Layla’s POVI could feel my frown deepen as soon as we locked eyes.The old man was smiling, and as soon as this sight registered I felt something in me burn hotter than my fear. It was anger.Could he not see the situation we were in, and how dire things looked right now?I wanted to hurl the words
Layla’s POVWhen it was all far behind us, I would look on the trip back home from Quebec and realise that I remembered almost nothing about it. I found it surprising for several reasons, the least of which happened to be the fact that my mother and I were together for the first time in well over f
Instead of words though, what came pouring out from my lips were heart wrenching sobs so intense they made me double over as I clutched at my chest.Almost instantly, Hector drew closer and placed his hands reassuringly over me. Even without me saying it, what happened to my grandfather must’ve been
Layla’s POVTrue to his words, Michael called for a Committee meeting in pretty much the same way as he had before. The only difference between the former meeting and its present counterpart was the fact that it would now be held virtually, to allow efficiency.Hector, my mother and me, as well as X
“What? You were all thinking it, I just said it,” she said, doubling down. “We all knew that rescuing her would lead to something like this.”Rescuing ‘her’? I thought to myself as the edges of my mouth turned downwards.Another Committee member, after Agnes’ follow up statement, cleared their throa
Layla’s POV“Shhh!” a familiar voice hissed inside my bedroom, and outside the room my fingers froze over the doorknob, not moving. “Someone’s going to hear us.”It sounded like my half sister Lu, and a sick pit opened up at the bottom of my stomach as soon as I heard my fiancé Alex reply her“And w
Layla’s POVI took a step back before I could stop myself as he approached, but the sound of Lu chuckling stopped Alex and he her, his face contracting in rage.“You bit—” he started, but before he could say another word to Lu, my father grabbed him by his collar, pulling him in close enough that th
Layla’s POVAt the question, my breath hitched in my chest and I felt a shiver run down my spine as his powerful voice washed over me. With tears streaming down my face I turned slowly to find Alpha Hector taking in the scene before him with a look of displeasure. His lips were pressed into a white