The door hadn't even fully closed before it crashed open again. Rhys stormed back in, his eyes blazing with renewed fury.
"Filthy girl," he spat, his voice dripping with venom. "You should have been honest from the start."
I remained on my knees where he'd left me, my entire body shaking as the pain of his partial rejection tore through me like jagged glass. Each breath felt like fire in my lungs.
"Rhys, please," I begged, my voice breaking. "It's all a misunderstanding. I swear to you."
He paced the room like a caged animal, running his hands through his hair. His eyes flashed between their normal dark brown and the crimson rage of his wolf.
"A misunderstanding?" He laughed, the sound hollow and mirthless. "The only thing I misunderstood was you. I thought you were different."
"I am," I whispered, tears streaming down my face. "I'm exactly who you thought I was. I don't know how these marks got here. I don't remember anything."