Zacarias's cold stare was fixed on me intently before looking at the older man and leaving the room hesitantly. He closed the door behind him, leaving me alone with Xavier now, and my lip began to tremble at the thought of what he was going to do to me.
“Please, don’t do….” I started to plead with him, but my words were abruptly cut off as his large hand connected with my cheek, slapping me across the face.
“You will speak only when you are spoken to!” He boomed.
I squeezed my eyes shut, holding back the tears that threatened to fall. My cheek burned from the impact, and my bottom lip trembled as I sucked in a deep breath.
I opened my eyes and looked at Xavier. He hovered over me, glaring down with a look of pure disgust written on his face.
“You are human and born to be a hunter; you
