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 .

cleaning the rest

intentional , so caring that my heart ached in confusion

he was and yet treat me with such

drained out of

wasn’t a bad

between him and the Moon Goddess , all the history books were always scanty and the people who did know

and

so he claimed but he liked me to an extent where

, perhaps if I play along … then everything will

”

Maybe , I should stop fighting

gazing at him

stop fighting you

,

soft smile touching his

of hurting you

how much I love you and

, there was a knock at the

I heard the

inside , holding

Master ,” he said

calling nonstop ; you need to

worry !

took the phone , ignoring the call as he turned

“ Apologize to

(

and turned to him , a surprised look on

you mean ?

You made her scared the other nights and then the injury at the Northern Forests , I told you

still aches

should apologize to her for that

”

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

sorry , Miss

happen

longer come to you in

can do that ? ” I asked eyeing

specialities , he gave me an evil

dream world … I feed on your thoughts and fuel your weaknesses and insecurities

”

controlling in the dream world

That’s so

, I forgive

saved me from the Panther that other day

! ”

me for a minute before bowing curtly and stepping out of the

soon as we were alone , Xander turned to

trust a Trinax … they’re

”

Panthers

They’re worse than Panthers

seconds if he ever appears to you in

now but he would

know if you

to be a snitch between you and

? Surely , you have enough

”

used to have ! ” he gave me a quiet smile , crossing the room to deposit the

when the Moon Goddess began to poison her heart slowly

of our connections

I couldn’t smell

Revelations and

scent

me whenever I’m on my

nodded , returning to the bed , with a steaming

said and

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

Lyla ! ” he said quietly an amused smile on his

no horns on my head … and this is my true form , don’t worry

down

hurt

”

I raised the cup to my lips and pretended as I drank it before dropping the cup on the