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Layla sat opposite Nolan as she waited for him to state out the rules he had for her.

She kept her gaze on the ground as she felt very uneasy around him.

"Hmm…" he cleared his throat, gaining Layla's attention and she looked up.

"I know none of us want to be in this situation where we have found ourselves but since it has already happened, we just have to adapt to it.." he began in a deep monotone.

"You already know what is going on and the responsibility you have to bear now.." he added and Layla shook her head before raising her hand timidly in the air, as she wanted to ask a question.

"Go on.." he motioned for her to speak.

"Is there nothing we can do about this?" She questioned. She really wanted to go very far away from him but that would not be possible if she beared his so called mark.

The mark was still visible on her neck and she saw it whenever she was having her bath.

Also she had a hard time trying to hide the mark so she usually applied make-up as her short hair couldn't