Xavier POV
It was working. Alyssa was scared out of her mind. But part of me couldn't stay away, couldn't watch these men terrify her, my body tensing as they surrounded her. My wolf was going insane, frothing at the mouth, its protective instincts surging to the surface. He didn't want our mate to be hurt or touched by these men, and he hated me at that moment for what I was attempting to do. I hated myself at that moment. I had gone too far. I realize that now. I blinked as my head began to pound, my eyes began to darken and the slightest hint of memory began to tease into my mind. It was like I was being dealt a double blow as my memories began to come back, like watching an old movie and I saw Alyssa in my mind's eye, the way I had seen her before. I was an i***t. A big one. As one of
