**Hannah's POV**
Agony. Fear. Uncertainty. So many things swimming in my mind and heart that I couldn't keep up. The moment he pierced my skin with his teeth, my life was over. Any hope that I had for freedom and a different life was over. I was bound to the beast forever, and what is even worse: I wanted to be his. It was like my heart was not my own anymore. My body even craved him no matter how much I told myself I hated him. Maxwell, in just a matter of seconds, became my world and I wanted to burn it all down and get as far away as possible.
I was completely shocked by the news that him and I were actually true mates. I thought I felt something for him, a pull like a magnet, but I thought it was just me desperate to be loved or even cared about in the slightest bit. It hurt more th
