Layla was one of the Scribe Virgin's Chosen in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by JR Ward and is one of the main characters in the fifteenth book of the series, The Chosen.
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Biography[]
The youngest of the Chosen[1], Layla was trained as an ehros, but was never called upon in that capacity and so she felt unfulfilled since that was supposed to be her duty. Instead, she focused on providing blood for the Brothers who couldn't take the veins of their shellans.
When Throe was injured, the Brotherhood had Layla feed him to save his life, but never revealed to her his involvement in the coup the Band of Bastards were attempting. Throe later used her blood in his veins to summon her to get her to feed Xcor when he was dying after an attempt on Wrath's life. Still under the impression that Xcor was a noble fighter of worth, she did so without ever knowing that he was the one who'd attacked the king. As his identity became apparent to her, she worked with Xhex to track Xcor using her blood to locate him.
When she went into her needing, she found a possible solution to the emptiness by having a young and asked Qhuinn to service her since he, too, was without family. Although the two of them weren't romantically involved, the two of them had grown close since both of them felt adrift without any real family.
Layla began to miscarry soon after and in order to keep her pregnancy a secret, she went to Havers, who treated her like trash for seeking medical treatment while pregnant without the permission of the Primale. When Phury learned of her condition, she felt ashamed and renounced her status as a Chosen, declaring herself fallen. Seeing Layla's suffering, Payne over-extended herself to heal Layla and stop the miscarriage.
Personality[]
Layla is kind, compassionate, giving, and fiercely protective.
Physical Description[]
When John Matthew first met her, he thinks she's so beautiful she's angelic at 6' tall with blonde hair and eyes as green as grapes or the centre of a lime.[2] She smells like cinnamon.[3]
Skills[]
- Knitting[4]
- Layla's been trained as an ehros
- Her skills do NOT include domestic tasks, especially cooking.
Abilities[]
- Dematerializing
Relationships[]
Qhuinn[]
At first, Layla thought she was in love with Qhuinn, but over time she came to realize that what she had was a crush and he was in love with Blaylock. That crush developed into a close, platonic relationship.
Xcor[]
Trivia[]
- She drives a pale blue Mercedes E350 4matic sedan. She picked the colour because it reminds her of the colour of the bathing pools in the Sanctuary.[5]
- One Halloween, she and Xcor dressed up as Beauty and the Beast, respectively.[6]
- She's a fan of Million Dollar Listing[7] and Real Housewives.[4]
Appearances[]
- Lover Eternal
- Lover Revealed
- Lover Enshrined
- Lover Avenged
- Lover Mine
- Lover Unleashed
- Lover Reborn
- Lover at Last
- The Shadows
- The Beast
- The Chosen