Layla's POV
I arrived at the boardroom at the same time as Damien and he stopped to give me a once over before walking in. For the first time in a long time, he looked at me normally, like I was just anybody else. He didn't look at me with affection and care, not even with familiarity. I tried to put that thought behind me and focus on the meeting.
'Good morning. I have called an inner council meeting to find out the way forward in a pending situation.' Everyone nodded in understanding. I looked around the table and realized the council meeting was more of a family meeting with Nat, Mia, Dom, myself, and Damien in attendance, and I was the topic of discussion, the problem.
'The Lenkov dynasty was believed to have been eliminated until Aliana's appearance, which has put a target on The
