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

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next to him nodded, her perfectly manicured nails tapping on the table. “We’re having a celebration tomorrow morning. We thought starting them off with coffee

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

the list, her

it. The items

could see and the order needed to

sorry, but this is a pretty long list for such short notice. If the event were later in the day, we could manage, but by morning? It’s

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

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I should have placed the orders

seeing their crestfallen expression, quickly added. “There’s

in large orders like this. I’d be

Nanny with eyes filled with gratitude. “Thank

chuckled. “I’ll go get their

give me a moment,” she turned and

wasn’t following

paused and

a stern voice. “What

Let’s go.”

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

at me.

I hadn’t expected, Mr Dupree to single me out and the sense of unease I’d been feeling

voice tense.

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need to speak to her?” she demanded

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

Miriam replied, giving

cold look.

as he rose to his feet and bowed

concern.”

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

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

warily but

let

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that, the conversation ended. I and Nanny made

I resumed serving other customers, the strange feeling was back. Occasionally, I would

would meet.

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 the only customers left and since we wanted to

the floors swept and everything in place, what was left for me was to take out the trash bags and I’ll be done

back door the cool night air washed against my skin as I closed my eyes, loving the change from the stuffiness

just tossed the bags into the dumpster when

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

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

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