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

up ! You’re much more than this

my breath catching in

? This life ? Slave ? None of it made sense , and yet a chilling recognition ran down my spine it was as if I knew what they were talking about and

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piece of furniture ,

my ears , my instincts screaming at me to run … suddenly , I heard footsteps approaching the door

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Someone was coming .

, trying to move quickly up the stairs before the door opened but I had barely taken four

,

you were listening

face

an excuse , an explanation anything to make sense of what I’d just heard

frame illuminated by the

his eyes – they were blazing with a chilling intensity that made my

paused mid – step , my foot hovering above the next

wasn’t … I … I didn’t mean to … ” I stammered , words failing me as I took a step

a faint smile

need to lie

your fear

his words , my heart thudding wildly in my

suddenly smaller , as Xander took a step

for something

mean to listen , ” I whispered “ I just … I was coming

I’m sorry .

your voices

as if his initial fury

when I

were bruised and swollen with smears of

, widening when they saw the splatter of blood

strangely , I

sight of the

moment I felt calm , and comfortable , as if this kind of thing

my face , smearing the blood but

, his shoulders loosening

a minute to clean up ,” he said in an apologetic tone

we’ll go !”

nodded , too

been scared , I

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

word , Xander brushed past me and headed to his

, trying to shake off what I had just witnessed

place , it was still slightly ajar revealing a

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

his face

me stop cold was the way he looked at me

filled with pure , raw hatred as they locked onto

was as if he blamed me for what had happened like

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a sneer ,

shifted slightly , groaning as he tried to push

him , hurrying to the living

on the couch waiting

so strange , yet so familiar ? I couldn’t stop thinking of the conversation I had

be talking about me right

I heard footsteps approaching from the

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

, looking

” Xander asked softly , walking into the living room and

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