Amelia's POV

I took off in the direction of the forest. I couldn't stand to be here another moment. The pain in my heart was far too unbearable. I had felt rejection in the past from my family, I had felt humiliated and so much more, but nothing amounted to how broken I felt inside right now.

My sole satisfaction was knowing Nicholas was on the floor writhing like a worm from the pain I foisted on him through the rejection of our mating bond.

I couldn't help but allow my ...