Chapter 23
Maddox
My mate stared down at me with blood-stained lilac hair and so much hurt in her eyes that I had caused. Part of me thought I deserved this for everything I had put her through since she was an eleven-year-old kid. The other part of me vowed to never give up on her. Jade had my mark all over her body.
I didn’t care who else wanted her or how much she hated me.
“I’m your mate, Jade,” I said. “I didn’t do anything with Clea.”
“You’re just a man who loves to hurt me,” Jade said, swallowing hard. “You’re just a broken alpha who will never be happy without a luna.” She growled down at me. “You’re my mate, and I hate you.”
My lips trembled at her wrath, her pain. I could feel it seeping into me, and I wanted to take it all away. For the first time ever, I didn’t want Jade
