"Did you think healing me would make me love you more?" He scoffed grabbing my hair as he pulled me towards the door. "You're hurting me, Xavier," I cried beating against him weakly. There was not much I could do. "If I ever see you an inch close to me," He threw me against the wall "I'll damn the consequences and kill you,". *** My mate and I were destined to hate each other, only an act of true love or selflessness from the stronger mate could set our destines on the right path but for seven years, I had to put up with my mate's abuse and his supposed love of his life until one day I decided to leave. I left, determined to stay hidden from him forever... but I found out I was pregnant few weeks later.
Selene POV
I ran a finger around the diamond-studded engagement ring on the third finger of my left hand and sighed, looking out of the window.
I didn't know how to feel about accepting Noah's proposal. First, it had come suddenly and I couldn't reject it either. The sincere way his eyes had shone made it difficult for me to say no.
Still, Noah was a good man and since I still had a lot of reservations about my mate, I decided settling with Noah was a better option. Until now, I didn't know how much the girls needed the presence of a male in their lives and I also know Noah was crazy about the girls.
"Hey," Noah said quietly, reaching for my hand while giving me a tender look. "Are you alright?" he asked.
"Yeah," I nodded, smiling at him. "I'm just tired,".
"We'll be home soon," he whispered, raising my hand to his lips as he pressed tender, light kisses at the back of my hand.