Chapter One Hundred: Together Again

"I know you are in your honeymoon phase with your husband," Akila began with an emphasis on "husband", "but you should pay attention to the rest of us who miss you, Celebrity Layla." Layla choked down on a laugh at the moniker Akila had given her. She didn't tell Akila about the reason why she had stood her up on their last appointment to meet. She didn't want to get her worried about the potential threat against Derek and her. "I'm sorry about last time." "Didn't he give you permission to leave? I didn't think Alpha Canaan was the clingy type." Layla didn't remember to ask Canaan for permission to visit Akila that week. And even if she had, she would not have been able to meet up as she spent the rest of that week in the hospital. "He's away on a trip at the moment. I will tell him about it when he arrives." Akila made a knowing sound over the phone. "You got carried away with the romance and forgot to tell Canaan about your plan to visit me. Is that what you mean?" Layla p