Aiden's POV

"I...I..my things are in the luggage. I forgot to pick a dress before going in." Adeline mentioned, her eyes fixed to the floor.

Does she even know how I feel right now? My eyes moved from her legs, trailing up to her pretty face. Though it was filled with scars which was obviously from beating, Adeline still looked beautiful nonetheless.

"Your family hates you don't they? Who gave you those scars?" I asked, quite concerned.

She sighed deeply before answering my question. "I...I often get published by my parents and my sister, even my mom had scourged me many times."

My gaze lingered on her before I sat...