LAYLA.
Something wasn't right.
It shouldn't be that way. It certainly shouldn't work that way. Because obviously, it made no sense that the sound of a voice so deep could cause those wild tremors to settle at the pit of my stomach.
But it did. And for the love of Danu, I have no idea how that happened.
As I let my eyes settle on where Darius held Sebastian's hand in a painful twist, I couldn't help but recall how we had gotten into a situation like this.
One minute, I was standing with Darius and Zafira, ready to see this beautiful spot in the garden that she wanted to show me. The next, I was being escorted back to my room with two guards on either side of me. Their heavy footsteps trailed after me, and I genuinely couldn't shake off the feeling that this was similar to how mother wo
