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61. The Mark
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The Alpha King's Fate 62. She's Dead
Layla bit back her tears and tried to numb herself the way she used to when she had Nia. She looked back at Jax and saw the look on his face. The devastation was so apparent. With a little smile at him, she closed the bathroom door and headed straight for the shower. Only when she was standing under the spray did she let her tears fall and mix with the water. He knew. If she could feel the loss of their connection so acutely, Jax would have felt it, too. Their lovemaking was always more intense because they could share all their emotions through the bond. But when she came apart in his arms, it had been just her. Their bond was gone. The man she loved with every fibre of her being was free to be with someone else. She slid down to the shower basin and hugged her knees to try to comfort herself, but Jax was the apex predator, the Alpha King. She did not doubt that he would sense everything. When the water started to cool, she forced herself to her feet and washed. When she s
The Alpha King's Fate 63. After Nia
The sun was setting when Layla’s taxi stopped at the top of the road that led into her old neighbourhood. The storm clouds were completely black now, and she could smell the rain in the air. Finding someone willing to drive to that side of the tracks from Jackson’s hotel had taken a long time. That was as far as she allowed Jax to go. If he had come all the way to the trailer, she might not have had the strength to let him leave. “Thank you,” she whispered as she paid the fare. She’d only hastily packed a single bag. She slung that over her shoulder as she watched the taxi peel away. She didn’t blame him. There were many desperate people in her neighbourhood, and even though they didn’t steal from their own, taxis were fair game. With a sigh, she started the walk home. The trailers looked more run-down in the two years she’d been away. Or maybe she’d just gotten used to living in luxury that she saw everything differently. The same tired people sat outside the trailers drinking a
The Alpha King's Fate 64. The One Your Heart Beats For
“Keep all the children who were not reunited with their pack or families in my room. Give them everything they need and keep people away from them. They’re still terrified.” Some children hadn’t stopped shaking since they arrived, but others were subdued. He could see the trauma in their eyes, and it made him wonder if they could see his. “Your room? What about you and Layla?” Jax didn’t react when Dylan said her name. He already numbed himself to the pain before the first truck with the rescued wolves drove through the gates, and he kept busy until every person they saved was settled and comfortable. For the first time in a long time, he wished all the packs didn’t rely on him. All he wanted was to hide away. The sound of thunder forced him to look up at the sky. Would Layla even be safe in her dingy trailer in the storm? He forced himself to look back at Dylan. Layla chose this. She left him because the bond wasn’t forcing her to stay with him anymore. So much for her words o
The Alpha King's Fate 65. Moving
It felt like hours had passed since she hid in her bedroom, but she didn’t cry for that long before the raging storm caught her attention. Gerald must have gone to lower the window shutters outside at some point because the room was dark. She couldn’t see a thing when she usually wouldn’t have needed to put a light on. When they were kids, Brit joked that she had supervision. She did. Back then, anyway. Her chest squeezed, and the tears threatened to fall again but she blinked them back. The storm sounded worse than she’d expected. She needed to stop feeling sorry for herself and make sure everything was secure. Lightning flashed outside and illuminated the bedroom as if it was still daytime. Shock rippled through her when she realised the shutters weren’t down after all. Her eyes just weren’t what they used to be. Surely humans saw things clearer than that? Or maybe that was what the Commander meant when he’d said she would be neither wolf nor human. The trailer rattled and sho
The Alpha King's Fate 66. Burning Up
Layla secured the towel she’d wrapped around her hair. She’d taken as long as she could in the shower to warm up, something she didn’t normally do when there was a storm. She ran out of excuses to stay away from him. She took a deep breath before stepping out of the bedroom. It took her only seconds to realise she was still unprepared to talk to Jax. She felt his presence, but not in the same way. The love of her life filled her living room, taking over it the same way he took over her heart. He stood with her back to her, dressed in one of her old, comfortable bathrobes while he dried his hair. The worn cotton fabric of the robe sculpted his back, ass and thighs. He was like a work of art, sent by fate to tempt her. He might as well have stood there naked. Jax turned, and the view improved. He’d only loosely tied the belt so she could see his muscular thighs and the tattoos on his chest. He knew what he was doing to her. Heat spread through her cold body the same way it alway
The Alpha King's Fate 67. The Queen Is Dead
Was Layla completely human? Her pulse was weak, and she felt like a furnace, even against Jax’s naturally higher body temperature. But she was shivering as if she was stuck in the snow naked in winter. He pulled the blankets higher and tucked them under her chin even though she would likely start sweating again, and he’d have to take them off. She hadn’t even stirred since she’d fallen, even though the trailer was shaking and the storm was still raging outside. Was the Hunters’ poison still in her system? Was it killing her? He shoved that thought out of his mind the moment it popped into his head. There was no room in his head for thoughts that would break him. He pushed a strand of her fiery red hair out of her face and put his hand under the covers to hold on to one of hers. “This isn’t how things were supposed to go tonight,” he whispered. “Wake up, Layla.” The door opened, and Gerald walked in with another bowl of water and a battery-operated camping light. He placed the t
The Alpha King's Fate 68. Heartfelt Conversations
Layla felt like someone was hacking at her head with a chainsaw. She winced and rolled over, feeling the side of the bed for Jax. When her hand swiped across nothing but cool air, her chest tightened at the reminder that she was all alone. She groaned and lifted her hand to her heavy head. What the hell happened? One minute she’d been okay and the next, she’d been dizzy. Now that she knew Nia kept her healthy, she couldn’t get her head around how completely fragile she was without her. It was something she would have to get used to. Thinking of her wolf brought pain to her chest, worse than the headache, and a layer of guilt to top it off. Why did Nia make such a sacrifice? The wolf could have easily run away and saved herself. Sighing, she kicked her covers off and finally opened her eyes. The shutters were still down, but she could hear the storm had passed. She moved slowly off the bed but every step she took to the door still reverberated through her body. When she opened
The Alpha King's Fate 69. Date Night
Jax counted some notes into the handyman’s palm and then a few more. The guy did a great job at short notice while considerably swamped with other repair jobs after the storm. He deserved the tip. “Thank you,” he smiled toothily before jumping into his truck, where his team was already waiting. Jax waved them off before he looked at the side of the trailer. The dent was gone, and the whole exterior had a facelift. “That will last a good few years.” He looked over at the man who’d introduced himself as Adam. He and Dylan sat on some old garden chairs, drinking beers while Gerald manned the barbeque. Gerald didn’t grumble about cooking for them. “You think so?” he asked. “I didn’t like how much it shook during the storm. I think I should have someone come and look at that.” Or he could convince Layla to move out of the trailer park to somewhere safer. But Layla wasn’t open to that conversation yet. He looked at the door and saw the love of his life standing in the doorway with
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