Layla’s POVThe hairs at the back of my neck rose at the sound of barely repressed rage Reno’s tone carried. I opened my mouth to protest, but before I could successfully do so she delivered a sharp backhand, letting go of my hair as I went reeling to the ground. In the moments that followed, a hig
Every eye in the room swivelled to look at me as I lifted a finger that I gently ran over my bottom lip. It came away red with blood. I hadn’t realised it until now, but when Reno backhanded me she had been wearing a ring that cut through my flesh when her blow landed and now I was bleeding.I clean
Layla’s POVDad’s message was clear. If I hoped to come out of this entire situation with any of my freedom intact, I would have to keep my head down and stop asking to go along with them for training. Even though it was Hector who ordered me to start in the first place.Hector. He was an area I sh
Carlos proved this by his next question.“Why haven’t you been on the training fields for the past couple of weeks, then?” For a brief moment, I entertained the thought of slamming the door shut in his face without replying and going about my day as usual. But that wasn’t even an option, because ev
Layla’s POVJust what was his endgame?The thought weighed heavily on my mind as I silently trailed after Carlos who, save the occasional glance over his shoulder to check if I was still following, uttered not a single word.The silence between us wasn’t uncomfortable though. In fact, it was actuall
The punch was powerful enough that it would’ve levelled even the strongest wolves, and yet our Alpha still remained standing. His head was turned away, so I didn’t catch his reaction until he faced Dylan who stared wide-eyed as he spat out a mouthful of blood… and grinned.“That was very good,” he c
Layla’s POVAt first my feet remained rooted to the spot, and all of my muscles froze in place as I felt a surge of panic spike through my system. This was it then, a voice in my head summarised bitterly. This was what Hector had had in mind when he sent Carlos to come and fetch me, his way of punis
My hands ached with a need to explore.I almost answered back, telling him that it was both. I’d been kept away from him and I’d been avoiding him. That I’d been on the brink of dying before, and being around him felt like that sometimes, except in a different, more dangerous way. That he intoxicate