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

ran cold , my breath catching

my spine it was as if I knew

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room , as if something or someone crashed against a piece of furniture , followed

in my ears , my instincts screaming at me to run … suddenly , I heard

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Someone was coming .

quickly up the stairs before the door

, ” Xander called out

you

turned to face him

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

tall frame illuminated by the light spilling

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

mid – step , my foot hovering above the next step s

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

faint smile though it didn’t reach

to

your fear from

my heart thudding wildly in

, as Xander took a

raced , looking for something

was coming downstairs and I heard … were loud ; I couldn’t

I’m sorry .

your voices

it was as if his initial fury had slowly faded as he looked at me

I noticed something else

swollen

saw the splatter of blood on his face too

strangely ,

wasn’t the sight of the blood that

was how I felt at that moment I felt calm , and comfortable ,

and wiped a hand across my

, his shoulders

me a minute to clean up ,”

we’ll go !”

, too stunned

been scared , I told myself

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

past me and

trying to shake off what I had

passed the door to the room where the heated conversation had taken place , it was still slightly ajar revealing a sight that sent a chill down

blood dripping from his nose , staining

were swollen , and his face was twisted in pain

me stop cold was the way he

raw hatred

as if he blamed me for what had happened

Lyla’s

sneer , the malice in his

groaning as he tried to push himself up from the

, hurrying to the

on the couch waiting for Xander

? Why did everything feel so strange , yet so familiar ? I

couldn’t possibly be talking

maybe longer , before I heard footsteps approaching from the

his face clean , the blood splatter was gone and

jeans , looking like nothing out

walking

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