Somehow it’s always me paying the price for this family’s good name.”My father’s lips drew into a thin line, even as his features paled momentarily.“You’re free to think what you want to, young lady,” he warned, hitting his fist on the countertop to emphasise his words. “But the fact remains that
Layla’s POVFor a brief moment I considered lying. This was because thinking about my actions from a logical angle made it look like I was just throwing a tantrum. A more mature person would’ve simply gone back upstairs to change, but I could be hard headed when I didn’t get my way sometimes, and
It’d been months since I cut it, and in that time it’d grown almost to my lower back. I kept putting off cutting it because I never really had any time, and while I usually put it in a fishtail braid before coming out, I hadn’t done that today because I was in such a hurry.I stopped abruptly, curs
The man who’d been approaching me stepped nimbly away from my line of attack, and there was a flash of emotion on his face as our eyes met.I won’t lie; I swallowed down a gasp at the sheer, gorgeous perfection of his face.The man was like a fantasy come to life, with a defined jaw and high cheekbo
Layla’s POVOnly my instincts and the force of habit drilled into my bones from hundreds of hours kept me from getting mauled by Xavier’s claws as he rushed forward and I twisted to one side, narrowly escaping them.A look of admiration flashed through his eyes as I stared in disbelief at him. For
I could feel my heart thudding away inside my chest, in a combination of fear and exhilaration, and as I locked gazes with Xavier a voice at the back of my head niggled at me, worried that he would try to press his advantage.This sent a chill down my spine, and all too late it dawned on me that we
Layla’s POVHis movements were unhurried as he approached, but from his expression I could tell that he was not happy with the fact that he had walked into Xavier and I alone. Scratch that, he looked pissed. I felt faint stirrings of dread go through me at the sight of his clenched jaw, and his lip
If anything, I knew that I was a source of mild amusement and irritation to Hector, and I ignored Lea’s whines at my self-deprecating thoughts as I focused on Hector.“I asked you to promise to keep away from members of the Blue Moon Pack,” he informed me without heat. “But I leave you for one momen