(Charlie's pov)

everyone was staring at me with questioning eyes.

" What ", I say nonchalantly.

" Why did she run?" ,asked jasper.

" You really want to know" ,I asked secretly hoping they would say no.

" Yes", they say in unison.

" well here it is,we were eight we just got adopted by them we thought they were nice,Cassie was helping her cook dinner.i was playing solitaire and the man was doing a crossword puzzle .Cassie was actually laughing,then she spilled eggs on the ladies stilettos and stained was the first time we got beat ,it jut escalated from there...", i stopped with tears cascading down my face It was impossible to continue.

Esme comes over sets me in her lap and cuddles me ,I haven't been cuddled since I was five .it was the night they left us.

( Cassie's pov)

i didn't want to be beat again, i knew they wouldn't do that but something deep inside me says they would have .i run into mine and Charlie's room. I hid in the back of my closet behind the dresses.

about ten minutes later, I heard the soothing southern drawl i loved call my name.

" Cassie" ,it said.

" Where are you darlin, we won't hurt ya".

i cautiously crawl out, Jasper sees me and immediately picks me up.i put my head in the crook of his neck,and wrapped my arms around his neck and my legs around his waist. he wrapped his arms around my back, and carried me down the stairs.

when we walked downstairs into the sitting room, i went from Jasper's arms to Charlie's on the couch .me being at least 20 pounds lighter than him he easily held me on his lap and tightly wrapped his arms around me like he'd never let me go. like he'd protect me from anything ,which i knew he would.

I knew Charlie already told them the story,but then I hear the question I was dreading.

" Why did you run?".