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

Chapter 46

46 Being Lyla’s keeper.

Lyla

I hummed softly to an unknown tone as I moved the vacuum cleaner around the carpet in the living room. It’s been three months since I started dating Xander and the only thing I regretted was not meeting him earlier.

Xander was everything I could ever hope for in a man. My heat cycles which used to be dreadful were something I looked forward to every month because Xander made it easy.

Today, I and Nanny were spring cleaning and I was alternating between my chores and texting

Xander.

My phone buzzed in my pocket again and I couldn’t help the grin that spread across my face as I fished it out. Xander’s name was flashed on the screen, accompanied by a message that made my heart flutter.

I set down the vacuum to reply him when Nanny’s voice cut through my reverte. “Lyla! Are you on that phone again? We’re not finished yet!”

I rolled my eyes but quickly tucked the device away. “Sorry, just checking the time.”

She hissed, “Hurry up with the rug. There’s still the kitchen to clean.”

I nodded

thes

and continued cleaning. At some point, Nanny left me in the living room to the kitchen. Almost immediately, I fished out my phone from my pocket and tried to text Xander back. The phone was barely out of my pocket for a minute when without warning, Nanny marched over to me, her face set in a disapproving scowl.

Before I could react, she snatched the phone right out of my hand.

“Hey!” I yelped, my eyes widening in surprise.

Nanny held up the phone, wagging it in front of me. “You’re supposed to be cleaning, not glued to this thing,” she scolded. “What could possibly be more important than helping me with the

house?”

I rolled my eyes and let out a dramatic sigh. “It’s just a text. I’m almost done anyway,” I pouted.

look, Nanny warned, pocketing the phone. “You can have

was finally spotless, I sighed. with relief, my

going to freshen up!” I announced. Without wasting time, I headed upstairs to my room.

the stairs, my heart lurched. There

just stood there watching her before my body kicked into action. I flew down. the stairs, my feet barely touching the steps. In one fluid motion, I snatched

Being Lyla’s

rippling through me at

a shaky voice, my fingers gripping my phone so tightly “How dare you! You have no right to

slightly open as though words had escaped her. It wasn’t often

you going through my phone?!” I demanded again, my voice

at me directly. “Lyla…” she whispered, her voice trembling. “Why… why

widened in shock as another wave of panic rose in my throat. I had kept my relationship hidden from her and never in my wildest imagination did I expect her to find out. Not

my thoughts. “That’s none of your business,” I shot back opting for defiance even though my cheeks were red with embarrassment.

to shake off her shock, rising to her feet with surprising speed. “I have every right!” she countered, her voice rising to match mine. “I am your guardian, Lyla. Your keeper and I have every right to know what’s going on

I hadn’t been so angry, I would

“You’re just an Omega, not my mother.

could stop them. I immediately regretted it

that Lyla?” she scoffed,

accepts me for

angry to stop now. I lifted my chin defiantly, despite a small part of my trying to restrain me from doing what I was about to do. Still, I nodded. “Yes,” I said, forcing confidence into my voice. “For the first time in my life, I’ve found someone who who I am, without judgment. Why can’t you just be happy for me?” Nanny laughed – producing a humourless and bitter sound. “Happy for you? Lyla, we know

the first place? Why did you have your Pack Mark removed? Wasn’t it to stay away from our kind, from werewolves? Why are you suddenly mingling with

pack

like him! And he likes me too. He’s not like the people from our pack. He’s different.” “Different?” Nanny repeated, her voice filled with

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Lyla’s keeper

littered with sex talk and…” she choked on her words, her eyes filling up with

not what a relationship at this age is supposed to be.

with anger and embarrassment. “People in relationships. do that. They exchange pictures – nude pictures. There’s nothing wrong with it and it’s the human way. We

as she clenched them by

might explode from the sheer frustration. But

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