Chapter 76

A tear leaves her eye. "Tate taught me how to defend myself in a way. He'd beat me down so much that I was forced to fight back in order to survive. I'd watch them do it to other girls and I wouldn't do a thing. I didn't care about them. I cared about me." A sob escapes her. "Jas has a silver tongue. He says pretty words and makes you trust him, believe it or not. And then he strikes when your guard is down and that's what he did. He promised to get me out of there, even went as far as pretending to help me escape, only to laugh about it later as he dragged me back by my hair. They were all so equally horrible in their own way. Tate would tell me loved me as he hit me, Dominic would tell me I'm worthless, and Jas taunted me with things I could never have. They used me to their heart's content." Tears pour down her cheeks, "I was just their doll. Their puppet when they bid it. I was considered lucky by the girls there, but only if they knew. I acted strong so the pack kept