Valen POV
I wasn’t proud of my actions after leaving the hotel and my mate. Ashley wouldn’t stop crying and demanding to know who Everly was to me, but I also knew if I told her right now, it would be all over the city by the end of the day, and the last thing I wanted was the media hunting Everly down and harassing her. So, I remain quiet the entire drive until I pull up out of the front of her house. Ashley reaches for me, and I pull away.
I can’t stand her touch; it repulses me, and my entire body is pulling me back in the direction of my mate. I know I needed to figure out something fast. I had been away from her for only five minutes. I don’t know how my father survived my mother dying. This was agony, and barely any time slipped past.
“Get out!” my voice escapes as more of a growl
