Chapter 18

Lola's POV

I was still shaking on the floor of the office, looking at the door through which Adrian stormed out. Am I that disgusting? Am I that unlovable? I kept thinking as more tears poured down my cheeks. 

I was happy that Grayson was out of the picture, but the look I saw in Adrian's eyes when I entered broke me. He wanted me to be at fault; he wanted me to be the bad person so he could have a good reason to throw me out of the pack. 

I was crying so much that it was hard to breathe. I knew Jasmine was having it worse because she's been silent since Adrian stormed out of the room. 

"Jasmine, I'm sorry I put us through this. If only I hadn't been born, if only I hadn't been so weak, we'd not have to go through this pain and rejection," I said to her tearily, and I could almost feel her shake her wolfish head.

"Lola, it is not your fault that they can't look past the exterior and see that you're someone worth fighting for. You do not h