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

winning together and not slinking into this … this … ” she trailed off

met that boy , Xander , everything

You dress more ….

about school work when you were barely getting anything done and how many days have you taken off from

need you to come to your senses , something is suspicious about all of this and the mark … ” she trailed

rolled my

You’re so dramatic

trying to protect you !

think I haven’t noticed the sex toys

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room .

out on a lot of things as a teenager and this is just a phase but let’s face it ,

have to grow up and I mean

call … here you have to work really hard to get anything you want and that means you

school .

”

” I screamed , taking

is wrong ,

doesn’t feel right and my instincts never lie

students to transfer ? He shows up in the middle of the year , and just likes you like that ? Do you think this is what love looks like ? You’re throwing your life away for a boy you barely know ! For

Lyla … it never ends

my face flush with

don’t need your protection ! ” I

I’m not your little

control me just because you’ve looked after me all these years ? Well , I

, her hands trembled as she struggled to

so small , so defeated and I

Almost .

? ” I snapped

I’ve overstayed my welcome

”

on my heel and stormed up the stairs , my heart

from my closet and began shoving clothes

wasn’t going to let Nanny or anyone control me

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I came back downstairs , Nanny was standing by the

her eyes widened with fear ,

What are you doing ? ” she

I replied moving

think I’ve been a burden

latest and

out what to do

begged , reaching out to hold me , but I

do

talk about it

down and think this

”

” I threw

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

you go ? Nanny cried , following me as I strode down the road

Lyla , please ! You’re not

ignored her and continued

cracked but

figure out

street , refusing to

a few blocks away , I pulled out my phone and called

minutes , a car pulled up and I threw my back into the

I looked back one last time , seeing Nanny

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sobbing silently

didn’t

Not anymore .

I was free .

at Xander’s house a few moments later

sleck , modern

on the sidewalk for some minutes , silently regretting why I had left

had been too hasty in

if his father refused to let me stay ? He was the only person I knew in

I marched up to the front door and