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.

not going to say anything about me, training? I know you’re angry. You should scold me

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 unawares, arguing with

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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…

was

and hugged her from behind, wrapping my

her waist.

worried that you might beat him, so he ensured I didn’t overdo it. Don’t worry, Nan… nothing will

the sadness in her eyes. “Have you thought about

what I thought, but these days, I’m beginning to feel like I will miss all of these if

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

not

Nathan…”

here. I told you. I’ve decided to take on

for once, Lyla,” she interrupted me again before returning to her task.

ant us to

this up, and I didn’t want fight. Something was clearly wrong with her, and

shower really quick,” I said

still there. She sat at the

miserable, but I didn’t know how to ask. I’m not good with things like that. So, I cleaned my body and put on comfy clothes. When I was done, I sat down at my vanity table

small gift

I

before your birthday. Consider it an early

smiled at

and gasped with shock when I saw a string of tiny white.

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you from when you were a baby. You were so beautiful… even now…much more and…” a tear rolled down her check. “Do you like

what was making Nanny so sad. “I love it. Can you put

the pearls from me. I noticed that she was trying so hard to control the tears now. I watched as she clasped the necklace around my neck. As soon as

the edge of the 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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