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

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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 .

still her slave , even in

up ! You’re much more

blood ran cold , my breath catching in my

, and yet a chilling recognition ran down my spine it was as if I knew what they were talking about and at the same time ,

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through the room , as if something or someone crashed against a piece of furniture , followed by

at me to run … suddenly , I heard footsteps approaching

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Someone was coming .

and instantly , I turned on my heel , trying to move quickly up the stairs before the door opened

hide Lyla , ” Xander called out

you were listening

turned to face him , my

an excuse , an explanation anything to make sense of

the doorway , his tall frame illuminated by the light spilling from the room behind him

in his eyes – they were blazing with a chilling

, my foot

… ” I stammered , words failing me as I took a step back , instinctively , retreating towards the stairs

twitched into a faint smile though it didn’t reach his eyes

No need to lie

smell your fear

my heart thudding wildly in

suddenly smaller , as Xander took a step towards

mind raced , looking for something anything to

“ I just … I was coming downstairs and I

I’m sorry .

your voices

as if his initial

when I noticed

and swollen with smears

eyes travelled upward , widening when they saw the splatter of

, strangely , I

wasn’t the sight of the blood that

how I felt at that moment I felt calm , and comfortable , as

hand across my face ,

, his shoulders loosening from the earlier tension

clean up

we’ll go

nodded , too

been scared , I

beat up his dad – like his dad … and I was here , watching the blood dry

word , Xander brushed past me and headed

to shake off what I

conversation had taken place , it was still slightly ajar revealing a

Dupree lay crumpled on the floor , blood dripping from his nose , staining the

face

cold was the

eyes were filled with pure , raw hatred

as if he blamed me for what had happened like I

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into a sneer , the

, groaning as he tried to push himself up from the floor

, hurrying

the couch waiting for Xander

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

couldn’t possibly be talking about me right ?

, maybe longer , before I heard footsteps approaching from the

face

shirt and jeans , looking like nothing out of the ordinary

, walking

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