*trigger warning. This chapter contains content that might be troubling to some readers, including but not limited to, depictions of and references to abuse, rape and blood.*
Bella
“Bella, we need to talk about yesterday.” Alex got up to sit beside me.
“Yeah?” I said blurrily.
“Maddox. He-”
Before he could continue, I jerked awake and a shard of memory burnt through my mind. I pushed Alex away and stared at him with a gaze full of accusations.
“Why did he do that?”
Alex’s heart felt like it was stabbed by hundreds of needles.
“Bella, Bella I’m sorry. I tried to stop him. I really did!”
Alex told me everything that happened when I was in heat. I was in a daze as I listened to him, having no recollection of anything he said. I only felt that we were under threat. I remember feeling
