Layla’s POVI didn’t know what to expect. Both of my previous visits to Hector’s office had ended with surprises that I was still dealing with, and now that I was heading to him with every intention of making a request I was surprised to find that I felt oddly calm.Maybe it was the aftermath of my
My head snapped up hard enough that it was a small miracle I didn’t have whiplash, and I found Hector staring at me with a deadpan expression. His arms were folded, and he stood leaning against the doorframe with an eyebrow raised at me.“You might even have a drink while you’re at it,” he continued
Layla’s POVI had seen Hector be a lot of things—amused, annoyed, and even protective—but as I listened to his booming, full-bodied laugh, I came to the realisation that for as long as I knew the man he would always be able to surprise me.In front of my eyes, my Alpha transformed, becoming younger
Layla’s POVMy breath hitched slightly as soon as Hector gave the order, and his words reverberated through my body. I stared at him in open-mouthed shock. He had just told me to kneel, which was the greatest show of submission among our species.A simple bow was the norm, but even then I wouldn’t h
I held my breath in the long moment that followed as he stared at me with a blank expression, but then a look of resignation came over his features and I felt my heart dip with disappointment.He got up wordlessly, and I felt the hot sting of failure and embarrassment burn through me almost instantl
Layla’s POVHector was a dictator when it came to my personal training. He’d made that pretty clear in the first hour after he accepted me, with the whole push-up fiasco, but things only escalated from that point onwards.For starters, he kept me on a strict sleeping and exercise regimen. Every mor
‘Little Wolf,’ Hector said suddenly. ‘Are you there?’The sound of his voice echoing in my head down the mindlink startled me, because it was hard to ignore the sensation it always left me with, that he was standing right next to me even when he wasn’t.‘Yes Alpha,’ I said.He didn’t answer immediat
She had pretty much told me so herself, citing the fact that she heard Marcia Rockmountain (the same elderly matriarch of the Rockmountain clan who didn’t hesitate to condemn me to death) tell Reno to watch out for me, as I was ‘just like my whore mother.’The fact that she would even say that told
Dear readers, And that’s the end of it. Unbelievable, I know. I didn’t want to write an author’s note until I was absolutely finished with this, and now I am. The journey through telling the story of Hector and Layla has transformed me in ways I hadn’t thought possible—financially, mentally, cre
For years I had been afraid, unable to defend myself as people scorned me, and dictated who I was, where I stood. But none of that remained the case now. I had my mother, who was flawed and awkward, but perfect, I had a cousin who slightly terrified me. I had a grandfather, who had sacrificed h
Layla’s POV There was an edge of something dangerous in his tone even as he kneaded my ass playfully, and I shivered. My pulse raced. “I–It wasn’t intentional.” “Oh, I’m sure it wasn’t,” he murmured in something like pride. “My Little Wolf isn’t so little anymore, is she?” I swallowed in the
This time I forced my throat to open wider, taking him deeper, and Hector’s body bucked as my mouth worked over him; before I knew what was happening, he pulled away from me, grabbing me and throwing me back onto the bed. His weight settled over me as he pinned my wrists up over my head, and I ar
Layla’s POV Lust burned hot in my brain, making it impossible to think of anything beyond Hector. The feeling of his arms wrapped tightly around me as he carried me across Pack grounds, and his earthy wild male scent which left me powerless to resist his charms—all of these resulted in a sudden
“They WILL come, and right now you decide how ready you will be when they finally come at us.” She paused to let the meaning of her words sink in before finishing: “Now, I’ll invite my mother to come and take over; you can direct any questions you have at her.” The sound of a chair scraping acros
Hector’s POV The Sanguis Pack conference hall was more packed than I had ever seen it. It teemed with visiting werewolves from all over the globe, all seated, and as the sounds they made traveled to me (chairs creaking, the steady drone of air conditioning, and people with heads close together sp
My whole body felt as taut as a string, and tears stung my eyes as I watched her let her emotions settle. “Sorry about that,” my mother apologized after some time, swallowing. I noticed her hands in her laps, trembling. “I don’t… I don’t know what came over me.” She paused to gather her thoughts b
Layla’s POV With a tucked-in T shirt, denim jeans, and hair cropped just below her chin, Elaine Holloway looked much better than she had when I last saw her… which wasn’t that high of a bar when I actually thought about it. I mean, she had been standing next to the man who kept her captive for al