Chapter 107

"Nolan!" He said as soon as he picked up the call.

{Alpha Nolan to you. It is unlike you to be riled up, Alpha Davian. Is it a bad time? Am I interrupting your little love story?}

Davian's face darkened; he could hear the smile in Nolan's voice. The Alpha intended to piss him off. However, he was in the mood to take the bait. Nolan was interrupting.

He was not surprised Nolan already knew about Layla. The Mafia Kings tended to keep tabs on each other to make sure no one stepped out of line and into the other's territory.

Leave them unattended for too long and bad things happen. He wouldn't care if the bad things didn't also affect him.

"What do you want?!"

{Ooh, harsh. I am pretty sure you know what I want—}

"No!"

{At least let me state my case, Alpha Davian. I promise it will be worth your while.}

"No."

{So stubborn. Asher is surprisingly much easier to convince about this kind of stuff. You'd rather lock yourself up. Introvert! How do you even run your busi—}

"Are you done?"

{Not even close. Your pretty little thing—}

Davian sighed and leaned back into his seat. "Tread carefully, Nolan."

{Alpha Nolan! And should I be scared? Don't tease me with a good time, Davian.}

"I am hanging up."

{Don't you dare. I will come to you in person. I know you don't like your home to be messed with. It will be much easier to attend this party and bring the missus.}

"I will do no such thing."

{So formal. I am asking nicely. Asher already agreed to attend. Celine is coming too. Your missus won't be bored.}

Davian found it hard to believe Asher had agreed to attend. It was difficult to believe Nolan said as there was no limit to what he would do. He would lie if it got him what he wanted.

"No!"

{I have tried the easy way. Don't take it to heart when I try the hard way. Layla, is it?}

"Are you threatening me, Nolan?"

{Tsk! Alpha Nolan. I am trying to be nice here. It has been a while since we saw each other. Call this some form of truce. I never do this sort of thing, be glad.}

"Enough!"

Davian pulled his phone from his ear and pressed the end button. He could feel a slight hum under his skin and he did his best to keep his emotions under wraps.

It was one thing for Nolan to know about Layla but to dare use her to coax him. His pregnant mate? Nolan really had no limit.

"Was that the Mafia King Alpha Nolan?" Layla softly asked.

She had barely been able to figure out what the conversation was about. Davian barely spoke but he seemed to get angrier as the conversation went on.

"Yes," he replied coldly and looked out the windscreen.

They were almost at the hospital; that's what he should be worried about and not some bored Alpha. Nolan was likely itching to start some trouble having been silent for so long.

"Oh," Layla said and twisted her fingers together.

She turned her head towards the tinted window, staring out of it. He was clearly still angry and talking to him right now was not a good idea but she was curious and concerned.

Layla sighed. They were truly worlds apart. It was easy to forget that when he treated her so nicely. She was nothing but one of his lowest staff while he was a Mafia King.

"We are here," he said.

His voice was softer now but it didn't relieve the tense feeling in her heart. She nodded and pulled her head from the window just as one of his men pulled open her side of the door.

She was about to step out of the car when her phone in her little purse began to ring. She immediately tried to get the phone out of her bag to pick up.

The only person who would ring her was Rosa and if she was calling this early, it must be serious.

She pulled her phone out of her purse as she stepped out of the car. She frowned as she saw the caller. It was not a number she recognized.

Her heart fell to her stomach as she wondered if it was one of the loan sharks. She was a little behind on her payment for the month.

She still had a few days left but usually she would have paid by now. Unfortunately, she couldn't yet as she hadn't gotten any salary in a while. Davian did agree to keep paying her but enough time hadn't passed for her to ask.

"Who called?" he asked, stopping in front of her.

She lifted her head in shock. She didn't even realize when he stepped out of the car. Gripping her phone, she turned off the screen to hide it from him.

She didn't particularly mean to do that but her debt was something she was ashamed of.

She knew she shouldn't be and it was no fault of hers or her father's but it was impossible to think that way when it was such a large debt that she was going to spend most of her life paying.

She didn't want to tell him. He would offer to pay it off but that was a bad idea. It was certainly easier to pay off the loan sharks than to pay Davian when he no longer found her interesting.

"No one important," she said with a tight smile and shoved the phone in her bag. "Let's go."

His eyes squinted; he could tell something was off but he couldn't press, not after he just coldly dismissed her concerns.

However, it wasn't without reason. Nolan was not someone worth discussing. He didn't want her to come in contact with anything that involved the Alpha.

"Okay," he replied and stepped closer to take her hand.

She accepted, grabbing his elbow as she leaned into him. He walked towards the entrance and he felt her shake slightly against him. Was she worried?

He gently rubbed his free palm on her hands that grabbed his elbow. She lifted her gaze and met his eyes looking down at her.

She smiled, a proper smile. One that squinted her eyes and crinkled the corners. His heart leaped and he had to force his gaze away.

He was not some teenager who should react so strongly simply because his mate smiled at him but he couldn’t deny how good it made him feel.