The look on his face was priceless. I already knew why he wanted me here, and he would not get the satisfaction. Silvia warned me she had heard a few times that he wanted revenge on me. She didn’t understand what that meant, but I did. He was probably going to use me, probably try to break me, and then reject me. Sadly, I was going to take that satisfaction away from him. I was not going to let him hurt me anymore; he had done plenty of that.
“Mate is hurt; go to mate, Ivy,” Athena whimpered.
Athena just responded to her natural instincts. She wanted to preserve the bond, but not me. I am stronger now. I don't need a mate, and even less, I don't need a mate who has hurt me constantly all these years. Even if he thought that I cheated on him, I had done it once, while he did it several
