Layla’s POVMy grandfather had barely finished speaking before Lea was growling inside me, her lips peeling back in the beginnings of a warning snarl as his words registered in my brain, making me grimace.For a moment it felt almost like something hard had lodged inside my throat, leaving me with a
Layla’s POVI felt Hector’s fingers tighten around mine instinctively in reaction to the words of our newest arrival, and as the sound of Malcolm’s hearty chuckle filled the barren warehouse it was like someone had set drops of ice down my spine. There was an indescribable feeling of palpable dread
Xavier’s eyes were wide and unblinking as he stared at her with his mouth opening and closing, like he couldn’t quite find words to describe the storm of emotions raging through him as his brows continued to float upwards into his hairline in surprise.He hadn’t noticed that I was paying attention a
Layla’s POVThe introduction—inserted so casually into the already tense situation—left me off-balance, and for a split second I didn’t know what to do. In fact, the white-hot anger I had felt consuming me just moments ago faltered, and I could only blink in astonishment as Malcolm’s smile turned b
Her eyes widened in shock but before she could speak he was behind her, and in one smooth motion he slipped a menacing arm around her throat, tightening his hold until it looked like he was half strangling her.Malcolm’s mouth fell half open, and he took a purposeful step forward, only to stumble as
Layla’s POVI could hardly believe the shitshow I had just witnessed as I took in the fallen, unconscious form of the Blue Moon heir in the beat of perfect silence that followed the kick.I mean, despite the wild events that’d occurred so far, Xavier getting knocked down by the petite five-foot-some
A feeling of unease had begun to stir in my stomach when Hector finally straightened to his full height, gently shrugging my arm off his. His eyes locked on Malcolm’s, and in one smooth, deliberate movement, he rested his hand on the small of my back.“I’ll protect her.”Something in the uncompromis
Layla’s POV“So,” Malcolm finished, “What do you say?”Hector hadn’t moved once, but he seemed to know the exact moment I came to my decision because his grip around my waist tightened once more, not enough to be painful, but enough that I felt him beside me.Then his presence flooded my consciousne