Reynolds' POV.I was tired of living in secrecy and fear, constantly hiding aspects of myself due to the oppressive influence of the council of elders and their cruel threats to take Adora away from me.After getting ready, I slipped back into my shorts and allowed myself a brief nap, needing a moment of respite before joining Kayla.Seven minutes later, I roused myself from my short rest and followed after her, determined to face whatever challenges lay ahead with newfound confidence.I approached Jackson's room with a sense of purpose, knocking firmly on the door. His response was predictably hostile, his voice ringing out from the other side with a mixture of annoyance and defiance."What do you want?" he barked, his tone laced with irritation.But I couldn't help but grin mischievously as I turned the doorknob, undeterred by his brusque demeanour."Come on, you're about to get yourself into trouble," he warned, his threats ringing hollow as I heard his footsteps drawing nearer to
Reynolds' POV."What are you trying to say, Jackson? You hardly know her, you've only spent, what, twenty minutes with her? And I'm not going to just sit here and let you talk about her like that." I said with a frown, feeling frustrated. However, Jackson seemed unfazed by my anger."This is exactly what I'm talking about. She's already made a huge impression on you. I'm your brother, and you're going to side with her over me?'' he questioned."Be careful, Jackson! As much as you're my buddy, my brother, my confidant, she means the world to me. I won't stand by and let you disrespect her and act recklessly, okay?" I pleaded, and he nodded in agreement, both of us feeling a lump in our throats as we faced the tension between us."Did she mention that we've met before?" he asked, and I felt a chill run down my spine, my heart racing as I processed his words."What do you mean by that?" I inquired, our gazes locked in a silent battle of understanding."Oh, she's your soulmate and all,
Reynolds' POV. A thick, bitter laughter bubbled up from within me as I observed Jackson's confusion, his expression a mix of frustration and disbelief."This isn't a joke, Alpha Reynolds," he protested, his tone laced with irritation."What isn't? You actually expect me to believe any of this?" I retorted, my voice tinged with incredulity. "Kayla being pregnant? Having a man? Do you really think any of that makes sense?"Tears welled up in my eyes as I spoke, the weight of Jackson's accusations bearing down on me like a lead weight."You have to listen to me, Alpha Reynolds!" Jackson insisted, his voice rising in urgency. "She was a slut who got herself involved with some random guy or had a man of her own. All I know is, she threw herself at me, begging for help.""She was desperate, willing to do anything. But I couldn't ignore the sense that something was off, that she was hiding something, so I caved and helped her."The words hit me like a punch to the gut, each syllable drivi
Kayla's POV.My heart pounded violently against my ribcage, each beat echoing through the room like a thunderous drum. Tears cascaded down my cheeks, mingling with the droplets of sweat that dripped from my brow, creating a pool of anguish at my feet. The temperature in the room soared, suffocating me as if I were trapped in a furnace, while my resolve crumbled like brittle autumn leaves. I was utterly feeble, shattered to my very core, as if each breath I took stabbed me with shards of glass. The agony was unbearable, consuming me from the inside out, a relentless force tearing me apart.I couldn't hold on any longer, not to any part of this agonising ordeal. The weight of the truth bore down on me like an insurmountable mountain, crushing my spirit beneath. I knew this day would come, the day when I would have to confront the consequences of my silence. I should have confessed long ago, but fear held me in its merciless grip, paralysing me with dread.How could I explain to him
KAYLA'S POV…“Its enough.” I teased and pushed away from him and bolted out the door away from safe hands out into prying eyes.Yet he still did not seem satisfied as he walked on out after me.“When will you be back?” he asked fondly and I cleared my throat as someone passed us by, not wanting to seem awkward.“Not long, I'm out with your child today, I belong to her all through today so until the boss says we return home, I won't return home.” I teased and he smiled as we both pulled closer a bit. He tucked his hands into his pocket and leaned slowly against me.“Now come on, don't be so long, I'm hard for you, but I think I've done enough to steal you away for today, I'll wait until tonight.” Then he pulled away from me and proceeded to walk down the stairs while I was left with my eyes lingering against his back, we both seemed a little worried. I could not really help the whole thing as a matter of fact for starters but I had much more that I needed help up in my hands and head
KAYLA'S POV.I was stunned, way too stunned to speak, I was certain she noticed already, there was not much that could be done about it yet, it tore me apart into shreds, broke me, I was ruined down to the core, it seemed as if there was nothing that could be done to it.I was at the end of it all, “Ava calm down, let's talk, we can work something out,” I responded I could hardly believe my very own ears that I had ruined everything Reynolds and I worked so hard to protect, and neither could I believe that I ended up in such a situation, down to the core fucking helpless, begging for help, from everyone else that had anything to offer, it was simple as that, “Talk? weren't you full of gloat just now? Throwing one hell of a fit? Accusing me of murder?” she asked slowly, I could see the smirk as it crawled up to the sides of her cheeks, she was fucking enjoying every fucked up bit of it, each piece in my despair as she watched with a glint of a smile on her lips, I was happy though, i
KAYLA'S POV.Filled with rage I dialed her number, but it went through voicemail right immediately, she was not picking up nor had it bothered to ring, she was busy and full of mischief, but I knew better, I was way more determined than any other thing not to bloody make silly mistakes.I ignited the engine of the car and drove straight back to the pack house as lots of thoughts and worries crept back up into my mind, I was not so sure how to have the whole thing handled anymore, it was way out of hand, way out of my control, things that I could not understand anymore.I never would rant baselessly in such manners anymore, but if I was being accused of being involved in petty plays as such then it also meant something was off one way or the other.I stormed out of the vehicle and headed up the stairs meant for Ava's room, I pushed open the doors and it flung wide ajar while she propped my head in her direction.“the doors.” she cautioned and I closed it shut from behind while I walked
KAYLA'S POV.A week passed, I kept on to my silence and held on to my words, it had been the most stressful for me all my life, I had lots of break down and cracks, and major inconveniences and my past always got around to have me haunted, I was not so sure of what should be down about it, but I knew better, I understood better.I sucked in air as I stared down at the balcony, after I spoke Ava accepted my offer, she still kept denying it but made some groggy speech about how fucked I was to be if I ran off or did anything similar to that, but I could not get my instincts to betray me, I had lost a lot of things that I still pondered about and so I said nothing at all, held on to my peace and silence.I returned to the pack and found Adora apparently she claimed someone had asked that I sent for her to the parking lot for a game of hide and seek, when she returned to the soot I was nowhere to be found and was scared I had forgotten her, luckily enough for me the woman who had walked u