I was on my way up before an odd observation struck me: Lu.She wasn’t the type to sit out an emotional exchange between dad and I, but since coming in I hadn’t seen a peep of her, which set me on edge. It could be that she was still outside with some friends, but I recalled the sounds I had heard
“It’s pathetic that you think you have a shot with him.”“What?”“You’re staring at him all doe-eyed,” she hissed. “Practically begging him to fuck you. Keep it up and they’ll think that we’re all as easy as you.”We were in a room full of werewolves, and I was pretty sure that a large number of the
Layla’s POVThe silence that followed her statement was deafening, but for me it was different because everything inside me came to a sudden halt. I had grown better at spotting patterns in all these months and the situations I found myself in, where I was a scapegoat. Even if nothing pointed to m
Instead, he was calmly forking a cut of stake into his mouth, and I watched in disbelief as he drank from his cup when he was done chewing the meat.“I–I wouldn’t want to throw baseless accusations around,” Delphine started, silencing the murmurs. “It’s my fault, and I’ll accept the punishment as yo
Layla’s POVIt was a well-placed trap, and I had walked right into it. My heart sank as soon as the realisation set in, and I turned to look at Lu, whose gaze spoke volumes all of a sudden as she stared at me unwaveringly. There was a firm set to her jaw as she stared at me, perhaps daring me to sa
Audible gasps spread out across the gathered crowd as the temperature dropped. The air grew thick with animosity, all directed at me, but strangely enough I remained seated in my chair, observing the scene play out like it was a movie.“Is that the tonic?” Hector asked Delphine.The High Priestess d
For a few moments it was like no one knew what to do with this and eventually, it was the High Priestess who reacted first.“Just confess and accept your punishment.”I opened my mouth with a ready retort, but she bulldozed on.“—everyone gathered here knows of your school girl’s infatuation with ou
Layla’s POVThe noise caught my attention, and at the same time we all turned to watch Xavier at his end of the room, taking a sip from his clear wine glass.He didn’t look the least bit unruffled by the fact that he had just interrupted a very tense situation, and to his credit none of his Pack mat