Third person's POV
Zander's situation was dire. After Tabitha was urgently taken to the hospital last night, Alpha Elliott was so enraged that he had an episode and returned to his previous state of confusion.
Ambrose and Phoebe wanted to take him away, but Derek had given orders. The Greenwood family's guards refused to let them take Zander.
Zander had fainted once. The doctor had revived him on the spot. He then continued his punishment of kneeling until now.
He had been able to make snide remarks while watching the drama unfold last night. But after kneeling all night, Zander felt as if he wished he were dead.
His knees were numb from the pain, and his head wound was only rudimentarily treated.
He felt that he had lost sensation in his lower body.
Exhausted, hungry, and sleepy, he dared not fall.
He had fallen once in the middle of the night due to extreme sleepiness, and as a result, his body was covered in glass, causing him unbearable pain.
In a daze, he saw Derek approach him.
Derek's gaze, devoid of any emotion, was like a biting cold wind slicing through his skin.
He licked his dry lips, "I've been kneeling all night, what more do you want?"
Derek asked coldly, "What is your relationship with Bloodrose?"
Zander stubbornly replied, "Who? I don't know anyone by that name."
Perhaps because Derek had always let things go after his past misdeeds, he had not felt the terror of Derek.
But he forgot that Tabitha had become the tipping point for Derek's breakdown.
As soon as Zander's words fell, Derek unexpectedly grabbed his hair, mixed with blood, and forcefully pressed his head down.
There were still uncollected debris and fragments on the ground. Phoebe had never seen such a brutal scene before and screamed in horror, covering her mouth.
With a "bang," Zander, who was already on the brink of collapse, almost lost half his life.
His head was buzzing and dizzy. For a moment, he felt as if the Moon Goddess had come to guide him back to the land of the werewolves.
After the shock, Phoebe rushed over, "Derek, are you insane? He's your family. How can you do this to him?"
Derek, with his eyes bloodshot, glanced at her, sending a chill down Phoebe's spine.
"Get out."
Phoebe was terrified, but she was even more afraid that Zander would die.
She mustered her courage to stop Derek, trying to pry his hands open.
Phoebe, who had been pampered for years, had long and sharp nails. In her haste, she dug several bloody scratches into Derek's hand.
Derek didn't feel the pain. He only found her crying annoying. He impatiently pushed Phoebe away.
He didn't intend to attack Phoebe on purpose.
However, his wolf could no longer fully control himself. In his furious state, Derek's Alpha aura was too much for Phoebe to resist. She fell to the ground after being pushed.
"Phoebe."
Ambrose was too late to hold her back.
Phoebe's body fell heavily onto the debris, her palms pierced by many fragments, causing her to howl in pain.
Ambrose, seeing her hands punctured like a cactus, felt heartache. "Doctor! Take a look at her quickly."
Phoebe said, "Save Zander."
Derek ignored their existence, lifting the man with one hand.
Zander's forehead was slashed with a wound, and bright red blood quickly flowed down his nose.
"I have little patience. I'll ask you one last time, what is your relationship with Bloodrose?"
Zander, weakly gasping for breath, insisted, "I really don't know anyone named Bloodrose."
"Fine. Let me ask you in another way. How did you know I died in the explosion? Who tipped you off?"
Zander fell silent again. Derek sneered, his arm veins bulging as he continued the previous action with Zander's head.