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
I hadn’t noticed her growing quiet inside me up until that moment, but as I turned to look at my wolf I was surprised to find that her usually green eyes (which were identical to mine) were shot through with burst blood vessels and flecked with glints of gold that seemed to glow. She was also sligh
Layla’s POVI landed with a thud, and the initial jolt messed with my focus, making me lose my grasp on my connection with Hector. But the little I had done would have to be enough.A grunt escaped me as I quickly got up to my feet and looked up to find the men all glaring down at me. Alex cursed,
Hector’s POVThe sound of leaves crunching alerted me to the new arrival right before he burst out of the thicket of trees into the clearing. I tensed as I looked up and immediately pinned down his identity: Grayson Rockmountain.At the same time Layla fell limp in my arms. She had lost consciousnes
Her voice cracked, breaking through the maelstrom of rage I could feel building up inside me. Somehow I found myself shushing her gently.“It’s alright, Little Wolf. You’re safe. I won’t let anything happen to you.”I looked down to find her watching me with wide, wet eyes, which closed with each pa
Hector’s POV“Grayson, you greedy bastard,” Alex called out in a teasing tone. He and his friends were now in the clearing, but their heads were turned away from where I stood and I heard Layla’s breath hitch softly. The mindlink between us told me that she was angrier than she had ever been, but
‘WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF HER FIRST,’ Hal grumbled.Like me, his instinct to protect our mate far outweighed his hunger for revenge. Layla was the first priority, and right she needed urgent medical attention that only the infirmary would be able to provide.Having come to this conclusion, I let out