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.

he’d

– Blue Ridge Beta and next in line as an Alpha since my dad had no male child and the only one that has managed to keep in touch with me since I left Blue Ridge even though he left the pack earlier than me to abroad for

you come back?” I

“A week ago.

had known you were around…” he trailed off with a soft sigh “Let

be here any

Blue

the window, my mind racing with thoughts of my parents and how they would

nothing but

but I had no idea how bad it

his hand lingering on mine for a moment

and explain the situation

shook my head

be fine by

only need to endure for a

something else but nodded “Fine, if you

I forced a smile.

“I’ll be fine.

Thanks again, Nathan.

,”.

let myself out of his car and

as his car disappeared out of sight, the front door swung open and I froze as my father’s furious face came into

down the steps, his eyes burning

closely behind; her lips twisted into

brat!” my father roared, grabbing my arm roughly,

winced as his grip dug into my already

you have any

voice

like a proper daughter for one night! Instead, you go and humiliate

you expect me to face those vicious Alpha wives? Do you want your father

1

–,” I tried to speak, to defend myself but my father’s slap landed across my cheeks

my

our entire family

never

disgrace – a cursed, wolfless deviant who

from my eyes and nostrils now “I didn’t ask to go

all

If you wanted a perfect representation of your perfect family, why didn’t you send your perfect daughter? Why did you force me to

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!

my cheeks in successions,

Did staying with those humans make you forget your manners?” My father

my teeth and turned to him, a sneer

to do about it, father? Will you hit me again? Do you know it’s a punishable

father pause… the fight leaving his eyes for

the first time I was speaking back but I think

any case, I

as he shoved me hard, sending me

out of my sight!” he bellowed “You don’t

register while you’re at

mother sneered, crossing her arms as

“Stay outside tonight.

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