Chapter 37. Rise and Shine

Layla’s POV

The dark walls brought little relief to my aching eyes as they woke up from their slumber. In the corner was a lamp that stood tall and shed a warming light over the room.

My head was pounding as if it had been pressed under a boulder and just trying to see clearer was causing the pain to get worse.

“You have to keep her away from there.”

“How am I supposed to do that? She doesn’t listen.”

“If this happens again we don’t know what will happen,” hushed voices were speaking in the corner of the room but I couldn’t turn to see who it was. I noticed something pressing on my temple and when I tried to shift my head it stopped. There was something keeping my head still.

“Keep her away, Justin.”

“Right, because it’s so damn easy.”

“Nothing worthwhile ever is.” It was Justin and a woman. He sighed and I made out some of the words they said but they were whispering them so quietly.

I pressed harder to try and turn arou