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82. A Dead Heart
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The Alpha King's Curse 83. Aftermath
It had been two weeks since Jackson had locked her in a room and disappeared.And she knew he had disappeared because Faith, the only person she had seen in those two weeks, had told her so.It was funny how nothing else seemed to matter just because her worry had taken her over. Her stronger hearing, eyesight, her messed up head... None of it.It didn’t matter that she was somehow able to sit by her window listening in to all the conversations outside just because she wanted to hear any information about Jackson.It didn’t matter that she had become so violent that she’d beat Amber up as if it was nothing. It didn’t matter that she could now see all the way to the gate and the guardhouse when she had seen nothing when she first arrived. It didn’t matter that she was living among murderers.It didn’t matter that when she sat by the window at night, she saw the glowing eyes in the woods. She heard the snarls. The growls. And she was becoming just like them just because she was living
The Alpha King's Curse 84. Her Fault
Layla opened the window and leaned out to figure out what was happening. There was something in the air pressing down on her. Fear and desperation. She recognised it only because she had felt it too much in the months she had been there.All around her, she heard the sounds of fighting. Growls. Snarls. Yelps and whines. She heard the clinking of weapons and shouting. She heard children crying. The gates had been open when Jackson’s people gathered at the front of the house, but they were firmly shut now. The fighting seemed to be beyond the gates, maybe in town. She didn’t know why she could hear that far, but the sounds brought her out of the depression she had sunk into the past two weeks. People were dying. She could hear their gurgling as they took their last breaths, terrifying her, breaking her. She heard a girl scream and then nothing. As if her life had just been ripped from her. Shock forced her to step back from the window and clutch her chest. These were Jackson’s peopl
The Alpha King's Curse 85. The Smell Of Death
Dawn was breaking when Layla stood at the windows and watched the activity outside as she towel-dried her hair. There had been tents put up all over the front grounds, and she was guessing they were all over the rest of the grounds as well. It looked like the whole town had moved to the packhouse. Maybe because of the wards, whatever those were.When Jackson ordered her to attend the dinner, she assumed the whole town had been invited, but she could see how wrong she had been. So many people walked in and out of the house and spilt out of the tents in large groups. A line of them walked through the gates carrying the injured into the house. And they carried their dead into the biggest tent next to the house.Her heart broke as she saw how many there were. Were any of them the young woman who’d left her children in her care? She must have had more family in the fight to leave her babies like that. If Jackson had been there, would any of them have died? Would his beast have ripped th
The Alpha King's Curse 86. Like A Ghost
Jackson realised his mistake the moment he reconnected with his pack after letting Cain roam and lick his wounds. So many bonds had been severed as his pack was slaughtered, and he’d felt them all at once. The pain had been crippling.All of that had happened because he had allowed the bond with Layla to get the better of him. He’d let her break him. He’d allowed her to trample on his heart and play him for a fool, and his pack had paid the price. He would never trust the half-blood again.How could she stand there looking as if nothing had happened? How could she still have that look in her eyes as if she was happy to see him? How could she still... feel all of that? She’d tried to leave! The bond obviously didn’t affect them the same way.He looked over her head to meet Dylan’s gaze. His former friend lowered his eyes.“Lock her up in the basement,” he said. The cells in the basement were nothing like the dungeon in the woods. They had the basics and that was it. Nothing luxurious
The Alpha King's Curse 87. Her New Room
Layla walked quietly beside Dylan as he led her to the basement. She didn’t know what she had expected to feel once she saw Jackson again but it wasn’t the pain that filled every part of her body. She was the one who had tried to leave, and she thought she had been ready to do that, but the reality was hitting her differently. Jackson had rejected her, and her heart was broken.And that was the most ridiculous thing she had felt to date. How was she supposed to live with all the contrasting feelings inside her on top of all her guilt? It was crushing down on her like a weight she would never be able to shed. Dylan walked down the steps into the basement and she followed. Only when he reached the middle of the room he stopped and turned to her.“I haven’t put the light on,” he stated with a frown. She could see his face as clear as day, just as she had seen clearly during the attack. Now that Jackson had cast her aside, she had many questions to ask Dylan about what to expect if sh
The Alpha King's Curse 88. Never Again
Dawn was breaking when the soft cry of a baby drifted to the balcony, thankfully taking Jackson’s attention away from everything in his head. But the reality wasn’t much better. Every time that the baby cried reminded him of what he had lost, what he wouldn’t get to enjoy because he’d fucked up and Fate was punishing him. He looked over at the tents on the ground below him and felt the guilt again. Though the number of those they had lost was less than he had first imagined, it was still one too many. He didn’t want them to return to their homes because they would be unprotected, so he had to deal with the witch first. And the Circle.The Circle had a lot to answer for. He shouldn’t have trusted them. Their wards had been breached initially, but they had still been somewhat intact. They shouldn’t have fallen entirely the way they had done. Having them had made his pack more relaxed after their troubles and had made them vulnerable. After he found the witch, he would find those three
The Alpha King's Curse 89. Goodbye, Layla
Layla felt Jackson coming before she heard the first metal door opening. Her heart started to pound. The voice in her head that had kept her up all night grew louder.‘Kiss him!’‘Beg!’‘You need him—’’“Enough,” she hissed. It had never been this bad before. Why would this happen now when she needed to think clearly around Jackson? She’d assumed he would let her stew in her uncertainty a little longer before he spoke to her again.She got off the uncomfortable cot when his footsteps drew nearer. She took a deep breath and the scent of the forest filled her lungs. She had always assumed it was his cologne, but now that she knew being around wolves was changing her, she knew it was his natural scent. They all smelled differently, so it was easy for her to believe that Jackson would have found her easily if she had escaped. The light came on and blinded her briefly. Anticipation filled her body at the thought of seeing Jackson again, and that was still a ridiculous thing to want. She
The Alpha King's Curse 90. Inexplicable
Jackson stood in front of the basement door with his fists balled up. Everything in him ached to go back and tell her he hadn’t meant anything he’d said. Not seeing her again? The very thought of it was breaking him, even though it was what had to happen in the end. But Layla didn't give a shit about him, so he was the one who would suffer being so close to her. He should have sent her away. ‘No, it’s me! I’m the one who will suffer the most!’ Cain cried dramatically. He could imagine the beast swooning to the ground. ‘If you just listen to me and mark her, she won’t be able to leave.’ ‘Oh, believe me, I’m tempted right now. There’s something satisfying about imagining her dying the moment I do.’ But, of course, that was a lie, and Cain knew it. Despite everything, he still didn’t want her to die. He still wanted to protect her. How fucked up was that? “I’ve been waiting for you.” He looked up at the man who interrupted his thoughts and his mood soured further. Dylan lowered his
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