Chapter 79. Why, Maddie?

Dimitri’s POV

I was sitting on the bed in our room, holding Maddie as close to me as I possibly could. She was sitting on my lap and her whole body was wrapped around mine. That wasn’t enough for me, though. I needed her to be closer.

I felt so fucking guilty. How the fuck didn’t I see that something was happening to my mate? She was being abused right under my nose and I didn’t fucking figure it out! I felt like the worst mate in the whole fucking world and I wanted to rip my own heart out.

We got back to our room almost ten minutes ago, but none of us spoke. I couldn’t speak because there was a huge lump in my throat. I was barely able to breathe.

I kept kissing every part of her body I could reach. I kept caressing her. I kept pressing her closer to me. I needed to assure myself that she was in my arms. I needed to assure myself that she was okay.

I had to speak, though. I had to ask her why she hadn’t told me. I needed to know why. I needed