder she'd sensed Derek in him time and again. 　　Derek had never truly left. 　　The knot in Tabitha's heart was finally untied. Hedwig was Derek's child, just like Ayla and Helios. 　　The handwriting grew increasingly crooked toward the end, nearly illegible. 　　"Tabitha, I'm sorry. If there's a next life, let me love you again, okay?" 　　Tears dropped onto the letter as Tabitha's grip on it tightened, her emotions spiraling out of control. 　　"Tabitha, you and Alpha Derek have been through so much together. You know how much he loves you. You have no idea what he's been through these years. He suffered so much looking for you. This poisoning was just o