50 Lyla’s discovery …

Lyla

A while later , I was done dressing up .

I went down the stairs checking my phone to see if there were messages for me but there were none – not even from Nanny .

I opened my chat with Nathan , my last message was still unread and it’s been 8 months now .

Was he angry with me ? Did I do something ?

Just as I reached the bottom step , my ears picked up the sound of raised voices coming from behind the room next to the staircase making me freeze .

I wanted to walk past or just go to

the kind that you

my room when I heard Xander’s voice .

It was filled with rage – didn’t need to see it to confirm because you could feel it .

That was strange , in our three months of dating , he had never lost his temper , what could be wrong ?

Curious , I crept towards the source of the noise , pressing myself against the door .

I didn’t need to strain my ears too much because Xander was actually yelling .

“ I didn’t ask you to do that ! ” he shouted .

“ Why did you do it ? Do know how scared she must have

been ?

My breath caught in my throat .

Were they talking about me ?

Xander continued , his tone rising with each word .

“ If not for her unique abilities , she wouldn’t have been able to withstand that .

She could have died ! ”

My brows furrowed as I tried to piece together what he was talking about .

Unique abilities ? Withstand what ? Who was he talking about ? My mind raced , trying to make sense of what I was hearing .

Another voice responded , sounding low and suppressed but equally angry .

It was Mr Dupree .

“ This is taking too long .

We should have settled all of this a while ago and moved on to more important things .

Settled what ? I wondered , getting more confused .

“ This is just like before , Mr Dupree continued “ You’re veering off course again .

“ I’m in control , ” Xander shot back .

“ I know what I’m doing !

I heard Mr Dupree scoff .

“ In control ? But you’re lodged between her legs all the time .

slave , even

up ! You’re much

my breath catching in

ran down my spine it was as if I knew what they were talking about and at

the latest and

against a piece of furniture , followed by someone

me to run …

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Someone was coming .

trying to move quickly up the stairs before the door opened but I had barely taken four steps when the door flew open behind

Lyla , ”

know you were listening ”

turned to face

anything to make sense of

stood at the doorway , his tall frame illuminated

there was something in his eyes – they were blazing

step , my foot hovering

mean to … ” I stammered , words failing me as I took a

faint smile though it didn’t reach

No need to lie , Lyla

can smell your fear from

at his words , my heart thudding

felt suddenly smaller , as Xander took a step towards

mind raced , looking for something anything to say

” I whispered “ I just … I was coming downstairs and I heard … were loud ; I couldn’t help but

I’m sorry .

your voices

initial fury

I noticed

knuckles were bruised and swollen with smears of

they saw the splatter of blood on his face

, strangely , I wasn’t

sight of the blood that

felt at that moment I felt calm , and comfortable , as if this kind of thing was … normal

a hand across my face , smearing the blood but doing little

shoulders

to clean up ,” he said in an

we’ll go

nodded , too

should have been scared , I told myself

beat up his dad – like his dad … and I was here ,

word , Xander brushed past me and headed to his

to shake off what I had just witnessed

had taken place , it was still slightly ajar revealing a sight that sent a chill down my

dripping from his nose , staining

lips were swollen , and his face was twisted in pain and

made me stop cold was the way he looked

, raw hatred as they locked

me for what had happened like I was the reason he was lying there

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curled into a sneer , the

, groaning as he tried to push himself up from the

looked away from him , hurrying to

the couch waiting for

Why did everything feel so strange , yet so familiar ? I couldn’t stop thinking of

couldn’t possibly be talking about

before I heard footsteps approaching from the hallway

, his face clean ,

and jeans , looking like nothing out of the ordinary had happened just moments

, walking into the living room

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