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 .

her slave , even

You’re much

cold , my breath catching in my

my spine it was as if I knew what they were talking about and at the same time , had no idea what it meant

latest and free

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

screaming at me to run … suddenly , I heard footsteps approaching

50 Lyla’s discovery ….

Someone was coming .

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

,

you

face him

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

frame illuminated

unreadable but there was something in his eyes – they were blazing with a chilling intensity that made my skin

foot hovering

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

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

No need to lie , Lyla

can smell your fear from

at his words , my heart thudding wildly in my chest

suddenly smaller , as Xander

, looking for something anything to say

” I whispered “ I just … I was coming downstairs

I’m sorry .

your voices

was as if his initial fury had slowly faded as he looked

was when I

were bruised and swollen with smears of blood

they saw the splatter of blood on his

, I

the blood that worried

, and comfortable , as if this kind of thing was … normal

noticed me staring and wiped a hand across my face , smearing the blood but

softly , his shoulders loosening from the earlier

clean up ,” he said in

And we’ll go !”

nodded , too stunned to

should have been scared

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

Xander brushed past me

, trying to shake off what I

room where the heated conversation had taken place , it was still slightly ajar revealing a sight that sent

lay crumpled on the floor , blood dripping from his

swollen , and his face was twisted in

stop cold was the way he looked at me

, raw hatred as they locked onto

what had happened like I was the reason he was lying

Lyla’s

a sneer , the malice in his

shifted slightly , groaning as he tried to

, hurrying to the

settled on the couch waiting

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

talking about me right

passed , maybe longer , before I heard footsteps approaching

appeared , his face clean , the blood

, looking

” Xander asked softly , walking into the living room and gazing at

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