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

Chapter 53

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.”

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

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

for a soft towel inside a bowl of warm water by the bed and began to clean my tear–stained face with such tenderness that I felt my resolve wavering. His touch was achingly

the rest of my body. His touch was so intentional, so caring that my heart ached in

wasn’t a bad idea after all. I mean, I didn’t know so much about the bad blood between him and the Moon Goddess, all the history books were always scanty and the people who

and confrontations…

claimed but he liked me to an extent where I know he won’t

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

relief. “I had never thought of hurting you… not even when you killed me.

My heart lurched as I heard the familiar sound. The door creaked open and Mr Dupree stepped inside, holding Xander’s phone in his hand.

you need to answer or she’ll begin

worry!

ignoring the call as he turned to Dupree. “Apologize

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to him, a surprised look on his

I told you

to say but with one look on Xander’s 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

can do that?” I

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

in the dream world?” I huffed. “That’s so shallow. Anyways, I forgive you. You saved me from the Panther that other day. Thank you!”

As soon as we were alone, Xander turned to me. “Don’t trust a Trinax… they’re

Panthers

if he ever appears to

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

on the vanity “But you took them away. That was the first thing she did when the Moon Goddess began to poison her heart slowly. She

and confrontations.

her her scent…”

whenever I’m on

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