The Alpha’s Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger

53 Revelations and confrontations …

Lyla

I pressed against the door as panic clawed in my throat .

I reached for the doorknob again , yanking it furiously .

“ Just let me go , Xander .

I’ll think about your offer and … ”

“ You won’t ! ” he gave me a sad smile .

“ You can’t wait to leave here , I can see it in your eyes .

”

I back to the door and began pounding , screaming with all my might as tears streamed down my face .

“ You’ll hurt yourself ,” he said behind me .

ht to be a

“ Just let me go ! ” I cried , turning to face him again .

“ Please ! Please , let me go ! I don’t part of anything .

I am not who you want .

I just want a normal life ! I want to go back to my normal , boring life ! ”

But he remained silent … through all of my tantrums , repeated knocking on the door , calling out to anyone – even Mr Dupree ; watching me with an expression mingled with sadness and frustration .

Eventually , my strength gave our

I collapsed onto the floor , my body heaving with sobs as I

buried my face in my hands , feeling defeated .

“ I don’t want this , I choked out between gasps .

“ I’ve suffered more than anyone to go back to this life , Xander .

Please … just let me go .

I promise , not even a word to Nanny .

It’ll be a secret

between us .

”

He came and knelt beside me , close but not touching .

“ Lyla ! ” he whispered .

“ You’re special … too special to have a normal life .

Someone like you … because of what you are … normality was never

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an option .

”

I shook my head , too tired to argue anymore .

Too broken to fight .

My body trembled as I felt him gently lift me from the floor , carrying me in his arms like a bride – like I was something precious , I was too weak to resist … and somehow , my broken heart wanted this but with a different person , 1

I wished more than anything that right now , this was Ramsey … holding onto me , telling me not to go .

I sighed as he deposited me onto the bed with care like I was a newborn .

He reached for a soft towel inside a bowl of warm water by the bed and began to clean my tear – stained face with such tenderness that I felt my resolve wavering .

His touch was achingly familiar , a reminder of the man I thought I knew the man I had begun to love .

continued cleaning the rest of

touch was so intentional , so caring

they claimed he was and yet treat

fight had drained out of me

, this wasn’t a bad idea after all

the Moon Goddess , all the history books were always

Revelations and confrontations

he loved me or so he claimed but he liked me to an extent where I know he won’t randomly kill

I play along

”

, I should stop fighting you

gazing at

stop fighting

, after

smile touching his lips as he

of hurting you … not even when you killed

how much I love you and …

was a knock at the

heart lurched as I heard the familiar

creaked open and Mr Dupree stepped inside , holding Xander’s phone in

,” he said

calling nonstop ; you need to answer or she’ll

worry !

and took the phone , ignoring the call as he turned to Dupree

“ Apologize to

(

for a minute and turned to him , a surprised look on his

you mean ?

at the Northern Forests , I

still aches

apologize to

”

But … ” Mr Dupree began to say but with one look on Xander’s face , he turned

sorry

won’t happen

longer come to you in your

? ”

my many specialities , he gave me an evil grin

feed on your thoughts and fuel your

”

the dream world ? ” I

That’s so

, I forgive

me from the Panther that other day

!

me for a minute before bowing

as we were alone , Xander

trust a Trinax … they’re vengeful creatures … very

”

Panthers

worse

at his face longer than ten seconds if he ever appears to you

won’t now but

you dream

going to be a snitch between you and one of

? Surely , you have enough power to do that

”

room to deposit the towel and the bowl on

the first thing she did when the Moon Goddess began to poison her

severed all of

I couldn’t smell

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her scent … ”

me whenever I’m on my heat ? ”

the bed , with

! ” he said and

in my eyes because he lifted the cup and drank from it

” he said quietly an amused smile on

horns on my head … and this is my true form

size down to fit a typical human student but

won’t hurt

”

pretended as I drank it before dropping the