Chapter 20.

Jake POV.

Gaia is starting to trust me and has opened up to me. I guess I see heartbreak easily. The Goddess of Hell is terrified of dying but also of being loved. I know of her childhood, what she did to when she destroyed a school and nearly killed a pup because he hit her brother.

Being that age and having everyone afraid of you must have been hard. Not having friends because everyone was scared in case she blew up again. I know her family loves her but what about other’s? I think she has only been shown fear, and that is why she is the way she is.

This business with her cousin and her mate, I think, just sent her over the edge. And I understand it all. Probably more than Calista does, and definitely more than Leo and Gabe will.

I know she craves it. Each morning when I wake up, she is snuggled against my chest with Calista behind her. I know it’s pissing Leo and Gabe off, but they need to try harder with her. They need to be vulnerable with her, show her respect. That is the only w