ANMELDENLAYLA“Our conversation. I have it on recording,” Andrew said, making me stop in my tracks.My lashes fluttered as I turned around to look at him.“The one we just had now, or…?” I asked, hoping he would say yes. Then I’d grab whatever device he used and delete it right away.But my heart sank when he shook his head. “No. The one we had in the car, where you asked me to swap the result.”“Are you trying to threaten me?” I shot my brow up. I tried to act composed, despite the panic tearing through me at the moment. I should have been more careful. Damn!“Depends on if you cooperate or not,” he shrugged.I inched closer to him, venom soaking my voice as I spoke. “I swear, if you try anything stupid, you will not live to see the next day.”And I wasn’t bluffing. I didn’t care about staining my hands with another blood if it meant saving myself.“Oh,” he tilted his head to the side, “threatening me now?”“Delete that recording!” I groaned.“Not until you pay me my balance. I couldn’t have
LAYLAMy heart sank to the pit of my stomach when Theodore asked me to answer the call and put it on loudspeaker.“What?” he raised his brow. “Why are you hesitating? Go on. Answer the damn phone.”“It’s not like I cannot answer the phone. Of course, I can. There’s nothing to hide. I’m just appalled that you believed Rhonda. Rhonda? The woman who lied to ruin you?” I widened my eyes, feigning shock.“I am not asking you to pick up because of what she said. I just want to know why you have been speaking with another doctor when we have a family doctor,” he grunted.“There’s no other reason you would ask me to answer my phone and put it on loudspeaker. You have never been interested in whoever I spoke with over the phone,” I argued.I had to try as much as possible to get him to give up.The phone stopped ringing, and I almost exhaled in relief.“Call him back,” he groaned, short-living my relief.Panic rushed through me, and my fingers shook slightly as I turned on the phone’s screen.
LAYLAWhat the hell just happened?I fucking tried to prevent this. Once the court was dismissed, I dashed out of the courtroom and dialed Doctor Andrew’s number. The fucking bastard.He picked up on the first ring.“Are you out of the court already?” he said from the other end of the line. “Where should we meet for the balance? Same place?”“You are an idiot for making that statement,” I growled into the phone. “Yes, same place. But bring my money back!”“What do you mean, bring your money back? And Ms. Layla, I do not tolerate insults in any form. Just because you are paying me for a job doesn’t mean you can talk to me as you wish. I am a respected doctor who graduated from a prestigious university.”“If you were a respected doctor, then you would have honored our agreement. You wouldn’t have scammed me of my money,” I snapped.“What do you mean by that? I didn’t scam you. I did as agreed and even informed you the moment I got the job done.”“No. You did not get the job done,” I gro
RHONDATheodore glared at me in hesitation before finally following Layla, who had her hand curled around his arm as she led him towards the courthouse entrance. Layla seemed really confident that they would win, and that tensed me up a bit. Layla was evil, and there was no limit to what she could do.Whatever happened today, I wasn’t giving up my son.Malcolm noticed my mood and wrapped an arm around me. “It’s going to be okay. You’ll win this case.”I hoped so. I really hoped so.The courtroom was already filling up by the time we walked in. Lawyers, observers, and a few curious outsiders occupied the benches. The tension in the air was thick enough to choke on.Malcolm placed a steadying hand on my lower back as we made our way to our seats.“Breathe,” he murmured.“I am breathing,” I replied, though my chest felt tight.Across the room, Theodore had already taken his seat. His venomous eyes were fixed on us as we walked in. I ignored him, taking my seat and waiting for the judge’s
THEODOREThere was something really fishy about Layla. Leo had been away from us for a while now, and not for once did she lose sleep over that. A real mother would have fought with everything in her to find her son and bring him back to her. But Layla didn’t do any of that. Instead, she cared more about making sure her nails were well manicured. The only other thing she cared about was the new addition to our family. Our little girl, Skyler.“Do you think I am okay?” Layla asked when I questioned her. A tear suddenly rolled down her cheek and she sobbed.“I—” she took in a drag of air, “I have been really trying to be strong for our little girl. But I am devastated within. I—” she sobbed, “I miss my little boy so much, but I know Rhonda is a bitch and wouldn’t release him even if I asked. That’s why I decided to patiently wait for the court’s ruling.”“What if it is against us? What if the child is Rhonda’s?” I asked with a raised brow.She vehemently shook her head. “That is impossi
LAYLAToday was the court hearing for the custody of Leo. If it became confirmed that Leo was Rhonda’s child, then the possibility of Theodore making me Luna would be low. So, I took a desperate measure to stop that from happening. With the right amount of money, everyone could be corrupt. I figured out the hospital the court had contracted for the DNA test and contacted one of the doctors there who was more likely to be compromised.When I reached out to him, I didn’t reveal my intentions right away. I needed to draw him in first, give him a taste of what he stood to gain. All I told him was that I had a business proposition for him. Something worth his time.I had driven to a park in one of Theodore’s heavily tinted cars and waited for him to come. His name was Doctor Andrew. He knocked on the car window and I quickly opened the door for him.He slid inside.“Good evening,” Andrew muttered, going straight to the point. “What business do you have for me?”“I reached out to you becaus
MALCOLM I couldn’t believe I had almost lost her. Again. Moving forward, no matter how glaring the evidence was, I was never letting it get in our way. I would believe her no matter what. I loved this woman too much, and I never wanted to lose her. “I love you,” I muttered as I continued staring a
RHONDA A few hours after I got to the hotel room, I called Ivy and Isla to tell them everything that happened at the Diamond Pack’s estate, including Malcolm’s call. They were so happy for me that I finally found my boy and rained curses on Theodore for not releasing him to me. “The only thing th
RHONDA Two days later, I returned to the Rose Hall at the Diamond Pack estate for the result of the DNA. Theodore was on the sparring ground, training with his men when I got there. So, I met him there. He stopped sparring the moment he saw me and approached me. “You are here,” he flicked his gaz
RHONDA Theodore and I have been meeting over his company. But I didn’t know how to tell Malcolm about it. How could I tell him that I, the tech director of his company, was helping to revive a rival company? A company I destroyed myself. If it wasn’t for the innocent pack members who were sufferin







