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Kaden's POV

I watched as Amelia got up from the bed. Her mark on me burned softly and I groaned.

She hates us... My wolf whined and I frowned.

I watched her move towards the bathroom and I cleared my throat.

"Amelia?" I said and she paused at my voice, but didn't turn to look at me.

"Do you really hate me?" I asked and I saw her go rigid. I felt my heart pounding in her quietness. I gulped softly and stood from the bed.

I made my way toward her and didn't hesitate in wrapping my arms around her waist as I came up behind her. She let out a shuddering sigh as I brought her soft body to mine and her back pressed against my chest.

"Please don't Kaden." She sighed and I frowned. Don't what? Hug her? Talk to her?

"Huh?" I said softly.

"Don't start something again." She said in a soft voice and managed to pull herself away from me. I watched her flee to the bathroom in discouragement. She slammed the door shut and my heart throbbed at the sound of the lock twisting.

I swallowed softly and stared at the door. Then I heard something that made my world came crashing down.

Sobs slipped from the door and she turned on the sink probably trying to mask her cries, but I heard them still.

This is all your fault. My wolf growled at me and I didn't argue. He was right. I listened to her pained sobs and made my way toward the door.

I leaned against the smooth wood blocking me from my mate and growled, "Baby are you okay?"

"No; don't call me that." She said in a broken voice and it felt like a slap to the face.

Your fault. My wolf snarled in an agonized whimper.

"Amelia please--" I tried.

"No; I don't want to hear it. I don't want to hear your lies. J-just l... leave me alone." She sobbed and I bowed my head against the door. She turned off the water.

She continued to cry as she spoke, "My mom died having me." I listened quietly.

"My dad blamed me for it. He was always mean to me; I couldn't go out and play with kids my own age. I had to stay by him at all times..." she whimpered.

"He would get so angry all the time at everything I did and once I turned seven he started beating me. I would always ask why and he'd say: 'You look just like her.' He said he was angry because I looked like my mother, but I wasn't her." She cried and I felt my heart wrench.

"Every day he'd hit me, lock me in the cellars, torture me. I hated him." Her voice cracked and so did my heart.

"Then once I hit fifteen he started exposing himself to me. He would say, 'Soon I'll see if you're quiet or if you scream like she did for me.' He would... he'd sit beside me and touch himself, he'd make me touch him..." she sobbed and I growled.

What have I done...? I thought and sat against the door. No wonder she was so scared of me... and I just made it worse.

"He tried to rape me... so many times. But Axel stopped him. Called him away... Axel was always there to save me." She said in a chocking voice and I scrubbed my hands down my face pausing at the wetness on my cheeks. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck!

"...Axel helped me escape from him. I joined the Blood Pack... I was made Omega and talked down on and kicked. Amy made it her mission to hurt me every day." She sighed and I gulped.

"Then I found you... and look what a mess that's been." She sobbed and I groaned.

"He was at the party. He was right there. He danced with me and I tried to kill him... I told him it was because he didn't deserve it, but it really was that I couldn't do it, I couldn't kill him." She sobbed and rage flowed through me. That man was her father?

I'm an idiot. I'm a dumbass. I hurt her... dammit... how am I gonna come back from this? How can I make it up to her? Can I even make it up? What if I can't?

Her cries turned hysterical and I whimpered and leaned my head against the door.

"I hate you!" She cried and I gulped.

"I know." I croaked and sighed, "I know."

We were there for an hour, the door stayed locked. She'd stopped crying, but hadn't said anything and we both stayed in silence.

****

She finally opened the door and I stood and grabbed her shoulders. Her face was red and covered in tears.

"I'm so sorry about everything... Amy means nothing to me." I confessed and stared into her teary eyes.

"I-I thought you'd been with others so I used her to hurt you... I didn't know she treated you badly, I just assumed she was just jealous you were my mate." I groaned and Amelia frowned.

"So you fucked her because you thought I'd had sex?" She said scathingly and I looked down in shame.

"Yes." I said softly and risked a glance at her, but her eyes looked elsewhere.

"I hope it made you feel good and I'm glad to inform you that I'm a virgin. I've never done anything because sadly I was saving myself for my mate... for you." She said and laughed bitterly. My body went numb.

"I-I... Amelia--" I began and she slammed her fists against my chest. She shoved me away from her and glared at me with hostile eyes. I was about to try again, but she silenced me by slapping me in the face. My cheek burned and I looked at the hatred in her eyes; my heart ached.

All you're fault.

A whine escaped from me and I looked at the ground too ashamed to face the ballistic, beautiful, fiery woman in front of me.

She didn't say anymore just walked around me and began rummaging through the dresser a frown on her face and an empty look in her eyes.

"Amelia..." I said softly as she pulled out her clothes. What was she doing? My wolf whined and howled.

"What?" She said in a voice like she was talking to an absolute stranger.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Where are my bags?" She answered my question with a question and I gulped.

She looked around and found them in the closet. I watched as she began packing up her clothes.

She's leaving... all you're fault. My wolf snarled.

"Amelia where are you going? Please don't leave, we can make it work." I groaned and stepped toward her. Her eyes locked with mine and she shook her head.

"Kaden... I need a break. Besides what's the point in fixing this?" She said and my heart felt like it'd been stomped on. I felt more tears building in my eyes.

"Don't leave me, please... I love you." I pleaded and she grabbed her bags and went to the door. Her back was to me and she opened the door.

"Don't say things you don't mean Kaden." She growled then she left me with a slam of the door.

I stared at the door and let the damn tears fall, because I had meant it.... but why would she believe me?

I hate you! It's all your fault! My wolf snarled in pain.

I sat on the edge of the bed and my elbows met my knees as I covered my face in my hands. He was right.

All.

My.

Fault.