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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large takeout order for tomorrow morning – cakes and coffee for about

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

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

took the list, her eyes scanr

it. The items

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

for such short notice. If the event were later in the day, we could manage, but by morning? It’s not

the table exchanged glances, as disappointment flickered across their faces. The woman sighed and

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have placed the orders ahead of time.”

added. “There’s

large orders like this. I’d be happy to

eyes filled with gratitude. “Thank

mention,” Miriam chuckled. “I’ll go

give me a moment,” she turned and

wasn’t

paused and

in a stern voice. “What are

Let’s go.”

hand as if to stop me. “I was hoping I could talk to Lyla. Do you have

staring at me.

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 could respond, Miriam stepped forward, her

voice tense.

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speak to her?” she demanded narrowing her

raised an eyebrow, amusement dancing in his eyes. “My, you’re

Miriam replied, giving him a

cold look.

a hint of sympathy as he rose to his feet and bowed slightly towards her. “Ah,

concern.”

school and they’ve gone quite far in their curriculum. I was wondering if

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

eyed Mr Dupree warily but nodded. “We’ll think

and let you know.”

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the conversation ended. I

I resumed

would meet.

mopping the floors and wiping down the machines. Xander and his father were the only customers left and since we wanted to be polite, we just

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 change

dumpster when a low

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familiar voice drawled from the shadows.

they were just three now. They emerged from the darkness; their eyes glowing in the dim street light. They blocked my path

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