ALLISON

He didn't say anything to that. But I felt his lips rise up in a smile. We didn't pull away from the hug. We stayed there for a long time, in complete silence, before he pulled away, but not completely.

“I thought you were gonna hate me after telling you all these, Allison.” He finally broke the silence. My brows rose up in a frown.

“Hate you?” I asked him. “Why will I do that? You weren't responsible for everything that happened to your mother….”

“No. Not that.” He cut me off. “After…. After I became an Alpha, I made sure to kill all the men that had humiliated...