The Alpha King's Secret Mate

Layla. ‘Are you sure you want to do this? Are you really sure you can handle it?’ A voice said in my head, louder than the sound of my own heartbeat as it echoed and resounded.I’d already made up my mind, already steeled my resolve and the moment I snuck out of the pack last night to come to the Wargate Alpha’s academy, I knew right then that there was no turning back for me.“I have to do this!” I said to myself, clapping both hands on each side of my cheeks as I stared into the mirror, looking at my own reflection, except it wasn’t my reflection.Last night, when the moon hung low and watchful and with the multiple guards that roamed around even though it was late at night and they should be sleeping, I slipped through the gates.I couldn’t shake off the memory, the remembrance of how my heart was thundering so loud that for a moment, I’d thought that the pressure I felt was going to wake the entire pack.It was a great ordeal for me, the first time I’ve dared to do something so

LAYLA’S POV.“Fuck!” I cursed under my breath when I stumbled over a twig, my heart was pounding so fast that I thought it was going to jump right out of my chest.This is torture. Hell. But the kind of hell I have to endure.The forest pressed in around me, thorns snapping at my skin each time I walked past them and at some point, I thought about giving up even though it was never an option.I could still feel Asher’s eyes on me, clawing at my back and boring holes into every single part of my body, causing me to shiver internally as my mind replayed what happened last night.I knew what it was. I felt it and I was sure he felt it too, so why isn’t he saying anything?“You would never get very far if you keep going that slow!” Asher barked from behind me and I froze as my blood ran cold.He has been pushing me harder than anyone else, barking orders until my muscles screamed, until my lungs felt like they were caving in and I was taking it all.He’s their special student, the stronge