Chapter 5: Gala aftermath…
Lyla
“So pathetic,” someone sneered from the crowd.
“Did she think she could seduce the Lycan Leader with that display?” another voice mocked.
The tears that stung my eyes were equal parts from the physical pain of being dropped and the mortification of being the centre of attention for all the wrong reasons. The embarrassment was unbearable too.
Amidst the chaos, Nathan, dropped to his knees beside me, offering me his hands.
“Lyla, are you okay?” he asked.
I couldn’t bring myself to answer, so I nodded absently, my eyes still straying to the door Ramsey had disappeared. The memory of his burning gaze is still in my head. Nathan gently lifted me and guided me to a quiet corner.
“You shouldn’t be here like this,” he murmured. “It’s dangerous.”
“Well, I don’t make the rules,” I offered him a smile “My dad insisted I must come. I had no choice.”
People were still talking, pointing at me and laughing but for the first time, I didn’t care because in that fleeting moment with Alpha Ramsey, I had felt something that made all the pain, all the humiliation, seem almost bearable.
“But… thank you,” I mumbled. I glanced around me, my cheeks still flushed with shame “I’m sorry… for being such a misfit. You’re right, I shouldn’t have come. ”
Nathan’s grip tightened around my arm, his voice firm but kind. “Stop apologizing, Lyla. None of this is your fault,” his gaze flickered briefly to the direction Ramsey had gone, his jaw clenched. “That man… he’s a jerk. Don’t let him or anyone else make you feel like you’re less than what you are.”
swallowing back the lump in my throat as I offered him another strained smile. Nathan was one of the few people in my life who didn’t look at me like I was broken. He didn’t see me as the wolfless
had no male child and the only one that has managed to keep in touch with me since I left
did you come back?”
known you were around…” he trailed off with a soft sigh “Let
the window, my mind racing with thoughts of my parents and how they would react. Now, I’d brought nothing but further disgrace. I knew they would be furious but I had no
of our house, his hand lingering on mine for a moment longer than necessary. “I can come in with you and
make him angrier. Don’t worry, I’ll be fine by morning. I only need to endure
nodded “Fine, if you need anything, just call me,” he
“I’ll be fine.
drove off. As soon as his car disappeared out of sight, the front door swung open and I froze as my father’s furious face came into view. He stormed
roared, grabbing my arm roughly, yanking me inside. I winced as his grip dug into my already bruised skin.
manage to act like a proper daughter for one night! Instead, you go and humiliate us in front of everyone – the whole world. How do you expect me to face those vicious Alpha wives? Do you want your father to be stripped of
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across my cheeks before I could get the words out. The impact sent me
to seduce the Lycan Leader? Are you trying to bring our entire family down with you?” my mother shrieked, as she kicked me. “I should never have birthed you. You’re a disgrace – a cursed, wolfless deviant who brings nothing
gala. It was all your idea. How can you blame me for
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
landed across my cheeks
at me? Did staying with those humans make you forget your manners?” My
my teeth and turned to him, a sneer on my lips. “Yes! What are you going to do about it, father? Will you hit me again? Do you
seconds. This was the first time I was speaking back but
shoved me hard, sending me sprawling onto the cold floor. “Get out! Get out
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