150. "W..where did you get this?"

April's POV

I ran out of the private garden as fast as I could. My hands covered my chest defensively as I weaved through the hedges and flowers to get away from him. Tears welled in my eyes and blurred my vision. I could still hear his voice behind me, but I didn't dare to look back. No.

His kind blue eyes no longer exuded his care; now, I linked them to that of an unforgivable monster.

I ran and soon found myself behind the villa. I was alone and tired, and I fell to the ground with a heavy heart.

My mind unravelled and plagued me with gruesome thoughts of what could have happened if I had let him have me and if I wasn't strong enough to keep him at bay.

I saw the lustful passion in his eyes. Nothing could have stopped him from raping me.

My heart shattered. So much had been happening, and I hadn't been able to wrap my head around it. Dorian, my pack, Lady Vivian, and Conrad. I felt drowning in waters no one could save me from. Every day felt like I was barely surviving, and ever