Layla's POV
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I had been sitting on the floor since Damien left the room and I cried for most part.
I wanted him to come back, make me understand whatever it was that he meant and stay around me enough to fill my senses with his smell.
I didn't want to think about anything other than him, his eyes and his beautiful face, because no matter how much I thought about everything else, it didn't make sense.
Did he mean he wouldn't let me leave his house? This room? Are werewolves real? Is he one?
Amongst other things, I noticed that the sexual feelings that were heightened when he was around me disappeared minutes after he left my space and that at first, I felt a huge sense of relief but minutes later, I wanted him back.
I also noticed there were two extra doors in the room aside the entrance door.
After some thoughts, I realized one of them could be the bathroom so I stood up to check which is which.
I needed a shower. I already felt sticky and I could smell a stench that wasn't my cologne and that made me feel a bit embarrassed because he saw and probably smelled that too.
I also tried to make sure I didn't hate myself. It was all I could do as I thought about being a captive and being attracted to my captor, as I thought that I was free only to realize I wasn't
If it's a ransome I need to pay, my father won't blink an eye before sending whatever amount he demanded.
They demand.
I didn't want to wallow in self pity so I stood up, stretched my body and made my way to one of the doors and the first one I opened happened to be the bathroom.
I opened the second out of curiosity and saw that it's an empty closet with nothing but towels inside.
I picked a towel up and wondered what I would change into after taking my bath.
Looking around the room, I regretted drinking once again and tears threatened to fall from my eyes.
Today would've been the last day of the curfew, I would've been looking forward to walking around freely, if only I hadn't been stupid enough to step out, stupid enough to get drunk.
With my eyes roaming around my cell, I couldn't hold back my tears
I cried even after I thought I had no more tears left, and this time, I didn't know if I was crying because I made a wrong decision or crying because I was all alone
I sat on the bed and cried like a baby till I heard a knock on the door
I hurriedly wiped my tears and tried to look normal because the last thing I wanted was to look weak.
Somehow I knew it wasn't Damien. Maybe that's because he didn't knock when he entered the other time.
"Yes?" I answered not bothering to stand up from my position, after all, I didn't lock the door from inside so whoever it could be, should be able to just open the door without bothering me.
The person knocked again and this time more rapidly, like the person was getting impatient and that frustrated me, why knock when you're with the key?
Before I could speak up, the person spoke up
"I know you're in there so would you just open up, please," a female said and I was startled
It's a girl. I didn't know why I expected the person to be a man, but I was happy to hear a lady's voice nevertheless
'Who could it be?' I wondered as I stood up and walked to the door
"I should be the one telling you to open the door. I'm locked in, remember?" I said pressing my ear to the door, trying to see if I would hear any other voice aside hers
"What?" she said sounding confused
"You're not locked in, you are the only person who can open the door infact, especially since I do not have the key"
That piece of information shocked me
I felt like I had been lied to, or maybe she's the one lying
"What do you mean?"
"You see the button at the side of the knob?"
"Yes?" I replied after sighting the small button, which was almost invisible
"Push it" she said and I did as she said
To my awe, the door unlocked slightly and this lady pushed her way in
I realized, I wasn't their captive, I was a captive of ignorance
If I had known about the knob, I would've found my way out and I might be out of this town already
"Luna" she said with a curt bow and a confused look
"I..." I started but the words in my mouth seemed stupid so I trailed off
"I'm guessing you didn't know about the door, it's okay, you weren't supposed to know after all" she said but that didn't help how I was feeling
I hated the fact that I was inside, my escape was right in front of me and I didn't know
"Luna?" she said calling me
"Don't call me that" I stated though I didn't know what it meant
"But that's what you are"
"Just don't" I said before looking away, hiding my already teary eyes
I didn't want to know what the word meant, I didn't care
I sucked in deep breaths, calmed myself down and then made my way to the bed
"Then what should I call you?" she asked and I shook my head slightly
"Layla" I replied despite my will to not say anything
"I brought you some clothes, and other things you might need" she said after some seconds but I neither replied nor looked at her,
"You need to take your bath, before anything, you look like shit and smell like poop, it's the only thing I'm smelling and it's nauseating," she said and I looked at her, shocked at how bold her words were, despite how she sounded before, and she was dramatically blocking her nostrils while blowing air away from herself
"Excuse me, I know I don't smell that bad," I said smiling despite my situation because of how funny she looked
"With the super heightened sense of a pregnant woman, trust me, you do," she said and I instantly looked to her stomach to see that it was protruding, stretching against the free gown she had on
"You're pregnant," I stated after giving her a once over
Aside her stomach, the first thing I noticed was our height difference
For the first time since I got here, I am taller than a lady, she looked roughly 5'8 and that warmed my heart
Then I noticed the twinkle in her eyes, one that seemed to be there permanently, signifying that she's an everytime, happy person
"Yes" she said with a big smile "and my name is Emily, a soon to be mother of two," she said with a smile so contagious, I smiled with her
"Two!" I exclaimed "wow"
"The pack doctor said there are two heartbeats right inside of here," she said while rubbing her stomach with so much pride that I wondered what she was feeling exactly in that moment
"Pack doctor" was all I could say as I was brought to the realization that even though she looks like me, she isn't like me, and if what Damien said was right, she's also a werewolf
She didn't say anything to me, she just stared like she didn't understand what I was implying
"I checked the closet and there was nothing I could use, only a towel, so thank you" I said with a stretched hand, aiming for the back pack and also wanting to change the topic
"Yeah, it's why the Alpha called me here. I brought it all, every single thing you might need, down to footwears," she said handing the bag she was holding to me and I smiled weakly at her
The fact that Damien thought about this tugged at my heart at an unhealthy rate but I shunned the feeling.
I felt exhausted mentally and emotionally and I craved for a break from everything unreal
"I'll be right back," I said to her before heading to the bathroom after picking the essentials I would need from the bag
"Please don't touch yourself in there," she said and I bulged my eyes, surprise overwhelming my senses.
"What the fuck" was all I could say while thinking of the possible reasons why she thought that was the next thing she could say to me
"Your arousal's scent is still lingering here and I can tell you didn't have sex with the Alpha, so I thought you might want to help yourself and that will waste my time and might chase me out of the room" she said as if she was saying something so normal
"If I said I understood everything you said I'd be lying 'cause the fuck is arousal scent," I said and she stared at me blankly and I felt the need to assure her that I wasn't doing anything like that
"Don't worry, I wasn't planning on helping myself out or anything like that, besides, I'm not big on masturbation"
I lied
And without waiting for her reply, I entered the bathroom, closed the door with my problem om the other side and focused on the bliss that comes with the feel of water on my skin