Avery P.O.V.

I can't believe this! So when my parents left me alone with them! I didn't want to be near them because I feared what would happen when I was alone with my mates, aka bullies. So, I just stood there, staring at the ground, and I felt one of them lift up my chin and make me look at him in the face.

Elijah! I thought in my mind. Why me, I thought. I wanted to cry and hide from him and Jake. I don't want them to see how they make me feel. So, I wanted to avoid speaking ...