Cedrick's POV

I was sitting on the floor again. Head resting on my knees, feeling as if the world had just been turned upside down. My mind was spinning, going over it over and over again.

That video...!

It was made the day she knew I was her mate!

My stomach clenched as I remembered that day. Her frightened eyes, her pale face, and how her small hands had wrapped around her body. She knew! That's why she was so eager to leave, she knew this would happen...!

And I was just too stupid to see it!

I thought it was me she feared. The Slayer! The bloodthirsty alpha, who...