Sofia pov:
I looked at him, breathed in, closed my eyes, and when I opened them, the tears finally broke free, spilling down my cheeks as I sobbed, “Why? Why do you want me as your mate? Why do you want us to stay mated after everything after the pain, after you let her hurt me, after she abused me, after all the things she said? Why didn’t you do anything? Why did you just stand there with that look of indifference? Why didn’t you stop her? Why didn’t you stand up for me? And now you say I’m yours how can I be yours when you never once protected me? Just because I ended up mated to you doesn’t mean I want to stay mated, Damian.
I don’t want to be your mate, this time.” I was crying full out, my voice raw, punching his chest, pushing him away.
He stood there, eyes dark with sorrow, a b
