Michael didn’t miss a beat.“And why is that so, Miss Fabrini?” he asked as his features tightened. “According to our customs, Hector was well within his rights to take Xavier’s life for the act of trespass—”“That’s BULLSHIT!” I cut in, throwing my hands up above my head in frustration. “The custom
Layla’s POVI could feel Michael’s eyes on me, tracking each move I made as I traced a straight path out of the room, leaving him behind. When I got to the entrance though, I paused as I discovered that the hallway outside had been cleared out too (per their Alpha’s orders.)This was all fine and go
Nothing here had been touched recently, and as I shut the door softly behind me it registered that the only sound I could make out was that of a steady clock ticking away, coming from some corner of the room.There was no sign of Hector, but as I traced my fingers across rough leather bindings, rubb
Layla’s POVHector’s gaze was as intense as it had ever been as he watched me tense at his question, but save a slight tic that formed in his jaw he said nothing. Instead, he waited for me to confirm or deny the allegation, and as my mind raced I entertained the thought of lying to him and putting
“I’m sure there were ways you could’ve gone about being on my side without literally throwing me to the wolves.”Inside me, Lea gave a tired eye roll. ‘By the Goddess, Layla, do you have to be so melodramatic?’I began to answer this, but a low bitter laugh from my mate stopped me almost instantly,
Layla’s POVIt was a wild dance of tongue and teeth, a passionate exchange mirroring my inner turmoil as I stood on my toes, threading my fingers through Hector’s hair and holding him close.A part of me felt like I was caught in a fever dream, but the emotions were raging through me; the feel of my
“I’ll be fine, Layla. But I think I’ll need to get my injuries checked out before we go any further.” There was pause, and then he frowned slightly as he looked away from me to our surroundings. “Besides, it can’t happen here. Not like this.”A second passed before his words registered, and I flushe
Layla’s POVAs it turned out, the quick tour through the Blue Moon Pack that Palmer gave me turned out to be invaluable. Save a couple of wrong turns, I was able to make my way from the Pack infirmary to the cafeteria in record time. Once I arrived, I grabbed a tray off the tray stack and began to