Chastity
Layla had done her best to convince me that the Alpha King wouldn't harm me in any way. I wanted to trust her, but after eleven years as an entire pack's punching bag and the more recent assault at the hands of the future Alpha, I couldn't. Still, I agreed to go with her as long as she promised not to leave me alone with him. Rob had demanded I run away during the ball, told me he wouldn't be around to help me anymore. It was the memory of his face in the crowd that tipped the scales in Layla's favor.
She escorted me through the packhouse, one hand dragging a suitcase behind her with an expression on her face that dared anyone to come near. The one that said, 'try it, and I'll kill you.' I nearly laughed when Rob emerged from the dimly lit hall looking for me, and she growled.
