Chapter 18 Vanya's POV Their conversation continued , with Melinda standing awkwardly by , as if she were not there . Once Mr. Winston left , Melinda tugged at Cliff's sleeve , " Alpha Cliff , I want to leave . " Cliff glanced at the sky and said , " I'll see you home ." Melinda asked again , " What about Luna Vanya ? " My wolf's hearing is sharp , so I caught that , but I didn't care , I was chatting with Mr. Winston at the moment . Cliff replied indifferently , " She can find her own way back . " હોમ પ I slightly turned my head to see Melinda's eyes filled with jealousy directed at me . She must have been wondering why Mr. Winston favored me . Soon , I watched Cliff and Melinda leave the club one after the other . Elliot approached me and whispered , " Alpha Cliff has taken Ms. Coleman home , " " I see ," I responded calmly . મા મારા નામ ક્ષેત્રમાં તે અમો અમો મમ કા મકાન લે Elliot looked at me in surprise . He probably expected me to cry and make a scene , but instead , I was composed . Theodore , witnessing this , asked , " Cliff is taking someone home ? " I didn't feel embarrassed and said frankly , " It's obvious , isn't it ? " After all , it wasn't just me . Everyone present had seen it . ཚ་ ནོར ། ད་ ི ད་ འཕྲིན་ དང་ གི་ Cliff had twice disregarded me , his wife , and openly escorted another woman home , leaving his wife behind at the banquet . Rumors would be spread tomorrow . " Aren't you angry ? " Theodore asked curiously . " No ," I replied . I had already suffered enough from caring about Cliff in my past life . I wouldn't repeat that mistake . Theodore looked at my profile . Despite my efforts to seem indifferent , he still frowned . " Luna Vanya , may I have the honor of escorting you home ? " It was getting late , and I indeed didn't want to stay here any longer . Elliot quickly stepped in and said , " Mr. Winston , let me take Luna Vanya home . " Theodore ignored him , waiting quietly for my response . I stood up and said , " Thank you , Theodore . " Theodore , like an elegant gentleman , stood by my side , leaving Elliot alone , bewildered and at a loss . I knew he must be worried about how to explain this to Cliff . I followed Theodore to his car , with Derrick driving . It took someone like Theodore to have Derrick , the Alpha of the Black Thorn Pack , willingly act as a chauffeur . 1/3 P P Chapter 18 " Theodore , I've been waiting for you for hours , and you're inside flirting ? " Derrick gave me a speechless look through the rearview mirror , complaining to Theodore . Theodore replied nonchalantly , " Take Luna Vanya home first . " " Hey , we have to go to … " Derrick's words were cut off as Theodore kicked the back of the driver's seat . Seeing the warning look in Theodore's eyes through the rearview mirror , Derrick immediately fell silent . " Do you have an appointment ? " I asked . " Nothing too important ," Theodore answered . " Actually , you don't have to take me . I can get home by myself , " I said . " Los Angeles may seem calm , but it's full of hidden dangers , especially for Cliff's wife ," Theodore said , frowning slightly . I raised an eyebrow and said , " Theodore , Cliff is different from you . He's legitimate businessman . " Theodore said indifferently , " In this mixed Los Angeles , even Cliff may not be clean . " didn't argue with Theodore . Having been married to Cliff for years in my past life , he never let me interfere with the Todd family affairs .. Although he appeared to be a legitimate businessman on the surface , how could a man with absolute power in Los Angeles be without blemish ? It's just that Cliff hid it deeper , while Theodore didn't bother to hide it , as he was rumored to " Luna Vanya , we're here . " Derrick pulled over at the entrance of the Silver Moon Pack's boundary . ་ ་་་ ་་་ ་་་ གས་ དང་ ཤང་ བསྟན་ Seeing the Packhouse lights off , I knew Cliff hadn't returned yet . " " Thank you , Theodore , and thank you , Alpha Derrick . " I got out of the car . As soon as I opened the door , I sensed something was wrong . Jenny knew I was afraid of the dark and would usually leave the living room light on , but now it was off . " Cliff ? Are you back ? " I called out , but there was no response . Realizing something was amiss , I prepared to leave when a large hand suddenly covered my mouth from behind . to break free , but the man was too strong . " Damnn bitch ! It's all your fault ! I've lost all my money ! " I attempted to shift , only to find his palm seemed to be ated with wolfsbane . This suppressed my wolf . I couldn't communicate with it . Struggling , I pulled out a lighter from my bag and burned the man's wrist . He yelped in pain , stepping back , and I seized the moment to run out . ' Cliff ! Cliff ! ' I kept calling his name in my heart . As I ran , I took out my phone and dialed Cliff's number . 2/3 Chapter " Hello ? " " Cliff ! Where are you ? Come back home quickly ! There's someone at home … " Before I could finish , my phone was knocked to the ground . A van was parked in front of me , its headlights blinding me .