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 .

still her slave , even in

You’re much

my breath catching in my throat

it made sense , 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

latest and

or someone crashed against a piece of furniture , followed by someone being hit and then a grunt

heart pounded in my ears , my instincts screaming at me to run … suddenly

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Someone was coming .

, I turned on my heel , trying to move quickly up the stairs before the door opened but I had barely taken four steps when the door flew

, ” Xander

know you were listening

turned to face him

to make

doorway , his tall frame illuminated by

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

mid – step , my foot hovering above

, words failing me as I took a step back , instinctively , retreating

smile though it didn’t reach his

need to lie ,

smell your fear from

his words , my heart thudding wildly

smaller , as Xander took a step towards

raced , looking for something

“ I just … I was coming downstairs and I heard

I’m sorry .

your voices

his initial fury had slowly

was when I noticed

and swollen with smears of blood

travelled upward , widening when they saw the

, strangely ,

the blood that worried

at that moment I felt calm , and comfortable , as

noticed me staring and wiped a hand across my face

sighed softly , his shoulders loosening from the earlier tension

clean up ,” he said in an apologetic tone

And we’ll

nodded , too

have been scared

, I had just overhead and seen Xander beat up his dad – like his dad … and I was here , watching the blood dry on his hands , not minding

brushed past me and headed to

shake off what I

where the heated conversation had taken place , it was

from his nose

and his face was twisted in

me stop cold was the way he

, raw hatred as they locked onto

had happened like I was the reason he was lying there

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into a sneer , the malice

he shifted slightly , groaning as he tried to push

, hurrying

on the couch waiting for Xander

everything feel so strange , yet so familiar ? I couldn’t

couldn’t possibly be talking about me right ?

passed , maybe longer , before I heard footsteps approaching from

face

changed into a simple black T – shirt and jeans , looking like nothing out of the

asked softly , walking into the living room and

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