I hissed at him, "So many lies, so many to choose from." I closed my eyes and pulled Brooke back to the front.
BROOKE
I opened my eyes to see everyone staring at me.
"Brooke," whispered Hudson.
I look at him, he takes a step closer to me, but I step back, making him stop.
"He is our mate Brooke," says Willow in my head.
"So you were there all this time," I asked. I can feel her smile. "I have, not all the time. All the times they hurt you, I was present. I tried to take some pain away, but they were torturing you many times. I had to watch you suffer."
I can feel her guilt. "You couldn't help me all the time, but I am glad you are here with me now. Even though I don't know much or anything about you," I said.
She seems happy with that; she looks at everyone through my eyes. "They a
