The General (GXG) (Lesbian Story) (Book Three)

Chapter Seventeen

Laylah's POV

I was numb.

I didn't know what to feel right now. To be completely honest, I didn't know if I even wanted to feel anything.

One minute everything was fine, the next we had been attacked twice in one day, I was sent off to another kingdom and then I found out my Dad was killed.

We found out not too long after that he was killed by one of our own, purely because they were unhappy with his leadership. The attacks were linked. They aimed for the royal family as a warning. They didn't want us to join the Elite, so they took measures into their own hands and decided to make us pay for it.

The thing is, we weren't even decided about joining the Elite yet. That's what the Tour was going to decide and I was angry at the fact that they decided to kill my Dad just because they weren't happy.

My mum was distraught which of course, was to be expected. She had just lost her husband and mate of almost forty-five years. She was practically inconsolable now. Addison's parents were standing in to run the kingdom while they figure out what to do about everything. Addison called me and said they wanted me to stay in Equanoras a bit longer while they sorted everything out. At the time, I didn't even have the energy to argue. I still didn't have the energy. I just didn't know what to do.

My Dad wasn't exactly the most affectionate person in the world toward me but he was still my Dad. I loved him more than anything and now he was gone. I didn't even get to say goodbye to him or tell him that I loved him and now I would never get that chance.

It hurt. A lot.

Right now, I was laying in my bed. I wasn't quite sure how I got here because the last thing I remembered was being told the news and just crying. The last thing I heard was my own screams and then everything went blank.

Honestly, I hoped it was just a dream and that all of this had never really happened but unfortunately, I haven't woken up yet

I felt a hand run through my hair and I closed my eyes again briefly, just enjoying the feel of it. One thing I could say was that Brooklyn had been a rock for the past couple of days since it happened. She stayed by my side the whole time, only leaving if I needed something. I had barely spoken more than a sentence to her but she stayed anyway and I appreciated that more than anything.

At the moment I was laying in her lap, like I had been for the past couple days,

"How are you feeling? Although that's probably a stupid question."

I placed my hand on top of her one and turned it around so that I could intertwine them. I couldn't see her expression right now but I didn't need to. She squeezed my hand gently, letting me know that she understood.

We didn't really know where we stood with each other but that was fine. I think we both silently agreed that we were still going to see where this took us. Naturally, we weren't going to take anything too fast too soon. I was just grateful that she allowed me to cry on her shoulder because that's really all I wanted to do.

Venice had barely spoken to me and I knew she was just as upset as I was. She would talk to me eventually. I still felt her presence all the time which helped to comfort me. Just feeling her with me helped a lot.

I felt Brooklyn rub the back of my hand with her thumb gently. I liked it. The small affectionate side of her. It was nice,

"It will get better." She spoke quietly, "It might not seem like it now but it will."

I felt tears come to my eyes at that and I closed my eyes, letting them fall down my cheeks, "It hurts." I croaked out.

"It does. It's okay to hurt though. You need to hurt in order to get through it. I know it's not much consolation but I'm here for you. I'm not going anywhere."