Sylviaturned to Kai. “I will take the scent from twenty of your best wolves that youwant to bring.”
Kainodded.
‘Alexa,Anna, Max–’I startedtelling Kai.
Hechuckled.‘Who is the Alpha? Sometimes I forget. I got this.’
Ifrowned. Whoops.‘Sorry.’
Kaiwalked Sylvia and the rest of the coven outside. “Tomorrow we lure in Layla. Inthe bright of day,” he declared.
Inodded. It was smart; control how many showed up. Only a few had undergone darkmagic to be able to withstand the sun.
“I’mgoing to take them over to the other wolves’ houses to do the spell,” Kai toldme.
Mom
AfterKai and the witches left, I started to clean the kitchen. It excited and scaredme that I might be pregnant, a smile lit up my face at the thought. My cellphone rang, and I glanced down to see it was my mom. Kai had bought her a houseon the mountain. After coming out on the news, I had no choice but to tell herthat Kai and I were indeed werewolves. She had a rough first few weeks but nowshe seemed okay with it.
Ianswered the call. “Hey mom, I was thinking of stopping by today.” I wanted totell her Kai and I were trying to have a baby.
“Ithink that would be a good idea.” Layla’s voice came over the phone and Igasped.
“Don’talert your mate or anyone else. Calmly come over here and mommy doesn’t gethurt, okay? If I smell any other wolves. Mommy dies,” she told me.
Holymother eff. That bitch had my mom! Heads were gonna roll.
Ispoke calmly, “I want to hear her voice.”
“Honey,don’t come,” my mom said, and then I heard a slapping noise.
“You’regonna die, Layla. I have dreams about killing you.” I seethed, trying not tothink about that slapping noise.
Iheard my mom wail in the background. “What was that? I couldn’t hear you.” Laylataunted.
Oh,this bitch was dead! I grabbed a silver stake from Kai’s office and tucked itinto the back of my jeans, pulling on my jacket to cover it. After getting intomy car, I took a moment to rein in my emotions. I needed to keep calm so Iwouldn’t alert Kai while I tried to figure out what to do. I drove out of thedriveway and headed over to my mom’s. It was a short five-minute car ride.
Itried to think of all the possibilities. Kai didn’t smell like a wolf now, soif I told him, then he might be able to sneak over without alerting Layla. DidI want to chance it? I had no doubt in my mind that Layla would kill my motherwithout a second thought. I decided to wait until I got there to tell Kai. ThenI could protect my mother if Kai brought wolves and tipped Layla off. Ibreathed slowly as my hands shook, trying to hold onto the steering wheel.Trying to control my thoughts as I made the turn down my mother’s street. Mistcrept out of my skin. If I killed Layla the second I saw her, I might neverfind Sadie or Tara and my mother could get hurt. I bit my tongue. I didn’t knowwhat to do!
‘What’swrong?’Kai asked.
Shit.I couldn’t control my emotions anymore. I was almost at my mother’s.
‘Don’tbe mad. Layla has my mother and told me to come alone. I’m almost at her house.If you come alone, she won’t smell you. Don’t bring anyone else or she will killmy mother the second she smells other wolves.’
‘Aurora,stop!’he screamed.
Ifelt a shock as I was suddenly saturated in Alpha power. He was trying to stopme! Holy shit, my foot slammed on the brake without me controlling it. I lookeddown at my body in shock, I was stuck in my car unable to move. Kai wascontrolling me! Oh, hell no. I mentally pushed him back.
‘Howis this possible? How dare you!’My hands shook with rage.
‘I’vewanted to do this to you a dozen times. Any other Alpha would have! I’ve triedgiving you your freedom but you’ve gone too far. This is stupid!’Kai scolded me.
Icould feel that his actions only came from a place of love and protection butthis was NOT okay with me. Big, bad Alpha was about to get booted out of my head.
Moremist crept from my skin.‘Kai, if my mother dies because of you, I willnever, ever forgive you! I will move to another country where you can’t find me.I will never be able to look into your eyes again. Do you understand me?’My words dripped with dominance. If he thought he was keeping me from saving mymother, he was dead wrong. The hold was broken instantly and I could feel thatthe effort to keep me frozen had cost Kai and the entire pack. He had sucked strengthfrom all of them and was now left exhausted. With relief, I sped the car up anddrove into my mom’s driveway, throwing the car in park. Jumping out, I ran upto the door in super speed.
‘Youcan’t control me and you shouldn’t want to,’I scolded him again. I needed to make sure that shit never had a repeat.
