[Xavier’s POV]“Do you think it was wise for us to come alone?” Kyle asked, pulling the reins of his horse.“If we had come with more people, they’ll believe we came here to make trouble. I just wanted them to know that I am not here for any kind of trouble. All I want is just to take Layla and leave,” I said.He heaved a sigh. “I understand. I just have a bad feeling. No one has stopped us, and we were given the directions to the Palace without hesitation. I’ve heard that the members of the Dark Moon Pack aren’t hospitable towards strangers, and always look for a way to cause trouble,” Kyle said.“It does seem suspicious, but not everything we hear is always the truth,” I told him.It was quiet for a while as we continued on our journey to the Palace of the Dark Moon Pack. Our territories weren’t all that far off from each other, so even while riding our horses, we had gotten to the territory in less than a day after beginning our journey last evening.Everyone we had come across was

[Layla’s POV]I had barely eaten anything that night, and as I stared at the leftover dishes in front of me, a drop of tear fell from my eyes. I stood up, and began to pace around the room... thinking, worrying.Was Xavier okay? Had he eaten anything yet? How was he going to cope in the prison? He had known comfort all his life, so how was he ever going to survive in prison? I knew I shouldn’t be thinking or caring about whether he was okay or not, but I couldn’t stop myself and I hated myself for being so worried about him despite all he had put me through.I leaned against the door with my whole back, tears rolling down my cheeks slowly as the sound of the whip kept resounding in my ears. I hadn’t expected him to show up just because of me, and my feelings were already wavering. I didn’t think I had the strength to go on with the plan I had in mind concerning him, and my heart ached because of what he had to go through.Wiping my tears with the back of my hand, I decided to not let

[Layla’s POV]The doors were opened and I stepped into the throne room reluctantly with two guards and Samantha behind me. I had forcefully been dragged there, and I was afraid of what they were going to do to me.Alpha Raven was seated on the throne, and was fanned by a maid while he maintained a scowl on his face. It didn’t take me much thinking to understand that he was still pissed off from what happened last night. I should actually be the one who was angry, not him; after all, he wasn’t the one whose head had crashed into a wardrobe.“Greetings, Alpha Raven,” I said, bowing politely to him as I got rid of all the negative thoughts I had concerning him, and just focused my energy on keeping my forced smile on.“Sit,” he ordered, motioning towards the seat beside him.The maids around giggled and spoke about how lucky I was to be invited to sit beside the Alpha, but I sneered when I was sure no one was looking. The more attention he gave to me, the more angry I became. I just want

[Layla’s POV]Even though I felt relieved that Xavier was able to survive the fight and was doing pretty good, I was restless. The Alpha had walked out angrily from the throne room, and I hadn’t seen or heard from him since yesterday when the incident had taken place.There was no way he wasn’t mad at me after I had openly supported his enemy in a fight. I didn’t care if he was mad at me or not, I was only concerned because of what the consequences of his “madness" could be.It was morning, and I had barely touched the breakfast I had been served. I just sat in my room biting my fingernails and thinking hard, unable to control my nervousness and anxiety. To make matters worse, Samantha also hadn’t shown up since the previous day.“Screw this!” I said, having had enough of the uneasiness I felt.I stood up, and slipped into one of the most beautiful dresses I had been given, thanks to Alpha Raven. It was an off-shoulder blue chiffon dress, which was flare. While the front part stopped

[Layla’s POV]Dressed in a tank top, black leather trousers and boots, I headed outside to the stable where the Alpha had said he would be waiting for me. It was afternoon and we were going to have a picnic, and for the first time in weeks, I was actually excited about something and couldn’t stop beaming.“You look beautiful,” Samantha said, accompanying me.“This is like the billionth time you’ve said that. Again, thank you. Sure you don’t want to come?” I inquired.She shook her head in the negative. “No, not at all. I can’t go anywhere unless the Alpha orders me to,” she replied.“Okay, then. I’ll save you some snacks,” I said.She gave me a toothy grin. “I’ll be expecting it. Thank you, Layla,” she said.I looked from side to side, and heaved a sigh as I stepped outside and headed towards the stable where I saw the Alpha standing and speaking to one of his servants, with a magnificent white horse standing next to him.“Greetings, Alpha Raven,” I said.He stopped speaking for a whi