LAILAS POV
I don’t think I had ever felt out of place and unwelcome as I did right now. It was clear to everyone when I arrived that I wasn’t wanted there. If not for the fact that Dylan was holding my hand so tight and refusing to let me go, I would have taken off running the moment his mom approached us.
Her actions towards me made her intentions and her feelings toward me very clear. She didn’t want me here, and she refused to recognize my presence. She was very happy to see her so and my presence wasn’t going to stop her from making that clear. Dylan insisted on taking me with him everywhere he went with his mom, and he refused to let go of my hand as we were taken around the huge mansion. To be honest, I would rather feel awkward with him right by my side rather than be locked up i
