“You’ll get eaten alive,” Hector said, “overwhelmed. I know you. You’d do best to stay indoors.”And that was that.His words were spoken in a fond tone that I should’ve found reassuring, but as I watched Hector swagger away from me to take care of other Pack issues now that our session had come to
Still, I looked serviceable, and after a brief debate I decided that I’d let my hair fall over my shoulders and back instead of the usual ponytail I often kept it in.I made my way downstairs to grab a quick bite, and as I was arriving in the kitchen Lu stepped out of her room and it was hard not to
Layla’s POVThe party was already in full swing by the time I arrived. I could hear the loud bass speakers blasting a Top 40 song, and I stopped at the front doors, shutting my eyes and inhaling deeply to get my nerves under control before knocking.The walk here hadn’t done much to ease my temper,
On the way I felt an odd sensation like I was being watched. I turned to scan the room until I locked eyes with Alex, who was standing in a shadowy corner at the other end of the room with his friends.I couldn’t make out his expression in the darkness, but the hairs at the nape of my neck rising di
“Well, the night is still young.” His eyes gleamed with sincerity and invitation. “Stick around for a bit. It’d be a shame if you wasted all that prettiness.”A weighted pause followed this comment, and when I could no longer hold it in I let out a snort of laughter. Connor winced.“That bad, huh?”
Layla’s POVAs soon as our eyes made contact I felt my stomach drop, roiling as I tried and failed to get up from the bed.The room around me spun, and each of my limbs felt as if they were made of cement. I tried to focus my thoughts to keep the fear from taking over, but Alex’s malicious smirk as
My brain rattled as soon as the blow connected, and he cut off my scream with another resounding slap, warning me to keep my mouth shut if I wanted him to go easy on me.I didn’t believe him, but I was in survival mode and I gulped down my breaths to stay quiet even as silent tears leaked out of the
Layla’s POVI ran without stopping, almost ripping the door out of its hinges on my way out, and I made it as far as the hallway outside before a pair of callused hands wrapped around my biceps, stopping me in my tracks. They wrenched me back so violently that it felt like my arms were being pulled