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Chapter 11: Six Years Later
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They arrived at Layla's father's house three days later by horse. The journey was long and tedious. It was difficult to keep a six year old entertained. Alistar was in a terrible mood the entire trip. Layla's attention jumped between them. It was draining. Everything remained exactly how she left it. It was exactly what she needed. It was as she was transported into the past. Her room was exactly the same as she left it. There was a stability that she had longed for right at her finger tips. She never wanted to leave. She had immediate access to teachers for her son and healers. The weather was calm with a slight nip in the air. No early winters. No windy nights. No drafty rooms. She wouldn't have to fight Alistar about lighting the fire, it wasn't his fireplace or wood. She had always assumed that her father's pack was lower on the hierarchy of the regional packs. They weren't as flashy, their numbers weren't as large, and sometimes food was hard to come by. Especially after the w
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Layla sat at the foot of the banquet table as far away from Alistar as she could. She couldn't stand the sound of his voice. She knew he would be bragging and she couldn't bear to hear it. The falsehoods and misinformation was never something she could play along with, especially to her father. She preferred to sit with Cassias more than anyone else and was more than happy to do so. "Where's his nanny?" Tabitha innocently asked between bites of roast and garlic potatoes.Layla immediately turned red from embarrassment. She was always an honest person but ever since she went along with Alistar's lie, the dishonesty snowballed into an avalanche of deceit. It was difficult to keep up with all the lies she had to tell to cover for him and his lies. She was flustered and panicked but after six years, she couldn't do it anymore. So instead she told the truth, "he doesn't have." "Oh?" Tabitha responded. Layla could hear the tone of judgment in her voice, Tabitha did not hide it well.
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Layla was frozen in the middle of the banquet hall. She was shaking. She never publicly went against Alistar, privately she frequently went toe to toe with him. She was proud of herself for standing her ground but she couldn't tell if everyone else in the room would agree with her or if she had made matters worse. She stared at her father and waited for him to say something but he never did. He simply looked her up and down, nodded his head, and the party continued. She felt as if she was going to pass out, she hadn't realized that she was holding her breath. She gasped for air as the crowd formed around her engulfing her in the chaotic energy. All she wanted was fresh air but she feared that Alistar was lurking in the shadows and he was the last person she wanted to see. She found her way to a quiet corner in the room and found an empty chair. A servant offered her a glass of wine and she happily took it. She wanted to go to bed but she also wasn't sure that Alistar wasn't waiting
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Layla steadied her breath but it was useless. The anxiety was taking control. There was next to nothing that she wanted more than anything was to see Solomon. But it had been so long and so much had changed. She was a mother. She was in the Thundermoon Pack. She had fallen further and further away from being worthy of being his mate. All too often she had forgotten the fact true mates weren't chosen by mere humans but by the Goddess. And on the night she met Solomon, there was a full moon - a sign from the Goddess herself. She had blessed their union. It was baffling and confusing that the blessing was somehow not enough to validate their connection. Their connection was quickly thrown into question and easily challenged. Wasn't that what everyone wanted, blessings from the Goddess? Isn't that Alistar pretended to have with her? She frequently questioned if she would have chosen Solomon without it. He was an extremely attractive man. His smell was intoxicating. But would she have p
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Solomon reacted to the noise before Layla had the chance to. He protectively pushed her behind himself and stood in a defensive position. Layla's heart was racing uncontrollably. Layla internally kicked herself. She knew better than to have raced off into the woods without making sure she wasn't being followed. The one time she slipped up, of course this would happen. Isn't that how it always worked?"What do you want?" Solomon shouted aggressively into the shadows. Layla clutched to him before remembering that she was a wolf. She could take on any monsters in the woods. She stepped out from behind him and called out, "reveal yourself now" with such power and authority, Solomon couldn't help himself to take a moment to admire it. The snow crunched as the footsteps drew closer to them, both Layla and Solomon were ready to shift, their inner wolves both prepared for a fight. The hair on the back of their necks were standing alert."Wait, wait, wait!" A taller, younger, clean faced
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Solomon nor Simon really knew what to do with Layla. It was as if she was possessed. She kept repeating, "you are my mate" and then laughing to herself. Solomon tried to connect with her via telepathy but her thoughts were too jumbled and her wolf was too frantic. He would have to wait till she told him. He was used to and very comfortable with waiting for her. "I have to go back," she said abruptly. "I have a son!""Did you forget?" Simon asked skeptically. "What kind of mother are you?""Shut your mouth," Solomon said bitingly. Layla smiled as she gave back the cloak. "Thank you for this." She turned to leave. "Wait!" Simon called after her, Solomon growled disapprovingly. Simon glared at his older brother. At eighteen, he lacked the maturity of a man as he clung to the behaviors of a child. "I need a response. Are you coming or not?" "What?" Layla was thrown till Simon gestured towards the small crumpled scroll in her hand. "Oh, this. This is a trap, but I will go. I'm not
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Anthony nodded his head in agreement. Cassias deserved more and it was his birthright. Anthony was elated when Cassias was born, his legacy was finally secure. He finally had a male heir. He could easily pass the pack to Layla till Cass was of age. It was finally the solution to his problem. He was happy to hear that Layla was on board. "I'm not going to live forever," Anthony began. "And I would hate to think that everything we have worked for will be claimed by Alistar. He is your mate. There is no denying that."Layla sharply inhaled, "Alistar is not my mate." "Darling," Anthony began condescendingly.But Layla was not having it. "You will finally listen to me," she began curtly. "Alistar is not my mate. He was never my mate.""Layla, I was there. I decreed it." "Father, he is not my mate. Decree it all you like but that doesn't change the fact that Alistar is not now nor has he ever been my true mate. And in terms of true mates, you and no other Alpha has the power to chan
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Layla choked on her spit and started coughing. "What did you say?" She asked between coughs. Alistar began to pat her back to help clear the nothing stuck in her throat. She glared at him and moved away from him in the bed. "No, seriously what did you say?"Alistar began to rub her back again, "I said that it is time for another child," he said as sweetly as he could.Layla jumped out of the bed and began to pace next to the bed. "Are you out of your mind? There is no way in hell.""Layla, don't be like that," he pleaded half-heartedly. "Come back to bed, it's very late." "I'm going to be like that. I don't want another child. I don't want to be pregnant again." Layla was floored. There wasn't a moment during her pregnancy with Cassias that was pleasant for her. She was sick and bed ridden. She lost an alarming amount of blood during her labor. It would be a cold day in hell before she would agree to do it again. "Come on," his voice was gratingly saccharine. She wanted to vomit
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"Fancy seeing you here," Alistar's voice was like a menacing song. "I have missed you, my mate."The way he snarled the words "my mate" sent shivers down Layla's spine. She had seen multiple sides of him but this was something new. He wasn't himself. Before her stood a man with nothing to lose and nothing to gain, a man completely taken over by his animalistic side. He was more a monster than man. But Layla could not show any fear. It was time for her to confront her fear face-on, if not only for herself but also for her son and the pack he failed to protect."You look like horse shit," he sneered as he slowly approached her. His eyes darted from hers to the open door behind her. "You finally look as washed up as you are." Layla knew he was trying to get under her skin and cause a reaction, she would not give him the pleasure. "Look at you being so brave with you little bitch boy behind you to protect you," he laughed. "Don't worry, she's all yours," he called out over her should
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