Dante stared at the eyes that looked at him in hatred and could only fall in love with her the more. Curse the mate bond.
He had been starved of love and affection as a child and as he grew up he had never thought he would one day find a mate that he would love to death.
He thought he will find satisfaction if he keeps being a jerk and hurt those that seem to have it easy and have a happy family.
Buta as he stared into the eyes of his fated mate and saw how much she struggled to be aloof and keep the contemptious look on her face, he felt a dagger pass through his heart. She was going through so much more pain.
If Katie should tell him to die in order to pay for all he did to hurt her and her friend, Aurora, he would gladly do so. But more than that, he needed her to look at him less hatefully.