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 .

, even in this life

much more than

ran cold , my breath catching in my throat again

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 , had

and

someone crashed against a piece of furniture , followed

at me to run … suddenly , I

50 Lyla’s discovery ….

Someone was coming .

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

hide Lyla ,

know you were listening ”

turned to face him , my

anything to make

stood at the doorway , his tall frame illuminated by the

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

paused mid – step , my foot hovering above the next

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

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

No need to

your fear

at his words , my heart

room felt suddenly smaller , as Xander

raced , looking for something anything

didn’t mean to listen , ” I whispered “ I just … I was coming downstairs and I heard …

I’m sorry .

your voices

his initial fury had slowly faded as he looked at

was when I noticed something else

bruised and swollen with smears of blood

travelled upward , widening when they saw the splatter of blood on

, I wasn’t afraid

of the blood that

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

have noticed me staring and wiped a hand across my

his shoulders loosening from the earlier tension

to clean up ,” he said

And we’ll go !”

too stunned to speak

should have been scared , I told myself

, I had just overhead and seen Xander beat up his dad – like his dad

another word , Xander brushed past me and

what I had just witnessed and

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

dripping from his nose , staining

his face was

me stop cold was the way he looked at

filled with pure , raw hatred

what had happened like I was

Lyla’s

sneer

as he tried to push himself

from him , hurrying to the

couch waiting for

strange , yet so

talking

, maybe longer , before I heard footsteps

, my heart thumping as Xander appeared , his face clean , the blood

a simple black T – shirt and jeans , looking like

You okay ? ” Xander asked softly , walking into the living room and

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