Avery’s pov

I watch her walk away until she disappears. Xade crosses the room to stand beside me. He lift my chin and when he sees the emotions swirling in my eyes, he pulls me in a hug. “She’s just shocked right now, she didn’t mean it,” he kissed my head many times, whispering that my mom loves me.

I clutch his shirt, needing that comforting feeling he always seems to invoke inside me when he is near. He holds me tight until I have calmed down a bit. “We should go, give her some space to think,” he suggested, kissing my nose when I pulled away.

I nod and Xade takes my hand in his and leads me outside to the vehicle. Before entering I turned back once more to stare at the house I had grown up and my gaze drop to the ground saddened.

She hadn’t meant to hurt you,” Xade murmurs, squeezing my hand and staring at me with a calm loving gaze.

I nod. “I know. I just hadn’t expected it to go this south. I didn’t expect happy smiley faces but I had not imagined her to be this harsh.”

Xade nods in understanding. ” Give her some time, she’s really mad at me,” he points at his cheek and grins, trying to soothe me.

This proves it.”

I frowned, reaching up to cup his jaw. The slap was hard but there’s no red imprint that showed she struck him. One thing I have learned about the wolves is that they heal quickly, more than humans do.

rubbing where she had

take a thousand slaps

pointed out. ” I am

he suddenly freezes and pulls away. I frowned, noticing the foggy gleam in his eyes. “What’s

need to

my mind runs once

going on?”

There’s something happening at the house that I need

hurry

out. They were in a circle as if surrounding something or someone.

about something.” He survived,” I breathe out in relief, remembering that he had come to help back then and had

grumble under his breath. “But he has also brought trouble

looking over him.

here,” Xade grunted, looking

got out swiftly and made our way over to the commotion. Xade has me close by his side,

small crowd parted as we approached and we stopped beside Xaden and Henry. A man bound by his hands and gagged is in the

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