The frustration in the room was palpable. I was almost tempted to tell Orion to f**k off again but Layla placed a soft hand on me making me freeze.
She stepped in front of me and stared up at the now golden-eyed Orion.
“She’s your mate.” She said it plainly, there was no doubt in her voice only fact. Her thin shoulders slumped and she shook her head. “Then what—are you never going to marry me?”
A lycans emotions can be volatile. So strongly tied to their desires and wants that they were historically known to trash entire kingdoms for them. Which is why it was so surprising—Orions restraint. What was less surprising was Layla's immediate reaction.
She lunged at him.
I barely managed to catch her mid-air. She thrashed powerfully in my arms her hands like claws as she dug at my skin to g
