I started to protest, but he cut me with a warning look, and even though I wanted to keep at it I knew my own limits. “The doctor told me that he recommended therapy?”I nodded stiffly at this, shaking my head when he asked if that was something I wanted. It may have been unhealthy, but the last t
Fighting soon became a dance as I mastered its rhythms, and my taste for it only grew when Hector started to fight against me. These mock matches ended pretty quickly, and almost always with me on my back facing the sky, but I didn’t hold that against myself because he was a beast of a man.I knew I
Layla’s POVLea’s hackles rose inside me, and almost immediately my instincts took over. I slipped into a fighting stance, turning to face the speaker smoothly as my claws grew out.As soon as the girl saw this she immediately threw her hands up in a show of surrender.“Whoa there,” she exclaimed wi
In front of a witness she would never show her true emotions to me and so her demeanour remained serene and smooth. But there was a noticeable change in the atmosphere. Her dislike was palpable.“Layla.” She angled her body slightly in my direction, but her eyes remained firmly locked on Anya as sh
Layla’s POVAnya may not have been the best fighter in our Pack, but what she lacked in strength she more than made up for in speed, and she was never one to let an advantage slide. Somehow though, I managed to keep up with her (though barely), and the only reason for this was probably because of my
I was tempted. It would be a lie to say I wasn’t. Getting invited to a sleepover was something I had longed for for years, especially since I’d had to watch Lu head out a lot when we were kids while I stayed behind.At the same time though, the thought of going put a measure of anxiety inside me. If
“You’ve been training and because of that you think you’re better than me?!”I noticed that even in her show of anger she wasn’t making any moves to physically attack me, and if I was being honest a part of me hoped that she would.I could already feel the adrenaline pumping through me despite my ca
Layla’s POVI obeyed, feeling a sense of calm wash over me as soon as I stepped over the threshold into Anya’s house. I stopped to take in the small hallway that led to the rest of the space for a moment, but I was soon interrupted.“C’mon,” Anya urged with a wave, pulling me out of my thoughts.I