CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

  "Esme,"I stifled a sob when I heard a familiar female voice,wiping my cheeks as I did but she'd already heard me crying.She pulled the blanket away from my face and sighed,looking worried."What did he do?"she spoke softly with a voice full of concern.

  I shook my head and sat up slowly but froze when Scarlett unexpectedly pulled me in for a hug.I didn't realize how much I needed it till she did.Aila was the only one who ever hugged me at Silver Moon,so it wasn't something I was used to.To the others,I was just a filthy piece of shit.I wrapped my arms around her for a minute until I started to feel better,and when I pulled away,she still looked worried.

  "Esme,"she paused,studying my face"I know it's not going to be easy being mated to a man like Draven.He doesn't know how to love,"she picked her words carefully as she spoke,and I got the feeling that she wanted to say a whole lot more,but she was holding back"But whatever he said to you to make you like this,he didn't mean it,"