Chapter 66


    Chapter 66


    LAYLA


    “I don’t know, Alex. “I whisper, not wanting to admit that I am already having doubts about my


    feelings towards him.


    He licks his lips and sighs before resting his head back. I search his eyes which are filled with


    exhaustion.


    “Dad. Mom…and Alessandra, my sister. We were a happy family, La.” He starts, staring into my


    eyes.


    1 shudder, sensing the exhaustion shifting to agony behind his eyes. I didn’t know he had a sister.


    There are no pictures of his family in the house..


    – When Dad found out about Conway, he took Alessandra. My sister. She was only six. But he took


    her. “His voice drops, bing an almost inaudible whisper.


    My heart sinks. I cup his cheeks again and caress his skin with my thumbs. He hides so much


    inside him. My eyes sting when I feel his pain.


    -What happened to her?” I ask softly


    Conway killed her when Dad went after him. She just…died. And my parents became weak. They


    lost themselves and eventually Conway got to them too. “His gaze lowers to my neck, sending


    shivers down my spine.


    —I trail off, a lump forming in my throat and making it hard for me to say anything to him.


    “I was away from home, studying in a boarding school. When I came back, my family was gone.


    The weak ones had to die, La. If my Dad was strong, he would have saved Alessa and Mom. But


    he didn’t. He went down and couldn’t protect anyone, or anything. Conway’s terror stuck with people


    until I was strong enough to take him down myself.” He reveals in a soft voice that is void of his


    usual arrogance and haughtiness.


    Is that why you hate weak people? Tutter, leaning in to ce my forehead over his.


    *The world I live in and the things I do—anyone weak can’t survive this. And I can’t bear the thought


    of losing someone. again, La, His lips murmur against mine.


    “I am weak. I am sorry. “I whisper, closing my eyes.


    “No.” He releases a hot breath.” You are not weak. You are brave and strong. La. I didn’t believe


    this until I saw you. fighting for our daughter all alone. But now I know, You are not someone who


    will run away or lose yourself to anyone, La. You will fight and every time you do, I will be proud


    of you.


    My heart misses a beat. I open my eyes to find him already staring at me. Our gazes meet, bringing


    me a step closer to the surface that he hides deep inside him.


    “And where you fall short, I will protect you. I will not let anything happen to you or our daughter. I


    will keep my family safe, La. I won’t fail like Dad and Mom did.” He utters, sliding my hair behind


    my ears.


    Fanrily? Are we really a family, Alex?” I sigh.


    * I want us to be.” He nods, before pecking my lips softly.” If you give me a chance, I will be


    your family, your protector, and everything you want me to be, La. ”


    And if I don’t give you a chance?” My stomach flips.


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    His eyes darken visibly. “I won’t let you go.”


    What if I want you to let me go?” Heat spreads in my body, igniting a new fire that wants to devour


    him and be one with him.


    I am sorry. “Alex mumbles, a mixture of certainty and guilt in his voice.” I will give you everything


    other than letting you


    Why? lick my lips and whisper sofily.


    Does he love me like he wants me to love him? The question inside my head makes my insides


    warm with heat.


    “Why “He breathes, his gaze switching between my eyes and lips.” Because I don’t think I will be


    able to live without you. And because I shared my blood with you. You are already mine, La, My


    La. My mate.”


    My heart flutters in my chest. Shared your blood? Wha What does that mean?


    * I don’t know if you noticed or not but I am better than other werewolves. It’s because I am a Lycan


    blood.” He discloses. My eyes widen.


    Lycans are a special breed of werewolves. They are rare and remain hidden from others to protect


    their bloodline. They have double the strength and speed that werewolves have and they are


    smarter than the normal wolves too.


    “Lycan? Really? “I huff. I should have known.


    “Is that unsettling for you?” He grins yfully.


    “No. I should have guessed this by now. “I scrunch my nose.” but what do you mean you gave me


    your blood?


    “Lycan blood can heal all wounds, La. I couldn’t have let you die in front of me so I made you


    drink my blood when you were unconscious. Now you owe me your life. “Alex pecks my lips again.


    He really did that for me? I swallow the emotions threatening to clog my throat.


    My body shudders in hisp as I re at him. you can do that much after all the insults you threw at


    me and after all the times you hurt me, Alex.


    “F u c k. “He groans all of a sudden and pulls me in to give me a deep kiss.


    I kiss him back gently because I have lost my energy after so many revtions. It’s really true, I


    don’t know a thing about this man even after this long conversation.


    He pulls back and rests his forehead over mine again. “No one has ever given me a nickname


    before. I love it when you call me Alex.”


    R-Really? “I pant, clutching the cor of his shirt.


    I am sorry.” He ignores my confused question and whispers to me.


    For what? I suck in a huge breath.


    *For everything I did to you in the past. I know I can’t make up for all that with an apology, but I have


    to start somewhere.” He says, caressing my cheeks.


    I pull my bottom lip into my mouth, pasting his mint breath before closing my eyes. It’s getting so


    complicated. I never


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    imagined this change in him I never thought he would have this gentle side.


    I feel so wrong to think I should forgive him. No matter what, he did hurt me badly in the past. And I


    was just about to ept a new life with Theo I would have started loving him with time too


    Everything could have been set for me. I could have had a future where I never feared that Theo


    would hurt me.


    But it’s all fleeting now. My heart is betraying me. And Alex is betraying me by acting so good.


    We should go home before A wakes up. “Alex mumbles, dropping his hands on my waist to help


    me back into the passenger seat


    Silently, I let him ce me back before I turn my head away and keep my eyes closed. I can’t deal


    with this right now. Maybe, he will stop talking about such things in a while and we will go back to


    being enemies.


    *


    Just so you know, I will not give up on you. Once I set my mind to something, La, I don’t stop


    until I get it. This time, my aim is you. You will have to give in. And once you do, I will give you


    everything you ever wished and I will make up for all the time I wasted hurting you. His voice rasps


    close to my car, making me sink into the seat.


    Now, I don’t know what I am supposed to do anymore. Everything is starting to fall apart inside me


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