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 – cakes and coffee for

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woman 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 cakes would be

designer bag and pulled out a folded piece of paper,

took the list,

it. The items

the order needed to be ready by

a pretty long list for such short notice. If the event were later in the day, we could manage, but by morning? It’s not just possible.”

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

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I know I should have placed the orders

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

orders like this. I’d be happy to give you their information.”

Nanny with eyes filled with gratitude. “Thank

Miriam chuckled. “I’ll go get

and started going back

wasn’t

paused and

stern voice. “What are you

Let’s go.”

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

at me.

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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to speak to her?” she demanded narrowing

dancing in his eyes. “My,

am her mother,” Miriam replied, giving him a

cold look.

expression shifted, softening with a hint of sympathy as he rose to his feet and bowed slightly towards her. “Ah, I

concern.”

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 not

the idea of tutoring Xander

Dupree warily but

and let you know.”

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conversation ended. I and Nanny

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

would meet.

him. As closing time reached, I started cleaning up. Wiping down tables, mopping the floors and wiping

earlier, so I had to tak dumpster out back. Finally, with the floors swept and everything in place, what was left for me was to take out the trash bags and I’ll be done for

two large trash bags and headed for the back door the cool night air

bags into the dumpster when a low growl froze

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voice drawled from the

around, my heart hammering as I recognized the shifters from before only, they were just three now. They emerged from

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