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
Layla’s POV(Two hours ago):I came awake slowly to the sound of beeping machines, and my first thought after I opened my eyes was that it felt like my head had been stuffed full of cotton balls from the amount of drugs I had pumping through my system. I was insulated from the pain of my injuries;
The woman behind the first ever attempt for my life.She blinked as she recognized me, and I watched her lovely features slowly twist up in a sneer. Even then it was hard to not get drawn by the majesty of her almost otherworldly beauty.Her jet-black hair was styled in an up-do that called attentio
Layla’s POVA wicked glint entered into the High Priestess’s eyes as soon as she saw that she had my attention because of her statement. I stood frozen with the door half-shut between us, unable to come up with a retort as the sly smirk on her face widened. Eventually she stopped rubbing at the wri
“You do have an imagination child,” Delphine recovered smoothly. “Where did you get that from?”But it was too late. Even if she didn’t know I did. I had been spiralling because of her words, caught off guard by her underhanded psychological attacks. But I was resolved to not give her the reaction s
Layla’s POVDelphine took a step away from the door, and her gaze was full of meaning as she looked at me before turning on her heels and walking away. I should’ve followed her, but something in me told me that despite my confident words I may not have been ready to see the proof she had to show me.
One of them who looked to be the highest ranking of the bunch stepped forward, dipping his head in a bow of acknowledgement.“High Priestess, we weren’t expecting you.”“Of course,” she told him smoothly. I felt a chill go down my spine at the authority she infused in those two words. “The Alpha req