The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

47 Breaking free ….

Lyla

I stood , stunned at Nanny’s words , trying to process her demand to break up with Xander .

It made me speechless but only for a moment .

Then slowly , a laugh bubbled up from my chest as I crossed my arms .

“ Break up with him ? ” I repeated .

“ You have no right to tell me that .

You cannot ask me to break up with him .

There’s no reason for that .

”

“ It’s for your own

good , Lyla ! ” Nanny sighed .

“ You’ll thank me later , I promise you .

”

“ No ! ” I scoffed .

“ Who do you think you are to make such decisions for me ? My mother ? ”

I paused , trying to fight the tears at the back of my throat .

“ Newsflash : You’re not .

I’ll be twenty soon .

I’m an adult and I can make decisions about who I date or who not to date .

”

Nanny clenched her teeth , her fists tightening at her sides .

“ Well , young lady you’re still 19.

And you’re living under my roof , cating the food I put on the table .

I take care of you ; I buy every fucking thing you need .

That’s the least you owe me , to do as you’re told .

”

The curse word hung in the air between us .

In all the years we’ve been living together , I’ve never heard her use foul language .

I knew I should back down by now but I was too angry to care about anything else .

“ No ! ” I shot back .

“ What I owe you is gratitude for taking care of me all these years not blind obedience for the future .

You’re just jealous .

You hate that I’ve broken free , that I’ve finally gotten away from the chains of our family and our laws that held me bound all these years .

Well , guess what ? I’m going to live my life on my terms , whether you approve of it or not .

And if you’re so tired of fending for me , maybe I’ll just leave ”

Nanny chuckled dryly .

“ Jealous of you ? For what reason , Lyla ? What about you triggers jealousy ? The fact that your father rejected you and doesn’t give a fuck about you .

You think this is about being jealous ? ”

She shook her head , her voice growing stronger as she continued .

late , go to class late , skip classes and Moon knows what else that’s not

this … this …

Since you met that boy , Xander , everything

You dress more ….

to me consistently about school work when you were barely getting anything done and how many days have you taken off from the café ? You’ve been neglecting everything you’ve worked for , everything we’ve

need you to come to your senses , something is suspicious about all of this and the

rolled my eyes

so dramatic

am trying to protect you

haven’t noticed the sex toys in

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room .

… I’ve convinced myself that you missed out on a lot of things as a teenager and this is just a phase but let’s face it

grow up and I mean it

pack house where you had everyone at your beck and call … here you have to work really

school .

”

? ” I screamed , taking a step

Something is wrong , I can

doesn’t feel right and my instincts never

up in the middle of the year , and just likes you like that ? Do you think this

, Lyla … it never ends

face flush with

I don’t need your protection ! ”

because I’m not your

looked after me all these years ? Well , I don’t

went pale , her hands trembled as she struggled to contain her

so defeated and I felt almost a pang of guilt

Almost .

what ?

I think I’ve

”

, I turned on my heel and stormed up the stairs , my heart pounding furiously in my

from my closet and began

Nanny or anyone control

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I came back downstairs , Nanny was

, her eyes widened with fear ,

doing ? ” she asked

” I replied moving to the door

a burden to you for so long

latest and

to

please ! ” she begged , reaching out to hold me , but I shrugged her off

do

can talk

just calm down and think this through

”

nothing to talk about , ” I threw her a cold

, I’m done talking , ” I added , not sparing her a second glance as I opened the

Nanny cried , following me

Lyla , please ! You’re

and continued walking

Lyla please ! ” Nanny’s voice cracked but

to figure out my

, refusing to turn back

pulled out my

my back into the backseat

the car drove away , I looked back one last

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sobbing

I didn’t feel guilty

Not anymore .

I was free .

up at Xander’s house a few

sleck , modern and always a little

the sidewalk for

had been too hasty in

me away ? What if his father refused to let me stay ? He was the only

nerve , I marched up to the front door and