DEL MORINO
Layla's stubbornness was like a wall in front of me and the silence between us was heavy and almost painful. With her arms folded and her eyes firmly focused on the far side of the room she appeared to be trying to avoid me in the hopes that this whole thing would go away and I had just let her go.
However, I was not done and I was not going to allow her to leave here too until she agreed.
I walked towards her, so close that our bodies were almost touching.
"There must be a reason or two why you're so desperate to avoid being my mate."
Her gaze shifted briefly to me and I caught a glimpse of something—doubt? Fear? Perhaps even desire.
I saw it but it was gone as fast as it had appeared.
I knew of the conflict she was fighting inside of her. I reduced the distance betwe
