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.”

tired to argue anymore. Too broken to fight. My body trembled as I felt him gently lift me from the floor, carrying me in his arms like a bride – like I was something precious, I was too weak to resist… and

that right now, this was Ramsey… holding onto me, telling me not to

the bed and began to clean my tear–stained face with such tenderness that I felt my resolve

my body. His touch was so intentional, so caring that my heart ached in confusion. How could he be the monster they claimed he was and

I didn’t know so much about the bad blood between him

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so he claimed but he liked me to an extent where I know he won’t randomly kill me at

murmured gazing at him. “I’ll stop fighting you. “You’re not going to kill me,

had never thought

the familiar sound. The door creaked open

“She’s been calling nonstop; you

worry!

took the phone, ignoring the call as he turned

her! (2

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

the other nights and then the injury at the Northern Forests, I told you it was too deep. It still aches

face, he turned to me, a cold smile glittering in his eyes. “I’m sorry, Miss. It won’t happen again. I will no longer come

can do that?” I asked eyeing

of my many specialities, he gave me an evil grin. I control the dream world… I feed on your

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

soon as we were alone, Xander turned to

thought Panthers were!”

ten seconds if he ever appears to you in your dream. He won’t now but he would later.

not going to be a snitch between you and one of your generals!” I huffed. “Can’t

room to deposit the towel and the bowl on the vanity “But you took them away. That was the

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her her scent…”

that why you used to be super comfortable with me whenever I’m on my heat?” I asked my eyes widening with

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