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

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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 it back when we’re done.”

was finally spotless, I sighed. with relief, my arms

wasting time, I headed upstairs to

to the top of the stairs, my heart lurched. There

a heartbeat, I 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 the phone from

Being Lyla’s

rippling through me at

I shouted with a shaky voice, my fingers gripping my phone so tightly “How dare

worse, her mouth slightly open as though

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

she whispered, her voice trembling. “Why… why have you been having… those kinds of conversations with Xander?”

rose in my throat. I had kept my relationship hidden from her and never

“That’s none of your business,” I shot back opting for defiance even though my cheeks were red with embarrassment. “You have no right to invade

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 with you. It’s my

I hadn’t been so angry, I would

an Omega, not my mother. You don’t

lips before I could stop them. I immediately regretted it as hurt

really mean that Lyla?” she scoffed, her voice quiet but laced

accepts me for

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 nothing about Xander or his father except what

in 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

her voice filled with doubt. “You’re in a relationship

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Being Lyla’s

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

relationship at this

do that. They exchange pictures – nude pictures. There’s nothing

as she clenched them by her sides, trying to keep

with worry and disappointment and for a moment, she looked as if she might explode from the sheer frustration. But instead, she exhaled sharply,

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