Tabitha's POV
While I was in a coma, I heard the call of Crystal.
At the same time, I also felt my body constantly jolting.
It seemed as if I was constantly floating and sinking in the sea.
Her sound grew closer and closer, and when I finally heard it clearly, I gradually became conscious.
Afterward, I felt sore all over my body.
I opened my eyes, recalling the image before passing out. Oh!
Kyrian. How is that child doing?
I suddenly opened my eyes and got up, only to find a dagger pressed against my neck.
"Don't move!" the person holding the dagger hoarsely reminded.
I suddenly realized that I was in a dilapidated small wooden house, which should not be far from the seaside.
I could hear the sound of waves crashing against the rocks.
I glimpsed the man standing beside me dressed in black. The blade of the knife he held against my neck was very sharp, and there was no Kyrian in the room.
I tightened my nerves and spoke, "I won't move, so take it easy."
"Tell me why you jumped onto the car last night?" the man asked persistently.
Although I didn't know the origins of these people, I knew one thing for sure.
The enemy's enemy is a friend.
"For the sake of this child."
"As far as I know, you are not his biological mother, nor are you a nanny. How come you sacrifice everything for someone else's child?"
"Someone else's child?" I sneered coldly. "To be precise, he is my enemy's child."
Without waiting for the man to continue questioning, I began to narrate.
"Two years ago, I had a happy family. I was Luna of the wolf pack, and my mate loved me dearly. However, everything changed when a woman pregnant with my mate's child appeared."
"Later, I lost my child and my husband. My father became a vegetable. Our family went bankrupt, while she became Mrs. Greenwood and hosted a birthday party for her child."
I gritted my teeth in hatred, and the man looked at me in astonishment.
"You are..."
I closed my eyes and said word by word, "Derek's ex-wife."
A sneer came into my ears. "Everyone says Derek is faithful and unchanged for ten years, but no one mentioned his ex-wife."
My fingers clenched tightly. "In his eyes, I'm just a dispensable plaything, naturally not worthy of anyone's attention. Yesterday was the anniversary of my premature son's death. I had intended to steal Kyrian, but I didn't expect you all to beat me to it."
"Your own son died, but why did you steal someone else's son?"
I said word by word, "Let his son accompany my son in burial! Do you know what kind of life I have been living this year? I can't sleep well all night long. Every time I close my eyes, I can see the image of losing my child..."
Speaking of this, I couldn't help but shed tears.
Tears rolled down on the man's hand along the blade.
The man moved the knife away. "Why are you crying? I didn't do anything to you!"
Maybe an accumulation of too many emotions.
I suddenly lost control and loudly denounced that Derek was a jerk, regardless of who the man was.
I could feel the man sitting across was decreasing his intention to kill me.
He said helplessly, "The dead cannot be brought back to life. Crying won't help."
"Don't you think he's a bastard?"
"Yes, you are right."
At that moment, two tall teenagers walked into the wooden house.
They stood in situ after seeing me crying in pain.
The man sitting across gruffly said to them, "Why don't you come over here and offer some comfort."
One of the men said helplessly, "Lucian, do you expect us to comfort the woman you made cry?"
Another pulled out a grass-woven wolf from his pocket in front of me, saying, "Stop crying, this is for you."
Then his companion tapped his head and said, "Noah, do you treat her like a child?"
"Why did you hit me, Aiden? That was my favorite thing." Noah glared at Aiden.
Seeing the two teenagers standing in front of me, I felt that they were a bit silly.
The man sitting across from me was called Lucian.
He had just threatened me with a knife, but later he comforted me.
I felt that they were not the kind of ruthless rogues.
But why did they abduct Kyrian?
I wiped away my tears and carefully observed Lucian.
He was very tall and wore a half-mask covering his appearance. His mood could only be judged by the shape of his mouth.
I tentatively spoke, "That child took away the life of my child, so I hate his guts. Can you give the child to me?"
"No way," Noah quickly chimed in. "We still need to keep him for ransom."
After speaking, Aiden hit his head again and said, "Are you so straightforward? How can you say whatever comes to your mind? You can't keep a secret even for a moment."
I really didn't expect someone to be so bold as to threaten Derek for ransom.
They had probably not even delivered the letter yet when Derek's men had already found their hideout and captured them all.
"How many do you ask for?" I further inquired.
Aiden extended a finger and said, "With him being so wealthy, at least a million."
I looked at him incredulously. "One million?"
They took a risk just for one billion? Derek probably thought they were mocking him.
Aiden suddenly became a little unsure. "Wasn't it said that he was very wealthy? Can't he even give one million? Well... 500 thousand will do then."