Scarlet's Point of View
“How did I come here?” I groaned in pain.
Every part of my body hurt when I woke up, and my skin felt raw and damaged, like it had been through something I couldn't quite understand. When I finally opened my eyes, I was in the safety of my own room, but it didn't make me feel better. Everything came back to them like a weight.
Alex. Last night.
The flashes came on quickly and sharply, like a painful electric shock going through my mind. Yes, he did bring me home. But not the way I had hoped or wanted. I missed the chance to say what I meant. I missed the chance to tell him I didn't want any of it and that I just needed him to hear me.
“He is not the man I wanted as mate. Did I do wrong to accept him as mate?” I questioned myself.
His punishment terrifies me.
