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 .

you skip school , submit assignments late , go to class late , skip classes and Moon knows what else that’s not the

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

, Xander , everything about

You dress more ….

many days have you taken off from the café ?

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

my

You’re so

trying to protect you ! ” she velled

don’t think I haven’t noticed the sex

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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

have to grow up and I

have

school .

”

my stuff ? ”

wrong , I can feel

feel right and my instincts

up at the beginning of the school year which is the right time for 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 ?

it never

face flush

need your protection ! ”

just mad because I’m not your

looked after me all these years ? Well

, her hands trembled as she struggled

so small , so defeated and I felt almost a

Almost .

? ”

I’ve overstayed my welcome

”

up the stairs , my

stopping to think , I grabbed a small bag from my closet and began shoving clothes into it ,

to let Nanny or

1

Nanny was standing by the

widened with fear , her earlier anger replaced

doing ?

I replied moving to the

a burden to

and free

to do with the rest of my life

she begged , reaching out

do this

can talk

… just calm down and think this

”

There’s nothing to talk about , ”

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

, following me as

You’re not

her and continued

voice cracked but my heart was already

out my life now

down the street , refusing to

blocks away , I pulled out my phone and called for

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

car drove away , I looked back one last time , seeing

47 Breaking free ….

, sobbing

didn’t feel guilty

Not anymore .

I was free .

pulled up at Xander’s house a few moments later

it sleck , modern and

the driver , I stood on the sidewalk for some minutes ,

been too hasty in my decision

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

up to the front door and rang the bell