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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could handle a large takeout order for tomorrow morning – cakes and coffee

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tapping on the table. “We’re having a celebration tomorrow morning. We thought starting them off with coffee and cakes would

bag and pulled out a folded piece of paper, handing it to Nanny. “Here’s what we had

took the list, her eyes

it. The items

the snippets I could see and the order needed to be ready by morning.

notice. If the event were later in the day, we could manage, but by morning? It’s

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

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eye. I know I should have placed the

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

be happy

woman turned to Nanny with eyes filled with gratitude. “Thank you

“I’ll

moment,” she turned and started going back to the

I wasn’t following her

paused and

a stern voice. “What are

Let’s go.”

“I was hoping I could talk to Lyla. Do you have

staring at

by the request. I hadn’t expected, Mr Dupree to single me out and the

voice tense.

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speak to her?” she demanded narrowing her

eyes. “My, you’re quite concerned about

mother,” Miriam replied, giving

cold look.

Dupree’s expression shifted, softening with a hint of sympathy as he rose to his feet

concern.”

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 to their teachers and they highly recommended her. Money is

the idea of tutoring Xander felt slightly pleasing to me

Dupree warily but nodded. “We’ll think

and let

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conversation ended. I and Nanny made

the three people who had joined Xander’s table left. As I resumed serving other customers, the strange feeling was back. Occasionally, I would look up at Xander and our gaze

would meet.

time reached, I started cleaning up. Wiping down tables, mopping the floors and wiping down the machines. Xander and

tak dumpster out back. Finally, with the floors swept and everything in place,

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

dumpster when a low growl froze me in place.

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

before only, they were just three now. They emerged from the darkness; their eyes glowing in the dim street light. They blocked my path and their leader from before came

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