CHAPTER EIGHT
(Kade's P.O.V.}
"Layra, please, come back" I begged her .
"F**k you, "
She spat.
"Let's get one, thing straight, even if you hadn't rejected me , I would have rejected you anyway. I want nothing to do with you or this pack. I told you that from the moment I accepted your rejection.I never want to be tied to you or this pack in any way, shape, or form. You can lie to yourself and to me all you want, but nothing will change the fact that I despise you. I always have, and I always will!" she shouted at me.
Every word she said was like a knife to the heart. Why did she still affect me like this?
"Well, there you have it, Alpha Kade, Amaya has made her decision. Now if you will excuse us, I need to have some bonding time with my Luna," he shoved me back, and quickly slammed the door in my face.
I heard it click , indicating he locked it .
I watched the door for a while, thinking that she might be return but she didn't so I headed back into my room,there I continued to cry as I walked.
"Moon Goddess, why!? Why are you torturing me ! ?",I shouted at the top of my lungs.
"Is this how it's going to be? Instead of giving me a second chance as you did for her, you're going to make me pine for her!? A woman that was never meant to be mine!?".
I slammed the back of my head against my door.I sat there for a good ten or fifteen minutes, just wallowing in my self-pity. Then, I heard a knock on their door. I listened closely.
"It's Jacob"," Raven's Beta .
I heard the door open ." What ? "
"This close, I was this f*****g close",Raven said . Did he mean what I think he meant? Was he trying to mate with Lyra?
" My bad , " Isaac replied .
"What do you want?"
"Food, I thought we were going out to eat,"
"Layra, darlin, are you ready to go out to eat ? "
"Out?"I heard Layra reiterate . Her voice was so innocent and sweet.
"Yes, out," I heard feet shuffling, the door close, and lock. I waited about fifteen seconds before opening my door and looking out .
I saw them go down the stairs , and Layra was holding his hand.I followed them and before I got could reach them, I could hear my sister screaming.
"Where do you think you're going!?"
"What does it matter to you?
I hear Raven ask her.
My sister was ruining everything,It's no wonder Layra wanted nothing to do with me, She would be stuck with in-laws like my sister.
"Raven, stop this nonsense, and reject her already! Everyone knows you belong with our kind!",Darla shouts.
"What exactly do you mean, by our kind, Darlar?"
"Our kind! Ranked wolves, not lonely orphaned, destitute rogues,"
"Wow,you don't know anything do you?"
Darla really didn't know anything. If she only knew that Layra was also an Alpha's daughter, but it was none of her business.
I peeked over the railing, and saw Raven, holding Layra by the waist and hips.
His hands were damn near her ass. I couldn't bear to see any of this anymore,or hear anything else,so I went back to my room. I needed to figure out a way to get Amaya back. I needed to find a way to get rid of Raven Sadler.
(Layra's P.O.V.}
I was unable to believe all of the light and smells I could sense in the city,Raven was teaching me to identify and separate the scents.
"Layra, is there anything specific you want to eat?", Raven asked me.
"Um,I don't really know what there is to eat other than stuff I cooked at the packhouse,"
"What's your favorite kind of food?"Jacob asked.
" I don't know , honestly , I never ate much , to begin with
"Didn't the packhouse ever order out?" Raven asked.
I nodded my head, For as long as I could remember, I had cooked almost every day. On occasion, Sylvester would order delivery for the packhouse,but I was never allowed to eat when that happened because it would be a waste according to him.
"There were nights where I didn't have to cook, but those were nights I was confined to my room and wasn't allowed to eat," I tell them honestly.
"Wow," Jacob said and shook his head .
"Jacob! let's go somewhere simple for now,"
"Sure, where to?"
"Layra, do you know what Chickies is?" Raven asked.
I shook my head again."Do you know what fried chicken is? "
"Yeah, that I know".
"Okay, well this is fried chicken,
but's more Cajun style".
"Um,okay,"I replied.
"You'll love it," Jacob said from the driver seat.
I just smiled and nodded my head . I was up for trying anything, After a few minutes of driving, Jacob pulled up into this small orange-colored building that had a large letter C on the sign.
"Layra, go sit down with Jacob, and I will order the food, okay?"
I nodded and he went to the front to order while Jacob and I sat at a larger table because apparently,these two eat a lot , and a smaller table wouldn't be enough room.
After about fifteen minutes, Jacob got up to help Raven bring all of the food.
When they came back with four trays full of food, my eyes jumped out of my head .
"Raven, why did you get so much?",I asked him.
"Because darling, I want you to able to taste everything they have on the menu".
My mouth dropped at the sight before me."What do you want to drink?"
"Drink?"
"Soda, iced tea?"
"Um,I've always wanted to try iced tea",they both looked at me funny.
"Layra, you've never had iced tea before?" Jacob asked.
"No,I was only allowed to have water .Any other kind of drinks were not allowed," they looked at each other and shook their heads. They both walked away to get drink , and then came back a minute later.
"Alright, try this",Raven said,putting a piece of chicken on my plate.
I picked it up and tried fried chicken for the first time. It was crunchy and a little salty but in a good way.
"Well?"
I smiled and nodded. He then loaded a bunch of other things onto my plate for me to try . Most of what I saw were things I already knew, but some I had never tried before.
I made sure to get a bite of everything, and I had to say that the mashed potatoes, red beans with rice, and the chicken strips were my favorite. I especially liked the honey mustard sauce .
After eating almost everything that was ordered, I felt like my stomach was going to burst.I had never eaten so much in one sitting before . I probably ate more in this one place than I had in the last eight years.
My stomach was actually starting to hurt a little.
"Do you want dessert?"
Raven asked.
"Can I?" my stomach hurting was a thing of the past.
"Of course", he said with a big smile.
"Can we get ice cream?"I asked.
Raven smiled and Isaac drove us to a place called Cold Stone. I was excited because it had been so long since I had ice cream. I remember eating it a lot when I was younger. My mom always let us have one scoop after dinner if we ate our veggies. I remember my favorite being chocolate.
"Layra, what flavor do you want?" Raven asked.
"Um, I don't know. I've only ever had chocolate," I said looking at the endless amount of options before me in the window.
"Miss, you can try a few samples if you like",the person behind the glass said.
"Do you want to try a few different ones?" Raven asked and I nodded my head.
"Which ones?"
"You pick," I tell him .
"Let's try the cheesecake, sweet cream , cotton candy ,and mint ",one by one the salesperson gives me small little spoons so I can try the ones Ryan picked out . I tried the mint first and shook my head .
Then he gave me sweet cream , and I just kind of C****d my head back and forth. Then I got cotton candy and shook my head again. The last one was cheesecake.
"Wow! This one is so good!"I exclaimed.
"Okay, so cheesecake in the medium cup, please ".!
"Did you want any mix-ins?"
The person asked, and I just looked at Raven.
"Let's make into the strawberry cheesecake please".
"Sure thing," I watched as the person scooped up the ice cream and put it onto the table. I saw that the table was ice cold .
He added fresh strawberries and cookies to it and started to mix it together. He then scooped it up again and then put in a cup for me with a spoon .
"Thank you," I said and reached over for it.
"Go sit, and enjoy darling, Jacob and I will be right there",I nodded and went to sit at a table . I took a bite of my ice cream and was in heaven .
This had to be the most amazing thing that had ever touched my tongue . The strawberries added a slight sourness to it, which just made it that much better . After a few minutes , Ryaln and Isaac sat down too.
"What did you get?" I asked them.
"Rocky road," Isaac Said.
"Want a taste?", I nodded and took a spoon full of his.
I knew the ice cream was chocolate but couldn't tell what the other stuff was .
"What's this white puffy thing?"
"It's called a marshmallow,"I put it in my mouth and just smiled. It was sweet and soft and just melted in my mouth .
"The crunchy bits are almonds",I just nodded my head and enjoyed the flavor.
"I always thought marshmallows were big",I tell the guys.
"They come in different sizes and colors too", Jacob replied .
"What do you have Raven?"
"Birthday cake ice cream with pound cake, and sprinkles",He said and pushed it over.
I took a bite and it tasted just like a birthday cake.I was surprised I even remembered what a birthday cake tasted like.The taste alone brought tears to my eyes.
"Whoa,what's wrong?", Jacob asked .
"Layra, what's the matter?",Raven asked taking my hand in his.
"That's the closest thing I've had to a birthday cake in eight years".
"Do you want to switch?",Raven asked.
"Huh? No, I love mine, yours just brought back memories, I'm okay", I assured him.
Even though half of this day was spent in the pack clinic, I had to admit that today was not a bad day at all. Raven and Jacob did everything for me and made sure I enjoyed myself.
I felt silly for having cried while eating ice cream, but I felt better once I got that insecurity off of my chest.
Who knew?
Perhaps now that I was mated to Raven, he would buy me a birthday cake next year.
I couldn't help fantasising about the future with him as his Luna.