chapter 8

CHAPTER8

Hunter's Pov

I paced around the room in anticipation, it had been so long since I stormed out of the mansion and when I returned, she wasn't in the same spot where I left her and neither was the battered girl.

I hurried to my room which I shared with her but she wasn't there yet.

"Could Xander have picked her up?" The thought of it made me clench my fist, causing my palms to bleed.

As I stepped out of the room, I bumped into her. She felt uneasy and her eyes looked swollen and her hair messy.

"I'll prepare a bath for you." I said to her going to the bathroom when she held my arm.

"I'll do it myself." Her voice was hoarse and her hands shaky.

"Stop." I spoke softly on her way to the bathroom. She was terrified and there was evidence in her posture.

"I'm not like him, I won't hurt you."

"I know that."She hesitated for a bit before going to the bathroom.

After her bath, she put on a free white gown as she got comfortable on the floor.

"Why?" His gentle voice made me turn to hi