LAYLA’S POV This whole thing looks more like some dream to me. Damien is an Alpha’s son? All my life, I had thought he was a Beta just like I was. I thought he was waiting for the right time to claim me. I thought he said that because he didn’t think we were mature enough to handle being mated at a young age. I had thought the whole thing through, my mom is sick and my Dad is no longer here, I thought it was because there wasn’t some sort of guidance. For some reason I didn’t want to make any mistakes, so I understand. I still don’t know why but I feel like if I had rushed it, or if I had pushed I would ruin it. But right now, all of that doesn’t really matter because of the words that just came out of his mouth. “I can’t stay by your side…Layla” He muttered. “What?” My voice b