I watch as Grayson's cheeks start to turn a light shade of pink as he runs his hand through his hair.

"I wanted to wait for my mate... to make it special for her so that she knows that she's the only one I want to be... intimate with" he signs, slowly.

Oh no.

"I wanted us to be able to share that special moment."

Oh god.

I watch him, breathing heavily. He's too good for me.

"Most of my friends thought I'd had sex with some girls from the pack and some of the neighbouring packs and I've fooled around with a few of them, yes, but nothing serious ever happened."

He's going to hate me when he finds out.

"I've never had sex with any of them because I didn't want to have sex with anyone but my mate."

I feel like I'm going to be sick. I don't deserve him. He deserves so much better.

I'm used.

I'm broke.

I'm dirty.

And he doesn't even know it.

He's been waiting his whole life for this and I can't even give him the one thing that he wanted us to share because it was taken from me. Taken from me before I was even old enough to understand what it really meant.

I begin to cry harder, shaking my head back and forth as I begin hyperventilating.

This is too much. He deserves so much better. He doesn't need me.

"Hey, Princess. What's wrong? Tell me what's wrong and I'll fix it" he starts aloud.

I stare at him as visions of Zane flash past my eyes.

"I'll make it up to you. Please, just tell me what's wrong" he continues, worry present in his voice.

He gently pulls me back onto his lap, holding me tight and I try to breathe.

I'm going to have to tell him.

Shit.

I'm going to have to try and speak. I can't do this through telepathy or sign. It's not fair to him. However, this is not the way I wanted him to hear my voice for the first time. Sadly, I don't think I can help it.

He waits patiently and rubs my back while I continue to breathe.

"I-I-I'm b-bro-o-k-k-ken, G-Gr-Gray-s-so-son" I manage to stutter through my tears.

Instantly, I'm placed back on the couch as he stares at me in shock.

Oh god. He's angry.

I look down at my hands and expect him to hit me. Zane did the first him he heard me speak. I wait for the impact but it never comes.

"Acacia?" Grayson says softly, gently lifting my chin back up to look at him. "Did you just...?" He asks, trailing off in shock and I notice his eyes flashing between his and his wolf's.

I nod as a fresh wave of tears run down my cheeks.

"Your voice is beautiful, Acacia."

My lip quivers and I watch him with watery eyes. He flashes me a stunning smile as he wipes my tears away with his thumbs. Within seconds, his lips are on mine, kissing me softly. I begin to melt into the kiss for a moment, almost forgetting what we were talking about.

Eventually, we break apart for air. Grayson rests his forehead against mine for a moment before pulling back to look at me again.

"What do you mean you're broken, Princess? You say it so often but I don't know what do you mean. What happened?" he asks aloud, holding my eye contact.

Again, hot tears spill from my eyes as all the memories of Zane raping me flood back. I rub my hands furiously over my eyes in an effort to try and block out the visions.

I've got to tell him. It's too late now.

"What did they do?"

I begin to sob harder, my chest aching.

"H-h-he" I start between each sob.

"He who? Zane?"

I nod and Grayson stands up, his expression changing. He's going to be mad. My breath begins to catch in my throat as I feel the panic set in.

Goddamnit.

"What did he do to you?"

Scared, I shakily lift up my top and roll down the top of my pants to reveal the bruises on my lower abdomen.

The same ones that Grayson first saw in the bath.

"No..."

I nod as my whole body begins to shake, my heart racing.

He's connected the dots. He knows now.

"HE RAPED YOU?!" he roars fuming, the vibration chilling me to the bone.

His gaze burns into me and I notice his eyes are no longer his own.

Dante is here.

Suddenly, black dots spot my vision as I watch him begin to throw stuff around the room in anger.

Pain sears through my chest as I continue to sob, a full-blown panic attack kicking in.

I feel myself start to sway back and forth and in the distance I see Grayson flip the coffee table, glass shattering everywhere.

A scream escapes my throat and I feel myself vomit but I can't control anything at this point.

New voices mumble and vibrate in the background as I begin to fade in and out.

The twins are here. 

Hopefully, they can calm Grayson and his wolf down.

The last thing I see is Grayson turning to look at me before I black out.

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