{Sophia’s POV}
(WARNING: This episode contains graphic depictions of violence, and SA. It may be harmful or traumatizing to some readers. Readers discretion is advised!)
Alec turned, facing me, his eyes wandered across my body, before landing on my stomach. The look in his eyes was like a burning inferno. He was ready to kill someone, the person who did this to me. I squirmed, trying to free myself from Talon’s grip. This position bringing back terrible memories.. the night that I was marked and mated to Dimitri.. My heart pounded heavily in my chest. “Please Talon.. let me go! Let me go!” I shouted trying to pull myself away from him. I pulled so hard that I pulled one of my shoulders out of socket. “Let me go!” I cried, the memories driving into me, this situation making me feel the same way.
“Sophia.. it’s okay, it’s okay, we’re not going to hurt you!” Talon’s voice whispered softly in my ear as he loosened up his grip.
“I’d never hurt you Soph..” Dimitri’s voice and hot breath across my face. I could feel the pain in my stomach from the s***h he gave me with his claws. We met in the gardens, I was trying to escape the ball that was thrown for me. I saw his wolf, large and hungry, he stalked towards me before a low growl could be heard from his chest. “Mate..” he claimed in my head, my heart pounded heavy in my chest. He slashed across my stomach in an attempt to grab me. My stomach began pouring the blood, and it ached. He turned back into his human form, he was fully n*** and leaned over my body. I cried out in pain as I held my stomach, blood was all over me, and all over the ground. I panted heavily, feeling as though my insides were coming out, the wolfsbane that was on his paw was burning me from the inside out. He grabbed my arms pinning them above my head, and moved my underwear to the side. “Don’t worry, I won’t hurt you, you’re my mate. I’d never hurt you Soph..” he whispered in my ear before sheathing himself in me completely. I cried out in agony, he took his time, and tortured me. I was a virgin before this, and now I had nothing but pain in my body. He took me roughly, my body aching as he did. When he was close, he bit down on my neck, and grabbed my head roughly placing my face in his neck. “Now bite!” He commanded. “Or we’ll do this again, and again, right here until you do!” He grunted in my ear. I cried, the pain was unbearable, and my heart was broken. This was my destined mate.. and I’d be stuck with him forever. I opened my mouth slowly, and bit down on his neck, leaving my mark there. He came quickly after that, then pulled out, leaving me in a pool of my own blood.
My eyes flashed back to where I was now, my heart was pounding quickly, and my head was spinning. I was shaking, and crying, trying to break free from his grip. “Let me go! Let me go!” I cried, trying to break free.
Talon let go, and I quickly grabbed the towel wrapping it around me and locked myself in the bathroom. I popped my arm back in to place, and ran to the mirror and splashed my face with cold water. “I’m okay, I’m okay, I’m safe.. I’m not there anymore, I’m safe!” Tears streamed down my face. My heart broke again, even though Dimitri was terrible to me, I couldn’t hate him then. I was mated to him. When you have that bond, almost everything draws you to your mate. So as awful as he was, I was still attached to him. I didn’t want to be, I didn’t want to care for him. Now that he rejected me, I’m able to feel this pain, this hatred. I can feel everything for what it is now, I hate Dimitri!
A knock came to the door. “Sophia..” Talon said softly.
“Come out here, we should talk, and we need to apologize..” Alec finished.
I walked to the door, placing my hand on the knob. “Y-You’re not going to touch me, right?” I said, fear dripping from my voice.
“No, we’re not going to touch you again, not until you ask us to.” Talon answered.
I turned the knob and walked out into the room, their eyes both focused on me. “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have restrained you like that. When I saw the scar, it just.. there’s no excuse.. I’m so sorry.” Talon said.
“I’m sorry too, for not stopping him, and for getting so angry..” I held up my hand, stopping them from speaking.
“While I appreciate the apologies.. I can understand the anger. I’m angry.. I haven’t been able to feel my anger properly until now, but I’m angry too. Every time I look in the mirror, and I see it.. I’m reminded of that time, that place.. I never want to go back to that, I wish I could just forget.” I whispered softly.
“What happened to you Sophia?” Talon asked, his eyes searching my face for some sort of clue.
A tear streamed down my face. “It was Dimitri..” I whispered, like it was a sin to say his name. “H-He attacked me.. forced our mating, and marking.. it was horrible!” I cried turning my back to them. Now they knew, they knew the awful truth. Your mate is supposed to be your other half, your soul, but to Dimitri I was a toy.
“He did what?!” Alec screamed. I turned back slightly to look at them, barely able to look them in the eye. Talon’s face was full of fury, his hands balled into fists. Alec was trying to hold it together, but before I knew what was happening he stormed out of the room. Talon trailed behind him, slamming the door shut on his way out. I sunk to the floor onto my knees and cried. I let go of all of the pain, the fear, the anger, and I cried.