23. I like you

Analyn POV

I ran from that cave with a heavy heart because Ambrose went too far this time. Even though he was grieving and in a bad mood, he had no right to treat me the way he did. He really hurt me this time.

I ran into Theodore on the way. He grabbed my shoulder and stopped me from running away. His eyes were full of concern.

"What's the matter? Did you find Ambrose?" he asked me.

I couldn't answer him. Instead, I burst into tears.

"Whoa, hey. Don't cry. Tell me what's wrong," he asked. "You can trust me, Ana."

I sniffled and told him everything that happened back in the cave. I skipped the part where Ambrose pushed me against the wall and fucked me because, my god...that's too embarrassing!

Theodore listened to everything and nodded. "You can't take what Ambrose says to heart." That was his advice.

"How can I not?" I snapped. "He treated me like shit back there. He is acting like I'm a parasite and he can't