His eyebrows drew up in confusion.“Are you—?”I shook my head, cutting him off. “No,” I said, “not really.”The words caught in my throat and for a moment my vision swam with tears at everything that was happening, and how easily I had almost succumbed to him just now.Goddess, I had never been so
Layla’s POVI sprinted out of the building, not stopping until I arrived at the path that led out of it to the rest of the Pack grounds, where the residences and the clinic were located. The path was some ways away from the imposing structure I had just come out of, and as my chest burned with brea
I stifled a gasp at the sight of his battered, bruised face, and perhaps the shock of it all was my tipping point, because my tears went from quiet sniffles to ugly, heaving sobs that would no doubt come back to haunt me.My vision blurred, and in the next moment I felt a presence come in front of m
Layla’s POVXavier blinked at the question, and in the next moment I saw a flash of regret go over his features and knew that he hadn’t thought before telling me he was leaving. This told me that it was something I wasn’t supposed to know, and as things went it made me even more curious to find out
For a moment the callousness of my thoughts surprised me, but I didn’t have a moment to assess them because Xavier had already begun to speak.He told me that if I’d truly meant what I said then he was going to respect my request, and I gave him a small nod.“Thank you,” I muttered.A stretch of sil
Layla’s POVLea’s reaction stunned me, and it wasn’t only because of the fact that she had been quiet throughout our exchange.Up until now, I would’ve sworn that my wolf was indifferent to Xavier’s presence, and to a degree this was true.She’d respected him for coming to our defence on the evening
I could tell that he felt everything he was saying down to his marrows, and I sensed a flush creeping up my cheeks as the room fell silent when he trailed off.It was the first time I had heard anyone speak of me like this, and it left me with a giddy, light-headed feeling to think that someone as o
Layla’s POVYes. Yes, I could.That was the answer I came up with, and as soon as the words slipped into my consciousness it was like I couldn’t take them back anymore.All of a sudden, I became wholly aware of the fact that very little actually held me back here. So, without a doubt I could leave.