Chapter 252:The sun painted the sky with hues of orange and pink as Layla, Darius, Lucius, Diane —her mother— and their energetic quadruplets spread out a vibrant picnic blanket on the lush green grass years after the incidence that almost took her life.The scent of blooming flowers and the distant sound of a babbling brook created a tranquil ambiance around them. The family had decided to take a break from the hustle and bustle of their eventful lives, choosing to immerse themselves in the serenity of nature a few months after everything that happened to them.Layla watched with a smile as the children, a whirlwind of laughter and energy, chased butterflies and played tag. Darius was setting up a portable grill, the scent of sizzling barbecue already wafting through the air."You know they pretty much look like you when you were at their age,” Diane said, which made Layla come out of her mind and smiled.“Do they? They are draining the life out of me with their stubbornness,” Lay
The bright light of the new day brought with it an umbrella of good tidings but Layla didn't feel the same.She was forty minutes late for her new appointment. The same one she had worked so hard to get."God please help me," She prayed for the millionth time as she ran across the street and stepped into the large cooperate building.As she got to the elevator, she tried to make her wild red hair look presentable by tapping her hands over it randomly.As the elevator, dinged open, she took a long deep breath and stepped out.She had been here before, the biggest cooperate firm in the City, White Wolf.Ever since she broke up with Jake, this had become her lifelong goal. Not only that, White Wolf paid higher than every employer. With her financial state, this was the best thing that could happen to her just before she got thrown out into the streets.To add to her misery her best friend Fey was diagnosed with chronic Ulcer. She needed a lot of money and there was nowhere else to turn t
Layla's eyes slowly made their way to the speaker and that was when she realized that she didn't walk into a wall, it was a human being.Not only that, it was the same guy she walked in on earlier."Oh, my God!" She whispered in shock as panic set into her."I am so sorry, I didn't—" she began to say but the incredibly handsome man in front of her raised his fingers to her lips."Who are you?" He growled.Before her she watched his eyes darken as he stepped away and looked around them as if searching for someone."Who employed this clumsy woman here?" He barked.And for the first time, Layla noticed the tension in the room. It was as if everyone held their breaths when she barged into him and now they were all looking at their feet, probably regretting why they had stepped down for lunch."Mr. Smith sir..." Layla stuttered not wanting any trouble for the other staff.His angry eyes returned to her face and marched out of the canteen at once.Layla felt like the ground should open and
Layla was almost blurting out a fat yes when his request replayed in her head again."This is—" she paused again as her head worked faster than it had ever done. "We will only be pretending right?"He relaxed into his chair with those alluring eyes of his and his devilish smirk only grew bigger."You don't really believe a man and a woman can stay in a house, for two months without anything happening, do you?""I am not a prostitute," she whispered weakly. Her situation was placing her at a really difficult point. She needed the job and she was ready to keep it by all means necessary but could she do this?"I never said you were... I wouldn't even have picked you for this if you were," he retorted.She swallowed hard and her heart skipped so many beats in that split second."I am trying to be honest here. You are a very beautiful woman and you fit the description I have been looking for." He shrugged like what he was asking was the most normal thing in the world.Layla sniffed away he
The two brothers carried identical grins as they watched Layla's face turn pale."I am Darius," the one with stormy grey eyes said as he approached her. He gave her a warm hug and took her bag from her."And, I am Lucius," the second said. He also came forward and hugged her. He didn't stop there he placed a peck on her forehead and took her hand.Layla's heart was frozen. Her head was working at a thousand thoughts per second.Her fears started rising and threatening to swallow her up.Her mind tried to bring up the contract. She wanted badly to read the content. But she had foolishly signed without reading, thinking that everything was just as they discussed in the office.The house was relatively empty. And not the image she was thinking of in her head.She expected to find a ton of servants and cameras mounted all around but it was not the case at all.The large living area was free from any humans. The large sofas filled the room with decorative flowers positioned at strategic pl
Darius returned from the kitchen with a large tray of food in his hands. His wolf was excited. Their mate was finally with them.They have been searching for years now for the perfect mate that would suit both of them to no avail. Until he met her that morning.His wolf almost let out a primal sound as she stepped into his office that morning while Rita was sucking him off.He knew then and there that she was the one.When Lucius returned that afternoon to say the same thing, this contract was the only way to bring her close to them without scaring her. After all, she was only a human, and creatures like them were supposed to be myths.With the tray in his hands and a smile on his lips, he pushed the door to their bedroom open.The air immediately changed. Tension lingered in the room.He turned to the lounge and saw Layla standing with her hands pulled into fists while his brother only smirked in anticipation.Knowing Lucius, Darius was certain he had made a very crazy demand.He qu
Layla stood staring at the naked guy in front of her. She couldn’t imagine what was going on with her life at the moment.Thousand of thoughts were going through her head, she ought to pay attention to her coronary heart screaming and crying for help. How could she resist the captivating guy in front of her?“Come sleep here with me,” Lucius's words snapped her out of her thoughts.One part of Layla wanted all of him and some other part needed to run but how could she possibly run?They had her damned signature!She slowly dropped her towel and her bare frame became exposed to him.Lucius's s wolf almost let out a primal groan as he gazed lustfully at her bare body despite the dimmed blue light coming from the bedside lamp.He had been looking forward to this time all his life. He couldn't wait to get his hands on her.He tapped the space beside him and beckoned to her to come close.“This is going to be fun,” he said.He was attempting to withstand the urge within himself. As his bro
“Argh!“ Layla screamed as she jumped out of the bed like someone who had seen a ghost.Lucius raised his face to her and cocked his head to the side like a predator. “What are you doing?” she asked, her heart moving so fast she feared it would tear through.Lucius stood from the bed and chuckled lightly. He thought Layla must be amazing at acting. Surely she couldn't have been asleep.How could she be asleep while he did all of that to her? She was most definitely just pretending now. She was acting scared. Brilliant..."Layla..." He said and started coming toward her but she jumped farther away from him and raised her finger in warning."Do not come any closer or I'll scream!" She stuttered as she took unconscious steps backward.He chuckled all over again and continued strolling towards her. “Why are you acting like a child? How can you pretend not to know what was going on?”Layla felt the sincerity in his voice but her mind refused to put the puzzle together. She was determined t