The middle aged woman had been silent throughout, but as the sound of running water from the tap filled the room my anger eased as I got the sense that she wanted to say something.But she didn’t. Not immediately, at least, as she turned the tap off, before reaching for a few paper towels to dry her
Layla’s POVAlmost instantly, I stopped struggling, and in the space of time that followed I could hear him breathing at the other end of the door.“I’m sure of it,” he repeated himself after another moment had passed, perhaps sensing my hesitation.Like his mother, I realised, the older Fairley son
When I didn’t answer he gave a low chuckle, taking that as all the answer he would need.Kane went on to tell me that while it would be a lie to say that his mother hadn’t coveted Malcolm’s leadership position for his little brother Silas, everyone knew that Silas wouldn’t be the best fit.He was mu
I nodded, already seeing the face of my mother—a face I looked so similar to. It set an ache in my heart that I did not want to address.“Good. Now, try to hold onto a strong memory of her. Do you have one?”I didn’t have to think too long before stumbling on one. It was the day she got me the butte
Layla’s POVI had no destination in mind, so I let Kane take the lead and we strolled through a number of communal areas in the Crimson Shadow Pack while we talked, earning a lot of curious looks in the process.Normally, this should’ve set me on edge, or at the very least, I should’ve even been hyp
I opened my mouth to protest that I didn’t want to lead the Pack, but he proceeded on as if he couldn’t see me, stating that he wanted his little brother to get a shot at living a normal life.“But even if none of this happens, even if he ends up taking the spot anyway because you don’t want it: Get
Hector’s POVWhen Layla told me that she would be working alongside Kane Fairley to sort out the issue with her abilities, I hadn’t been happy about it, but the look in her eyes had stopped me from raising a fuss.It was pretty clear that the lack of progress she’d made in her sessions with Evangeli
Gaius was capable, but going off the last message Carlos sent me, tensions had started to rise back home and only my presence would stop them from bubbling over and erupting—I NEEDED to be back.These were the thoughts running through my mind when I rounded the corner in the hallways leading up to m