"I think our mate wants to kill Jason even more than we do," Axel continues. "Think about it - someone tortures you for hours and forcefully takes what's most precious to a woman. She told us she's never been intimate with anyone because of it."

Axel's got a point. Everything suggests Ava's fighting her own demons. I respect her for it, but I wish she'd told me - I would've had her back and helped her get what she wanted.

Someone clears their throat, snapping me out ...