Faith's Pov
"You are the most despicable people I have ever seen " I said and my voice was shaky at first, but it grew stronger with every memory that flashed through my mind. "My whole life, I’ve been abused. My whole life, I’ve been insecure, scared, unwanted and unloved."
My mother’s face, usually so composed, flickered with something I couldn’t quite name. My father looked grim. "Faith," he started, his voice a low rumble, "all we ever did was try to protect you."
I let out a harsh laugh. It wasn’t a happy sound; it was bitter, full of years of resenting them. "Protect me? Stop your nonsense!" I shot back, my voice rising. "If you were protecting me, if that’s all you ever wanted, then why did you bring me back here? Why was it suddenly okay for me to be mated to Astor?"
They exch
