Layla’s POVTrue to his words, Michael called for a Committee meeting in pretty much the same way as he had before. The only difference between the former meeting and its present counterpart was the fact that it would now be held virtually, to allow efficiency.Hector, my mother and me, as well as X
“What? You were all thinking it, I just said it,” she said, doubling down. “We all knew that rescuing her would lead to something like this.”Rescuing ‘her’? I thought to myself as the edges of my mouth turned downwards.Another Committee member, after Agnes’ follow up statement, cleared their throa
Layla’s POVA day after the meeting, my attention was called to a situation at the Pack gates. In and of itself, the fact that I had been called to resolve the minor issue was no longer as strange to me as it’d been when it initially started happening after I returned back from the Crimson Shadow P
He gave me a wry smile which I returned, and I stepped in—then paused as soon as my eyes landed on the second unexpected guest in the room. My mother, Elaine.She was perched on one of the visitor’s chairs on the other side of Hector’s desk, and she flashed me an unsure smile as soon as we locked ey
Layla’s POVThe reaction to my grandfather’s dismembered head was visceral, but no one blamed me. In fact, Hector was silent as he stood holding my hair back while I threw up. He offered no words of comfort because he knew they wouldn’t do much good, and maybe it was the fact that he himself was st
I put out the war cry. •When my mother, Hector, Ella and Xavier finally arrived at the clearing we had agreed to gather at, the whole place teemed with the bodies of all ages, from much older wolves to cub’s years away from their first change.The air was restless, but as soon as their presence r
Layla’s POV Nausea gripped the muscles of my stomach as a sudden and overwhelming sensation of dread swept through my entire body at my mother’s bold declaration. “WHAT?!” someone called out. I watched shocked expressions roll over the faces of my Pack mates, and in any other situation I may hav
It was a rousing speech, and when she finished I could feel goosebumps rise up on my skin. To my surprise however, my Pack mates didn’t fall over themselves to volunteer. In fact, no one moved an inch, and beside the sound of a quickly muffled cough the entire place was silent. I frowned and looke