The Alpha's Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger by Ejiofor Dorcas

Chapter 36

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Lyla

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“What?” my eyes widened as my heart began to pound again. “What did you say?”

“That table is asking for you and Mrs Grayson,” Sarah repeated eyeing me strangely. “Are you fine though,

you…”

“Why?” Nanny cut her off, “What do they want?”

Sarah shrugged, clearly just as puzzled as us. “They didn’t say. They insisted I call the m

ger and also ask

Lyla to come.”

I and Nanny exchanged worried glances, both of us feeling a knot of unease settling in the pit of our stomachs.

“Why are we even afraid?” Nanny scoffed speaking in our native tongue as she leaned towards me. “It’s not like we did anything and you don’t have to worry either, they don’t seem like they’re from Blue Ridge.”

I nodded, I wanted to tell her about the weird feelings. va I have been getting by just staring at both men but I

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pushed it aside. We had a business to run, after all.

“Well,” Nanny switched to English, straightening her apron. “Let’s see what this is about.”

As we made our way across the café to Xander’s table, I tried to steady my breathing. I could feel a strange pull toward Xander, the same way I had felt today when he had sat next to me. Unlike his father, it wasn’t fear… it was a strange attraction – the drooly type. It was as if an invisible thread connected us, tugging at my very core.

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When we reached the table, Xander’s face lit up with smiles. “Lyla!” he exclaimed, flashing me a disarming smile. “I didn’t know you worked 1. I was just telling them you’re my classmate.”

I gave the newcomers a hesitant smile, wondering why Xander felt the need to say that. He was making it sound like a family introduction.

“Yeah, I’ve been working here for a while.”

Before the conversation could go any further, Nanny,

cut in with a businesslike tone. “What can we do for

you?”

Xander’s father – Mr Dunree sitting across from him

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if you could handle a large takeout order for tomorrow morning

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woman next to him nodded, her perfectly manicured nails tapping on the table. “We’re having a

pulled out a folded piece of paper, handing it to Nanny. “Here’s

list, her eyes

it. The items

to be ready by

but this is a pretty long list for such short notice. If the event were later in the day, we could manage,

glances, as disappointment flickered across their faces. The woman sighed and nodded. “That’s understandable. I am a dummy for

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know I should have placed the orders ahead

expression, quickly added. “There’s another café across town that

large orders like this. I’d be

to Nanny with eyes filled with gratitude. “Thank you so

“I’ll

and started going back to the

I wasn’t

paused and

in a stern voice. “What

Let’s go.”

to stop me. “I was hoping I could talk to Lyla. Do you

staring at

off guard by the request. I hadn’t expected, Mr Dupree to single me out and the sense of unease I’d been feeling all evening spiked. Before I

voice tense.

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need to speak to her?”

his eyes. “My, you’re quite concerned about her,

mother,” Miriam

cold look.

as he rose to his feet and bowed slightly towards her. “Ah, I see. My apologies if I

concern.”

of. Extending his hands towards Nan peace, he said. “I’m Xander’s father. Xander just joined Lyla’s school and they’ve gone quite far in their curriculum. I was wondering if Lyla could tutor Him. I’ve spoken

the request. I hadn’t expected that, though the idea of tutoring

warily but nodded. “We’ll think

let you know.”

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conversation ended.

way back to the counter before the three people who had joined Xander’s table left. As I resumed serving other customers, the strange feeling was back. Occasionally,

would meet.

was making conscious efforts not to walk over to him. As closing time reached, I started cleaning up. Wiping down tables, mopping the floors and wiping down the machines. Xander and his father were

back. Finally, with the floors swept and everything in place, what was left for me was to take out the trash bags

large trash bags and headed for the back door the cool night air washed against my skin as I closed my

the dumpster when a low growl froze me in

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familiar voice drawled from the shadows. “Hey, look it’s our friend.”

I recognized the shifters from before only, they were just three now. They emerged from the darkness; their eyes glowing in

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