RAYLA I made sure to avoid Mom for the rest of the night and that was only achievable because Jordan kept her busy. Since the rest of the party had been ruined for me, I decided to just join one of the tables occupied by people my age. The dance floor was getting filled up and I had no desire to dance with anyone beside my mate. Recalling our dance in the study room brought a smile to my face. Signalling to the waiter, I grabbed a glass of wine, while looking around for any sign of Damien. I spotted him a few minutes later, sitting by the family table Jordan had preserved for us. Good luck with him trying to make peace between Mom and Damien once they get into it. "Hi..." A chatty voice said next to me. "It's me again." Said Donna, letting herself settle into the space next to me. "Oh? Hi!" I responded, surprised to see her again. "Why aren't you on the dance floor? Let me guess, you've got two left feet as well?" She giggled when I nodded, I felt myself relax at her friendlines
RAYLA As I joined the family for breakfast the following morning, while hoping to the moon goddess that I do not have to attend any of those events anytime soon. Yesterday drained me, I almost decided to sleep in today but then I was going to be around Mom all day. After the stunt she pulled yesterday, I was doing everything I could to avoid her. Jordan was the first person to acknowledge my presence and I smiled at him. Response, my eyes lingering on Damien for a moment longer as I pulled out a chair next to Jenna. ‘’You should wait after you finish with your breakfast, there’s something I want to discuss with you.’’ Said Mom before I could take the first bite out of my food.Whatever she had to say, I wasn’t looking forward to hearing it but i nodded regardless.Surprisingly breakfast went well that morning, something that hasn’t happened in a while. Afterwards Jordan left and Mom took Jenna outside to wait for her school bus, leaving only Damien and I behind.It felt like a setu
RAYLA I hate! Hate!! Hate!!! Damien! Why do I have to be subjected to his constants torture on a daily basis? I fumed, slamming the door behind me. I took a deep breath like my mom taught me, whenever my anger got out of control. And who do I have to blame for this entire situation? Her! If she wasn't mated to Damien's father then my life wouldn't have ended up like this. I strolled into the bathroom making sure the flour doesn't dust-drop to the floor. The servants already hate me as it is, they think I'm too low rank to be ordering them around, despite being an Alpha step-daughter. I took off my top, exposing my black bra when a soft knock sounded on my door. "A minute please!" I yelled out, knowing who it was from the scent. I hurriedly took off the rest of my clothes before stepping into the shower. I closed my eyes, trying to make sense of Damien's attitude over the past week. Everyone knows we don't get along, he hated me since the first day I came here, he calle
RAYLA The whole thing with Damien was still very much weird, I couldn't stop thinking about it as I stepped into the training school premises, he still refuses to tell me what all that was about. He pretty much stormed out after he accused me of being the reason his hands were wounded and I haven't set my eyes on him since then, our parents were worried when he didn't come to the dining hall for dinner. It was a rule my Step-father basically forced upon us all, meals are important and it will be a family bonding time no members of the family should miss. I cringed at the memory, getting family moments while living in a place like the pack house was difficult. The castle was huge and home to everyone, there were guest quarters, the Delta wolves quarters for retired council members, as they became the Alpha's responsibility. Someone bumped into me, causing me to drop my backpack in the process. "Really? The place isn't wide enough for two people to share it?" I muttered rolling my
DAMIEN Rayla was thirteen when I first met her, our parents introduced us as soon to be siblings. I couldn't put a finger on it but there was something about her that annoyed the fuck out of me. I hated the way she smiled at me even though it was clear she wasn't happy about the current life we were being shoved into. Yet she gave me a big smile as she introduced herself. I also didn't like how bubbly she was, I hated how she tried to include me in everything, how she tried to treat me like a real brother! It wasn't until years later I realised I was helplessly in love with my step sister, I hated her smile because I loved it, I hated the way she treated me as her brother because being her brother was the last thing I wanted. In order to mask this forbidden feeling, I became mean to her but that's just the thing about Forbidden, knowing you aren't supposed to want something makes you want that thing more and that's the case with Rayla. I wanted her more than anything else in thi
RAYLA By the time I got home, the news of what happened at school already spread like wildfire. Every servant was snickering in my direction and whispering amongst themselves as I walked past and went into my room. I flung my backpack on the bed along with myself. It doesn't help that every time I close my eyes, I still get flashbacks of what happened in the cafeteria, I couldn't decide which one to be mad about. Brandon rejected me and then accused me of planning it with Damien or Damien kissing me in front of the whole school and then declaring me his mate! Nothing makes sense anymore, I buried my face into one of my pillows, screaming into it. I lost how many minutes I had been screaming for until a knock at the door interrupted my screaming section. Fearing it was Damien, because I would do anything to avoid seeing him now. As the door opened a second later, my mom walked in. I immediately stood up, knowing why she was here. "I can explain..." Even though I have no idea what
RAYLAWhat? I intended to say the word out loud but instead it just echoed in my mind. I stared at my Mom, gone were the soft composed features of her face and now replaced by worried lines, she has unshed tears in her eyes, this made her look older than her age making me feel terrible. "You heard me right? You are going to reject Damien and then we are going to put all these behind us like it never happened. I'll personally make sure that these rumours remain purely a rumour." She continued taking my silence as an agreement. "What?" I finally muttered the word out loud. "You care about me so much, you are going to let me go through two rejection in one day? Have you stopped to wonder why the moon goddess paired us together or all you and Jordan are worried about is your reputation?" I demanded. She grabs my shoulders, shaking me for a few seconds. "I don't think you understand what's at stake here. Do you have any idea how people would look at you? They will tag you two weirdos an
RAYLA Something clicked in my mind and without giving it any further thought, I pushed him away. This was wrong! My mind couldn't stop screaming how wrong it was and the fact that Damien doesn't seem to care made everything so much worse. "We can't..." I blinked away the tears pooling in my eyes, while turning my back on him.The intensity of his gaze brought out something I could never be brave enough to admit to myself, talk more of anyone. The fact still remains that, no matter what this things between us was, we were wrong, we didn't make sense and we needed to put a stop to it. His hands came to rest on my shoulder, slowly turning me around to face him. "We already established that we can't but we will anyway." He pointed out, lowering his head to kiss me. I jerked away. "Damien please! Think about our parents, the pack..." I paused sensing that my words were getting through to him so, I decided to try another approach. "I know you don't care about your reputation because th