Chapter 1
âHailey, be careful.â I shout, trying to stop her from running downstairs.
Sometimes,I think sheâs a 5 years old stuck in a 20 years old woman.
âVincent said heâll be coming.â She shouts back.
She runs downstairs, and nearly slips.
âHaileyâ I scream running after her. She falls forward, onto Vincent.
âHeyâ she smiles at him.
âHiâ he smiles back at her, picking her up slowly, and placing her on the bottom step.
âHow was work?â Was the last thing I heard, before I walked past them and into the kitchen, where uncle Tyler and aunt Mia were sitting.
âHi Layla. Come sit next to us.â Aunt Mia calls, patting the stool next to her.
âI need to talk to you.â I nodded sitting down next to her.
âYour parents are here. They both want to tell you something, but I wanted to tell you first. So they donât shout at you.â
I nod.
âYou know how your parents donât want to take money off us, right?â She asked. âAnd how theyâre in a huge debt?â
I nodded again.
âThey have a chance to get out of the debt. Without giving money.â Thatâs amazing.
âHow?â I smiled and she sighed closing her eyes. I knew.
âMe?â She nodded.
âI tried to talk to Summer but she said she doesnât care. They both need the money as well as the business. If they didnât do it, they would have lost the company and been in debt.â
âWhen?â I asked knowing I had to meet this guy.
âYour parents are going to come and talk to you.â I nodded
âIs he a werewolf?â She nodded.
âAn Alpha.â I nodded and walked out of the room. I sat in the living room and turned the TV on.
When I told Hailey about me getting married, Iâd heard uncle Tyler telling grandpa Alec. But I thought that nobody told me, so they would have been talking about another Layla. I thought that it was all a lie.
âLayla!â I heard mom shout before coming into the room with dad behind her.
âOh. We need to talk to you.â I nodded turning the TV off. Iâll just pretend I donât know anything.
âYes?â I asked as dad looked at me.
âWhy are you wearing that?â He asked.
I looked down at my skirt.
âBecause I want to.â he growled and I lowered my head, slightly. It was out of respect. He is still my dad. Sheâs still my mom. If I can help, I will.
âYouâre getting married.â Mom said sitting down opposite me, next to dad.
âTo who?â
âAlpha Hayesâ Fuck.
âAlpha Hayes? I thought his mate died?â
âYeah. We need the money. His dad wants to buy our company and we owe them $2.5M.â wow.
âBut mom, what about my mate?â I whisper.
âLayla, youâre 21 years old. You wonât find your mate at an old age now. You should have found him at 18. Thatâs it now.â
âNo.â I stood up.
âLayla, you have to do this. Theyâll kill us.â
âAlpha Hayes canât kill you mom. Weâre stronger.â She shook her head
âIf you stop living in your fantasy world, youâll realise whatâs happening in the real world. Ever since Alpha Hayes mate died, theyâre stronger. They pack trained and trained to become the strongest. They are the strong than the fucking king and queen. â she growled.
Oh.
âSummer. Wait. Donât talk to her like that, she didnât know.â Aunt Mia walked.
âMia, just leave me alone.â Mom mumbled.
âI know what youâre going to do. Tell her that sheâs getting married, and sheâll agree, and youâll both go out and get drunkâ mom crossed her arms, looking at dad.
âLayla will do it. Now both of you leaveâ Mia said.
âMi-â she shook her head, and both my parents left.
âLayla, just sit down. Iâll go get you some chocolate donuts, and then weâll talk about this okayâ I nodded as she walked out.
This is why I consider myself as part of the Blake family. I changed my name from Layla Hill to Layla Blake years ago.
I did date Vincent,but it was hardly dating. We were always still friends. Itâs just that it was a way for guys to stay away from me, and girls to stay away from Vincent. I think Iâve only kissed Vincent 3 times. And Iâm proud of that, because if I kissed him anymore, I think I would puke. Weâre not related at all which Iâm thankful for. I love his relationship with Hailey.
âHere you go.â She came back with a plate full of donuts and sat down on the sofa. I sat down next to her, crossing my legs and putting the plate on my lap.
âShootâ I say, knowing she has something to say
âYou know Layla that I accept you as my daughter right? I treat you exactly how I treat Alexa. And you know that I would only want the best for you?â I nodded
It was true. Uncle Tyler would only let me date when I was 16. And he had to see the guy first. I love them more than my own parents.
âSo you know that if you donât say yes, your parents wonât be happy. You might not see a change in them. I know Iâm telling you to sacrifice a big thing in life, and no youâre not old to find your mate Layla. Never think that.â I nodded eating.
âMaybe,youâll find your mate in that pack?â
âBut Iâll be marriedâ I sighed laying my head on the sofa.
âAuntie Mia, I never thought that I would get married to a stranger. I always thought that it would be someone I would love, someone who loves me. But the only thing I know about Alpha Hayes is, that heâs an asshole, and a workaholicâ I closed my eyes, not in the mood to eat
âAnd that he lives in New York. Iâll be away from all of youâ
âBut your wedding will be in Texas. Tyler talked to your dad, about everything. They will be coming tomorrowâ
âSo no one waited for me, what my choice wasâ I looked at her.
âLayla, you know how your parents are, sweetie. I couldnât do anything about it. Youâre their daughter.â I nodded knowing she was right.
I wasnât her real daughter, even though she treats me like hers. She couldnât say anything to my parents because they have rights on me, more than her.
I could run away, but then Iâll become a rogue, and knowing my parents theyâll hunt me down and kill for me, for damaging their reputation.
And I have to listen to what they say.
âOkay. Iâve never seen Alpha Hayes, except on magazines. Is he really that hot?â I asked smiling, a fake smile
âSo youâre okay?â I nodded
âYeah. I know that my life has been set out for me, without my own choice. I need to leave, from this place, from my parents. Iâm ready to do thisâ she smiled
âYouâll still be coming to see me, right?â I nodded hugging her tightly
âIâll always come back. I need to talk to Hailey.â I stood up, holding the donuts in my hand.
âAlpha Hayes is coming tomorrow. Be ready okay? You might be blown awayâ I rolled my eyes, smiling.
âI hope not too far awayâ she laughed.
âAuntie Mia. Is it true,that his pack is the strongest now? I thought we are, because Vincent and Hailey are the queen and kingâ I asked
âWhen Lucifer was still here, our pack concentrated on him more than the pack. At that time, Alpha Hayes had gone to the council, and had showed them how powerful his pack was. And the council agreed making them go higher than us. Everyone agreed to it, because we were at our weakest.â Oh.
âWeâll be back. I know itâ I whispered walking out of the room.
âHailey?â I questioned walking upstairs.
âFuck. Layla? Is that you?â She groaned in her room.
âAre you two having sex again?â I asked not opening the door
âNo!âShe exclaimed
I nodded and opened the door,to see her taking deep breaths, and sat on the bed.
âMy water brokeâ she whispered
âFuckâ I screamed
âVincent!â I shouted running out of the room
I ran back inside to see Hailey closing her eyes.
âIâm never having kids. Never. Not werewolves.â She muttered, tears running down her face.
âWhereâs Vincent?â I asked walking towards her.
âGone to get me a cakeâ she smiled slightly.
âOkay. Iâll call the doctor, and you can have the twins in this roomâ she grabbed my hand, narrowing her eyes at me.
âI have sex in this room, Layla. I canât have kids in this room as well. Iâll never be able to forget it. I can walkâ I nodded helping her up. She was scary
I slowly walked downstairs with her to the emergency room, we had in the castle.
âMiaâ Hailey shouted as I placed her on the bed.
âIt seems like Iâm killing youâ I smirk as Mia runs into the room.
âVincentâs on his wayâ I nodded as Amanda ran inside. Sheâs a pack doctor which Vincent said will be helping Hailey.
âBella! Iâm here.â We could hear Vincentâs voice from outside.
âIâm here. And I bought cakeâ he ran inside handing me the cake, and walking towards Hailey, who was groaning.
âItâs okay. Iâm here nowâ he whispered, running a hand through her hair slowly.
âNever again. Never again are we having kidsâ she groaned
âBut I was thinking a football team?â Vincent mumbled.
âFuck you. You get pregnant, and then weâll have a football team.â I walked out of the room with Mia. She walked away as I went to the kitchen.
I want someone to love me too. Thatâs all.