Layla’s POV
The whole day felt heavy in my chest. I moved around the clubhouse like everything was normal, but inside I felt like something was crushing me. Burke’s words kept coming back to my mind. His cold smile. His office. His deal. I swallowed hard and pushed the thought away again. I had done it for Jax. Only for Jax. If I didn’t… Burke would have forced Jax to do that job. And I knew what that job really was. Burke didn’t want someone scared. He wanted someone dead. And Jax would have been the one pulling the trigger.
I couldn’t let that happen. Never. So I bowed to Burke’s demand. Even thinking about it made my stomach turn. I wrapped my arms around myself and walked down the clubhouse hallway. I could still hear Jax’s voice from earlier.
“You’re hiding something.”
Yes.
I was
