Chapter 167

“You have no idea,” Clary said, her voice shaking as she spoke. “You have no idea how many times I had to cry myself to sleep. It’s countless!” She waved her right arm to emphasize what she was saying. 

“I hated myself,” She tried to sound firm. “I hated myself because you hated me. I thought something was always wrong with me. I was never confident and could never be. Not only did I have to deal with being an omega that had no idea where her real parents were, I had to deal with not even being able to shift into my wolf, and with the abuse I got from you every single day.” 

“Clary, I am so sorry,” The preacher apologized again. “I promise you that I’m not the same person. When you had me thrown in prison, honestly, I had never hated you more. But then after a month or two of being sober, I started to see things as they really were.” 

“Please forgive me,” He begged her, sniffling and trying his best to stop crying but he could not do that. “I wronged you, a