Chapter 100. What You Don’t Know Won’t Hurt You… Right?

Layla’s POV

We walked around the pack’s border, so close to the edge that if I were to trip, I’d be on the other side. I watched where the pack territory ended and where the forest began. Behind us was the field Justin and I had crossed, an open area where the sun was free to shine down on the grass and where nothing could be hidden.

Nathaniel walked next to me with his hand brushing against the bushes and his mind occupied with thoughts he wouldn’t share.

I scanned the line; it would be so easy to shift and run, but I wondered how far I’d get before I was caught. And then what? The thought of the repercussions put more fear in my body than the idea of staying here. I had so much to lose now: friends, family, Kade, and on top of that, Nathaniel had his mark of torture on me that he could use anytime.

“You’re thinking about running, aren’t you?” My head jerked to the side when he spoke.

I smiled timidly as I shook my head. “No, I’m happy where I a