Chapter 29. Apology

Zane's POV

We pushed her a lot, and hurt her, hell I am surprised that it took her a week to fight back. She truly lost herself, as the first day she came, she would not have stood for that shit. She looks defeated, and I feel like we did things wrong, and should have tried a different way, tried doing something else to bring her back. I just hate that we hurt her like this, and I feel like nothing I say will help her, or heal her. 

“Emmi, I'm so sorry, we didn't want you to lose who you were, the one who first came here. That fighter, the one with fire in her eyes who wouldn't take any of our shit, please don't lose yourself, Emmi, you need to stand up and fight because our world isn't for the weak. We don't want to lose you." My hands wash across her skin, hoping it brings her some comfort.

"I honestly felt like you all hated me, I thought you did. Dante told me I was just another whore, and I felt like he was right. Bear told me I'm