Chapter 187

Demetri’s POV

“Running away?” I can’t help but ask.

“It confused me too, alpha. It wasn’t until years later that I started to understand his statement; don’t you dare even think about running away.”

He sighs hard as he looks up at the ceiling, stilling all movements as he continues.

“Allie broke up with me shortly after my first shift and the discovery of Olivia in my room. Six months later Olivia came back and I was happy to have her company, even if the little one was in a ton of pain from what her father and brothers continue to do to her.

She was farther into her heat cycle this time and their multiple assaults made the cramping and fatigue so much worse. She was physically sick from the pain to the point that she barely ate. I managed to steal cases of protein shakes from the kitchen and bottles of Tylenol and Motrin from the closet because I knew that she needed the nutrition and pain relief to deal with the cramps.

It was a