FLASHBACK:
"You witch," a slap, "If it hadn't been for you, I'd have been spending more time with the higher-ups, getting ready to claim my birthright throne," another hateful slap.
Frozen and stiff, Cullen's younger self stood still and watched his mum getting abused. His mother had always said this was his father's way of showing love to her.
However, when he asked his teacher how to show love to someone two years ago, what his father did to his mother was never mentioned.
"I can't compare you to the mud on the road. How dare you?" The man's breathing roughened as he dragged the woman towards the couch, using her long blonde hair as rope.
He slammed the woman's face hard on the couch. Weakly with soft whimpers, the woman's face bounced back and he let go of her hair, ruthlessly allowing her to slam her head hard on the floor.