RAPHEAL POV

A scowl formed on my face and it took every restraint in me to keep cool. I had just bought my mate an expensive gift, and instead of thanking me, she felt repulsed like I was some pig. It made me angry after everything I had done for her safety.

“Of course you would be punished.” I turned the doorknob and, without a backward glance, I let my words hit her.

Leaving her with Eleanor wasn’t what I wanted, but after seeing her pretty bashed-out hands and legs, I ...