Rejected To Be Your Second Chance novel Chapter 31

　　~Layla’s POV~

　　How much longer are you gonna run?

　　"Until the urge to turn back and rip that girl to bits is gone"

　　So not anytime soon then

　　"No" Clara growled and ran through amongst the trees and jumped over rocks and hills. She ran down a stream and her paws splashed in the water as it flew up on our sides.

　　She eventually came to a stop somewhere deep in the woods far, far away from any pack.

　　She dropped the bag that she held between her teeth and we shifted back and got dressed.

　　I looked around at the wilderness and couldn't hear or sense a single car or human which meant we were far away from civilization. Just as I had wanted.

　　We couldn't go back to my old pack because I would be putting everyone there in risk so this was where we were gonna stay for the time being. My back hit the trunk of a tree and I slid down the bark until I was sitting on the damp grass.

　　The sky was bright and the suns hone but a gentle breeze was swinging through the trees and playing music on the branches.

　　The stillness of the environment awoke a peace within me that had been long lost.

　　It was broken however by snatches and breaks heard from behind the trees.

　　"Hello?" I slowly got up and extended my claws.

　　"It’s me, don't attack." I recognized the voice. The man from the memory stepped around the tree and walked through some bushes pressing the branches apart as he walked up to me.

　　"What do you want?" He smiled and placed his hands in his pockets, he pressed his shoulders down and tried to look smaller than he was.

　　"Just talk," he said softly.

　　He walked away from me, down the unpaved road and I figured that I either stay here alone or I follow him and see what he wants.

　　"It all began centuries ago," he started and walked through the forest without sparing me a single glance. I could tell how deeply devoted he was to what he was about to tell me and truthfully, I wanted to hear it. This was my history too.

　　"This is Layla Lecruest. Layla, meet the guys. This is Derek, Aiden and Freddy," they all reached out their hands but i was just staring at Justin.

　　"How do you know my last name?" He chuckled and i looked at everyones smiling faces. Freddy slowly pulled his hand back when I wasn't grabbing it and looked awkwardly between us.

　　"I know a lot about you. Whenever we notice someone with the gene I make sure to get all the information."

　　"Why?"

　　"Because i make it my business. Because that’s how I know who to protect," his dark eyes were glaring into mine and i felt the confidence he held in his words. I nodded my head and looked back at the others. Freddy smiled, Aiden was glaring and I felt some hostility coming from him but Derek was different. He eyed me up and down before settling his deep gaze on my eyes and staring past the walls.

　　"So the Alpha finally pulled his claws from you, did he?" Derek asked and raised his head.

　　"I don’t believe it’s any of your business," that hit a nerv, I'm not gonna lie.

　　"Come on, let me show you your new home." a sense of ease washed over me and we walked into the forest.