He rejected me?

**Layla**

I pulled away from Luke, first my mom gets sick and now my dad dies? Shaking my head, I ran out of the kitchen and into the cold November air. Fighting my wolf, I decided to run on foot. Daisy was clawing at my insides, pleading with me to let her out. I ran around deep into the forest that lined Lukes house. I should have been there, my dad shouldn't have faced those rouges alone. Feeling Daisy begin to overpower me, my clothes were striped away, my claws elongated. I felt soft, solid white fur covering my whole body. Looking back at myself, I felt a sence of pride. Daisy howled, it was a mixture of sadness and pride. She pushed foward, the farther we ran, the more tired I felt. Hearing massive paws approaching me made me come to a halt. Looking around I caught sight of a massive silver wolf. I was frozen where I stood. White wolves, like myself were rare, but silver wovles were unheard of. The silver wolves piercing green eyes met mine and I knew who this wolf belonged to.

Going behind a tree, I shifted back. Not many wolves had my ability to shift and there clothes reappear after they shift back. Its something I have been able to do since my first shift. Coming back out from behind the tree, Luke gave me a sympathetic face and walked over to me. "Layla, I am so sorry about your dad.", with that, Luke reached out and took my hand, pulling me to him. I buried my face into his bear chest, which by the way, was sculpted to perfection. I softly started to sob, causing him to wrap a arm around my waist and use his free hand to stroke my hair. "Layla, if you want, I will go with you.", Luke blurted out, causing me to look up at him. "You would do that for a girl you just met?", Lukes eyes softened, he bent down so that his lips were placed on the top of my head. He placed a gentle kiss on my head and brought my eyes up to meet his. "Layla I would do anything for you, and I don't want you to face that asshole of a mate that rejected you." Backing away from Lukes embrace, I felt shocked and confused. "Luke, how did you know my mate rejected me?", Luke looked like he had seen a ghost. "I-I kinda knew that last night when I saved you. I also knew who you were... I'm sorry Layla...I didn't mean to lie...its just... ", Luke trailed off, causing me to give him an annoyed look.

Pouncing foward, I pushed Luke back. "How in the hell do you know who I am?

We just met last night.", I said, feeling the confusion building up inside me. "I will tell you everything you wanna know, but you have to promise you will keep an open mind.", Luke said, making me scoft. I took a step back, giving him a little bit of space. He rubed his hands together and gave me a nervous look. "Look, I have kinda been keeping an eye on you for.... a while.", Luke said. I could feel anger filling up inside me. "How long?", I asked him. He took a deep breath and cleared his throat. "Since.. the day... you left Virginia." Walking up to him, I looked him straight in the eyes. "Why have you been 'keeping an eye on me'?" He started to pace the forest floor. Looking back at me he said "Your dad contacted me the day you left and told me to keep an eye on you, to track you. He heard about me doing some work for one of his buddies and how I protected his buddies grandaugher for about a month. I kept him updated in your well being.

Thats the reason he never really looked for you...because he always knew you were safe." "So you mean to tell me that you knew my dad? Is he the one who told you about Blake rejecting me?" Luke nodded at me, causing me to cry even harder.

Luke came over to me, I hesitated, but he still pulled me close to him, wrapping both arms around me. "So...basically you are my protector?" Luke got me at arms length and smiled down at me. "Yeah, I guess you could say that, but I would love to get to know you on a deeper level. You know after everything calms down and you have time to let everything sink in.", Luke said, blushing down at me. "I am handling all that I can right now, I mean first my mom and now my dad....I don't know what I'm going to do.", I said, pulling away from Luke and sitting on the forest floor. "Wait a minute, if you have been spending the last four years of your life protecting me...how did you protect your pact? And your mate?.." Lukes face droped. He turned his head before saying "John, my beta, has helped a lot. He is basically like a second alpha..and as for my mate...I haven't found her yet. I should have found her two years ago, on my eighteen birthday...but I had no such luck." I scooted closer to Luke and looped my arm around his. "At least you didn't get rejected and thrown to the side, you still have a chance at happiness", I said, feeling my heart hurting even more. Luke cuped my cheek, looking into my eyes. "He was an idoit to reject you, you are something special miss Layla Love.", Luke inched closer to me, his eyes flickered to my lips. Sucking in a deep breath, I pulled back..."So...when do we leave for Virginia?" Disappointment flashed across his eyes. "Umm...whenever you think you are ready?" I looked out over the forest, breathing in the fresh scent of nature. "I don't think I will ever be ready to go back there, but I have to face it sometime and my mom is going to need me,...We can leave tonight.", Luke pulled me into him once again. "By the way, your wolf is beautiful", Luke smiled down at me. We spent the rest of the morning on the forest floor.

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Okay guys, here's another chapter!! So luke...her protector? ? Who would have known!! Lol. What do yall think of Laylas and Lukes relationship so far?? Comment and Vote!! (: Until next time my wonderful readers! (: