Chapter 36

Layla's eyes remained glued to Nolan's as she stayed unblinking. His icy blue eyes staring deep into her brown ones.

Layla soon realized that they've been staring into each other's eyes for quite a long time which made her quite uncomfortable.

She cleared her throat loudly stepping out of her reverie.

"Why were you crying earlier?" Nolan suddenly asked.

Actually that thought has been bothering him as he just couldn't understand her behavior earlier.

She was crying when she was not hurt and even wished that she was the one hurt instead.

"Because I was worried about you.." came Layla's honest reply and a dry laugh vibrated out of Nolan's mouth, which left Layla in amusement.

This was literally the first time she was seeing him laugh.

"Worried!!" He chuckled with a sneer.

She was the first person that had ever told him those words, that she was worried about him.

Most people looked up to him for protection not to worry about him.

"You don't have to be worried about me, Layla, worry about yourself.." he drew out.

They were two different people, she was weak and fragile, while he was strong and could take care of himself anytime.

"You should think about yourself not me.." he said again.

"And I can take care of myself just fine, I'm a Lycan, " he reminded her Incase she had forgotten that fact.

"But Lycans can also die" she pointed out and Nolan paused..

"You're not immortal so you should take care of yourself too.." she flashed a warm smile at him as she sighed deeply, today has been quite a rough day.

"How do you know if you find your mate?" Layla asked out of the blue as she wanted to know more about that.

"You get the feeling.." he replied.

The feeling was so intense, that something he felt his wolf trying to tear out of him each time Layla appeared.

"What feeling?" Layla queried.

"It's a feeling of longer, it's mostly stronger for us Lycans because of our wolf, but for humans like you, you will have a gut feeling, the need to be with a particular person.." he explained to her.

"So we're mates?" She drew out and he nodded his head affirmatively.

"Hmm, hmm"

"Oh my gosh.." Layla gasped. That must be the reason for the attraction she usually felt towards him even though she hated him.

It was all because of a stupid matewhatever, Layla thought, biting her lips hard.

"Don't worry, I'm working on severing the mate bond.." he announced and Layla lifted her head up to face him.

"Sever?" She pursed her lips in confusion.

How much more was she going to find out today?

"Yes.." he confirmed.

"A mate bond can be severed.."

"Oh I see, why don't we do that?" She proposed her mood lifting up.

"You can just reject your mate, if not, I would have done that the moment we met" he snapped coldly at her.

"It has to be done on a full moon and today happened to be a full moon.." he said to her.

"So you were planning to reject me tonight?" She asked as he affirmed to her.

"Wow!!" Was all Layla could say. If not for the attack that happened, Nolan would have probably taken her to a corner and rejected her. Then everyone goes their separate ways as if nothing ever happened.

She inhaled sharply, this was the first time he was speaking so casually to her.

Usually he hardly spoke and when he did, it was to scold her.

But today they spoke casually and he even laughed.

Who knew the almighty Nolan Adlen could laugh.

"Thank God we're safe" she mumbled, moving her hands to her flat tummy which she rubbed gently. Her child was safe, nothing had happened to him or her.

Layla was still appreciating the fact that she was safe, when something struck her.

If Nolan was a Lycan and also the father of her child, did that mean..

"How do Lycans come about.." she suddenly asked in horror as she sat up from the ground.

"Hmm?" Nolan frowned at her sudden behavior.

Why was she acting so strange all of a sudden? He wondered.

"How do you Lycans come about, I mean how do you get your Lycan powers?" She asked anxiously as she anticipated his reply.

"Through birth, a Lycan has to be born, but a werewolf can be bitten.." he replied.

A Lycan could only be born, that was what made them more unique and stronger.

"Oh no!" Layla gasped as she fell back to the ground.

She hasn't freak out since but now she wants to freak out.

If Nolan was a Lycan, that means her child would be one also.

She felt like screaming her lungs out at the sudden discovery. It seems as if things weren't working in her favor, how could it be!!

"Is anything the problem?" Nolan asked, sensing her tense State.

"Nonono.not at all" Layla faked a smile as she tried to control herself.

The last thing she wanted was having Nolan suspect her, she needed to play cool.

She leaned against the other side of the wall as they both sat face to face with each other. Each lost in their own thoughts.

This can't be happening, Layla thought in despair, it just couldn't happen. She has planned on leaving with her child after she gathered enough money but how will she do that now, when her child is the child of a Lycan. Which means she's birthing one.

"How do you" her voice trailed off as she noticed something unusual in Nolan, he had a tensed look on his face.

"Sirwhat's wrong?" She asked getting up from the ground and she crawled to where he sat. Was the poison having its effects on him again? Did she not burn it out properly?

"Is everything okay, why did you look tense?" She asked in fear.

It was alright dark and she was in a place she had no idea about, so something better not be wrong with him, because she has nowhere to run to for help.

"Are you okay?"

"No!"