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Lyla
At that moment … I would have gladly chosen the shifters but they seemed to shrink back at the sight of Mr Dupree , their cocky expressions fading into apprehension .
The alley fell into an eerie silence as Mr Dupree’s imposing figure loomed at the entrance .
My eyes darted between him and the shifters , my body growing tense with surprise and wariness .
First of all , what was he doing e ? Second , why were the shifters looking scared ? He was a human , if anything he should be the one backing away from them .
Why did it seem they were shrinking under his gaze , looking at him sheepishly ?
“ Why is no one answering my question ? ” Mr Dupree chuckled – even that sounded sinister .
“ Is there a problem here ? ”
The leader of the shifters , the one that had tried to flirt with me in the café shook his head .
“ None , we were just leaving ,” he muttered .
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I watched as they turned and hurried away .
As they disappeared from my line of vision , I found myself alone with Mr D.
The relief I felt at the shifter’s departure was quickly overshadowed by a new kind of unease .
I forced a nonchalant smile as I stepped back , trying to suppress the urge to run .
Swallowing hard , I murmured turning to Mr Dupree whose gaze was on me now .
“ They’re just lowlifes , I could have handled them .
”
His lips curled into a smile that didn’t reach his eyes .
“ It didn’t look that way to me , Miss Lyla .
Are you alright though ? Did they try to attack you ? ” he asked , as his gaze flickered all over my body .
I felt exposed .
“ No ! ” I shook my head eager to change the subject , I blurted out .
“ What are you doing here ? ” I winced internally at how accusatory it sounded .
If he was offended by my question he didn’t show it , instead , his expression softened , though it did little to ease my nerves .
“ I live in the neighbourhood , ” he replied casually .
“ Xander and I were just taking an evening stroll.
We were in the coffee shop a while ago
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when I overheard those men talking about teaching someone a lesson .
” His eyes bore into mine .
“ When I saw you heading towards the back door and those men leaving shortly after , I put two and two together .
”
I shifted uncomfortably under his intense gaze .
There was something about the way he looked at me as if he could see right through me .
“ I didn’t realize I was followed .
Thank you for helping me , ” I said awkwardly , my fingers twitching as I resisted the urge to light another cigarette .
“ You shouldn’t be in dark alleys at this hour , ” he continued , his eyes straying to the cigarette pack peeking out of my pocket .
“ And sn woman .
You should know better .
”
You’re
at the
mouth to retort but I
I managed another tense , uncomfortable
inside , ” I said
Thank you for … intervening and saving
”
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to go , his voice
” he said his tone as cold as ever
come back ; cats can be
So ,
Shadows and
to wander around alone
”
on the door
did he know
was
? Panthers are messengers
– creatures and since they
had access to
doing
Dupree’s voice cut into
Is it common to see shifters in this part of
to face him , shaking my head , my unease growing
,” I said slowly
my first time running
”
had confirmed
, be careful , Miss
young
meant by that , he turned and walked away ,
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and
the building
my skin prickling in a way it hadn’t
, trying to shake off the unsettling feeling
, but I
a deep breath , I
the café .
of the place did little to soothe my frayed nerves
and they immediately
one of the tables , casually scring through his phone while sipping coffee and
at ease as if he
have come in when I was having those mysterious
on a slice of
Xander for a
him and his
talked about those shifters as if he knew I would understand what he meant
me like
a werewolf or any
creature ?
other
café and
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Xander’s table .
whispering something in Xander’s ears before taking the seat opposite him
in the interaction
that commanded the respect he seemed to carry,
almost as if , despite
Mr Dupree was the
the master .
this thought crossed my mind , Xander suddenly lifted
face and he raised his hand w
mile spread across
in a friendly
eyes locked
returned in full force , sending a shiver down my
smile, feeling my heart beat a little too fast as I awkwardly
, I looked away, hoping to
needed to focus , get back to work and ignore the growing sense of dread curling in
I could fully retreat, the front door of the café swung open
Shadows and whispers …
—
women
scents hit me … they
Dupree’s table that
all
was no way they could associate with
my mind
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