Chapter 44

Avery's pov

My eyes widened in shock and I just froze for a while. No, it couldn't be. Donovan was a kind person, he was a good man, there was no way he could be that kind of person.

Although I thought this, I also didn't want to believe that both my parents would go out of their way just to sully his name.

I was speechless, I didn't know what to think or even how to react. Then something suddenly clicked and I began to question why Donovan would do something like this and why had my parents not mentioned his name earlier. If they had, I might have had a better time letting it all sink in.

“But…. Why?” Was all I could muster after a while, I was still in a pretty big shock. The only person who had made my time at Alpha Lucien's castle worthwhile was a villain. How was I supposed to accept that?

“No one knows why Donovan does what he does, he just does. He's cunning and manipulative and he can't be trusted.” My father said gently but I shook my head.

“ You don't understand when I was