Chapter 46

After freshening up, Layla stepped out from the room as she couldn't lock herself in forever.

She needed to come out and face Nolan.

She walked over to the sitting room and saw him sitting on a couch with a cup of hot coffee In front of him.

"Good morning sir.." she greeted in a low tone picking her nails.

She wanted to do two things, clear this matter up, if possible she didn't want them to talk about anything and just forget it happening.

Secondly, she wanted to seek permission to leave. The business trip was over, so she had no business whatsoever here again in Seattle.

And she still had to leave immediately as she was still at risk as long as Scarlet and Rosalie were in Seattle.

Nolan swayed his head to see her standing there, he just nodded slowly before looking away from her.

So he is back to his usual self, Layla snorted.

"Um.." she began as she wanted to leave immediately.

"I wanted to ask"

"Sir let's talk.." he chimed in and Layla's brows creased.

Did he still want to talk about last night?

Oh god dammit! The last thing she wanted was for him to speak about it. The fact that she was standing in front of him was a hassle because she was utterly embarrassed.

"Iokay sir." Layla obliged by taking her seat opposite him as there was no need to argue with him.

"About last night.." he began and Layla blurped loudly.

"I will take responsibility for what happened, it was my fault.." he uttered softly. Her life was about to take a huge turnaround and she needed to be ready for it.

She has mated with an Alpha which technically meant that she would be a Luna. And that was a huge responsibility to carry.

"Apparently you already know about my real identity.." he sighed, picking up the cup of coffee which was in front of him and he took a sip from it.

"You know that I'm a Lycan, you know everything now and you know that we're mates and we've mates.." he paused, dropping the cup back in its original position.

Layla listened with rapt attention as he spoke, she was already prepared to tell him that he could go ahead to reject her. She equally didn't want to be mates with him.

"I planned to reject you but things didn't turn out as planned, now we're inseparable.." he chuckled dryly as he smacked his lips loudly.

"You can still go ahead with the rejection sir.." Layla reasoned. She did not want him either.

She couldn't even imagine being with a person like him.

He was handsome, yes but his personality was a big no for her.

"I don't think you understand the meaning of inseparable Layla.." he deadpanned, squinting his eyes at her. She really had a lot to learn about Lycans and werewolves.

This new responsibility of a Luna was something she couldn't ignore. She was entitled to it.

"If you reject me, you die or I die, but most times the females lose their lives because they're more fragile " he stated and Layla felt her heart seize.

Rejection was much worse than losing one's mate. When he lost Vera, it took him a long time to bounce back to his real self.

Now if he rejects Layla, it is most likely that she would lose her life.

Layla's hands trembled as she said those words, he never mentioned death. She can't die. No!

"The mate bond is stronger than you think Layla, I can feel your emotions and you can feel mine, now you're scared.." he blurted out. He could feel her fear. He didn't know why she was scared but from now on Layla was his responsibility.

"There's no need to be scared Layla, I'm not going to bite you. You can live your life however you like, you can live like a free bird" he informed as he had no plans of holding her close to himself.

"But there's something you should know, Layla, I'm not just a Lycan but an Alpha, in other words you can say I rule the Lycans and the werewolves.." she lifted her gaze as she looked at him wondering how him being an Alpha affected her.

"You now have a responsibility to carry Layla, you're now my Luna, you now have people under you and their priorities come first.." he intoned the last few words staring intently at her.

Layla couldn't utter any word, she was confused, everything was too much for her to bear.

"I'm not rushing you into anything, you can take your time Layla.."

"Just know from now onwards, you're my responsibility and I'll handle everything.." he assured and Layla scoffed inwardly.

Responsibility her foot! Why didn't take responsibility for the first night they spent together? Why did he treat her like trash when he met her as if what happened was her fault?

"Why didn't you take responsibility for that night?" She was forced to ask him.

"Because whatever happened that night was nothing but a mistake." He spat out bluntly and Layla felt her heart squeeze.

Her child is not a mistake, this pregnancy is one of the best things that could ever happen to her as she found a new reason to be happy.

"It was never meant to happen.." he said again.

After that night, he began to live in guilt and hated himself so much. He hated the moon goddess for giving him a second chance mate when she took the one he loved away from him.

He hated Layla to the core for even appearing in his Life.

"A mistake.." Layla repeated in ridicule as she stood on her feet.

If he considered that night a mistake, then he would consider her pregnancy a mistake and wouldn't accept it. Then what was the need of telling him about it.

"I can take good care of myself, there's no need to take responsibility for anything.." she said angrily walking away from him as she walked into a room slamming the door behind her.

His words pissed her a lot. She had never been this angry.

Nolan pursed his lips as he watched her leave, what did he say that made her so angry.

Standing up from the chair, he headed to her room as he spoke.

"We're going to the pack soon, get ready" and with that he walked away.