There was only one problem though: Watching Hector suffer made me feel sick to my stomach. Apparently, Lea felt the same way.‘Why are you doing this to us?’ my wolf cried out inside me.I ignored the question, but she pressed on.‘This is bigger than you, Layla,’ she cautioned sagely. ‘This is abo
“I fucked up by not stepping in to protect you when I should’ve,” he continued, and a flash of regret passed his eyes as he added: “and I won’t even try to justify my reasons. But now, all I’m asking for is a chance, Little Wolf: To tell you everything you want to know and everything you don’t. To l
Layla’s POVSo now I was in a situation that I didn’t know how to get out of. As I sat motionlessly on the hospital mattress, staring blankly at the walls for up to ten minutes after Hector had left, I did some soul searching and realised that while the desire to escape the Pack was no longer as ur
Last year, I would’ve been on cloud nine, taking this as a sign of her accepting me. But I no longer had rose-tinted shades on. I could tell right off the bat that this was something she didn’t want to be doing… which begged the question of why it was even happening in the first place.Why was my s
Layla’s POVThroughout the next week, things continued in the same vein, and it didn’t look like they would be changing for a while.True to his word, Hector kept out of my way, and even though this set off a ball of mixed emotions inside me, I was determined to take advantage of it. Lu continued t
The few who caught me probably assumed that I was paying close attention because I was looking to be let into the ranks of the Pack warriors, and in another life they might have even been correct. The only obstacle I ran into was Lu, who seemed to be breathing over my shoulders at every possible op
“Lu!”“—and left him with Layla… a bastard that should never even have existed in the first place.”Our gazes locked, and I saw an ugly, smug hatred shine through hers. Her lips twisted with scorn as she directed her words at me this time.“Because that’s what you are, Layla,” she said. “And the fac
Layla’s POVBy the time I felt myself grimacing it was already too late. I watched Lu reel away from the blow, stumbling back into her chair until it tipped over and she crumpled to the floor.Then there was silence.My sister scrambled quickly up to her feet, using one hand to hold onto the table f