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
Hector’s POVCarlos was silent for a long time after the statement I made, and I waited to feel a trickle of unease from him through the mindlink but I could feel nothing of the sort. In fact, the only thing I sensed was a growing resolve on his end, and I was proved right by his next words.‘I’ll l
Hector’s POVThe lock on the suitcase clicked softly open at my question, and I felt it more than I heard the collective sharp intake of breath that followed as I lifted the lid of the suitcase, revealing its contents in all of their hypnotic, horrible beauty.They ranged from needle-thin syringes t
I’d saved the best for last, and chuckling I stared at Alex, who was in a shivering, pathetic half-standing position. The coward was trying to shift into his wolf so he wouldn’t have to suffer through the pain, but I’d forbidden any of them from doing that when the second person tried.As if he cou