Chapter Forty Laila PovI regret a lot of my decisions when I was much younger as I did some pretty stupid things that needed to be buried away for eternity. Now was another time I wished to die, to be buried away in the cold ground of the garde. “Put this on her-” One of the kids said and two tiny hands placed fresh flowers in my hair.“I think we should add a little bit of sparkles to her face, it would make er’ look more prin- princes- princessy.” Another girl said while she turned to the rest of her friends.How did we get here?Few hours ago, Atlas asked me to come get a report from Rachael at the pack house, so I did as instructed only that Racheal had stepped out and won’t be back until later. So when i stepped outside i found a girl crying and asked her what was wrong. Then and there was when i made my first mistake.She told me her friend baled on her and asked if i could help, when i said yes she loudly called out to the rest of the kids and all seven of them jumped me. N
Chapter Forty-OneAtlas PovLaila had been acting weird lately, she avoided looking me in the eye when she talked, she was adamant on locking her room door and declined whenever i wanted to come to check her up in her room. Was she still worried about how she looked? She didn’t seem like such a person who would be insecure, especially around me.“...You don’t have to, I’m sure i can handle it-” she was walking inside the house with her phone pressed against her ears, there was a slight stiffness when she saw me. Her words died down and her shoulders slacked a bit, I noticed the box in her hand. “Are you sure?” It was Kevin’s voice, he was outside and was offering to help but she was outrightly denying him.I walked up to her and peeped outside the door where Kevin adjusted when he saw me. “Oh- Beta Atlas.” He said slowly and moved backwards, his eyes lingered on Laila for a while and then he sighed.“Well, I’m sure that you have help, I will be on my way. Don’t forget, Rachael wants
Chapter Forty-TwoLaila Pov“Who is Maya Sunday?” Maya Sunday? My brows creased as I tried to put the name and the face together.Maya Sunday. How the hell should I know? I wanted to ask but then my eyes saw the seriousness written all over his face and swallowed the sarcastic comment back.“I have no idea what you’re talking about.” I answered instead, there was something familiar about the name but i wasn’t going to tell him now that his patience was thin. “You don’t?” He asked as if he didn’t hear me the first time. I tried my best to keep my irritation at bay and nodded in affirmation.“Why did you think that I know who she is? Is it because of the last name- you know that more than a hundred thousand people bear that name so it may be a coincidence.” I ranted and from the way his Jaw ticked I could tell that he wanted me to shut up.“Yes Laila, why didn’t I think of that? Why didn’t I think that the two of you are total strangers and go through the trouble of talking to you over
Chapter Forty-ThreeLaila POVI stared at myself in the mirror one last time with my lips sucked in between my teeth, my sweaty palms was the least way to tell that I was nervous. My forehead was dotted with sweat and my hands were cold even with how much I had layered. I swiped my palms on the back of my plaid skirt, i had managed to dress as my usual self today. Plaid skirt, turtle neck top and panty hose alongside my boots, I had packed my hair in a high ponytail, the only thing i do to my face is hide the bags underneath my eyes, It was difficult to sleep last night even with Atlas reassurance.The knock on my door brought me back to the present and Atlas' head peeped through the door, his slightly damp hair accompanied the small smile on his face.“Can i come in?” He asked and I nodded, turning back to the mirror. Atlas came and stood behind me, he was dressed in a simple black shirt and dark blue jeans, his cologne swept through me as he came closer. Even with my eeys focused on
Chapter Forty-fourLaila POVI didn’t have to turn around to look at her, goosebumps raked through my skin as her warmth radiated from behind. I swallowed and sucked in my breath. Her heels echoed, her scent mild and captivating. The boldness from earlier had seeped away from me and when she sat down on the seat next to me. “Hello Laila, or should i call you sister?” Her voice was soft yet had the lacing of confidence all around. There was a moment of truth when my eyes moved up until I glanced at the woman in front of me. She had bright honey eyes that stood out alongside her bright blonde which was between, champagne and buttery. Her nose was slightly crooked, almost unnoticeable but it was there, her lips were in a small smile and when I gazed into her eyes again, she was already accessing me.“Seems like you are quite the looker, don’t worry. I am just the same.” She assured me leaning back to her seat. “Wow- i never thought it would be like this.” She stated again, I could catch
Chapter Forty-fiveLaila PovMy eyes widened at her request and the first thing i did out of instinct was to pull aawy from her hands, i felt the loss of her warmth but then it also brough me something, it brought me back to my senses.“What?”“Come back with me, back toAunty Jeiel. She wants to see you and have you around as much as I do. It's going to what you need, to be around family.” she said with enthusiasm but the tone didn't bother me. She wanted me to leave here. That would mean to leave the problem, the person responsible, to leave the pack, to leave both Atlas and Ares.“I'm not sure I can do that.” I answered without meeting her gaze. “Laila,” she said smoothly. “I know it's a difficult thing for you to do, you lived most your life here and the memories- look I promise you that it's going to be different at Aunty Jeiel. Everything would be different, we would get over this together and start fresh. Just us.” Her words sounded nice to my ears, it would've been everything
Chapter Forty-sixLaila POVKevin had been right about one thing, and wrong about the other. Yes, i was disturbed about Maya’s offer but he was wrong about me letting loose. It was enough trouble that i had left the house without any of the twins knowing, it was bad enough that i followed Kevin to step out of the pack to go and ‘let loose’.We made out way to the pub were Maya and I meet few days back, my stomach churred as the memroies of our conversation ran through my mind, there was no way i could let loose, let alone in this place. I hugged my side and inspected the place, it was fuller than the amount of people here i met the other day. Did all these people live by this time of the night? or where they all letting loose? “Come on, let’s get something to eat.” Kevin pulled me with him as we shuffled through the crowd to the counter where a girl who looked our age stood, she had deep red hair and bright green eyes which were protected by glasses. She had a small tattoo on her rig
Chapter Forty-SevenAres PovThe pounding on my door brought me out of my slumber, i had been up most of the nights and today my body broke down right when i was going through some paper works. I ended up falling asleep on the chair and now my neck was sore because of my terrible posture. The knock came again and i tried my best to grit out at whoever it was.“Open the door Ares,” It was my brother Atlas, i stepped out and walked towards the door while i rubbed the back of my neck. I yanked the door open, ready to yell out at him but the expression on his face was not in any way playful.“What is it?” I asked and my eye slid to the door just at the far end. “She’s gone.” “what do you mean she’s gone.” We had left the house and stood outside, the moon was out to the fullest and then cold air danced in sharp turns on my skin.“She’s not in her room and no where around,” he said and shuffled with his phone. “Her scent is off the radar, i don’t think she’s in our territory Ares.” I coul