“She is in the kitchen making breakfast” She spoke softly, no longer crying but gripping onto me. I started walking down the stairs, only to run back into the Alpha Damien. I turned away from him as he made his way toward me pulling a shirt over his head. I walked into the kitchen and Aria was busy pouring cereal into bowls for Ryker and Ariel and Lana.
“There you are Lana'' She said looking over at me. Aria was wearing a purple dressing gown and kitty slippers. I looked down at her feet as she walked around. Yeah, didn’t look like the typical Luna Queen walking around with those on her feet, in some ways she just looked like an ordinary overworked, tired mother. I went to place Lana on the ground when she clung to me refusing to let go. Alpha Damien walked in and to the kettle making himself a coffee.
I glared at him annoyed, what is with him? I just can’t escape the man, everywhere I turn he is lurking and invading my personal space.
“Aria can you get Reid to run me home please or can I borrow your car?” I asked, wanting to get as far away from Damien as I could.
“No, you’re not borrowing my car and Reid isn’t here, you will have to ask Damien or ring your father”
“I will run you home Lily, if it is such a bloody problem being around me”
“Well, if you didn’t keep interfering and kidnapping me it wouldn’t be a fucking problem” I spat back at him.
“Language, Lily” Aria shrieked.
“What are you talking about Lily, no one has kidnapped anyone” Aria stated.
“This idiot thinks it is okay to bring me here when I clearly told him I didn’t want to be around him, yet I wake up in his bed again”
“I dropped you off Lily, it isn’t my fault that Layla came here. If you weren’t drunk you would know what your wolf gets up to while you are asleep” He said walking out of the kitchen back towards his room. I followed after him completely forgetting I still had Lana perched on my hip. Aria followed closely behind me trying to reach for her daughter. But I was too angry to notice.
“What do you mean? You have never met my wolf” I said before turning on Aria who was behind me. How dare she tell him my wolf's name.
“Why would you tell him my wolf’s name Aria, you need to stay out of my business” I said walking toward her. My entire body trembled with rage. I could feel Layla growling in my head. I thought she was growling at Aria at first, until my body lurched forward as she fought to take over control. No, she wasn’t growling at Aria in my head, she was growling at me.
I heard Aria shriek as I was thrown forward catching myself on the stairs handrail. Aria screamed before ripping Lana from my arms just in time before, my claws ripped my nails off and dug painfully into the handrail leaving claw marks as the wood splintered off. I was severely hung over and let my anger get the best of me, giving her enough room to slip past my guards and take over.
I felt her pushing against every cell in my body, fighting and clawing away my skin with her claws. I screamed as I felt her start ripping my flesh off trying to shift faster. Lana started crying, my wolf noticing Lana hysterically crying. Howled before letting out a sadistic laugh echoing through my head. Shifted Layla became a savage and now my worst fear was coming true as I was now endangering my sister's kids. I needed to hone her in before she completely took over. I knew if she did, she would shove me to the back where I will be stuck until she decides when I can have control back.
“Lily fight it” I heard Aria scream, but I was being shoved further back into the background towards the pits of my mind. I feel myself fall to the ground as the shift starts to take over. I can see Lana run away, which only excites Layla; she loves a good hunt, and no one is off limits. Not even my niece.
I manage to get just enough control to warn Aria. My voice coming out strangled as I feel my canines push through my gums, my face morphing into that of my wolf. “Run”
Aria doesn’t waste another second, instead bolts for the kitchen to remove her kids from the danger, from me. But it’s too late. Layla was already in predator mode as she slammed through the wall, chasing after Lana and Aria. Gyprock sent debris everywhere as she smashed through the wall into the kitchen. Just in time to see Aria scoop the kids up and bolt out the doors to the back yard.
“Layla stop, stop, you don’t want to hurt them” I screamed to her, but I was like a puppet on strings completely controlled by her. Before she shoved me into the darkness of my mind blocking me out. Forcing me to wait, to see the carnage when she had finished.
Chapter 6
Damien POV
I watched as Lily fought for control, I had never in all my life seen anything like what I was witnessing. Layla coming forth in Lily’s human form forcing the shift when Lily wouldn’t give her control. Literally ripping and clawing at her skin and tearing it off in sheets.; I could hear Lily scream in pain. My wolf went into overdrive watching his mate hurt herself. Aria froze for a second and screamed to Lily to fight it. But I knew she wasn’t going to win this battle. This is when I utterly understood what everyone meant about her wolf being unhinged.
In shock all I did was watch, horrified at what I was seeing. When she completely shifted, I was completely gobsmacked and shocked to my core. Her wolf was anything but ordinary, she was larger than any Alpha female I have seen, in fact she wasn’t much smaller than my wolf. Her fur was silver, and she had black patches on her paws that resembled socks, half her face was black the other half silver and her eyes never changed, just burned brighter with a hunger I had never seen before. In this moment she looked truly demonic and something you would see in your worst nightmares.
I stood shocked not moving until I heard Lily’s strangled voice shock me back. “Run” She screamed to her sister. Aria took off and Layla shook out her fur before smashing straight through the wall after her. I watched as she smashed through the glass double doors raining glass all over her, slicing her to pieces as she started chasing after them, not even registering that she was injured.
Not wasting another second, I let my wolf take over. He chased after her, but man was she fast. My wolf tackled her and ripped her backwards before she could pounce, knocking her to the ground on her side. She bit into my flank, her teeth ripping a chunk off before she turned on me. I see Reid come bursting through the trees in his human form and taking a protective stance in front of his mate and kids.
I watched as Zane came barrelling around the side of the house in our direction, just as Layla turned on Reid. The ferocious growl that tore out of her making my blood run cold. It’s like she didn’t recognise any of us. Having never met my wolf, I knew to her he was just a threat. Zane came up the side as we circled around her. Her eyes darted between all of us, trying to decide who to attack first.
She went for Reid biting into his Shoulder, forcing him to shift as his clothes ripped off him, his monster of a beast taking over and flinging her off. She hit a tree, but jumped instantly back up, teeth bared as we cornered her. She was bleeding from where my wolf bit her back and had a huge gash running down her side from Reid throwing her but still that didn’t stop her. Reid advanced on her along with Zane and panic kicked in, as I realised, they were going to have to seriously hurt her to get her to stop.
My wolf Darian was filled with anguish as he watched them start ripping her apart. When he couldn’t handle watching, he dropped his guard giving me full control, leaving me standing bare naked. Her wolf was fighting to kill. Not even thinking as Reid launched himself at her. I ran toward her blocking his advance as he went for her neck, instead his wolf tearing into my shoulder as I threw my body over the top of her wolf. I groaned in pain feeling my flesh being torn away. My wolf snarling in the back of my head.
Ryder Reid's wolf instantly let go when he realised it was me and not Lily. Layla threw me off and shook out her fur spraying blood everywhere from the numerous bites all over her body. I quickly stood between her and Reid. She went to lunge at him when she froze.
She turned her head to the side observing me, like she was trying to remember who I was. She took a step forward and I reached out my hand. She growled as she took another step forward before sniffing my hand. I held my breath wondering if she was about to rip my hand off, only she didn’t. She pushed her nose into my hand before running her head underneath my palm, my hand brushing over her fur. I heard Aria gasp behind me, snapping Layla’s attention to her.