Chapter 5: Gala aftermath…

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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.

I nodded, 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.

as the friend he’d

Beta and next in line as an Alpha since my dad had no male child and the only one

come back?”

“A week ago.

around…” he trailed off with a soft sigh “Let me take

shouldn’t be here

ride back to Blue Ridge

racing with

brought nothing

furious but I had no idea how bad it

hand lingering on mine for

explain the situation to your father,” he said

shook my head

worry, I’ll be

only need to endure for a

else but nodded “Fine, if you need anything, just call

I forced a smile.

“I’ll be fine.

Thanks again, Nathan.

,”.

out of his car and watched as he

sight, the front door swung open and I froze as my father’s

down the steps, his eyes burning

closely behind; her lips

my father roared, grabbing my arm roughly, yanking

as his grip dug into my already bruised

you have any idea what you’ve

voice

night! Instead, you go and humiliate us in front of

wives? Do you want your father to be stripped of his title as Alpha

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father’s slap landed

impact sent me stumbling back, my vision blurring with tears

to bring our

should never have birthed

disgrace – a cursed, wolfless deviant who brings nothing but

it’s not my fault!” I shouted, tears running from my eyes and nostrils now “I didn’t ask to go for

was all your

for it? If you wanted a perfect representation of your perfect family, why didn’t you send your perfect

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!

my cheeks in

staying with those

my teeth and turned to him,

going to do about it, father? Will you hit me again? Do you know it’s a punishable crime to hit your children in the human world? Anyways, I won’t fight this… go ahead and finish

pause… the fight leaving his

was the first time I was speaking back but I think it

any case, I might as well live up to

hardened as he shoved me hard, sending

my sight!” he bellowed “You don’t deserve to be under

off the family register while you’re at it, too,” I called back

before they slammed the door in my face, my mother sneered, crossing her

“Stay outside tonight.

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