53 Revelations and confrontations…

Lyla

I pressed against the door as panic clawed in my throat. I reached for the doorknob again, yanking it furiously. “Just let me go, Xander. I’ll think about your offer and…”

“You won’t!” he gave me a sad smile. “You can’t wait to leave here, I can see it in your eyes.”

I back to the door and began pounding, screaming with all my might as tears streamed down my face.

“You’ll hurt yourself,” he said behind me.

ht to be a

“Just let me go!” I cried, turning to face him again. “Please! Please, let me go! I don’t part of anything. I am not who you want. I just want a normal life! I want to go back to my normal, boring life!”

But he remained silent… through all of my tantrums, repeated knocking on the door, calling out to anyone – even Mr Dupree; watching me with an expression mingled with sadness and frustration.

Eventually, my strength gave our

I collapsed onto the floor, my body heaving with sobs as I

buried my face in my hands, feeling defeated.

“I don’t want this, I choked out between gasps. “I’ve suffered more than anyone to go back to this life, Xander. Please… just let me go. I promise, not even a word to Nanny. It’ll be a secret

between us.”

He came and knelt beside me, close but not touching. “Lyla!” he whispered. “You’re special… too special to have a normal life. Someone like you… because of what you are… normality was never

an option.”

the floor, carrying me in his arms like a bride – like I was something precious, I was too weak to resist… and somehow, my

me not to go. I sighed as he deposited me onto the bed with care like

my tear–stained face with such tenderness that I felt my resolve wavering. His touch was achingly familiar, a reminder of the man

that my heart ached in confusion. How could he be the monster they claimed he

mean, I didn’t know so much about the bad blood between him and the Moon Goddess, all the

and confrontations…

me to an extent where I

him. “I’ll stop fighting you. “You’re

thought of hurting you… not even when you killed

he could finish, there was a knock at the door. My heart lurched as I heard the familiar sound. The door creaked open and Mr Dupree

quietly. “She’s been calling nonstop; you need to answer or she’ll begin

worry!

nodded and took the phone, ignoring the call as

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a surprised look on his face. “What do you mean?”

the injury at the Northern Forests, I told you it was too deep. It still aches her occasionally.

a cold smile glittering in his eyes. “I’m sorry, Miss.

I asked eyeing him.

many specialities, he gave me an evil grin. I control the dream world… I feed on your thoughts and fuel

forgive you. You saved me from the Panther that other day.

a minute before bowing curtly and stepping out of the room. As soon as we were alone, Xander turned to me. “Don’t trust a

thought Panthers were!”

at his face longer than ten seconds if he ever appears to you in your dream. He won’t now but he would later. Let me

of your generals!” I huffed. “Can’t you tell if he’s

away. That was the first thing she did when the

and

her her scent…”

be super comfortable with me whenever I’m on my heat?” I asked my eyes widening with shock.

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