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

Chapter 161

161 The promise…

Lyla

When I arrived at my room, the warm scent of lavender greeted me. Nanny was there,

smoothing the wrinkles from my bedspread. The windows and curtains were open to let in light. and a cool breeze. The entire room looked sparkling and brand new.

She looked up as I entered, her face lighting up with a smile.

“Done with training already?” she asked surprisingly gently.

I blinked. I expected her to scold me for going to train barely hours after recovering.

“Yes,” I nodded, staring at her cautiously.

“Good!” she nodded and returned to her task, humming softly to herself.

I stood there for a few minutes, hoping she would snap at me, but she didn’t. She must have noticed I was still there because she looked up again.

“Did you want something?” she asked.

“No,” I shook my head. “The maids would have cleaned the room. You’re at that age when you shouldn’t be bending so much.”

“That’s a wonderful way to say thank you, she murmured without looking at me. “I raised you

well.”

“That’s not what I mean, Nan,” I sighed. “I feel so bad that you’re cleaning my

room. I can do that.”

*I’ve always cleaned your room whenever you recover from an illness and back when we still lived together. It’s something I enjoy doing – taking care of you!”

“I’m 23. You don’t have to do that anymore.”

“Why?” she paused, straightening. “Because you’re still the messiest 23–year–old I know. I saw dirty clothes under your bed and unspread laundry in your bathroom. Not to talk of your clothes. are not properly arranged in your wardrobe. Who knows, that might have caused the illness.”

“Nan!” I laughed despite myself. “You sound like my mother.”

she was fluffing my pillows now.

about me, training? I know you’re angry. You should scold me now than later.

that I spend half my energy running after you, begging you to eat healthy, asking you to document your heat so your pheromones don’t take you unawares, arguing with you about your choices… but you don’t listen. I’m going to

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with her fluffing. “I wish I were angry, but I’m not. I’ve realized that I spend half my energy running after you, begging you to eat healthy, asking you to document your heat so your pheromones don’t take you

was she being

and hugged her from behind,

her waist.

Theo was worried that you might beat him, so he ensured I

nodded, but I didn’t miss the sadness in her eyes. “Have you thought about going back to our lives? Don’t you think we’ve

days, I’m beginning to feel like I will miss all of these if I go. Plus, Nathan hasn’t

even have any plans of leaving?” she interrupted me, turning to face me and causing me to

please, not

Nathan…”

here. I told you. I’ve decided to

again before returning to her task. “Maybe you’d see

ant us to

time she had brought this up, and I didn’t want fight.

said instead, escaping to

Nanny was still there. She sat at

like that. So, I cleaned my body and put on comfy clothes. When I was done, I sat

Nanny came to me, placing a small gift box on the table

that?” I plodded gently.

she replied. “It’s a few weeks before your birthday. Consider

smiled at her. “Thank

the gift box, I opened it and gasped with shock when I saw a

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from when you were a baby. You were so beautiful…

was making Nanny so sad. “I love it. Can you put them on for me?”

the tears now. I watched as she clasped the necklace around my neck. As soon as the pearls rested against my skin,

vanity, the room swimming for a moment before clearing. When I looked up. I caught Nanny’s reflection in the mirror. The tears were coming

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