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 .

he continued cleaning the rest

so intentional , so caring that my heart

could he be the monster they claimed he was and yet treat

fight had drained out

this wasn’t a bad idea after

didn’t know so much about the bad blood between him and the Moon Goddess , all the

Revelations and confrontations

or so he claimed but he liked me to

perhaps if I play along … then everything will be

should stop fighting

murmured gazing

I’ll stop fighting

, after all , are you ?

paused , a soft smile touching his lips as he

you … not even when you

love you and

could finish , there was

as I heard the familiar

stepped inside ,

Master ,” he said quietly

been calling nonstop ; you need to answer or she’ll

worry !

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

“ Apologize to

(

turned to him , a surprised look on his face

do you mean ? ” he asked

her scared the other nights and then the injury at the Northern Forests , I told you it was too

aches

to her

with one look on Xander’s face , he turned to me , a cold smile

I’m sorry ,

happen

will no longer come to you in your dream

do that ? ”

my many specialities , he gave me

control the dream world … I feed on your thoughts

dream world

so

I

saved me from the

!

minute before bowing

alone , Xander turned

trust a Trinax … they’re

I thought Panthers

worse than Panthers

not to look at his face longer than ten seconds if he ever appears to you in

won’t now but he would later

me know if you

you and one of

? Surely ,

he gave me a quiet smile , crossing the room to deposit the towel and

was the first thing she did when the

severed all of our

I couldn’t smell

Revelations and

her scent …

with me whenever I’m on my heat

returning to the bed , with a steaming

he said and stretched

must have seen the fear in my eyes because

harm you , Lyla ! ” he said quietly an

are no horns on my head … and this is my

I had to size down to fit

won’t hurt

the cup to my lips and pretended as

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