It wasn’t any fault of hers though, but mine entirely. As a flush crept up my features I slowly stumbled through an awkward apology. By the time I finished, her perked up expression was back in place, and without waiting to see what my reaction would be she reached across the gap between us and too
“Damn, he’s that good, huh?” I shook my head, and her eyes widened in alarm.“THAT BAD?!?!”“N–No!” I protested sharply, cringing at how quickly my voice rose by an octave.Hector had been so caught up in his conversation with Michael that very little registered, but as soon as he heard me speak he
Layla’s POVHector arched a brow at me after speaking, and as usual, everything that followed (including the expression on his face) felt like a silent challenge that I was compelled to rise up to. I had my misgivings, but letting him in on the fact that the thought of going on a run with him fille
It was meant to be a joke told to take my mind off how eerily silent the whole place was, but when Hector nodded without missing a beat, I felt the screws holding my jaw together turn slightly loose.“I did,” he continued with a serious expression, but after a few beats it slowly eased as a corner o
Layla’s POVThe sound of rustling fabric as Hector and I breathed, saying nothing, seemed to echo out more loudly in the space surrounding us more than it normally would’ve; and for a split second I feared that this awkwardness would carry out for the rest of our time here together.Then I heard it,
Layla’s POVHector’s wolf chased mine, and the feeling of wind whipping past my flanks as Lea cut a blazing path through the unfamiliar forest like an arrow unleashed almost had me believe that I was flying.To be honest, I might’ve as well been.Blood pumped through my veins, pounding in my ears li
This last part was added when she saw me start opening my mouth to protest, and grudgingly I slowly closed it back up, waiting for her to make her point.‘But you must not let your head get in the way of what your heart wants,’ she added. ‘And make no mistake: I am enamoured, yes, but not blind. Lov
Hector’s POVFor a split second I wondered if I’d heard the words correctly, and I peered at Layla, waiting to hear them again and confirm that I was wrong. But she said nothing. Not immediately, at least.Instead, my Little Wolf preoccupied herself with staring defiantly back at me from her place