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.”

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 somehow, my broken heart wanted this but with a different person, 1

than anything that right now, this was Ramsey… holding onto me, telling me not to go. I sighed as he deposited me onto

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

heart ached in confusion. How could he be the monster they claimed he was and

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

and

but he liked me to an extent where I know he won’t randomly kill me at least. So, perhaps if I play along… then everything will be

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

touching his lips as he sighed with relief. “I had never thought of hurting

heart lurched as I heard the familiar sound. The door creaked open

you need to answer or

worry!

took the phone, ignoring the call as he

her! (2

paused for a minute and turned to him, a surprised look on his face.

you it was too deep. It still aches her occasionally. You should apologize to her for

smile glittering in his eyes. “I’m sorry, Miss. It won’t happen again. I will no longer come to

that?” I asked eyeing

me an evil grin. I control the dream world… I

so shallow. Anyways, I forgive you. You saved me from the Panther that

bowing curtly and stepping out of the room. As soon as we were alone, Xander turned to me. “Don’t trust a Trinax… they’re vengeful

Panthers were!”

look 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

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

to have!” he gave me a quiet smile, crossing the room to deposit the towel and the bowl on the vanity “But you took them away. That was the first thing she did when the Moon Goddess began to poison her heart

and confrontations.

her her scent…”

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

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