past. Her facial expressions are hard to rea

k and uneven like she's going to have a panic attack. Never in my twent

ting my hands on her sh

ds you. I min

p breaths!" I say as I watch her eyes

right now is her mate. "It's okay Lucy, I've got y

n steps inside. "What's going on?"

nd gently stokes her hair. "It's okay Lucy,

catch her breath. It suddenly dawns on me that whateve

. Lucy's breathing eventually slows and she

cy as she lifts her head

her face. "What happened? Did you look into her

n to panic it literally just came over me." She lets out a shaky breath. "Ava mu

her mate. "Jaxon wanted me to see into Ava's past an-" she

, her voice quivers. Sebastian pulls her into

afe." He

t I don't think she is."

kin. "What do you mean?" My

eyes finall

Jaxon." Lucy's voice is c

d what she just said, she h

ned?" I ask

e things I saw, they were private. I tried so h

her?" I que

're going to have to ask her what happened Jaxon, it'

und the room. "But it's a pack of men, they don't care about wom

horrible, that girl must be scarred for life." She says quietly and my eyes

ing more than to slowly torture each and e

his name

says just ab

ts just say we've got a

pt to be calmer and not make any sudden movements to s

the headboard, scurrying against th

ucy says

ide table, grabbing a bottle

be so thirsty

n hear her thoughts loud and clear

out of my sisters hands then taking a big sw

hand shakily reaches out for the bottle. I

y softly before

nd puts the rim to her lips befor

" Lucy asks. Ava's eyes flicke

ot we were being serious, it broke

s up and the fear is evident on Ava's fa

wrong?"

m." Her eyes begin to wat

ur bond to finally kick in so that she can

n the bed. "I promise you, Jaxon isn't go

to be alone with any men. "How about we keep the door wide open and I'll sit down

o Lucy, like she was looking for reassurance. "Eve

oor to the room wide open. I move to the chair

ou've eaten, would you like to shower and get into some fresh c

she does. "Um, yes please." He

e you Ava?"

to think. "Twenty... I'm not sur

ot going to come for you, no one i

voice is laced with worry. Then it's like something clicks i

railed off. Fuck, I reall

athing becoming heavier. Tear sprout out o

comforting her but I know she needed the space. "No Ava, he's

towards the door in a scurry, I

of purse ecstasy runs through my body at her touch. Her lips

know you're here. But I'm going to prot

an feel her skin tingle against mine. Blood rushing to my ea

on't you?" I ask quietly a

r a brief moment letti

e is bad. Whatever your past mate did to you, I would never do to you." I say whisperi

d and lost. Almost like she's trying to fin

is?" Her voice sounds

smile. "Because yo