บททั้งหมดของ The Alpha's Mate, The Vampire's Desire : บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

‘Finally, they are gone.’ Layla sighed, and her gaze went back to the luggage beside her bed. ‘What is inside this anyway?’ She scooted to it and opened it. Her uniforms, vests, and a pair of shoes were neatly folded inside, along with some books and a piece of paper with the word ‘schedule’ written at the top. Her bow looked different. It was gold, not black. It wasn’t just it; the entire uniform looked different from the one she first wore. It had gold hems and trimmings. Why? ‘It’s probably to isolate me from the rest of the students. A big radar to say, Hey, this is the child of evil or whatever; she’s the monster that’s going to destroy our world.’ She buried her face in her hands and let out a shaky breath. ‘I can’t believe this is happening. I can’t believe this is happening.’ She rocked herself back and forth, trying to even out her breathing. Once the new day started, so did her training. She would

Layla kept her head bowed, walking behind Zayne as they made their way through the sea of students. People were staring at them in two completely contrasting ways. One with love, and the other with hate.They looked at him with total adoration. Flashing him bright smiles and pleasant greetings. It was like he was a god in the form of a man, and they were blessed to be in his presence. They parted ways for him, giving him enough space to walk through without anyone bumping into him.On the other hand, there was Layla who they glared at. Their bright gaze darkened when they moved from Zayne to her, and their lips twisted from dazzling smiles to disgusted sneers as they gossiped. It was worse than the orientation day, which didn’t surprise her. Then she was just a girl with cursed silver hair, but at that moment, she was a monster. It was quite funny since he, who was huge and had an intimidating aura, was loved, while she, who was as timid as a mouse, was hated. Ironic.‘It’s going to b

Mumbles rose from the students, and some snuck glances at Layla, staring and glancing at her like she was some dangerous creature displayed for all to see. She avoided their looks, staring at the words on the board.“I’m sure all of us already have ground knowledge about this topic, but we’re going to go deep and explore more on how these creatures occurrence negatively affects our world.” Terra continued, turning the class’s attention back to herself. “And you guys are unluck— I mean extremely lucky because no other class in the history of this school has ever had one of the Children of Iniquities with them.” She pointed at Layla, and the whole class turned to her.“Miss Dele, please stand up and give us a brief explanation of what you are and the dark powers your kind have used over time to cause destruction.” Terra said, wearing a sadistic smile.‘Why? Why would she pull something like this?’ Layla remained seated, clutching her skirt. ‘Is this what I’m going to be passing through

“No! I’m only curious about werewolf tradition and culture. Just the same way I’m curious about all the other types of supernatural,” Layla quickly explained as red rushed to her cheeks, trying to clear the misunderstanding forming. She was in a world she barely knew anything about, so the only reasonable thing to do was try to understand the people and culture of those in it. And maybe she was particularly curious about that of the werewolves, but she needed to understand what the mate bond was and why Zayne had decided she wasn’t the right candidate within twenty seconds of looking at her. It wasn’t because she was trying to get his attention. He hated her. Why would she try to get the attention of a guy who acted like her presence was unbearable? “That’s good because it would be so embarrassing. I mean, he did reject you in front of everyone on orientation day.” Nyssa teased and gave Zayne a playful smile. “Unless you really didn’t mean what you said. It would explain why you

Layla was sure the world became a little brighter and more peaceful the moment she saw Alaric sitting at his desk. He lifted his head from the book he was reading and his gaze fell on her. Her stomach fluttered as his lips curved into a charming smile.“It’s nice to see you, Layla.” He said, standing up from his seat.“It’s nice to see you too,” she replied, trying not to seem too excited as she walked to him.“How has Nox-Luminis been treating you so far?” He asked, and her smile twitched to a small frown.‘The worse. Everybody hates me and looks like they want to kill me. I feel like I’m losing my mind.’ She wanted to rant but held back her words. She couldn’t just dump all her problems on him.“Crazy, but it’s been alright,” Layla lied, trying to sound optimistic, and his smile lowered.“Are you sure? You don’t look alright.” Alaric pointed out, stepping a little bit closer and placing his hand on her cheek. “You look quite tired. Have you been sleeping and eating well? It’s the do