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

You’re much more than this

my breath catching in my throat again

were they talking about ? This life ? Slave ? None of it made sense , and yet a chilling recognition ran down my spine

and free

room , as if something or someone crashed against a piece of furniture , followed by someone being hit and then a grunt of muffled

my ears , my instincts screaming at me to run …

50 Lyla’s discovery ….

Someone was coming .

seized me and instantly , I turned on my heel , trying to move quickly up the stairs

Lyla , ”

you

turned to face him

an excuse , an explanation anything to make sense of

at the doorway , his tall frame illuminated by the

but there was something in his eyes – they were blazing with a chilling

, my foot hovering above the next step s

… I wasn’t … I … I didn’t mean to … ” I stammered , words failing me as I took a step back , instinctively , retreating towards the

into a faint smile though it didn’t

No need to

smell your fear from here

words , my

as Xander

for something anything to

“ I just … I was coming downstairs and I

I’m sorry .

your voices

as if his initial fury

when I

bruised and swollen with smears of blood

upward , widening when they saw

strangely , I

the sight of the

I felt calm , and comfortable ,

staring and wiped a hand across my face , smearing the

softly , his shoulders loosening

a minute to clean up ,” he

And we’ll

too stunned

should have been scared ,

, this was a terrible situation , I had just overhead and seen Xander beat up his dad – like his dad … and I was here , watching

word , Xander brushed past

I had

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

the floor , blood dripping from his nose , staining the front

his face was twisted in

was the way

pure , raw hatred as they locked onto mine

what had happened like I

50 Lyla’s discovery

, his lips curled into a sneer , the malice in his expression

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

away from him , hurrying

couch waiting for

feel so strange , yet so familiar ?

possibly be talking about me right

, before I heard footsteps approaching

appeared , his face clean , the blood splatter was gone and his

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

You okay ? ” Xander asked softly , walking

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