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

touch was so intentional , so caring that my heart

monster they claimed he was and yet treat me with

fight had drained out of me

, this wasn’t a bad

and the Moon Goddess , all the history books were always scanty and the people who did know preferred not to talk

Revelations and confrontations

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

if I play along … then everything

Maybe , I should stop fighting you

gazing at him

I’ll stop fighting

to kill me , after all , are you ?

touching his lips as

I had never thought of hurting you … not even when

how much I love you and

there was

heart lurched as I heard the

Mr Dupree stepped inside , holding

Master ,” he said quietly

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

worry !

, ignoring

“ Apologize to

! ( 2

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

mean ?

the other nights and then the injury at the Northern Forests ,

still aches

should apologize to her

but with one look on Xander’s face , he

I’m sorry ,

won’t happen again

come to

? ” I asked eyeing him

many specialities , he gave me an

control the dream world … I feed on your thoughts

the dream world ?

so shallow

, I forgive

saved me from the

! ”

before bowing curtly and

were alone , Xander turned to

trust a Trinax … they’re vengeful creatures … very much

thought Panthers were

worse

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

now but he

me know if you dream about

you and one of your generals ! ” I

tell if he’s in my dreams ? Surely , you

the room to deposit the towel and the bowl

first thing she did when the

all of

I couldn’t smell

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scent … ”

super comfortable with me whenever I’m on my heat ? ” I asked my eyes widening

, returning to the bed , with

said and stretched it

my eyes because he lifted the cup

” he said

and this is

I had to size down to fit a typical human

hurt you

pretended as I drank it before

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