Filed to story: Hiding the Alphas Baby Novel PDF Free by Author Lia
“Do you think they gave her something to eat?” She asks in a lost tone.
My throat clogs as I grab her arms and run my hands up and down to warm up her cold body.
“You need to be strong for her,” I whisper, lowering my lips to the back of her head.
“I can’t. I don’t know how to be strong without her.” She says her shoulders are losing their strength and slumping.
“Layla,” I utter, ignoring the pain in my chest, and turn her around so she is facing me.
The pain gripping my insides increases tenfold after one look at her hollow eyes and sunken cheeks. She is not the woman who flaunted around my house and my life with her fierce eyes and red cheeks that I came to like. She is just a shadow of that woman, empty and miserable.
I swallow and place my forefinger under her chin to tilt her head back. Her dull eyes meet my gaze, making me blink a few times to clear the haziness from my vision.
“How do you plan on continuing your search for her if you are like this, Layla? Do you want our daughter to know you ended up like this instead of fighting for her?” I whisper, keeping my voice unconsciously soft and low for her.
It’s strange that I hated her weakness, but seeing her so vulnerable in the past few days has drawn me to her in a way I can’t deny. It feels like, for the first time, we are on the same page. My strength and her fragility don’t matter. The similar emotions we feel are the only things that make sense and make us inseparable.
“Tell me again,” she whispers, her eyes void of tears. She has cried so much that she cannot muster up the tears anymore.
“What do you want me to tell you?” I run my knuckles down her cheek gently.
“That she will be back here, and we will be a family again.” Her eyes watch me expectantly.
I drop my hands on her waist before coiling my arms around her and pulling her in my chest. I didn’t think it was possible for me to ever want to offer comfort and safety in my arms to someone. But this girl is making me want to drop all thoughts and gather her frail body against mine so she knows as long as I am here, I will make things right.
“I will kill every last one of them. And we will live the rest of our lives….as a family…happy and at peace.” I promise, meaning every single word of it.
She shudders against me and sighs heavily. I keep her close, not wanting our vulnerable hearts and bodies to be separate anymore.
We stay like this for a while, but then I hear Levi’s voice in my head and instantly let her go.
‘We caught one of the bastard’s faces in the live CCTV recording.’ He yells in the mind-link, sounding both relieved and agitated.
‘Get everyone ready. We are leaving to get my daughter back right fucking now.’ I hiss, already starting towards the door. ‘The warriors are on standby. They will be at the border, ready to leave by the time we get there.’ He informs immediately. I hasten my steps, wanting to get to my daughter in a fucking moment if that’s possible. My heart pounds in my chest due to a mixture of fear and thrill. I found her, a voice chants in my head, and I almost forgot to inform Layla about the new development.
“Layla! They found the location.” Before I can turn around and let her know, I hear her friend screaming.
“What?” Surprise and relief pour out of her voice as she yells.
“Yes. They saw one of the kidnappers in a CCTV recording. Levi told me just now.” Daphne runs towards her.
I glance at them from over my shoulder and find Layla looking at me instead of her friend.” is it true? Is that where you are going in a hurry?”
“Yes. I am leaving to bring our daughter back.” I admit and start to walk again. I can’t waste any time.
“Alpha Alexander.” Layla sprints to catch up to me.
“I am not taking you with me,” I say before she can ask me to do it.
“No. I am not staying behind.” She shouts as I cross the main door and step down the stairs.
Her petite body is hot on my tail. I can outrun her if I want and even knock her down to get her off my back, but something tells me that I shouldn’t hurt her after all she has gone through.
“Alpha Alexander.” She catches my arm as I stop beside my car.
I whip around to face her and grab her forearms. “Stay here. I will bring her back with me.”
Her anxious gaze settles on me as she shakes her head violently. “I can’t, please. I need to go with you.”
“Layla. It’s dangerous. You can get hurt.” I squeeze her arms.
“It’s about my daughter. How do you expect me to stay put when I know you are going to her? Besides, you don’t care about me. If I get hurt, you will be the first one to celebrate that.” Her voice rises in volume.
A muscle in my jaw ticks when I hear her utter fucking nonsense. I tighten my grip over her arms until I see her wince in pain.
“I care. I fucking care about you. And I won’t let anyone hurt a hair on your head. Do you get me, Layla? I won’t let anyone take you away from me like they took our daughter.” I hiss in her face.
She freezes in response and searches my eyes as if she can’t believe it. It’s unbelievable to me that I have said it out loud, but I think something changed when she cried in my arms when they took Ayla and when she sought comfort in me all these days while asking me to bring our baby back. She showed me a broken side of her that was new to me, and I wanted to show her the ugly side of me that I had been hiding from her and the rest of the world.
“Please.” Her hands land on my chest, gripping my shirt tightly between her trembling fists. “Don’t leave me behind, Alpha Alexander. Let me come with you, and I will do anything for you. If you want me to sleep with you, I will do it. If you want me to be out of your life, I will do it. But please take me with you.”
“Layla,” I whisper, unable to believe the things she is saying.
‘You did make her believe that you only wanted to bang her once like an asshole when we both know the way you crave her won’t change even if you fuck her every night for the rest of your life.’ A gruff voice sounds in my head, making me press my lips in a thin line. It’s my wolf, who only speaks on the rarest of rare occasions. I am surprised that he has chosen this time to speak up.
I blink focusing on the hopeful eyes peering into mine. Unconsciously, I lean in and press my lips to her cold forehead. She sighs, loosening her hold over me.
“Get inside the car. We don’t have time to waste here.” I release Layla’s arms and rush towards the driving seat.
She doesn’t waste a moment and slips inside. I drive the car out of the driveway, glancing at Daphne in the backview mirror. No doubt, Levi has asked her to stay behind and take care of the pack for the time being, and at least she has listened to him because she knows some of us need to be here to protect the pack.
“You won’t get out of the car once we get there. “I tell her as I whizz past everything and approach the border fast.
“But…”
“No arguments about it, Layla. You will do as I say, or I will drop you somewhere on the way. I can’t let you risk your safety and die before meeting Ayla.” I hiss, shutting her up.
She closes her mouth on the spot, but something tells me she won’t be so obedient once we get there.
LAYLA
We drive for a few hours with many other cars in tow before finally coming to a stop at the roadside in the middle of nowhere. In the darkness of the night, a forest surrounds both sides of the deserted road, making everything appear scarier than it is.
“You will stay here.” Alpha Alexander repeats his command.
I nod quickly and look out of the windshield. “I don’t see anything around us, though. Where are we?”
“We have to stop a little away so we don’t end up alerting them ahead of time.” He informs me and opens the door.
I grab his arm before he can get out and leave me alone here. Alpha Alexander pauses, looking my way curiously.
My heart skips a beat as I stare at his face. “Don’t let her get hurt.”
He nods slowly and pats the back of my hand. “She will be fine.”
“And…” I search his stoic face, admiring his stance in such a difficult time. “Please don’t get hurt, Alpha Alexander.”
