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
With Melody at my side, I went down the stairs to the first floor. She wanted to accompany me to the dining room. I was nervous and a lot. In the meantime it was probably clear that Xavier and I did not reject each other. Still, I almost died of nervousness.Melody said softly, "The man is hopelessly addicted to you. So get him." I looked over at her and she gave me a smile. She took my hand and squeezed it lightly. I took a deep breath and answered quietly, "But he's still him. He's just him. You know what I mean." She nodded understandingly and replied: "Yes, your mate. Your mate, whom you adore and he adores you as well. Away with the nervousness and on with the joy." I sighed and we arrived at the bottom of the stairs. We weren't far from the dining room. "But also the cruellest alpha and what other titles the man has." "No, Layla, just no. You're not panicking or getting scared right now. Think less and live in the moment." I took another deep breath and tried to calm down. We
The kiss went on for a while, but eventually we managed to pull ourselves apart. It's a small miracle that we made it at all, given the rush of sparks.It had taken us far too long to find each other. Even when we had promised each other, something had come up again. At times it was maddening.We continued on our way, holding hands. The garden was perfect for a stroll. Xavier couldn't have had a better idea.My nervousness was gone and I could enjoy it.Xavier broke our silence by saying, "We could start a get-to-know-you session." I thought about it for a moment, but the idea was a good one. Today he had a run with good ideas. I nodded and replied, "I'd love to."I looked up at him and Xavier asked me the first question: "How was your first transformation?" I sighed at the thought.The first transformation was always very painful, which was no wonder. After all, it was the first time your bones broke until you were in your wolf form. The whole thing was made more painful as it took a
Xavier held the garden gate open for me and I thanked him for it. I was very surprised by this spontaneous idea of his. After all, he was always trying to practically lock me up, which was understandable with the feral werewolves. But being locked up wasn't exactly exciting. Although, if you think about the last few weeks, there wasn't much boredom.As Xavier closed the gate behind him, I asked, "What about the feral werewolves? I'm surprised you suggested a run." I turned to him and Xavier smiled at me. "Don't worry. The situation has calmed down and we have placed guards in the forest to be on the safe side. Help is never far away."If he was sure, then I would be too. I trusted him and couldn't wait for us to start walking.I nodded and chose a tree to use as a privacy screen. The nice thing about forests, there were enough trees. Once I had chosen one, I went towards it.Lilia said, "Prude, Layla. Just plain prude." "Yeah, shut up." She could say whatever she wanted, but I would