Luca's POV

I don't know which hurt more–my mate avoiding me or her calling me a monster. At that moment, it felt like a thousand knives were thrusted into my chest, cutting out my heart.

In the days that followed, I tried everything to get her back but she wouldn't see me. She wouldn't talk to me. She wouldn't even pick my calls. I asked Laura for help.

“She won't listen to me,” she said. “Trust me, I've tried.”

I pleaded with her to try harder.

My father didn't help ...