The eventful day before had ended at least reasonably well. I had visited my mum briefly and she had looked very upset, which was no wonder. She had slept because of the anesthesia, but the doctor had said that she should wake up today.Anastasia survived her operation well. And no, I hadn't visited her. Also for what? Besides, she wasn't awake yet and I had nothing to say to her.Xavier hadn't left my side and I was glad when we finally found our way to bed. The man had stood by me and I was very grateful to him for that. That was not a matter of course. We may be mates, but that's why he shouldn't have done it. Especially when you think about the beginnings. That was a 180 degree turn.In the morning, Xavier was still in bed. Actually, I hadn't expected it. As the alpha of this pack, he had enough to do. Especially with the feral werewolves, who were causing a lot of trouble at the time.He was asleep, so I took a shower. I didn't want to wake him up. The rest couldn't hurt him. As
After I told my mum the news about my two sisters, she asked me to leave. I hadn't been able to read her emotions correctly. I respected that she wanted to be alone, which is why I left the room. She had to process the whole thing first and I could understand if she wanted to do it alone.I couldn't quite believe it myself. It was hard to imagine anyone being dead. Sure, I almost killed her myself, but that didn't make it any less strange. I have no idea what I thought about that.Anastasia was on the mend, having survived the operation well. She was over the hill and would survive. I hadn't visited her. I didn't want to see her and certainly didn't want to see me either. Melody had told me that she was devastated about Mai. I hadn't expected anything else, the two had gotten along very well.I wasn't a stone cold person, so I was sorry, but yeah, we weren't friends. Even if I had visited her, she would have just kicked me out of the room. I couldn't imagine anything else. So I scrapp
The next morning I woke up to wonderful sparks. The man who was known as the cruel alpha and we were cuddling up in bed. A scenario that was hard to imagine.Xavier had one arm wrapped tightly around me and I felt completely safe with that. Well, his presence alone would be enough for that. But it also made me feel safe. That was a nice feeling and I would love to wake up like this every morning. Only that was an impossibility with his job.Yesterday evening it got later and I didn't see Xavier anymore. Something must have come up, which is why I was already asleep when he got home. At least he had snuggled up to me, which made me very happy. It was a small token of love and indicated that everything was fine between us. The rest may be a mess, but things went well between us. Not everything was clarified and the alliance was not complete, but in the last few days that was no wonder.It reminded me of my mum being in the hospital wing. Luckily she was better yesterday. That certainly
My dad let out a low growl and thanks to his words I was primed for his next move. So I managed to catch his hand. With his strength I probably wouldn't have been able to do that for very long, but I had my bodyguards for that.Augustin got hold of my father and tore him from me. Ben pulled me back so there was some distance between my dad and me. He let out another growl and this time I returned it.Since I was in a safe zone, Ben walked over to Augustin and they both held my father. He tried to fight back and get free, but he had no chance. Another growl from him impressed no one.In order not to cause trouble for Augustin and Ben, I kept my distance. I would do them the favor and it would also be more sensible. Besides, my father didn't run away from me, later I could vent my anger. For the perfect punishment, one should give oneself time to think and not act in affect.Now it was me who looked at him with contempt. I crossed my arms and asked, "What did you say?" Well, now I had t
My mum's disappearance raised a lot of questions. Especially since it made no sense. Why, just why?Xavier immediately went off with a couple of men to look for my mum. I was ordered to stay indoors. I hadn't expected anything else given the current situation. I would have loved to have gone along or started the search myself, but I would refrain from doing that. My mum had only recently done this and it hadn't caused her any more than serious injuries. So I would wait around the house and probably go insane soon.I stayed in my mum's hospital room, pacing the room. I was far too restless, I couldn't sit still. It's been like this since Xavier left.Caleb and Samuel were with me and couldn't leave my side. Xavier exaggerated excessively. After all, my father ended up in prison. He couldn't hurt me anymore.With the man, a big question was what exactly would happen to him. No idea. But that didn't matter right now, now it was about my mum.I tried to reach her on Mindlink, but that did
Not much had happened yesterday. Xavier stayed with me and his closeness was good for me. It was exactly what I needed. I fell asleep peacefully cuddled up to him, only this man could do that. After such a chaotic day, it was a miracle I fell asleep at all. In the morning Xavier had to go to fulfill his alpha duties. I had no problem with that, because I had some things to clarify. Xavier couldn't help me there, I had to do it myself.I was currently waiting for my mum to finally answer my call. I sat on the bed and nervously tugged at my shirt, which made absolutely no sense. But I needed something to do as I was nervous. There were a few unexplained things and that would make anyone nervous.Finally she answered and said: "Hello Layla. I'm so sorry that I didn't say goodbye properly. That was not right of me. I hope Xavier has explained everything to you and even more that you can forgive me for that. " She had cycled down that without taking a breath.That put a smile on my face a
The next week passed very quickly. There was a lot to clarify and plan for. All that happened had stirred up a lot and my father was a big problem. It wasn't easy to decide what exactly should happen to him. It's a miracle he was still alive. Xavier was upset because my father wanted to kill me and you couldn't blame him. An alpha and someone wanted to kill their mate, that was the ultimate nightmare.I had not visited my father in the dungeon. Also for what? The man would only make me angry and I could do without that.But today was the day and I would see him again. The last few days he had already had to bathe in his sorrow. I didn't know the details, but I knew that he had suffered. Just because of the silver in his blood.Today would be my father's last. At least that's how Xavier and Jason had sorted it all out. I stayed out of it for the most part. I only noticed something every now and then.You could have done something like this in a public ceremony, but I decided against it
My father's death was difficult for me to understand. It was the same as with my sisters. My consolation in this was my brother, because he felt the same way as I did. I wasn't the only one who had an inner emotional chaos.In the meantime, a few days had passed and things were slowly calming down again, but only slowly.My mum was the worst of all of us. She loses two daughters and her mate. But she said it was a relief with my father. That she was relieved of a great burden. And that basically said everything about the relationship between my father and her. And that was what gave me food for thought. Mates spoke of unconditional love as they completed their bond. But considering my parents. You could never call it unconditional love.My mum, who knew me very well, had practically heard that thought and assured me that it had been that way between her and dad from the start. And she saw in Xavier's eyes how much he loved me. Like is probably the wrong word, we went more in the dire