Lyla’s POV
“So, here’s the pack’s clinic and right here, there’s no sort of treatment that isn’t adopted and used. Traditional use of herbs and the modern use of drugs even to chants and magic, we use it” I turned to look at Devante in disbelief.
Devante came into Damon’s room this morning to ask me if I was bored out of my mind because Damon spent the night at the borders again and Ashley was still recovering from the attack that happened three days ago. It took me a while to get over it but I knew I had to.
Even though sleeping alone at night was scary, I still did it. I couldn’t let myself be weak and draw back Damon on his activities. If I hadn’t pretended to be strong when he was leaving for the borders at the first night, he would’ve waited and that would have affected the pack. They need their Alpha more than ever.
So, after I said Yes to Devante’s offer, which I’m now totally regretting, he hurried me through my morning routines and dragged me out of the pack-house. We started from the kitchen, which I’ve seen like ten times, and met with Ruth who made us some delicious cookies. We also went to the library and spent some time reading books on ancient werewolves and their goddesses.
Reading actually enlightened my knowledge about wolves. I know more about them now than before.
“You guys use magic?” I asked as we entered the hospital, our third place to visit today.
For a while, he was silent, obviously trying not to laugh as his nose enlarged and deflated, an act I just noticed about him whenever he’s trying to be mischievous.
“That was me trying to brag. We have witches but we don’t use magic. The witches use the herbs with chants and so on, also Ashley is a witch, a rare kind. I think she has magic”
He dropped the last sentence like a bomb.
“No way,” I screamed.
“Yes way!” He affirmed and I smiled widely.
“Why didn’t anyone tell me that?” I asked surprisingly.
“Has anyone ever told you to stay away from her?” He asked and I nodded. “That’s because most of us here are actually scared of her. Sometimes when I’m rude to her, I make sure one of those big guys is around” he said, referring to Damon and Tunde.
“Can she make fire?” I asked.
“I don’t know, I guess you’ll have to ask her but she can make one hell of a lifetime of torture. When she was small, she could make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth for three days or make your ear as big as that of an elephant. One time, a boy her age called her an evil witch and for four days, the boy’s nose was as big as a trumpet. Anytime he tried to talk, his nose made funny noises”
I was already laughing without control. I didn’t even care that I was in the hospital. I couldn’t stop myself at some point and Devante had to hide me in a corner just for me to stop laughing.
“That was hilarious”
“That was Ashley for you. I guess it was at that point that parents stopped their kids from talking to her. She practically grew up without friends except for her brother” He explained and I suddenly felt sad for Ashley.
Growing up alone because of what she was must have been tough and hard.
“Let’s go see that trouble maker,” He held my hand and dragged me towards the room where Ashley was resting.
Not trying to disturb her, Devante peeped through the door to see if she’s awake.
“Is she awake?” I asked, my voice loud.
He suddenly hushed me by placing his other free hand on his lips.
“She’s awake but a nurse is still attending to her,” he reported.
Before I could nod my head, I heard voices moving closer towards us saying something about someone’s mate and the troubles that issue had brought to the pack.
By the time I turned to the direction of the voice, Damon was standing in front of me, fuming while Tunde was grinning. I followed Damon’s glare to see that he was actually mad at the fact that I was holding hands with Devante.
I forcefully removed my hand from his and that got Devante’s attention.
“What the hell is going on here?” Damon boomed.
“We are here to see Ashley,” Devante replied.
I was smiling because he was actually jealous.
“And why are you smiling, Lyla?” I shook my head furiously but I couldn’t stop smiling.
Suddenly, Damon grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the hospital towards the pack-house.
“What did I do?”
“Do I need to spell out your offenses for you?” He yelled.
“I found out something today, do you want to know?” I asked, trying to change the subject.
He turned to glare at me and that made me zip my mouth.
“First, I told you not to move an inch out of the room and still you decided to go out and disobey me”
“I’ve been in that room for days. I needed to go out or else I’ll go mental”
I said, defending myself.
“Go mental first and see if I won’t fix your crazy ass” He replied angrily and I couldn’t stop staring at him.
” We couldn’t afford that. You can’t afford that. Your pack needs you at this very important moment”
He dragged me into the room, closing the door with a loud thud.
“So does my mate. If you had told me you needed me, do you think I would’ve left you here all alone by yourself. You told me you could stay alone, you told me to leave, so I did”
“I lied, okay? I lied because I knew just how much your pack needs you. You can’t….”
He suddenly grabbed my chin and placed his forehead on mine.
“Our pack, Lyla, our pack needs us and first, I need you! I need you to stay fine, to stay safe because if you’re not, I’ll never be able to take care of this pack. Do you understand me, Lyla?” He asked and I nodded.
“I know. I’m sorry I lied to you and I’m sorry I went out against your order but I couldn’t possibly stay here alone all day. I had to go out”
“Next time, go alone, not with Devante or any other guy” he growled and I laughed.
I held his hand and pulled him to sit on the bed and I sat on his laps.
“Is that jealousy that I detect?” I joked, reading him hard.
“This isn’t about jealousy, Lyla, I care….”
I kissed him, stopping him from talking.
“Stop being jealous, big bad wolf” I teased him again and pecked his lips.
“Stop driving me crazy” he pulled me closer into his body, as I felt his body warmth.
“I missed you all night” He growled.
“I found out something today”
“What?”
I breathed in before telling him his top secret. I finally found out the type of being that he was after going through some books and putting two and two together.
“Lyla,” he called my name softly, kissing my cheek, lips, neck and the top of my boobs.
Closing my eyes slightly, I said, “Ashley is a witch and you’re a lycan”
He stopped kissing me and raised his head to look at me. When I opened my eyes, I saw that he was smiling at me. I expected him to be surprised and curious about what he was but it appears as if he knew.
“You know you’re a lycan,” I asked rhetorically.
“Yes, Lyla and so does every wolf around here” he replied.
“But no one ever made mention of it, no one said anything, not even Devante”
“It’s like that because they think it’s a curse,” he replied.
“This is crazy…” I sadly replied as I felt disappointed.
“Hey! Baby!” I whipped my head up at the pet name he just used for me.
“What?” He asked as I kept looking at him surprisingly.
I didn’t need to do any explanations or any further questions, all I needed was him.
I wrapped my hands around his neck, kissed him hard and whispered “I need you,” into his ear.
He grinned widely at me and my heart leaped out of my chest through my mouth.
“I lo….” I stopped before I could say something really wrong.
“What?” He asked, worry etched on his face. At that point, I knew he was scared of something, probably the word I was about to say.
“I like you. I really really like you. I mean, I don’t hate you anymore”
He coughed nervously, “I’m glad about that, Lyla. Thank you”
He slammed his lips on mine and before minutes, clothes were removed from her body and every tension, worry were replaced with a mind blowing love making moment. One that I’ll love to reminisce each and every moment.