There was a brief flash of emotion on his otherwise blank features, and it was there and gone so fast that I almost convinced myself that it was imagined.But it wasn’t. In fact, I recognized the emotion for what it was: Hector looked conflicted.There was a hint of fire in his eyes as he held me wi
Layla’s POVIt was like letting go of a long held breath. As our lips met, Hector’s hand wrapped around the nape of my neck and he pulled me closer to him. I let myself melt into his body without resistance, and the feeling of his surprisingly soft lips against mine sent shivers down my spine.I r
She had proved herself trustworthy to me several times over, and perhaps after our sparring I would fill her in on everything except Hector.Anya rolled her shoulders, and the grin on her face grew as she trash talked me, but this didn’t take long and within moments we were engaged in a full fight.
Layla’s POVWithout looking into a mirror, I couldn’t be entirely sure, but I was almost one hundred percent certain that my face was as red as a tomato, as a hot flush of embarrassment coursed through me. Xavier was the last person I wanted to see, and yet he had just witnessed me getting the livi
“I’m usually very good at minding my own business, Spitfire,” he started. “But last night I didn’t, and now you won’t even look at me. That’s not very nice of you.”I whirled around before I could stop myself.“Can you stop calling me that?”A sly smirk settled over his lips, but he blinked innocent
Layla’s POVSparring around the field had started up once members of the Blue Moon Pack began to disperse. At Morgan’s announcement though, I felt a shockwave spread through the entire field and every single activity stopped. The entire place grew so silent that only the sound of the wind whipping
I bristled, and I was sure that my whole Pack did too, but even then I had to give it to the small woman: She had played her hand beautifully.A lot hinged on this fight symbolically, since it was the first between our Packs, and if I chickened out it would be an insult to my whole Pack. “Layla,” A
Layla’s POVMorgan shot forward even before Xavier had finished uttering the word. I tried to sidestep the attack, but it was much wider than I had anticipated and I ended up getting slashed by her claws.Hissing, I tried to put some distance between us, but she didn’t let up immediately, and I was