138 Who am I supposed to be?

Lyla

Ramsey stared at me for a few seconds and then shook his head. “Is that how much you’re thirsty for a man? What will your beloved boyfriend do when he hears you say this?”

I rolled my eyes, exhaling deeply. My heart has stopped racing at least but the memory everything still lingered in my mind.

“Whatever!” I hissed.

of

“I know this is the wrong time to ask this but… are you happy with Nathan? Does he make you laugh at least?” Ramsey asked suddenly.

I paused, looking for the best way to reply him.

“He doesn’t make me cry at least,” I sighed again, loving the way he flinched at my accusation. “I’ve known Nathan for a long time and he’s always treated me well but the way he treats me now!” I smiled “It’s much better. It’s clear, he doesn’t see me as a friend anymore and that he

loves me.”

He nodded with a quiet smile. “I’m glad.”

“How about Cassidy? Do you love her?”

He smiled and raised his face to look at me. “Love is a deep word but I care enough for her, so much that I think I can marry her and stay married. There’s not much to marriage and we will both be busy with doing our duties, so I’m sure it’ll be easy.

“So transactional, I sucked my teeth “Both of you deserve each other. “I’m sure I and Nathan will do just fine too. He’s…”

“But I still love you…” He interrupted, making the words I wanted to say freeze on my lips. “I don’t think I can stop doing that. If Nathan doesn’t treat you well…”

“He will, don’t worry!” I said quickly. The room was growing grim. “Can we stop all this emotional talk? It’s getting on my nerves already.”

We

a few seconds before he broke the

Dark One, what does he look like?”

Nathan, Nanny and the High Priestess re–entered the room. Nathan, now cleaned up but

mind…” he paused, reaching for my hand “I’d

the first day I saw him. He looks. nothing like the evil written about him. Is that even

to

than what you saw, I’m sure. He’s been around for a long

am I

but there’s no talk about him taking

can he be?” Ramsey

he’s got the whole dark and dangerous look, the

eyes but didn’t say anything further.

what happened? Do you remember anything at all? Even the tiniest of detail

raised a hand, cutting her off. “Mother Liora, not now. She needs to rest.

to talk

me and Ramsey before she nodded. “I guess

50.

if I know she’s not here.

to Nathan.

would be better” Nathan

they suddenly acting

not fit to travel yet but you’re right, we should move her elsewhere.

return home.”

nodded at

towards the door, before he turned to leave, he announced. “I’ll go now

arrange transport.”

behind him, my mind whirred with thoughts as Xander’s words came to me.

the

my fate in ways I didn’t fully understand? But he was

Nathan, he looked tired but he was massaging my legs, muttering something about circulation. It would break his heart if we didn’t end up together but how? As far

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