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
I could feel her watching me, but I pretended not to notice. Neither of us said anything as we bathed, but the air between us held a touch of intimacy and eroticism that was becoming progressively harder to ignore.Inside me, Hal sat up, his ears perked up as he watched through my eyes. My wolf didn
I knew the exact moment it dawned on Layla, because I saw her freeze, and the smile on her face slipped slightly before fading completely out of sight.Not a lot of things got to me, but I’ll admit that as I watched this happen—realising that I was the reason, in fact—I felt my heart sink as a sense